Oberon Book 6: The Spirit Of The Place
P.G. ForteParanormal romance
Available from SynergEBooks
March 2006
| Jasmine Quinn has come home not only for the Christmas and Yule, but also for her mother's wedding. Having decided at a young age that there is no such thing as love, Jasmine does not want her mother to marry Sam Sterling, former financier. She is certain that Marsha will be hurt again when Sam leaves her, believing it is inevitable. Brandon Ablemarle, who has landed the plum job of intern to Sam, is convinced that Marsha is a fraud who wants to marry Sam for his money.
This was a warm and loving story. The characters step out of the book, with no regard for my insistence that they are simply story characters. Jasmine is interested, and eventually, in love with Brandon; he is in lust with her. Marsha is distraught because Jasmine and Sam do not get along, even though Frank and Jesse (her sons from an earlier failed marriage) adore Sam. At nineteen and seeing Marsha and Sam, Jasmine feels that there is no place for her. Meeting Brandon, the two plot to ruin Sam and Marsha's wedding plans. Along with this premise, Ms. Forte borrows from Dickens's A Christmas Carol. The Spirit of the Place is set in Oberon, a fictional city in California which is full of a variety of magic. There was reference to various sexual activities, but little graphic mention. I was enthralled by this book and amazed to find that Ms. Forte was able to make it stand alone. I am eager to read the next book and I am desperate to read the earlier books and find out all about the characters of Oberon, California.
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Reviewer: Marcy Arbitman |
