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Summary: A portion of royalties will help urban reforestation efforts
Review: I loved writing this "romp" of a novel! I gave it lots of gags. For instance, the heroine's father is a silver-mining mogul named "Maximillian Nichols." I also gave Rafe an orphaned baby otter as his foil. Imagine Silver's distress when the otter sneaks into her bath... and a very gallant, very roguish Rafe bursts through her door to save the day.In addition to the usual promotional festivities surrounding SCOUNDREL FOR HIRE's release, I plan to personally plant trees and donate a percentage of its royalties to urban reforestation efforts. SCOUNDREL FOR HIRE has a light environmental theme, so it seemed to fit the idea well - not to mention its timely launch at the beginning of the new millennium. I'm a big tree lover, as you've probably gathered. (Yeah, yeah, I hug oaks and stuff :) One day, while freelancing a recycling article, I learned that one tree equals approximately 1,000 paperback books. A typical print run for a mid-list romance is between 30,000 and 50,000 books - in other words, 30 to 50 trees. I think this comes as a surprise to many people, who haven't thought about the effects of something potentially benign, like novels, on the environment. Looking at my career in terms of our shrinking global community, I decided I wanted to be proactive. I wanted to do something that would help raise public awareness. I came up with the idea of donating a portion of my royalties to tree-planting efforts. You can watch my website for updates on my progress. In the meantime, thanks for your support and happy reading! :)
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Summary: Memorable Read
Review: I was especially taken with the excellent characterization of the male protagonist Rafe. One moment he touches you with his sensitive vulnerability, the next, he has you chuckling at his mischief. He is an intriguing mix of boy and rake. My favorite scene is the gripping scene at the beginning of the book, which takes place at a graveyard, where Rafe confronts his older brother Michael. My next favorite, a séance in which Rafe's pet otter creates havoc. An entertaining read, with suspense rolled in.
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Summary: Memorable Read
Review: I was especially taken with the excellent characterization of the male protagonist Rafe. One moment he touches you with his sensitive vulnerability, the next, he has you chuckling at his mischief. He is an intriguing mix of boy and rake. My favorite scene is the gripping scene at the beginning of the book, which takes place at a graveyard, where Rafe confronts his older brother Michael. My next favorite, a séance in which Rafe's pet otter creates havoc. An entertaining read, with suspense rolled in.
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Summary: This author writes a good romance
Review: In 1886 Colorado, Silver Nichols desperately tries to find dirt on Celestia Cooper. That woman seems to have her claws wrapped inside the heart of Silver's millionaire father, who seems to be stupidly in love with that gold digger. Silver is positive that Celestia loves her father's bankbook only. Silver hires professional sleuths like Pinkerton and a Civil War spy but everyone fails to find any incriminating information. At the local mining exchange, Silver catches Raphael Jones trying to pull a con. Instead of turning in the glib talking Rafe, Silver hires him to impersonate a British aristocrat who is to seduce Celestia. However, Rafe is attracted to the intelligent and beautiful Silver, whose fortune makes her even prettier to the scoundrel. He decides to seduce her as well as Celestia until love burns inside his heart. SCOUNDREL FOR HIRE is a humorous western romance that will enchant sub-genre fans into seeking other works by the talented Adrienne de Wolfe (see TEXAS OUTLAW and TEXAS WILDCAT). The story line is entertaining due to the wickedly witty exchanges between characters, including a ghost. Silver is a delightful lead female protagonist, but the book belongs to that rapscallion, Rafe, robber of readers, hearts. This is another winner for Adrienne de Wolfe. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Charming Love Story!
Review: Scoundrel for Hire tells the tale of Rafe and Silver, a scoundrel/actor/con-man with a heart of gold and the no-nosense heiress to a mining empire. At the outset Silver hires Rafe to stop her father from marrying a woman she views as an incorrigible schemer. Thing is, Rafe and her father have other ideas. Rafe is crazy about Silver, the father's crazy about his crystal ball reading fiancee, and I the reader was crazy about Rafe. The secondary characters in this book are a delight, the love story is filled with the warmth of redemption, and Tavy (Rafe's otter pup) is absolutely adorable and not to be missed. All in all, a wonderful read.
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Summary: FUNNY, WITTY AND, YES, IT SIZZLES!
Review: This one is loaded with humor even though the beginning is far from it. Our hero is good looking and a bad boy waiting for redemption and our heroine is more than up to the job even if she does lack confidence. For some reason it took me awhile to get into this book (I don't know why), but once I was there I couldn't put it down. Good plot and good characterization with interesting secondary characters. I don't know about the rest of the books in this trilogy (Michael's story, etc.), but this one is a KEEPER. Enjoy.
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