The Magicians Angel (The Christmas Angel, #3)

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Vaudeville stage magician Christopher Fiend lives for the spotlight His chance at big time stardom awaits him in Chicago, the next stop on the circuit after the little town of Twelfth Junction Edward Smith wants nothing to do with his family s theater Until Christopher catches his eye on opening night, then treats him to a very special performance during intermission When a dead body turns up in the middle of Christopher s act, suspicion immediately falls on him If Christopher and Edward can t work together to clear his name, Christopher won t make it to Chicago in time Edward knows he shouldn t get attached to a man who will be gone in two days, but his heart and a very special angel have other ideas The Christmas Angel series of holiday romances follow the travels of an angel ornament through the decades as she inspires and sometimes nudges lonely men to find their Happily Ever After The Magician s Angel is the third in series, which can be read in any order In 1750, a master woodcarver poured all his unrequited love, passion, and longing into his masterpiece a gorgeous Christmas angel for his beloved s tree When the man he loved tossed the angel away without a second thought, a miracle happened The angel was found by another who brought the woodcarver True Love Since then, the angel has been passed down, sold, lost and found, but its magic remains Read the romances inspired by and perhaps nudged along by the Christmas Angel through the years Whether it s the 1880 s New York Kim Fielding , 1910 Iowa Jordan L Hawk , post World War II L.A Witt , Vietnam era N.R Walker , the 1990 s Anyta Sunday , 2018 Europe RJ Scott , the Christmas Angel has a way of landing on the trees of lonely men who need its blessing for a very Merry Christmas and forever HEA. 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Hawk – kino-fada.fr The Magician s Angel by Jordan L Hawk was a super satisfying historical romance that really packed a punch Novellas are SO hard to write, and I m not a big mystery fan, so I was surprised at how much I liked this one The story had a very atmospheric vibe, and I got a great sense of the time period, the worn down theater setting, and the seasoned vaudeville performers Like all of the books in the Christmas Angel series, there is the loose tie in of the angel figurine and the holiday setting The Magician s Angel by Jordan L Hawk was a super satisfying historical romance that really packed a punch Novellas are SO hard to write, and I m not a big mystery fan, so I was surprised at how much I liked this one The story had a very atmospheric vibe, and I got a great sense of the time period, the worn down theater setting, and the seasoned vaudeville performers Like all of the books in the Christmas Angel series, there is the loose tie in of the angel figurine and the holiday setting The angel really worked with the story, and though the Christmas element was very light, I still got a sense of holiday spirit The chemistry between the two ...3 Hearts Well apparently this historical murder mystery just did not do it for me as much as the first two novellas in this charming series of loosely connected stories about a benevolent wooden angel who helps people find love.However, if you like said historical plus murder mystery then I don t think one will find much fault if any, and that is evident in the many glowing reviews already out there.For me, things proceeded a bit too quickly without the whimsical magic from the decorative ange 3 Hearts Well apparently this historical murder mystery just did not do it for me as much as the first two novellas in this charming series of loosely connected stories about a benevolent wooden angel who helps people find love.However, if you like said historical plus murder mystery then I don t think one will find much fault if any, and that is evident in the many glowing reviews already out there.For me, things proceeded a bit too quickly without the whimsical magic from the decorative angel whose presence and i...2.5 StarsI m not sure what went wrong for me here, but I daresay this is the first time I ve ever felt dispassionate about a Jordan L Hawk story My indifference probably stems from a couple of factors the first being that, although I m a huge fan of historical romances in general, I m not really keen on the whole vaudeville scene or magician MCs Secondly, there was a mystery whodunit component to the plot, which took up most of the page time, which just didn t grab my attention This reacti 2.5 StarsI m not sure what went wrong for me here, but I daresay this is the first time I ve ever felt dispassionate about a Jordan L Hawk story My indifference probably stems from a couple of factors the first being that, although I m a huge fan of historical romances in general, I m not really keen on the whole vaudeville scene or magician MCs Secondly, there was a mystery whodunit component to the plot, which took up most of the page time, which just didn t grab my attention This reaction was strange for me because I m a lover of such themes, yet for some reason, I wasn t compelled here, at all Then there s the fact that the main characters basically got it on after one glance and that was way too speedy and imp...A murder mystery just after the turn of the 20th century brings the Christmas Angel to a small town in the middle of nowhere America and to a theatre struggling to survive.This one wasn t as sweet as the previous two have been, murder does put a damper on thriving relationship development, but it still had some lovely moments.Edward was a lovely character, staid and practical and very much out of love with the family theatre Christopher was a rogue of the best kind, the ones who are hoping to s A murder mystery just after the turn of the 20th century brings the Christmas Angel to a small town in the middle of nowhere America and to a theatre struggling to survive.This one wasn t as sweet as the previous two have been, murder does put a damper on thriving relationship development, but it still had some lovely moments.Edward was a... It s time for a little Christmas magic or maybe must some good old fashioned murder and mayhem The Magician s Angel is the third book in the series Christmas Angel and it s Jordan L Hawk s contribution to this series as each book is written by a different author I was gifted this story by my friend Anne and as Anne will atest to, that was a bit of an adventure all it s own but we persevered and I got to read an enchanting holiday story that was surprisingly also an historical story It s time for a little Christmas magic or maybe must some good old fashioned murder and mayhem The Magician s Angel is the third book in the series Christmas Angel and it s Jordan L Hawk s contribution to this series as each book is written by a different author I was gifted this story by my friend Anne and as Anne will atest to, that was a bit of an adventure all it s own but we persevered and I got to read an enchanting holiday story that was surprisingly also an historical storynot my favorite venue but in this case a fairly safe bet since I really love this author s Whyborne Griffin series and as with that series the author has created a story that eclipses the setting of its time As a vaudeville performer Christoper Fiend lives for the limelight while Edward Smith would be happy to never set foot in his family s theater, but...I m totally in love with this author s style The Magician s Angel is paced and plotted perfectly and I loved how the mystery and character arcs worked together There is something simply magic about this that really worked for me Another reviewer mentioned reading this with a sepia filter and I t...Overall book rating 3.5Audio Book N A Book Cover 3Sadly this one did not make my heart beat fluff like the previous two Don t get me wrong I did enjoy it I liked both Edward and Christopher, but it didn t quite have the feel of the others regarding the magic of the angel It kinda felt as if she was inserted just to make sure there was a mention It could be just me And for that I apologise.It was wayof a mystery than the rest, and if you like solving murders and magic tricks I don Overall book rating 3.5Audio Book N A Book Cover 3Sadly this one did not make my heart beat fluff like the previous two Don t get me wrong I did enjoy it I liked both Edward and Christopher, but it didn t quite have the feel of the others regarding the magic of the angel It kinda felt as if she was inserted just to make sure there was a mention It could be just me And for that I apologise.It was wayof a mystery than the rest, and if you like solving murders and magic tricks I don...3.5 StarsWell, it s a good thing I read this before my New Year s Resolution kicks in starting in January I m rounding down if I can t make a good case for afavorable rating Cause see, this one didn t feel very historical despite the mention of train travel lack of many cars, theatres and Vaudeville, etc and an incongruous use of spunk as sperm which threw me out of the story for about an hour as I tried to research the etymological use of that word and couldn t find any refer 3.5 StarsWell, it s a good thing I read this before my New Year s Resolution kicks in starting in January I m rounding down if I can t make a good case for afavorable rating Cause see, this one didn t feel very historical despite the mention of train travel lack of many cars, theatres and Vaudeville, etc and an incongruous use of spunk as sperm which threw me out of the story for about an hour as I tried to research the etymological use of that word and couldn t find any reference that wouldn t have put it several decades AFTER this was set Also, the whole story wasn t as magical there was no Angel apparition appearing to either of them or an Angel voice urging anyone to connect Which, given the title a...Elf sleuthing a la Elmer Fudd is a sneaky, crafty elf and snuck this amazing prezzie into my christmas stocking Thank youAgain, the so very kind Elf sleuthing a la Elmer Fudd is giving me a warm, Christmas glow Thank you so much for the gift 3 I really enjoyed this, the mystery as well as the romance I m loving following the angel as she makes her way thro...In a dying town, inside a dying theater, there is fittingly enough a dead body And not one that can be explained away as a magician s trick or a stage prop Nope, there is a dead body, inside a trick compartment, and Christopher Fiend is in some big trouble because of it Seeing how he is the owner of the very prop housing said dead man With an inept policeman no doubt eager to just make the case go away, and a career making meeting looming over him, he sets out with Edward Smith brother of th In a dying town, inside a dying theater, there is fittingly enough a dead body And not one that can be explained away as a magician s trick or a stage prop Nope, there is a dead body, inside a trick compartment, and Christopher Fiend is in some big trouble because of it Seeing how he is the owner of the very prop housing said dead man With an inept policeman no doubt eager to just make the case go away, and a career making meeting looming over him, he sets out with Edward Smith brother of the theater s owner to discover the culprit before his show, and his freedom, go down in flames.I was really pleased that I was able to get my hands on this story in this series There are a lot of really great authors writing Christmas stories in this collection, but I am always going to be the biggest fanboy for Jordan L Hawk, so there was no way I was going to pass up the opportunity to review one of their stories.For the most part this lived up to my expectations...

The Magicians Angel (The Christmas Angel, #3)
  • English
  • 11 March 2017
  • ebook
  • 108 pages
  • Jordan L. Hawk
  • The Magicians Angel (The Christmas Angel, #3)