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Summary: Perfect Quick.
Review: This book is another example of why I love Amanda Quick. She is a so fun to read. I never get mad at her for taking me or the characters where we wouldn't want to go. Her writing lets your mind run wild with images. It is sooo easy to get inside the book. ex: ....as she sits up after the tumble she blows a leaf out of her mouth. I so saw her huffing that leaf out. lol My only regret is that I've read EVERYTHING she has written and now have to wait til the next. Waiting, what a bummer.
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Summary: Wonderful Story
Review: I always wonder where some of my favorite authors, such as Amanda Quick (a.k.a. Jayne Ann Krentz), get all of their ideas. Who knows. With I Thee Wed Ms. Quick has done it again. This is a fast-paced tale of treachery, deceit and of course love between two souls meant to be together. The snobbery and airs of "polite society" are hard for the intuitive, quick-witted heroine, Emma Greyson, to tolerate. Forced to serve as a paid companion to women of the upper-crust when her ship quite literally failed to come in, Emma tries in vain to learn how to hold her sharp tongue and keep her job. Emma's fate and the story take a marvelous twist when on one night during a house party the hero declares her to be his betrothed in order to save her from the hang-mans noose. Emma is far from thrilled but a life working for Edison Stokes is better than no life at all. Edison is the illegitimate son of the late Lord Exbridge. He has enough money to be accepted and even grudgingly respected by those with, shall we say, more traditional parentage. Edison is a former student of a mysterious martial art called Vanza and in search of its Book of Secrets, stolen from the Temples of Vanzagara. The plot revolves around the quest for this book and the secret recipes contained within. Emma at first is bait Edison uses to try and lure a thief into the open. When the plot takes a murderous turn, more than one in fact, Edison is faced with a very real danger to the woman he has come to love and must protect. As Emma rarely does as she is told, in order to protect her he must place his life on the line as well. Clear your calendar for a couple of days when you pick up this book. You will not want to do anything else until you finish it.
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Summary: Adventure begins when lady hides in the closet with man.
Review: Emma Greyson is not above writing her own references when she is dismissed from a position after being accosted by her last employer's son. Now she is a companion to Letitia, Lady Mayfield. To avoid the attentions of a lecherous gentleman at a party, Emma decides to hide in a wardrobe only to find it occupied by Edison Stokes. Edison Stokes is attending the house party in the behest of a old friend. He is on the quest of a thief who had stolen a ancient text of the mysterious potions of a ancient sect. It was a fortuitous meeting in the wardrobe. He engages Emma as his assistant, as he had noted she was highly intuitive, and he knew the villain would be on the lookout for such a female to try out a elixir. Thus begins an adventurous romance. Amanda Quick (Jane Ann Krentz) writes a good tale. This is not one of her best, but, nonetheless, it's enjoyable. I Thee Wed is heavy on external tension and light on the internal intrigue, adventure and romance.
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Summary: Typical Quick zaniness and a magic that defies words
Review: Financier Edison Stokes listens carefully as his friend Jonas provides him with a clue as to who stabbed the elderly gentleman. Jonas mentions herbs and Ware Castle before succumbing to the knife buried deep into his chest. Though a wealthy member of the Ton, Edison knows he must avenge the murder of his friend by bringing the culprit to swift justice. Edison immediately travels to Ware Castle where a party attended by society's elite is being hosted. He meets hired companion Emma Greyson in a closet where she hides from the unwanted advances of several guests and he seeks clues. He finds the spirited young woman irresistible and agrees to forge an alliance. As they fall in love they work together in an effort to ferret out a dangerous killer, not realizing that she is the perfect dupe for a clever murderer. No one except perhaps Jayne Ann Krentz (I know) or Nora Roberts has reached the pinnacle of best sellerdom as quickly as the incredible Amanda Quick. Her historical romances live up to her name as they sell so quickly. Her current Regency romance, I THEE WED, has all the excitement, non-stop action, and endearing characters expected by readers. No two ways about it, Ms. Quick is heading back to the New York Times best selling list. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Relatively fun read
Review: The independent and plain-speaking Emma Greyson is a great gal, but her refreshing personality makes her role as a professional companion problematic. She has lost at least one post in the past and fears losing her present one. She needs money badly to support her sister as they are both orphans. Enter the iconoclastic and fabulously wealthy Edison Stokes, who is on the hunt for a psychic potion and missing book from a secret mystical society he used to belong to. Turns out one villain has big plans for Emma, plans that make her a valuable assistant for Edison. Edison therefore secretly hires Emma, and the pleasing, often funny, banter between Emma and Edison begins. A shocking development soon pushes their relationship deeper than either had intended. I Thee Wed is at its best when it focuses on their developing rapport. Author Amanda Quick is very good at creating entertaining dialogue. I Thee Wed has well-drawn characters, humor, an engaging plot, and a believable love story (though I would have liked for it to have been more passionate), which makes for a pretty good read. The only thing that took away from my enjoyment was the secret society storyline. It was not developed in a believable way so often took me out of the story. Vanza came across as a childish and simplistic society, when I'm sure Quick intended for it to have more substance behind it. As it was, I couldn't imagine why our hero had ever been a member of it. Furthermore, he certainly didn't act like anyone who had ever been a member of a mystical society-he did not have a spiritual bone in his body or spiritual insight in his mind. This lack of credibility in the suspense portion did mar my enjoyment. I hope that Quick develops this portion of her stories more fully in the future.
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Summary: I Thee Wed
Review: I hadn't read a Amanda Quick novel in a few years but decided to give this one a try. I won't be reading another of hers anytime soon. It seemed like the plot was stuck in one place and didnt EVER go anywhere. Frankly I was disappointed. Guess I'll stick with some other authors who can actually write a story that has more than one theme.
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Summary: Read books based on your likes and dislikes!!!!
Review: I liked this book. I own 2 of AQ's books, read about 5 total. So far I have not been dissappointed. I liked this book, and I am very ticky about my reading materials. Granted this was something totally different from my Sandra Brown (romance) and my Perry Mason & Murder She Wrote Mysteries, it was still a good read.
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Summary: I Thee Wed--Not a Work to Stand Out
Review: Good plot. The characters are likeable enough. Many times I felt that the author forgot that she was writing a romance at all. The romance is decidedly second to the mystery. I didn't find the conclusion particualarly believeable. This is not a bad book, but there's nothing that makes it stand out from any other Amanda Quick novel. Those of you who know her works like I do are probably pondering the same question that I am. What does she have against beds? If she thinks they're mundane, then she must know that, after a dozen books, so is the now predictable love scene in the carriage.
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Summary: To Have and To Hold...
Review: I've never read any of Amanda Quick's novels before and did enjoy reading this one. The plot was great, very original and full of excitement, however I did find the romance a little hard to believe since it seemed to me that she spent so much time on the plot that there was none left for the romance... still I did find the book enjoyable and certainly would recommend it, just don't expect the romance to be thrilling but do expect an orginal plot.
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