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ROMANTIC LEADS BY Janine Taylor RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION DEC, 1999 The end of the year means it’s time to pick the best of the bunch for 1999 by category. Best Regency: How to Marry a Marquis By Julia Quinn (Avon – April 1999, $7.99) Julia Quinn will pull smiles and occasional snickers from the most callous reader. Elizabeth Hotchkiss happens upon a husband-hunting handbook in her employer’s library entitled: How to Marry a Marquis. Reluctantly following the book’s edicts she decides to practice her wiles on the new estate manager. He is really her employer’s nephew James Sidwell, Marquis of Riverdale. Elizabeth captures her Marquis, albeit unknowingly. An absolute delight, it’s a page-turner. Just as you are happily ensconced in her wacky world you get the happy end. Just hope that Quinn will be able to produce more novels like this one. Best Victorian: The Proposition By Judith Ivory (Avon – December 1999, $8.50) The Proposition, Ivory’s adaptation of Pygmalion, is right up there with her classic variations. Mick Tremore, a scrappy bearded character with an atrocious accent meets a lady linguist with “dream legs”, Edwina Bollash. Abandoned by her cousin upon his inheriting her father’s title and properties, Edwina sees an opportunity for revenge. She helps to transform an adorable Cornish-Cockney rat catcher and proceeds to pass him off as a top-drawer Viscount at her cousin’s annual ball. This story is pushes perfection. Best Contemporary: Remember Me By Sharon Sala (MIRA – 1999, $6.99) This novel has the makings of a movie of the week. It’s a wild ride you’ll be tempted to devour in one sitting. Clay LeGrand’s wife Francesca disappeared and Clay was the prime suspect. Frankie awakens in her own bed two years later with no memory of her experience bearing needle tracks in her arms, a tattoo and fears. Unfortunately for them both, her fears are founded and an obsessive villain is bent on making Frankie disappear again_ permanently. Sharon Sala writes a wickedly fast-paced novel. Best Paranormal: Infinity By Maggie Shayne (Jove – October 1999, $8.99) Infinity is a beautifully drawn melodrama with a classic good and evil theme.. Infinity is the love story of the Light High Witches, immortals Arianna Sinclair and Nicodemus Lachlan and the regaining of Nicodemus’ heart after five centuries of living death. Shayne has created characters that will bruise your heart with their tragic intensity. Best
Americana: Breathless By Laura
Lee Guhrke (Sonnet Books – July
1999, $8.99) Best Western: The Doctor’s Wife By Cheryl St. John (Harlequin Historical - 1999, $5.99) Cheryl St. John uses the heartbreaking wretch theme to perfection in her writing. Dr. Caleb Chaney has landed himself in a twisted wreck of a marriage. He needed a mother for his infant son and he found Ellie _ a strong yet desperate and sad woman who touched his heart. They strike a bargain that helped both of their families, but pity, fear and gratitude make a poor foundation for a relationship. The Doctor’s Wife will make you cheer for Caleb and Ellie as they struggle to understand, trust and respect each other. This touching story just might give you a lump in your throat. -30- Copyright © 1999 Janine Taylor Distributed By Writers Syndication Services |
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