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Charming & Heartwarming - Romance At It's Best, 23 Feb 1997
By A Customer
THE LOVE CHARM is another irresistible read about hard working, down to earth characters from the always wonderful pen of Pamela Morsi. Set in the Louisiana bayou, Ms. Morsi brilliantly brings all of the scents, smells and customs of the small tight-knit community of Acadia to life.
As a child, Aida Gaudet concocts a love charm she insists will make the man of her dreams fall deeply and forever in love her. Aida, being a bit featherbrained, hands the charm over to her best friend Armand Sonnier then forgets about it when her Father calls her for dinner.
Years later, Aida, now the town beauty, has all of the local men vying for her affections including her childhood friend Armand. Armand has kept his feelings to himself knowing he can never win her hand because he is "plain" and also the shortest man in Acadia and has resigned himself to a life without her. Also standing in the way is the small fact that Aida is engaged to his best friend, Laron. She has agreed to marry Laron, the most handsome man in Acadia, because it is what is expected of her. Aida has given up dreaming about true love, knowing men only care about her looks and do not love her as a person.
When Armand, in a moment of jealousy, thoughtlessly spills the beans about Laron's secret mistress he inadvertently upsets several lives, including his own. With a little push from a meddling soothsayer, Armand sets out on a path to set things right and finds himself spending most of his waking hours with Aida in an attempt to thwart fate.
It is wonderful watching these seemingly opposite characters overcome their enormous insecurities before they are able to truly open their hearts to each other.
THE LOVE CHARM delivers everything I look forward to in a Morsi book, and then some. With a little helpful magic, a bit of humor, lots of tugs at the heartstrings and major sexual tension, Ms. Morsi masterfully ties up not one but three intriguing love stories and manages to make us care deeply about all six characters. Very Highly Recommended
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