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Betrayal
Only New York Times bestseller Christina Dodd could bring you this series about three brothers, tormented by their pasts... At nineteen, Noah Di Luca was Bella Terra's golden boy, handsome, confident, and untouched by the shadows that tormented his brothers...or so it seems. Driven by ambition, beautiful teenage Penelope Alonso fought her way out of the ghettos. During one hot summer, they came together in the sweetness of first love...until his past reared its ugly head and Noah walked away. Nine years later, Penelope returns, never imagining she'd see Noah or that one glance would wake their fiery passion. As peril builds around them, Penelope has one choice: to survive, she must once again trust the man who betrayed her. Even with terror stalking through Bella Terra's streets, love may be the most dangerous choice of all. Customers who like books by Nora Roberts and Barbara Freethy might enjoy this story.
Reviewer: Valerie
Review: Apr 6, 2012
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance
Betrayal wraps up the Bella Terra series with a big bang. This intricate plot is woven by an expert who knows how to bring her readers what they enjoy most a deep, heartfelt romance with intrigue and surprising twists. One of the items I really enjoyed about this series is how three brothers could have such different pasts and experiences and yet in the end each of them come home to Bella Terra and find way
Revenge at Bella Terra
Eli Di Luca lives in Bella Terra, but now the family vineyard he runs is in financial trouble. Enter Italian magnate Tamosso Conte, who makes a proposition Eli can't refuse: marry his daughter, and Conte will solve Eli's money problems.
Unfortunately, the beautiful Chloe has no intention of getting married without a fight. Soon she discovers Eli's been keeping secrets from her, and the truth will put them both in mortal danger.
Reviewer: Valerie
Review: Aug 8, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance
Revenge at Bella Terra is the second installment of the Scarlet Deception novels and focuses on Eli Di Luca's story. Eli is a quiet man, often an outsider, who stands alone among his family. In an unfortunate betrayal, Eli is in desparate need of money in order to keep the family vineyard. Eli is a proud man though, and does not want to ask his family for help, instead when he's approached by Italian magnate
Secrets of Bella Terra
Brooding and sexy Rafe Di Luca has returned to his family's luxurious vineyard resort for one reason: to find out who attacked his beloved grandmother. His homecoming stirs up a decades-old feud, forcing him to work with Brooke Petersson, the woman he once seduced and betrayed...but never forgot.
Reviewer: Valerie
Review: Jul 26, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance
Christina Dodd's heroes are so realistic and well-drawn that they leap off the page and grab your heart. Rafe Di Luca is one of these heroes, sexy and a bit of a bad boy, he's the one that got away. Brooke Petersson isn't exactly thrilled that he is back in town, but at the same time she's thrilled to her toes because one thing about Rafe is that she has never stopped loving him. Ms. Dodd takes us on a thril
Taken by the Prince
Only Victoria knows that Saber Lawrence is a renegade prince plotting to seize control of his country. But when Saber kidnaps Victoria to ensure her silence and vanquish her reserve, he finds that the proper English governess is not so easily seduced, unless Saber's willing to surrender something of his own-his heart.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Mar 22, 2011
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Regency, Victorian
Victoria Cardiff is a very proper governess who has come to Moricadia with the Johnsons, who have employed her services.
While there, she comes across Raul "Saber" Lawrence, a man who she had met once at a friend's birthday party and who is not all what he appears to Moricadian society. Only Victoria knows his origins and Raul kidnaps her in order to keep her quiet.
How things will end when a prop
Chains of Fire
Samuel Faa, the adopted son of servants, is a gypsy lawyer with the power to control minds. Isabelle Mason of the Boston Masons is wealthy, privileged, refined, and has the gift for healing. Two of the Chosen Ones, they hide a past filled with love and betrayal, and a future denied by fate--until the day they’re trapped underground. No way out. No way to deny the passion that still burns beneath the surface. And when danger threatens, Isabelle has only one choice: to place her trust in the power of the one man she could never forgive, or forget…
Reviewer: Kyraninse
Review: Oct 5, 2010
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
This latest installment in The Chosen Ones was a fiery, enchanting page-turner from the very first page where Samuel and Isabella clash.
It was interesting to see how they were so attuned to each other even as they tried to viciously shove each other away. Often when it comes to childhood lovers who have separated for some reason or the other, it gets tedious and one just wishes to scream at them to get over
Chains of Ice
For one magic summer, Genny Valente escapes to spend time as a wildlife observer in the untamed mountains. Little does she know that a beast more fearsome that any beast lurks in the forest…a man, one of the Chosen Ones, betrayed by his gift and tormented by his memories. John Powell has fled his fate and his duty, yet in Genny he sees his one chance for redemption. He will stalk her, kidnap her, love her as only a savage can. But when a new betrayal threatens, John must call on the powers he swore he’d never use again. Then only Genny’s love can save him…if she dares tame the one man she can’t live without…
Reviewer: Priscilla
Review: Jul 13, 2010
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Abandoned by his family, then sold and mistreated as a child, John Powell is now a man in hiding and he fights his secret torment daily. Determined to keep to himself and avoid scrutiny, John has grown an unruly beard masking his identity and shuns human contact unless absolutely necessary. Some even question his sanity, but John knows it’s only a matter of time before the Chosen find him and whis
In Bed with the Duke
A return to historical romance from the New York Times bestselling superstar
Lady's companion Emma Chegwidden avoids defying society's rules-until she runs right into the arms of the seductive Reaper...a mystery man whose goal is justice. Or is it vengeance? Only one thing is certain: he's far too dangerous for the demure Emma. But some challenges are too tempting to resist...
Reviewer: Aemelia
Review: Mar 17, 2010
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Romance, Victorian
When ladies companion Emma Chegwidden travels to Moricadia with her malicious employer, never did she imagine herself as an active participant of a rebellion. Of course she never dreamed of defying her mistress, nor of catching the eyes of the heir of a dukedom and the prince of a kingdom.
Michael Durant has been the prisoner of the Prince of Moricadia for these past two years. They've isolated and tortured
Storm of Shadows
Brilliant but predictable and proper Rosamund Hill has lived her life buried in universities and libraries, discounting the legend of the Chosen as a myth. Until Aaron Eagle shows up at her door. Aaron both unsettles and enthralls her. But she can't resist his irresistible offers of clandestine visits to private museums, the hunt for a mysterious prophecy, or a makeover that unleashes her untamed soul. With the promise of a love that will defy fate itself, Rosamund is forced to confront the truth about the Chosen — and the man who sweeps her into a dangerous world of dark secrets.
Reviewer: Aemelia
Review: Aug 4, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
When the Earth was young, twins were born and abandoned to die in the wilderness. One was brought to the light, while the other was brought to the darkness. Others soon followed them, fated to used their mighty talents for good or evil. Now a new generation exists, as the Chosen and the Abandoned get ready to fight the final battle.
Intent on discovering a prophecy partially foretold in a vision, Aaron Eagle
Storm of Visions
First in a new back-to- back series from the New York Times bestselling author
Hailed as "a star in any genre,"(New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward)Christina Dodd delivers an exciting new paranormal romance that introduces The Seven, a secret society created to combat evil in all its deadly forms...
Reviewer: Aemelia
Review: Jul 18, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
When the Earth was young, twins were born and abandoned to die in the wilderness. One was brought to the light, while the other was brought to the darkness. Others soon followed them, fated to used their mighty talents for good or evil. Now a new generation exist as the Chosen and the Abandoned get ready to fight the final battle.
Jacqueline Vargha has been running away from her past and her future, her time
Candle in the Window
It seems a mighty warrior, Sir William, was blinded in battle, and his father, Lord Peter, found him someone who could force him out of his depression and teach him how to function in the world. What William doesn’t know is that his teacher is young, beautiful … and also blind.
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Jul 20, 2008
Genre(s): Historical Romance
Lady Suara of Roget is a beautiful stepdaughter of a drunken minor noble in England. Though her stepfather has remarried Lady Suara still takes care of the manor; overseeing the servants, making sure meals are made and monitoring the accounts. It is not unusual in 1153 for a 19 year old to do this. In fact, most girls that age are long married but not Lady Suara. Lady Suara is unique besides
Priceless
In a World of Wealth and Privilege, Their Love was Priceless She was one of the celebrated Sirens of Ireland, a captivating creature of fiery spirit. Bronwyn Edana stunned titled society with her courageous exploits and daring adventures. Yet in nobleman Adam Keane, she met her match. From the moment they first clashed, the headstrong Bronwyn was swept away by A breathless desire. Betrothed to Adam, a man branded by his haunting past, Bronwyn soon found herself at the center of a shocking conspiracy that could rock the British realm. From the dangerous streets of London, to sweeping Boudasea Manor, she followed her most passionate dreams--and risked everything for the only man she would ever love.
Reviewer: Aemelia
Review: Mar 3, 2008
Genre(s): Historical Romance
Lady Bronwyn Edana is one of the celebrated "Sirens of Ireland", the plain one. Adam Keane, Lord Rawson, is a hard man who feels he needs a wife for one reason, respectability. He wants society to look at him as an equal, not as the son of traitor. He is expecting a beautiful, vapid woman. What he gets is the exact opposite. Not that Bronwyn isn't beautiful, just that she does not look like her sisters.
Touch of Darkness
Handsome, powerful Rurik Wilder holds the power to transform himself into a fierce bird of prey-a gift that's caused death and destruction. At last he's offered the chance to redeem himself. Only one woman stands in his way-a beautiful writer determined to wreak revenge on the assassins who murdered her family. Assassins, it's been rumored, who have powers no human should ever possess...
Reviewer: Tamazon
Review: Aug 7, 2007
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Touch of Darkness is the second book in Christina Dodd's new Darkness Chosen series. Tasya Hunnicutt a reporter skipped out on Rurik Wilder after a night of intense passion and Rurik wants to know why. Tasya has a huge secret and it's quite dangerous. To protect the people she has feelings for she leaves to protect them. While at Rurik's archeological site a bomb goes off. Tasya and Rurik are on the run. With
Scent of Darkness
Ann Smith loves her handsome, dynamic boss, Jasha Wilder, but her daring plan to seduce him goes awry when she encounters a powerful wolf who-before her horrified eyes-changes into the man she adores. She soon discovers she can't escape her destiny, for she is the woman fated to break the curse that binds his soul.
Reviewer: Deidre
Review: Jul 12, 2007
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Ann Smith is a quiet, organized woman who has moved up the company she works for to become the owner's office administrator. She heads to his country home, having to drop off important paperwork, and hoping to seduce her handsome boss. All is going well until she hears a noise in the house and witnesses a wolf change into a man, only it isn't just any man, it is her boss, Jasha. She runs to get away, and o
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