The Prince and the Single Mom [Magic and Love 1] (Siren Publishing Classic) [Kindle Edition]

The Prince and the Single Mom [Magic and Love 1] (Siren Publishing Classic) [Kindle Edition]

Morgan Ashbury (Author)

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Catharine Jones knows all about smooth talking hunks. Believing in one brought her heartache -- but also her precious son, Jamie. Since then, she's kept to herself, determined that no other man is ever going to use then discard her. Phillip De La Croix isn't just another hunk. Aside from being a pediatrician, he's the youngest son of Boisdemer's reigning king. The moment he meets Catharine and her son, he's sunk. But can he convince Catharine to believe in happy-ever-after, with him? Hannah Jones has never had an affair in her entire life! But then, she's never met a man as intriguing as Alex Cross. Soon, she opens her heart and her body to Alex. Alex has been coming to this resort for years, but has never been tempted before meeting Hannah. Against the rules of chivalry, however, he fails to tell Hannah one important fact: he is the king of Boisdemer. Their fairy godmothers have their work cut out for them.

Sensuality Rating: SCORCHING
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel (45,000 words)

5 Kisses: "The Prince and the Single Mom is a charming story by Morgan Ashbury. I love the fairy tale feel of the story and the fairy godmothers. Catharine has been so hurt by a man in the past that her response to Phillip takes her by surprise. Phillip is the perfect hero! He sweeps Catharine as well as her son off their feet. I loved the way he doesn't disregard her child. Hannah and Alex's love affair is a wonderful addition to the story. They share true passion and caring and their love scenes are very poignant. The Prince and the Single Mom is a wonderful read I highly recommend!" -Tara Renee, Two Lips Reviews

4.5 Stars: "The Prince and the Single Mom is a sweet fairy tale that confirms the power of love. I enjoyed both Catharine and Hannah's stories. Catharine became a single mom at a very early age and is skeptical of men. I love that Philip is patient with her and anticipates her concerns. He's wonderful with her little boy, interacting with him as one would expect a father to do. The love scenes between them are steamy and the ending will melt your heart. I loved the way Ms. Ashbury wrote Hannah's story. She's a young widow who decides to throw caution to the wind and have an affair that will last her a lifetime. The interaction between Hannah and Alex is superb with great dialogue and sexual encounters. Hannah's story does not conclude at the end of this book, which makes me hope that in books two and three of the series, Ms. Ashbury will continue with Hannah and Alex's tale. I definitely will be returning to the Kingdom of Boisdemer in the future for other stories in this new series." -Claudia Orpik, Just Erotic Romance Reviews

4 Angels: "Catherine is a lovely heroine and Phillip is truly 'Prince Charming'. These two are just spectacular together. Their chemistry is spot on, with lots of tender moments. Catherine's hesitation to embark on a relationship is understandable, and Phillip's ability to sway her will win the heart of readers. He is such a yummy hero, it is not hard to understand Catherine's capitulation. Hannah and Alex's story begins in this book but is not resolved. Hannah and Alex are the respective parents of Catherine and Phillip. This is a mature couple, and their story is just as compelling as their children's. The dialogue between them is sizzling. Hopefully, the author will present more of their story in the upcoming books in this series. The Prince and The Single Mom is an enchanting romance with fairytale aspects to the story. The author has done a great job weaving her storylines together. It contains plenty of eroticism and romance. This reader looks forward to the next book in this series." -Susan T, Fallen Angel Reviews

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• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 419 KB
• Publisher: Siren Publishing (November 21, 2007)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000ZLMD9K

 

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The Prince and the Single Mom, September 10, 2008

By M. Nix "Joyfully Reviewed" -

This review is from: The Prince and the Single Mom [Magic and Love 1] (Siren Publishing Classic) (Kindle Edition)

Single mother Catherine Jones and her young son (Jamie) are accompanying her mother (Hannah) on a trip to the kingdom of Boisdemer, which Hannah won. This is really the first time that Catherine has let loose and had some fun since she was duped by Jamie's father. She is enchanted by the man who is helping Jamie on the horse, during a horse-riding outing from the resort. She is intrigued by his looks as well as his demeanor. Though when she finds out he is a real life prince she is not so sure anything can come of the spark they seem to feel. Can Phillip convince her that she is meant to be a Princess and that he loves her son?
Hannah is drawn to the older handsome man (Alex) she sees across the room. She is not sure she ever felt a fluttering her stomach over a man before. But, she takes a chance, as she is on the vacation of a lifetime, and decides to do more than just a little sailing on his boat. While both of their feelings for each other grow ,Alex is also `digging a deeper hole for himself' you see he has forgotten one important thing in his dealing with Hannah. He has forgotten to tell her he is not really mild mannered Alex Cross, he is actually King Alexander.
The two fairy godmothers that are trying to get these two couples together definitely have their work cut out for them in this story.
The Prince and the Single Mom is the fantastic start of a series of stories by Ms. Ashbury featuring the modern day kingdom of Boisdemer and princes, kings, and a fairy godmother or two. For those who don't believe in fairy godmothers anymore you should read this story and it just might change your mind. Ms. Ashbury does a wonderful job with the romance between Kate and Prince Phillip, including how Jamie would be a strong part of any relationship and Phillip's acceptance of him could make or break a relationship. Additionally, Hanna and Alex's romance shows the reader that just because you are more than forty does not mean you are dead. The author did a great job in planning out the story so that both plot lines worked together and even fed off each other in places. She additionally made the reader see how important it is to tell the truth and even lies of omission may someday come back to bite you. I found The Prince and the Single Mom a fun contemporary romance.

Cell 8 [Kindle Edition]

 Cell 8 [Kindle Edition]

Anders Roslund (Author), Börge Hellström (Author)

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A cheap crooner by the name of John Schwarz earns his keep on a ferry between Sweden and Finland, singing evergreens for drunken passengers. One night, he loses his temper with a man harassing women in the crowd, beating him unconscious. As drunken brawls are commonplace on the Baltic cruising ferries, no one raises an eyebrow.
No one, that is, but Detective Superintendent Ewert Grens. Concerned by the details of the case report, Grens can't help but think someone capable of such violence must have a history of it. As a precaution, he orders Schwarz arrested: one that is seemingly justified when Schwarz provides such resistance that he has to be sedated.
Suspicion turns to shock when Grens discovers that John Schwarz does not exist. When he learns that the man in his custody is in fact John Meyer Frey – an American citizen from Marcusville, Ohio – he is even more astonished. John Meyer Frey cannot be sitting in front of him.
John Meyer Frey died on Death Row six years earlier.
This mystery will initiate the most remarkable criminal investigation of Ewert Grens' career, the reverberations of which will reach the highest tier of international politics, and blow the worldwide debate on the death penalty wide open.

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• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 465 KB
• Print Length: 384 pages
• Publisher: Quercus (September 15, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005JCCHUU

Guardian Agent (Agents Under Fire) [Kindle Edition]

Guardian Agent (Agents Under Fire) [Kindle Edition]

Dana Marton (Author)

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When Gabe Cannon's commando team is tasked with bringing down a rogue solider, he doesn't expect to come face-to-face with the target's sister at the showdown instead of the man himself.
Jasmine is trying to lead the team away from her injured brother. Recognizing one of the hunters as her teenage crush is definitely a shock to her system. To save her family, she must convince Gabe that her brother was framed. But can she stop from falling in love with him all over again?
A fast-paced, heart-pounding romantic suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 183 KB
• Publisher: Dana Marton; 1 edition (June 17, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0056NU4BG

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A Thrill a Minute,

By LadyJane -

This review is from: Guardian Agent (Agents Under Fire) (Kindle Edition)

I'm a fan of Dana Marton's Intrigues, so I wanted to check out her novella and I got a lot of bang for my buck! Non-stop action from the first page and enough romance to keep things interesting. Can I take Gabe home?

“Exciting, romantic international tale of espionage,”

By Jenel "Book Lover" -

This review is from: Guardian Agent (Agents Under Fire) (Kindle Edition)

Set amidst the canals of Venice, Guardian Agent is a fast-paced action adventure that also manages to be wildly romantic. Read it in one sitting and cannot WAIT to get my hands on Jake Tekla's story!!!

“Top notch thriller,”

By Paula Graves "Love is dangerous..." (Alabama, USA) -

This review is from: Guardian Agent (Agents Under Fire) (Kindle Edition)

This short novella started with a bang and the tension never let up. Marton is an accomplished thriller writer, and it shows. Everytime I promised myself I'd stop and turn out the light, I kept reading just one more page.
My only complaint was that the story just wasn't long enough to suit me. The relationship between the characters barely had time to evolve at all before the story ended with the assumption that they were now going to be a couple. I'd have liked a little more fleshing out of the relationship in the earlier chapters (a few moments of downtime in all of that adrenaline rush might have made for a nice respite). Then the ending wouldn't have seemed as abrupt.
But otherwise, GUARDIAN AGENT is a real thrill ride from one of the most reliable writers of romantic suspense today.

The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)

The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) (Hardcover)

Rick Riordan (Author)

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Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.

One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.

Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them--Set--has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9 in Books
• Published on: 2010-05-04
• Released on: 2010-05-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 528 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781423113386
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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“Another excellent adventure”,
Review Date : May 4, 2010
Reviewed By : A-M (Near D.C., USA) -

This review is from: The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) (Hardcover)

Going into this book I had very high expectations. After all, the Percy Jackson books are such a wonderful and unique offering in children's literature. They are funny, witty, filled with action and adventure, they breathe life into some of my favorite myths... They are hard to top. Pretty much this book is what would happen if the 39 Clues series and Percy Jackson books had a baby. There is alot more information being tossed out in this book than in Percy Jackson, but much more fun and mythology than the 39 Clues.

In this first of the Kane Chronicles, Riordan again does a great job of combining humor with action and adventure. This book as a lot to explain in terms of the mythology it is based on, I think most readers on average know less about Egyptian mythology than Greek. However, Riordan again explains it in a way that brings it to life. And once all of the ground work is laid in terms of what is going on in the story everything zooms along at a really fun pace.

Carter and Sadie Kane were raised separately after the sudden and tragic death of their mother. Carter has spent the last half dozen years traveling the world with his father, a noted Egyptologist. Living out of a suitcase and never staying in one place for long, Carter is quiet and a little socially awkward. Sadie on the other hand was raised in London by her grandparents. Even though she's the younger of the two she has a much more forceful personality than her brother. She is loud, wears combat boots and streaks her hair with crazy colors. Carter and his father only are allowed to see Sadie twice a year.

Carter and Sadie barely know each other when the actions of their father leave them on a crazy adventure with only a cat, named Muffin, to help them out. Not only is the crazy chaos god, Set, after them also an ancient group of wizards is tailing them across the world.

Riordan again does a great job of pulling ancient mythology into the modern world. He really grounds his story and makes it believable. By the end of the book you really know the characters and are ready for their next adventure.

Another fun thing about this book is that instead of having one narrator he allows Sadie and Carter to alternate every few chapters. Their voices are very different and how they see things is very interesting. It also sets up a lot of the humor.

In spite of its size (its around 41 Chapters long) I think anyone who enjoyed the Percy Jackson books will find themselves loving this book as well.

I'm only giving it 4 stars because it took me until maybe chapter 15 to really get into the book, there was so much information that it slowed down the narrative for me.

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“Another Great Adventure Begins”,
Review Date : May 4, 2010
Reviewed By : Mary Kate (Wisconsin, USA) -

This review is from: The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) (Hardcover)

Because I so thoroughly enjoyed Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (first book: The Lightning Thief [LIGHTNING THIEF] [Hardcover]), I was happy to see a new series from him coming so soon after The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5). Riordan is smart enough not to mess too much with success - The Kane Chronicles also deals with ancient gods - this time Egyptian - and kids with newly discovered special powers. Luckily, he is also talented enough to keep this, the first of a planned trilogy, from seeming like a carbon copy of the characters and adventures found in the Percy Jackson series.

Sadie and Carter Kane are siblings who were separated quite young in life after the death of their mother. (Aside: I loved that their father is African American and their mother Caucasian - I'm all for increasing cultural diversity in children's and YA books.) Carter traveled the world with his archeologist father while Sadie, his junior by two years, lived a more "normal" life in England with their grandparents. They only spend two days a year together with their father and it is on one of these occasions that we are dropped into their story. The action begins immediately with explosive displays of magic and the disappearance of their father. The siblings - whose powers are enhanced when they are together (which turns out to be one reason why they were raised separately) - begin making one startling discovery after another about themselves and their family and are set on course to rescue their father and (of course) to save the world from the evil forces their father unwittingly released from the Rosetta Stone. A variety of ancient Egyptian forces - both good and evil - appear to help or hinder them on their quest.

Riordan has a gift for making his characters come to life and for making us care about them, a skill I enjoyed in the Percy Jackson books and again here. The Red Pyramid is told from both Sadie and Carter's POV, with each chapter narrated by one of the two. Their voices are somewhat similar, but distinctive enough to make this work and I enjoyed getting to know these two bright, brave and adaptable kids better through this device. The action is virtually non-stop and the 500+ pages seem to fly by. IMHO, the many characters and creatures will probably be enjoyed more by readers 10 years old and over than by those under 10, but, of course, parents should judge that for themselves.

I found this a fast, fun read and am happy to recommend it. I hope that it will inspire kids to want to know more about ancient Egypt, one of the most fascinating civilizations our world has known and I would encourage parents to rent some kid-friendly documentaries about ancient Egypt once their children have finished The Red Pyramid.

Readers who fall in love with this story and are intrigued by the Egyptian aspects of it may enjoy these other stories while waiting for the Kanes to return in book two: The Theodosia Throckmorton series consisting of Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos, Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris and Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus; The Children of the Lamp series, which begins with The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp #1) and The Pharaoh's Secret (Amelia's Notebook Series).

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“Scoot Over Percy Jackson, The Kanes Are HERE!”,
Review Date : May 4, 2010
Reviewed By : Andrea Griffin "Avid Reader" (Sterling Heights, MI USA) -

This review is from: The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) (Hardcover)

I must say, when I read the Percy Jackson series, I instantly liked it. I enjoyed the whole Greek Pantheon of ancient gods & goddesses, magic, etc. So, naturally, I wanted to read "The Red Pyramid" to see if it had the same magic. I can happily say that it does and then some. I would even volunteer that I liked "The Red Pyramid" even more than the Percy Jackson books for several reasons.

First, in "The Red Pyramid", we're introduced to two amazing lead characters who both share in the story's narration. Carter Kane, age 14, is an African American teen who has lived with his father, Julius, his entire life...due to what is described as an ugly custody battle between Julius and his former in-laws (Julius' wife, mother to both Carter and Sadie Kane, died when the children were quite young). Sadie Kane, age 12, looks caucasian (taking after their mother) with light skin, blue eyes, and hair she likes to put colored streaks throughout. Because of the custody agreement, Sadie lives in London year-round with her grandparents - seeing her brother and father only two times per year, which has resulted in the siblings being more like distant relatives to each other. Julius is an archeologist, traveling around the world studying ancient Egyptian artifacts and bringing his son Carter along with him wherever he goes. Carter, because of his father's teachings, is an awkward 14 year old boy, a bit hesitant and unsure of himself. Sadie, on the other hand, despite being two years younger than Carter, is quite a bit more bold, quick to speak her mind and very sure of herself and her opinions. I must say, I loved both Carter and Sadie Kane...for their differences as well as how they grow together as siblings! I cannot reveal much more than this without revealing too much of the book...but I think you'll know what I mean when you read "The Red Pyramid".

Another reason I enjoyed this book is because of the depth of information given to the reader. It's obvious that Riordan, in his research, learned quite a bit about the ancient Egyptian ways as well as the intricate nature of their belief system....and he definitely gets that information out to the reader in a very exciting and entertaining way.

Magic and mythology come together in a fascinating and fast-paced way in this book. Instantly, the action starts and you'll be pulled into the book. Humor plays a big role in this book as well (especially from Sadie), which just adds to the entertainment.

All in all, I'd highly recommend "The Red Pyramid". If you're a fan of the Percy Jackson series, I'm sure you'll like it. Or, perhaps you'll be like me and like it even more! :)