Publishers Weekly said of Magic Study "Snyder's lively, charming mix of romance and fantasy is sure to gain her new fans."

What a charming mix!

The furniture is a charming mix of Sarah's auction house finds: Persian rugs, fancy mirrors, carved wardrobes, silk hangings.

Over seven episodes, Lyndey and Blair cook, eat, drink and engage with the locals they meet along the way - a charming yet eclectic mix of home cooks, winemakers, producers, chefs and restaurateurs.

Gayle Tufts sang and served as hostess with the same charming mix of nerves and cheery equability, with Curt Meyers as her accompanist and fellow songwriter.

But many residents, including artists who pioneered the area's loft conversions during the 70's and 80's, say NoHo has evolved into a charming mix of artist studios, one-story garages and fashionable boutiques.

Ms. Jaffe's Kitri was a charming mix of willfulness and tender respect for the Don.

As a result, cheerless apartment blocks ring the city, but the center is a charming mix of ancient and modern.

Just like the Indians in "Monsoon Wedding," Ms. Nair is a charming, take-charge mix of several worlds, with glamorous looks that do little to hide the toughness underneath.

He had been a charming but not particularly original mix of sophistication and simplicity, worldiness and innocence, a smooth-talker who knew how to get what he wanted from women.