Author: Mary Jo PutneyTitle: The Alchemical Marriage [SS from Irresistible Forces]
Series: The Guardians BOOK I
Description:
Sir Adam Macrae, is a stubborn Scottish weather magician who is imprisoned in the Tower of London because of his intemperate remarks after Queen Elizabeth executed Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Expecting death, he is shocked when he receives two visitors to his cell. One is John Dee, the Queen’s own sorcerer (a real historical figure), and the other is Isabel de Cortes—descendant of Spanish Marranos, and a gifted mage who is not of the Guardian families.
Author: Mary Jo PutneyTitle: A Kiss of Fate
Series: The Guardians BOOK II
Description:
Laird of an ancient Scottish clan, Duncan Macrae also possesses the secret powers of the Guardians--humans with mystical abilities to control nature's forces and see into the hearts of others.
Duncan has sworn to use his abilities for the greater good, but duty is eclipsed when he meets the dazzling, independent English widow Gwyneth Owens.
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Though Gwynne's father was a Guardian, she believes that she has inherited only her mother's beauty, not her father's power. Then one kiss from the dangerously alluring Duncan ignites a passion that shakes her to the soul--and reveals a looming catastrophe that threatens both their nations. Only by becoming Duncan's wife, and ultimately betraying the man she loves, can she avert disaster.
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As fate casts them onto opposing sides, Gwynne and Duncan must push their powers and passions beyond the most forbidden limits if they are to save their love--and secure the future.
Author: Mary Jo PutneyTitle: Stolen Magic
Series: The Guardians BOOK III
Description:
Simon Malmain, the Earl of Falconer, enforces the law for the ' Guardians, humans with magical powers derived from nature.
A routine mission to confront a rogue Guardian turns disastrous when Simon's quarry, Lord Drayton, captures his pursuer in a transformation spell. Aid arrives in the form of Meg, a fey young woman who has also been ensorcelled by Drayton.
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Bound by the need for each other's magic, Simon and Meg join forces to defeat the evil Guardian--and in the process unleash the more ancient magic of passion. But even their combined power may not be enough to stave off Drayton's diabolical plans. Only a desperate act of love may win back the future--or destroy all they hold dear.
Author: Mary Jo PutneyTitle: A Distant Magic
Series: The Guardians BOOK III
Description:
Though not a great mage herself, Jean Macrae belongs to one of the most powerful families of Guardians, humans whose magical powers come from nature.
On a visit to Marseilles, Jean is confronted by a handsome stranger who uses magic to kidnap her onto his pirate ship.
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Captain Nikolai Gregorio believes that Jean's father abandoned him, as a child, to slavers. Now he seeks vengeance against the Macraes. But Jean finds Nikolai's raw, untrained magical gifts far more dangerous than his thirst for revenge, especially when they intensify her own powers to an unthinkable--and enticing--degree.
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Jean and Nikolai's irresistible connection summons a force that will lead them on a crusade for freedom and sweep the pair into fantastic realms. And when ultimate disaster threatens, they will stake everything on a shattering test of love that could secure the fate of generations . . . or destroy them and all they cherish.
