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Lovely Rachel Beverley, 19, having narrowly avoided an entanglement with a cad more interested in her former family home, Mannerling, than in her lissome person, is surprisingly still in that house's spell. The new owner, widower Charles Blackwood, is thought at "nearly forty" to be too old for marriage prospects by the remaining Misses Beverley, including Rachel. But a chance meeting with him, during which Rachel castigates the man for his inattention to his two children, shows her what a handsome and impressive "old" man he is. Shades of the Von Trapps, with fewer kids and no singing nuns. Two potential rivals are introduced to quell this budding attraction, as are hauntings, intrigues and a near-murder. And then there is the Beverleys' scheming reputation: for although Mannerling seems to be loosening its hold on Rachel, does she really want the man or the manor? Chesney's sketchy plotting and facile resolution of the lovers' situation will not disturb her many fans.From Publishers WeeklyFollowing hard on the heels of The Deception (1996), the fourth installment of the Daughters of Mannerling series is yet another frothy good time. Lovely Rachel Beverley, 19, having narrowly avoided an entanglement with a cad more interested in her former family home, Mannerling, than in her lissome person, is surprisingly still in that house's spell. The new owner, widower Charles Blackwood, is thought at "nearly forty" to be too old for marriage prospects by the remaining Misses Beverley, including Rachel. But a chance meeting with him, during which Rachel castigates the man for his inattention to his two children, shows her what a handsome and impressive "old" man he is. Shades of the Von Trapps, with fewer kids and no singing nuns. Two potential rivals are introduced to quell this budding attraction, as are hauntings, intrigues and a near-murder. And then there is the Beverleys' scheming reputation: for although Mannerling seems to be loosening its hold on Rachel, does she really want the man or the manor? Chesney's sketchy plotting and facile resolution of the lovers' situation will not disturb her many fans. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From BooklistChesney's Daughters of Mannerling, her sixth Regency series, continues in a fourth volume that addresses the marital hopes of Rachel Beverley. Like her older sisters in The Banishment , The Intrigue , and The Deception (1996), Rachel is obsessed with Mannerling, the estate her family lost due to her late father's gambling debts. She hopes to impress widower Charles Blackwood, who has moved to Mannerling with his young children and his father, a retired general; however, at their first meeting, she rashly berates him for neglecting the children and consigning them to a spiteful governess. The Beverleys' enigmatic, seldom-paid governess, Miss Trumble, plays her usual deus ex machina role, bringing the Beverleys and the Blackwoods together despite gossip and other obstacles, and The Folly, which refers to both the Beverleys' foolish edifice complex and the Grecian temple the Blackwoods have built to replace the structure destroyed in an earlier volume, closes with multiple marriage proposals. Formula fiction, but Chesney's formula produces lively characters and an entertaining story. Mary Carroll Views: 52
A desirable body.... Suspended from her retail job, nursing a broken arm, and still reeling over an encounter with her long-lost fugitive father, Carlotta Wren is about to lose her mind. So when handsome body mover Cooper Craft invites her to go to Florida with him for a VIP body pickup, it's just what the doctor ordered... Brings out the body snatchers.... But when Coop's plans for a vacation getaway are thwarted by the appearance of too-many chaperones and attempts to steal their precious cargo, they both just want to get home alive! 4 1/2 stars! "Bond continues her popular Body Movers series with a fast-paced and wickedly humorous story that skewers fame and celebrity obsession with deadly accuracy." -Romantic Times Book Reviews "Where the [Body Movers] series goes next continues to be an intriguing mystery. Readers who love a combination of suspense and sexy romance will find their thrills in Bond's latest offering." -BookPage "Stephanie Bond's Body Movers Series is an absolute hoot!" TheRomanceReadersConnection.c Views: 52
Jack…Red-Hot. Renegade. Restless.
Notorious gambler Jack no longer gets a buzz from the risks he takes
at the card table. In fact it bores him. Until one night he wins more
than he ever bargained for… His prize is stunning Cara Taylor – she
might be down on her luck but she certainly doesn’t need rescuing by a
card-shark like Jack! Now she’s stuck with him she doesn’t know whether
to love him or loathe him. Views: 52
Slade Keaton was the man Maggie James fell in love with...until she learned he was a lie. Escaping a hit meant for him, she found herself on the run -- fleeing a danger she couldn't comprehend with a man she couldn't trust. And pregnant with his baby. Though he'd had dozens of aliases, Slade couldn't forget who he was -- the son of a merciless assassin named the Dragon. He'd kept out of his mother's reach for years till a Colby Agency investigation put him -- and Maggie -- on her radar. Now, could Slade become the very thing he hated in order to save the woman and child he loved Views: 52
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As the world closes in around them, two Nazis hide out in a tropical paradise The servants sense something strange about the two old men. They are not sure what business Dr. Langhof and Dr. Ludtz have in El Caliz, but they are certain that whatever they do in their colonial mansion is the work of the devil. Although they do not know the specifics of the two men's crimes, the servants are right to suspect something sinister. The men are Nazis, fugitives from international law who fled to this South American haven in the chaotic days after World War II. Langhof brought with him a cache of stolen diamonds, with which he bought their safety from the small nation's corrupt president. He passes his days cultivating a stunning greenhouse full of orchids, and meditating on the evil acts that fill his past. For now they are safe, but fate has many ways of dealing out justice. Views: 52
