tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13815875667136096562024-03-12T18:59:51.567-07:00The Harlequin Book ClubReading and Reviewing Romance Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-40540055839829212002013-03-14T17:34:00.000-07:002013-03-14T17:34:18.897-07:00Harlequin Hottie: Ryan Hansen <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(or should I say marshmallows!)…</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/the-buzz/2013/03/veronica-mars-fans-kickstart-fundraising-for-proposed-movie.html">Veronica Mars the movie is finally a thing! </a></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/the-buzz/2013/03/veronica-mars-fans-kickstart-fundraising-for-proposed-movie.html"></a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to some pretty wicked awesome
crowd sourcing initiated by show creator </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859432/">Rob Thomas </a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and main star </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068338/">Kristen Bell</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
on </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project">kickstarter.com</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, this week’s </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Harlequin Hottie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1218621/">Ryan Hansen</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> will soon
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ryan played Dick Casablancas in </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412253/">Veronica Mars</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, the epitome of hot bad boy. He was so bad but so
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sure, looking back, his floppy blonde hair looks so
2006. But we’ll forgive him. He’s been looking mighty fine lately in </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1845307/">2 Broke Girls</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, where he plays the total
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check out the campaign video (funds currently top $3.1
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<br />Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-13564281801084204442013-03-12T05:11:00.000-07:002013-03-12T05:11:21.328-07:00Steamy Sessions with a Sheikh Surgeon <!--StartFragment-->
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fictional
desert kingdom of Damhoor, an Arabic land <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Janaan Latimer</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> –
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Set-Up: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After
her mother commits suicide, Janaan travels to the desert in the kingdom of Damhoor
to volunteer her medical skills and find her family roots. On an emergency
medical mission, Janaan falls for her boss, Malek, a superior surgeon and mega
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Issue: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Working</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">under such close quarters on the
mission, it’s hard for this pair to keep their hands off each other. But with
Malek set to take the throne as King of Damhoor, he’s in no position to choose
his own wife. He must marry, according to tradition, a suitable mate from a neighbouring
kingdom. Janaan can’t bear the thought of Malek with another woman, and isn’t
satisfied with his solution to be his mistress for life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Malek ascends the throne after his father’s death, Janaan is sure this is the
end of their affair. Though she loves him, she knows they can never be together
while he’s King. After six heartsick months apart, Malek takes a page out of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.royal.gov.uk/historyofthemonarchy/kingsandqueensoftheunitedkingdom/thehouseofwindsor/edwardviii.aspx" target="_blank">King Edward VIII’s</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> book and abdicates
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Verdict: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a
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would be in the curtained-off room labeled ‘adults only’. This is one steamy
read. The medical angle adds interest, as do the well-developed backstories of
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<a href="http://www.history.com/shows/vikings" target="_blank">History Channel</a> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and who knew North Germanic warriors, underneath all the grit and blood from their enemies, could look so good.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week’s </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Harlequin
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Ragnar Lothbrok, an unparalleled Viking warrior and brave new explorer in the History Channel's new show.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eleven years before he became a kick ass Viking, Travis was
named one of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20137377,00.html" target="_blank">People Magazine’s</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20137377,00.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20137377,00.html" target="_blank">sexiest bachelors</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">at the ripe age of 22, </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">alongside the likes of Ben Affleck, Tobey Maguire and Zach Braff.</span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Setting: </b>Modern times, <b><a href="https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=nelson+bay&ie=UTF-8&ei=RcsvUb63GJKy0AGq54GYAw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg" target="_blank">Nelson Bay</a></b>, Australia <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Simon travels to Australia, planning to bring home his wild child runaway
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Kate meets Lord Simon, its love at first sight. His impeccable accent, his
brilliant smile, his hard body. He seems pretty attracted to her too, until he
learns she has a seven-year-old son, Jesse. Lord Simon’s aversion to children
stems from a traumatic episode in his early teens, and Kate is hard-pressed to
convince him he could be a great father. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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only two weeks in Australia, and two searing kisses, Simon finds himself
hopelessly in love with single mum Kate. And after endless games of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket" target="_blank">cricket</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> on the beach, he even finds
himself bonding with Jesse. Maybe he can be a father after all, especially if
Kate says yes to his marriage proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a romance with a strong and independent(ish) female lead! Kate has her life
together and is perfectly happy, even before Lord Simon steps into the picture.
It’s actually Lord Simon who’s falling apart. Backstories and subplots keep
this minimal action story interesting, though if you’re looking for hot n’ heavy
sex scenes, keep looking, this one’s relatively tame. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amnh.org/" target="_blank">American Museum of Natural History</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> the other day and it was all about food, where it comes from, how
it’s processed (in the US mostly, but also around the world) and most
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They had this whole part of the exhibition that featured what famous people eat
including what </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/PH/Michael-Phelps.aspx" target="_blank">Michael Phelps</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> eats
for breakfast (<b><a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/08/what-does-michael-phelps-eat-for-breakfast-more-than-you-eat-all-day.html" target="_blank">it’s a lot not-surprisingly</a></b>) and what historical people like </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen" target="_blank">Jane Austen</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> would have had for lunch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the Jane Austen station, as we were all remarking that
she ate ice cream in a time when freezers didn’t exist, the talk turned
(inevitably) to what our favourite Jane Austen books were, our favourite
adaptations. Mine, btw, is Pride and Prejudice, but not the abomination starring
weird-nosed </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/" target="_blank">Keira Knightly</a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I am
partial to the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/" target="_blank">A&E</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> version,
starring this week’s </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Harlequin Hottie</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">,
Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like just look at him, he is sex on toast. The neck cravat,
the piercing eyes, the muttonchops, the front hair flow. It all looks even
better when he gets all wet. Just saying. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Colin Firth has looked good as Mr. Darcy in more ways than
one. While his turn in P&P got us all initially excited, he is perhaps most
beloved for his starring role as Mr. Darcy in </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243155/" target="_blank">Bridget Jones Diary</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Who can forget his <b><a href="http://suburbanenlightenment.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/colinfirth1.jpg" target="_blank">reindeer jumper</a></b>? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stud muffin? What fictional man keeps you turning the pages? </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern
times, Dubai/Santorini/Sydney <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Set-Up: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Four
years ago, Ari met Christina in Sydney while on business. She was an
impressionable 18-year-old model wannabe; he was a suave older man who stole
her heart (and her virginity)! The two lost touch, only to meet again years
later at a hotel in Dubai. Ari thinks Christina looks beautiful as always, but
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never thought she’d see Ari again. When their eyes lock across the Dubai
restaurant, she realizes she must finally come clean about the paternity of her
son, Theo. Ever the traditional Greek man, Ari believes in upholding the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.greekcare.org.au/advice-and-information/greek-culture-and-tradition/family-and-gender-roles/" target="_blank">traditional gender roles</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, believing</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">they should marry to provide a stable
family environment for Theo. But how can Tina marry the man that broke her
heart? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can’t deny she’s still physically attracted to Ari. The wedding, honeymoon, and
first months of marriage pass by in a blur, as Tina all the while keeps her
heart guided against a man she still doesn’t fully trust. When tragedy strikes,
and Tina’s life hangs in the balance, she finally learns she means everything
to Ari. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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first, this story kept reminding me of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://harlequinbookclub.blogspot.com/2013/02/bad-boys-and-baby-drama.html" target="_blank">Bad Boys and Baby Drama</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, they both had bad boys and surprise kid drama. Ari and
Jed seem to be cut from the same cloth, both used to getting their own way, no
matter what their lady loves think about anything. If you’re looking for
character development, good writing, or an interesting plot, look elsewhere.
The settings are beautiful though, especially the description of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jumeirah.com/en/Hotels-and-Resorts/Destinations/Dubai/Burj-Al-Arab/" target="_blank">Burj Al Arab</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, the seven star hotel in
Dubai. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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those dreamy Disney dudes. Last week there was an </span><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/the-disney-prince-hotness-ranking" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">article</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on Buzzfeed that ranked the hotness level of the Disney
Princes. Though Aladdin topped the list in the Buzzfeed article, runner-up
Prince Eric, Ariel’s main squeeze in </span><b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097757/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Little Mermaid</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was clearly robbed of his first place title. That
magnificent hair, those brilliant blue eyes. He’s clearly the biggest Disney
babe, and this week’s </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Harlequin Hottie</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern
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Kirsty finds her fiancé in bed with another woman the day before her wedding,
she needs to get out of town fast. Heartbroken, she travels to Africa to hone
her medical skills in a tiny village hospital. Greg, her now boss, is a gifted
surgeon and a total babe. How can she concentrate on medicine with him in the
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throws herself into work, trying to erase the image of her cheating fiancé from
her mind. A little unsure of her skills, she finds herself making stupid
mistakes in front of her boss. Greg is sure Kirsty doesn’t have what it takes
to hack it in the African bush. Though he finds her distractingly attractive,
he can’t enter into any kind of relationship. Since the tragic death of his
wife and daughter, Greg believes he will never love again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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proximity and long hours at the hospital draw the pair together. The two
finally give in to their lustful urges while on a safari mini-break, but Greg
thinks he’s made a dreadful mistake. He can’t possibly offer Kirsty the love
she deserves. But when a fire breaks out in the village, catching Kirsty in its
wake, Greg realizes he can’t stand to lose another woman he loves. As he pulls
her from the flames to safety, he finally tells her how he feels. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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first medical romance certainly did not disappoint. With decent character
development, a fast-paced plotline and an interesting setting, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her Very Special Boss</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> reads like a
really good episode of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413573/" target="_blank">Grey’s Anatomy</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
set inside </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lionsafari.com/" target="_blank">African Lion Safari</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-74820225059785864862013-02-18T06:38:00.001-08:002013-02-18T14:41:33.084-08:00Naughty Times in Northumberland <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Modern
times, Northumberland, England <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Maya Hayward</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> – a
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Blaise Walker</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> – a
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Set-Up: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When
Blaise saves Maya from a handsy encounter with her horny boss, she feels like
she can’t say no to his request that she come work for him instead. When the
pair travels to Blaise’s </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.vacationrentalpeople.com/Resources/Prop/53265/1-20121910417.jpg" target="_blank">stately home</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
in </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.visitnorthumberland.com/" target="_blank">Northumberland</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, he can’t wait to
start work on his new play with the beautiful Maya researching by his side. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Maya has daddy issues would be a severe understatement. Her father was a world-renowned
yet incredibly unstable and depressed painter who committed suicide when she
was just 17. She’s had some trouble fully trusting men ever since. Blaise is
afraid to commit fully to a relationship after seeing the violent streak in his
parent’s marriage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sexual chemistry between the pair is fierce, and just cannot be denied. What
starts off as a casual, no strings attached affair, quickly turns to more. On
an afternoon stroll along </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.visitnorthumberland.com/hadrians-wall/walking-routes" target="_blank">Hadrian’s Wall</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,
troubled pasts are revealed and the two begin to fall in love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is not your typical Harlequin as…dare I say it? There’s CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!
Maya and Blaise (such stupid names) each have rich and storied pasts that
explain their current temperaments. There’s also an interesting subplot about
the play Blaise writes. It actually sounds like a play I’d want to see. Also the setting sounds super pretty. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-46070385323283860042013-02-15T08:48:00.002-08:002013-02-15T08:48:12.735-08:00Harlequin Hottie: Vintage Collection <!--StartFragment-->
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is a timeless classic, as is its dastardly dashing male lead </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000022/" target="_blank">Clark Gable</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, this week’s Vintage </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Harlequin Hottie</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you don’t already
know the story of GWTW you need to Netflix it pronto (or read the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Gone-Wind-Margaret-Mitchell/dp/1416548947" target="_blank">epic novel</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> it was based on). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There’s never been such a seductively attractive bad boy as
Rhett Butler (Clark’s character). He’s a bootlegging badass who decides to make
his fortune on the black market rather than fighting for the Confederate cause
during the American Civil War. He’s got money, influence and power and he’s not
at all what a seemingly respectable girl like Scarlett O’Hara (</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000046/" target="_blank">Vivien Leigh</a> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the movie) should want
in a gentleman caller </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a husband. His
devilishly handsome good looks and his wicked charm prove ultimately
irresistible. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch the trailer to see Clark in action. Swoooooooon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Close runner-up:
<a href="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/853/332/8533324_640.jpg" target="_blank">Christopher Plumme</a>r</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> circa the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/" target="_blank">Sound of Music</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Who’s your favourite vintage hottie? </b></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-43203347680398690992013-02-11T15:37:00.000-08:002013-02-11T15:37:10.084-08:00The Language of Love (and Flowers!) <!--StartFragment-->
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Jane <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The
90s (judging by the fashion sense), Hillsboro, Ontario, Canada <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Katie Pritchard: </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">divorced,
overall-wearing (think </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4x7c9wkUY1qbjyjeo1_1280.jpg" target="_blank">Andie McPhee circa Dawson’s Creek</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) florist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dylan McKinnon:</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> former Blue Jay, current playboy <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Set-Up: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Katie’s
got a crush…and on the most unsuitable person. Dylan is the best looking guy in
Hillsboro with the worst reputation. Every time he comes into her flower shop
she can’t help but swoon, even as he buys flowers for his newest conquest(s). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Issue: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dylan
grew up believing in true love, but the dream died the day his dad put his mom
in a nursing home. Love was supposed to conquer all, but it couldn’t conquer
Alzheimer’s. Dylan decided then and there he wasn’t looking for commitment,
only casual flings. Katie is just trying to put her life together after
miscarrying a baby and getting a divorce. She thinks Dylan’s cute, but she sees
the steady stream of girls on his arm. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happily Ever After: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When
Dylan asks Katie out, she vehemently opposes. She knows his playboy ways and
doesn’t want to be another notch in his belt. It takes several woo-ing attempts
and a few grand gestures before she agrees to a date. But it’s when the pair
babysits Dylan’s baby nephew that Katie really begins to see Dylan’s sensitive side.
Could it be truly be love? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scandalous Scale: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tame
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The Verdict: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to learn a lot about flowers and what they </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://aboutflowers.com/flower-a-plant-information-and-photos/meanings-of-flowers.html" target="_blank">mean</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, than this book is certainly for
you. If every time you kiss someone you feel like they’ve “unlocked the wild
call that had been tamed” and you feel like “an eagle, soaring, proud, hungry,
fierce” than you will probably like this book. If not, I’d pass; it’s a bit of
a snooze. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-77792971077409940322013-02-08T13:51:00.000-08:002013-02-08T13:51:55.730-08:00Harlequin Hottie: Weatherman Watch <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is Snowmageddon 2013 outside and I’m stuck indoors.
Luckily, I’ve got </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/assets/0/105/fece1e81-072c-42ca-a3ba-8f35e66aa983.jpg?size=sw380nws" target="_blank">Anthony Farnell</a> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to
keep me updated on the changing weather conditions. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He’s this week’s (and the
inaugural!) <b>Harlequin Hottie</b>. Below, a compilation of Anthony making weather
sound sexy…</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-83848142646536133302013-02-08T13:00:00.000-08:002013-02-08T13:00:25.077-08:00The Ballet Babe and Her Guitar Hero <!--StartFragment-->
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>British Invasion: </b>This week's book comes from Mills &<br />Boon UK, the British branch of Harlequin publishing<br /></td></tr>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern
times, Sydney, Australia <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amber O’Neill</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> – a
violet eyed ballet dancer, turned florist <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Guy Wilder</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> – a one
night stand lover, ad agent, and singer/songwriter <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Set-Up: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After
her mom dies, Amber sets up house in an apartment in Sydney, leaving her days
of touring with the Australia Ballet behind. When Guy moves in next door, he
shakes up her life…and her heart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at the alter by the love of his life, Guy Wilder doesn’t think any woman will
ever set his heart (or loins) aflame again. But then he meets beautiful, lithe
Amber, a ballet-dancing vixen with violet eyes like </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://misadventuresofmoppet.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/elizabeth-taylor-violet-eyes.jpg" target="_blank">Liz Taylor</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Can he really learn to love again, or is it easier to
leave things casual? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Guy promises to help Amber’s failing florist shop, she thinks its just an
excuse to spend more time together…outside the bedroom. She can’t help but
dream about a future with the super sexy boy next door. But is Guy ready to
take the leap, after being crushed so completely before? After a strangely
sexual dancing scene, involving a baby grand piano and some probably
unstandardized ballet moves, the pair realize they’re in more than just lust. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scandalous Scale: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hot
n’ Heavy <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(NEW!) The Verdict: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking
to get your jollies on? </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keeping Her Up
All Night</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is the perfect NSFW blush-inducing read. Guy Wilder is one dude
who just can’t keep it in his pants…and Amber O’Neill is one ballerina who
doesn’t seem to mind. Plot and character development fade quickly into the
background as the sex scenes steal the show. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.globaltoronto.com/snowstorm+slams+greater+toronto+area/6442804963/story.html" target="_blank">the largest snowstorm in 5 years</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> has you shuttered indoors, why not immerse yourself in
a Harlequin? </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-83189064856284074512013-02-03T09:10:00.000-08:002013-02-03T09:10:58.561-08:00Bad Boys and Baby Drama <!--StartFragment-->
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Sabbides Secret
Baby <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By: Jacqueline Baird </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern
times, Split between: Athens, Greece and Dorsetshire, England <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Happy Couple: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phoebe Brown</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> – a
naïve young girl in love, turned baby mama <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jed Sabbides</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> – a
multimillionaire hotel magnate with a bad boy appeal <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Set-Up: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phoebe
meets Jed when she’s in her early twenties, working at one of his hotels to put
her way through university. She immediately falls for his good looks and charm.
She thinks its love. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When she tells him she’s pregnant, she expects Jed to get
down on one knee. He splits instead and she miscarries, and poor Phoebe is left
with a broken heart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Issue: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As Phoebe flees Athens to seek comfort back home in England, Jed is certain he’ll
never see her again. And good riddance, right? Its not like he was ready to
give up his playboy ways. As Phoebe settles back into life in Dorsetshire, she
gets a surprise…of the baby kind. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Turns out she was pregnant with twins and
only one miscarried (a </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.americanpregnancy.org/multiples/vanishingtwin.html" target="_blank">medical rarity</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
and convenient plot point). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happily Ever After: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phoebe
can’t disguise her panic (or her arousal) when she runs into Jed five years
later. He has no idea that Ben, their son, exists. When he comes to her house
to rekindle the fire, he realizes the baby he thought miscarried is alive and
well. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A lot has changed for Jed, he’s no
longer the bad boy philanderer he used to be. He’s ready to be a family man, but
how can he make Phoebe see he’ll never break her heart again?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scandalous Scale: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hot
n’ Heavy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BONUS: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bad Boy
Appeal <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jed Sabbides is a total classic when it comes to bad boys.
He’s controlling, he likes to get his way, and he’ll stop at almost nothing to
get what he wants. But we can’t exactly hate him. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We should hate all bad boys
on principle. But we rarely do. Why? Because bad boys are usually SO. DAMN.
SEXY. Especially fictional ones.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My total swoonfest? </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/32800000/Ian-Smoulder-halder-ian-somerhalder-32812636-500-700.jpg" target="_blank">Damon Salvatore</a> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the Vampire Diaries. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who’s your favourite
fictional bad boy? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-40913259014474030332013-01-30T19:10:00.000-08:002013-01-30T19:12:38.279-08:00Sex (with your ex!) in the City <!--StartFragment-->
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UMJWcgdDvZQ/UQnezcXWX1I/AAAAAAAAAC0/jCNHiKcvi1s/s1600/manhattan+.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UMJWcgdDvZQ/UQnezcXWX1I/AAAAAAAAAC0/jCNHiKcvi1s/s400/manhattan+.png" width="271" /></a></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Marrying the
Manhattan Millionaire <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By: Jackie Braun <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern
times, New York City, USA <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Samantha (Sam)
Bradford</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> – drop-dead gorgeous account executive at her father’s midtown
advertising agency <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Michael Lewis</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> –
irresistibly sexy, secret millionaire advertising executive <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Set-Up: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Samantha
and Michael were hot n’ heavy…seven years ago. Since their intense breakup,
Sam’s been channeling her inner </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4iX5D9Z64" target="_blank">Taylor Swift</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and Michael’s been sexually frustrated on the west coast. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now,
they’re back in New York, vying for the same multi-million dollar advertising
client. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Issue: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It
would be so easy for Sam to hate Michael, her biggest business rival and the
man who once broke her heart…if she didn’t find him so irresistible after all
these years. Michael would love to concentrate fully on work, but he can’t seem
to keep Sam out of his mind (or his increasingly erotic dreams).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happily Ever After: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thrown
together in high stakes business meetings, Sam and Michael quickly fall into
old patterns. Their fierce competition in the boardroom is no match for their
rekindled passion in the bedroom.</span></div>
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account, the pair realizes they’ll work better in business if they’re working
together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scandalous Scale: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Getting
Warmer </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-22826955636195275192013-01-28T19:20:00.000-08:002013-01-30T19:12:29.665-08:00Italian Stallion to the Rescue <!--StartFragment-->
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OtgmJwao_78/UQc_DvWJFcI/AAAAAAAAACk/lE3buPjxuW4/s1600/Italian+Bride+.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OtgmJwao_78/UQc_DvWJFcI/AAAAAAAAACk/lE3buPjxuW4/s400/Italian+Bride+.png" width="265" /></a></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hired: The Italian’s
Bride <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By: Donna Alward </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern
times, Banff, Alberta, Canada <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Happy Couple: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mariella (Mari) Ross: </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">beautiful
manager of the Fiori Cascade hotel with a dark and tragic past <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Luca Fiori: </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an
Italian Stallion, owner of the Fiori hotel chain <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Luca flies to town to renovate and rebrand his newest hotel, he meets
resistance at every turn from Mari, the hotel manager. She can’t stand his
take-charge attitude; he finds her beautiful but strangely fragile. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The hours
are long as renovations get under way and the attraction between the two
deepens with every meeting, every lingering glance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Issue: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Still
smarting from his last relationship that ended in ruin, Luca swears love is
just not for him. He’s in Banff for business, and nothing more. Mari is trying
to rebuild her life after a past of violent abuse at the hands of her
stepfather. She hasn’t let anyone get close to her for years, but something
about Luca sets her heart aflutter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happily Ever After: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When
her past comes back to haunt her, Mari turns to Luca—and his strong, muscled
shoulder—to cry on. When it comes time for Luca to fly back to Florence, Mari
realizes she’s fallen in love with her protector. He’d sworn to never love
again, but Luca can’t resist Mari, she’s simply </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bellissima</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scandalous Scale: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Getting
Warmer <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-69239443344280093682013-01-27T14:06:00.000-08:002013-01-30T19:12:17.435-08:00Canadian Cowboy <!--StartFragment-->
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Her Lone Cowboy <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By: Donna Alward </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern
times, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Happy Couple: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Lily Germaine</i> – beautiful brunette, hell-bent on helping
people <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Noah Lamarie</i> – wounded army Captain, turned cowboy <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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brother Andrew and Lily’s best friend Jen are getting married, and guess who
they’ve asked to be best man and maid of honour?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thrown together in wedding
planning, Lily volunteers to help Noah as he re-adjusts to life on the farm with
only one arm. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Issue: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After
a tragic accident in Afghanistan, Captain Noah Lamarie has returned home
without an arm and with a wounded sense of pride. How could anyone ever love
him now? Lily, still stinging from being left at the alter years ago, is not
sure she can ever love again. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As the pair helps Andrew and Jen with wedding
plans, it’s best if they just stay friends…right? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a series of lingering glances, intimate dancing lessons and a teasingly erotic
tuxedo measurement scene, Noah and Lily definitely cross into ‘more than just
friends’ territory. Lily falls hard for Noah’s strength and his ability to beat
the odds, and Noah can’t help but love a woman who sees past his stump and into
his soul. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Definitely
sexy Jake Gyllenhall (circa the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brokeback
Mountain </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">years) as Noah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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how well Hollywood’s doing with<a href="http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/2012/10/GA2.jpg" target="_blank"> </a></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/2012/10/GA2.jpg" target="_blank">Dr. Arizona Robbins</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> on </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grey’s Anatomy</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-68179379540202896992013-01-26T07:41:00.000-08:002013-01-26T07:41:09.938-08:00Wet, Wild and Knocked Up <!--StartFragment-->
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By: Natalie Anderson </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kelsi Reid – <a href="http://www.turtlecontacts.ca/ca/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/175x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/t/r/triple_colour_violet_contact_lenses_ca.jpg" target="_blank">violet-eyed</a></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">petite redhead, web designer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at first sight, with a dangerous twist. When Kelsi runs into Jack with her car,
he can’t help but notice the sexy siren behind the wheel. </span></div>
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get-to-know-you coffee, the pair enjoys an afternoon of raunchy sexcapades in
the surf at the beach. Their one-day affair turns into more when Kelsi realizes
she’s pregnant. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is a snowboarding sex god who can’t be tied down. He’s forever chasing snowy
mountains (and girls) and has never faced commitment. Kelsi thinks she’s ugly
because she has pale skin, freckles and red hair she tries to hide with excessive amounts of bleach. </span></div>
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along?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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some tears (Kelsi) and explosive cursing (Jack), the pair reunites (in the
bedroom at least…and on the kitchen floor…and in the foyer). But was their
weekend-long sex fest a mistake? Jack seriously needs to get back to training
if he is ever going to get an Olympic gold medal. </span></div>
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week’s best penile comparison? The <a href="http://www.google.ca/search?q=the+eiffel+tower&hl=en&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=tfMDUYTEKYGmyQGjoIHICA&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&biw=1280&bih=628" target="_blank">Eiffel Tower</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-33005902770509480042013-01-21T11:39:00.000-08:002013-01-21T11:39:31.491-08:00A Cougar in the Outback <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By: Jennie Adams </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Setting: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Jayne Cutter</i> – 35-year-old tourism company executive <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Alex MacKay</i> – 25-year-old wholesale gift supplier (<a href="http://harlequinbookclub.blogspot.ca/2013/01/romance-down-under.html" target="_blank">Brent MacKay's</a> younger brother)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Set-Up: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One
project away from a partnership at her dad’s tourism company, Jayne teams up
with super sexy Alex MacKay to create unique souvenirs for visitors touring the
Australian Outback. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Issue: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As the
pair explores the Outback, their mutual attraction is instant. But Jayne is a
decade older than Alex and is afraid of becoming a clichéd cougar. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Obviously
she has yet to watch <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441109/" target="_blank">Cougar Town</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and
is unaware that cougars are staging a comeback. Even <a href="http://gawker.com/5965470/who-has-taylor-swift-dated-a-brief-history-of-all-the-men-in-the-universe" target="_blank">Taylor Swift</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> has jumped on the cougar bandwagon a few times. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happily Ever After: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A
gusty </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dust storm</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> strands Alex and
Jayne at a pilot’s hangar. Everyone knows how romantic wind can be…think <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAiq1M0nn9k" target="_blank">Ralph Fiennes</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The English Patient</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. As the two ride out the storm, things get a little PG13. The pair realizes that age is just a number that their love can most
certainly conquer. All ends happily ever after with a proposal under the
Australian sun. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-48845958214893954622013-01-21T09:51:00.001-08:002013-01-21T09:51:35.276-08:00Romance Down Under <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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their working relationship keeps the pair apart, but nothing can stop their
passion from brewing. Though Fiona melts every time Brent comes in the room,
she’s insecure about her height and weight. </span></div>
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hold and protect Fiona, but his dark family past and his acute autism threaten
to spoil his newfound love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dance bring the pair ever closer, but it’s not until a near brush with death in
a snowstorm that Fiona and Brent realize their love can beat all the odds. </span></div>
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Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960224141847619911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381587566713609656.post-6320774428630702482013-01-18T17:37:00.001-08:002013-01-18T17:37:51.603-08:00Welcome to the Harlequin Book Club! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was watching the new season of The Bachelor the other
night when the idea for this blog came to me. <a href="http://www.harlequin.com/" target="_blank">Harlequin</a>, the massive romance
novel publisher, ran a cover photo contest on the show. All the girls vying for
Sean’s affection had to pose with him for Harlequin-style cover photos, all
romantic country themed, or modern vampire or old-fashioned harlotry.</span></div>
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basically 20 ways Sean could smolder on camera without a shirt on. I’m not
complaining. I still think Emily Maynard was crazy for passing Sean up for
Jef…and we all know how that turned out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyways, seeing the photo shoot was like a jolt. Harlequin
novels, that’s perfect! I can write a blog about them, I’ve been reading them
for years. They are probably my guiltiest pleasure, beyond my obsessions with
Air Supply and Little House on the Prairie re-runs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They’re a lot of people’s guiltiest pleasure it seems.
Harlequin, which publishes out of a main office in Toronto (Canada represent!),
pumps out 110 titles a month, and yearly, over 300 of those titles make it onto
bestseller lists. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this blog I’m going to read and review titles under the
Harlequin umbrella, covering a wide array of sub-categories within the romance
genre, including historical, adventure, desire, medical intrigue and more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ready for romance? Keep reading. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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