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Cooper's Corner #1
His Brother's Bride
Check-in: TV news reporter Laurel London has booked a room at the new Twin Oaks B and B, and so has noted travel writer William Byrd. Owners Clint and Maureen Cooper are hoping for a great review!
Checkout: Then suddenly, William Byrd vanishes. Policeman Scott Hunter is on the case -- and Laurel is determined to be in on the action. But Scott and Laurel share a painful history. His brother -- her fiance -- died tragically. Can cop and reporter mend their heartbreak, join their hearts...and get to the bottom of Byrd's disappearance?
Checkout: Then suddenly, William Byrd vanishes. Policeman Scott Hunter is on the case -- and Laurel is determined to be in on the action. But Scott and Laurel share a painful history. His brother -- her fiance -- died tragically. Can cop and reporter mend their heartbreak, join their hearts...and get to the bottom of Byrd's disappearance?
245 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2002
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Tara Taylor Quinn
374 books1,459 followersTara Taylor Quinn began her love affair with Harlequin when she was fourteen years old and picked up a free promotional copy of a Harlequin Romance in a hometown grocery store. The relationship was solidified the year she was suspended from her high school typing class for hiding a Harlequin Romance behind the keys of her electric typewriter. Unaware that her instructor loomed close by, Ms. Quinn read blissfully on with one finger resting on the automatic repeating period key. She finished the book in the principal’s office. Forced to leave her romances in her locker after that, Ms. Quinn’s typing skills improved - a fact for which she is eternally grateful.
With over 80 original novels, published in more than twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestselling author with more than seven million copies sold. She is a winner of the 2008 National Reader's Choice Award, four time finalist for the RWA Rita Award, a finalist for the Reviewer’s Choice Award, the Bookseller’s Best Award, the Holt Medallion and appears regularly on the Waldenbooks bestsellers list. Ms. Quinn writes for Harlequin and MIRA Books. Reviewer, Cindy Penn, wordweaving.com says, “Amazing character development is the hallmark of author Tara Taylor Quinn’s work. Indeed, Taylor’s profound observations of human nature and intimate understanding of values and priorities lends extraordinary psychological depth to all her work.”
Tara Taylor Quinn was born and raised in Ohio. Though she wrote her first story at the age of seven, her professional writing career began ten years later when she was hired as a stringer with the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Wright State University and graduated from Harding College in Arkansas with a degree in English and Journalism. She published several magazine articles before turning to writing as a full-time occupation.
Ms. Quinn is a Past President of the Romance Writers of America and served for eight years on the Board of Directors of that association. She has a wide range of experience as a public speaker and workshop presenter for writers groups around the country.
When she’s not home with her owners, Jerry Lee and Taylor Marie, or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. They’ve been spotted in casinos and quaint little small town antique shops all across the country..
With over 80 original novels, published in more than twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestselling author with more than seven million copies sold. She is a winner of the 2008 National Reader's Choice Award, four time finalist for the RWA Rita Award, a finalist for the Reviewer’s Choice Award, the Bookseller’s Best Award, the Holt Medallion and appears regularly on the Waldenbooks bestsellers list. Ms. Quinn writes for Harlequin and MIRA Books. Reviewer, Cindy Penn, wordweaving.com says, “Amazing character development is the hallmark of author Tara Taylor Quinn’s work. Indeed, Taylor’s profound observations of human nature and intimate understanding of values and priorities lends extraordinary psychological depth to all her work.”
Tara Taylor Quinn was born and raised in Ohio. Though she wrote her first story at the age of seven, her professional writing career began ten years later when she was hired as a stringer with the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Wright State University and graduated from Harding College in Arkansas with a degree in English and Journalism. She published several magazine articles before turning to writing as a full-time occupation.
Ms. Quinn is a Past President of the Romance Writers of America and served for eight years on the Board of Directors of that association. She has a wide range of experience as a public speaker and workshop presenter for writers groups around the country.
When she’s not home with her owners, Jerry Lee and Taylor Marie, or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. They’ve been spotted in casinos and quaint little small town antique shops all across the country..
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June 18, 2018
Summer fluff reading . This was the first of a series called Cooper’s Corner. It was a mystery romance....light reading.
September 27, 2020
A good cozy mystery with believable main characters and plot. A mystery and a romance all in one. Good character and relationship development and plot development. Lots of suspects to choose from and build up to the conclusion. Spoiler-- I love a happen ending.
May 7, 2022
Interesting case with a romance . Characters are believable and likable . found this to be a quick and enjoyable read.
July 24, 2014
His Brother’s Bride is a book by American author, Tara Taylor Quinn in the Cooper’s Crossing series. TV news reporter Laurel London returns to her hometown of Cooper’s Corner some three years after the death of her fiancé, Paul Hunter, to try to come to terms with her loss. When a guest at the B&B goes missing, Paul’s brother, Scott, a policeman currently on vacation, is asked to discreetly investigate. Laurel finds herself attracted to Scott, but feels she is betraying Paul’s memory if she acts on her attraction. Scott feels guilty about his brother’s death and unworthy of his brother’s bride. This mystery romance is 25% longer than the usual Mills & Boon, and it feels like that extra 25% is filling that would have been better left out. The romance is very slow moving and it takes ages for Scott and Laurel to overcome their obstacles; the mystery is quite convoluted, with new characters appearing at every turn. There is a background mystery that remains unsolved and is no doubt picked up in further books of the series, but is not really interesting enough to entice the reader. Quinn has done better.
May 14, 2016
Engaging story and good characters. I would have given four stars, but I found it highly improbable that a wealthy woman was missing more than two days with law enforcement not getting involved. Surely someone from her business would have filed a missing persons report.
April 2, 2010
It was free -- that's all I have to say about it.
July 7, 2010
Shows that there can be a happy ending when you are honest about your feelings.
January 21, 2013
Not to bad for a Harlequin romance book. I enjoyed that this book had some mystery to it as well.
June 27, 2016
Contemporary Harlequin romance. Had a nice mystery too.
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