The Source of Magic: A Fantasy Romance (Alaia Chronicles) [NOOK Book]

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ACCLAIM FOR THE SOURCE OF MAGIC:

"Rowan brings the exotic, the magic and the passion… If you love magic and romance, then you will love Rowan’s books." --The Pen & Muse

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When a gorgeous man clasps Jilian Stewart to his chest and yanks her from Scotland into a magical battle, she thinks it ...
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The Source of Magic: A Fantasy Romance (Alaia Chronicles)

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Overview

ACCLAIM FOR THE SOURCE OF MAGIC:

"Rowan brings the exotic, the magic and the passion… If you love magic and romance, then you will love Rowan’s books." --The Pen & Muse

OVERVIEW:

When a gorgeous man clasps Jilian Stewart to his chest and yanks her from Scotland into a magical battle, she thinks it must be another of her bizarre dreams. Plagued by unnerving visions of this man, she's sure they're brought on by the stress of her mother's deadly paralysis. Instead, Jilian finds herself ensnared in a world of fantasy, treachery, and family secrets, opposing the one man who can make everything right.

Prince Alvarr, her sexy abductor, offers a cure for her dying mother, but won't send Jilian home with it until she helps him destroy the evil mage threatening his people--with mystical powers she never knew she had.

The Source of Magic is an 83,000-word novel and has won sixteen awards.

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The slightest crack of a twig behind her was Jilian's only warning. Spinning, she raised an uncertain fist. A strong hand grabbed her shoulder, her chest connected with a male body and her fist met empty air. The body smelled good. Alvarr.

"What the hell..." She glared as he pinned her arms to her sides.

His eyes blazed in the darkness. "Why were you sneaking off?"

"I wasn't sneaking," she huffed. "I was walking to that rock so I could look at the stars." She jerked her head toward the boulder.

He only clamped her harder against his chest. "You've been gone much longer than it takes to walk here."

"Well, forgive me for needing a good pee," she snapped, and stomped her heel onto his booted toes. The bastard didn't even flinch.

Alvarr's eyes burned into her and his voice roughened. "You swore an oath. Where's your heart? Don't you care about your mother's people? Doesn't their plight bother you?"

His words yanked her guilt from its shallow grave. "My heart? It's breaking for my mother," she snarled. "Whom I haven't seen in a week." She ground down harder on his boot, wishing he were barefoot. "Exactly where do you think I'd run?" He still smelled good and was too close for comfort.

Far too close. The hard plane of his chest didn't yield, but her breasts did. Uggh--you traitors, she thought as her nipples warmed and rose.

"Where would I go?" she repeated. "I'm in a world totally unknown to me until a week ago. I may have a marvelous sense of direction," and she raised her gaze in challenge, "but I can't escape this world without some sort of map. Not to mention a spaceship, a wormhole, a portal, or whatever it takes me to get back home. So--despite my fervent wishes otherwise--you're calling the shots." Corralled fury hovered just below her breath.

With a troubled expression, he released her suddenly and she wobbled, unbalanced. He caught her shoulder and waist to steady her. Heat blazed beneath his touch.

Well, she thought, at least he's not an ungentlemanly ass. Most of the time. His nearness overflowed her brain. She closed her eyes and swallowed.

His palms dropped from her as if scalded. "Let's return to camp." The words were gruff, and he gestured for her to walk in front of him.

She spun away so she wouldn't be tempted to sever his hands.

Bitterly, she imagined a slave chain clinking behind her as she stalked toward their fire pit. Yes, she was definitely chained by the neck. In defiance, she flipped her hair away to expose her nape, taking strength from her private joke.

But her imagination, renegade that it was, substituted the cold neck-chain with a sizzling trail of kisses from Alvarr.

OTHER STORIES IN THE ALAIA CHRONICLES SERIES:

Kismet's Kiss: A Fantasy Romance
A deadly epidemic strikes a sultan's realm and only a magical healer from an enemy land has the skill to save it. The sultan never imagined the healer would be a woman...

Swords and Scimitars: A Fantasy Short Story
When two women beg for aid against tyranny, a sultan must sacrifice his freedom and his long-scarred heart to help them.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940012363367
  • Publisher: Cate Rowan
  • Publication date: 4/17/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 148,875
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

Cate Rowan has washed laundry in a crocodile-infested African lake, parasailed over Cabo, had monkeys poop in her hair, and swum with dolphins, but her best adventures are her story worlds. Her lush fantasy romances about magic, danger and passion in faraway realms have won more than thirty awards.

Cate credits her favorite childhood authors—a list that includes J.R.R. Tolkien, Guy Gavriel Kay, Anne McCaffrey, Nora Roberts, Ursula K. Le Guin, James Herriot, and C.S. Lewis—for her love of fiction, great characters, and a rich imagination. She also thanks her family for forgiving all those times she brought a novel to dinner.
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  • Posted May 14, 2011

    An exciting & intriguing magical story

    I love The Source of Magic. I love everything about it - the feisty heroine, Jillian, the to-die-for hero, Prince Alvarr, the otherworldly setting. Cate Rowan has woven an intriguing and engrossing story with enough twists and turns to keep me turning the virtual pages. Jillian is transported to an exotic new world, like Earth, but not like Earth, filled with strange plants and animals. Despite her confusion and her fear, Jillian is strong and fights to get back to her sick mother. Jillian discovers she has magic powers, powers Prince Alvarr and his people need. They have something Jillian needs - the plant that could cure her mother. When Jillian and Alvarr go on a journey to find the rare plant, they find so much more than that. They find love, but that love is tested over and over. They have to fight their growing feelings for each other and fight a very bad villain. Jillian is determined to get home to her mother. But can she bear to leave Alvarr? That question kept me guessing and reading to a very satisfactory ending. Cate Rowan is a terrfic writer. I can't wait to read more of her books.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 10, 2011

    Excellent - Romance and Magic!

    This is a very enjoyable book and the writing is excellent. I was drawn into the hero's world and the conflicting loyalties that threaten the main characters' romance. A surprise twist makes a happy ending doubtful but it works out in the end and is a great read. I'll definitely be looking for more from this author.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 6, 2011

    Very Highly recommended

    Loved it. This is a prequel to Ms. Rowan's other book (Kismet's Kiss), but I think you could read them in either order. The setting of this book is kind of a magical Middle Ages Europe (and a magical old India or Middle East for the other one). I enjoyed seeing Varene again in this, and another talking bird who steals scenes. Plus, Alvarr can show up in my house anytime. =-)

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 2, 2011

    Entertaining Fantasy Love Story

    The story was entertaining. Although I would have liked for some of the characters back story to be more developed, it was enjoyable.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 27, 2011

    I really liked it!

    I enjoyed the book a great deal. The characters were intriguing and the environments were colorful. I like the portal between the worlds aspect especially. I also enjoyed the subplot twist near the end as well. I would recommend this book, and I am in fact buying the next in the series so I can follow Varene's story.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 19, 2012

    Fun read

    Good fun book to read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 12, 2012

    Spellbinding

    The Source of Magic is a great read for anyone who likes fantasy with a little romance thrown in. A great adventure. I didn't want jilian and Alvarr's story to end. I'm looking forward to reading more by Cate Rowan.

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  • Posted October 19, 2011

    good story

    this book was ok and if they came out with a 2nd book i would read it

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  • Posted June 2, 2011

    A great read

    I really liked this book. It fell slightly short of LOVING it, but not by far. The worldbuilding is wonderful, though I'd like to get a clearer picture of the castle and the town it's in and so on. The back and forth to the mountains and to Earth and back to the bad guy's court got overly convoluted.

    But I loved Jilian and her vulnerabilities. Alvarr jumped to conclusions and I didn't feel as clear on all his motivations for distrusting Jilian and flipping out all the time.

    I also never felt like I could forgive Jilian's Earth father for never seeing her again after her parents split up. Jilian came to some sort of peace over it, but I wasn't really clear on why. I wanted to at least have the mother explain why they split up.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 1, 2011

    GREAT BOOK!

    I was presently surprized when I read this book! I could not put it down. This great new author has created a believable magical world of Mages that I want to live in. Love the characters- nice change to see plain ol' magic with no vampires and werewolves :)

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  • Posted May 30, 2011

    Excellent!

    The Source of Magic is a charming prequel to Kismet's Kiss. You meet Varene the Healer from Kismet's Kiss, I adored her story, so it made this story more interesting for me.

    The world that Cate Rowan creates is fascinating; I especially loved the Fydds (Tegganne's form of a horse). The romance between Jilian and Alvarr was sweet (& hot) although weaved with turmoil from misunderstandings. Interesting twists and turns. A great read!

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  • Posted May 6, 2011

    A wonderful read!

    I was highly enticed by the characters and move of the plot. It was one of those books you can not put down and I highly look forward to more books by Cate.

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