WW Ladies Book Club Blurbs | Beyond Her Book

I’m headed off to a reader focused event tomorrow and I’m thrilled. You never know what a reader will say, so you always get the most honest, sincere, passionate responses. RomCon is held in Denver and aims to please romance readers of every kind. I’ve never been to Denver, so let me know what I shouldn’t miss there. Meanwhile, here’s what the WW Ladies have been reading and listening to.

Heidi

Honorable Intentions by Catherine Mann

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Major Hank Renshaw is a combat veteran who has made a death bed promise to his buddy, Kevin. Take care of his wife Gabrielle. Duty and honor has called him to make up for his promise, even when he’s been in love with Gabrielle from the first time he met her. But since she was Kevin’s girl, he never stepped in. Now Kevin is gone, and Gabrielle is struggling to make ends meet while taking care of her sickly son, a child that Kevin never knew about. Hank is there to help, and hope for a future with her.

Hank and Gabrielle swirled around in this story from guilt, to obligation, to sense of duty to the child, to possible love. It was an interesting mix of emotions that caused the characters to look at the past as well as the future. Also, Hank is a billionaire, which makes for twists and turns that cause more conflict with the love they have for one another.

Stacey

Overseas by Beatriz Williams

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Two stories. Sparks fly when Kate meets powerful hedge fund CEO Julian Laurence. Their connection is immediate, abrupt, dangerous and takes Kate by surprise. The potential of their relationship could change her life forever, taking her out of the security of the life and career she knows. In the other, a young American widow named Kate fights her way through war torn Amiens, France to find a young British soldier named Julian. She has information that will change the course of his life…if she can only get him to believe her. These two stories are connected, and tell of a love that crosses time, contintents and seas.

Beautiful writing, wonderful characters and a story that has stayed with me long after I was done. Beatriz Williams has spun a powerful tale of loss, time, and most importantly, of love. I can’t believe this was a debut, and am very much looking forward to what she does next.

joysann

Wicked As They Come by Delilah S. Dawson

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Tish Everett has been called to an alternate reality through an antique locket that held a magical attraction she couldn’t resist. The Victorian-ish world she finds herself in is populated with blood drinking humans and fauna. The Bluds, as they are known, are feared, persecuted and exploited, and Tish allies herself with the dashing and magical travelling show ringmaster, Criminy Stain, to seek to both freedom from an evil ruler and a way to send Tish home.

Both unusual and entertaining, I found Wicked As They Come a page-turner from start to finish, I greatly enjoyed the creative descriptions of the people and places, and was charmed by the interaction between the main characters. The introduction of Criminy Stain was easy enough to visualize, and a fine picture he makes. I highly anticipate the next Blud Novel.

Heidi

Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte by Diane Kelly

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Tara Holloway is a hot shot investigator for the Criminal Investigations Division of the IRS and is in the toughest case of her career. Marcos Mendoza is a seedy loan shark with connections in Mexico. He looks completely clean on paper. But Tara and her partner Eddie must continue to dig to find the illegal activity. She can’t tell anyone who she is close with who is investigating and why, because she can’t take a chance on putting them at risk. Brett, her boyfriend is very worried for Tara, but not as worried as she is for herself.

I enjoyed this book so much!! I preferred Tara’s character so much more than other women crime fighters. I laughed out loud when Tara was attacked in a laundry mat because she seemed like an easy target, and instead pulled out her gun and arrested him while undercover. Not to mention a flasher, a killer, and her cravings for lattes!! I can’t wait to read more of Tara!! She’s awesome!

joysann

The Proposal by Mary Balogh

Listened to by joysann

War hero Hugo Emes, Lord Trentham, needs a wife, and he glibly promises to marry the first eligible lady he encounters. That turns out to be the widowed Lady Muir, Gwendoline, whom he finds fallen on a rocky beach with a severely sprained ankle. Hugo, finally recovered from the injuries of battle, reluctantly carries the lady back to the estate at which he is a guest, where they begin to learn they can support and strengthen each other.

There is, of course, so much more to the story, and Mary Balogh doesn’t fail to deliver it in the wonderfully romantic manner which we’ve come to expect. Reluctant lovers and devoted friends abound in this series about a small group of aristocrats touched by the Napoleonic Wars. The Proposal is the first in The Survivor’s Club Septet, and I know I will enjoy every one as they are released.

Bottom Line: The Denver Visitor site’s motto is Denver: Truth or Dare…hmm.

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29 thoughts on “WW Ladies Book Club Blurbs”

deelynn June 20, 2012 at 10:37 am

yikes…more for the TBR pile!

There you go, off yet again…enjoy your stay in Denver:)

29 thoughts on “WW Ladies Book Club Blurbs”

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