Rating: 
Summary: Almost a keeper, but not quite
Review: "Mackenzie's Magic" is almost a keeper. It has a very nice twist on time travel, and the heroine is spunky and smart, and doesn't want to change. Mackenzie, while definitely rough around the edges, is a likable fellow and definite marriage material.However, the reason I could not give it five stars is that the main characters kept having the same argument throughout most of the story. Mackenzie thought he accidentally traveled through time because Jane Everleigh was a witch; Jane thought Mackenzie was mentally ill and hadn't traveled through time at all. So you would get this in varying forms: "Send me back, witch!"
"I'm not a witch! It's the illness!" I thought that if I heard "It's the illness" one more time, I would scream. I do realize Jane was mechanically repeating the same line every time the subject of time travel came up so she would not have to deal with the reality of it. It is a valid reaction to something so off the wall happening -- but nonetheless terribly, terribly annoying after you've read it about 25 times before. Truly, overall the book is really great. It is a nice time travel, with more realism than expected, a strong heroine and a hero you don't want to sock in the eye. If you can handle the constant "witch, illness" arguments, it is definitely worth reading.
Rating:
Summary: Almost a keeper, but not quite
Review: "Mackenzie's Magic" is almost a keeper. It has a very nice twist on time travel, and the heroine is spunky and smart, and doesn't want to change. Mackenzie, while definitely rough around the edges, is a likable fellow and definite marriage material. However, the reason I could not give it five stars is that the main characters kept having the same argument throughout most of the story. Mackenzie thought he accidentally traveled through time because Jane Everleigh was a witch; Jane thought Mackenzie was mentally ill and hadn't traveled through time at all. So you would get this in varying forms: "Send me back, witch!"
"I'm not a witch! It's the illness!" I thought that if I heard "It's the illness" one more time, I would scream. I do realize Jane was mechanically repeating the same line every time the subject of time travel came up so she would not have to deal with the reality of it. It is a valid reaction to something so off the wall happening -- but nonetheless terribly, terribly annoying after you've read it about 25 times before. Truly, overall the book is really great. It is a nice time travel, with more realism than expected, a strong heroine and a hero you don't want to sock in the eye. If you can handle the constant "witch, illness" arguments, it is definitely worth reading.
Rating:
Summary: interesting but mediocre time travel
Review: First of all, let me say that I am definitely a Debra Dier fan, but this is not one of her best books. It's a pleasant diversion, and I did enjoy it, although I must agree with some of the other reviewers that the repeated scenes of "I am not a witch" and "I know who I am" did get irritating. If you want to see how truly "magical" Debra Dier can be, read _Beyond Forever_...it's a great book and a fresh twist on the time-travel plotline.
Rating: 
Summary: Pleasant, but not one of her best
Review: First of all, let me say that I am definitely a Debra Dier fan, but this is not one of her best books. It's a pleasant diversion, and I did enjoy it, although I must agree with some of the other reviewers that the repeated scenes of "I am not a witch" and "I know who I am" did get irritating. If you want to see how truly "magical" Debra Dier can be, read _Beyond Forever_...it's a great book and a fresh twist on the time-travel plotline.
Rating: 
Summary: Repetitive dialogue irritating!!
Review: I agree with the other two reviewers who found the dialogue to be very annoying. The same conversion happens over and over, causing me to skip through some of the book to avoid it. The story started off decently enough and had potentional. But then the author brings in Jane's annoying and selfish mother and sisters, and fails to move beyond Jane's denial of Colin's presence for most of the book! Not even the ending can save it. In fact I found the ending to be puzzling (bringing in a character and a story which was not even used to heighten the intrigue and mystery to possibly make the book more interesting) and a let down. This is my first Debra Dier book and I am hesitant to bore myself with another!
Rating:
Summary: Hard to believe this is a Debra Dier book.
Review: I could just say 'ditto' on the other reviews about the repetition of words and actions. I love Debra's time travel romances but not this one. Today I picked up this book, after trying to read it for over a week now, and said to myself "I'm going to finish this if it kills me". That right there should tell you that its not the best. On page 259, Jane decides that she won't waste another day denying herself this wonderful man even though he 'has an illness' and from that page to the end (page 360) the book becomes better. Do I recommend it? No.
Rating: 
Summary: Not What I Expected
Review: I generally love anything Debra Dier puts on paper but this novel simply amazed me by doing the impossible, I didn't like or particularly care about either of the major characters or the storyline for that matter. And me being a huge fan of time travel -- this story was one even I couldn't believe. Better luck next time.
Rating:
Summary: Don't Buy This Book!
Review: I must say I was disappointed. I had expected- from the title, quite obviously- for the hero (Colin MacKenzie) to possess magical powers of some sort. I was wrong- I'll tell you now: there is so little magic in this story that I would hardly consider this to be in the "magical Romance" category. Set in the late 1800's, Jane (i.e. Plain Jane- not a very creative name) is married to a rich, attractive scoundrel of a husband (typical) and wishes upon a star for someone else- anyone else. Her wish is granted (of course) and she's landed with Colin, who just happens to be closer to her own age and an exact replica of her husband, but from the 1500's. Conveniently, her husband got a bump on the head right before Colin was put into his body. One would think a Scottish barbarian (how romantic. :P) would show Jane her inner passions, but, no. He thinks she's a witch who brought him there for sex; and she thinks he's crazy. There's a lot of weird descriptions, as well: she can feel his legs brush against her skirt; somehow, her "lemony scent" "washes" over him if she's in the same room, and Debra Dier repeats the same catchy phrase at least twice within the same page, sometimes it's just an interesting word used twice in the same paragraph. Also, most of the story happens in the span of 2 days- that's an entire entirely repetitive book with scenes you THINK will become interesting, but Jane chickens out or Colin asks her (AGAIN) to remove the spell. I'm telling you, I could not fall in love with this guy. He's questioning his sanity, she's questioning her beliefs and maybe, just MAYBE they'll find common ground. (Don't take that as a read-the-book-to-find-out line; save yourself the [money] and buy something more filling- like a bag of rice cakes.)
Rating:
Summary: nice read, nothing special
Review: Jane is forced to married the hard hearted, notorious rake Dominic Stanbridge, though her heart yearns for a man she could love. When she wakes up on the morning after their wedding, she finds the London dandy is now claiming to be Colin Mackenzie, a Scottish Earl dead 300 years. She is very attracted to this 'new' husband, but is he real - a man she can love - or is hubby gone around the twist? The dialog was poorly done. Either this a was a rushed write or maybe one of Dier's earliers efforts, for the skill she usually displays is just not there. It is pleasant enough, but a bit disappointing know Dier is capable of much better.
Rating:
Summary: nice read, nothing special
Review: Jane is forced to married the hard hearted, notorious rake Dominic Stanbridge, though her heart yearns for a man she could love. When she wakes up on the morning after their wedding, she finds the London dandy is now claiming to be Colin Mackenzie, a Scottish Earl dead 300 years. She is very attracted to this 'new' husband, but is he real - a man she can love - or is hubby gone around the twist? The dialog was poorly done. Either this a was a rushed write or maybe one of Dier's earliers efforts, for the skill she usually displays is just not there. It is pleasant enough, but a bit disappointing know Dier is capable of much better.
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