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Sinclair Family Saga #7
Seducing Sir Oliver
Whisked off to London by her newly revealed half brother, Miss Juliana Applegate is supposed to be looking for an eligible gentleman suitable for marriage. But when she arrives, an illness in her brother's household forces her to stay instead with his friend Lady Sealey--and her handsome godson, Sir Oliver Ramsey. Sir Oliver has always felt clumsy and awkward around the fairer sex, but despite his gruffness Juliana senses a gentleness in the man who seems at first more of a fierce Viking than a shy zoologist.
Soon, she has ample opportunity to test her theory about Sir Oliver, as they are thrown together time and again--first by chance, and then to work toward a common goal. Someone is sending Lady Sealey mysterious vengeful letters that threaten an imminent doom. When the attacks begin, Juliana and Oliver are determined to protect her--even at cost to their own hearts and growing passion, as well as their very lives...
Soon, she has ample opportunity to test her theory about Sir Oliver, as they are thrown together time and again--first by chance, and then to work toward a common goal. Someone is sending Lady Sealey mysterious vengeful letters that threaten an imminent doom. When the attacks begin, Juliana and Oliver are determined to protect her--even at cost to their own hearts and growing passion, as well as their very lives...
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 5, 2006
About the author
Nicole Byrd
28 books19 followersCheryl Byrd was born on 9 June 1947 in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA, daughter of Nancy, a sales manager, and Smith Henry Byrd, a military officer. As an army brat, she has lived in Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, the Mississippi Gulf Coast, southern California, Great Britain, and Germany. Growing up, she changed schools ten times in twelve years. She has been an Anglophile since she discovered the Dr. Dolittle books at about the age of seven. After enduring serious frustration when she could not learn to talk to the animals, she stuck to reading and devoured the Mary Poppins series, the Borrowers, and anything else English she could find, enjoying, as she grew, many British writers including the wonderful Jane Austen and even the Bard himself. And somewhere along the way, the writing bug bit, as well.
On 2 June 1967, she married Q. J. Wasden, a sales manager. They had two children: Quinton John and Michelle Nicole, and divorced in September 1979. On 20 June 1982, she married Charles O. Zach Jr., the president of a die casting company, who died on 1990. She obtained a BA (1968) and MA (1977) in English Literature at Austin Peay State University. She worked as high school English teacher in Harrison County, MS, 1970-71; as freelance journalist, 1976-77; high school English teacher in Dyersburg, TN, 1978-82; before stopping to write full time.
As Cheryl Zach, she wrote Young Adult and romance novels, she also used the pseudonym of Jennifer Cole. So after publishing over thirty books in various genres, she was thrilled to write books. But, she loves history, most of all English history, and most wanted to write historical adventure set in the English Regency period–Jane Austen’s era. The first books as Nicole Byrd were written with her daughter Michelle Nicole Wasden Place. When Michelle became too busy with a growing family to do more than function as the world’s best critique partner, the later books were written on her own. The books in the Sinclair Family Saga have been a delight to write, and the characters have become as familiar and beloved as old friends.
Her book Benny and the No-Good Teacher was a nominee for the South Carolina Children’s Book Award and her book, The Class Trip was an International Reading Association/Children’s Book Award. Zach is the first young adult writer to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame. She was also the first recipient of Young Adult Network’s Silver Diary Award. Her historical novel, Hearts Divided, won the 1996 Virginia Romance Writer’s Holt Medallion in the Young Adult category. Her articles have appeared in The Writer magazine, Children's Writer, and the Writer's Handbook. She is the current chairperson of the SCBWI Regional Advisors.
On 2 June 1967, she married Q. J. Wasden, a sales manager. They had two children: Quinton John and Michelle Nicole, and divorced in September 1979. On 20 June 1982, she married Charles O. Zach Jr., the president of a die casting company, who died on 1990. She obtained a BA (1968) and MA (1977) in English Literature at Austin Peay State University. She worked as high school English teacher in Harrison County, MS, 1970-71; as freelance journalist, 1976-77; high school English teacher in Dyersburg, TN, 1978-82; before stopping to write full time.
As Cheryl Zach, she wrote Young Adult and romance novels, she also used the pseudonym of Jennifer Cole. So after publishing over thirty books in various genres, she was thrilled to write books. But, she loves history, most of all English history, and most wanted to write historical adventure set in the English Regency period–Jane Austen’s era. The first books as Nicole Byrd were written with her daughter Michelle Nicole Wasden Place. When Michelle became too busy with a growing family to do more than function as the world’s best critique partner, the later books were written on her own. The books in the Sinclair Family Saga have been a delight to write, and the characters have become as familiar and beloved as old friends.
Her book Benny and the No-Good Teacher was a nominee for the South Carolina Children’s Book Award and her book, The Class Trip was an International Reading Association/Children’s Book Award. Zach is the first young adult writer to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame. She was also the first recipient of Young Adult Network’s Silver Diary Award. Her historical novel, Hearts Divided, won the 1996 Virginia Romance Writer’s Holt Medallion in the Young Adult category. Her articles have appeared in The Writer magazine, Children's Writer, and the Writer's Handbook. She is the current chairperson of the SCBWI Regional Advisors.
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March 21, 2018
This book is completely unpopular (only 54 ratings and 5 reviews). Generally, books by Nicole Byrd seem to be unknown. I have no idea why is that so. Some of them are really nice.
Seducing Sir Oliver is a part of Sinclair Family Saga that I mostly enjoyed. This book is not my favourite though. The whole thing with a monkey is suppose to be funny but to me it it's just silly and annoying. All in all, it is rather a middling story. The other books in the series are definitely better.
Seducing Sir Oliver is a part of Sinclair Family Saga that I mostly enjoyed. This book is not my favourite though. The whole thing with a monkey is suppose to be funny but to me it it's just silly and annoying. All in all, it is rather a middling story. The other books in the series are definitely better.
December 2, 2021
konusu yarım yarım aklımda, kaliteli bir historical romance’di kesinlikle.
April 24, 2020
The setup and initial meet were great, but later sections of the book had a somewhat convoluted plot, leading to some loose ends. Near the end, our couple make love for the first time while trapped in a tiger enclosure, knowing that 1) a tiger is loose in the area, and 2) an injured young lady is in the area. I was not sure what to make of this.
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July 24, 2012
I had to give up on this one. I hate monkeys and I find the 2 main characters TSTL.
December 11, 2009
This was my first of Nicole Byrd's series. I did enjoy the twists and turns but felt that the ending could have been handled better. I enjoyed that for once, the hero is a realistic good guy with "problems" and not the hero of dreams.
March 8, 2010
so romantic
June 5, 2011
okudum..yorumuma baktım..beğenmişim
ama şimdi konusunu tam hatırlamıyorum..bi göz atiim..
öyle yorum yaparım:)
ama şimdi konusunu tam hatırlamıyorum..bi göz atiim..
öyle yorum yaparım:)
December 20, 2011
This was an enjoyable book: lively & fun heroine, not much in the romance dept until 2/3 of the way through.
June 23, 2015
Kitap çok akıcıydı ama ben konuyu beğenmedim ve sıkıldım. Ama bu tür (aşk) okumayı sevenler var. Onların beğenebileceğini düşünüyorum.
July 20, 2016
hero and heroine seemed to have a mental age of 5, so the steamy scenes were really disturbing
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