The Next Santini Bride (Large Print Silhouette Desire) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Maureen Child (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0373602367 | ISBN-13: 978-0373602360 | Publication Date: January 12, 2005 | Edition: 1

When Angela Santini felt the power of Dan Mahoney's smoldering gaze, she dared to throw caution to the wind. But how was she to know that one night of passion with him would never be enough? Dan knew the pitfalls of getting too close to soft-hearted Angela and her lonely son. But if the elusive bachelor was so set on a life of solitude, why couldn't he just stay away?

Harlequin Romance Desire

Product Details

• Hardcover: 283 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; 1 edition (January 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373602367
• ISBN-13: 978-0373602360
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,964,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

USA Today best selling author Maureen Child is the author of more than ninety romance novels and novellas. Maureen is a five time nominee for the prestigious Rita award from Romance Writers of America.

One of her novels, A POCKETFUL OF PARADISE, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.

Maureen was not only on the Texas set to watch her characters come to life in front of the cameras, she was also tossed into the last scene by her husband and the producer, who both thought this would be a fun way to humiliate an author!

When her kids were small, Maureen started writing as not only a way to stay sane, but in the hopes of finding a job she could do and stay at home with them. Sanity is still an issue, but she did manage to write her way into a career she wouldn't trade for anything.

Over the years, she's written under lots of different names and she prefers the term 'pseudonym' to 'alias'. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.

Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire--books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.

Life is busy but when she isn't writing you can find Maureen sitting under her 'thinking tree', coming up with new ideas for even more stories. When she isn't dreaming up a new book or writing a current one, Maureen loves to travel. Her favorite vacation spot is Ireland, with Scotland coming in a very close second. She and her husband love a good road trip and Maureen's looking forward to the day when she can actually drive to Ireland. Talk about the best of both worlds!

Maureen lives with her family in Southern California and loves to hear from her readers. Visit her online at www.maureenchild.com.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE NEXT SANTINI BRIDE, September 29, 2000

By 

Tracey Way - See all my reviews

This review is from: Next Santini Bride (Bachelor Battalion) (Desire, 1317) (Paperback)

TALL, DARK AND TENDER.......... When Angela Santini feels the power of First Sergeant Dan Mahoney's smoldering gave, she dared to throw caution to the wind. It had been a long time since she'd been held, kissed, touched..... But how was this straitlaced single mom supposed to know that one fantasy-filled night of passion with this marine would NEVER be enough? Dan knew the pitfalls of getting too close to soft-hearted Angela and her lonely son. But if the elusive bachelor was set on a life of solitude, why couldn't he just stay away? Was it because this Cassanova in uniform might actually be....in love? Once again, I applaud Maureen Child. I have enjoyed every book in the Bachelor Battalion series, and The Next Santini Bride is another great story. The automatic chemistry between Angela and Dan that we had a small glimpse of in The Last Santini Bride, is explored and examined in this book. Dan and Angela think that they can have one night together and just walk away, well they should have known! Dan moves right on into the lives of Jeremy and Angela, being around everyday and even becoming Jeremy's coach. Dan is the ultimate Marine and lives by the motto of keeping a promise when it is made. The ending of this book is totally awesome.......Richard Gere has nothing on Dan Mahoney!!! I love a story that has instant chemistry and sparks right off, and this book does. Each book by Maureen Child just keeps getting better and I look forward to all the coming books she does.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Next Santini Bride by Maureen Child (Large Print Silhouette Desire), November 17, 2006

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Ketzel (Vera Cruz, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Next Santini Bride (Large Print Silhouette Desire) (Hardcover)

I'll warn you now - this book will be inclined to leave you with a goofy grin on your face, so be careful where you read it ... otherwise, I have no reservations in whole-heartedly recommending this tenth book in Maureen Child's fabulous Bachelor Battalion series! I enjoyed each of the books, and each story can stand alone, but my reading pleasure was definitely enriched by reading the series in order. Thanks Ms. Child for this terrific, passionate series of books featuring heroes in Marine uniforms! Ooh-rah!

Description from the book back cover:

When Angela Santini felt the power of First Sergeant Dan Mahoney's smouldering gaze, she dared to throw caution to the wind. It had been so long since she'd been held, kissed, touched ... But how was this straight-laced single mum supposed to know that one fantasy-filled night of passion with this mesmerising marine would never be enough? Dan Mahoney knew the pitfalls of getting too close to soft-hearted Angela Santini and her lonely son. But if the elusive bachelor was so set on a life of solitude, why couldn't he just stay away? Was it because he wanted to make Angela the next Santini bride?

Books in the Bachelor Battalion series: The Littlest Marine; The Non-commissioned Baby; Colonel Daddy; Marine Under the Mistletoe; Mom in Waiting; The Oldest Living Married Virgin; The Daddy Salute; The Last Santini Virgin; Marooned with a Marine; The Next Santini Bride; His Baby!; Last Virgin in California; Prince Charming in Dress Blues; and The Marine And the Debutante.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tall, loving and a Marine, October 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Next Santini Bride (Bachelor Battalion) (Desire, 1317) (Paperback)

The reviewer from Ontario, Canada has written the plot description. I liked this book, just not enough to give it more than 3 stars. One of the things that annoyed me was the sex they had in the beginning of the book. The premise is that Angela decides to have a 'one-night stand' with Dan because that's what he does. She gets so carried away with the sex that she ignores the use of a condom by asking him if he's healthy! This is a guy she just wants sex with because of his reputation for 'one-night stands' and she takes his word that he's healthy. Not believeable. That said, the rest of the story is OK and both Angela and Dan grow to realize that they can risk love for the joy it brings.