Sold and Seduced by Michelle Styles

Title: Sold and Seduced

Author: Michelle Styles

Line: Historical Romance

Release month: April 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:

In just seven days, she will beg for his kiss!

Lydia Veratia made one mistake - and now her freedom is forfeit to the man who all Rome knows as the Sea Wolf. Sold into marriage, the one thing over which she still has control is her own desire. So when Fabius Aro offers her a wager - if she doesn't plead for his kisses in the next seven days, then she will have her independence - Lydia thinks it will be easily won.

But Aro is a dangerously attractive man. And Lydia is finding his lips more and more tempting...

Review:

Sold and Seduced is the third Mills and Boon Historical Romance by up and coming romance author Michelle Styles and it’s a wonderfully sensuous romantic tale featuring an intrepid heroine, a gorgeous hero and plenty of twists and turns to keep you entranced from beginning to end!

When senator’s daughter Lydia Veratia needed money to pay for her father’s medical bills and his medicines, she made the mistake of selling off a cargo of wine already earmarked for Fabius Aro, whom all of Rome has nicknamed the Sea Wolf – and now the Sea Wolf is knocking on her door demanding his wine.

With no cargo or money available, Lydia begs Aro not to take revenge upon her family or besmirch her father’s good name. But Aro soon comes up with a rightful punishment for Lydia – she will be his wife!

With no other option open to her, Lydia accedes to his request thinking that theirs will be a marriage in name only. But Aro has got other plans and has already begun to plot his wife’s seduction.

Will Lydia be impervious to the Sea Wolf’s charms? Or will she succumb to his sensual kisses?

Michelle Styles brings to life Ancient Rome by deftly evoking the sights, the sounds, the scents and the language of the Romans in this page-turning historical romance which I just couldn’t put down.

The talented Ms. Styles blends passion, drama, suspense and adventure in this wonderful story which I just didn’t want to end.

Reviewed By: Julie

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Rescued: Mother-To-Be by Trish Wylie

Title: Rescued: Mother-To-Be

Author: Trish Wylie

Line: Romance

Release month : April 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering & Sweet

Back-Blurb:

Feeling her baby's first kick was supposed to be a joyous moment for Colleen McKenna. When life dealt her the hardest blow, Colleen knew that she would have to summon up all her courage to cope with her pregnancy alone.

Now gorgeous millionaire Eamonn's kindness is testing her fierce independence. And having Eamonn Murphy's hand on her bump, feeling each tiny kick with her, makes every moment more special than the last….

Review:

Trish Wylie, Irish author obviously has a love for her country and horses making this particular reader long to travel to Ireland. Throughout the entire story, I felt as if I were there with both of these wonderful characters who had grown up together on a stud farm, Inisfree. The way Ms. Wylie describes the setting and her two main characters Colleen and Eamonn, one cannot help be transported to the luscious emerald isle

However, more importantly, this book is about home and what it means or can mean to a person. Colleen never doubted her place in life or what she wanted to do…..she loved horses, Inisfree, and as a teenager loved Eamonn. Now she’s faced with a broken down stud farm, expecting a baby and alone.

Due to the passing of his father, Eamonn now owns half of Inisfree and must return to Ireland to face Colleen and his past. As a young man, he left Ireland, his heritage and made his way in the world. In America, he became very successful in the construction field. Now he is faced with a dilemma…..Inisfree, the lovely Colleen and her beautiful newborn daughter Evie. What he does not realize is that he will learn a very valuable lesson and that is what is important in life….family and home.

Rescued Mother-To-Be is intense, sensual and full of heart. I personally fell in love with Inisfree and Ireland. This is truly a love story with a happy ending!

Reviewed By: Marilyn

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From Trish Wylie's Website: “What in the name of everything resembling common sense is a single girl who has never had a baby doing writing a book based around a heavily pregnant heroine??? It has turned into a piece of work that I'm very happy to put my name to! Thanks to friends like Natasha Oakley, Donna Alward and my sister-in-law, who between them have eleven kids (!!!), I got all the information I needed (a tad too much at times frankly) to help me put my mind inside that of an eight months pregnant heroine. I wouldn't have had half a chance of writing it without their help!”

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Sicilan Husband, Blackmailed Bride by Kate Walker

Title: Sicilian Husband, Blackmailed Bride

Author: Kate Walker

Line: Presents

Release month: USA - April 07

The S-Factor: Sizzling!

Back-Blurb:

Dark, proud and sinfully gorgeous, Guido Corsentino is determined to reclaim his wife! Outwardly, Amber is perfect and untouchable, but Guido knows the passionate woman inside. One kiss and he's certain she'll give him whatever he demands.

But Guido is also certain of something else: Amber ran away from him once—so she won't be given the opportunity to run again. He'll protect her from the consequences of her actions…in his bed!

Review:

Again, Kate Walker has written a spellbinding story, one that took this reader on such an emotional journey.

Like so many of us who have attended formal wedding’s and heard the clergy say “if anyone knows just cause why these two should not be joined…….”, this is exactly how this story begins and I believe where Ms. Walker got her particular idea for this story. Just think about it for a minute, how would you react if someone spoke out? Well, our handsome, sexy alpha Guido does just that and then some, taking everyone present at the wedding by surprise.

When Amber met Guido in Las Vegas, there was an immediate attraction, strong emotions, and longing. So when Guido realized he had to have her, there was only one choice and that was to ask her to marry him. Amber’s feelings for him were so strong that she immediately said yes and wanted to marry immediately; they did! However, their relationship was based on one of misunderstanding, lack of communication and secrets. When Amber realized she married him and did not know him she ran and with a man she later promised to marry. At this wedding, the story begins.

Guido arrives at the wedding just in time and forces Amber to leave her wedding, confront the groom, admit she is married to Guido and leaves for Sicily and his home. It is there, she finds out his secret…….he’s wealthy, they are married and will remain so and he has not been honest with her. It is here, they both examine themselves, their past, and present and where Amber realizes that she has loved him always, is vulnerable to him and loves him with desperation. And Guido? He believes Amber had never been strong enough to believe in him. He also realizes that he is the only person that has ever stood by her.

I actually felt like I was caught in the eye of a storm. While reading Guido and Amber’s story I was on edge, anticipating at every turn, the outcome, wishing and wanting them to resolve their differences and find love again.

The Sicilian Husband, Blackmailed Bride is the first book in the duo Corsentino’s brother’s series, with Vito’s story being next (The Sicilian's Red-Hot Revenge) . These Sicilian men are strong, hard working and love intensely. I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved this first book and I am looking forward to next

Reviewed by: Marilyn

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“And then there was the ‘what if’ moment. For some time I had also had an opening scene in my head. A scene in which a wedding is taking place and that moment comes – you know the one – the one where the priest says, ‘If anyone here knows of any reason why these two people should not be joined together, let him speak now of forever hold his peace.’ I’ve been to lots of weddings and no one ever steps forward at that moment and says anything.” (Kate Walker’s Blog) To find out more, why not visit her website or her Blog?

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It Happened One Wedding by Ann Roth

Title: It Happened One Wedding

Author: Ann Roth

Line: Harlequin American

Release month: April 2007

The S-Factor: Sweet

Back-Blurb:

When Cammie Yarnell agrees to do a wedding at the Oceanside Bed and Breakfast, she knows the tough part will be keeping a smile on her face. Not too long ago she had planned a walk down the aisle at the sumptuous B and B herself—and called it off. Worse, she is working this event with Curt Blanco, the photographer who knew all about her fiancé is cheating and kept it secret, betraying her trust as a friend.

Yet her anger starts to fade once the showers and dinner parties bring her closer to the man. Now Curt's misguided belief that he is bad for her is standing in the way of Cammie's trip to the altar—with him.

Review:

Ann Roth has penned a warm and charming read in It Happened One Wedding. It made this reader believe again, in happy endings and promise to come.

For some reason when a bride and groom and their families become involved in the planning process of an event that should bring joy and happiness, the wedding plans can sometimes turn into a not so pleasant process. Kelly is planning her wedding with the help of her friend and wedding planner Cammie. Will she be able to keep peace between Cammie and her overbearing father who has ideas of his own? Throw into the mix, Curt, the wedding photographer who is at odds with his former friend the wedding planner! Will this wedding take place “peacefully” in six weeks time?

Cammie Yarnell came from a family who loved and supported her. The previous year she had been engaged to Todd who betrayed her at his bachelor party. She was hurt and never forgave her friend Curt who had introduced them. She blamed Curt for not telling her the sort of man she was marrying.

Curt Blanco at one time, considered Cammie his friend. In fact, she was his first kiss. He was responsible for introducing Cammie to Todd but did not realize what a “player” Todd was or that he would hurt Cammie. He did not believe in love or happy ever after. Why? Because all of his life he had watched his father move from woman to woman and never respecting his mother. His brother’s is also suffered from “failed” relationships so for Curt, he believed he would never travel down the path to matrimony.

I so enjoyed reading this story and watching the interaction between these two very special people Curt and Cammie. It was heart-warming to see them “mend fences”, fighting their attraction for each other and finding love. This was such a romantic story and one I will long remember thanks to this author. It was a book I read from cover to cover and could not put it down once I began Cammie and Curt’s journey in a renewed friendship and finding love.

Reviewed By: Marilyn

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Ann Says: “The people who interest me most are the ones I know will fall in love despite their problems and seemingly insurmountable differences. For me, writing stories about these people is both a learning experience and a whole lot of fun. “ To find out more why not visit her Website.

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The Secret Life of Lady Gabriella - Liz Fielding

Title: The Secret Life of Lady Gabriella

Author: Liz Fielding

Line: Romance

Release month: May 2007

The S-Factor: Sweet

Back-Blurb:

Lady by day...

Lady Gabriella March is the perfect domestic goddess - at least, that's what her editor at Milady magazine thinks! In truth she's simply Ellie March, cleaner and aspiring writer, who uses the beautiful mansion she is housesitting to inspire her.

Cleaner by night...

When the owner returns unexpectedly, Ellie's fledgeling writing career is threatened. But even more dangerous is the man himself! Gorgeous Dr Benedict Faulkner is quite the opposite of the ageing academic she imagined, and soon it is her heart, and not just her secret, that is exposed...

Wife by the weekend...?

Review:

This is a wonderful story and a pure delight!. Ellie's character - her internal musings and spoken words - are laugh-out-loud funny, and I loved her instantly. This is one romance where you know without a shadow of a doubt that Ben and Ellie are made for each other.

Alongside the warm and funny humour, this story also contains a large sprinkling of emotion, synonymous with every Liz Fielding story. Aside from the romance, any reader who is also an aspiring writer will have total empathy with Ellie's writing experiences! Whatever your circumstances, by the time this story finishes, you will feel so close to Ellie and Ben that you won't want to let them go.

Be assured this is one story you don't want to miss!

Reviewed by: Sue

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In The Gardener's Bed by Kate Hardy

Title: In the Gardener’s Bed
Author: Kate Hardy
Line: Mills and Boon Modern Romance Extra
Release month: March 2007
The S-Factor: Simmering

Back cover blurb:

Ingredients:

Amanda Neave – uptight city girl, who can’t boil an egg. Will Daynes – wealthy garden designer who relishes country life. Recipe for Disaster: put Amanda and Will together on a reality TV show and ask them to swap lives…

Dish of the Day: though she and Will are like chalk and cheese, Amanda can’t resist this ruggedly handsome gardener. And he’s sure there’s more to her than her pin-striped exterior. His plan is to drive her wild and teach her all about bedding!

All washed up? But will this hot affair between polar opposites still sizzle when Amanda and Will realise that she’s expecting a little seed of her own?

Review:

Kate Hardy’s fourth novel for the Modern Romance Extra line is absolutely spellbinding! Sexy, sassy and absolutely riveting, In The Gardener’s Bed, is another keeper by this much-loved author.

Amanda Neave finds herself swapping the city for the Cambridgeshire fens when she agrees to star in her friend’s reality show where she has to swap lives with somebody who is her complete opposite – and Will Daynes couldn’t more different than she is! Whilst Amanda is a city girl whose life revolves around her work, Will loves the great outdoors and his job as a landscape garden designer ensures that he never has to bear the stifling oppression of an office.

Amanda is all set to hate Will and his lifestyle, but the more time she spends with him, the more she realises that life in the country is not as awful as she thought it would be – and that Will is the most gorgeous man she’s ever clapped eyes on.

Before she knows it, Amanda finds herself falling in love with Will, but will she choose her career in the City or her future with the man of her dreams by her side?

Kate Hardy never fails to deliver wonderfully written novels which tug at the heartstrings and In The Gardener’s Bed doesn’t disappoint! Emotional, heartrending and absolutely unputdownable, In The Gardener’s Bed is another excellent novel in the Modern Romance Extra series – and another keeper by this talented storyteller!

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One-Night Baby by Susan Stephens

Title: One-Night Baby

Author: Susan Stephens

Line: Mills and Boon Modern Romance

Release month: March 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:

The Italian millionaire’s love-child…

When sweet, virginal Kate Mulhoon met top Hollywood producer Santino Rossi she was swept away by his fiery passion. He knew nothing of her innocence, or of the baby they made that night…

That intimate, sensuous evening is etched on Santino’s mind – so when Kate appears on his film set in Rome, five years later, the gorgeous Italian millionaire is in the mood for a re-run of their passionate affair. The only problem is Kate’s obvious evasion of his attentions…

Santino’s determined to find out what she’s hiding, and once he does he will make her his… Her secret can’t be that bad…can it?

Review:

In her latest Mills and Boon Modern Romance, One-Night Baby, best-selling author Susan Stephens blends sex, passion, intrigue and secrets in an unforgettable romance you will find impossible to put down!

Kate Mulhoon had always been a good girl – until Italian billionaire Santino Rossi came in to her life and she unleashed her wild side and spent an unforgettable night of passion in his arms. But when Santino went back to Italy, Kate realised that she was pregnant with his baby! Although Kate found herself homeless as her parents disowned her and penniless, she vowed not to let circumstances get her down and she’s managed to juggle motherhood with a busy career.

But the past is about to catch up with her for Kate finds herself face to face with Santino once again and although five years have passed since that unforgettable night, Santino is determined to make Kate his once again.

But Kate wants nothing to do with Santino, but will she able to resist the gorgeous billionaire? And will she be able to keep her secret?

Susan Stephens is one of my favourite Modern Romance writers and One-Night Baby is another one of her books that is heading straight for my keeper shelf! Her characters, Santino and Kate, leap off the pages and Susan’s wonderful ability to bring her exotic settings vividly to life ensures that the reader will feel as if she’s in Rome watching the action unfold.

With characters that’s impossibly not to care about, steamy sex, dramatic emotional intensity and poignant romance, One-Night Baby will keep you turning the pages late into the night and eagerly anticipating Susan Stephens’s next Modern Romance!

Reviewed By: Julie

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At The Greek Boss's Bidding by Jane Porter

Title: At The Greek Boss's Bidding

Author: Jane Porter

Line: Modern/ Presents

Release month: UK -Mar 07/ US - April 07

The S-Factor: Sizzling and Simmering

Back-Blurb:

Impossible, infuriating – and irresistible! Kristian Koumantaros is the most difficult patient Elizabeth’s ever had to care for. The arrogant Greek billionaire is used to always being in control, and isn’t taking kindly to being temporarily blinded after a helicopter crash. He refuses to be at the mercy of any employee…especially a female!

Alone with Kristian at his luxurious retreat, Elizabeth is feeling the full force of his sexual charisma. It’s out of control, and she knows she’ll have to leave – like the seven nurses who tended to Kristian before her! But Kristian won’t let her go, and he’ll use every weapon he still has…including that potent masculinity if he has to!

Review:

To describe this book I would use the adjectives passion, pain, loneliness, despair, wealth, determination and pride. This was truly a story which goes to show one that money can’t buy everything…….it can’t buy love and it certainly can’t buy happiness.

Both of these characters came from extreme wealth and position. Kristian Koumantaros was in a horrible accident and not only in pain due to physical injuries but he had lost use of his legs and eye sight. His disposition was so miserable he went through several nurses and sent them all running. Now the owner of an English nursing firm has come to an isolated location in Greece make sure she gets the job done and helps this angry and desolate man heal.

Elizabeth Hatchet suffered her own pain from a failed marriage, and hiding secrets about her past. She has been hired by a woman she believes to be Kristian’s fiancé and if she does not help him to get on his feet, Elizabeth fears she will loose her nursing business. She also becomes aware of just how handsome, rugged and sexy this Greek billionaire is and vows not to succumb to his charm.

However, the tables are turned on both Kristian and Elizabeth as the attraction between them sizzles, a friendship develops and they share an evening of passion. But it doesn’t just stop there……they run into Elizabeth’s ex-husband and her true identity is exposed!
This is a wonderful story about finding peace, respect, joy and love during an incredible healing process. Bravo Jane Porter for again, entertaining your readers with a strong and powerful love story set in beautiful Greece.

Reviewed By: Marilyn

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A Doctor Worth Waiting For by Margaret McDonagh

Title: A Doctor Worth Waiting For

Author: Margaret McDonagh

Line: Mills and Boon Medical Romance

Release month: March 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:

The playboy doctor’s bride!

Dr Conor Anderson was immediately intrigued by locum Kate Fisher – her dark, soulful eyes made him want to get closer. As guarded as Kate was, she couldn’t hide that she was a passionate woman. But it was only a matter of time before Kate’s past would send her on the run again…

Could this playboy doctor finally have met his match?
And could he be the one to finally heal her and bring the light back to Kate’s beautiful eyes?

Review:

Margaret McDonagh’s second Medical Romance, A Doctor Worth Waiting for is a wonderfully emotional tale which has got keeper written all over it!

Dr. Kate Fisher has accepted a job as a locum in a rural Scottish town in order to recover from a traumatic experience as well as to prove to herself that she can still cut it as a doctor. She doesn’t want to make new friends, form new relationships or be part of the community, but Dr. Conor Anderson has got other ideas.

Conor is intrigued by Kate. She’s a wonderful doctor and a beautiful woman, however, Conor is puzzled by her cautious manner. Just what is she hiding? And why is there so much pain in her eyes?

Kate doesn’t want Conor anywhere near her. She’s already had her heart broken by a former colleague so she’s certainly not going to date Conor. But Conor’s heart, kindness and charisma draw her in, but is she going to let the past get in the way of her future?

A Doctor Worth Waiting For is a fantastic romantic story which you will not be able to put down! Margaret McDonagh writes with such flair, style and heart that you’ll feel every emotion which the characters go through and you’ll be so absorbed in her novel, that you’ll simply devour it in one sitting.

In A Doctor Worth Waiting For, Margaret McDonagh blends wonderful characters, carefully conveyed medical detail, poignant romance and intense emotional drama in an absorbing and unforgettable romantic novel which you will remember long after the last page is turned.

Reviewed by: Julie

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The Italian's Forced Bride by Kate Walker

Title: The Italian's Forced Bride

Author: Kate Walker

Line: Modern

Release month: UK -Feb 2007

The S-Factor: Sizzling!

Back-Blurb:

Alice spent six passionate months as Domenico’s mistress – until she made the worst mistake of all: falling in love. She knew he would never love her back, would soon discard her – so she left him.

But now the fiercely attractive Italian is demanding her back in his bed. And this time, when Domenico finds out she’s carrying his child; he may never let her go

Review:

THE ITALIAN’S FORCED BRIDE by Kate Walker is magnificent; a stunning and powerful love story that I immediately had to read from cover to cover. This love story of Dom and Alice had me in tears, angry and sighing all at once.

Alice who has been Domenico’s Parrisi’s lover for months realizes that she loves him but he is incapable of returning that love. She also overhears gossip one evening that points to him having a mistress so she flees and moves back to England. However, life sometimes plays tricks and for Alice that’s the case when she finds out that she is carrying Dom’s child. She feels she needs to tell Dom of her pregnancy so she writes him a letter asking him to come to her so she can tell him the truth.

Upon Dom’s arrival in England, this story takes on emotions so powerful it leaves the reader sitting on edge. Upon hearing the news, Dom demands marriage and takes Alice back with him to Italy. All I can say so as not to give the story away, is that there are scenes which will take your breath away, secrets and tragedy and in the end a love so sweet and tender it will leave you laughing and crying at the same time.

Congratulations to Kate Walker on yet another magical love story.

Reviewed by: Marilyn

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The Surgeon's Chosen Wife by Fiona Lowe

Title: The Surgeon’s Chosen Wife

Author: Fiona Lowe

Line: Mills and Boon Medical Romance

Release month: March 2007

The S-Factor: Sweet

Back-Blurb:

City surgeon…single mum

Struggling to adjust to life as a single mother, GP Sarah Rigby is intrigued by her new neighbour, guarded hot-shot surgeon Ryan Harrison. Sarah knows Ryan is struggling to overcome the effects of an accident, and although deeply hesitant of entering a relationship, she and her young son Sam resolve to show Ryan how to live again.

They’re thrown together to save lives, and the soaring temperatures of the Australian summer mirror the heat fizzing between them – until Ryan cannot deny his desire to be part of the family he’s grown to love…or his desire to make Sarah his bride…

Review:

In her latest Medical Romance, Fiona Lowe sweeps her readers off to the beautiful town of Yakkabura in Queensland in this emotional tale which will tug at your heartstrings and bring a tear to your eye!

GP Sarah Rigby is busy looking after her Sam and working every hour God sends at her health clinic – she’s certainly got no time from romance - so why is she so intrigued by the sudden reappearance of Ryan Harrison? As teenagers they had shared a passionate kiss but he’d left town and she’d never seen him again – and now he’s back recovering from an accident and trying to sell his childhood home to finance his life back in Melbourne.

Despite the fact that a lot of time has passed since that brief kiss, Sarah is still attracted to Ryan, but with a young child to look after, a busy professional life and Ryan’s apathy towards Yakkabura, she knows that a future with him is out of question.

But as fate throws Ryan and Sarah into close proximity, Ryan begins to realise that Yakkabura does have its attractions and that Sarah is the first woman who’s ever captured his heart and made him feel alive. But will Ryan be able to resist the lure of Melbourne or will he realise that home is where the heart is?

Fiona Lowe just keeps getting better and better. Her books resonate with her readers because they are about real people with real problems, but they still have got that touch of romantic fantasy which make them simply irresistible. Fiona Lowe is a writer I know I can always rely on to deliver the goods and in The Surgeon’s Chosen Wife she certainly delivers! A touching story about getting a second chance at love and life, her storytelling prowess will hold you spellbound and her characters leap off the pages and come alive instantly.

The Surgeon’s Chosen Wife is the perfect novel to lose yourself into and one which you can’t afford to miss!

Reviewed By: Julie

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The Sicilian's Marriage Arrangement by Lucy Monroe

Title: The Sicilian's Marriage Arrangement

Author: Lucy Monroe

Line: Modern

Release month: UK -Feb 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

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Hope Bishop is stunned when darkly sexy Sicilian tycoon Luciano di Valerio proposes marriage. Brought up by her wealthy but distant grandfather, she is used to fading into the background and being ignored.

But Luciano's sensual lovemaking makes her feel vibrantly alive. Hope falls in love with her husband and is blissfully happy—until she discovers that Luciano ruthlessly married her…for convenience!

Review:

The greatest thing you'll ever learn Is to love and be loved in return. ~ From "Unforgettable with Love" by Natalie Cole

A strong alpha, a young girl who for years loved this sexy Italian! Blackmailed into marriage! Secrets! Passion! How much better can it get? Again, another Lucy Monroe book I couldn't put down once I began. This is such a powerful and intense love story.

Hope Bishop had been raised without parents and by her wealthy grandfather who only had time for his business and business associates. For Hope, life was very lonely and as she matured and first set eyes on the sexy millionaire Luciano de Valerio she was smitten. For years she had loved this man from afar and when he turns up at a New Years Eve party and kisses her at midnight, she’s sure of her love for this man.

Luciano iis not only handsome and wealthy, he’s a successful businessman. He is very loyal to his family and family business so when Hope’s grandfather approaches him with a deal, a deal to get his families business back by marrying his granddaughter, what choice does he have? Luciano thinks Hope is sweet, loving and tender and that she will make him a wonderful Sicilian wife but he doesn’t count on the attraction between them. Lucy takes this attraction and makes it a dance, a dance and journey you won’t want to miss.

I wonder how many women have had crushes or loved for years without that person realizing it?.. If you had the chance and someone could make it possible, what would be your choice?

Reviewed by: Marilyn

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The Greek's Convenient Mistress by Annie West

Title: The Greek's Convenient Mistress

Author: Annie West

Line: Modern /Sexy/ Presents

Release month: Jan/Feb/TBC 2007

The S-Factor: Sizzling & Simmering

Back-Blurb:

A handsome Greek millionaire, a little girl who needs help...Sophie can't say no...!
Sophie Paterson is shocked when Costas Palamidis turns up on her Sydney doorstep. Costas's wife is dead, and his precious little girl's life is in grave danger - Sophie is the only person who can help...even if it means returning to the long-lost family who turned their backs on her...

Costas wastes no time in moving Sophie into his luxurious Greek villa. She struggles to fight the explosive attraction that fizzes between them while they also battle to save Eleni's life. When their forced proximity leads to a night of unforgettable passion, Sophie has to make a choice: aware that Costas's priority will only ever be his daughter, she can leave the man she has fallen in love with...or stay, knowing she will never be more than the Greek's mistress!"

Review:

This book absolutely consumed me from the very beginning to the end……. that’s how incredible it was…….powerful, so intense it absolutely made me breathless. Riveting, emotional, sad, just a wonderful story, not only about love, but also about healing hearts, healing an extremely ill child and mending family hurts and old wounds. But most important about finding peace, joy and love!

Costa’s made Sophie feel like a tart. He didn’t want nor need her, well he actually did need her, and he needed her bone marrow for a transplant in order to heal his sick child. However, this beautiful young woman was related to his deceased wife and reminded him of her and her inability to be a good wife and mother. Despite all of this, both Costa’s and Sophie were attracted to each other both by body and soul. Whenever he was near, she felt alive and despite herself, she still wanted him. Lust and Sex? Of course and Sophie knew where she stood and in the end could not resist him.

For Costa’s he fought his attraction for Sophie every inch of the way. He was always in control and tried not to weaken. In the end, he acts on his attraction and does he feel he’s taking advantage of her? Absolutely not! He can’t help himself, can’t trust himself and his attraction. He’s afraid to trust, to believe.To say anymore would ruin the story for the reader. But let me just say this, first and foremost, Annie West again pens another wonderful love story set on a lovely isle in Greece. She again delivers and entertains her reader’s with a powerful and intense reading experience. I promise, you won’t be sorry reading the Greek’s Convenient Mistress.

Reviewed by: Marilyn

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Breathless! by Trish Wylie

Title: Breathless!

Author: Trish Wylie

Line: Mills and Boon Modern Extra/ Sexy Sensation

Release month: Feb/March 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:

Just one night would take her breath away!

Rory Flanaghan is every girl’s dream: tall, toned and so, so sexy. On leave from his dangerous overseas job, he’s helping out at the gym he owns. When writer Cara Sheehan starts one-to-one sessions with Rory, exercise takes on a whole new meaning! He leaves her with a sensual awareness she’s never let herself feel before…

Rory can’t understand why this beautiful, feisty woman has a problem with her image, and he knows he can teach Cara what she’s capable of… As things get really personal, Rory shows Cara that just one kiss, just one touch…just one night…will leave her breathless…!

Review:

Cara Sheehan needs to lose weight – fast! Her best friend’s wedding is coming up and for once in her life she doesn’t want to be the dumpy one in the corner – especially as the best man is her ex-boyfriend Niall. With the wedding fast approaching, Cara decides to enrol in a gym and the first person she walks into as soon as she sets foot inside the gym is the gorgeous part owner Rory Flanaghan, who is on leave from his dangerous job as a soldier on the front line.

Rory can’t understand why a woman as gorgeous as Cara should need to lose weight. She’s funny, feisty, intelligent and has curves in all the right places. But, Rory decides to give Cara a helping hand and suddenly, the word exercise soon begins to take on a whole new delicious meaning as they find themselves indulging in one to one sessions.

But time is running out for Rory for in a few weeks’ time he has to return to the front line, but this time Rory finds himself strangely reluctant to leave because for the first time in his life, he’s found himself falling head over heels in love.

Trish Wylie blends wicked humour, marvelous characters, intense emotion and powerful romance into a wonderfully engrossing romantic tale which will leave you Breathless!

Reviewed By: Julie


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Crowned: An Ordinary Girl by Natasha Oakley

Title: Crowned: An Ordinary Girl

Author: Natasha Oakley

Line: Romance

Release month : February 2007

The S-Factor:Sweet

Back-Blurb:

Wedding – by Royal Command!

The Andovarian royal family is in mourning after the untimely death of the King. An urgent summons orders the return of the heir – His Serene Highness Crown Prince Sebastian II…

Just as Seb had caught a glimpse of what normal life could be, he was forced to do his duty. Accepting the crown meant leaving the most precious gift he’d ever had – the love of an ordinary girl…

Now, years on, Marianne Chambers is visiting Andovaria. Seb has been given the second chance he’s always longed for. But can he fight tradition and crown Marianne as his very own princess?

Review:

Moving, emotional and absolutely impossible to put down, Crowned: An Ordinary Girl is another wonderful romantic novel by one of Mills and Boon’s fastest rising stars –Natasha Oakley.

Ten years ago, Marianne Chambers was just an eighteen year old student who fell in love for the first time with a fellow undergraduate, the Austrian Sebastian Rodier. However, Marianne’s hopes for a future with Sebastian were dashed when he disappeared from her life – and then she opened a newspaper and realized that the boy she thought was an ordinary guy was in fact a Prince!

Now, Sebastian is back into her life and Marianne realizes that her feelings for him haven’t changed – if anything they are stronger than ever! But, Marianne soon realizes that Sebastian’s every move is scrutinized and his every word talked about. Is she willing to live with this or risk losing him a second time?

Natasha Oakley meshes intense emotional impact, poignant romance, heartwarming drama and vividly drawn characters into an engrossing story which you will not easily forget! Charming, spellbinding and sensitive, Crowned: An Ordinary Girl is perfect romantic escapism!

Reviewed By: Julie

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Meant-To-Be Mother - Ally Blake

Title: Meant-To-Be Mother

Author: Ally Blake

Line: Romance

Release month: January 2007

The S-Factor: Sweet

Back-Blurb:

The homecoming bride-to-be

Single father James Dillon has dedicated his life to his young son... Yet when a beautiful, stylish stranger appears on his doorstep he can't ignore the magnetism between them - nor the happiness he sees in his son when she's around.

Siena Capuletti didn't mean to fall in love. Her homecoming was only meant to be fleeting. But now, as she spends time with gorgeous James and his adorable son, she knows that she's lost her heart to them. But the mistakes of her past are still ruling her head...

Is she the jet-set career girl she's convinced herself she should be... or the bride and mother that she was clearly meant to be...?

Review:

I can't even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this story. Each and every character in this book is meaningful, from Rick, Siena's elder brother, to Kane, the hero's son. All of them have issues that they need to deal with, and each of them need Siena as much as she needs them.

Ally Blake takes Siena and James on an exhilarating emotional ride that leaves both them and the reader breathless. This is a wonderful feel-good story. It's got everything that the new Romance line has fast become renowned for - warmth, humour, romance, and emotion.

Ally Blake will have the reader laughing-out-loud at some points, while reaching for the tissues at others. Perfect!

Reviewed by: Sue

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Driving Him Wild by Julie Cohen

Title: Driving Him Wild

Author: Julie Cohen

Line: Mills and Boon Modern Extra

Release month: Feb 2007

The S-Factor:Simmering

Back-Blurb:

Destination: desire

When smart-mouthed New York City cab driver Zoe Drake finds a tall, dark and brooding man on her doorstep, she doesn’t know what to think – does he want something, or has Christmas come early this year?

Nick Giroux is looking for his long-lost father – not a new-found woman! But there’s something about him that makes Zoe let down her ice-cool defences. She’ll use her profession to drive Nick to Maine…

…and maybe drive him wild on the way!

Review:

Julie Cohen’s Driving Him Wild is the latest Modern Romance Extra by this extremely talented writer whose books never fail to tickle the funny bone and to tug at the heartstrings!

Nick Giroux is determined to find the father who walked out on him sixteen years ago and when he finds out that he’s got some kind of connection with New Yorker Xenia Drake, he leaves his life in Maine to confront the man who had abandoned him. However, Nick is in for a disappointment for Xenia has just died and living in her apartment is her great niece Zoe.

Nick has never known a woman quite like Zoe and as passions ignite between the two, they realise that maybe the time has come for them to let down their defences and embrace their future – together!

Julie Cohen blends charming characters, sexy romance, hilarious one liners, sizzling chemistry and powerful emotion into a love story which you will not want to put down. Julie Cohen is one of Mills and Boon’s fastest rising stars and her books are not to be missed!

Reviewed By: Julie

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The Santorini Bride by Anne McAllister

Title: The Santorini Bride

Author: Anne McAllister

Line: Harlequin Presents/Modern Romance

Release month: Feb 2007

The S-Factor:Simmering

Back-Blurb:

The Greek’s chosen wife

Nowhere could be more perfect than the breathtaking island of Santorini to fall in love – but its whispering winds, azure seas and innate tranquillity belie the blazing passion the island evokes in all who arrive on its idyllic shores…

Heiress Martha Antonides is stunned when she arrives at her ancestral family home on the Greek island of Santorini – to find that the villa has been taken over by billionaire Theo Savas… Forced together, they indulge in a scorchingly hot affair. But Theo Savas will never marry. Martha knows she must leave, but her heart and body will not obey her head. Mistress or wife – she’s Theo’s for the taking!

Review:

Martha Antonides is absolutely furious when she finds her boyfriend in the shower with another woman! Shocked, hurt and livid, she empties her savings account and books a one way ticket to Greece to the island of Santorini where her parents have had a holiday home for generations.

However, the last thing Martha is expecting is to find a stranger living in her house – a gorgeous stranger whom a magazine declared as the world’s sexiest sailor! Theo Savas is not only drop dead gorgeous, but he’s also a billionaire and what’s more thanks to her feckless father, he now owns their home on Santorini!

With no job, no money and with no inclination to go home whatsoever, Martha decides that she’s not going anywhere and if Theo doesn’t want her living with him – tough! But what Martha hasn’t counted on is the fact that under the sizzling Mediterranean sun, passion will flare and before Martha knows it she finds herself pregnant with the Greek billionaire’s baby!

The Santorini Bride features two lively characters that are so vividly drawn that you feel as if they are in the room with you, steamy love scenes, passionate romance, delicious humor and wonderful emotional intensity.

In The Santorini Bride, Anne McAllister blends all the passion, drama and emotion which we’ve come to expect from Harlequin Presents/M&B Modern with charm, wit and laugh out lines.

Charming, romantic and absolutely hilarious, The Santorini Bride is a novel which you can’t afford to miss!

Reviewed by: Julie

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