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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Trust is a choice. I choose to trust your love and your stalwartness. I trust that should there be a day when either the past or the present overwhelms me, you will be there to guide me past that dark moment.&quot; (p. 184)<br/><br/>Wow. Just... wow.<br/>Out of all the historical fiction an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58261014">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In my very humble opinion, Sherry Thomas is golden. Well, not just that, I think she truly has the Midas touch; everything she writes is golden. Not surprisingly, Not Quite A Husband has become my next keeper. And not just because it was written by Sherry Thomas - which pretty much guaranteed it a s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56791313">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[What a great book!! This is the story of Bryony and Leo. They were married and after a few months, they got an annulment. The story picks up after three years apart. Leo tries to deliever a message to Bryony and that's how the book begins. It's a very complex book. I'm not sure I'm doing justice how...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78198657">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I will say that it sometimes seemed like two books - both a romance and a history lesson. <br/>However, despite this I enjoyed this.  <br/><br/>The heroine and hero were such unique characters. These were complicated and interesting characters, both annoying at times and endearing at others.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55755331">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Although there are certain similarities with Private Arrangements, I enjoyed this book even better. The setting was right up my alley, for one. It was a pleasure reading about the wilds of India/Afghanistan again. The main characters are enjoyable and the age difference a refreshing change. In some ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76224814">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh, MAN. This is Ms. Thomas's third book, and it's just incredible. I think I might like it even better than Private Arrangements and Delicious, both of which I loved. NQAH is just so unusual. Its setting is very unique and very well drawn. The characters' connection is so complex and intriguing, he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60475254">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[What an wonderful story. Thomas takes lots of familiar romance tropes--younger man/older woman, road romance, reunited lovers--and weaves a powerful tale of love and redemption peppered with bursts of laugh out loud funny lines. Leo and Bryony are complex, but entirely real characters and their happ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59575784">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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