Review: China Rose by Marsha Canham

Title: China Rose
Author: Marsha Canham

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Published: July 2010
Publisher: Marsha Canham
ASIN: B003WQBINM

When China Grant arrives in Portsmouth, her wedding to Sir Ranulf Cross is two weeks away. The first night there her life is threatened, and as the days unfold, threads from a decade-old mystery on the high seas begin unravelling faster than her wits can keep apace. Soon China is forced to choose between a promise made to her dying father...and the reckless desire to follow her heart's destiny.

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Review: Close Up by Amanda Quick

Title: Close Up
Series: Burning Cove
Author: Amanda Quick
Read copy: eBook (Kindle)
Published: May 5, 2020
Publisher: Berkley
ASIN: B07WCKL629

Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes or headshots for aspiring male actors. Although she is set on a career of transforming photography into a new art form, she knows her current work is what’s paying the bills.

After shooting crime scene photos of a famous actress, the latest victim of the murderer the press has dubbed the “Dagger Killer,” Vivian notices eerie similarities to the crime scenes of previous victims—details that only another photographer would have noticed—details that put Vivian at the top of the killer’s target list.

Nick Sundridge has always been able to “see” things that others don’t, coping with disturbing dreams and visions. His talent, or as he puts it—his curse—along with his dark past makes him a recluse, but a brilliant investigator. As the only one with the ability to help, Nick is sent to protect Vivian. Together, they discover the Dagger Killer has ties to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood royalty and high society. It is a cutthroat world of allure and deception that Vivian and Nick must traverse—all in order to uncover the killer who will stop at nothing to add them to their gallery of murders.

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Review: Tightrope by Amanda Quick

Title: Tightropež
Series: Burning Cove
Author: Amanda Quick
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Published: May 7, 2019
Publisher: Berkley
ASIN: B07GD4WKRS

Former trapeze artist Amalie Vaughn moved to Burning Cove to reinvent herself, but things are not going well. After spending her entire inheritance on a mansion with the intention of turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, she learns too late that the villa is said to be cursed. When the first guest, Dr. Norman Pickwell, is murdered by his robot invention during a sold-out demonstration, rumors circulate that the curse is real.

In the chaotic aftermath of the spectacle, Amalie watches as a stranger from the audience disappears behind the curtain. When Matthias Jones reappears, he is slipping a gun into a concealed holster. It looks like the gossip that is swirling around him is true—Matthias evidently does have connections to the criminal underworld.

Matthias is on the trail of a groundbreaking prototype cipher machine. He suspects that Pickwell stole the device and planned to sell it. But now Pickwell is dead and the machine has vanished. When Matthias’s investigation leads him to Amalie’s front door, the attraction between them is intense, but she knows it is also dangerous. Amalie and Matthias must decide if they can trust each other and the passion that binds them, because time is running out.

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Review: Connections in Death by J.D. Robb

Title: Connections in Death
Series: In Death
Author: J.D. Robb
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Published: February 5, 2019
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ASIN: B07D2C2J66

Homicide cop Eve Dallas and her billionaire husband, Roarke, are building a brand-new school and youth shelter. They know that the hard life can lead kids toward dangerous crossroads—and with this new project, they hope to nudge a few more of them onto the right path. For expert help, they hire child psychologist Dr. Rochelle Pickering—whose own brother pulled himself out of a spiral of addiction and crime with Rochelle’s support.

Lyle is living with Rochelle while he gets his life together, and he’s thrilled to hear about his sister’s new job offer. But within hours, triumph is followed by tragedy. Returning from a celebratory dinner with her boyfriend, she finds Lyle dead with a syringe in his lap, and Eve’s investigation confirms that this wasn’t just another OD. After all his work to get clean, Lyle’s been pumped full of poison—and a neighbor with a peephole reports seeing a scruffy, pink-haired girl fleeing the scene.

Now Eve and Roarke must venture into the gang territory where Lyle used to run, and the ugly underground world of tattoo parlors and strip joints where everyone has taken a wrong turn somewhere. They both believe in giving people a second chance. Maybe even a third or fourth. But as far as they’re concerned, whoever gave the order on Lyle Pickering’s murder has run out of chances…

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Review: The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn

Title: The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After
Series: Bridgertons
Author: Julia Quinn
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Published: April 2, 2013
Publisher: Avon
ASIN: B00A6DHKDQ

Once upon a Regency time, an author created a family...

But not just any family. Eight brothers and sisters, assorted in-laws, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, (not to mention an overweight corgi), plus an irrepressible matriarch who's a match for any of them...These are the Bridgertons. Through eight bestselling novels, readers laughed, cried, and fell in love.But they wanted more.

And so the readers asked the author...

What happened next? Does Simon ever read his father's letters? Do Francesca and Michael become parents? Who would win in a Pall Mall grudge match?

Does 'The End' really have to be the end?

This is a collection of Julia Quinn's funny, heart-warming 'second epilogues,' which are included at the ends of each novel. This collection also includes plus a brand new novella about none other than the wise and witty matriarch: Violet Bridgerton herself. So get to know the Bridgertons all over again—because Happily Ever After is a whole lot of fun...

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Review: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

Title: To Sir Phillip, With Love
Series: Bridgertons
Author: Julia Quinn
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Published: January 31, 2017
Publisher: Avon
ASIN: B00U6SFUVK

She wrote him a letter...and he stole her heart.

Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he'd proposed, figuring that she'd be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except...she wasn't. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything but quiet, and when she stopped talking long enough to close her mouth, all he wanted to do was kiss her...and more.

Did he think she was mad? Eloise Bridgerton couldn't marry a man she had never met! But then she started thinking...and wondering...and before she knew it, she was in a hired carriage in the middle of the night, on her way to meet the man she hoped might be her perfect match. Except...he wasn't. Her perfect husband wouldn't be so moody and ill-mannered, and while Phillip was certainly handsome, he was a large brute of a man, rough and rugged, and totally unlike the London gentlemen vying for her hand. But when he smiled...and when he kissed her...the rest of the world simply fell away, and she couldn't help but wonder...could this imperfect man be perfect for her?

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Review: One Wild Winter's Eve by Anne Barton

Title: One Wild Winter's Eve
Series: Honeycote
Author: Anne Barton
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Published: October 27, 2015
Publisher: Forever
ASIN: B00T3E76V0

ONCE YOU'VE HAD A TASTE OF SCANDAL...

As the Duke of Huntford's sister, Lady Rose Sherbourne follows the rules of well-bred society. Always chaperoned. Never engaging in unseemly behavior. Well, except for that one summer, years ago. And yet she's never been able to forget that handsome stable master or the stolen moments they shared. She's always wondered what might have happened if he hadn't disappeared without a word...Now she's about to find out.

YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK

Charles Holland never expected to see Lady Rose again. And yet the years haven't lessened his devotion—or his desire—in any way. Despite their differences in class, Charles cannot stop himself from wanting to possess her. But as they uncover one intimate secret after another about her family, they realize that, this time, their love may come at a very dear price...

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Review: Scandalous Summer Nights by Anne Barton

Title: Scandalous Summer Nights
Series: Honeycote
Author: Anne Barton
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Published: October 28, 2014
Publisher: Forever
ASIN: B00I829QNY

HOW FAR WILL TEMPTATION TAKE HIM...

Lady Olivia Sherbourne isn't shy about speaking her mind, except when it comes to James Averill. For ten long years he has been her brother's best friend and her heart's only desire. But when Olivia hears James will soon set sail for an expedition to Egypt, she knows the time has come to make her move. It's now or never...

James has always found Olivia bewitchingly attractive, but what kind of gentleman takes up with his best friend's sister? Not that he's thinking particularly gentlemanly thoughts when she appears on his exploratory trip—three hundred miles from home!—and incites a tavern fight. No matter what the devil she's doing there, it's his duty to see her safely back to her family. But how safe will she be when every starlit night brings wicked temptation...?

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Review: The Wicked Lady by Mary Lancaster

Title: The Wicked Lady
Series: Blackhaven Brides
Author: Mary Lancaster
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Published: August 29, 2017
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
ASIN: B0757V7JYD

The scandalous widow...and the curate?

Newly widowed, wicked Kate Crowmore is in trouble. Scandal has broken over her head and someone is trying to kill her. When she seeks refuge in Blackhaven, she doesn’t expect a clergyman to be the solution to both these problems!

Tristram Grant is not just any clergyman. The cast-off, illegitimate son of an earl, and a one-time army officer of great promise, the charismatic new curate is making his mark in Blackhaven. As soon as he sees the beautiful, defiant Kate, he sets his heart on her. And he is used to achieving his goals. But Kate, finally free of a disastrous marriage that almost broke her, has no intention of marrying anyone ever again—supposing she survives the attempts on her life.

Grant’s courtship, like his pursuit of her enemies, is unorthodox, fun and curiously seductive. However, he has secrets of his own and when he deliberately frees a French prisoner of war, Kate realizes he could be more dangerous than she imagined.

Then, as if life isn’t complicated enough, her old scandal catches us with her again, in the shape of Lord Vernon, whom the world imagines is her lover—and he wants to marry her too....

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Review: Wolf Rising by Paige Tyler

Title: Wolf Rising
Series: SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team
Author: Paige Tyler
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Published: October 30, 2018
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
ASIN: B07DX4Q8KG

Just when he's found The One...he might lose her.

SWAT Officer Jayden Brooks doesn't believe there's a soul mate out there for him—The One. But when he saves high school teacher Selena Rosa from a hostage situation, he knows he's in big trouble. Her scent is irresistible.

Selena finds the big cop irresistible, too. In fact, the buttoned-up teacher gets a little carried away—during a steamy make-out session, she bites him. Turns out, the traumatizing events at the school triggered her werewolf gene. Fangs and claws are appearing and her aggression is out of control. The change is happening, and Selena doesn't understand.

It's going to take everything Brooks has to pull her back from the edge...and ultimately win her heart.


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Review: City Hunter Complete Edition Vol. 1-6 by Tsukasa Hojo

Title: City Hunter Complete Edition Volume 1
Series: City Hunter
Author: Tsukasa Hojo
Read copy: Paperback
Published: August 25, 2011
Publisher: Panini Comic Planet Manga
ISBN: 8865893907
ISBN-13: 9788865893906

Uno dei più grandi classici degli anni 90, una serie televisiva che è diventata leggenda, il protagonista più allupato che sia mai stato ideato: City Hunter è questo e molto altro ancora! Creato da Tsukasa Hojo (il geniale autore che ha ideato anche Occhi di Gatto e Angel Heart), questo famoso manga torna nelle librerie di tutta Italia in un’edizione definitiva che presenta per la prima volta pagine a colori e in bicromia, raccoglie tutte le illustrazioni create dall’autore nel corso degli anni, e ha nuovi contenuti speciali. Ryo Saeba, lo sweeper che si aggira per Tokyo pronto a soccorrere chi chiede il suoi aiuto, soprattutto se si tratta di una bella ragazza, è tornato e questa volta non potete perdere il suo fumetto!

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Title: City Hunter Complete Edition Volume 2
Series: City Hunter
Author: Tsukasa Hojo
Read copy: Paperback
Published: December 31, 2010
Publisher: Panini Comic Planet Manga
ISBN: 8863468907
ISBN-13: 9788863468908

L’organizzazione mafiosa Union Teope è arrivata a Shinjuku con l’intento di prendere il controllo del mercato locale della droga. Ma ha fatto un grosso errore: si è voluta mettere infatti contro City Hunter e ora tra loro è guerra aperta!

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Title: City Hunter Complete Edition Volume 3
Series: City Hunter
Author: Tsukasa Hojo
Read copy: Paperback
Published: December 2, 2010
Publisher: Panini Comic Planet Manga
ISBN: 8863469377
ISBN-13: 9788863469370

La missione era semplice: City Hunter doveva salvare la bella Sayaka dalla gang che le stava dando la caccia. Ma ora Ryo si ritrova con un problema in più: la ragazza si è innamorata di lui e ha deciso di conquistarlo...diventando la sua assistente?! Kaori ha trovato una rivale davvero temibile!

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Title: City Hunter Complete Edition Volume 4
Series: City Hunter
Author: Tsukasa Hojo
Read copy: Paperback
Published: December 31, 2010
Publisher: Panini Comic Planet Manga
ISBN: 8863469474
ISBN-13: 9788863469479

Nuovo incarico per Ryo! Questa volta City Hunter deve proteggere la figlia unica di uno degli uomini più ricchi del Giappone, morto da qualche tempo. C’è chi teme che i parenti vogliano farla fuori per impossessarsi dell’eredità. Il nostro eroe dovrà impedire che le succeda qualcosa di brutto...

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Title: City Hunter Complete Edition Volume 5
Series: City Hunter
Author: Tsukasa Hojo
Read copy: Paperback
Published: December 31, 2010
Publisher: Panini Comic Planet Manga
ISBN: 8865890355
ISBN-13: 9788865890356

Quando c’è di mezzo Saeko, Ryo è sicuro che, in un modo o in un altro, rimarrà fregato. Da un caso di semplice furto, l’incarico si sta trasformando in un qualcosa di apparentemente impossibile da portare a termine, che costringerà City Hunter a infiltrarsi nella base del nemico! Ma per il nostro protagonista, sempre ricco di risorse, nemmeno questo costituirà un ostacolo insuperabile...Oppure no?!

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Title: City Hunter Complete Edition Volume 6
Series: City Hunter
Author: Tsukasa Hojo
Read copy: Paperback
Published: March 10, 2011
Publisher: Panini Comic Planet Manga
ISBN: 8865890363
ISBN-13: 9788865890363

Essere belli, giovani e famosi non è sempre facile. I fan ti seguono ovunque e non hai mai un attimo di libertà. Può perfino capitare che ci sia qualche squilibrato pronto a inviarti lettere piene di minacce di morte. Se questo succede a Tokyo, c’è solamente una persona a cui rivolgersi in cerca di protezione: City Hunter. Un nuovo incarico per Ryo e Kaori che, come sempre, farà finire i nostri eroi in un mare di guai!

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