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Summary: The Donovan Legacy
Review: I had read the Nora Roberts novel "Entranced" several years ago and always wanted to read the books for the other two Donovan cousins, but never got around to it. A few months ago I picked up this book (which has all three novels in it) and read straight through the entire thing in a few days!The three stories are "Captivated," "Entranced," and "Charmed." "Captivated" centers around the first Donovan cousin, Morgana. She is a witch who runs a wiccan type store in Monterey. Nash is a novelist who specializes in horror stories (like Steven King I guess) and he is planning to write a novel about witches, so he comes to meet Morgana since she is infamous in the area for being a witch. At first he doesn't believe her powers are real, but as the two continue getting to know each other and fall in love, he begins to believe. I love both the characters, Nash and Morgana. They are extremely well written and fun, I quickly became attached to them. Their story was fast-paced and easy to read, I found it thoroughly enjoyable! "Entranced" is about the only male Donovan cousin, Sebastian. He has psychic powers and often uses them to help the police when they are stuck on a case. Mel is a private investigator searching for the kidnapped baby of one of her friends. She doesn't want Sebastian's help, but the distraught mother called him anyways. The two of them go on an intriguing journey to find the lost child, and in the process (of course) fall in love! This was my favorite of the three stories - I really became fond of Mel especially. Probably because she reminds me a lot of Eve Dallas, the main character of Nora Roberts' (aka J.D. Robb's) "In Death" novels. Again, the characters are fun, sympathic and enjoyable to read about. This book is more of an adventure than the other two, which made it all the more enjoyable to read. I've read it half a dozen times and I STILL love it. :) "Charmed" is about the final Donovan cousin, Anastasia. Her extraordinary powers specialize in the healing arts. A widowed (I think, I can't remember) father, Boone, moves in next door to her with his young daughter, Jessie. Ana and Jessie get along extremely well and because of this Ana and Boone end up spending a lot of time together and fall in love. The big problem is, Boone doesn't know Anastasia has magical powers which ends up causing a rift between them when he finds out. Honestly, I thought this was the weakest of the three stories. It wasn't as interesting as the first two and while it was still good, it had the potential to be so much better. Even so, I really enjoyed the characters, especially Jessie who definitely stole the story. All three books are fun, I really enjoy Nora Roberts trilogies. I get really attached to characters, so seeing them again in a new book is such a fun experience! I highly recommend this set, any Nora Roberts fan will enjoy these books.
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Summary: The Best by the Best
Review: Nora Roberts has yet to disappoint me and this series is my favorite of them all. The Donovans are delightful wiches with special strengths unique to each and use them always in positive, good ways. Add a little mischief and mystery in and you have a keeper. I still have my very special, first released, individual books but have put them aside to save and bought this collection. In fact, I have my second collection now because I read the first so many times that it finally fell apart. Each story is a stand-alone but, read together, they have more meaning and draw you in to the special comradarie and bond between the cousins. If you are a Nora Roberts fan, or even if you are not, don't miss this one.
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Summary: Sweetly spellbound
Review: This book of 3-short novels by Nora Roberts is pure delight. All the characters are fun, though not as believable as some in her other books. The animals in the novels are also enjoyable.
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Summary: A wonderful read!
Review: I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. The book tells the story of three cousins, Morganna, Sebastion, and Anastasia, who just happen to be witches. Each of the three stories is filled with fun, romance and just the right dose of fantasy. The three cousins certainly don't have it easy as they try and explain their special powers to the people they are beginning to love. These stories are touching and funny. If you want to curl up in bed or by the fire, this is one of the best books you could have with you. It is a nice light read and is also very tough to put down.
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Summary: Lots of fun for light summer reading
Review: This was the first Nora Roberts book that I read. I am basically a reader of "serious" literature, but we all need to take a break from that sometimes, and this was my break last summer. These three stories and their characters have a genuine power. I became very fond of the Donovans and their eccentric family. There is some fairly steamy sex and romance here and also some more serious stuff, particularly in the second and third stories about Sebastian and Anna, who are deeper characters than Morgana. The Morganna story, which opens the trilogy, is lighter, but Morgana's romance and decisions to change her life also are the catalyst tht allos her siblings to make some changes and grow as adults in their own right.
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