Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception [Mass Market Paperback]

Lois Winston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2007

A WHOLE LATTE LOVIN'
Logan Crawford is gorgeous, charming, and his kisses make Emma feel like she's the only woman in the world. Oh, plus he's a billionaire. Not that Emma needs the money. As Philadelphia's most beloved heiress, she has it all: the grand estate, flashy sports car, high-society connections. But the haunted widow also has dark secrets, and someone out there doesn't want to let Emma forget her past quite so easily. Trouble is brewing darker than a double espresso for Emma and her newfound love. Now if only she can keep from getting burned...

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Emma Wadsworth seems to have had a charmed life. A wealthy Philadelphia heiress, she married a rich and successful man. But he abused her for years. Now, in the wake of his death, Emma struggles to create a new life. Logan Crawford is a young Donald Trump. In town for a short visit, he enters a coffee shop after a night of soul-searching regarding his shallow sex life and runs into Emma, spilling her coffee. He's intrigued that she doesn't recognize him. Of course, she does know who he is, but she's just not awestruck around rich men. Logan convinces her to chat, and soon they spend the day, and the night together. But will they find happiness? Unbeknownst to them, they share a common enemy who will stop at nothing to get revenge upon them. Soon Emma is accused of murder, and all of Logan's money cannot help her in this surprisingly dark and serious romance. Hatton, Maria
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Review

"Smart, witty fun from an author on the rise!" -- Christina Skye, New York Times Bestselling Author of Code Name: Blondie

"What's a love affair without a little scandal? Okay, a lot of scandal. Lois Winston strikes again." -- Kasey Michaels, USA Today Bestselling Author

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 321 pages
• Publisher: Love Spell (May 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505527197
• ISBN-13: 978-0505527196
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,091,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

At the age of twelve, I wanted to be an astronaut, but NASA wasn't interested in astronauts who suffered from motion sickness. So I set my sights on Broadway. No go. Broadway only wants singers who can sing and dancers who can dance. Who knew? Lucky for me, I enjoyed drawing. Luckier still, I was good at it. I settled on art school and a subsequent career as a writer and designer in the consumer crafts industry. Then I got the urge to write fiction, and a new career was born.

In my new series, The Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries, I've combined my love of writing with my love of designing by creating an amateur sleuth who works as the crafts editor at a women's magazine. The first book in the series, ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY GLUE GUN, will be released January 1, 2011. In the meantime, you can come meet and get to know Anastasia and the gang over at Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers (www.anastasiapollack.blogspot.com) where they blog daily. And I hope you'll stop by my newly redesigned website at www.loiswinston.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most excellent!, May 31, 2007

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Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception (Mass Market Paperback)

Billionaire Logan Crawford is a West Coast urban developer and is interested in Philadelphia. Logan literally bumps into Emma Wadsworth. For the first time in his life, Logan is intrigued with a woman. Stranger still, Emma is the first woman who did not latch onto him the instant she recognized who he was. Logan has to actually work to charm Emma into accepting a casual date with him. Logan's first impression is that Emma is very shy. It soon becomes obvious that the truth is much darker. Emma's late husband, Phillip, had been a monster, and Emma has no interest in every dating again.

Emma Brockton Wadsworth is known by the locals as the "Princess of the Hill". Everyone has always believed that Emma's life with Phillip had been perfect. No one knew the truth. Emma kept everything quiet. But Emma has some dark secrets herself. She wants nothing more than to get on with her life and forget the past. But someone out there does not want Emma to forget the past. In fact, someone wants to completely ruin Emma's life.

***** Once again Lois Winston has created a novel that will hook readers with the very first sentence and refuse to let go! It is no wonder that Lois Winston has become well known in the romantic suspense circles. A person who reads ANY of this author's books goes on to become a huge fan; myself included. Fun characters, lots of adventure and drama, and some witty dialogue that will have you begging for more! Excellent! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars: Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception: A fun reading ride, June 17, 2007

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D. Merrimon Crawford (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception (Mass Market Paperback)

Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception is a great summer read choice for a contemporary romance full of fun and with a suspenseful mystery. The heroine steals everyone's heart---the hero's, the whole city of Philadelphia and the reader. Although this book is not stylistically perfect, it is a fun memorable read!

Logan Crawford is every woman's dream from his looks to his billionaire status but no woman can capture the heart of this love-'em and leave-'em guy, at least not until he bumps into Emma Wadsworth and spills coffee all over her white outfit. On the surface, Emma seems to have it all. The entire city of Philadelphia and its tabloids worship this a widowed heiress with a grand estate with an impeccable historic blue blood family. Emma guards her dark secrets. A romance with Logan might attract the tabloids and cause a scandal. Someone else does not want the past brought to light. When the possibility of murder and possible crime threatens the high society veneer, the danger might just become much more serious than mere scandal.

Lois Winston creates a multi-dimensional character who creates fun and scandal but who also fears attention with psychological realism. The non-stereotypical portrait of the paparazzi surprises and delights. Lois Winston also creates obnoxious and villainous characters who are just fun to hate. The unfolding mystery provides some humorous suspenseful twists and turns. Many parts of this book are clearly exceptional and innovative and yet as a whole, the book does not maintain the level consistently but vacillated between very good and really great. The hero does not quite measure up to the superbly written heroine but the romance is delightful, passionate and tinged with danger. Neither of these slight imperfections, however, detract from the reading pleasure.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous romantic suspense, November 24, 2008

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Dawn Dowdle "Mystery Lovers Corner reviewer" (Lynchburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception (Mass Market Paperback)

Logan Crawford is a West Coast developer and billionaire interested in Philadelphia. While there, he meets Emma Wadsworth. Usually women latch on to him when they meet him. Usually he is a love 'em and leave 'em guy.

Philadelphia worships Emma, a widowed heiress. That is until her romance with logan attracts the tabloids and scandal and she is accused of murder.

Can Logan help Emma prove she is innocent without doing permanent damage to his business worth. And can Emma hold on long enough for the truth to win out?

I loved this romantic suspense. It was so much fun to read, I read it in two days. I just couldn't put it down. I kept wanting to know more.

The author has created a great love story with plenty of suspense and intrigue to keep the reader turning the pages.

I hope there will be more adventures with Logan and Emma. I highly recommend this book.