Susan Squires book synopsis

Do you Believe in Magic

Summary

Tristram Tremaine has never fit in with his large and boisterous family. They believe they carry a magic gene that comes alive only when they fall in love with another who has that gene. After disappointing his parents one too many times, Tris, the bad-boy brother, hits the road on his cycle, drifting away from his destiny.

That is, until he meets Maggie O'Brian, a spit-fire rodeo rider with a strange ability to calm wild horses. Maggie lives on the road too, avoiding relationships. Her mother left her, the boy she loved left her, even her dog left her.

But the connection between Tris and Maggie is instantaneous. After a mysterious accident nearly kills Tris, he and Maggie must learn to believe in their destiny to stay one step ahead of those who will do anything to prevent them from claiming it.

Main themes

Unexpected love

Supernatural

Rebelliousness

Edgy

He’s a Magic Man

Summary

Drew is sure of her destiny. The Tremaine family carries a magic gene and hers will come alive when she meets the true love who shares the gene. Lightning strikes when she glimpses a gorgeous man on television and gets a vision of the future. Her power has arrived. She’s off to Florida in search of the man who is her destiny.

Dowser, can find things, anywhere, anytime. But he only uses his gift to find sunken treasure for rich dilettantes when he needs money to stay drunk, trying to numb his pain. When Drew finds Dowser, she’s shocked. This derelict can’t be her destiny. Still, she’s undeniably attracted to him. And he’s attracted to her, guilty as that makes him feel. But fate has played a cruel trick on them both. The man who is Drew’s destiny still loves his dead wife, Alice.

Now a shadowy group wants Dowser to find Talismans handed down from Merlin to intensify their power, and they can give Dowser the one thing he wants: Alice.

Drew and Dowser must make choices, and they look like they’re going to be painful.

Main Themes

Bad boy meets good girl

Unexpected love

Going off plan

supernatura

Waiting For Magic

Summary

Keelan Tremaine wants her magic, now. Two of her siblings have theirs. Just Kee's luck she's fallen in love with someone who doesn’t have magic in his DNA and who's off limits anyway, in so many ways. Devin hasn't got a chance of magic. He's the adopted son who's never felt he belonged to the family. Now he harbors a secret that's driving him to leave for good. Under siege from members of the Clan, the Tremaine family searches for the Talisman that can save them. Devin knows he’s the one who can claim it for them. And only Kee can keep him from making the ultimate sacrifice.

Main Themes

Struggle

Love

Sacrifice

magic/supernatural

Night Magic

Summary

Kemble Tremaine is thirty-seven. He’s never going to get magic like the rest of his family. The Merlin gene has passed him by. No true love, no magic power to help the family in the fight against the descendants of Morgan Le Fay. Even his father agrees it’s time to just get on with his life. Since it doesn’t matter who he marries, he asks his sister Drew’s best friend, Jane, to rescue her from a horrible home life.

Jane Butler has loved Kemble since she was twelve years old. He’s not marrying her for love. She may not be beautiful or talented like the Tremaine family, but she hopes she can make him comfortable.

But comfort is not on the menu for the Tremaines. Drew has been having visions of tragedy. And before Jane and Kemble can really discover each other, the family finds one of Merlin’s precious artifacts, meant to increase the power of those with magic. Morgan and her Clan are not far behind. Can Kemble and Jane carve out a life in the face of danger, and even death?

Main Themes

Conflict

Unexpected love or friendship

Supernatural

The magic in the music

Summary

The Ghost rebels

The Merlin gene has come alive in his brothers and sisters, giving them a magic power when they find their destined mate. Lanyon is afraid he's next. Why would he want to share their destiny? The family is under siege. The Clan’s powers are increasing. His father, once invincible, is in no position to lead them. So he rebels. He haunts the L.A. club scene, appearing out of nowhere to play music no one can forget.

But can he avoid Destiny?

The minute he sees a beautiful blond girl and feels the incredible tug he's heard his brothers and sisters describe, he knows he must resist her at all costs.

Star-power

Greta Falk is trying to control her own future, having sued her stage mother for emancipation when she was fifteen. But does she want a role in the next billion-dollar movie franchise? Or does she want to study the stars that have always fascinated her — the ones in the sky?

Destinies Collide

When Lanyon feels obligated to rescue Greta from the paparazzi, the only safe place to take her is home to his family. Right where he doesn't want to be. Now he’s drawn into everything he’s been trying to escape. He can't resist Greta. And she may hold the key to the Tremaine future. The Clan wants what he and Greta know. Can they make peace with their Destiny and embrace a future together?

Main Themes

Conflicted Romance

Supernatural

Family conflict

Irresistible pull and lust

Series over all theme

Supernatural / Magic

Conflict, with destiny, with family, with a lover

Destiny/romance

Sketches