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Zebra (2003), Paperback, 352 pages
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All I Ever Needed
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This book was my first by Goodman and I was rather please with how well she writes. AIEN is one of the Compass Club series which all take place simultaneously so can be read in any order. But I thought she was rather 'wordy'. The four books in the series feature four heros whose nicknames are
The rumors are flying that Lady Sopia Colley and the Marquess of Eastlyn are engaged. When he arrives to straighten out the mess, he proposes to Sophie but she turns him down flat. There is a bit of a contrived mystery that was mildly interesting but the best part was seeing East and Sophie interact. The sensual descriptions reminded me a little of Judith Ivory and the dialogue was superb with some nice steamy love scenes. But I found myself bored with the mystery again and felt the whole thing could have been shortened up a bit. But still an enjoyable read. (Grade: B-)
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North, South, East, and West. This is East's story.The rumors are flying that Lady Sopia Colley and the Marquess of Eastlyn are engaged. When he arrives to straighten out the mess, he proposes to Sophie but she turns him down flat. There is a bit of a contrived mystery that was mildly interesting but the best part was seeing East and Sophie interact. The sensual descriptions reminded me a little of Judith Ivory and the dialogue was superb with some nice steamy love scenes. But I found myself bored with the mystery again and felt the whole thing could have been shortened up a bit. But still an enjoyable read. (Grade: B-)
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English
Original publication date
2003-10-01
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352 p.; 6.8 inches
ISBN
0821774166 / 9780821774168
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In the 3rd installment, Goodman holds readers spellbound as Gabriel Whitney, known as East to his friends, enters the life of a woman disinclined to let him into her house - much less into her heart...
Lady Sophia Colley, daughter of the late Earl of Tremont, finds herself imprisoned in her own home by mercenary cousins who want her to marry the money her poor father failed to leave them. When the Marquess of Eastlyn arrives to rectify the false rumor that he and Sophie are engaged, the last thing he expects is to be entranced by her honey - hued eyes. East proposes on the spot, only to have Sophie turn him down flat.
But Sophie's rejection of East is far from personal. In fact, it's all she can do to resist his charms... and her willpower is put to the ultimate test when he returns. The desire between them is impossible to deny, but deny it she must in order to protect East from a past intrigue that is about to place them both in very present danger. Now, they must work together in very close quarters, for only after they unravel a treacherous mystery will they be free to pursue the love of a lifetime...
In the 3rd installment, Goodman holds readers spellbound as Gabriel Whitney, known as East to his friends, enters the life of a woman disinclined to let him into her house - much less into her heart...
Lady Sophia Colley, daughter of the late Earl of Tremont, finds herself imprisoned in her own home by mercenary cousins who want her to marry the money her poor father failed to leave them. When the Marquess of Eastlyn arrives to rectify the false rumor that he and Sophie are engaged, the last thing he expects is to be entranced by her honey - hued eyes. East proposes on the spot, only to have Sophie turn him down flat.
But Sophie's rejection of East is far from personal. In fact, it's all she can do to resist his charms... and her willpower is put to the ultimate test when he returns. The desire between them is impossible to deny, but deny it she must in order to protect East from a past intrigue that is about to place them both in very present danger. Now, they must work together in very close quarters, for only after they unravel a treacherous mystery will they be free to pursue the love of a lifetime...