10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An exciting and intriguing story, 14 May 2011
By LovesRomance - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Source of Magic: A Fantasy Romance (Kindle Edition)
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.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
She did it again!, 12 May 2011
By Adriana M. Hunter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Source of Magic: A Fantasy Romance (Kindle Edition)
Yep. Cate Rowan did it again! Loved this book and I love this talented author. Cate Rowan's talent lies in the fact that she not only has a great imagination but also has the ability to bring us into complex worlds where magic is believable.
The protagonists in this book were both likeable and real, with their own flaws they needed to overcome. The major antagonist? A Very Bad Guy. Rowan is such a wonderful author that I actually pitied him by the end of the book.
This is one not to miss. I can't wait for more of Cate Rowan's books!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Romance and Magic...Excellent!, 5 May 2011
By BevPet - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Source of Magic: A Fantasy Romance (Kindle Edition)
Romance and Magic...Excellent!
This is an engrossing book. Jilian's mother is critically ill and when a stranger transports her back in time, she is furious and cares only about returning to the hospital before her mother dies. She doesn't believe she has special powers that can save a kingdom and resents her handsome abductor.
However Prince Alvarr is very persuasive and when she witnesses firsthand the evil that threatens his people, she agrees to help in exchange for a rare plant that might heal her mother. However Jilian has no intention of hanging around in this strange and mystical place; she just wants to find the plant, return to Scotland, and save her mom.
The writing is very well done and I was captivated by Alvarr's world and the conflicting loyalties that threaten their growing love. A surprise twist makes a happy ending doubtful but it works out in the end and is a very satisfying read. I'll be looking for more from this author.
