Review: Enchanted Cottage
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2013
Enchanted CottageAlana Cullian fled from her village a midst rocks thrown at her by the very people she had grown up with.  They believed Morag Delaney's claim that she was a witch when in fact it was her who had cast a black magic spell on some of the people and cursed her to have large splotches of purple on her face all because Brendan never looked twice at her and only had eyes for Alana!  She ran until she came upon a cottage that wasn't there when her brother and she had played in the glen and the cottage had everything she would need to survive  since she had ran without taking anything with her except her mother's gold bracelet!!  What would she eat and would she need to sleep in the forest or had the goddess provided this place to shelter her in her time of need?Colin Duffrey was a mercenary fighting with the Elegian army as he was the second son and his brother would inherit his father's vast estate once his father passed to other world.  He never complained and thought he cold earn enough money to buy a portion of land, build a home for a wife and children.  The battle turned against them when his commander did not heed his words and put a man in charge who lacked the proper knowledge.  In the battle Colin received a nasty cut on his arm and his horse took an injury so severe that he had to put the poor thing out of misery.  He walked through the forest trying to find another horse to buy and had no clue that his arm was so infected that smelly pus oozed out.  He was so weak that every step was torture with carrying his heavy bag and  sword that he fell and as he laid there for some time all he could think about was to return to his family. He struggled to his feet and saw a cottage that was deep in the forest and seemed that it shouldn't have been there, yet he opened the door and immediately fell inside...........Ms. Martin pens a sweet and riveting story that will capture readers hearts when they learn of the trials of poor Alana and Colin and the circumstances that kept them apart like ships passing in the dark bt will they find each other again?