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Maggie
O’Shea has had a life that no one else has ever lived. At a young age,
Maggie
never realized what was so different about her, until she met Marcus
Bocelli,
who showed her who she really was, who she fell in love with, but who
never
returned that love. Through the years,
Maggie began using her special gifts working for an unknown
“foundation.” This foundation required
Maggie to help grieving
men learn to love again, and then set them free to meet Mrs. Right that
they
were destined for. Maggie would bear her
own pain and grief, as she fell a little in love with each of these
men, yet
had to let them go. Maggie hopes that
someday she can find her own Mr. Right, have children and grow old with
him. When the foundation sends her
information on entrepreneur Julian McDonald for her to help get over
his grief,
Maggie agrees to it being her last job.
But Maggie never realized just how much this last
job would come to mean
to her, or what she would have to walk away from.
Julian
McDonald has loved and lost. His wife and son died years ago and Julian
has
lived a non-existent life, just going through the motions ever since.
When he
meets Maggie O’Shea at an art auction, Julian is surprised at all the
feelings he
thought he could no longer feel that come rushing back.
Maggie stirs so much within Julian that it’s
a whirlwind of emotion and uncertainty for him.
Julian wants a future with Maggie, but how will he
react when he learns
the truth – that she was sent to him, to have him open his heart, only
to leave
him for his “destiny.”
Constance
O’Day-Flannery returns to writing after a long hiatus.
She returns with the first story of the
paranormal line from TOR Books, Shifting
Love and she really pleases her reader with this one. Maggie and Julian are amazing characters
whose hearts and drive say so much and a reader can identify and feel
the pain
they have both endured. Each of these
people are complex characters and prove that nothing can stand in the
way of
real love.
Shifting Love is a tale that is
magnificent with
vivid storytelling and charm. Ms.
O’Day-Flannery returns to fiction with a story that is timeless and
fiction at
its finest. It is a powerful creation of
fantasy, paranormal and romance that offers so much for so many readers. It is something that all readers should have
on their keeper shelves. Welcome back –
with a hit! – Constance O’Day-Flannery…your fans are glad to see you
back!
Reviewed by Tracey West
for The Road
to Romance
September 15th,
2004
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