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Diamonds Down Under #4

Satin & a Scandalous Affair

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"I WANT YOU..."

What would it take for Danielle Hammond to design a necklace for one of the world's highest-priced diamonds? Gem broker Quinn Everard wasn't above using blackmail to get Dani to take the job. She was the only designer worthy of the piece ... and the only woman he wanted as his new mistress.

Insisting she complete her work at his secluded Australian home, the millionaire soon had Dani under his seductive influence. But he had to watch out ... or the smart, sexy woman could uncover every one of his well-kept secrets.

186 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 8, 2008

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Jan Colley

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Jan Colley lives in the South Island of New Zealand with Les and two lovely cats. Her passion for travel has resulted in many overseas adventures and led to an eight year stint as a Customs Officer, after which opening a backpackers hostel called Vagabond seemed a natural progression. Running her own business, Jan discovered the meaning of the word 'busy' and began reading romance to relax. When they sold the business, she decided to take two months and write a romance. Two months turned into a year and an obsession to 'finish the damn book!' She attended a Kara Writing Course with Daphne Clair and Robyn Donald, finalled in the Clendon Award, garnering the Readers Choice, and entered a logline contest and won an online pitch to Melissa Jeglinski of Silhouette Books in New York. It took three years and three completed manuscripts to finally hear the words she'd heard in her head a hundred times: "We'd like to buy your book."

Jan dedicates most of her time to writing and neglecting her family and friends, although she does find time to watch rugby whenever there is a game on, be it her team of champs, Canterbury, or the All Blacks.

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February 14, 2020
Senokai į rankas nebuvau paėmusi trumpo ir lengvo meilės romanėlio. Dabar galvoju, gal ir nevertėjo imti, nes dažniausiai jie mane nuvilia savo standartiškumu, kai visada tiksliai žinai kas ir kaip toliau bus.
Ši knygelė kiekviename puslapyje šaukte šaukia apie prabangą. Kvino turtai pabrėžiami kas antras puslapis (vilki Armani, išsiima auksinį rašiklį, o jo namai, žinoma rūmai). Pasiūlo Danielei jo namuose dirbti su deimantu, na, ir kas gi atsispirs tokiam pasiūlymui, dideli pinigai nuperka viską, tuo pačiu ir merginą. Banalu, žinoma. O toliau kaip priklauso: trauka, aistra, šiek tiek melo ir audringų susitaikymų.
Ko trūksta, tai vidiniai veikėjų jausmai, kai jie nors akimirkai nenarstytų vienas kito akimis, nes žmonės, kurie galvoja vien apie seksą labai netikroviški. Tačiau, toks šių knygelių standartas, jos neskirtos nagrinėti žmonių vidų bei gilesnius jausmus.
Vis tik, kuo daugiau metų prabėga, tuo labiau man tokio tipo knygutės supanašėja. Norisi atrasti įdomesnių siužetų, bet panašu, kad dauguma jų mėgina įrodyti, kad tikra meilė tik tada, kai yra pinigų, kitaip meilės romanas neįmanomas.
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April 25, 2021
I didn't like it, the connection between the hero and heroine felt forced. I also didn't like hero was still in love with his deceased wife. Np.
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September 8, 2012
Ohhhhh si, esta es hasta ahora, mi historia favorita!!!

Juntos brillarían como los diamantes.
¿Qué hacía falta para que Danielle Hammond diseñase un collar para uno de los diamantes más caros del mundo? Quinn Everard, bróker especializado en joyas, era capaz de utilizar el chantaje para que Dani aceptase el encargo. Ella era la única diseñadora que podía llevar a cabo aquel trabajo… y la única mujer que él quería en su cama. Tras ponerle como condición que diseñase el collar en su propia casa, el millonario no tardó en seducirla. No obstante, debía tener cuidado, porque esa mujer sexy e inteligente podía descubrir todos sus secretos.

Poco a poco se van develando los misterios, y otros se van oscureciendo mas!
Dani me encanta, es la única que cree que el viejo Blackstone podía ser noble. Pero la verdad no tarda en ser develara, y el pasado y los secretos pueden ser mas dolorosos de lo que creemos! Pero a pesar de todo, ella es noble y sabe personar. Ademas, su dinámica y la relación con la familia me gusta.
Quinn es tremendamente sexy y hot! la química entre estos dos protagonistas es increíble. Y el amor de ellos es hermoso.

Espectacular narrada la escena de la subasta. Quien no sintió la tensión sexual! uff me encantó!
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January 22, 2014
ended rather abruptly, as these tye of novels tend to do. the first 150 or so pages were enjoyable though.
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November 28, 2017
Wow the sex scenes between Danielle and Quinn are scorchingly hot! But I hated all the secrets he's keeping from her...and how he hurt her so terribly.

Danielle was lovely but quite poor thing because she grew up not feeling a sense of belonging. Quinn had lots of hatred for Howard Blackstone so I was glad to see him being able to separate that hatred for one man from the rest of the family and biz.

Port Douglas setting was beautiful.
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