Afbeelding van de auteur.

Kasey Michaels

Auteur van Maggie Needs An Alibi

172+ Werken 8,051 Leden 197 Besprekingen Favoriet van 17 leden

Over de Auteur

Best-selling romance writer, Kathryn Seidick also writes as Kasey Michaels and Michelle Kasey. She has written over sixty titles. They include Maggie Needs An Alibi, Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You, A Masquerade in the Moonlight, The Passion of An Angel and The Kissing Game. Her works have earned her toon meer numerous recognitions and awards including a Romance Writer's of America RITA award, a Waldenbook's Bestseller award, and many awards from Romantic Times magazine. In 1995, her title Secrets Of the Heart was named as one of the year's best romances. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Kasey Michaels website

Reeksen

Werken van Kasey Michaels

Maggie Needs An Alibi (2002) 284 exemplaren
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (2000) 201 exemplaren
Maggie By The Book (2003) 189 exemplaren
Everything's Coming Up Rosie (2006) 185 exemplaren
A Gentleman by Any Other Name (2006) 182 exemplaren
A Most Unsuitable Groom (2007) 169 exemplaren
Beware of Virtuous Women (2006) 167 exemplaren
The Dangerous Debutante (2006) 161 exemplaren
How to Tempt a Duke (2009) 159 exemplaren
The Butler Did It (2004) 158 exemplaren
Love To Love You Baby (2001) 153 exemplaren
A Reckless Beauty (2007) 144 exemplaren
Maggie Without a Clue (2004) 133 exemplaren
Stuck In Shangri-La (2005) 131 exemplaren
Be My Baby Tonight (2002) 128 exemplaren
The Taming of the Rake (2011) 128 exemplaren
How To Tame a Lady (2009) 127 exemplaren
The Bride of the Unicorn (1993) 117 exemplaren
The Kissing Game (2003) 117 exemplaren
The Return of the Prodigal (2007) 117 exemplaren
Mischief Becomes Her (2008) 114 exemplaren
Then Comes Marriage (2002) 112 exemplaren
Too Good To Be True (2001) 112 exemplaren
This Can't Be Love (2004) 111 exemplaren
Dial M For Mischief (2008) 110 exemplaren
The Passion of an Angel (1995) 108 exemplaren
Becket's Last Stand (2007) 107 exemplaren
How to Beguile a Beauty (2010) 104 exemplaren
This Must Be Love (2003) 104 exemplaren
Someone to Love (2001) 101 exemplaren
The Tenacious Miss Tamerlane (1982) 95 exemplaren
Indiscreet (1998) 94 exemplaren
Escapade (1999) 93 exemplaren
Rules of Engagement (3-in-1) (1994) — Medewerker — 93 exemplaren
The Secrets of the Heart (1995) 87 exemplaren
How to Wed a Baron (2010) 84 exemplaren
Mischief 24/7 (2009) 80 exemplaren
Shall We Dance? (2005) 80 exemplaren
Waiting for You (2000) — Auteur — 79 exemplaren
A Midsummer Night's Sin (2011) 76 exemplaren
Much Ado About Rogues (2012) 72 exemplaren
The Questioning Miss Quinton (1987) 65 exemplaren
The Anonymous Miss Addams (2002) 64 exemplaren
Beloved Wolf (2001) 60 exemplaren
What an Earl Wants (2012) 58 exemplaren
Out of the Blue (1992) 57 exemplaren
The Illusions of Love (1994) 57 exemplaren
The Beleaguered Lord Bourne (1986) 57 exemplaren
The Dubious Miss Dalrymple (2002) 55 exemplaren
The Ruthless Lord Rule (1987) 55 exemplaren
A Masquerade in the Moonlight (1994) 55 exemplaren
The Toplofty Lord Thorpe (1986) 52 exemplaren
The Untamed (1996) 49 exemplaren
Bachelor on the Prowl (2001) — Auteur — 48 exemplaren
The Enterprising Lord Edward (1989) 47 exemplaren
The Sheikh's Secret Son (2001) 44 exemplaren
The Legacy of the Rose (1992) 42 exemplaren
The Homecoming (1996) 41 exemplaren
An Improper Arrangement (1806) 41 exemplaren
Come Near Me (2000) 41 exemplaren
How to Woo a Spinster (2009) 40 exemplaren
To Marry at Christmas (1988) 40 exemplaren
The Promise (1997) 39 exemplaren
The Chaotic Miss Crispino (1991) 39 exemplaren
More Than Words: Stories of Hope (2010 Publication, 3-in-1) (2010) — Medewerker — 38 exemplaren
Moonlight Masquerade (1989) 37 exemplaren
The Belligerent Miss Boynton (1982) 36 exemplaren
A Reckless Promise (2016) 34 exemplaren
The Haunted Miss Hampshire (1992) 32 exemplaren
What a Lady Needs (2013) 31 exemplaren
The Hopechest Bride (2002) 31 exemplaren
Strange Bedfellows (1997) 31 exemplaren
The Lurid Lady Lockport (1984) 29 exemplaren
What a Hero Dares (2014) 29 exemplaren
His Innocent Temptress (2001) 28 exemplaren
The Savage Miss Saxon (1985) 28 exemplaren
The Tycoon's Secret (2008) 27 exemplaren
Baby Fever (1780) 27 exemplaren
The Playful Lady Penelope (1988) 26 exemplaren
The Rambunctious Lady Royston (1982) 26 exemplaren
The Somerville Farce (1991) 25 exemplaren
The Raven's Assignment (2002) 24 exemplaren
The Wagered Miss Winslow (1992) 24 exemplaren
A Difficult Disguise (1990) 24 exemplaren
Suddenly a Bride (2010) 24 exemplaren
What a Gentleman Desires (2013) 23 exemplaren
Romeo in the Rain (1990) 23 exemplaren
The Mischievous Miss Murphy (1987) 23 exemplaren
Five's a Crowd (1996) 21 exemplaren
The Bride Plan (2011) 18 exemplaren
Husbands Don't Grow on Trees (1995) 17 exemplaren
A Bride After All (2010) 17 exemplaren
Marrying Maddy (2000) 17 exemplaren
The Parent Trap (3-in-1) (1996) 16 exemplaren
Timely Matrimony (1993) 16 exemplaren
Jessie's Expecting (2000) 15 exemplaren
Raffling Ryan (2000) 14 exemplaren
Spouse for Hire (3-in-1) (1998) 13 exemplaren
Timeless Love (By Request 2-in-1) (2001) 12 exemplaren
Maggie's Miscellany (1984) 11 exemplaren
His Chariot Awaits (1990) 11 exemplaren
Lion on the Prowl (1991) — Auteur — 11 exemplaren
Strange Bedfellows Part 2 (2014) 10 exemplaren
Uncle Daddy (1993) 10 exemplaren
Strange Bedfellows Part 1 (2014) 9 exemplaren
Carried Away (Logan Assents / Ryan Objects) (2000) — Medewerker — 9 exemplaren
Strange Bedfellows Part 3 (2014) 8 exemplaren
Sydney's Folly (1991) 7 exemplaren
Lords of Notoriety (2009) 6 exemplaren
Take 5, Volume 5 (Anthology 5-in-1) (2002) — Medewerker — 6 exemplaren
The Bedeviled Viscount Brockton (2017) 5 exemplaren
Prenuptial Agreement (1992) 5 exemplaren
Compliments of the Groom (1987) 5 exemplaren
Marriage in a Suitcase (1993) 5 exemplaren
Impetuous Misses (2006) 4 exemplaren
The Dad Next Door (1995) 4 exemplaren
Marriageable Misses (2006) 3 exemplaren
Maitland Maternity: Triplets, Quads and Quints (3-in-1) (2010) — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
The Magnate's Takeover [and] The Tycoon's Secret (2009) — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Lords of Scandal (2009) 2 exemplaren
Or You Can Let Him Go (1984) 2 exemplaren
Joe Colton's Journal (2002) 2 exemplaren
My Aunt Grizelda 1 exemplaar
Parents By Design 1 exemplaar
In His Lordship's Bed (2017) 1 exemplaar
Sangre comanche (2003) 1 exemplaar
Un intruso en el edén (2008) 1 exemplaar
Visiitabielu 1 exemplaar
Amor y odio (2004) 1 exemplaar

Gerelateerde werken

Bewitching Love Stories (Anthology 4-in-1) (1992) — Medewerker — 61 exemplaren
Lucia in Love [and] Lion on the Prowl (2001) — Medewerker — 23 exemplaren
More Than Words, Volume 3 (2006) — Medewerker — 17 exemplaren
The Tycoon's Secret [manga] (2014) — Original Text — 2 exemplaren
Bachelor on the Prowl [manga] (2016) — Original Text — 1 exemplaar

Tagged

Algemene kennis

Officiële naam
Seidick, Kathryn
Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Kasey, Michelle
Michaels, Kasey
Geboortedatum
1943-11-12
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Woonplaatsen
Pennsylvania, USA
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Romantic Times Career Achievement Award

Leden

Besprekingen

As a boy, Jack Coltrane, heir to the Coltrane House, spent his time hiding in the attic away from his drunken father. That is, until Merry comes along -- the tiny babe his father has been named ward of, and the young woman he will eventually grow to love as more than a sister. In a dark plan to secure Merry's fortune, Jack's father reveals the devastating secret that will tear them apart and force Jack to flee. Years pass, and now Jack is back to set things right for the girl he'll always love...but cannot

This has a decent enough premise - the first few chapters cover Jack's early life when Meredith is just a baby in August Coltrane's house. August is a drunk and a gambler, who returns to the county estate at infrequent times during the year to throw raucous house parties. Though various methods, Jack and Merry are brought up by a random troupe of people, including two actors, a tutor, a viscount, and various other people. The story zips along at 5 year gaps as Jack and Merry grow up, ultimately being forced to marry, when she is 16, in order for August to get hold of her money.

That same night, Jack escapes, fearing his father would beat him again - this time to the death. He returns 5 years later, certainly richer, but not necessarily wiser- with his father and some of those who looked after Jack when younger, now dead.

He finds Merry both loves him and hates him. Henry Sherlock, a friend of his fathers, has been running the finances of the estate in Jack's absence, whilst Merry has been running the estate and trying to pay off all the debts. Clancy and Cluny - the two actors - are now ghosts keeping an eye on Merry. The rest of the book is spent with Jack and Merry trying to work out their emotions and a way forward - bearing in mind they are still technically married to each other, dont really know each other as adults and have been damaged so much since they were children. Jack also comes to realise that Henry Sherlock isnt as benign as he lets on. There is also the matter of the Highway man who has started robbing people mere days after Jack has returned to town.

There's a lot of plot, a lot of talking (much of it resulting in the book getting a little bogged down in parts). The use of the ghosts as a plot device was good, though not sure if it could have worked some other way. Much of the other matters - such as embezzlement, fraud and forensic accounting - could be seen as very modern for a regency period book.

In all, good premise, reasonable story, got a little bogged down here and there
… (meer)
 
Gemarkeerd
nordie | 1 andere bespreking | Oct 14, 2023 |
What a fun Regency! There are some returning characters (I'm looking at you, Aunt Lucinda), so reading the series in publication order might help, but it isn't necessary. The characters amuse me, the romance is good, and seeing Aunt Lucinda again makes it perfect. As is always the case in a light Regency, you know how it will end; the fun is in the journey to get there. And this book was just what I needed.

Recommended for those who like their Regencies to be non-steamy.
 
Gemarkeerd
Jean_Sexton | Sep 24, 2023 |
Kind of dull in the middle. The story and the romance weren't enough to keep my attention.
 
Gemarkeerd
aeryn0 | 8 andere besprekingen | Jul 23, 2023 |
Didn't really involve a rakish male.
 
Gemarkeerd
aeryn0 | 9 andere besprekingen | Jul 23, 2023 |

Lijsten

Prijzen

Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk

Gerelateerde auteurs

Statistieken

Werken
172
Ook door
9
Leden
8,051
Populariteit
#3,010
Waardering
½ 3.6
Besprekingen
197
ISBNs
520
Talen
6
Favoriet
17

Tabellen & Grafieken