The Trouble With Magic (2006) (edit title/settings)

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• Maggie O'Neill: Antique shop clerk
• Felicity Dow (Liss): Owner of "Enchantments" antique shop and self-proclaimed witch
• Tom Fielding: Sheriff's Deputy in Stony Mill
• Marcus Quinn: Close friend of Felicity Dow
• Isabella Harding: Sister of Felicity Dow
• Jeremy Harding: Isabella Harding's husband/ Felicity Dow's brother-in-law
• Jetta James: Jeremy Harding's "personal assistant"
• Jacquilyn Harding: Felicity Dow's niece/ Jeremy & Isabella Harding's daughter
• Annie Harris: Friend of Felicity Dow/ Owner of "Annie-Thing Good", a cafe in Stony Mill
• Stephanie "Steff" Evans: Maggie's best friend
• Melanie (Mel): Maggie's "perfect" sister

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• “The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.  —EDEN PHILLPOTTS”

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• I am the gracious Goddess who gives the gift of joy unto the heart of man, upon Earth I give knowledge of the Spirit eternal, and beyond death I give peace and freedom and reunion with those who have gone before; nor do I demand sacrifice, for behold I am the Mother all living, and my love is poured out upon the Earth.

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• the whole concept of foisting one’s version of reality on every unsuspecting passerby seemed to me rather presumptuous and, well, rude.

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• tolerance seemed the best way to get through a world where one had so little control. Why try to control things you couldn’t change?

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• In this circle, Carefully drawn, Knowledge we seek, Truth be found. In this circle We form a connection, Shadows stay out, Light our protection. In this day And from this hour, Friendship is strength, Love is power. As we will it So will it pass. As we will it So mote it be.

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• In the name of all that is sacred, we cast our circle ’round, By the turning of the eternal wheel, by friendship are we bound.

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• “You don’t have to believe. They can exist with or without your permission or acknowledgment.”

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• modern-day witches abide by Karmic Law, or the Rule of Three.” At my blank look, she explained, “That, positive or negative, whatever we do returns to us three times as strongly somewhere down the road. We do not believe in manipulating the will of others in most circumstances, because we believe in treating others as we ourselves hope to be treated. And because our will is human and personal, we cannot possibly see the full ramifications of altering the plans the Goddess has set into motion.

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• “Most people walk around day by day completely blind to the wonder of the world around them. They refuse to see the signs of the divine in all of creation, in the very patterns of life. If they would only pay attention

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• The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.   —EDEN PHILLPOTTS

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• Stony Mill, Indiana: A small town snug in the Bible Belt of Indiana.
• Enchantments: Felicity's antique shop
• The Gables: Felicity's house

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Followed by A Charmed Death.

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1. Madelyn Alt (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.6

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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Women Sleuths
• Books › Literature & Fiction