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She was a princess frozen by a spell
At least, that was how Connor Munroe described Gina Calvino. Gina refused to believe that her hometown was dying. She refused to sell her family's secret combination of spaghetti sauce spices—no matter how much money was offered. And she refused to be unfaithful to Loren—her fiance who had died five years earlier.
Connor knew it was going to take more than his kisses to thaw Gina Calvino. But could a man who'd never stayed in one place wait around? Could Gina add the spice that was so obviously missing from his life?
At least, that was how Connor Munroe described Gina Calvino. Gina refused to believe that her hometown was dying. She refused to sell her family's secret combination of spaghetti sauce spices—no matter how much money was offered. And she refused to be unfaithful to Loren—her fiance who had died five years earlier.
Connor knew it was going to take more than his kisses to thaw Gina Calvino. But could a man who'd never stayed in one place wait around? Could Gina add the spice that was so obviously missing from his life?
187 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1993
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About the author
Bethany Campbell
97 books23 followersSally McCluskey (aka Bethany Campbell) was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, as an only child. She attended college beginning as a chemistry major, after quickly switching her major to English. She obtainded a B.A. from Wayne State Teachers College, and an M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas. She met her husband, Dan Borengasser, while both were graduate students at Northern Illinois University, where she obtained a Ph.D. in English.
Sally taught and in her spare time wrote, but after marriage, the couple moved to an area where teaching jobs were scarce, and she turned to writing full time. She wrote poetry, articles, short stories, and contributed to textbooks, but finally decided to try a romance novel at the urging of her mom and aunt, both avid romance fans. To Sally’s amazement, Harlequin bought her story After the Stars Fall and published it in 1985 under the pseudonym Bethany Campbell. She has also written as Lisa Harris. She has won three Romance Writers of America (RWA) RITA Awards, three Romantic Times Reviewer Awards, a Maggie Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence.
She lived with her husband in northwest Arkansas. Her husband, who serves as Vice President of Ozark Film & Video Productions, also writes, and has had several short films and plays produced.
Sally taught and in her spare time wrote, but after marriage, the couple moved to an area where teaching jobs were scarce, and she turned to writing full time. She wrote poetry, articles, short stories, and contributed to textbooks, but finally decided to try a romance novel at the urging of her mom and aunt, both avid romance fans. To Sally’s amazement, Harlequin bought her story After the Stars Fall and published it in 1985 under the pseudonym Bethany Campbell. She has also written as Lisa Harris. She has won three Romance Writers of America (RWA) RITA Awards, three Romantic Times Reviewer Awards, a Maggie Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence.
She lived with her husband in northwest Arkansas. Her husband, who serves as Vice President of Ozark Film & Video Productions, also writes, and has had several short films and plays produced.
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August 26, 2022
For me, 2.5 rounds up to 3 stars. The livers in the sauce recipe were a surprise.
Pull quotes/notes
"IT WAS FESTIVAL TIME in the little town of Allegro, Arkansas. That meant, as usual, the house was full of elephants, each of them dressed differently." (5) what a way to start a book
"She'd glimpsed his bare chest, as well, and it, too, had disconcerted her. A sheen of curling golden hair covered it like a breastplate. So much blondness seemed foreign to her, handsome, but alien and perhaps dangerous." (111) alien blonds. Who is this, Linda Moulton Howe?
"Softly she opened her lips beneath his and let his tongue enter the sanctuary of her mouth." (125) this is one of the more purple sentences I've read in a while
Pull quotes/notes
"IT WAS FESTIVAL TIME in the little town of Allegro, Arkansas. That meant, as usual, the house was full of elephants, each of them dressed differently." (5) what a way to start a book
"She'd glimpsed his bare chest, as well, and it, too, had disconcerted her. A sheen of curling golden hair covered it like a breastplate. So much blondness seemed foreign to her, handsome, but alien and perhaps dangerous." (111) alien blonds. Who is this, Linda Moulton Howe?
"Softly she opened her lips beneath his and let his tongue enter the sanctuary of her mouth." (125) this is one of the more purple sentences I've read in a while
March 29, 2018
Gina Calvino adores her hometown, Allegro, where she was born, inherited her spices recipe and grew up with her dead fiancee. These were her reasons to refuse selling her inherited recipe to Mr. Beekman, but he wouldn't take no for an answer and sends the hero, Connor Munroe, to try and convince her to sell. Gina and Connor crash and then fall in love.
The story is written in an intriguing way that reminds one of movies. Very hooking and makes you laugh out load at times.
The story is written in an intriguing way that reminds one of movies. Very hooking and makes you laugh out load at times.
February 2, 2021
špatné dělení slov - s. 41, 65, 125, 138
uvozovky - s. 50
uvozovky - s. 50
January 3, 2016
I was hating the H right up until the end of book then he redeemed himself. Author includes a recipe for brownies at the end but I was hoping for the secret spice recipe for spaghetti. I guess it is still a family secret. Read on openlibrary.com
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