Enchanted Enemy

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Summary: Erotic and seductive -- Recommended
Review: Rochelle Jackson embarks upon a treacherous path of manipulation when she vows revenge upon the Yankee who killed her brother and father. She and her twin were only sixteen when the Yankees invaded their small town, and Rochelle bore stunned witness to her family's dying. Carefully she weaves circumstance and opportunity into a plan to track Corporal Steven Browning through the next four years and the end of the war, vowing to break his heart rather than taking his life. Little did she expect to become tangled in her own web of passion.

Steven can't help the niggling feeling that he's met this devastatingly beautiful woman before, but her denials are enough to put him off track. The instant spark of attraction quickly becomes a consuming flame, and Steven can't walk away from this beauty. As she drops in and then out of his life, her manipulations entangle not just his passion but his heart. Soon he finds himself determined to marry her, despite the obstacles. He may find himself of a quite different mind, however, when he learns of her manipulations and deceptions, given that Steven highly regards such qualities as honesty.

Cassie Edwards brings great enthusiasm and vivaciousness to her newest novel, ENCHANTED ENEMY. Her account of riverboat travel complete with "grasshoppering" over sandbars and wildly sensual, stolen moments creates a dramatic background for revenge and love. Heated emotions walking the fine line between hate and love heighten the eroticism, making the concept of an enchanted enemy a marvelous play on words. While the plot line breaks no new ground with his adherence to formula, the characters are vividly realized, making ENCHANTED ENEMEY a recommended read.

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Summary: Knew the ending, loved the journey
Review: The story starts out with revenge on her mind and love in his heart. He has killed for the Union Army and the first person he killed was her brother. The ending is predictable (but what romance isn't?) but the journey to the end was very enjoyable. The twists and turns. Can love survive betrayal? Can love survive the hurt and hatred of war? Can love survive? For hopeless and hopeful romantics, we can both hope.