Avon Books February 26th, 2013 978-0-06-223129-1 Historical Romance Mass Market Paperback Reviewed by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com) Obtained by Publisher Lady Georgette Thorold has no idea why she is in bed with a naked man or why in the world she has a wedding ring on her left hand. All she can do is run as she panics even as the man beside her awakens to see her running hell bent from the room. James MacKenzie has no idea who the woman he just saw race out of the room is or what happened the night before. All he knows is this mysterious woman holds the answers to the puzzle he seems to find himself in. What happens when two strangers find themselves falling in love despite fighting it every inch of the way? What a wild and fun read this was. Debut author Jennifer McQuiston’s WHAT HAPPENS IN SCOTLAND is...
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Publisher: Avon Date published: April 24, 2012 (reprint edition) ISBN: 978-0-06-196128-1 Fiction Paperback Reviewed by Lynne http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061961280/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00A1AA7C0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=103KEWXMGXBJ9HSDKFNR Obtained via publisher Cathryn Mahon Cooper - or Cate, to her friends and family - is shocked and devastated at the sudden loss of her husband, Addison. Yet it isn’t until his funeral she learns of the incredible web of deceit he has spun throughout their marriage. Left with nothing, once the creditors take their due, Cate, at the advice of her family, returns to her roots, to the woman who raised her. Aunt Daisy. To her home at FOLLY BEACH, South Carolina. As Cate starts a new life amid the glistening beaches and reconnects with childhood memories, it is then she begins sorting through her own fears and worries by taking comfort in the history of Folly Beach and the enticing Gullah traditions of the area. As fate would have it,...
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Publisher: Avon Date published: August 28, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-06-202534-0 Historical Romance Paperback Reviewed by Lynne http://www.amazon.com/Way-Dukes-Heart-Truth-About/dp/0062025341 Obtained via publisher. Tessa Neville, having been hurt and deceived as a young girl by the man she loved, was quick to turn the tables, jilting the loser at the altar and moving on with her life. Upsetting her family in the process, she is sent to stay with an understanding aunt. In the meantime, Tessa, in order to avoid judgmental society, returns home later under the guise of being a widow, which no one questions. Since her aunt backs her story, there is no contestation. Tessa, highly intelligent, with a head for figures, is a great asset for her brother, Viscount Marchmont, who values her opinion before making any business decisions. While considering a canal investment, he sends Tessa to investigate the matter more thoroughly. While doing so, it is then she...
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Publisher: Avon Date published: August 28, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-06-202579-1 Historical Romance Paperback Reviewed by Lynne http://www.amazon.com/Sins-Virgin-Anna-Randol/dp/0062025791 Obtained via publisher. Madeline Valdan, a product of her upbringing, finds herself in prison until good fortune comes her way. When an opportunity arises to erase her sordid past, she agrees to spy for her government, using her female wiles, talents, and training to steal secrets from the unsuspecting in the hopes of making a better life for herself. She soon becomes a scandalous courtesan, making a name for herself throughout London, and ultimately shocks the tonby suddenly announcing her wish to auction off her virginity to the highest bidder. Incredibly beautiful, it isn’t long before she attracts the attention of a Bow Street Runner, Gabriel Huntford, who is intent on hunting down his sister’s killer. Gabriel, because of his skill and reputation for tracking down criminals from the darkest corners of London,...
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Publisher: Avon Date published: May 28, 2013 ISBN: 978-0062218933 Genre: Contemporary Romance Book format: Paperback Obtained via: Publisher Reviewed by name and email address: Gina Ginalrmreviews@gmail.com Welcome to Cupid, Texas, home of…Cupid and true love. Long ago the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter, that would be Millie Greenwood, found true love after asking Cupid for his help. Cupid lives in a cave outside of town and over the years soul mates seeking their other half have ventured to the statue in the cave and left letters asking for Cupid’s help. Rather than carved from human hands, the statue is wrought from nature itself, lending to the mystique of the town and what happens when a seeker finds his or her way to the town. As the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter, Natalie McCleary carries on the family tradition of answering the letters to...
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Avon January 29th, 2013 978-0-06-202780-1 Historical Romance Mass Market Paperback Reviewed by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com) Obtained by Publisher Catriona Cameron was once famed for her beauty, envy of all the ladies and lusted by the men. That is until a deadly accident leaves her with scars-inside and out. Hiding from the world, Catriona is determined to not let anyone break through her walls as she flounders, day in and day out, angry at the world and lost without the beauty that she was all her life. In comes Mark Thorburn, her aunt’s last hope to draw Catriona out from her exile and back into the world again. But Mark is hiding a secret and when a danger from Catriona’s past comes back to take his revenge on her, Mark will do anything to save the woman he loves even as his secret becomes one that may break these two apart....
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Publisher: Avon Date published: June 26, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-06-199713-6 Contemporary Romance Paperback Reviewed by Lynne http://www.amazon.com/Family-Affair-Debbie-Macomber/dp/0061997137 Obtained via publisher. Lacy Lancaster, after suffering through a painful divorce, moves to San Francisco. Content to lay low for awhile, living alone with her beautiful Abyssinian cat, Cleo, she spends her days working and minding her own business. However, her sexy neighbor, Jack Walker, frequently intrudes into her peaceful life, arguing loudly and continually with his girlfriend. But it isn’t until Jack’s cat, Dog, also invades her life that Lacy confronts her impossible neighbor with the news that Dog has gotten her cat in the family way. Furious, she informs him that he must take responsibility for half the medical expenses, which, surprisingly, he doesn’t seem to mind doing. Lacy is unaware that Jack has secretly set his sights on her since she moved in next door and is actually glad for this...
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Avon Books November 27th, 2012 978-0-06-220241-3 Historical Romance Mass Market Paperback Reviewed by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com) Obtained by Publisher Meg Lynton was going to kill her sister. Now Meg is stuck taking her sister’s place in her wedding as the bride. It is the only way to save the family from destitution. But Meg never anticipates falling for her groom, a man who is a rake through and through. Nicholas Hartley, Duke of Temberlay, doesn’t want a bride but when he spies Meg, he finds himself intrigued by the beauty but what happens when Nicholas finds out Meg wasn’t his intended bride? Will it be too late for these two as they fall more and more in love? I really enjoyed HOW TO DECEIVE A DUKE immensely. The heroine was lively, intriguing and determined to save her family after her sister bails on her arranged marriage the night before the...
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A Pennyroyal Green Series Novel Avon October 30th, 2012 978-0-06-211802-8 Historical Romance Mass Market Paperback Reviewed by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com) Obtained by Publisher For Countess Evie Duggan being notorious is hard to deal with. She went from being a Covent Garden to courtesan to Countess and the Ton hasn’t forgiven her for her very short marriage. So when she finds herself in the midst of a scandal that has gossips eager to spread the news, no matter if it is true or not, and Evie escapes to Pennroyal Green, where she has a manor house. In Pennyroyal Green, Vicar Adam Sylvaine is a man with a face of an angel and sexy as sin. He tries to resist the wildness of the Eversea blood that courses through him but even he finds himself tempted when Evie takes up residency at the Manor. Can these two find a way to face...
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Avon October 30th, 2012 978-0-06-204780-9 Contemporary Romance Mass Market Paperback Reviewed by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com) Obtained by Publisher For Lisette Moncrief, Christmas is not a time for her to celebrate. With her husband’s sudden death in Afghanistan, her world has been turned upside down then finding out her son is going deaf….it was like the world was conspiring against her. When she finds out her husband left his death benefits and life insurance to his half-brother, Rafferty, well let’s just say Lisette was ready to crawl under the blankets and not move forever. But life has a way of making things right especially when Rafferty comes to Jubilee to give her the money that should rightfully belong to her son. Lisette finds she needs to turn from people pleasing Lisette to one who can stand on her own two feet, say no and make a place in this changing world...
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