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Mary Blayney

Auteur van Dead of Night (Anthology 4-in-1)

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Werken van Mary Blayney

Dead of Night (Anthology 4-in-1) (2007) — Medewerker — 731 exemplaren
Stranger's Kiss (2009) 39 exemplaren
Courtesan's Kiss (1844) 25 exemplaren
The Pleasure of His Company (2003) 14 exemplaren
One More Kiss (2013) 14 exemplaren
The Captain's Mermaid (2004) 13 exemplaren
A Husband for Mama [anthology] (2003) 8 exemplaren
True Colors (1988) 6 exemplaren
Traitor's Kiss (2008) 5 exemplaren
Poppy's Coin 4 exemplaren
Once and Forever [anthology] (2013) 3 exemplaren
Lost in Paradise 2 exemplaren

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Mirror, Mirror (2013) — Medewerker, sommige edities322 exemplaren
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Liked the J.D.Robb story. Eternity in Death. Read one of the others. t was OK and just skimmed the other 2. Meh.
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phyllis2779 | 13 andere besprekingen | Feb 24, 2023 |
What do you get when you mix blood, murder and the night? A vampire wannabe? Eve will need to put aside her superstitions and find the killer before his next move.
 
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wndy2011 | 13 andere besprekingen | Mar 13, 2018 |
I reviewed this for Romance Reader At Heart website.


RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:


COURTESAN'S KISS is a fourth installment of the Pennistan Family series. TRAITOR'S KISS/LOVER'S KISS and STRANGER'S KISS are the previous ones that I highly recommend you read first. As much as this book stands on its own, I was glad to have read the other stories first.

We meet Mia Castellano, our heroine in STRANGER'S KISS, and we just know that this beautiful and headstrong young lady will be more than a handful for our hero, David Pennistan.

From the first paragraph of this book, we know we're in for an entertaining ride:

"'No is the most valuable word in the English language.' Mia Castellano raised two fingers to her mouth and tried to think of someplace, anyplace on earth, where women were as powerful as men. `Indeed, no is the most valuable word in any language.'"

Naturally, those words come back to bite her. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the antics of this girl. Ms. Blayney has written the character of Mia so well that she jumped off the pages. I loved her enthusiasm, her quirky personality. From the beginning, we knew that her fiancée was no match for her, that she needed someone who would accept her as she is and not subdue her lively personality. I was relieved when she broke of her engagement and thrown in with David Pennistan. As the two embark on a journey to his family's home, where her guardian and his sister-in-law Elena resides, we're treated to an adventure our protagonists will never forget.

En route an illness strikes, and our hero is quarantined with Mia. Time spent together in closed quarters gives these two a closer look at each other and an opportunity to get much closer than either thought possible. However, the reality hits them both that without a chaperone, Mia's reputation is in tatters unless David marries her. Her fascination with David doesn't stop her for thinking him too domineering and too serious for her. Mia's worries aren't so much for her reputation, but for her freedom. This naïve girl thinks the life of a courtesan might suit her better than a wife to David.

Lord David Pennistan is not a happy man now that he's basically ordered to escort this naïve, spoiled, and impetuous girl. He has a lot on his mind, and he doesn't need any distractions. He's mind and his heart is on how to present his newest venture (a steam powered mill) to his brother, so that he can get the financing for it.

It's quite rare to read of a character in romance novels of Lord David Pennistan's caliber. He had big dreams for himself, and he wasn't going to let those dreams get away. This was the beginning of the industrial revolution, and David needed to be a part of it. Our hero was a serious individual who had serious things on his mind. Building a cotton factory, steam engines, offering jobs and housing to veterans and their families, are just a few of the ambitions that drove this man. He didn't need this slip of a girl and her antics. Ms. Blayney however, thought he did, so she gave him Mia, a vibrant and charming young woman that brought out the best in him. It was highly entertaining to watch Mia and David slowly warm up to each other and realize what we all knew from the beginning of their adventure.

With this unlikely pair and a well-rounded supporting cast, COURTESAN'S KISS is best described as an entertaining, witty, and heartwarming adventure. I highly recommend it.

Melanie
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bookworm2bookworm | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 30, 2017 |
I can only give this book 2 stars due to i only bought it for JD Robb, The other authors were good but i Love and follow JD Robb religiously! I wouldn't run out an buy books from the other authors. JD Robbs story gets a full 5!
 
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Bettyb30 | 13 andere besprekingen | Jun 24, 2013 |

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