Books like A Distant Magic by Mary Jo Putney
Jean Macrae, a Guardian whose nature‑based magic feels modest, is drawn into a perilous adventure when Captain Nikolai Gregorio—a pirate seeking vengeance for his father’s supposed abandonment by slavers—threatens her world. Their forbidden connection not only amplifies Jean’s gifts but summons a woman from the future. Together they confront the oppression of slavery, travel across time, and face the ultimate test of love—choices that could secure or destroy generations’ destinies.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Romance/Paranormal Romance
Authors: Mary Jo Putney
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