Christine Bell (3)
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Christine Bell grew up in Yonkers, New York. Having decided in eighth grade that she was going to be a poet, Bell studied English literature at Mercy College. After graduation, however, she found herself in jobs that ranged from selling lingerie to working in the health-care field, as a nurse's toon meer aide, an EKG technician, and a cardiovascular technologist. Bell eventually concluded that she was not going to make a living through her poetry and decided to try writing novels instead. The decision led to The Saint, the story of an American woman who marries an Argentinean and experiences a variety of challenges as she adjusts to a new country and culture. Initially rejected by 12 agents and 72 publishers, The Saint was eventually published by a small press in Florida and then sold well enough that it was picked up by a large publishing house and reprinted three times. After The Saint was published, Bell's second novel The Perez Family was accepted for publication after only five rejections. The Perez Family was the story of two Cubans who escape to the United States as part of the Mariel boatlift in 1980. Once in the U.S., the two Perezes pretend to be husband and wife because families are given priority over individuals in receiving services. The comedy of errors and mistaken identities that results is further complicated by the efforts of San Lazaro, an overworked and somewhat inept patron saint. Bell has also published a book of short stories, The Seven-Year Atomic Makeover Guide and Other Stories. Bell lives in Nashville, Tennessee. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Werken van Christine Bell
A Valentine From Harlequin: Six Degrees of Romance [Anthology 6-in-1] (2012) — Medewerker — 60 exemplaren
Home for the Howlidays: A Montana Wolves holiday novella (Montana Wolves series) (2014) 21 exemplaren
Coercion 17 exemplaren
Fix You: The Complete Box Set: Bash and Olivia's Story - Books 1-3 (The McDaniels Brothers, #1-3) 14 exemplaren
Skip to the Good Part, Vol 1: 20 Authors Reveal Their Steamiest Scenes (2014) — Medewerker — 7 exemplaren
Captive Audience 4 exemplaren
Trust Me: The Complete Box Set: Matty and Kayla's Story - Books 1-3 (The McDaniels Brothers, #4-6) (2015) 3 exemplaren
Between Us, 1-3, The Complete Collection: Reid and Lola's Story (McDaniels Brothers) by Christine Bell (2015-07-31) (1800) 2 exemplaren
Her Guardian (Voyeurs) 1 exemplaar
The McDaniels Brothers: Complete Collection 1 exemplaar
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Six stories, some better, some disturbing, some worse.
I really liked the idea of the shared opening and the different stories. And my favourite was the steampunk version
I really liked the idea of the shared opening and the different stories. And my favourite was the steampunk version
I liked the premise of this book but it failed in execution. I didn't like the heroine's choices. There were scenes missing that would have helped round out the story. This just seemed like an outline really. Plus books really benefit from words like 'later that day' or 'a week later'. There was no description and I didn't really get to know either character well enough to really care about them. Not awful but needs more work to be a complete story.
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Galen is a famous boxer who’s home to rest before he has to return to training. He goes to the wedding as his sister’s escort, who’s the maid of honor, and happens upon Lacey when she catches her husband and his lover. Galen and Cat (the bro and sis) stand with Lacey and help her escape the wedding reception without a scene. Galen takes her to his family’s lake house and, on a dare, they go on Lacey’s planned honeymoon together. They crushed on each other throughout high school but neither knew the other liked them. Plus there was a 3-year age difference that kept them doing nothing more than bickering at one another as kids. Anyway, they’re adults and sparks fly in Puerto Rico!
The author obviously did her homework (or maybe she's gone there), but her descriptions of Puerto Rico were beautiful. I could easily picture everything she described from the koi pond, to sandy beaches to the little bistro where Lacey and Galen met a swinger couple. That whole scene was laugh-out funny!
Galen is swoon-worthy but I wish Lacey had more of a backbone, especially when it came to her horrible, controlling mother. I found myself wanting to smack Lacey more than once but she eventually stepped up to the plate and stood for what she wanted and believed in.
The book flowed smoothly, no typos, and I really enjoyed the author’s writing style. I hope to read more books by Christine Bell in the future.
4 Stars.
Disclaimer – I downloaded this ebook from Amazon during a free period. This is an honest review. I am a reader. I am not paid or compensated in any way, shape or form for this review. I will not change or alter this review for any reason.… (meer)