Series: Where Love Comes Alive | Publication Date: October 1, 2001
Two complete novels. Two captivating authors.
New York Times bestselling author
LINDA LAEL MILLER DARING MOVES
An encounter with dashing widower Jordan Richards made Amanda Scott believe she could give herself to him heart and soul. But did she dare take a chance on love again with a man whose heart held wounds greater than her own?
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Susan Mallery MARRIAGE ON DEMAND
Powerfully drawn to a wealthy loner Austin Lucas, Rebecca Chambers found herself a willing captive in his arms. Now pregnant with his child, she was about to do something even more startling -- marry the sexy stranger she'd shared sweet passion with!
In January of 2006, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Linda Lael Miller left the Arizona horse property she's called home for the past five years and listened to the call of her heart. Packing up her work-in-progress for HQN Books; her dogs, Sadie and Bernice, and her four horses, the author of more than 70 novels bid farewell to her home in the desert and returned to the place of her birth, Spokane, Washington. The daughter of a town marshal, Linda grew up in Northport, WA, a community of 500 on the Columbia River, 120 miles north of Spokane. Her childhood remembrances include riding horses and playing cowgirl on her grandparents' nearby farm. Her grandparents' spread was so rustic that in the early days it lacked electricity and running water.
As delightful as this childhood was, Linda longed to see the world. After graduating as valedictorian of her high school class, she left to pursue her dream. Because of the success of her author career, Linda was able to live part-time in London for several years, spend time in Italy and travel to such far-off destinations as Russia, Hong Kong and Israel. Now, Linda says, the wanderlust is (mostly) out of her blood, and she's come full circle, back to the people and the places she knows and loves.
Before Linda begins her writing day, she takes her first cup of coffee while enjoying the scenic view of the wooded draw behind her new home. The first morning there, a snowfall blanketed the pine trees, something she had missed in the desert outside Scottsdale. Still enamored with the people she came to love in Arizona, she says she will still set books in that starkly beautiful area, and, of course, in other stories the action will take place in Washington.
Devoted to helping others pursue their dreams, the author will launch her sixth round of Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women in May of this year. A talented speaker, she donates all her speaking honoraria to her scholarship fund. The stipends are awarded to women who seek to better their lot in life through education.
It's no wonder the protagonists in Miller's novels are women her readers admire for their honor, courage, trustworthiness, valor and determination to succeed, despite overwhelming odds. 'These qualities make them excellent role models for young women,' Miller explains. 'The male leads possess equally noble traits that today's woman would be delighted to find in her life's mate.'
The author traces the birth of her writing career to the day when a Northport teacher told her that the stories she was writing were good, that she just might have a future in writing. Later, when she decided to write novels, she endured her share of rejection before she made her first sale.
Although Linda has written successfully in other genres, she is best known for stories set in the West'stories like McKETTRICK'S CHOICE (HQN Books March 2006 paperback); THE MAN FROM STONE CREEK (HQN, June 2006 hardcover) and that very first novel, FLETCHER'S WOMAN, which is being reissued in 2006. Her stories, set in yesterday's world, and today's, are historical romances, romantic thrillers, and other contemporary tales. They consistently score on prestigious national bestseller lists.
Linda has come a long way since leaving her sheltered life in Northport at age 18 to experience the world. 'Growing up in that time and place, in a family grounded in Western values, served me well,' she allows. 'And I'm happy to be back home.'
Once you get past their initial meeting (which seems unbelieveable --a businessman whose secretary shops for him but he is standing in line at a mall for a self help book????? Please!) -- this is a very good story. Steamy sex and family relationships play a part in this well written and fast moving romance.
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"Daring Moves" is one of the better romantic dramas out there. With colourful characters, hot sexual situations and emotional periods, it is an exciting novel! It is also insight in that it gives you an idea of how to handle such situations if it should present itself in you life. Recommmended!
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I think I spent the entire time I read this book shaking my head. Even now, I still don't know why I finished it. The character development was poor, the story jumped around a lot, and I didn't feel like I finished this book knowing Jordan and Amanda any better than I did when I first started. The two didn't communicate. At all. I just didn't get them. The premise was much better than the story turned out to be.
This was Disappointing. I'm still wondering why I finished it. Maybe I thought it might get better. It didn't. This definitely does not go on my keeper shelf.
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