mistaken identity

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Joshua Saxon, the arrogant millionaire who ran New Zealand's premier winery, believed Alyssa Blake had been his late brother's mistress. But the true connection between Alyssa and the Saxons was even more shocking.

From the first moment they met, both Alyssa and Joshua had been shaken by a passion that could not be denied. But what could the future hold for a man and woman with so many secrets and lies between them...? 

Mistaken identity plots are some of my favs. This book has two fun ones. Tantalizing is a reprint from Lori Foster, that was just as good the second time around. My Lips are Sealed is a new short piece that was also a light-hearted and fun read.

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No way would Eden agree to his demands

Jason Earle had no right to make demands, much less insist that she go to England to see David Morton, her grandfather. After all, the old man had ignored Eden for years.

True, Jason, his emissary, was breathtakingly handsome and a media magnate, as well. But that didn't give him power over Eden.

Yet she did go. The shock of her grandfather's death marred her arrival and removed him from her life. It also bound her irrevocably to the devastating Jason. 

Favourite Scene: (banter!)

‘Be my guest,’ he drawled. ‘Or whatever else you want to be,’ he added huskily. ‘I’m open to offers.’
‘If I have to pay for my room and board in that way I’d rather go to a hotel!’ she lied.
He was still smiling that infuriating smile. ‘You don’t have to do anything. I was just wondering whether you’d care to share your room.’
‘No, I wouldn’t,’ she told him stiffly.
‘Not used to waking up and finding the man still in bed with you in the morning?’ he taunted.
‘That’s right!’ Eden snapped angrily.

 I include some spoilers, you might want to read the book itself before reading my review.

Funny, hot and steamy!

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At Angelos Zouvelekis's command, café waitress Chantal will play the part of his bride-to-be. He will shower her with exquisite jewels and silks…and she will repay him in kind!

He wants his recompense in the bedroom! Angelos worships Chantal's body, although he thinks she's a devious gold digger. But his arrogance is shattered when he discovers Chantal is a virgin….

Angelos bought this innocent, and now he intends to keep her—whatever the cost! 

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Favourite Scene: (post-coital misunderstanding, he wants an explaination for why she was a virgin, she thinks he wants a rating on performance)

‘Speak to me,’ he demanded, and his sharp tone finally roused her from her semi-conscious state.

‘It was amazing,’ she said faintly. ‘You’re very good.’

Shock flared in his dark eyes and he muttered something in Greek under his breath. ‘That is not what I was asking you,’ he breathed, faint colour highlighting the perfection of his bone structure.   

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She was supposed to be a modern-day Delilah

When Keira Mary Brooks returned to Sydney, her cousin Justin greeted her with open arms. It was not what she'd expected.

Neither were Justin's plans. He wanted Keira to assume the alias Delilah O'Neil and to seduce a man.

For the sake of family, Keira reluctantly agreed. But then she met Nick Sarazan, the man of her dreams. 'Come dance with me,' said Nick. 'I'll show you we're made for each other.'

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My Review:

The heroine is a free spirit.  The heroine is asked by her cousin to "seduce" a man away from his wife (they are having marriage problems but he wants her back).  The heroine reluctantly plays along, but then she meets a man and is attracted to him and runs off with him.  Too late she finds out that the hero is actually the guy she was supposed to seduce, and he has in fact been seducing her to keep her out of the way. 

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His game, her rules

Tasha couldn't refuse to help - not when her favorite cousin's happiness was at stake! But pretending to be someone she wasn't was risky business.... Especially when it involved trying to fool Luke Templecombe.

And Luke was fooled. In fact, he found Tasha's act so convincing he expected to become her lover. What he couldn't believe was that she turned him down.

Tasha wasn't interested in just an affair. With Luke, she wanted more. But was this too much to ask of a man who only played games of love?
 

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My Review:

The heroine's cousin is getting married, but the cousin spent the night hanging out with her ex-flame.  Her future brother-in-law saw her walk out the next morning, and is threatening to tell her future husband.  The heroine is asked to pretend it was HER that morning.  She flirts with the hero to distract him, to keep him from interfering with the wedding. 

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So this was how it happened!

Venna had often wondered what it would be like. It wasn't, as novelists implied, a sudden bolt from the blue.

It was just this quiet knowledge as she looked at him, this acceptance of the inevitable that had been growing in her for days. She had fallen in love with Keir Trevelyan.

She should have felt ecstatic. Instead she was full of despair. For Keir thought she was the woman who'd seduced his brother for the sake of a baby - and there was just no way to explain. Not without losing the baby - and Keir.

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Favourite Scene:

"You win, this time.  But," he went on and now he spoke emphatically, "if you ever do give yourself to a man, it's going to be me.  Just remember that!"   

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Zoe Kilgerran's friend and flatmate Gary has broken up with his girlfriend Hannah and he desperately wants her back. So he gets the idea of having Zoe dress like a tart for a vicars and tarts party and pretend to be his date to make Hannah jealous. This works and Gary has a friend drive Zoe home. However the friend has roving hands, Zoe objects and he tosses her out of his mini in an unsavory part of London. A flash car happens by, the magnetically handsome occupant mistakes Zoe for the tart she's dressed as, calls her a cab and an embarrassed Zoe goes home. However the next day at work she finds out her knight in shining armor turns out to be none other than James Cade the CEO of the company she works for. She hopes he won't recognize her from the night before. 
    

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