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The Illusions of Love
Eligible bachelor Lord Dante Muir sacrifices his rakish independence to save his family's magnificent estate, Cliff Walk Manor, by agreeing to an arranged marriage to heiress Sarah Jane Trowbridge
368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1994
About the author
Kasey Michaels
307 books540 followersKasey Michaels is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 100 books (she doesn't count them). Kasey has received three coveted Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly, two for the historical romances, THE SECRETS OF THE HEART and THE BUTLER DID IT, and a third for contemporary romance LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (that shows diversity, you see). She is a recipient of the RITA, a Waldenbooks and Bookrak Bestseller award, and many awards from Romantic Times magazine, including a Career Achievement award for her Regency era historical romances. She is an Honor Roll author in Romance Writers of America, Inc. (RWA)
Kasey has appeared on the TODAY show, and was the subject of a Lifetime Cable TV show "A Better Way," in conjunction with Good Housekeeping magazine, a program devoted to women and how they have achieved career success in the midst of motherhood (short version: "with great difficulty").
A highly praised nonfiction book, written as Kathryn Seidick, "...OR YOU CAN LET HIM GO," details the story of Kasey and her family during the time of her eldest son's first kidney transplant.
Kasey has written Regency romances, Regency historicals, category books including novellas and continuities and a few series "launch" books, and single title contemporaries. She has coped with time travel, ghosts, trilogies, the dark side, the very light side, and just about everything in between. Hers is also the twisted mind behind her ongoing Maggie Kelly mystery series starring a former romance writer turned historical mystery writer whose gorgeous hunk of a fictional hero shows up, live and in color, in her Manhattan living room – to melt her knees, to help her solve murders, and to leave the top off her toothpaste. And, says Kasey, she's just getting started!
Series:
* His Chariot Awaits
* Lion On the Prowl
* Crown Family
* London Friends
* Chandlers Request
* The Trehan Brothers
* Maggie Kelly Mystery
* Romney Marsh
* Sunshine Girls
Kasey has appeared on the TODAY show, and was the subject of a Lifetime Cable TV show "A Better Way," in conjunction with Good Housekeeping magazine, a program devoted to women and how they have achieved career success in the midst of motherhood (short version: "with great difficulty").
A highly praised nonfiction book, written as Kathryn Seidick, "...OR YOU CAN LET HIM GO," details the story of Kasey and her family during the time of her eldest son's first kidney transplant.
Kasey has written Regency romances, Regency historicals, category books including novellas and continuities and a few series "launch" books, and single title contemporaries. She has coped with time travel, ghosts, trilogies, the dark side, the very light side, and just about everything in between. Hers is also the twisted mind behind her ongoing Maggie Kelly mystery series starring a former romance writer turned historical mystery writer whose gorgeous hunk of a fictional hero shows up, live and in color, in her Manhattan living room – to melt her knees, to help her solve murders, and to leave the top off her toothpaste. And, says Kasey, she's just getting started!
Series:
* His Chariot Awaits
* Lion On the Prowl
* Crown Family
* London Friends
* Chandlers Request
* The Trehan Brothers
* Maggie Kelly Mystery
* Romney Marsh
* Sunshine Girls
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October 27, 2016
I enjoyed reading this but a couple of my hated tropes brought this down a star for me If misunderstandings drive you batty, this may not be for you. There are time jumps that reveal big changes that I would have liked to read about but the story was long enough as it was.
The story of how the main characters come to love each other takes time but the HEA is worth it. It was refreshing to have a 'heroine' that was domestic and enjoyed it.
The sex was sparse and realistic but nothing steamy. Some biblical profanity but that was all.
The story of how the main characters come to love each other takes time but the HEA is worth it. It was refreshing to have a 'heroine' that was domestic and enjoyed it.
The sex was sparse and realistic but nothing steamy. Some biblical profanity but that was all.
September 19, 2009
If you enjoy novels where the characters grow and mature, this is definitely the book for you. We start off with your typical marriage of convience. A titled, but poor father is seeking to marry off the youngest son to a wealthy, buther's granddaughter.
And what a family they are. The father is a money hungry, spendthrift who thinks nothing of marrying off his sons to the highest bidder to supplement his wasteful lifestyle. The eldest son, an earl, is married to a flighty, mean-spirited woman who he too married to fill the family's coffers. He is disabled due to a horseriding accident that has left him wheelchair bound and bitter. The hero,the middle son, is a confirmed bachelor trying unsuccessful to restore the dilapidated family home. The youngest son is an affable alcoholic, who spends his time seeking to drink himself into oblivion.
Our heroine starts off as a small, meek orphan living with her wealthy, overbearing grandmother. Fortunately, for the heroine, her grandmother is quite a shrewd woman who recognizes the best match for her granddaughter is the level headed middle brother and strikes quite a bargain with him to marry her granddaughter.
Well, that takes care of all the main characters. The story itself is a little slow, but overall very enjoyable. There are a few plot twists, but in general, the story is nicely predictable.
And what a family they are. The father is a money hungry, spendthrift who thinks nothing of marrying off his sons to the highest bidder to supplement his wasteful lifestyle. The eldest son, an earl, is married to a flighty, mean-spirited woman who he too married to fill the family's coffers. He is disabled due to a horseriding accident that has left him wheelchair bound and bitter. The hero,the middle son, is a confirmed bachelor trying unsuccessful to restore the dilapidated family home. The youngest son is an affable alcoholic, who spends his time seeking to drink himself into oblivion.
Our heroine starts off as a small, meek orphan living with her wealthy, overbearing grandmother. Fortunately, for the heroine, her grandmother is quite a shrewd woman who recognizes the best match for her granddaughter is the level headed middle brother and strikes quite a bargain with him to marry her granddaughter.
Well, that takes care of all the main characters. The story itself is a little slow, but overall very enjoyable. There are a few plot twists, but in general, the story is nicely predictable.
March 20, 2025
Un 'regency romance' sicuramente di livello superiore rispetto a quanto circola in giro: le personalità dei vari personaggi (e soprattutto della protagonista) sono messe in rilievo con efficacia; le poche scene di sesso trattate con semplicità e franchezza; la narrazione (forse trascinata un po' troppo a lungo verso la conclusione) riesce a 'ravvivare' una trama trita e ritrita, quella del 'matrimonio d'interesse'. Nel complesso, una piacevole lettura.
Riletto e rivalutato (con l'aggiunta di una stella). Nel frattempo ho letto numerosi romanzi 'usa e getta' di KM, alcuni fastidiosi per il continuo ricorso a spiritosaggini verbali. Questo è una buona spanna al di sopra degli altri, ravvivato giusto da quel pizzico di humor che ricorda al lettore che, dopotutto, si tratta pur sempre di un gioco.
Riletto e rivalutato (con l'aggiunta di una stella). Nel frattempo ho letto numerosi romanzi 'usa e getta' di KM, alcuni fastidiosi per il continuo ricorso a spiritosaggini verbali. Questo è una buona spanna al di sopra degli altri, ravvivato giusto da quel pizzico di humor che ricorda al lettore che, dopotutto, si tratta pur sempre di un gioco.
January 24, 2012
Dragging in a lot of parts. However, there are sweet scenes in the book.
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