Dear Readers

Do you ever wish for superhuman powers that would allow you to juggle half a dozen tasks at once, or change the rain to sunshine for the kids’ picnic, or maybe just bring the church congregation to tears of joy with your solo?  Can you imagine a world where all these things are possible?  We could all go to our Happy Place and stay there!  Unfortunately, we can only imagine such a world… Which is why I created the Mystic Isle series.

I’m having great fun setting my super-talented characters into the real world and watching them deal with it, because the truth is, if you have a superhuman power, you have a superhuman responsibility to use it appropriately.  If you have the power to bring a crowd to tears, as my heroine in MYSTIC RIDER does, you might have an equal power to drive them to anger and bloodshed.  And if you have the power to manipulate minds, as my hero does, you have a huge obligation to use the ability for good, not evil.

Just think about it—if you had the ability to drive that annoying tailgater off your bumper or blow up the next cowboy who runs a red-light in front of you—could you keep yourself from using that power?  Of course, in 1790, Ian is dealing with horses, not cars, which is a little tougher, because animals are living creatures, and he’s pledged to do no harm. So driving one off a cliff is a big no-no!  But people can be slow and annoying and he has a world to save, so he has a fine line to walk deciding what he should and should not do to have what he wants, especially if the woman he wants has an annoying habit of derailing everything he tries to accomplish.

I do hope my readers are enjoying this series as much as I am!  Take a moment to drop me an email (contact menu is above) or cruise by my blog at www.patriciarice.blogspot.com or visit with me and my friends at www.wordwenches.com where you’ll find us pontificating on history, books, and anything that strikes our fancy.  I love hearing from you!

Thanks for reading,

Patricia Rice

Sweet Home Carolina

now available

She dreams of creating a home, sweet home—until an irresistible stranger turns her life upside-down.

Struggling to get back on her feet after a messy divorce, dark-haired beauty Amy Warren would love to purchase and fix up the historic cottage of her dreams. But she needs something more than the meager income she earns running the kitchen at the Stardust Café, her sister’s country diner, to seal the deal. Perhaps she can help both herself and her beloved North Carolina town by somehow bringing the old textile mill back to life. But her ingenious plan soon encounters a major obstacle.

That obstacle is Zack St. Etienne, an outrageously handsome European businessman who arrives in North Fork with charisma, cash, and his own plans for the mill. Though fuming at this unexpected intrusion, Amy cannot deny her intense attraction to Zack. He’s charming and smart, and even shows  a fondness for her two young children. As this playful game of hard-to-get becomes a passionate love affair, Amy and Zack must clean out the cobwebs of their imperfect pasts so they can open their hearts to what just might be the perfect romance.

Magic Man

Now is stores

New York Times bestselling author Patricia Rice enchants readers once again with a tale of unexpected love and magic. When two searching souls share a brush with death, it  opens up their magic pasts and propels them into each other's arms...

Read an excerpt of Magic Man