Jacquie D'Alessandro
Auteur van Sleepless at Midnight
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- D'Alessandro, Jacquie
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- Georgia, USA
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- Hofstra University
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- Damaris Rowland (The Damaris Rowland Agency)
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- Jacquie D'Alessandro grew up on Long Island and fell in love with romance at an early age. She dreamed of being swept away by a dashing rogue riding a spirited stallion. When Joe, her hero finally showed up, he was dressed in jeans and driving a Volkswagen, but she recognized him anyway. They married after they both graduated from Hofstra University, and are now living their happily-ever-after in Atlanta, Georgia, along with their very bright and active son, Christopher, alias "Junior", who is a dashing rogue in the making.
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A Harlequin Christmas Carol: An Anthology door Betina Krahn
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This is not just another trashy romance novel. This is considered an historical romance based on the fact that young women from well to-do families back in the 1800's did not always have a say who they would marry. Their parents would make the arrangement to, hopefully, a more well to-do man of significance who would take care of them financially. The cover of the book doesn't match up at all with the storyline because the Bride Thief, the one to rescue the soon to be bride from a miserable life, is described as wearing a black, full head covering with slits for his eyes, nose and mouth, wearing all black with a black cape and riding a black stallion. Now...look at the cover.
Set in 1820 in the Village of Tunbridge Wells, County of Kent, England, Samantha "Sammie" Briggeham, age 26, was considered too eccentric and old to marry. Not to mention, also a bit unattractrive with her thick framed glasses. So, her parents arranged a marriage between her and an old family friend, 43-year-old arrogant military man, Major Wilshire. Samantha, unlike her other three beautiful sisters was more earthy and considered a free-bird. She loved science and getting her hands dirty and collecting bugs and worms and things to study and learn more about. She was also sort of an herbalist, experimenting with honey creams she would make for a few older locals in the area to help relieve their arthritis.
Sammie was perfectly happy alone. She had dreams to travel and see the world and have adventures, not become someone's property and to have to behave in the fake customs of women in those days. There was only one way out of this arranged marriage, and that was through the notorious bride thief, the Earl of Wesley, Eric Landsdowne, known for kidnapping and saving brides. His secret lifestyle began when his father arranged an abusive marriage for his sister, Margaret, in exchange for his gambling debts paid off. His father never cared for Margaret, born a female, so Eric made a promise to himself to take care of her. He raised her, teaching her to fish and love nature. But, while he was away at war, his father married her off to a brute who beat her and had affairs. He only wanted her to produce an heir for his estate. From that moment on, he had become the mysterious Bride Thief, helping to make known and bring attention to a real problem of women's plight. He was too late to rescue Margaret, but he vowed to help and stop the marriages of any other unwanted marriages. Eric had rescued 12 brides and had brought the problem to national attention with front page headlines in the newspapers across the country. He was a wanted man throughout England with huge rewards for his life, with the reward growing larger and larger.
Well, of course, the Bride Thief (Lord Wesley) would fall in love with Sammie and Sammie in love with Eric, with twists and turns to keep it very interesting. There's actually a little substance...and one great sexual scene. Otherwise, the author keeps it pretty clean.… (meer)
Set in 1820 in the Village of Tunbridge Wells, County of Kent, England, Samantha "Sammie" Briggeham, age 26, was considered too eccentric and old to marry. Not to mention, also a bit unattractrive with her thick framed glasses. So, her parents arranged a marriage between her and an old family friend, 43-year-old arrogant military man, Major Wilshire. Samantha, unlike her other three beautiful sisters was more earthy and considered a free-bird. She loved science and getting her hands dirty and collecting bugs and worms and things to study and learn more about. She was also sort of an herbalist, experimenting with honey creams she would make for a few older locals in the area to help relieve their arthritis.
Sammie was perfectly happy alone. She had dreams to travel and see the world and have adventures, not become someone's property and to have to behave in the fake customs of women in those days. There was only one way out of this arranged marriage, and that was through the notorious bride thief, the Earl of Wesley, Eric Landsdowne, known for kidnapping and saving brides. His secret lifestyle began when his father arranged an abusive marriage for his sister, Margaret, in exchange for his gambling debts paid off. His father never cared for Margaret, born a female, so Eric made a promise to himself to take care of her. He raised her, teaching her to fish and love nature. But, while he was away at war, his father married her off to a brute who beat her and had affairs. He only wanted her to produce an heir for his estate. From that moment on, he had become the mysterious Bride Thief, helping to make known and bring attention to a real problem of women's plight. He was too late to rescue Margaret, but he vowed to help and stop the marriages of any other unwanted marriages. Eric had rescued 12 brides and had brought the problem to national attention with front page headlines in the newspapers across the country. He was a wanted man throughout England with huge rewards for his life, with the reward growing larger and larger.
Well, of course, the Bride Thief (Lord Wesley) would fall in love with Sammie and Sammie in love with Eric, with twists and turns to keep it very interesting. There's actually a little substance...and one great sexual scene. Otherwise, the author keeps it pretty clean.… (meer)
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