Ridge: The Avenger

Sons and Lovers #3

by Leanne Banks

She was the marrying kind

Ridge Jackson's plan was simple: protect lovely Dara Seabrook and get revenge on her godfather at the same time. Ridge was a professional; he knew the dangers of mixing business with pleasure.How then had the voluptuous brunette gotten under his skin?

But he wasn't about to get Hooked!

Dara's sultry blue eyes soon made Ridge forget all about revenge and remember how good a woman's love could be. But now Dara was dangerously close to stealing his heart - and about to discover how she figured in an old score he had vowed to settle...

Genres: Romance, Harlequin, Category Romance

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

Leanne Banks was born on 14 May 1959 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology, which she claims she can only use on fictional characters. When her first book was published in 1991, she used the money from her advance to take her family to Disney World.

Leanne is known for telling a story with strong emotion, characters with whom everyone can relate, a kick of hot sensuality, and a feel-good ending that lingers. She believes in creating stories for her readers that will allow them to escape into a place filled fun, emotion and sensuality. She believes that she has the best readers in the world because they understand that love is the greatest miracle of all.

Leanne is the recipient of Romantic Times Magazine's career-achievement awards in Series Sensuality and Love and Laughter, and her books have been recognized by the Award of Excellence Contest, the Romance Writers of America RITA Award contest and the National Readers' Choice Awards. She is grateful for awards and reviews and was particularly moved by a letter from a reader remarking that Leanne's book got her through a chemotherapy session. The reader's letter inspired a favorite turn of phrase: Never underestimate the power of a romance novel.

Leanne lives in her native Virginia with her husband, two teenage children and a Pomeranian. She also has a little condo in South Carolina where she writes in the off-season. She loves music, chocolate, quotes, and new adventures.

Reviews

[Linda Verhage · Rating 4 out of 5]

Verborgen hartstochten.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the last in a multi-author trilogy about the illegitimate sons of a prominent politician. Ridge is the youngest of the sons and has the harshest of childhoods. Bearing many emotional scars, he believes that his biggest dream is to ruin his father and avenge the rejection he and his mother suffered. Dara soon shows him that there are other dreams. Ms. Banks does a great job of wrapping of the trilogy. The epilogue neatly brings the three sons together with their father. I enjoyed this book very much.

[Peggy Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

At age 16 Ridge learns the identity of his father, Years later, his father is a public official, who could lose his bid for presidency, if Ridge takes this time to act on his deep resentment. Feelings flare between the man's goddaughter and Ridge. It would never work. Ridge hates the man she adores.

Leanne Banks' books have a special place in my heart. This was a good one.