Silver Rain (Magical Love)

by Barbara Sheridan

In New Orleans, 1797, a beautiful bride dies before reaching the altar, and her lover, Alain Devereaux, vows to do anything to be with her again--even if it means drinking a sorceress's potion to put... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 051512804X
• ISBN13: 9780515128048
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 3.3"

Customer Reviews

Paranormal at it's best!

In New Orleans 1797, Alain Devereaux watches as his bride is struck by a wagon as she lovingly approaches him on their wedding day. She perishes in his arms and he knows he must find some way to be with her again....so he willingly consumes a sorceress's magic potion which puts him in a deathlike sleep. Of which he will only awake when his beloved is reborn in another life.In New Orleans 2000, Danielle Curtis is the current female descendant of the sorceress and the tradition has been handed down through the generations to protect the 'sleeping' male at all cost. Even if the cost is happiness in her own life. Dani's fiancee dumps her and she feels unloved and unwanted and lays the blame on the lifeless male body in her attic. As she kneels before his prone state, in despair, he awakes from his 'sleep' and Dani must now help him find his true love in thirty days or he will cease to exist.From page one, I was intrigued and totally into this fantastic story. The hero is to die for....gorgeous and so endearing, my heart went out to him. The heroine is spunky and dedicated, regardless of her own feelings....she deserves her heart's content. Together, this couple entranced me! This story is why paranormal fans love this genre!! A highly recommended book!

A Fairy tale come true!

Alain Devereaux watches all his dreams shatter as the love of his life is run down in the street in front of the church in which they were to wed. She dies in his arms and he wants to die too. Odette Bishop a dear friend of both Alain and his beloved Brigette, has other plans for Alain. She had once told them that the two were meant to be together, if not in this life then in the next. Odette believe she knows of a way to bring these souls together once more. The way is not without risk as Alain must ingest a potion that will put him in a sleep that until the time in which Brigette is reborn into a new life and becomes old enough to wed. At that time Alain must not only find her within a thirty day period, he must win her love once more. Should he fail, he would simply cease to exist. The female descendants of Odette's family shall watch over his sleeping form til that fateful day arrives. Dani Curtis in only one in a long line of women who have been cursed with the guardianship of the "Sleeping Beau". If she had her way she'd put him out of his misery in short order. Dani has watched her parents marriage fail, and had had to sacrifice her own olympic dreams because of her "inheritance". Now her fiance' has defected. Enough is enough. Dani is seriously contemplating giving Alain a taste of the pain he's cost her when she detects movement. The time has arrived, now all she has to do is find Alain's soul mate and she can be rid of this odious responsibility on just 30 days.Easier said than done? You'd think so. Alain awakens to a totally bewildering world but is irritable and impatient as one would expect. He wants results - yesterday. Luck is on their side when Alain spots Brigette's double on that mysterious box in the living room with the moving pictures. Oh my, she's a famous movies star and they have to find a way to meet her and make her fall in love with Alain.Meeting her takes a litte Wiccan magic, but making the woman fall for Alain takes only a little charm. So why are both Alain and Dani unhappy?Dani has fallen for Alain but to have him would surely mean his death. Alain is completely confused by his deep attraction to Dani while he feels nothing for "Brigette".Ms. Sheridan's well known humor comes into play with her side character McKenna, an off beat fellow Wiccan who is Dani's best friend. The woman bends over backwards to get these to "see" with their hearts with hilarious results.A great twist on a favorite fairy story. Readers will enjoy this tale of magical love.-- Leslie Tramposch ~ Paranormal Romance Reviews

enchanting romance

In 1797 New Orleans, Alan Devereaux is distraught on his wedding day because a speeding carriage killed his fiancée Brigette. The witch Odette Bishop explains to Alan that evil destroyed his soul mate. She also explains how they can come back together again when Brigette returns to earth in a future reincarnation. A desperate Alan agrees to become a "sleeping beau" waiting till Brigette catches up, but if he fails to get her acceptance and love within thirty days of awakening he will fall into the void of eternity.In the year 2000, Danielle Curtis recently lost her fiancée due to Sleeping Beau who has been in her family's care ever since her distant relative Odette arranged it. Sick of Alan in her attic, she is stunned when he wakes up and starts the thirty-day countdown. He sees his beloved Brigette on TV, but she is Hollywood celebrity Cate George and he has little chance meeting her. As the days pass, Danielle falls in love with Alan. He returns her feelings but this situation can only lead to disaster because Brigette-Cate is his destiny.Fans of reincarnation romance will enjoy Barbara Sheridan's taut tale, SILVER RAIN. The story line leaves the audience with little doubt that sleeping beaus, reincarnation, and other magical elements exist. The lead characters are a wonderful duo, especially the frustrated Danielle who wants a life not a responsibility. Alan's willingness to risk eternal nothingness for true love touches everyones' soul. This entertaining novel will leave paranormal romance readers clamoring for more works costarring Odette and company.Harriet Klausner