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An Unlikely Alliance [Kindle Edition]

Rachel Van Dyken
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Spoiled New York rogue Royce Mc Arthur lives a charmed life. He sees no reason to settle down, until his mother issues her decree that he must grow up, find a wife and produce some grandchildren, preferably before she dies of old age. But his choices are quite limited considering the only women of his acquaintance are ones of ill repute.

Meeting the beautiful Evelyn DeJarlias at a ball gives him hope he may have found the one. Her southern blue collar outspokenness and lack of refinement draws him like a moth to a flame. Unfortunately, she does not find him nearly as endearing -- consistently refusing his lavish gifts and his attentions, she poses a challenge he simply cannot ignore.

When his mother and her widowed father begin to keep company together secretly, it provides the perfect excuse for him to spend time with Miss DeJarlias. But figures from Royces past threaten to destroy the blossoming love between the couple. Evelyn must decide if she is willing to trust the man or hold his past indiscretions against him.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 259 KB
  • Print Length: 123 pages
  • Publisher: Astraea Press (31 Jan 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0074118UO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #44,858 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An unlikely alliance - historical chick lit 20 Aug 2012
By Bunny TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Royce Mc Arthur is a New York rake who lives life to the full but it starts to get a bit complicated when mistresses find out about each other. His mother puts her foot down and demands he finds a wife and settles down to produce some grandchildren within 4 months. He quickly realises there aren't many names on his list as he already bedded a lot of them and the rest are more mistress/whore material.

When he meeting Evelyn DeJarlias at a ball she captivates his attention and he gradually comes round to the idea of marriage because he wants to rather than being told to. She is so different from a lot of the airheads around, she's outspoken, not as refined and she doesn't enourage his attention, none of his usual chat up lines seem to work with her.

His mother and her widowed father seem to have a developing relationship so as nothing else seems to work, it provides an excuse for him to spend time with her.

Loved the writing style, it was witty, had some laugh out loud moments and managed to be a really good read even without any sex.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By ROROBLU'S MUM TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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I wasn't expecting much from this short historical, as I didn't think that 104 pages would be long enough to do it justice. In fact, the tale was far, far shorter than that, as it ended at 66% of the download.

It's short, fun, sharp and had me smiling: a NYC rogue who's been asked by his mother to settle down with a suitable woman in the next four months, and then to get started on giving her grandchildren, falls for an unaffected, independent, non-missish, charming, spirited Southern girl, who's in town with her father.

Her openness and lack of guile have him enchanted, so much so that he actually apologises to some of the women who he'd treated badly in the past, which nearly backfires, and yes, they get their HEA. On top, there's a two-fer romance going on.

An excellent short, romantic and sweet tale that needed absolutely nothing more, not even some hot lovemaking; it was pretty perfect as it was.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Two dimensional 3 Nov 2012
By Dr B
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This is a characature of a historical romance. Both hero and heroine are two dimensrional and unengaging. The dialog has a lot of modern American language that does not fit the supposed context. Also the hero thinks that the ships he owns "row" across the seas...
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