It’s hard to put a price on passion but, if the lover of your life is more bloated than buxom, cold fish than hot tamale or tame pussycat than wild tiger, a few ‘bucks’ can go a long way! To help the lorn of love (or simply those warm for forms) enjoy a scintillating Saint Valentine’s Day, we’ve assembled some new and recent titles (featuring one or two bodice-ripping moments) from New Zealand, Australia, the UK and USA of romance with a capital Ahhhhh!
New Beginnings at Lilyfields
What’s a country girl to do when beset by two handsome suitors? Spoilt for choice between stability and passion, actress Orla Nolan must decide whether she will select an older, faithful father or his reckless and wild son. Which ‘roll’ (perhaps in the hay) should she play? In this vivid, rural romance set on Canterbury’s Banks Peninsula, all will be revealed.
It’s hard to put a price on passion but, if the lover of your life is more bloated than buxom, cold fish than hot tamale or tame pussycat than wild tiger, a few ‘bucks’ can go a long way! To help the lorn of love (or simply those warm for forms) enjoy a scintillating Saint Valentine’s Day, we’ve assembled some new and recent titles (featuring one or two bodice-ripping moments) from New Zealand, Australia, the UK and USA of romance with a capital Ahhhhh!
New Beginnings at Lilyfields
What’s a country girl to do when beset by two handsome suitors? Spoilt for choice between stability and passion, actress Orla Nolan must decide whether she will select an older, faithful father or his reckless and wild son. Which ‘roll’ (perhaps in the hay) should she play? In this vivid, rural romance set on Canterbury’s Banks Peninsula, all will be revealed.
Lottie Bloom: The New Beginnings at Lilyfields, RRP $30, Bantam NZ/Penguin Random House.
Strictly Between Us
Tamsin and Michelle have been inseparable since childhood, but when rumours circulate that Michelle’s handsome hubbie, Patrick, has been playing away, their friendship is put to the test. Can Tamsin – with the help of her seductive assistant – devise a honey trap to catch Pat in the act, or is said saucy ass-istant set to deceive? If it takes two to tango, a philandering foursome is assured to lead readers on a merry dance indeed!
Jane Fallon: Strictly Between Us, RRP $37, Penguin UK.
The Scandalous Mackenzies – The Untamed Mackenzie and Scandal and the Duchess
‘An abundance of steamy sensuality’ (Chicago Tribune) including two novellas... need we say more? Young widow of the Duke of Southdown, Rose Barclay, is looking likely to lose her home and inheritance, unless dashing Scot, Steven McBride, can save the day. However, will Rose go along with the notorious, womanising soldier’s most scandalous plan? In this book’s second story, convinced of her innocence, Detective Inspector Lloyd Fellows must restore family honour to murder-accused Lady Louisa Scranton, as long as he can find the time between kisses, that is!
Jennifer Ashley: The Scandalous Mackenzies – The Untamed Mackenzie and Scandal and the Duchess, RRP $15.99, Berkley/Penguin Group USA.
The Perfumer’s Secret
Forced to marry a man she loathes (usually the loathing comes after marriage, aren’t we right, readers?) Fleurette is kept from his bed by the toll of cathedral bells calling men to the front lines during the First World War. Billed as a ‘intoxicating feast for the senses, a highly passionate and dramatic story’, The Perfumer’s Secret centres around a terrible secret, and the sparks of a powerful passion with which it is fuelled.
Fiona McIntosh: The Perfumer’s Secret, RRP $37, Michael Joseph/Penguin Australia.
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