Honeymoon Suite: A Novel [Mass Market Paperback]

Lynn Michaels (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 2005

Something old, something new–sister one or sister two?

After her parents’ vast fortune is stolen in a shady wire transfer, Dory Lambert, armed with a hard-earned M.B.A. and a savvy entrepreneurial spirit, vows to clear the family name and recover their wealth. But just as she sets her plan in motion, Dory is thrown off-kilter by the return of her childhood crush: the chauffeur’s son, Chase McKay. Can Dory charm this handsome man using her dark good looks and sharp mind, or will he fall prey–again–to Dory’s gorgeous blond sister, Jill, a carefree soul whom every man desires?

Nearly sixteen years ago, Chase was caught in a compromising situation with Jill–and he was quickly sent away to college. Now he is a millionaire architect, returning to the Lambert estate to visit his father. Dory is certain that this time the attraction between her and Chase is mutual. Wedding bells are ringing . . . but will true love answer?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Fourteen-year-old Missouri rich girl Dory Lambert worshipped Chase McKay, the chauffeur's son, even after she saw him with his hands down her beautiful older sister Jill's pants. After the incident, Chase was packed off to college by the girls' father only to eventually become an incredibly wealthy architect. When Chase returns from New York to visit his father, Charles, 16 years later, he finds himself struck once again by Jill's beauty—and also by Dory's good looks and maturity. But after he bungles an attempt to bribe Dory into making his father retire, Jill launches Operation Cockroach. If Jill's scheme succeeds, Chase will marry her, and his money will refill her family's depleted coffers. Even as Chase falls in with Jill's plan, he finds himself attracted to Dory and wondering if he's chasing the wrong sister. Throw in an eccentric cast of characters, including a sweetly wicked little boy and a nerdy FBI agent who fires Jill's engines, and you've got... romance? Hardly. Chase doesn't emerge as a viable or even likable hero until the last quarter of the book, and readers will find it hard to believe that the object of his affections is someone he's never even kissed. Michaels (Mother of the Bride, etc.) has a gift for humor, but this Sabrina homage comes across as more silly than romantic. Agent, Stephanie Kip Rostan at the Levine Greenberg Agency. (Feb.)
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From Booklist

Dory Lambert is born to wealth and privilege as the younger daughter of a long-standing Kansas City banking family, but she is not happy. At 14, she is a short, pudgy bookworm with a crush on the studly chauffeur's son, Chase McKay, who in turn lusts after Dory's older beauty-queen sister, Jill. But a few years later, the family is bankrupt and living hand-to-mouth after James, a sleazy cousin, embezzles millions from the family's securities firm and frames Dory's father. Fast-forward to the present: Dory is still trying to find James, recoup the money, and restore her family's reputation when Chase, now a successful millionaire with his own architectural firm, reenters her life. Marvelously quirky supporting characters and wickedly pointed dialogue and description add up to a wildly improbable yet hilarious scenario--Dory's FBI shadows have been with her so long that they present her with a gold pen when she receives her MBA--in a well-told romp that will delight fans of Jenny Crusie's Bet Me (2003). Lynne Welch
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Ivy Books (January 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034547600X
• ISBN-13: 978-0345476005
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #860,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lynn Michaels, a three-time nominee for the Romance Writers of America's RITA award, is the author of sixteen books and one novella. Her 2002 release "Mother of the Bride" won the Best Contemporary Romance award from Romantic Times Magazine. She lives in Independence, Missouri with her husband, their two sons, and three cats she calls the Little Queens. To email Lynn, visit her website www.lynnmichaels.us or write to Lynn at P.O. Box 1775, Independence, MO 64055.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sounds like Lynn Michaels, September 12, 2005

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

This review is from: Honeymoon Suite: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

My favorite book ever is Return Proposal. Like that book, Honeymoon Suite has wonderful characters, a delightful family and Ms. Michaels' wonderful style and wit.

Sadly, she couldn't make two very important points work, try as she might. I cannot feel sorry for this family that is so poor it has to sell off the vintage Packard and the expensive art work so it can continue to live in a house "two football fields long and one football field wide". There ARE poor people who don't have vintage cars to sell off. Why didn't they just sell the estate, pay off the staff (yes, they still had a large staff) and get jobs?

Second, I can't respect a hero who tells the heroine he loves her a few hours after he married her sister. While his wife is sleeping off too much champagne, he's making his move on the sister. Okay so his wife didn't marry him for love, is it too much to expect him to wait for an annulment? Why was he such a jerk he married the gorgeous sister anyway?

I kept thinking, I REALLY like Ms. Michaels' writing--and I do--but she plotted a pit for herself her and could never quite get me to care.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not so Much a Romance; But Still a Good Story, August 22, 2006

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IndigoRaiyne (Aiken, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honeymoon Suite: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. However, I went into it thinking it a romance novel and was a little suprised. As a romance novel, it's not so good. There is next to no romance, and the romance that does come along; doesn't really make a lot of sense.

For the life of me; I CANNOT figure out WHY Dory loves Chase or when he came to the epiphany that he loved Dory. WHY does he love Dory? For the first half of the book all he talks about is how hot he is for her older sister Jill and does't give a second glance at Dory.

Then suddenly, he marries Jill and the night of their honeymoon, he has this great epiphany that he loves Dory? It was like they just threw that part in to make it a romance.

As a story about a family struggling to support themselves, the ancestral land and the staff that has become so much more, it's awesome. I love all of the characters, except for Chase really.

The only complaint I really have in fact is the "romance" aspect of it and the ending was more than a little unsatisfying. Aside from that though; it's a great book. I read it in two days!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read!, February 19, 2006

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Tracey Eller (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Honeymoon Suite: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

The first time I read this book, I liked it a lot but Chase wasn't my favorite hero. The story line is excellent, the supporting characters are diverse and colorful, it has recurring visits from characters from past favorite books and it was full of humor. Then I reread it and realized something. Chase still isn't my favorite but I think he's one of the most real men you'll ever read about. He's not perfect, in fact he can be a real idiot at times. I know a lot more men like that than the perfect type! He's human.

I really like Dory, the heroine. She's smart and determined and spunky. My only complaint would be that she was way too easy on Chase. I would have forgiven and married Chase in the end also, but first I would have given him a harder time than Dory did. She's nicer than me! :o)