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The Hamiltons: Fashioned with Love #1
Styles of Seduction
Love in high fashion…
Manhattan's most successful, cutting-edge designer, Kyle Hamilton, has a flair for what's hot and hip in the city's competitive fashion world. And with his sensual good looks, the dedicated bachelor has his choice of any woman…except the one who got away.
Zoe Sinclair was a naive intern at Roger Hamilton Designs when she met Kyle. But she never forgot the forbidden kiss she shared with her hunky boss. Now she's moving up the ladder at a rival house, sworn to stay away from the playboy whose touch she still craves—until a family crisis throws them together during New York's Fashion Week. Working with Kyle to find his kidnapped sister, Zoe is falling once again under his seductive spell. And this time it's more than just her job on the line….
Manhattan's most successful, cutting-edge designer, Kyle Hamilton, has a flair for what's hot and hip in the city's competitive fashion world. And with his sensual good looks, the dedicated bachelor has his choice of any woman…except the one who got away.
Zoe Sinclair was a naive intern at Roger Hamilton Designs when she met Kyle. But she never forgot the forbidden kiss she shared with her hunky boss. Now she's moving up the ladder at a rival house, sworn to stay away from the playboy whose touch she still craves—until a family crisis throws them together during New York's Fashion Week. Working with Kyle to find his kidnapped sister, Zoe is falling once again under his seductive spell. And this time it's more than just her job on the line….
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 20, 2013
About the author
Jacquelin Thomas
125 books414 followersJacquelin Thomas is an award-winning, best selling author with 94 titles published. Her books have garnered several awards, including two EMMA awards, the Romance In Color Reviewers Award, Readers Choice Award and the Atlanta Choice Award in the Religious & Spiritual category. Jacquelin was a 2005 honoree at the Houston Black Film Festival for the movie adaptation of her novel, Hidden Blessings. She was the first recipient to receive the Writers Achievement Award at the North Carolina Book Festival in Winston-Salem. She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine.
Jacquelin has published in the romance, women's fiction, inspirational and young adult genres. Her second book in the YA series, Divine Confidential was nominated for a 2008 NAACP Image Award.
Jacquelin is happily married to her best friend and is the proud mother of three children. Jacquelin and her family live in North Carolina.
Jacquelin has published in the romance, women's fiction, inspirational and young adult genres. Her second book in the YA series, Divine Confidential was nominated for a 2008 NAACP Image Award.
Jacquelin is happily married to her best friend and is the proud mother of three children. Jacquelin and her family live in North Carolina.
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April 17, 2014
This was a good read. I cannot wait to find out who is after this family.
January 25, 2018
This book has a branding issue. For a Mills & Boon "Sexy" it has no sex in it.
The conflict between the hero and heroine was excellent. Both are strong characters with drive and motivation, and plenty of tension.
No sex on the page, when that is promised by the brand, is the reason for knocking it down a peg.
The conflict between the hero and heroine was excellent. Both are strong characters with drive and motivation, and plenty of tension.
No sex on the page, when that is promised by the brand, is the reason for knocking it down a peg.
February 26, 2021
Hooked
I missed reading this book when it was initially released and I am glad that I stumbled upon it. Kyle refuses to accept Zoe's refusal to talk to or see him after an incident in a closet. He pushes until she relents. In the midst of this love story, someone is after the Hamilton's. Can't wait to find out who is after them.
I missed reading this book when it was initially released and I am glad that I stumbled upon it. Kyle refuses to accept Zoe's refusal to talk to or see him after an incident in a closet. He pushes until she relents. In the midst of this love story, someone is after the Hamilton's. Can't wait to find out who is after them.
February 22, 2026
Extraordinary book!
A brilliant beginning to what app to be an inspiring series! The upscale fashion events depicted is informative and helpful my interest. The direction that Zoe was pleasantly taking to pursue regular clothing was a pleasant surprise.
A brilliant beginning to what app to be an inspiring series! The upscale fashion events depicted is informative and helpful my interest. The direction that Zoe was pleasantly taking to pursue regular clothing was a pleasant surprise.
January 15, 2014
Styles Of Seduction is the first book in the multi-author series Fashioned With Love, which is a "sequel series" to Laws Of Love. Both series feature different branches of the Hamilton family, with Jacquelin Thomas being the only author that contributes an entry in each series. This time around, instead of a family of lawyers, we have a family of fashion people.
Kyle Hamilton is, naturally, the best of the best when it comes to fabulous couture, because heaven forbids a romance hero in the Kimani line to be anything but amazing. Naturally, he's also rich and awesome, with women throwing themselves at him from twenty-story buildings. The usual. Zoe Sinclair once worked under him (not in that way - at least, not yet) but, while the chemistry was there (or so everyone else insists in this story), he is hesitant and she is somewhat hurt that he doesn't do what every respectable Harlequin Presents hero would do and throw at least twenty shades of sexual harassment at her, so she left for a job at a rival company.
Today, she is the lead designer there, much to the consternation of the resident psycho bitch at that company. Every heroine needs a psycho bitch to dog her, after all. How else is she going to look good? Of course, she and Kyle are meant to be, so they keep bumping into each other. They talk, talk, talk, have sex in a "blink and you'll miss it" manner, talk some more, and finally decide to get married. Some drama involving Kyle's sister and some other stuff crop up, but these plot elements aren't fully resolved here. It seems like they would be carried forward to the next book.
Well, this is a typical book by the author: the plot is very thin, the characters spend a lot of time talking about what they are doing and feeling, and the romance seems to happen in a vacuum devoid of believable chemistry. As if realizing this, the author has every other secondary character practically screaming into Kyle's or Zoe's ears that these two are meant to shag ASAP.
Kyle has communication issues, but I guess that is understandable. Without the sad faces caused by wrong assumptions galore, how else would the reader stay awake? He and Zoe spend all their waking hours obsessed with one another, although they are often so wrong about the other person that I wonder how these two could even agree on a shopping list without sulking and refusing to talk for the next two months.
Zoe also comes off as pretty dense. She is dating with, later sleeping with and agreeing to be the wife of the owner of his employer's biggest competitor. And yet she is actually offended when the boss calls her on her number and demands to know what she is doing. The fact she doesn't see what a massive conflict of interest she is getting herself into makes Zoe seem way too clueless for words. When the author makes this employer become the villain because he stands in the way of true love, I can't help rolling up my eyes.
Oh, and the psycho bitch spends every scene she is in "trembling in anger", making me think that the author needs to come up with at least two more different ways to describe her psycho bitches' bouts of rabid mania.
Simply put, Styles Of Seduction is a dry and boring story with random bursts of stupidity to break the monotony. The saddest thing about it is that these random bursts of stupidity end up being the primary source of entertainment in this story. Otherwise, I'd have slipped into some kind of boredom-induced stupor some time around the sixth chapter.
Kyle Hamilton is, naturally, the best of the best when it comes to fabulous couture, because heaven forbids a romance hero in the Kimani line to be anything but amazing. Naturally, he's also rich and awesome, with women throwing themselves at him from twenty-story buildings. The usual. Zoe Sinclair once worked under him (not in that way - at least, not yet) but, while the chemistry was there (or so everyone else insists in this story), he is hesitant and she is somewhat hurt that he doesn't do what every respectable Harlequin Presents hero would do and throw at least twenty shades of sexual harassment at her, so she left for a job at a rival company.
Today, she is the lead designer there, much to the consternation of the resident psycho bitch at that company. Every heroine needs a psycho bitch to dog her, after all. How else is she going to look good? Of course, she and Kyle are meant to be, so they keep bumping into each other. They talk, talk, talk, have sex in a "blink and you'll miss it" manner, talk some more, and finally decide to get married. Some drama involving Kyle's sister and some other stuff crop up, but these plot elements aren't fully resolved here. It seems like they would be carried forward to the next book.
Well, this is a typical book by the author: the plot is very thin, the characters spend a lot of time talking about what they are doing and feeling, and the romance seems to happen in a vacuum devoid of believable chemistry. As if realizing this, the author has every other secondary character practically screaming into Kyle's or Zoe's ears that these two are meant to shag ASAP.
Kyle has communication issues, but I guess that is understandable. Without the sad faces caused by wrong assumptions galore, how else would the reader stay awake? He and Zoe spend all their waking hours obsessed with one another, although they are often so wrong about the other person that I wonder how these two could even agree on a shopping list without sulking and refusing to talk for the next two months.
Zoe also comes off as pretty dense. She is dating with, later sleeping with and agreeing to be the wife of the owner of his employer's biggest competitor. And yet she is actually offended when the boss calls her on her number and demands to know what she is doing. The fact she doesn't see what a massive conflict of interest she is getting herself into makes Zoe seem way too clueless for words. When the author makes this employer become the villain because he stands in the way of true love, I can't help rolling up my eyes.
Oh, and the psycho bitch spends every scene she is in "trembling in anger", making me think that the author needs to come up with at least two more different ways to describe her psycho bitches' bouts of rabid mania.
Simply put, Styles Of Seduction is a dry and boring story with random bursts of stupidity to break the monotony. The saddest thing about it is that these random bursts of stupidity end up being the primary source of entertainment in this story. Otherwise, I'd have slipped into some kind of boredom-induced stupor some time around the sixth chapter.
October 4, 2013
It's fashion week in New York City. Mentally I can see what happens with designers and their production team before a great fashion show. Roger Hamilton's Design took me there and captured love at the same time. Yes there were unanswered questions however that is the allure of continuing to read in this great tribology of books. Excellent plot and story line. Has me on the edge of my seat wanting more.
August 14, 2013
This is a good start to the series but it kind of irritated me at times. Zoe pretty much made Kyle jump through hoops because she was so insecure and didn't believe that he could actual have feelings for her. The mystery is still out there and that is going to make for a good series. I can't wait to read the next book by Farrah Rochon to see what happens next.
February 12, 2014
In Styles of Seduction, Jacquelin Thomas introduces us to the fashion side of the Hamilton Family. Kyle Hamilton and Zoe Sinclair had an oil and water relationship that quickly turned to love. A great first start to a series that gives us a fresh and mysterious behind the scenes look at the world of fashion and rivalry between fashion designers. A good read.
April 23, 2014
I liked Kyle and Zoe's story. I liked the family connection to the Hamilton's that are lawyers. Looking forward to Bailey's story. Since there are three stories involved and her abductor wasn't revealed, we probably won't know until the last story. I liked that they all had an apartment in the same building and had Sunday dinner togrther.
May 12, 2017
Sizzles with Romantic Anticipation
I read this book in just a couple of sittings. I couldn't wait to experience the fireworks that were building between the main characters. There was romance, plot twists, and mystery.
The author didn't disappoint. I'm definitely looking forward to the next book in the Hamilton saga.
I read this book in just a couple of sittings. I couldn't wait to experience the fireworks that were building between the main characters. There was romance, plot twists, and mystery.
The author didn't disappoint. I'm definitely looking forward to the next book in the Hamilton saga.
October 7, 2013
I liked the two main characters. The hero was somewhat irritating. Interesting premise revolving around Fashion Week
December 27, 2013
WOW!! Jacquelin Thomas went back to her roots with this one. Well written with a touch of mystery, jealousy, mistrust, and secrets.
November 28, 2015
Good book, even the main characters can be boring at times. Zoe is always second- guessing Kyle's feelings. Kyle sends out hot and cold vibes. Get it together you two.
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