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Blogger Bundle Volume VIII: SBTB's Harlequins That Hooked You
Blogger Sarah asked the readers of the SBTB blog which Harlequin books hooked them on romance. The list was epic, but was ultimately narrowed down to five SBTB readers' contemporary romance picks! So go on and get hooked with these books included in "Blogger Bundle Volume VIII: SBTB's Harlequins That Hooked You":
Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie,
Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann,
The Millionaire's Indecent Proposal by Emilie Rose,
An Officer and a Gentleman by Rachel Lee and
Keeping Annie Safe by Beverly Barton.
Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie,
Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann,
The Millionaire's Indecent Proposal by Emilie Rose,
An Officer and a Gentleman by Rachel Lee and
Keeping Annie Safe by Beverly Barton.
900 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 22, 2010
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About the author
Jennifer Crusie
78 books7,782 followersJennifer Crusie is the New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of twenty-three novels, one book of literary criticism, miscellaneous articles, essays, novellas, and short stories, and the editor of three essay anthologies.
She was born in Wapakoneta, a small town in Ohio, and then went on to live in a succession of other small towns in Ohio and New Jersey until her last move to a small town in Pennsylvania. This may have had an impact on her work.
She has a BS in Art Education, an MA in literature, an MFA in fiction, and was ABD on her PhD when she started reading romances as part of her research into the differences between the ways men and women tell stories. Writing a romance sounded like more fun than writing a dissertation, so she switched to fiction and never looked back. Her collaborations with Bob Mayer have pretty much proved everything she was going to say in her dissertation anyway, so really, no need to finish that.
For more information, see JenniferCrusie.com and her blog, Argh Ink.
She was born in Wapakoneta, a small town in Ohio, and then went on to live in a succession of other small towns in Ohio and New Jersey until her last move to a small town in Pennsylvania. This may have had an impact on her work.
She has a BS in Art Education, an MA in literature, an MFA in fiction, and was ABD on her PhD when she started reading romances as part of her research into the differences between the ways men and women tell stories. Writing a romance sounded like more fun than writing a dissertation, so she switched to fiction and never looked back. Her collaborations with Bob Mayer have pretty much proved everything she was going to say in her dissertation anyway, so really, no need to finish that.
For more information, see JenniferCrusie.com and her blog, Argh Ink.
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September 12, 2020
Love At First Sight. Fave fun 1 'Anyone but you' by J Crusie - Nina can take on silly mutt Fred but not younger ER Dr neighbor 2 Good 'Prince Joe' SEAL lookalike trains to bait terrorists. 3 Officer and - ok find killer in frozen base. 4 Twit "strong" mouthy F vs S. gentleman
Typos: 2.12 peddling IS pedaling 4.19 wrap IS rap 7.11 striped IS stripped
Typos: 2.12 peddling IS pedaling 4.19 wrap IS rap 7.11 striped IS stripped
June 19, 2012
Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie: Love, love, love Crusie's stuff. This is a great one, too, in that it flips the May/December romance. Nina is 40 years old and recently divorced. Alex is 30 years old and a doctor. I loved their relationship, and how Nina comes to accept this younger man loves her, droop and all.
Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann: Joe is a Navy seal who is a double for a cowardly prince, so when the prince is threatened during a US tour, Joe is drafted to catch the assassin while pretending to be him. Veronica is the PR person assigned to help Joe. He is a little bit too good to be true...and besides, he fights back against the assassins while in his persona as the prince, which just wouldn't happen. But was a fun read.
The Millionaire's Indecent Proposal by Emilie Rose: Stacy's mother was killed by her abusive father (Stacy's, that is). Franco is obscenely wealthy, just like her father, and so she believes he will be obsessive and cruel, too, which is a little simplistic. He has a bet with his father that he cannot find a woman whom he would marry that would refuse his money. Of course, she takes the money to be his mistress, but none of his gifts, which confuses him. Liked the two characters, but the plotline was really, truly Harlequin-esque.
An Officer and a Gentleman by Rachel Lee: A woman soldier and her new Commanding officer fall in love. Liked this one because of Dare's personality, mostly...he 'saw' the real Andrea, the real woman beneath the uniform. There is a suspense plotline that is kind of weak, but liked them.
Keeping Annie Safe by Beverly Barton: DNF. Didn't like the writing style...too much telling.
Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann: Joe is a Navy seal who is a double for a cowardly prince, so when the prince is threatened during a US tour, Joe is drafted to catch the assassin while pretending to be him. Veronica is the PR person assigned to help Joe. He is a little bit too good to be true...and besides, he fights back against the assassins while in his persona as the prince, which just wouldn't happen. But was a fun read.
The Millionaire's Indecent Proposal by Emilie Rose: Stacy's mother was killed by her abusive father (Stacy's, that is). Franco is obscenely wealthy, just like her father, and so she believes he will be obsessive and cruel, too, which is a little simplistic. He has a bet with his father that he cannot find a woman whom he would marry that would refuse his money. Of course, she takes the money to be his mistress, but none of his gifts, which confuses him. Liked the two characters, but the plotline was really, truly Harlequin-esque.
An Officer and a Gentleman by Rachel Lee: A woman soldier and her new Commanding officer fall in love. Liked this one because of Dare's personality, mostly...he 'saw' the real Andrea, the real woman beneath the uniform. There is a suspense plotline that is kind of weak, but liked them.
Keeping Annie Safe by Beverly Barton: DNF. Didn't like the writing style...too much telling.
November 5, 2012
A bundle of five Harlequin novels that bloggers chose as books that made them fall for romance. Exactly what it sounds like: the book you picked up at 14 that's really not actually so great, but it is great at 14.
December 25, 2016
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