Dan All Over Again / The Mountie Steals a Wife (Harlequin Duets, No. 54) [Paperback]

Tina Wainscott (Author), Barbara Dunlop (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin; 2 Bks in 1 edition (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373441207
• ISBN-13: 978-0373441204
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,444,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

WHERE AM I? I'm now writing under the name Jaime Rush for Avon Books. Check out my new series, where X-Files meets Lost! Why did I change? I changed publishers and went back to my paranormal romance roots, and it was a business decision to start fresh. If you like my earlier paranormal books, you'll like the Offspring series. Lots of suspense, action, the kind of damaged characters I love to write about, and sexiness. You can read sneak peeks at www.jaimerush.com.

If you'd like to buy one of my books, and have it signed, please email me through the Jaime site. My manager has a limited amount of Tina Wainscott books on hand. For ebook users, I am releasing my Tina titles on the Kindle under both Tina Wainscott and Jaime Rush. Out so far:
Unforgivable
What She Doesn't Know
Blindsight (formerly Now You See Me)
Until I Die Again (formerly On the Way to Heaven)

Tina's Bio: I read suspense thrillers because I like to be scared, and I write suspense thrillers because I like to scare people. Not-entrails-on-the-floor or hacked-up-body-parts-wrapped-prettily-in-a-package type books. More like not being able to trust anyone, not even people you think you can trust type books. Books about psychological manipulation and psychotic baddies who enjoy the torment even more than the actual kill. Being scared is fun. Just ask any roller coaster or horror flick fanatic. Heck, just watching the evening news can be terrifying.

Pick up one of my books, though, and I'll guarantee you one thing: in my world, the bad guy always gets his in the end. Or the head. Or wherever it turns out to be. We don't always get the luxury of justice in real life, but every time I write a book, I get justice for all those people who couldn't. And I get to meet interesting people who I then put through hell, all in the name of entertainment. That is what I call a sweet way to make a living.

My beliefs are God, a positive attitude, living life to the fullest, doing unselfish things on a regular basis, small indulgences, believing in yourself, appreciating what you have, and no regrets.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A satisfying summer read, July 5, 2001

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Carol A. Strickland (NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dan All Over Again / The Mountie Steals a Wife (Harlequin Duets, No. 54) (Paperback)

I really like the length of these duets. They are quick, handy reading.

"Dan All Over Again" was filled with very funny parts, but I would have liked a some seriousness inserted (besides just in the sex scenes) because too much cute is just too much. And I would have liked more conflict. Other than that, the situation was primed for comedy and the two lead characters followed through. Nicely written; I look forward to seeing more from the author as long as she doesn't go overboard (as some of her characters do on occasion in this book).

"The Mountie Steals a Wife" was not what I'd call a comedy, but it sure kept my attention! It reminded me of Janet Evanovich's Alaska romance book way back when, which I've always loved. Interesting heroine and hero as well as friends, plus a case to be solved. I was disappointed to see the solution posed so obviously, but when the story characters also saw the obviousness, I stomached it better. Duets are short books, after all; can't draw out the secondary plot. The author could pay more attention to her sentence structure in places: lots of "he verb, he verb, he verb" stuff going on a few pages of the book (not that many, though). But quite well-written otherwise. I resisted putting it down for the night. And (gad) the vivid description and atmosphere almost makes me want to visit Whitehorse!

Sorry, but the cover artist's work this volume isn't to my tastes. Although I like cartoon covers, the depiction of the heroine as anorexic (she's only supposed to have skinny legs) with a neck a mile long did not appeal to me, nor did the almost matchingly-skinny guy. Cartoon: good. Skinny or less: bad (unless the characters are such within the book).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mountie Makes Me Laugh, July 2, 2001

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Jane Myers Perrine (TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dan All Over Again / The Mountie Steals a Wife (Harlequin Duets, No. 54) (Paperback)

I cannot believe The Mountie Steals a Wife is Barbara Dunlop's first book because she writes with such maturity. Her humor is scattered everywhere and is just delightful. I found myself thinking, "How did she think of that?"

This is a classic fish-out-of-water story--the best I have even read. The hero and heroine are delightful and wonderfully different, although very much alike.

The setting is the Yukon and adds so much to the story.

Try it--you'll love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passion--Yukon Style!, August 3, 2001

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Xena the Warrior Mama - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dan All Over Again / The Mountie Steals a Wife (Harlequin Duets, No. 54) (Paperback)

Can things really get that hot in a place that's so cold? You bet! This book put me on a nice, slow simmer.

At first, the setting for this book, Whitehorse, in the Yukon, seems like an unlikely one, but author Barbara Dunlop describes it so beautifully and populates it with such wonderfully human (and quirky) characters, that she makes you want to pack your bags and head for the Great White North to find your very own Mountie.

This was a very intelligently written story that had me laughing out loud in spots, and--highest praise of all--I didn't want it to end.

I hope this author writes more books set in the Yukon. This one was great!