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Chargement... With This Ring (édition 1999)par Amanda Quick
Information sur l'oeuvreWith This Ring par Amanda Quick
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 3.75 stars I enjoyed this mystery romance - that has a bit of a gothic feel - and I'd like to continue the series. ( ) Beatrice Pole es una apasionada e intrépida mujer que se gana la vida como autora de novelas góticas. Pero al morir su tio se ve envuelta en una aventura mucho más peligrosa de lo que jamás han imaginado. Sospecha que su tío ha sido asesinado tras comprar los "anillos de Afrodita". Estas legendarias joyas serían la llave de una estatua de la diosa, en cuyo interior habría un tesoro. Ahora han desaparecido y para encontrarlos Beatrice recurre a un experto en el tema, el huraño y excéntrico conde de Monkcrest. Leo de Monkcrest es acusado de practicar magia y otras artes sobrenaturales en la soledad de su castillo. La repentina llegada de Beatrice le disgusta, aunque pronto siente una inexplicable atracción por ella. Trata de evitar la búsqueda de mítico tesoro pues teme por su vida. Pero ni siquiera reteniéndola en sus brazos podrá acabar con el peligro. En Londres un grupo de villanos espera pacientemente que Leo y Beatrice los conduzcan al tesoro para después asesinarlos. This is probably the worst wrong I've ever read by Jayne Krentz. Totally ahistorical. Characters are unreal. People do stupid things. It's like a some sludge trying pretending to be romance fiction. It's Krentz so it moves along and you end up finishing it because it reads fast. And of course, as always, everything gets explained at the end as the villain tells and explains all. With This Ring 4 Stars Impoverished following the death of her husband, Beatrice Pool earns her living writing “Horrid" novels. When her uncle dies under suspicious circumstances, Beatrice approaches the notoriously anti-social Leo Drake, Earl of Monkcrest “The Mad Monk” for assistance, and soon finds herself immeshed in a plot not unlike one of her books. Amanda Quick’s writing is somewhat formulaic but her stories never fail to entertain. The eccentric and enigmatic Leo has more than met his match in the intelligent and resilient Beatrice. She shocks him out of his loneliness and complacency while he teaches her to love and trust again. Their romance is sensual and relatively angst free, and their banter is witty and charming. The mystery is interesting with some intense and suspenseful moments. Nevertheless, the villains are quite predictable right up until the end where there is a surprising twist. All in all, a light and fun historical romance with engaging characters and an enjoyable plot. The 2nd book in the series focuses on different characters but I’m sure I will be no less entertained. A favorite Quick novel that I have reread several times in paperback, hardcover, and eventually audiobook. Publisher's blurb gives the main clues, but cannot convey the humorous dialog or the delightful plot twists. A nice book for a day when heavy reading is not wanted, but want something interesting. Barbara Rosenblatt is a delightful audio performer who rarely hams it up, yet snarks very nicely. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Fiction.
Romance.
Suspense.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:Leo Drake, the ??Mad Monk of Monkcrest,? is notoriously eccentric and unquestionably reclusive. But he is also a noted antiquities expert, which is why Beatrice Poole has demanded his reluctant assistance. The freethinking authoress of ??horrid novels,? Beatrice is searching for the Forbidden Rings of Aphrodite, a mythic treasure she suspects played a role in her uncle's death. Beatrice finds Leo every bit as fascinating as one of the heroes in her novels??and she's convinced he's the only one who can help her. But after only five minutes in her company, Leo is sure he's never met a woman more infuriating . . . and more likely to rescue him from boredom. Yet the alliance may well prove to be the biggest mistake of their lives. For a villain lurks in London, waiting for the pair to unearth the Forbidden Rings??knowing that when they do, that day will be their last. . . . Praise for With This Ring ??If you start an Amanda Quick book in the late afternoon, you'll probably spend the night with it.???The Denver Post ??[Amanda Quick is] an exceptional storyteller.??? Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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