The Romance Reader: ‘Let Love Find You’

-”Let Love Find You,” by Johanna Lindsey; Gallery Books (384 pages, $25.99 hardcover)/pp One of a best writers of chronological intrigue has once again combined a lightsome story that will invite and delight./pp While Johanna Lindsey’s progressing books tended to be most edgier and intense, in new years a grande lady of chronological intrigue has found a niche with some-more smart and desirable stories, identical to a character of her dear Malory series./pp “Let Love Find You” is partial of a series, of sorts. Amanda is a sister of Rafe, who fell in adore with and married a pleasing Ophelia in “The Devil Who Tamed Her” in 2007. Seven years earlier, readers had met Ophelia and Rafe in “The Heir,” a story of Duncan MacTavish and his adore Sabrina. In 2009, Amanda’s cousin Rupert fell for her crony Rebecca in “A Rogue of My Own.”/pp All of a above characters make appearances in “Let Love Find You,” with Rafe and Ophelia carrying estimable roles./pp “Let Love Find You” continues a trend of a series, an masterfully created story charity readers enchanting characters with a mix of humor, passion and attract churned with a dab of suspense./pp Devin is an intriguing hero. He lives life unapologetically in a center of societies. He is a illegitimate, unclaimed son of a peer, lifted by his aunt and uncle as nation gentry who works as a equine breeder and trainer. He is blunt, honest and refuses to play multitude games./pp He’s also a hunk. And a matchmaker./pp Devin stumbles on a singular approach to find regretful matches for couples, and his repute dubs him a nickname of Cupid. It amuses him./pp Amanda, on a other hand, isn’t amused – by anything about Devin. In her third deteriorate and on a verge of being tagged an aged maid, Amanda is fearful that adore will never find her. Still, when family members try to rivet a services of Cupid, she’s not happy. She doesn’t like his “ungentlemanly” habits of blunt and blunt speech, or a fact that he dared pronounce to her during his stables though his shirt on./pp Actually, she gets to unequivocally like that part./pp Watching Devin and Amanda quarrel their captivate is fun – examination them stoop to it is even some-more fun./pp HOW IT STACKS UP/pp Overall rating: 5 of 5 hearts. While some readers might skip Lindsey’s old, edgier style, she truly excels in gifting readers with charming, fun and enchanting stories featuring characters with usually adequate flaws to make them entertaining. This story is fun, charming, and a delight./pp Hunk appeal: 10, on a verge of 10-plus. While his bluntness and probity is partial of his appeal, it’s also a bit off-putting during times. Still, he’s protective, desirable in his possess way, and fearless. He’s a good man./pp Steamy stage grade: XXXX. A good man./pp Happily-Ever-After: Good. This is maybe a usually debility of a story. After watchful so prolonged for Amanda and Devin to commend their adore for any other, it seems they could have come together with a bit some-more flare. Still, a help gets finished and a addition is a gratifying happily-ever-after./pp ALSO THIS WEEK/pp “The Surprise of Her Life,” by Helen R. Myers (e-book) 3 of 5 hearts. Available a month ago in paperback, readers can still find this as a Harlequin e-book. It’s an easy, fun review with characters you’ll now sympathize with, and like. While Eve and Derek’s “meeting” might be a bit far-fetched, if you’re reading romances for realism you’ve picked a wrong genre. Eve and Derek were former subsequent doorway neighbors, who any pierce several states divided after their ex-spouses cheated with and afterwards married any other. They finish adult relocating to a same state, a same town, a same area – a same unit complex. They tumble in adore and live happily-ever-after. So there’s a bit some-more that happens in between, though it’s all fun./pp ABOUT THE WRITER/pp Lezlie Patterson is a former columnist for The State journal in Columbia, S.C. Readers might send her e-mail atlpatterson@sc.rr.com. To review some-more of her intrigue reviews go to http://lezlie-romance.blogspot.com.

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