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Kimberly Bell

Auteur de The Importance of Being Scandalous

8 oeuvres 57 utilisateurs 8 critiques

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Œuvres de Kimberly Bell

The Importance of Being Scandalous (2017) 34 exemplaires
A Scandal by Any Other Name (2018) 12 exemplaires
A Convenient Engagement (2016) 5 exemplaires
A Dangerous Damsel (2016) 2 exemplaires
Make Your Money Work (2012) 1 exemplaire
A Ballroom Temptation (2017) 1 exemplaire
The Last Breath 1 exemplaire

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Jasper has two simple rules:

(1) Live life to the fullest.

(2) Get out while you can.

Permanent has no place in his life. Until he meets the one woman who stops him in his tracks. Julia is a dreamer. Excitement is what she craves, but life had other plans for her. When a playboy heir to a dukedom walks into her life and makes her forget her less than perfect existence, she starts to think that anything is possible. However, life has a way of changing the best laid plans. Can these two misfits: the running scared playboy and the less than perfect Earl's daughter find a chance at permanent happiness despite the fears that drive them? Kimberly Bell pens a tale that is full of heartache but thrives on excitement. A Scandal By Any Other Name blends naughty and nice to create a romance that is as heartwarming as it is heartbreaking.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Lashea677 | 2 autres critiques | Feb 16, 2019 |
How can anyone not love a heroine, smart enough to know what she wants and brash enough to set about trying to get it? Strong women characters are a huge plus for me, because so many times they are portrayed as secondary, more than the stars that they are. Amelia is a stunning example of independence. She's strong enough to follow her own rules and wise enough to listen when her heart comes calling. Nicholas is just the icing on the cake. He loves her strength and despite her a scandalous behavior, she owns his heart. The Importance of Being Scandalous wins my vote for a wonderful and empowering tale.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Lashea677 | 4 autres critiques | Feb 16, 2019 |
The Importance of Being Scandalous, is a story about being engaged to a man, but then, the man you have always loved, returns from his Grand tour...but SO much more.

But I'm not going to get too much into the story, as I wouldn't want to give the story away. But I will say, I did like both Amelia and Nicolas from the beginning, but Julia! She truly stole the book for me!

When it came to the plot, I found it a little slow in the beginning, but it was only when the truth, and the insanity came to life, that the book really gripped me, and I honestly couldn't put it down! As it really did become a a splendid book!

I give The Importance of Being Scandalous 4 stars!
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Cara_Ross | 4 autres critiques | Dec 2, 2018 |
A Scandal By Any Other Name by Kimberly Bell
A Tale of Two Sisters #2

Jasper De Vere is not ready to be the Duke of Albermarle so he flees his confirmation ceremony thus insulting the queen who was in attendance. He ran out, stole a horse and ran away. Why? He doesn’t feel he can ever be the man his grandfather was or as good at the job of being a Duke as he should be. At the end of his day’s journey he “saves” Julia Bishop by stopping her “runaway” horse. Julia, wanting to have a bit of time to be “normal” pretends to be someone she is not and begins a flirtation with the man she has been harboring a secret crush on. Of course her identity will come out, they will fall for one another, there will be ups and downs and obstacles to overcome before a HEA can be achieved for the two.

This was an intriguing historical romance that dealt with birth defects impacting one’s social life, expectations of others and self, limitations and overcoming them, fears surmounted, coming to terms with one’s lot in life, taking responsibility and taking the reins of one’s life and making it what one wants it to be rather than living the life someone else has plotted out for you. It deals with two people that are perfect for one another although imperfect in other ways. It made me wonder then research the condition Julia was born with and though the likelihood of her having lived as long as she is portrayed to have lived in this book or continuing to live a long full healthy life are probably not realistic it did make me wonder and my research was educational. It also left me with the idea that people should live in and make the best of every moment they are given.

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4.5 Stars
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CathyGeha | 2 autres critiques | Jan 29, 2018 |

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Œuvres
8
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