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Summary: Witty and breezy
Review: There are times you want to toss the world off your shoulders and be carted away into a book that lets you completely escape, and Bevarly is a master of creating that escape. HOW TO TRAP A TYCOON is witty and wry, a clever take off on THE RULES that let me shed my ordinary life for one where the clever girl gets away with everything, even the tycoon. What's not to like?
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Summary: cute!
Review: this is by far the best book by bevarly that i've read. she is obviously a writer that is well educated and witty, proven by the rhetoric of "how to marry a tycoon." now, although i'm not really into the capitalistic and corporate scene and would never pick up a book with this kind of cheesy title, don't be fooled! bevarly's heroine defends her gender and proves that those left of center can mix with those on the right! this book is sexy and cute and i read it in one night!
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Summary: How to Trap a Tycoon
Review: This is the second book I read by Elizabeth Bevarly and so far I am pleased. HOW TO TRAP A TYCOON has the same wit and charm as MY MAN PENDLETON, and best of all, also gives us the hero's perspective from time to time. Ms Beverly is adept at bringing out sly humor in her characters and allows for a smart, lighthearted read. I borrowed this book from a friend, but it looks like now, I'm just going to have to go buy it for myself to read on those lazy Sunday afternoons. If you like your romances with madcap adventures and little humor, this will be a good one for you.
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Summary: Witty, charming, fun, and sexy book.
Review: This was a delightful surprise. I've never read a book by this author, so I didn't know what to expect. Well, this is a wonderful contemporary romance and I'm glad I read it. I will be hunting down this author's older titles like nobody's business!Dorsey and Adam are a fun, sexy, and endearing couple. Adam is a very wealthy and very sexy publisher of an elitist, sexist men's magazine (hey, I'm a feminist). Dorsey, on the other hand, has many professions. She's a bartender at the exclusive men's club Adam attends (doing 'research' for her sociology dissertation), a teaching assistant at Severn College, and the reluctant author of HOW TO TRAP A TYCOON. Adam doesn't know that Dorsey is the author of the book that is "wreaking indigestion on most men". The secondary characters are all wonderful too. I especially enjoyed Adam's young, cynical staff writer and Dorsey's mother. (Separately, not together) The book summary does a much better job of explaining the plot than I do. You really have to read the book to appreciate it. It's great fun! If you read this book, I doubt you'll be disappointed. I laughed out loud several times. I rarely put down the book and when I did it was with great reluctance. Very highly recommended. P.S. There's also a fabulous secondary romance. What more could you ask for?
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Summary: Light ,Breezy and a Whole Lotta Fun!
Review: This was my first Elizabeth Bevarly book, so I wasn't quite sure of what to expect. And believe me, I was more than pleasantly surprised, I can tell you that! I really enjoyed this book. I thought the concept of Dorsey being both the 'buttoned down' teacher vs. the 'sexpot' writer was going to be a bit tiresome, but I truly enjoyed Dorsey and Carlotta's attempts to give women a modern-day manual for trapping millionaires, and Dorsey's desire to remain anonymous, so as not to jeopardise her academic career. As the editor and CEO of a "Cosmopolitan" for men,sexy, rich Adam Darien feels its his duty to expose the mysterious, alluring 'eye-candy' sex goddess Lauren Grable-Monroe and her runaway best seller 'How To Trap a Tycoon' to his readership. Only trouble is, the writer of said best seller actually turns out to be his bartender (at his Men Only Club), the brainy and cerebral Dorsey MacGuiness or Mack - as he affectionately calls her. Adam has already begun to fall for Mack, and she for him, when Dorsey is forced by her publisher to make public appearances - under heavy disguise - as Ms. Grable-Monroe. When the fictional writer turns out to be flesh and blood, these two have a lot of fancy footwork to do to try and keep things on an even keel, and still enjoy the fun of falling in love. Adam's friend, fellow writer and employee Lucas ends up head over heels for Dorsey's co-worker Edie. Their story is touching and charming, but I wish it had been a bit lighter.In the end though, you can't help but rooting for Edie to put her troubled past to rest and for Lucas to perservere and win Edie's heart. The foursome are a whole lot of fun. I've already ordered 'Her Man Friday' and will no doubt start on that as soon as the nice folks at AMAZON ship it out. I look forward to other titles by Ms. Bevarly, and can highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good old fashioned romance.Comedy, romance, wit, and a dose of reality make it a total 'beach book'. Grab this one now, so you can head to the seaside soon!
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Summary: very enjoyable
Review: this was the 1st book by elizabeth bevarly i've read, & i enjoyed it thoroughly, despite some hard-to-believe spots (how is it adam doesn't recognize dorsey, even after sleeping w/her? shades of superman & lois lane!). i thought the secondary romance was good, and would've appreciated more time spent on lucas & edie. however, it was very funny & i will try other books by elizabeth bevarly after reading this one.
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Summary: very enjoyable
Review: this was the 1st book by elizabeth bevarly i've read, & i enjoyed it thoroughly, despite some hard-to-believe spots (how is it adam doesn't recognize dorsey, even after sleeping w/her? shades of superman & lois lane!). i thought the secondary romance was good, and would've appreciated more time spent on lucas & edie. however, it was very funny & i will try other books by elizabeth bevarly after reading this one.
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Summary: 1st Time Bevarly Reader!
Review: This was the first book I read by this author. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I laughed on a number of occasions throughout the book. The characters were very true to life. Also what woman would not want to have an alter-ego to take on the prowl - what fun! Well worth the read. As a result of this read - I'm ordering a couple of other books by the same author. Read and enjoy :-)
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Summary: How to Trap a Tycoon
Review: Who wants to marry a millionaire? Seems like all the female population of the USA does, except for doctoral candidate Dorsey McGuinness. As "Lauren Grable-Monroe," Dorsey wrote the sexy how-to book--How to Trap a Tycoon. She did it for extra money to finance her education. Now that her publisher wanted her to take a book tour. The wild disguises and elusive moves just made "Lauren" even more mysterious. Adam Darien was skeptical. He didn't believe a word of the manual. He thought Dorsey was just a Ph.D. candidate working part time as a bartender. When he found out the truth, sparks began to fly! This book's plot is contrived, but the lovable characters can easily suspend any disbelief. It's laugh-out-loud, wonderfully funny, and that's my final answer!
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Summary: Loved Dorsey & Adam!!
Review: Who'd thought beauty and brains would mesh so well? Of course, it has gotten Dorsey "Mack" MacGuiness aka Lauren Grable-Monroe in quite a tight spot. By day, she's a Ph.D. student, teaching at a local university. By night, she's a smart-mouthed sexy bartender at Drakes, a men-only prestigeous club in Chicago. Well, the Lauren side of her wrote the book "How to Trap a Tycoon" which has been the talk of the town. And soon it has become the talk of the country. Of course, the Dorsey side of her can't seem to handle the fame and the notoriety that comes with it. And the Mack side of her is falling hopelessly in love with Adam Darien, a tycoon himself. This story of multiple identities is funny and absolutely entertaining. Adam Darien is totally contemporary and sexy. And Dorsey is not only smart and funny, she also has the guts to pull off playing hot Lauren Grable-Monroe. Of course, that act doesn't last very long... but it's wonderful how both of the main characters evolve into their "real" self in the course of the novel. And who'd thought reading men's thoughts would be SO hilarious? (Well, me, for one...) The secondary romance of Lucas Conaway (an employee of Adam) and Edie Mulholland (a fellow bartender at Drake's) is so sweet and satisfying! Both of their relationships carried an element of seriousness and a bit of the dark side but it is well balanced with wittiness and humor. And of course, being that it *is* a romance novel, the happy ending is just sweet enough.
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