Veena’s review of Spellbound Falls (Spellbound Falls Series, Book 1) by Janet Chapman
Paranormal Romance published by Jove 28 Feb 12
“I’ll move heaven and earth and any mountains that get in my way” is a promise that Olivia Baldwin has waited years to see fulfilled. Janet Chapman continues her love story with Maine in Spellbound Falls, home to Olivia and her eight-year-old daughter Sophie. Olivia’s quiet world is rocked by the arrival of “supernatural agent of human affairs” wizard Mac Oceanus and his newly discovered six-year-old son Henry.
Suddenly car doors, seat belts, and jacket zippers seem to have a mind of their own, albatrosses walk the highway far from their natural habitat, and people arrive on snowflakes and thunder claps, and the small town of Spellbound Falls will never be the same again. Lonely Olivia and Mac connect instantly and their love story, aided and abetted by their two children, moves forward at a good pace.
This is a sweet, heartwarming story of new beginnings and a second chance at love. One clearly sees how the good wins out over the bad and the ugly in families and relationships. I wanted to cheer as Olivia journeys from the shadows of despair and abandonment into the light of love and family. One can totally relate with Mac as he understands, through his own bonding with his son Henry, the path to understanding and reconnecting with his parents, particularly his father.
This is my first book by Janet Chapman and while I did not understand all the references to incidents and characters from other books, they did not necessarily take away from my enjoyment of this book. I think every woman wants a man to move mountains and rock her world, as Mac does in more ways than one, to prove his love to Olivia. I am definitely looking forward to Olivia’s friend Peg’s story up next.
Grade: A
Summary:
A newcomer to Spellbound Falls, Maine, Maximilian Oceanus is trying to get a handle on fatherhood. But his newly discovered six-year-old son wants to find his father a wife. Too bad Olivia Baldwin wants nothing to do with the dangerously seductive Mac–especially with all the weird stuff happening all around him…
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