Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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Review: When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer

Title: When Harry Met Molly
Series: Impossible Bachelors
Author: Kieran Kramer
Read copy: Mass Market Paperback
Published: November 2, 2010
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 0312611641
ISBN-13: 9780312611644

He’s always been a player.

Dashing Lord Harry Traemore is perfectly content to live out his days in the pursuit of pleasure. But when he’s named by the Prince Regent as one of society’s “Impossible Bachelors,” Harry is drafted into a ribald romantic wager. The rules of engagement are scandalously simple: The bachelor whose mistress wins the title of “Most Delectable Companion” gets to remain unmarried. Harry is utterly unconcerned about his status…until his latest lightskirt abandons him.

Who will win this game of love?

Enter Lady Molly Fairbanks. Harry’s childhood friend—actually, “foe” is more like it—is the most unlikely companion of all. She’s attractive but hot-headed, and in no mood for games. Besides, what could the self-indulgent Harry possibly know about what makes a woman delectable? It’s time for Molly to teach him a lesson once and for all…but will it lead to “happily ever after?”

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Monday, March 14, 2011

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Review: Stormfire by Christine Monson

Title: Stormfire
Author: Christine Monson

Read copy: Mass Market Paperback
Published: June 1, 1984
Publisher: Avon Books
ISBN: 038087668X
ISBN-13: 9780380676686

Abducted on her way to boarding school, a terrified Catherine Enderly was brought from England to the coast of Ireland, the prisoner of the angry and powerful young Sean Culhane—a man sworn to vengeance against her family.

Frightened but defiant, the young countess met her captor with a strength that belied her fragile loveliness. But even as Sean vowed to have his revenge on Catherine, with each encounter he became more attracted to her. Her fiery innocence was a seduction that lured the passions of long smoldering hostility into a blazing inferno of desire.

Locked in a love-hate duel, he did not suspect that the captivating beauty who fought him with such tenacity was struggling desperately against her own awakened desires, and that his touch had become the burning reminder that the fierce hatred she felt for him had become an all-consuming love.

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Review: The Mistress by Susan Wiggs

Title: The Mistress
Series: Chicago Fire Trilogy
Author: Susan Wiggs
Read copy: Mass Market Paperback
Published: July 27, 2010
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 0778327906
ISBN-13: 9780778327905

October 8, 1871—One small spark ignites the entire city of Chicago, sending its residents into panic. But amid the chaos, a case of mistaken identity leads to an unexpected new love.

As the historic fire ignites across town, Kathleen O'Leary finds herself dressed in borrowed diamonds and silk, enjoying a lavish masquerade. The penniless maid has caught the eye of Dylan Francis Kennedy, the rich, handsome gentleman all of high society has been speculating about. The night feels alive with magic...and ripe with promise.

Then fire sweeps through the city, cornering the young lovers with no hope of rescue. Desperate to share their last moments together, Kathleen and Dylan impulsively marry. Incredibly, they survive. Now, as the fire burns down to cold ash, Kathleen must tell Chicago's most eligible bachelor that he has married a fraud. But the joke's on her. For this gentleman is no gentleman. While Kathleen had hoped to win Dylan's love, he had planned only to capture her heart and steal her fortune. Dylan Kennedy—con artist, gambler, and ne'er-do-well—has been unwittingly caught in his own game. Now the real sparks are about to fly.

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

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Review: The Hostage by Susan Wiggs

Title: The Hostage
Series: Chicago Fire Trilogy
Author: Susan Wiggs
Read copy: Mass Market Paperback
Published: June 29, 2010
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 0778327841
ISBN-13: 9780778327844

October 8, 1871 -- One small spark ignites the entire city of Chicago, sending its residents into panic. But amid the chaos, a chance encounter leads to an unexpected new love.

Unaware of the fire sweeping toward them, Deborah Sinclair confronts her wealthy, powerful father, determined to refuse the society marriage he has arranged for her. Suddenly, out of the smoke and flames, a stranger appears -- gun in hand, intent on avenging an unforgivable crime. As fire consumes the elegant mansion, the ruthless man takes the fragile, sheltered heiress hostage.

Swept off to mist-shrouded Isle Royale, Deborah finds herself the pawn in Tom Silver's dangerous game of revenge. Despite her horror at being kidnapped, she finds herself drawn to the people of the close-knit community and to the startling beauty of the island. As she engages in a battle of wits with her brooding captor, she begins to understand the injustice that fuels his anger, an injustice wrought by her own family. And as winter imprisons the isolated land, she realizes she's a hostage of her own heart. . .

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Friday, March 11, 2011

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Review: Chains (anthology) by Shiloh Walker

Title: Chains
Author: Shiloh Walker

Read copy: eBook
Published: May 5, 2009
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
ISBN: 1101046449
ISBN-13: 9781101046449

Renee was the homecoming queen with the perfect boyfriend and the perfect life. Lacey was the golden girl with the bright future. And Sherra always looked like the princess in a fairy tale. The three girls each seemed charmed-until one tragic night shattered their hopes for normalcy.

Now, fifteen years later, the women are returning to their hometown of Madison, Ohio, where three men await them-each dangerous in his own way. And when each of the women succumb to desire, they may also find the safety they've been searching for.

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

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Review: A Present for Christmas by Shiloh Walker

Title: A Present for Christmas
Author: Shiloh Walker

Read copy: eBook
Published: October 30, 2010
ISBN: 001113092X
ISBN-13: 2940011130922

Faced with a choice, David has to decide what matters the most. Home…or the heart.

After completing an assignment in Alaska, he’s about to head home, but he realizes he might be leaving behind his heart—Cris, the woman he fell in love with. Now he has to make a choice. Return home to everything he knows, or take a chance on love.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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Review: Ocean of Fire by Emma Daniels

Title: Ocean of Fire
Author: Emma Daniels


Read copy: eBook
Published: June 19, 2009
Publisher: Storm Publishing


Nicole Cameron is hopping mad with her father for not letting her join his crew on the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. She’s even more annoyed that she has to go to the cocktail party celebrating the race. But when she meets the man her father chose in preference to her, she’s almost glad she’s not going. Nicole has never met anyone she dislikes on the spot, but Philip Pelayo manages to get her riled like no one on earth.

Then, only days before the race, her younger bother gets appendicitis, and their father has no choice but to include Nicole. At first she’s overjoyed, but the handsome and arrogant Philip Pelayo soon manages to spoil the trip for her. When she gets hyperthermia, who should crawl into her bunk with her to keep her warm? .... Philip. When they finally reach the finish line, Nicole vows to keep well away from him. But the fire of desire has been ignited, particularly as Philip decides to make it a holiday neither of them will ever forget....

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