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That Perfect Someone (Malory-Anderson Family #10)

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Nine years ago, Richard Allen fled England and his controlling father. Determined to live his own life, he took to the sea and settled in the Caribbean, joining a band of treasure-hunting pirates and adopting the persona of a carefree, seductive Frenchman named Jean Paul to guard the secrets of his past. When he slips back into England to carry out an urgent task, Richard...more

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Published June 15th 2010 by Gallery Books (first published June 1st 2010)

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Feb 20, 2011 Jessi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: part-of-a-series, romance, 2011, 2013, appealing-characteristic-story, historical

Part of the Malory series, this book tucks in nicely with the rest of the books. It is... dare I say it... much more like the first books in this series (which I adored) than some of the later ones (which I've judged to be "meh"). The story is fabulous! But not the use of exclamation points! There are a lot of them! It reads more like teen fan-fic sometimes than a Johanna Lindsey, well-respected, seasoned author!
Julia Miller's family is not haute ton. They're not even ton, just fabulously wealth...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Tonya Warner added it · review of another edition

Julia has been betrothed practically since birth. Her first meeting with her husband-to-be was when she was five, but it went horribly wrong, as did every meeting they had until Richard disappearred from England. Wanting him to like her, his animosity wounded her, and since she was just a child, she struck out drawing blood nearly every time.

Richard's father was a very cruel man, and he wanted nothing to do with making his father richer by marrying Julia for her money.The anger he felt for the m...more

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Jul 18, 2010 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, historicalfiction

Julia Miller and Richard Allen despise each other... and are also betrothed and have been since they were small children. In order to get out from his father's thumb, Richard left England nine years ago and never looked back. Since no one has seen or heard from Richard Allen in over nine years, Julia decides it is time to get on with her life and have him declared dead. There is just one problem - Richard is very much alive and has returned to England to declare his love for another woman. Richa...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, historical-fiction, quick-reads, romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. When I pick up a book with a cover like this, I'm not really anticipating anything more than a light, predictable, happily-ever-after love story. "That Perfect Someone" by Johanna Lindsey contains all the elements I would expect, but a suspenseful plot and a few surprises set this book a notch above the typical paperback romance.

Initially, the reader doesn't know much more about Richard (as Jean Paul) than Julia does, and I found myself just as charmed, and curious about his past, as she was. I...more When I pick up a book with a cover like this, I'm not really anticipating anything more than a light, predictable, happily-ever-after love story. "That Perfect Someone" by Johanna Lindsey contains all the elements I would expect, but a suspenseful plot and a few surprises set this book a notch above the typical paperback romance.

Initially, the reader doesn't know much more about Richard (as Jean Paul) than Julia does, and I found myself just as charmed, and curious about his past, as she was. I couldn't help snickering out loud as one fiasco after another throws Julia and Richard (as Jean Paul) together but keeps her from clearly seeing his face and recognizing him as her detested fiance. I have to say, when they each finally realize who the other is, their vehemence toward one another seems excessive but it makes a little more sense after learning about all their childhood confrontations. And of course, it doesn't take long for that anger to transition into another type of passion. As a result, the action gets pretty steamy in a couple of spots, which resulted in my four-star rating instead of five. They weren't long, but they still seemed superfluous and overly detailed. Plus, I don't care at all for those kind of scenes anyway.

As for the characters, they were pretty average on the whole: a feisty heroine; a mysterious, tall-dark-and-handsome hero, and a well-rounded cast of supporting characters. The antagonist was the most well-written. Milton Allen, the Earl of Manford and Richard's father, is entirely and appropriately despicable, an arrogant liar and greedy, selfish manipulator. As Julia said, "There was no room for pity for someone like him." And ooh, when justice was served generously in the final confrontation, I wanted to cheer!

I also enjoyed the voice of the narrator, Laural Merlington. Her range of tones and inflections, her careful accents when reading as Jean Paul, made the story even more interesting. Additionally, although I know this book is the tenth in a series, I didn't feel as if I was missing anything by having not read any of the previous volumes. Her vocal abilities help the transition between regular changes in points of view, too.

Julia and Richard's eventual plan to steal and destroy the contract that has bound them almost since birth is unexpected, daring and, even better, full of potential for things to go wrong - which of course they do. The classic scenario of "I love him/her but he/she doesn't love me back" isn't a surprise in a novel like this, but the added complication of the Earl's greed makes the story more intriguing, though. And the truth exposed just before the very end was truly astonishing. I honestly never saw it coming and it was a brilliant conclusion.(less)

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Mar 26, 2012 Readitnweep rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: english-romance, historical, romance

If it weren't for the emotion, I would have rated this a 1 star.
Intriguing plot concept (in the summary on the back cover), strong tension between Richard and Julia, but there were A LOT of problems with the execution of the story.

First, total unbelieveable plot.
Ridiculous, cartoonish characters and situations.
The ear biting, nose breaking- way forced.
Her father waking up after five years and being able to process information – the fact that she’s five years older! – just fine? Yeah. Right. B...more

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Nov 11, 2010 Widhy Pratiwie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

bingung jg,krn the last malory trnyt nyeritain soal richard. . . .yg notabene bkn bagian dari malory family maupun anders0n family. . .

dr awal baca yg captive my desire,udh g suka ma richard.s0alny karakterny kelampau nekad krn berani ngerayu georgina,tp pd akhrny lari terbirit2 saat ketauan james. . .

d buku ini jg d ceritain kalo richard msh tetep nekad bwt ngerayu gergie d pesta topeng ultah ge0rgie. . .tp syg richard lg2 ketauan dan d selamatkan oleh julia,teman ge0rgie.

blkgan ketauan kalo ju...more

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Jun 24, 2010 KarenH rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook, not-to-die-for-but-enjoyable, hate-at-first-sight, worth-listening-to, what-does-he-see-in-her

The blurb for this book here at GR touts it as a Malory novel and lists Georgina Malory as one of the main protagonists. Neither point is true so if you are jonesing for a new Malory installment, you will have to look to a future book. The H/h are, however, guilty by association as the hero, Richard, is friends with Gabrielle (Captive of my Desires) and her husband Drew (Georgina's brother), while the heroine, Julia, is merely a casual acquaintance of the Malory clan in general. James Malory doe...more The blurb for this book here at GR touts it as a Malory novel and lists Georgina Malory as one of the main protagonists. Neither point is true so if you are jonesing for a new Malory installment, you will have to look to a future book. The H/h are, however, guilty by association as the hero, Richard, is friends with Gabrielle (Captive of my Desires) and her husband Drew (Georgina's brother), while the heroine, Julia, is merely a casual acquaintance of the Malory clan in general. James Malory does have a small part in the story but Georgina, aside from uttering a few sentences, is non-existent.

Julia and Richard have been betrothed since they were children and have despised one another since the day they met. Although Julia is quite comfortable with the freedom her engagement gives her, she is now in her early 20's and is ready to find a husband. Richard, having fled London and the tyranny of his fortune-seeking father 9 years ago, lives a carefree existence in the Caribbean as a "pirate" of sorts...he hunts for buried treasure. Not knowing Richard's whereabouts, Julia is in the process of having him declared legally dead so she can break the betrothal and finally be free of the albatross she has worn around her neck for the past 16 years.

At a ball one evening, Julia meets and is charmed by a Frenchman named Jean-Paul; however, J-P is hopelessly infatuated with Georgina (who he had met in a prior book) and shamelessly stares at her across the ballroom floor. Julia, afraid that J-P's idiocy will incur James' wrath, suggests that J-P kiss her then and there, where James will see and it will serve to mollify his murderous intentions. (Julia cannot be compromised due to her state of engagement.)

The kiss deepens, taking on a seductive quality, and both Julia and J-P are powerless to stop the feelings they are beginning to have for each other. After meeting a few times during the following week, each realizes the true identity of the other and they attempt to pick up where they left off as children...vowing to hate each other till death do them part. Meanwhile, Richard's father, incensed over the fact that Richard does not intend to honor the betrothal, has his son consigned to a convict ship heading for Australia, where, hopefully he will be beaten into submission. Julia discovers his whereabouts and enlists the aid of James Malory to overtake the convict ship and free Richard.

Apparently, Julia and Richard are falling in love but not even a night of steamy sex on the boat ride home gives either one reason to believe they share anything more than mutual feelings of contempt. (Whoa...must I suspend disbelief here to think that a woman living 200 years ago would willingly give her virginity to a man she despised and vice versa?) The rest of the story teams them up for an adventure as they act upon a scheme to permanently thwart the machinations of Richard's father and his decades-old quest to acquire Julia's money to fill his own coffers.

As an audio book, I found the story - and narrator - engaging enough to hold my attention for the entire reading, but not good enough to stop whatever I was doing just to listen. Most of the story was given over to Julia's private rants against Richard, whom she loathed for childish reasons. At 21 years old, it seemed unnatural for Julia to still be harboring extremely ill feelings towards a man she had only known as a boy...a boy she had met on only a handful of occasions and whom she knew to be a victim the same as she. She was curt, accusative and just plain rude. When Richard showed up in London and Julia's plan to have him declared legally dead seemed to be in jeopardy, she demanded he leave again so she could resume her petition. She could have thrown herself on the ground kicking and screaming and wouldn't have seemed to be as much of a spoiled brat as she did when she demanded he go away because he was spoiling her plans. Me, me, me...waah, waah, waah. I found her character very hard to warm up to and could not understand what Richard's fondness for her was stemming from. However, Julia acted towards Richard much like Gabriella had initially acted towards Drew...Richard and Gabriella were close friends so perhaps he simply liked domineering, spoiled brats! Even so, with Julia still attempting to control everything up to the last page, I found it hard to believe their "happy" was going to make it to the "ever after."

3.25***(less)

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Jun 21, 2010 Ceej rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: malory, johanna-lindsey

I couldn't put this down. I think I fell in love with Richard in Captive of My Desires. I never dreamed he would get his own book. Richard was more real to me because he is like most men I know. They get caught up in what they can't have and the harder is to have, the more they want it. He's definitely real in that his selfish vendetta against his father takes precedence over any and everthing else. I felt as if he really wouldn't have realized his infatuation with George (I love James' nickname...more

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May 03, 2011 Brittany rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-challenge

I was so excited when I saw this book on the shelves at the grocery store. I love the Malory series and was desperate for another book! I was not disappointed. True this book is just loosely connected to the Malory's but they are still in the book quite a bit. Julia Miller lives down the street from 'George' and they are friends. Julia is connected with Richard through a betrothal contract made when she was a toddler and they hate each other so much Richard leaves at age 17, or so you think. Thr...more

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Sep 23, 2011 Arec rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, historical, romance, series, own

I immediately fell in love with this novel from the very beginning. I couldn't explain why, it just had my attention from the start. It helped that is a Malory novel, which is among my favorite series so far. Maybe I loved this novel so much because it involved the Malorys without them being the main couple.

First, I found the characters fascinating. They had me laughing, blushing, and rooting for them at every turn. I had no idea who Richard was, a little silly of me since Lindsey didn't exactly...more

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Feb 12, 2011 Jaime rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book I have ready by Johanna Lindsey and I realized as I was listening to the audiobook that it was a part of a series and it was not the first book. It is obviously part of a series that each book deals with different characters, but there was some back story about other characters that I thought might have ruined another book if I decide to read the other books in the series.

Anyway, I felt it had a lot more going for it other than just a romance book. The dynamics between the...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Shelly LeCompt rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This is your typical HR series. Wealthy & powerful English nobility at its finest; but this is not your typical family. Meet the Malorys. A beautiful, strong, determined, humorous & overall very enjoyable family. Beautiful people finding beautiful soul-mates sometimes quite begrudgingly. This family is full of stubborn & driven people that are lovely & hilarious. The men are sexy, strong, rake type alpha males; who are fun, carefree, witty & quite determined...more

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Mar 05, 2011 Aly rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed the story... there were some expected plot turns, and some surprises as well. There were no doubts as to how it would conclude, but I enjoyed watching the characters get there nonetheless. However the writing was not fantastic. I didn't actually believe the characters were English from their language, aside from a few "a'tall"s tossed in. This is my first Malory novel, and with no background of the characters I could easily see which characters must have been in the other books....more

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Jul 04, 2010 Amelia Fransiska rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance, johanna-lindsey

TPS seharusnya gak perlu masuk list Malory Saga *gak rela*
soalnya hero n heroine nya gak ada darah Malory ato Anderson.
Richard n Julia critanya cm 'kenalan' ni the Malorys...

Richard n Julia udah di tunangkan sejak Julia brumur 1tahun.
Pd umur 5thn Julia pertama kali brtemu dgn tunangan nya yg saat itu brumur 11thn.
Richard sangat membenci ayahnya sang tiran aka Earl of Manford, jd pas pertama ktemu Julia, dia langsung benci stengah mati..
Julia pun merasakan hal yg sama.
Mereka sepakat utk saling me...more

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Mar 23, 2012 Ada rated it 5 of 5 stars

Another fabulous story in the Malory family saga. It's always nice when old characters you love come back even in small parts and each new addition to the Malory family of novels just makes you feel like you're visiting with old friends.

This book centers around Richard aka Jean Paul, who made an appearance in Drew and Gabrielle's story as a pirate who falls in love with Georgina Malory. That a character can be introduced so far in advance and finally get a chance for their own happy endings alwa...more

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Nov 12, 2010 Tina rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Jun 16, 2010 Heather (Let's-Go-Pens-We're-Gonna-Take-This-One) rated it 2 of 5 stars

I'm very saddened by the books that JL has been releasing lately. It seems like she's run out of ideas and is only writing her books to reach a quota.
Please stop using the formulaic Malory plot of having to go on a rescue on the high seas. I still love James, but again, please stop making him beat everyone up. He's in his 40's already, can't he just settle for once?
I miss the feeling of heartbreak that accompanied the reading of her old books; Prisoner of My Desire, Heart So Wild and the Tony/Ja...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Lisa rated it 2 of 5 stars

I hesitate to even give this book two stars, except that I did finish it whilst on the elliptical machine in the gym. It was an easy read - that was the best part about it. I've read one other Johanna Lindsey novel as I recall that was much better, but I won't run out and read any more unless I'm desperate! The writing was weak; the plot was rather silly; the setting was thin; even the romance lacked luster! Johanna Lindsey does not know how to write "English" English, so she shouldn't try. She...more

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May 03, 2011 Kim-wilts-for-kilts rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: hero-child-abuse, heroine-beautiful, heroine-rich, heroine-virgin, historical-romance, mistaken-identity

This is a case of secondary characters being better than the main characters. I found the hero completely annoying. He hates the heroine through most of the book and then ta-da, he's in love. Secondary characters need to take a big step back and focus more on the main characters and let them fall in love. There is also a time to let your series end if your going to include all past characters. The amount of book time defining all the previous books in the series characters is tedious and boring....more

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Sep 12, 2012 Hazel Acevedo rated it 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed every part of this story, being a hug fan of Sinbad Legend of the seven seas movie i felt like the personality of the man in this novel just replicated that rebel intelligence, both female and male characters were stronger in this family series with some fun little twists to keep you entertained. I personally cant get over the perfect man description by this book, everything you could possibly want and more. This was one of those rare stories where you were both entertained and thrown...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Beatrizz1983 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Aunque las últimas novelas de los Malory no han sido para tirar cohetes, ya con el libro de Boyd la cosa empezaba a mejorar... pero esta historia ha sido superior aún.
Reconozco que incluir esta novela dentro de la saga Malory.. es un poco pretencioso por parte de la Lindsey, ya que ningún parentesco o lazo sanguíneo los une.... pero siguen apareciendo los personajes más carismáticos de la saga.. por lo menos para mí, James Malory y Georgina.
Me he divertido, y me lo he leído en un pis pas... y no...more

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Apr 20, 2013 Marie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: johanna-lindsey, historical-romance

Bintang 3.
Buku ke10 seri Malory -Anderson Family

Tak kenal maka tak sayang dan cinta. Itulah yg dialami kedua tokoh hero dan heroine kali ini. Walau keduanya dipersatukan dalam ikatan pertunangan, namun pandangan mereka terhadap pemaksaan hubungan tersebut dari kedua orangtua (terutama Richard terhadap ayahnya) membuat keduanya saling membenci satu sama lain. Bahkan Richard mengambil langkah ekstrim dengan meninggalkan kehidupannya di London Inggris untuk berpetualang dilautan dan menghindari pem...more Bintang 3.
Buku ke10 seri Malory -Anderson Family

Tak kenal maka tak sayang dan cinta. Itulah yg dialami kedua tokoh hero dan heroine kali ini. Walau keduanya dipersatukan dalam ikatan pertunangan, namun pandangan mereka terhadap pemaksaan hubungan tersebut dari kedua orangtua (terutama Richard terhadap ayahnya) membuat keduanya saling membenci satu sama lain. Bahkan Richard mengambil langkah ekstrim dengan meninggalkan kehidupannya di London Inggris untuk berpetualang dilautan dan menghindari pemaksaan dan penyiksaan Ayahnya.
Aku berharap kalau Richard ini anak haram dari salah satu dari dua Malory termuda terutama James. Namun ternyata tante JL menyediakan ironi tersendiri bagi hubungan Richard-ayahnya-Charles(saudara Richard).
Dan aku semakin suka dengan James Malory yg mau membantu Richard (dengan caranya yg unik dan aneh) padahal nyata nyata Richard pernah berusaha merayu Georgina istri James.

Bertahun tahun yg lalu Richard Allen meninggalkan Inggris dan Julia Miller, tunangannya yg kaya raya untuk menjalani kehidupan yg bebas tanpa tekanan dari ayahnya Earl of Manford yg gila harta. Berpetualang sebagai perompak harta karun bersama keluarga barunya "Kapten Nathan dan para awak kapalnya". Kembali ke London bersama Gabrielle putri kapten Nathan yg menikah dengan Drew Anderson yg hendak menghadiri pesta ultah Georgina Malory, adik Drew.

Di pesta topeng itulah Richard dan Julia bertemu untuk saling tertarik satu sama lain (saat itu keduanya tidak mengetahui identitas diri masing masing). Julia yg berencana membebaskan diri dari ikatan pertunangan dengan cara membuat pernyataan kematian bagi Richard akhirnya mengetahui kalau pria yg menarik hatinya dipesta keluarga Malory adalah tunangannya Richard.

Lord Manford yg menyadari keberadaan putranya berusaha melakukan tindak kekerasan dengan cara mengirim Richard ke penjara belantara Australia yg terkenal dengan alamnya yg masih liar dan menakutkan agar Richard mau menikah dengan Julia. Julia yg mengetahui rencana Lord Manford meminta bantuan James Malory Cs untuk menyelamatkan Richard.

Awalnya Richard bersikap ketus dan jahat pada Julia, namun setelah mengetahui bahwa Julialah orang yg mengusahakan penyelamatannya, perasaan Richard terhadap Julia sedikit banyak mengalami perubahan. Bahkan diatas kapal James kedua orang yg awalnya saling membenci sejak kecil ini akhirnya bercinta. Namun ketetapan hati keduanya yg tidak ingin saling terikat satu sama lain membuat keduanya bekerjasama untuk mengelabui ayah Richard agar dapat mencuri surat perjanjian ikatan pertunangan mereka. Tak berhasil mengecoh, mereka malah kedapatan berlaku tidak senonoh oleh ayah Richard dan beberapa orang saksi lainnya sehingga mereka dinikahkan paksa.

Jadilah mereka terikat pernikahan yg hendak mereka bubarkan. Di atas kapal Drew menuju Karibia, Julia dan Richard akhirnya sadar akan perasaan masing masing kalau mereka saling cinta. Mereka berusaha memutuskan akses ayah Richard untuk menguasai harta keluarga Julia bila terjadi sesuatu dengan Richard. Dan diakhir cerita, Julia dan Richard mengetahui rahasia Lord Manford yg sangat mengejutkan yg diungkapkan Charles, saudara Richard.(less)

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Dec 02, 2012 Katherine Bone rated it 5 of 5 stars

Traveling back and forth to work, there is nothing better than listening to an audio book. This is how I reread That Perfect Someone by Johanna Lindsey, narrated by Laural Merlington. Ms. Lindsey's Mallory series always brings adventure, h/h conflict, passion and suspense. Ms. Lindsey has always been an author I've admired. Her prose, emotion and sexual tension never cease to amaze, and Ms. Merlington's narration blows all this and more out of the water! What's great about this phenomenal combin...more

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Dec 18, 2011 Lynsey A rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book, historical-romance, 2011-reads

Well, this book wasn't too bad. However, I gave it three stars because it took me half the book to like either the hero or the heroine. I wanted to slap Richard for his obsession with Georgina and Julia seemed just a bit of an insensitive brat. Later though, they grew on me. The end was quite satisfying. I was afraid Johanna Lindsey was going to try and turn the horrible father into a better man but she didn't. He got what he deserved.

It was very nice to visit with the Malory's again. I love the...more

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Aug 22, 2010 Astri Nasthasia Videlia rated it 4 of 5 stars

That Perfect Someone.... aQu sukaaa...

gw suka sama cerita kyk gini... Saling benci karna ketemu sebagai pasangan yg d jodohin... Saling jatuh cinta di pesta topeng tanpa tau klo itu adalah tunangannya sendiri... bagi gw... inilah Cinta yg sebenar.nya...

How sweett!!!! ^^

memang agax kurang segi humor.nya... gax kyk buku tante JL yg lainnya... ini 'aga' lebih berkesan serius... mungkin karna menyangkut hubungan bapak sama anak kalii yaah...

ini salah satu dr 7 Malory - Anderson series yg ceritanya b...more

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Dec 24, 2010 Brenda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A really fast historical romance fiction ... parents sign a contract that their children will marry ... only the "kids" grow up hating each other with the knowledge that they are to eventually wed! Years pass, children grow up ... she is (of course) beautiful ... he is a (tall, dark and handsome) pirate ... they do not recognize each other when they meet (and share that OMG steamy kiss) at a masked ball ... the more they talk, the more they realize (it's you!) and that they must not love each ot...more

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Jan 20, 2011 Sho rated it 3 of 5 stars

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"Ok Beach listening"
I really used to love the Malory series as I first started to read regency romance waaaay back when. Lately, I sort of outgrew them. Although not in the same league as "Gentle Rougue", I found this book charming light read. Maybe because I wasn't expecting much or that I like the supporting casts especially Richard's best friend. If you are not familiar with the Malory's you might find yourself lost or loose interest. I suggest you start with "Love Only Onc...more

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Jun 19, 2010 T.L. Haddix rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book

I liked it. It was better than Ms. Lindsey's last few releases. The beginning started out slow and the characters didn't have traits that I cared for, but they really grew further into the book. I'm glad I kept on reading. I wouldn't purchase this book unless I found it in a UBS and for cheap cheap, but I did like the book. It reminded me of Nick and Regina's story a little, not the plot itself but the emotions of the H/h, and that is probably my fave book by Ms. Lindsey. I'd recommend it to any...more

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Nov 14, 2011 Anne Osterlund rated it 4 of 5 stars

Julia has one major impediment to a perfect social season in London. Her fiancé.
Who . . .

a. Hasn’t set foot in England for nine years.
b. Once dangled her upside down over a balcony.
c. She can’t wait to have declared dead.

There’s just one slight hang-up: the guy she singles out at the masquerade party as her first real possibility once her marriage contract is declared null and void—Yep, turns out to be the same fiancé.

Johanna Lindsey’s MALLORY books are like candy. At least one should be devoure...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Lover of Romance rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, nautical, piracy, regency

Julia Miller, having been betrothed all of her life, and never had a suitor since her betrothed disappeared years ago, but is unable to court or marry a man of her choosing since there is a contract between their families. Then one night at a masked ball she dances and shared a intimate kiss with a Frenchman, and in the end turns out to be the one man that she hates more than life itself....her betrothed....Richard Allen. Richard despised his father forcing him to have to marry Julia all those y...more

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Johanna Helen Howard was born on March 10, 1952 in Germany, where her father, Edwin Dennis Howard, a soldier in the U.S. Army was stationed. The family moved about a great deal when she was young. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, and after he passed away in 1964 Johanna and her mother settled there to honor him.

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“Who said love was reasonable?” — 21 people liked it

“But you don't let true happiness slip out of your grasp without one helluva fight.” — 13 people liked it

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