The Defiant One

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Summary: Just not believable
Review: Ms. Harmon is an excellent, witty, and creative writer, but honestly, I could not get through the first three chapters of this book. First off, I don't believe there is such a "love potion" like this one that really exists, and it bothered me the way the two main characters were thrown together in totally compromising and lustful situations constantly. To me it was unreal, the potion having that kind of effect on real humans, and then having them behave that way. It could have been written with a little more tact. I read the "Beloved One" and it was a charming tale, but I just couldn't keep myself from putting this one away. It's just not believable.

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Summary: At long last - third book in my popular de Montforte series!
Review: The survivor of a disastrous fire, Lord Andrew de Montforte has been left changed in a very odd and gifted way. But the brilliant and brooding young inventor, tortured by demons he cannot understand, feels cursed, not gifted, by his newfound abilities. Ashamed of his strange secret, he wants only to be left alone, to closet himself in his laboratory and let the world go by without him. But Fate has no intention of letting "the Defiant One" live a life of seclusion. Fate has given him a most manipulative and cunning brother: Lucien, the Duke of Blackheath. Fate has given him the discovery of the world's first proven aphrodisiac -- a potion as dangerous to Andrew's bachelorhood as it is to his very life. And Fate has given Andrew Lady Celsiana Blake, a most determined young woman who thinks dogs are better than men ... that is, until the reluctant bridegroom she's forced to marry, begins to melt her own heart...

Romantic Times gave Lord Andrew its prestigious KISS Award and THE DEFIANT ONE, a glowing four-star review ... if you like animals, a willful and determined hero and heroine, a good laugh-out-loud read -- and watching the Duke of Blackheath work his manipulative magic on yet another of his reluctant siblings -- don't miss THE DEFIANT ONE!

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Summary: A Wonderful Love Story
Review: This was an adorable love story, and I loved it. A lot of romance novels start to sound the same after a while, but this one had a few surprising twists here and there that made it very memorable, and extremely entertaining. This was a very quick read for me because I enjoyed it so much.

Celsie and Andrew are both stubborn, which leaves a lot of room for quick witted lines on both of their parts giving the reader a lot to chuckle at throughout the book. By doing this, Ms. Harmon has proven her ability to develop characters that do not leave a reader dissapointed or disinterested. An excellent book, by a very talented author.

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Summary: Fabulous...(4 3/4 stars)
Review: Usually I find when reading a series that most of the books within it are average with one or two of them being true keepers. Well not so with this fantastic series about the de Montforte brothers! So far..they have ALL been keepers! "The Defiant One" was about Andrew..whom I have to tell you thus far is my personal favorite. I absolutely loved watching him and Celsiana come together. Now, some may say that this story was just a bit too unbelievable..and perhaps it was, but you know...its fiction..and thats the fun of it!...if you havent already read this series I wholeheartedly urge you to..I think youll be glad that you did..I CANNOT WAIT to now read Luciens story..I have a feeling that he is going to blow all of the other brothers out of the water!