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Summary: Grinning ear to ear
Review: If you liked ONE LUCKY LORD, you'll love THE ABDUCTION OF JULIA. I found myself laughing out loud in some spots, and falling in love with the hero, Alec.The only bad part was that it ended too soon. This is one reader who is eagerly anticipating Ms. Hawkins next release.
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Summary: Funny, romantic, and everything a Regency fan wants!
Review: Regencies have always held a special place in my heart, and I'm so happy to discover a new writer who does them so well. I loved Alec and Julia. Those two are really a pair! You won't want to say goodbye to them. Can't wait for Ms. Hawkins' next book.
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Summary: Delightful! A wonderful debut!
Review: What a delightful read! It was warm and funny, a real "feel good" book. I can't wait to read more by this talented author.
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Summary: He's a devil!
Review: As a devout Regency fan, let me tell you, you will love The Abduction of Julia. Julia is a heroine after my own heart, and she knows how to tame the back-hearted devil who abducts her by mistake. Buy it. You'll love it.
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Summary: Funny, Funny, Funny!
Review: I laughed, I cried, I got angry, and I loved this book. I will keep it a long time. Julia was just the type of woman that Robert needed to help him win his inheritance, but my heart went out to Nick. He was about to be left with nothing and he could see Julia's influence on Robert. He thought he had no other choices. I hope we hear more about Nick.
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Summary: Remarkably Captivating...
Review: 'Remarkably Captivating'...I've always wanted to put that in a review...and this book **IS** captivating. I'm not normally a Romance reader, but I did find that I enjoyed this one. Alec and Julia are an excellent contrast to each other...the style of the writing just brings you back to England in the past...the makeover of Julia is like a Cinderella story...
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Summary: A good solid 4 star book!
Review: I started to read "the Seduction of Sara" and realized the hero Nick was the rascal in the Julia book - I felt I needed to better understand Nick - so I reread this treasure again! It is a delightful story - Julia seems at first to be an unlikely heroine for the Devil Alec - who is a rake of the first degree. They only marry so he can get his inheritance which she insists on spliting - so she can use on all her reforming interests. but there are many layers to Julia - and Alec becomes totally facinated with her and of course falls in love. Julia has loved Alec from a far forever - which is the only reason she agreed to the marriage. Throw in the nasty cousin of Alec's Nick and you have a very good plot - not quite as much steaminess as I like (thus the 4 stars) but make no mistake this is a very good book. I look forward to read the story of Sara and Nick -- because he was quite the bad boy in this book!
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Summary: Great, entertaining read...
Review: One would think that in order to live scandal-free for a year, the best option is to marry the one person who most of society tends to ignore. In a last ditch effort to keep his inheritance away from his cousin Nick (and keep it for himself), Alec marries Julia Frant, a woman who's known as the "Frant Dragon" for her tendency in watching over the cousin (Therese) who she chaperones. Little does Alec know that underneath the seemingly boring exterior is a woman who has goals in life, one of those being to reform HIM.
Alec and Julia navigate the waters of their new marriage under the premise that it's just for money, not love , and that staying scandal free will be easy. They are wrong on both accounts.
The Abduction of Julia is an easy, entertaining read with great characters that you'll enjoy. The secondary characters in this novel bring it all that much more to life (I really hope Nick gets his own story!). This is the first novel of Karen Hawkins that I've picked up and it definitely will NOT be the last.
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Summary: Only Average...
Review: Alec MacLean, the rakish Viscount Hunterston, must marry by midnight and live without scandal for a year, or lose his grandfather's inheritance to his no-good cousin. He's to marry the scheming Teresa, but ends up mistakenly grabbing her cousin Julia instead. Julia Frant, dubbed the "Frant Dragon", is a rather plain version of Teresa, but she has loved Alec from afar for years. Having little choice, Alec marries Julia, but only after he agrees to a marriage of convenience and to give her half of the inheritance. By marrying Alec, Julia plans to support her charities and reform her wild husband. With the help of "Aunt Maddie", Julia eventually transforms from ugly duckling to beautiful swan, and Alec can't help noticing. As their desire for each other grows, so does the danger of scandal from Julia's continued charity reform work. I read this book because it is listed on the Romance Writers of America's top ten list for the year it was published. And I have to say I expected more and was disappointed. There were some humorous moments and I liked the secondary characters of: the outspoken Aunt Maddie, silly Edmund and Alec's sexy, bad boy cousin, Nick. In fact, I felt like Aunt Maddie was a pretty well developed character, but she didn't seem to be used enough in the story. There were a few plot elements I found rather annoying. One example is when Nick told Julia about the girl who needed saving, she immediately hired her as a servant at their home. Now Julia's a smart girl, and she knew Nick was trying to cause Alec a scandal, so I wonder if that was a set-up??! There was also only one love scene and it wasn't very descriptive. Having said all that, overall it was not a bad book, but really nothing special. This was my first Hawkins read, and I'm willing to give her another try. Plus, I am interested in reading Nick's story. As for a recommendation, there's so much out there that's better. But if you're a Hawkins' fan, then you'll probably want to read this one.
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Summary: Average romance novel with questionable [morals]
Review: A wonderful story that had me laughing out loud! I loved Julia and Alec. And that wicked Mad Maddie! She was too much. Wonderful supporting actors Lucien & Edmund. And of course the alluring Nick (what a hottie!), can't wait to read his story!
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