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Merline Lovelace

Auteur de Stranded With a Spy

156+ oeuvres 3,127 utilisateurs 48 critiques 2 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

After a 23-year career commanding U. S. Forces around the world, USAF Colonel Merline Lovelace began a second career as a writer. She has based many of her books on her own experiences in uniform. Lovelace has published more than 70 novels including those for the series: Men of the Bar-H and afficher plus Codename: Danger. Her books have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. She was named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

Séries

Œuvres de Merline Lovelace

Stranded With a Spy (2007) 164 exemplaires
The First Mistake (2005) 77 exemplaires
L'Égyptienne (1996) 58 exemplaires
Perfect Double (1996) 56 exemplaires
Holiday With a Vampire II (2008) 54 exemplaires
L'Alliance secrète (2001) 54 exemplaires
The Colonel's Daughter (2002) 53 exemplaires
Eye of the Beholder (2005) 53 exemplaires
The Middle Sin (2005) 53 exemplaires
Christmas With a Vampire [5-in-1 anthology] (2010) — Contributeur — 50 exemplaires
Somewhere in Time (1994) 49 exemplaires
Dark Side of Dawn (2001) 49 exemplaires
The Protector (2009) 48 exemplaires
The Captain's Woman (2003) 47 exemplaires
Hot as Ice (2002) 47 exemplaires
After Midnight (2003) 46 exemplaires
Beauty and the Bodyguard (1996) 45 exemplaires
Mistaken Identity (2000) 44 exemplaires
Le joug de la passion (1994) 43 exemplaires
Mind Games (2008) 43 exemplaires
All the Wrong Moves (2009) 42 exemplaires
L'enlèvement (2003) 42 exemplaires
Undercover Man (1995) 42 exemplaires
La rançon du désir (1995) 42 exemplaires
To Love a Thief (2003) 41 exemplaires
Texas Hero (2002) 40 exemplaires
Call of Duty (1998) 39 exemplaires
Night of the Jaguar (1995) 38 exemplaires
River Rising (1999) 38 exemplaires
The Cowboy and the Cossack (1995) 37 exemplaires
Devlin and the Deep Blue Sea (2006) 36 exemplaires
The Spy Who Loved Him (2001) 36 exemplaires
La Sirène de Sparte (1994) 36 exemplaires
Nuits de soie (1993) 34 exemplaires
Undercover Groom (1999) 33 exemplaires
A Man of His Word (1999) 33 exemplaires
Catch Her If You Can (2011) 32 exemplaires
Duty and Dishonor (1997) 32 exemplaires
The CEO's Christmas Proposition (2008) 31 exemplaires
Undercover Wife (2008) 31 exemplaires
A Question of Intent (2003) 30 exemplaires
Texas...Now and Forever (2002) 30 exemplaires
If a Man Answers (1998) 29 exemplaires
The Harder They Fall (2000) 29 exemplaires
Match Play (2008) 29 exemplaires
Full Throttle (2004) 29 exemplaires
The Duke's New Year's Resolution (2008) 29 exemplaires
Twice in a Lifetime (2001) 28 exemplaires
Crusader Captive (2011) 28 exemplaires
La maîtresse du capitaine (1998) 27 exemplaires
The Right Stuff (2004) 27 exemplaires
Diamonds Can Be Deadly (2006) 26 exemplaires
Now You See Her (2010) 26 exemplaires
In Love and War [Anthology 3-in-1] (2003) 26 exemplaires
Return to Sender (1998) 26 exemplaires
Line of Duty (1996) 25 exemplaires
Dangerous to Know (2002) 25 exemplaires
Risky Engagement (2010) 25 exemplaires
One of the Boys (2005) 25 exemplaires
Closer Encounters (2006) 25 exemplaires
Untamed (2004) 24 exemplaires
Dangerous to Hold (2002) 23 exemplaires
The Mercenary and the New Mom (1999) 21 exemplaires
Special Report [anthology 3-in-1] (2000) — Contributeur — 20 exemplaires
Danger in the Desert (2010) 20 exemplaires
The Paternity Promise (2012) 19 exemplaires
The Hello Girl (2009) 19 exemplaires
Wrong Bride, Right Groom (1996) 19 exemplaires
The 14th...and Forever (1997) 18 exemplaires
Strangers When We Meet (2011) 18 exemplaires
EX Marks the Spot (2007) 17 exemplaires
Risky Business (2008) 16 exemplaires
Seduced by the Operative (2009) 16 exemplaires
Renegades (Anthology 3-in-1) (1995) 14 exemplaires
Halloween Honeymoon (1996) 14 exemplaires
Dreams and Schemes (1995) 13 exemplaires
Les bandits de la nuit (2004) 13 exemplaires
Maggie and Her Colonel (1994) 12 exemplaires
Holiday Honeymoons: Two Tickets to Paradise (1999) — Auteur — 12 exemplaires
Double Deception (2011) 11 exemplaires
A Business Engagement (2013) 9 exemplaires
The Diplomat's Pregnant Bride (2013) 8 exemplaires
Her Unforgettable Royal Lover (2014) 8 exemplaires
Marry Me, Major (2018) 6 exemplaires
Time Raiders [4-in-1] (2010) 5 exemplaires
The Captain's Baby Bargain (2018) 5 exemplaires
The Texan's Royal M.D. (2015) 5 exemplaires
Bits and pieces (Kismet) (1993) 5 exemplaires
Harlequin Romantic Suspense June 2015 Box Set (4-in-1) (2015) — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
Dangerous Nights (2013) 2 exemplaires
Solitaire [and] Texas Hero (2019) 2 exemplaires
Desert Heat (2021) 2 exemplaires
The Rogue Knight (2010) 2 exemplaires
Harlequin Desire February 2015 Box Set 2 (3-in-1) (2015) — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Some Like it Hot 1 exemplaire
Un parfum de soupçon ; Attirance suspecte (2003) — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
One-Click Buy: November 2008 Silhouette Desire (Bundle 6-in-1) (2008) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Hot as Ice [and] Texas Hero (2002) 1 exemplaire
Harlequin Romantic Suspense November 2013 Bundle (4-in-1) (2013) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
A Price Above Rubies 1 exemplaire
A Bridge for Christmas (2017) 1 exemplaire
Správný pár (1997) 1 exemplaire
Bits & Pieces (2018) 1 exemplaire
Öised hirmud : [romaan] (2003) 1 exemplaire
Ajaratsurid : kaitsja (2011) 1 exemplaire
The Spy Who Love Him 1 exemplaire
Le Cirque Mammy Fair (1992) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

A Soldier's Christmas [Anthology 3-in-1] (2004) — Contributeur — 64 exemplaires
Overload [and] If a Man Answers (2002) — Contributeur — 60 exemplaires
The Heart's Command [Anthology 3-in-1] (2002) — Contributeur — 40 exemplaires
Course of Action: Crossfire: Hidden Heart/Desert Heat (2015) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Course of Action: Out of Harm's Way [and] Any Time, Any Place (2013) — Contributeur — 10 exemplaires
At the Edge [Anthology 3-in-1] (2003) 10 exemplaires
Course of Action: The Rescue [Anthology 2-in-1] (2014) — Contributeur — 6 exemplaires

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Partage des connaissances

Nom canonique
Lovelace, Merline
Date de naissance
1946
Sexe
female
Nationalité
USA
Lieux de résidence
Oklahoma, USA
Professions
writer

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Critiques

So on the one hand I want to rate this higher because it definitely made me want to read the book and the series in general. Also check out Hibiki Sakuraya a bit more as I like how she drew David.

On the other this suffered from too much cut out from the book. We don't see Paige and David before they arrive in France so the level of miscommunication is almost comical.

They've been together two years, getting ready to be married, and I don't think the two dodos ever had a REAL conversation with each other.

A lot of the story is also quite convenient - even moreso then most Harlequin Suspense novels tend to be. David's insistence that Paige is a tragedy when it comes to keeping numbers straight came off as SUPER patronizing and some of it made me wonder how she got through life at all.

I will say I appreciated that Paige eventually stops letting him run over her and does quite a bit to pull her weight in the mission. Meanwhile Maggie and Henri both have their own books (Maggie's is book 4 and Henri's is...ten? Or so. He's like 14 here and in his book he's the "acting director" of the Agency so you gotta figure at least 15 years past if not more.)

Overall not the best and barely enough to be considered entertaining but extra points for making me want to check out the other books.
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lexilewords | 1 autre critique | Dec 28, 2023 |
I'll review each separately

Sailor's Moon by Merline Lovelace: This was my favorite story of the whole set. The ending was a little rushed feeling, but all in all I felt that it was the most well rounded of the three. I especially liked Lady Stanton, Elizabeth. She was simply unrepentant about her ways--the only thing she really regretted was her lack of foresight. But moreso then her brash attitude and devil-may-care regard for society, I thought it was refreshing that she didn't prove her 'wildness' through being a consummate wanton. As for the American, Richard, I liked him as well. It was also a nice touch that there was so much history explained--Lovelace didn't just assume the reader knew the particulars of that time period's strife.

White Fire by Susan King: Pretty straight forward lovers reunited tale. I admit to being a little confused on how Simon expected to be both the Law Enforcer and keep his (adopted) kinsmen out of trouble as free traders. He made a big deal throughout the story of needing to do things because he was the 'excise man', but would reassure the Colvins (Jenny's family and the family that raised him) that they were safe from the law. I liked Jenny, she was a spitfire and romance needs more of her ilk in historical novels. Simon was well enough, but he was wallowing in self-recriminations and pity a bit too much for my tastes.

The Devil's Own Moon by Miranda Jarrett: The synopsis made this sound sort of like a combination of the two other stories, but I oddly didn't care for this too much. It needed more fleshing out and might have made me happier.

I did enjoy reading two new authors that I hadn't before read in the genre (King and Lovelace) and look forward to finding more by both.
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lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |
Cute. A bit of fluff. I liked the main character, but I won't go out of my way to keep reading the series.
½
 
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AliceAnna | 2 autres critiques | Apr 27, 2022 |
Wild. Absolutely wild. So dramatic, like a soap opera. Anyway, I liked it.
 
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iewi | Apr 26, 2021 |

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Œuvres
156
Aussi par
16
Membres
3,127
Popularité
#8,174
Évaluation
½ 3.6
Critiques
48
ISBN
375
Langues
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Favoris
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