Happily Ever After
Fun Fact: I loved writing the hero, Jack, but seriously considered giving his good pal Kell his very own book.
Review from Publisher’s Weekly:
Crosby (On Bended Knee) stays true to form in this lively late-19th-century romance about Sophia Vanderwahl, a Boston heiress funding her delinquent fiancé, Harlan Penn, who has gone off to explore the Yucatan and, as it becomes apparent, the joy of native women. Looking for retribution, Sophia sets out to find Harlan and give back his engagement ring. She hires Jack MacAuley, an overbearing adventurer–and old rival of Harlan’s–to take her to Mexico. Though suspicious of Sophia’s motives in using him, Jack needs the money to finance an expedition of his own. Jack is convinced that Sophia is out to sabotage his boat, but before long, angry sparks turn into romantic ones. Gradually Jack and Sophia each learn to trust the other as both lover and friend. The entertaining banter of Crosby’s characters will keep readers engaged in this humorous romance. (Nov.)
From RT Book Reviews:
Once again, Tanya Anne Crosby gifts readers with a love story to cherish. Her amazing gift for spinning a colorful yarn will enthrall as the reader is swept away on the waves of Jack and Sophias heartwarming voyage of discovery.
Reviewed By: Beth MacGregor
… This book is a really grand seafaring adventure of a romance featuring one of the best heroes this side of Indiana Jones and one of the best heroines ever. By Chapter 2, I have this big goofy ear-to-ear grin on my face and I didn’t stop giggling and sighing until long after I finished this book. That’s more than enough for me to reserve a place on my keeper shelf for this book.
From the back cover:
A Girlhood Dream
Sophia Vanderwahl had always dreamed a knight in shining armor would sweep her off her feet, but she knew this only happened in fairy tales. And when she discovers the truth about her philandering fiance, she decides to track the scoundrel down and confront him in person. So she hires adventurer Jack MacAuley to help her find her neglectful husband-to-be. But with every glimpse into Jack’s seductive eyes, every tremor she feels at the sound of his voice, she finds her memory of her fiance fading away.A Woman’s Love
When the headstrong heiress offers him a king’s ransom to find her long-absent intended, rugged Jack MacAuley figures it will be easy money. But nothing is easy when it comes to this willful beauty with the golden eyes and kissable lips, and soon he can’t help but think of delicious ways to make her forget her promises to anyone else and to believe that happily-ever-afters really can come true.
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