State Secrets & Tall, Dark...Westmoreland!

by Linda Lael Miller, Brenda Jackson

TEMPTED BY HIS TARGET

Cookbook author Holly Llewellyn is the last person who should be labeled an “enemy of the state”—or is she? After all, her brother is a missing traitor, and with her ties to the president, the Secret Service isn’t taking chances.

So they send in Agent David Goddard, undercover. After one glance, David knows Holly isn’t just an “assignment”—she’s a woman who’ll change his life. But couldn’t her blue eyes, blond hair and girl-next-door smile be the perfect cover…for espionage? Yet David can’t stop himself from loving the woman he was sent to destroy. But he’ll have to keep her safe from the enemy that will remain hidden until they can strike…

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Tall, Dark…Westmoreland! by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson

When Olivia Jeffries meets a handsome stranger at a masquerade ball the attraction is electric. But when she discovers he is Reginald Westmoreland, her father’s most hated rival and political opponent, she vows to resist him. However, it seems Reggie has other plans in mind…

Previously published.

Genres: Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 2018

About the author

The daughter of a town marshal, Linda Lael Miller is a #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than 100 historical and contemporary novels, most of which reflect her love of the West. Raised in Northport, Washington, Linda pursued her wanderlust, living in London and Arizona and traveling the world before returning to the state of her birth to settle down on a spacious property outside Spokane.
Linda traces the birth of her writing career to the day when a Northport teacher told her that the stories she was writing were good, that she just might have a future in writing. Later, when she decided to write novels, she endured her share of rejection before she sold Fletcher’s Woman in 1983 to Pocket Books. Since then, Linda has successfully published historicals, contemporaries, paranormals, mysteries and thrillers before coming home, in a literal sense, and concentrating on novels with a Western flavor. For her devotion to her craft, the Romance Writers of America awarded her their prestigious Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
Long a passionate Civil War buff, Linda has studied the era avidly for almost thirty years. She has read literally hundreds of books on the subject, explored numerous battlegrounds and made many visits to her favorite, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where she has witnessed re-enactments of the legendary clash between North and South. Linda explores that turbulent time in The Yankee Widow, a May 7, 2019 MIRA Books hardcover, also available in digital and audiobook formats.
Dedicated to helping others, “The First Lady of the West” personally financed fifteen years of her Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women, which she awarded to women 25 years and older who were seeking to improve their lot in life through education. She anticipates that her next charitable endeavors will benefit four-legged critters.
More information about Linda and her novels is available at www.lindalaelmiller.com, on Facebook and from Nancy Berland Public Relations, nancy@nancyberland.com, 405-206-4748.

Reviews

[Yodamom]

No Stars I did not finish it
I usually love this author but this book is not working for me. First the narration is just sounding too read from a page, not enough emotion and the voice is unpleasant to my ears. Second I'm barely into the book and these two supposed to be wary strangers are already kissing ?!? It makes no sense at all, they haven't even been flirting and she doesn't trust him ?!?! No I'm done. I am not going to finish it.

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rated 1st one 2 stars and 1 star for Brenda Jackson’s: Tall, Dark ….
So averaged to 1.5 stars.
Both were too “fell into bed” quick.

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always enjoy Linda Lael Millers books and I would ordinarily give her 5 stars but I think I'm changing my opinion on current romance stories. It seems that the contemporary romances lately have these couples kissing within the first five minutes and falling into bed the first minute they're alone. I never considered that I was strait laced but I find it hard to believe that current chemistry is this out of control. Whatever happened to a little caution, constraint or being a little more certain. It just doesn't seem that real to me thus ruining the story right from the beginning. It spoiled the story for me. Sorry Linda but I know you can do better than this.

[arthur kohn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

I read this book with out putting it down. Stayed intrigued. Fell in love with the characters. Follow the author.

[Robin Brennan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a re-release and slightly dated as technology has marched on. Holly is a cookbook author, raising her nephew after her sister in law dies. Her brother is on the run after selling gov’t secrets to the Taliban. The romantic interest is a Secret Service agent trying to capture the brother. Obviously the plot is obvious with some of the angst provided by the tension of Holly’s brother’s situation. A little flair up is provided by David’s ex, who stirred the pot and disappeared to Africa. Holly’s long time beau is really more of a convenience than a real romance. Mix this together, tie up the ends and a predictable ending appears. A bit surprising that the brother is not receiving harsher treatment for selling secrets to the enemy.

[Christine Hayes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read

[Cheryl Re · Rating 2 out of 5]

For some reason I couldn't wait for this one to end. Seem to go from zero to in love in 5 seconds I didn't read the second story in this book.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished State Secrets by Linda Lael Miller. I haven't started the second story in the book. State Secrets was romantic, intrigue. Very good read.

[Peni · Rating 4 out of 5]

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