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Notting Hill Grooms #1
Irresistible Temptation
He hadn't planned to fall in love...
Declan Malone was convinced Olivia was a threat to his cousin's marriage. True, she didn't seem the type to steal another woman's husband, but there was only one way to make absolutely sure: Declan must seduce Olivia himself!
With his looks, sex appeal and fabulous Notting Hill home, few women had been able to resist Declan -- but Olivia seemed determined to! Had Declan misjudged her and the more he wined and dined her, the more he wanted her-for real!
Declan Malone was convinced Olivia was a threat to his cousin's marriage. True, she didn't seem the type to steal another woman's husband, but there was only one way to make absolutely sure: Declan must seduce Olivia himself!
With his looks, sex appeal and fabulous Notting Hill home, few women had been able to resist Declan -- but Olivia seemed determined to! Had Declan misjudged her and the more he wined and dined her, the more he wanted her-for real!
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First published January 1, 1999
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About the author
Sara Craven
494 books269 followersAnne Bushell was born on October 1938 in South Devon, England, just before World War II and grew up in a house crammed with books. She was always a voracious reader, some of her all-time favorites books are: "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, "Middlemarch" by George Eliot, "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell and "The Code of the Woosters" by P. G. Wodehouse.
She worked as journalist at the Paignton Observer, but after her marriage, she moved to the north of England, where she worked as teacher. After she returned to journalism, she joined the Middlesbrough Writers' Group, where she met other romance writer Mildred Grieveson (Anne Mather). She started to wrote romance, and she had her first novel "Garden of Dreams" accepted by Mills & Boon in 1975, she published her work under the pseudonym of Sara Craven. In 2010 she became chairman of the Southern Writers' Conference, and the next year was elected the twenty-six Chairman (2011–2013) of the Romantic Novelists' Association.
Divorced twice, Annie lives in Somerset, South West England, and shares her home with a West Highland white terrier called Bertie Wooster. In her house, she had several thousand books, and an amazing video collection. When she's not writing, she enjoys watching very old films, listening to music, going to the theatre, and eating in good restaurants. She also likes to travel in Europe, to inspire her romances, especially in France, Greece and Italy where many of her novels are set. Since the birth of her twin grandchildren, she is also a regular visitor to New York City, where the little tots live. In 1997, she was the overall winner of the BBC's Mastermind, winning the last final presented by Magnus Magnusson.
She worked as journalist at the Paignton Observer, but after her marriage, she moved to the north of England, where she worked as teacher. After she returned to journalism, she joined the Middlesbrough Writers' Group, where she met other romance writer Mildred Grieveson (Anne Mather). She started to wrote romance, and she had her first novel "Garden of Dreams" accepted by Mills & Boon in 1975, she published her work under the pseudonym of Sara Craven. In 2010 she became chairman of the Southern Writers' Conference, and the next year was elected the twenty-six Chairman (2011–2013) of the Romantic Novelists' Association.
Divorced twice, Annie lives in Somerset, South West England, and shares her home with a West Highland white terrier called Bertie Wooster. In her house, she had several thousand books, and an amazing video collection. When she's not writing, she enjoys watching very old films, listening to music, going to the theatre, and eating in good restaurants. She also likes to travel in Europe, to inspire her romances, especially in France, Greece and Italy where many of her novels are set. Since the birth of her twin grandchildren, she is also a regular visitor to New York City, where the little tots live. In 1997, she was the overall winner of the BBC's Mastermind, winning the last final presented by Magnus Magnusson.
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October 17, 2018
I liked this one. Just one point of discomfort. The heroine is initially hooked to a scum bag OM. Knowing fully well, he is very much married. She in fact winds up her life in the suburbs and moves to London to have a live-in relationship with him, even while he is still married. He does claim that he is estranged from his wife, and the lady is evil and all that. But heroines don't snatch other people's husbands as a rule. That's one thing that I couldn't swallow.
However, nothing really happens. Thanks to the hero. As soon as she lands up in London, she visits the OM's house which is in fact the hero'es house. The scum bag is married to the hero'es cousin you see. As soon as he opens the door -base chested , in a low slung towel - the heroine blurts out her brilliant plans of living in with the scum bag.
The hero works out a super fast brilliant plan to stop the innocent but stupid girl from committing a blunder. He puts her up in a bed sitter and keeps her away from the scum bag. After a while, he gets another jackpot idea. Use my own charm on the girl , lure her away from the scum bag. What starts as a luring attempt turns serious. Both of them fall seriously for each other.
The scum bag makes a customary appearance in the middle, tries his luck with the girl. But by then her blinkers about him are off.
A little bit of drama follows before the HEA. Good characters etched out by the author. Super stud hero. And the heroine is a little stupid with the OM, but she is a whiz with computers !!! A techie heroine, all is forgiven :)))
4 stars.
However, nothing really happens. Thanks to the hero. As soon as she lands up in London, she visits the OM's house which is in fact the hero'es house. The scum bag is married to the hero'es cousin you see. As soon as he opens the door -base chested , in a low slung towel - the heroine blurts out her brilliant plans of living in with the scum bag.
The hero works out a super fast brilliant plan to stop the innocent but stupid girl from committing a blunder. He puts her up in a bed sitter and keeps her away from the scum bag. After a while, he gets another jackpot idea. Use my own charm on the girl , lure her away from the scum bag. What starts as a luring attempt turns serious. Both of them fall seriously for each other.
The scum bag makes a customary appearance in the middle, tries his luck with the girl. But by then her blinkers about him are off.
A little bit of drama follows before the HEA. Good characters etched out by the author. Super stud hero. And the heroine is a little stupid with the OM, but she is a whiz with computers !!! A techie heroine, all is forgiven :)))
4 stars.
April 5, 2023
Olivia leaves Bristol for London where she intends to join married man (yes, this is on the taboo side) and, naturally, creepy, waste of space childhood crush Jeremy. She gets to the address and is met at the door by Declan in his bathrobe, owner of the lovely London house, TV documentary writer, Irish charmer and relative of Jeremy's wronged wife.
It's quite sweet on Olivia's introduction to London life, her laughably great experience of renting (those were the days) in Sasha's basement flat with access to the lovely large communal garden where she continues to encounter Declan. I have to be honest and declare a soft spot for the lovely Declan, who makes this readable despite the h's ridiculous attempt to forge a relationship with the very unappealing Jeremy.
It's quite sweet on Olivia's introduction to London life, her laughably great experience of renting (those were the days) in Sasha's basement flat with access to the lovely large communal garden where she continues to encounter Declan. I have to be honest and declare a soft spot for the lovely Declan, who makes this readable despite the h's ridiculous attempt to forge a relationship with the very unappealing Jeremy.
September 5, 2016
All was good until Jeremy showed in the end. You do not through such a bomb practically in the end of the story. When it's almost time for the hea ending you just don't go and add more drama.
January 21, 2022
The h has a relationship with a married man. She knows he is married, but that doesn’t stop her. She is still a virgin by the way.
She leaves for the married man’s house planning to live with him. There she meets the H, who is the cousin of the married man’s wife.
The h was annoying that she took the high moral ground against the H near the end of the book, telling him what he had done wrong. People in glass houses… Anyway, he was okay, she was not. Not worth it.
She leaves for the married man’s house planning to live with him. There she meets the H, who is the cousin of the married man’s wife.
The h was annoying that she took the high moral ground against the H near the end of the book, telling him what he had done wrong. People in glass houses… Anyway, he was okay, she was not. Not worth it.
September 6, 2016
This was all sorts of terribly. The hero took it upon himself to save the marriage and bring the 'villain' who was actually the heroine to justice. Only to find out he was completely wrong about the heroine and pretty much everything. *BIG SIGH* Too much pride and arrogance for moi.
November 9, 2020
Oh hey, look, the hero is not the usual alpha jerk!
November 10, 2025
WAS OLIVIA FOOLISH AND NAIVE? YES! AND YET WEIRDLY I LOVED THAT SHE SPENT HALF THE BOOK PINING FOR A MARRIED MAN UNTIL DECLAN CAME ALONG AND SEDUCED SOME SENSE INTO HER
February 20, 2017
Just another cheesy love story
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February 5, 2019He hadn't planned to fall in love...
Declan Malone was convinced Olivia was a threat to his cousin's marriage. True, she didn't seem the type to steal another woman's husband, but there was only one way to make absolutely sure: Declan must seduce Olivia himself!
With his looks, sex appeal and fabulous Notting Hill home, few women had been able to resist Declan -- but Olivia seemed determined to! Had Declan misjudged her and the more he wined and dined her, the more he wanted her-for real
Declan Malone was convinced Olivia was a threat to his cousin's marriage. True, she didn't seem the type to steal another woman's husband, but there was only one way to make absolutely sure: Declan must seduce Olivia himself!
With his looks, sex appeal and fabulous Notting Hill home, few women had been able to resist Declan -- but Olivia seemed determined to! Had Declan misjudged her and the more he wined and dined her, the more he wanted her-for real
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