The Stanislaski Brothers: Mikhail and Alex (Stanislaskis #2 & 4)

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The Stanislaski Brothers: Mikhail and Alex (The Stanislaskis: Those Wild Ukrainians #2,4)

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Fans of New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts will find double the pleasure when they pick up a copy of The Stanislaski Brothers, two complete novels in one volume. Each story highlights one of the brothers in the tempestuous but loving Stanislaski family, immigrants from the Ukraine. The first novel, Luring a Lady, pairs the eldest St...more The Barnes & Noble Review
Fans of New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts will find double the pleasure when they pick up a copy of The Stanislaski Brothers, two complete novels in one volume. Each story highlights one of the brothers in the tempestuous but loving Stanislaski family, immigrants from the Ukraine. The first novel, Luring a Lady, pairs the eldest Stanislaski brother, carpenter and woodcarver Mikhail, with a rich ice princess, Sydney Hayward. Then things get mixed up and fixed up for police officer Alexi Stanislaski, who finds himself both annoyed and intrigued by a vivacious and irrepressible soap opera writer in Convincing Alex.

After the death of her grandfather, Sydney Hayward finds herself in charge of the family business. Not only must she deal with her grief, she must face down the threats and taunts of the man who thought he d be sitting in Sydney s place. Then a dark-haired stranger shows up in her office, complaining about the long-overdue repairs in the building Sydney now owns, where he and a dozen or so other tenants live. At first Sydney is inclined to simply add the man s complaints to her ever-lengthening list of things to do. But something about this handsome stranger draws her in. Soon she finds herself falling in love, but because of a disaster in her past, she s afraid to confront the truth in her heart.

In "Convincing Alex," policeman Alex Stanislaski is chagrined to discover that the hooker he has arrested is actually Bess McNee, a writer on a popular soap opera who is doing some research for one of her characters. Bess has an enthusiasm for life and an insatiable curiosity that Alex finds both alluring and irritating. And when Bess becomes entangled in Alex s investigation into a series of murders, things heat up on several fronts as Alex s stubborn nature and Bess s indomitable spirit clash. Only after experiencing the terrible pain of loss can they hope to find happiness together.

Romance fans will no doubt delight in the conquering of the seemingly hardened Stanislaski hearts and the steamy results that occur thereafter. There are sparks aplenty in both tales to light some very heated fires as Roberts delivers her trademark mix of irresistible romance and sizzling suspense. And if the tales of the Stanislaski brothers leave readers wanting more, never fear. There s always the saga of The Stanislaski Sisters, Rachel and Natasha, to keep those fires burning. (Beth Amos)

Beth Amos is the author of several novels, including Second Sight, Eyes of Night, and Cold White Fury.

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Published November 1st 2000 by Silhouette Books

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Jun 22, 2008 Isis FG rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: family series & Nora Roberts fans

Recommended to Isis FG by: continuation of a series / favorite author

Shelves: author-nora-roberts, favs-reread, genre-romance-contemporary, reviewed, genre-anthologies, stars-4

This book includes books #2 & #4 of the Stanislaski series.

Luring A Lady, Mikhail's story, is another favorite of mine. It's sweet and sexy all at the same time. I LOVE the character of Mikhail. He's an understated Alpha with a big & burly side and a passionate artistic side, but underneath it all, he's got a huge heart. Between that, the long hair, and the accent, he just makes me sigh.

The romance has a bit of an opposites attract feel to it. Mikhail is a rough & tumble, hard workin...more This book includes books #2 & #4 of the Stanislaski series.

Luring A Lady, Mikhail's story, is another favorite of mine. It's sweet and sexy all at the same time. I LOVE the character of Mikhail. He's an understated Alpha with a big & burly side and a passionate artistic side, but underneath it all, he's got a huge heart. Between that, the long hair, and the accent, he just makes me sigh.

The romance has a bit of an opposites attract feel to it. Mikhail is a rough & tumble, hard working Ukranian, and Sydney is a prissy blue-blood who comes off a bit icy in the beginning. But the pairing works well, more so as the story progresses. I ended up really liking them together. And it's great to read how Sydney grows and changes throughout the book. I love the part where she changes a baby for the first time.

All the other Stanislaskis make a guest appearance in various parts of the book. And those scenes just make me love the family more. You just get a real sense of their closeness and loyalty. It's nice to read.

Alex's story, Convincing Alex, is probably my least favorite of the 6 Stanislaski books. Not that I hated it, or even that I disliked it. Something about the book just didn't sit right with me; it didn't tug at my heartstrings the way the other books in the series did.

Part of that may be the character of Bess. Half the time she amused me, and the other half I didn't particularly like her. Bess's picture could be in the dictionary next to the work "flaky" because that's essentially what she is. It's amusing sometimes in the way she dressed or talked or her enthusiasm about certain things. But at other times, like when she's driving recklessly and thinks it's funny or when she pretends to be a prostitute to do research without even considering the danger, she comes off as slightly TSTL.

Honestly, I would have liked someone different for Alex. I just wasn't quite feeling their relationship. But I didn't hate the story. It's got it's good and bad points. I like that there was a meatier side-plot (the hooker murders) and that they other Stanislaskis made appearances. But the romance was so-so and I wish there had been a little more focus on Alex's Ukranian roots. It's one of the building blocks of the series, but that aspect felt almost non-existent in his story, which disappointed me.

So in the end I'd give Luring A Lady 5 stars and Convincing Alex 3 maybe 3.5 stars. A 4 overall for the book.(less)

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Jul 23, 2009 Jess rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009, nora-roberts

Adorable! Loved these two stories. Of course, I didn't realize that this was number 2 and number 4 in the series, so it kind of gave some stuff away. But that's okay. I loved Mikhail and Alexi. Mikhail had such a temperament about him but he cared so much about everyone in his building it was hard to not like him. Alexi was one of those characters that I liked but I wanted to throttle him when he made stupid mistakes!! I can't wait to read the individual stories of the Stanislaski sisters. I sor...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Eddy Allen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-and-poetry, entertainment-sports

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Apr 16, 2013 Brittany rated it 4 of 5 stars

Luring A Lady:I loved this one. I loved Mikhail's character. I wasn't so sure on Sydney at first, but throughout the book I grew to love her, and I was rooting for the characters and a happy relationship! I even skimmed through the other books hoping to get any updates on them.

Convincing Alex:I thought it was good. He didn't pique my interest as much as Mikhail. I liked Bess' character though. She was determined and she seemed to balance out Alexi's character.

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Jul 30, 2009 Sueij rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Sueij by: Mom (well, from her shelf anyway)

Aaaahhhh. Storyline pulled forward by dialogue and action. Characters reacting to events around them, and growing or struggling because of it. Multi-layered characters with believable lives.

Both of the stories in this book were fun and worth the read. Not exactly challenging, mind you, but that's not what typically go to romances for anyway.

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Jun 30, 2010 Estara rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010, re-read

Like I said about the companion collection with the sisters - one of my favourite contemporary romance series, with no external threat, just people's personalities providing the problems and solutions.
I appreciate the fact that the current collections are in the correct order though.

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Jan 26, 2009 Teresa rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved the stanislaski sisters and considering kate, I was looking forward to reading this book, I loved mikhail's story, alex story on the other hand was not that good. I was honestly bored and skimmed through it.

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Apr 29, 2010 Purple Iris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Just reread this. I think is my favorite Roberts family. I read this series more for the family than the romance. I love Mikhail's character and Bess McNee from the second book. She's great.

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Nov 05, 2012 Noma added it

I am a fan and always be a fan.I love the simplicity of Miss Roberts writing.The Stanislaski sisters and brothers were my favorite.

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Aug 06, 2011 Hirni Patel added it

loved this book!! especially the way they described Sydney with the baby!!

nice book!

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Jan 11, 2009 Ginny rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, pre-2005

Typical Nora Robert's family romance. Quick, enjoyable, good characters, no surprises.

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Jul 07, 2012 Donna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Adding books to my list. I will have to go back and reread to write an accurate review.

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Aug 22, 2012 Lisa rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2012

Typical romance with no surprises. Good for the beach, though.

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Dec 30, 2011 Erin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Totally enjoyed this. Can't wait to find the sisters version of it!

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Jun 11, 2009 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars

i loved this book i actually was falling for mahkail lol

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Aug 06, 2012 Mary S rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, nr-families-stanislaski, nora-roberts

luring a lady-4 stars
convincing alex-4 stars

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Oct 24, 2010 Cathie rated it 3 of 5 stars

probably closer to a 4, but I just didn't have the heart to give it a 4 after giving "Breaking Dawn" a 4. I will tell you the second book brought a tear to my eye. Embarrasing, but true. "Be my family." Oh hell. I am a twerp :)

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Mar 07, 2013 Jordan Silver rated it 5 of 5 stars

Love love love the stanislaskis

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Oct 14, 2011 Keisha Mae rated it 5 of 5 stars

I LOVE MIKHAIL'S STORY SO MUCH!

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Jan 21, 2010 Kacey rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love the series books; this is great!

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Sep 12, 2012 Aprille rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Stanislaski Series is one of my favorite series by Nora Roberts. It's a good read. It's amusing and very enjoyable.

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Jun 06, 2012 Julie Day rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really liked this one. Not as much as the other ones I've recently read. I so want to write like her.

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Mar 04, 2009 Jeanna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Excellent series.

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Feb 09, 2013 Cait rated it 3 of 5 stars

A very good read.

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Jul 27, 2012 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars

Great Book

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Sep 25, 2009 Sylvia rated it 2 of 5 stars

Modern

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Jul 27, 2012 Ralynn Wilcock rated it 5 of 5 stars

good book

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Sep 16, 2009 Teresa added it

good!!

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Oct 22, 2008 Cyrisse rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: romance readers

Recommended to Cyrisse by: n/a

Shelves: nora-roberts

and Alex Stanislaski both strong and passionate. Their charm made them irresistible...

Mikhail's work-hardened hands were not what wealthy ice princess Sydney Hayward was accustomed to, but the classy beauty soon discovered this earthy stranger's rare talent for Luring a Lady. . . .

When Alex mistakenly arrests headstrong Bess McNee for soliciting, she decides the sexy detective is perfect - for her research . . . and for herself. Now all that's left is Convincing Alex.

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Oct 25, 2008 Kasey rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Jane, Donna & Heidi

Recommended to Kasey by: Jane

Another in the series (actually the final) Jane got me started in. God bless good friends who pass down their books to you. And then forgive you when your new puppy shreds one to bits!!
All in all it was exactly what I expect in a Nora Roberts book. But as Margaret always says, "I've read Nora for so many years, I could write Nora." Having read all four books in the series I'm ready for something new and not so predictable.

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