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Overall I liked this story although, like many other bloggers here, Heath stole my heart and the story. I love the fact that he's been in love with Amy for years; for him there will never be another.

This was an enjoyable story and ended up being a lot more than I initially thought it would be; being that it's written by Tessa Radley I should have known better.

What a great story ~ Tessa Radley's been an author that I've really enjoyed since her debut last year and each and every book reaffirms this talented authors storytelling abilities.
An excellent start to the three Saxon Brides" series... will be getting to the second and third books soon!

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Tessa Radley ~ Mistaken Mistress ~ SD #1901 ~ October 2007 {#1 Saxon Brides}

4 Stars!  Tessa managed to surprise me again in Pregnancy Proposal!  This was a wonderful conclusion to The Saxon Brides trilogy.

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His late brother's fiancée was pregnant with a Saxon heir. Yet Amy Wright thought she could just leave town?

Not even the black sheep of the mighty Saxons would allow that. So Heath Saxon propositioned Amy: avoid illegitimacy for her baby by marrying him. Convincing her wasn't easy--until he showed her what a night as his wife would be like.

But Amy has a very big secret about the Saxon baby. About just who the father really is....

31/2 Stars~~ I love how Tessa throws out one surprise after another to keep me reading this book in one sitting.

Pregnancy Proposal by Tessa Radley, Desire, #1914, December 2008 (book 3- The Saxon Brides)

Excellence Rating- Good+

Steaminess Rating- Sensual (*)

Heath Saxon is the black sheep of the Saxon family. He left Saxon's Folly to start his own winery very close by(neighbouring). But now with their wine maker leaving Heath is coming back. Not only will this bring him back into the family fold but also in the path of Amy Wright. A woman he lusted after since she was 16, a woman he fantasizes about, a woman who was engaged to his brother, Roland before he died. It was Amy's family home that Heath had bought. After Amy fainted, they discovered she was pregnant. Since Amy is undecided about being a single mother Heath offers to marry her. She would have a father for her baby; she could go back and live in her childhood home. Heath would get something too. He would have Amy but his family would see that he is serious about sticking with the family business. They were determined to make this marriage work even though Roland kept coming between them. After all she was carrying Roland's baby, wasn't she?

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The Saxon Brides Book #2

The white-hot desire for venganza—revenge—had driven Rafaelo Carreras, Marques de Las Carreras, for years. Now, at last, the ruthless Spanish aristocrat had come to New Zealand, to take what was rightfully his from the wealthy, powerful, hated Saxon family. Seducing Caitlyn Ross, the Saxons' beautiful young winemaker, was child's play for a man like him—and the perfect way to get what he wanted. But as he came to know this woman, to taste her beguiling blend of inocencia and pasión, he wondered if he was the one being seduced....

Spaniard's Seduction by Tessa Radley, Desire, #1907, November 2008 (book 2- The Saxon Brides)

Excellence Rating- Good+

Steaminess Rating- Sensual (*)

Well right from the beginning Tessa threw me for a loop. Last month I thought "ok there are three kids and this is a trilogy, one story for each kid" Right. Wrong. This month we throw the winemaker out there, who is like family. So for the next month I'm not even going to guess who it is (but I know who I'd want it to be)

Rafaelo Carreras has had a trying two days with flight delays, the car rental place gave away the car he had reserved because he was late, lost luggage...etc. So he showed up at Saxon's Folly a day late and on a day when they were having a memorial for the eldest son. He needs a private word with the Saxon father, Phillip, but the Saxon winemaker, Caitlyn Ross is fiercely protective of the Saxon family and finally she goads Rafaelo into revealing the true nature of his business in front of several people. Over time she starts caring for Rafaelo and must choose between the Saxons and Rafaelo, both of whom she loves. And when she reveals to have the one thing Rafaelo has been looking for since his arrival to Saxon's Folly, would all hope of him ever caring for Caitlyn be gone?

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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 Mistress by Tessa Radley, Desire, #1901, October 2008 (book 1- The Saxon Brides)

Excellence Rating- Good+

Steaminess Rating- Yummy

Alyssa Blake crashed the Saxon masked ball in order to talk to Roland Saxon. And ended end in the arms of a handsome masked man., almost making love to him. It was later revealed that this was Joshua Saxon, Roland's brother and a man who she wrote a very damaging article about in a wine magazine. Joshua believes that she is his brother's mistress, plus he tries to keep her from talking to other employees of the vineyard because she is a journalist. How can Joshua lust after a woman who he believes is his brother's lover and damaged his and Saxon's Folly winery in print? And how can Alyssa act on her passion she feels for Joshua without revealing the true nature of her connection to Roland?

Moonlight and Roses by Jackie Braun, H Romance, #847, January 2008

Juliet "Jaye" Monroe's stepmother promised not to sell the family vineyard and winery she inherited from Jaye's father to a developer. And she didn't, she sold to a California vintner. Zack Holland came up with ideas to improve the family winery, but his cousin and father always vetoed the ideas. This was his chance to be in charge, for his ideas not to need someone else's approval. Jaye wanted the vineyard and winery that her father and she had worked so hard for back. But she also knew for the winery to keep succeeding she needed to work with Zack. To add an extra complication, there was an attraction buzzing between these two. Could they have a business and personal relationship? One of the ideas that Zack had that was vetoed at Holland Farms was an inn, sort of like a B&B and Zack wanted to buy Jaye's house to turn in to the inn. But would Jaye's price be too high?