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Donna Lea Simpson

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Donna Lea Simpson is a nationally bestselling romance and mystery novelist with over twenty titles published in the last ten years. An early love for the novels of Jane Austen and Agatha Christie was a portent of things to come; Donna believes that a dash of mystery adds piquancy to a romantic tale, and a hint of romance adds humanity to a mystery story. Besides writing romance and mystery novels and reading the same, Donna has a long list of passions: cats and tea, cooking and vintage cookware, cross-stitching and watercolor painting among them. Karaoke offers her the chance to warble Dionne Warwick tunes, and nature is a constant source of comfort and inspiration. A long walk is her favorite exercise, and a fruity merlot is her drink of c ...more

Miss Truelove Beckons is here!

As promised, in time for Valentine’s Day, here is Miss Truelove Beckons:


When Truelove Becket���s betrothed went missing in a naval battle, she vowed never to marry unless she found someone she loved as much. In the seven years since then, the quiet vicar���s daughter has lived a simple and contented life helping the poor people of heTrueloveMedr village. But now another man has asked for her hand in marriage

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This book was everything I wanted it to be, but mostly, it was honest. It was honest about the interior and exterior lives of women and girls, how they bond and fall apart, how they support and viciously bully each other in a hundred ways, subtle and ...more
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I don't want my two star rating to discourage anyone from reading this book. That may sound counter-intuitive, but here's why:
It's well done. Truly. Well-researched, etc.
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It's about 200-250 pages too long.

From pretty much the beginning we kn
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Fairly thorough true crime book. Does include salacious gay sex descriptions. The overall tone is of rather extreme disapproval of homosexuality, though that is tempered by occasional more positive portrayals of gay men who seem to be looking for lov ...more
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“one should never miss any opportunity to combine kindness with friendship.”
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“up and she fell instantly silent. St. Claire glanced from Elizabeth’s frosty glare to August’s troubled gaze. He felt Celestine’s”
Donna Lea Simpson, Lord St. Claire's Angel

“Love without honesty must be a hollow thing, worth little and easily shaken.”
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message 2: by Mary

Mary McCoy-Dressel Hi, Donna, Great to know you. Thanks.


Jaimey Welcome to goodreads! :o)


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