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A Little Mischief by Amelia Grey

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A Little Mischief by Amelia Grey
ISBN: 978-1-4022-3980-0
Re-release: August 2012
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Source: I received a copy of this book to read and review by the publisher

Book review of A Little Miscief by historical romance author Amelia GreyBlurb:

How can a lady avoid a scandal…
Just as Miss Isabella Winslowe is finally achieving comfortable respectability, the fascinating and decidedly unrespectable Earl of Colebrooke inconveniently appears…
When a gentleman is so determined to flirt…
The darkly handsome Daniel Colebrooke is intrigued and alarmed when an alluring young lady arrives at his door in need of assistance. In a moment of impetuosity, Daniel decides he must keep a close watch on Isabella, and what better way than to strike up a not–so–innocent fliration…
Together they’ll cook up more than a little mischief when a disappearing dead body and a lascivious scandal spins their reckless game entirely out of control.

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I received a copy of A Little Mischief from the publisher to read and review.  This book is a re-release, yet one that I didn’t read the first time around.  Miss Isabella Winslowe has created The Wallflower Society in order to help some of the shy women who are trying to make their way in polite society.  She feels that she can help them gain much needed confidence through their weekly meetings and discussions.  Lady Gretchen Colebrooke is one of the spunkier members of the group, and when she finds herself with a dead body during one of the meetings, Miss Isabella intervenes by seeking Gretchen’s brother’s help.  Daniel Colebrooke knows trouble when he see it!  The fact that his sister appears distraught after supposedly seeing dead body at Miss Isabella’s house certainly classifies as trouble.  The trouble continues when he returns with Miss Isabella to deal with the dead body, only to find the body gone.  This is the start of a rocky relationship between Daniel and Isabella.  In this part mystery, part romance, part comedy, the characters keep the reader guessing as the clues are presented and laughing at the action.

Pick up a copy of this book and enjoy this cute little read!  I found it to be delightful!

Winner of A Gentleman Never Tells by Amelia Gray

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Yes, it is that time again!  I get to announce the winner of a copy of A Gentleman Never Tells by Amelia Gray!

The winner is June M.  and I’ll be sending her an e-mail shortly to let her know!

For those of you following this giveaway, Amelia stopped by during the giveaway and offered to send a second winner a copy from her back list.

That winner is Erinberry.  You should hear from Amelia soon!

Thank you to everyone who dropped by and entered to win! Congratulations to my winners!  Another Sourcebook will be given away starting on Friday!  I’ll be giving away my copy of Just One Season by Leigh Michaels!  Another great read to go to another reader!

A Gentleman Never Tells by Amelia Grey

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Welcome to Sugarbeat’s Books – the Home of the Romance Novel!

Today on the blog is a review of Amelia Grey’s latest historical romance, A Gentleman Never Tells. I am giving away my ARC of this book to a random follower.  To enter, please fill in the form below so that I can get hold of you when you win! I really enjoyed this book and I hope you will as well.  This giveaway ends on Thursday the 14th of July.  I’m actually giving away several ARCs this month, so stay tuned for more free books as the month goes on!

A Gentleman Never Tells by Amelia Grey
The Rogues’ Dynasty #4
ISBN: 1402239750
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Source: I received a copy from the publisher to read and review.

When a lady is in a predicament…
Beautiful, clever and courageous Lady Gabrielle thwarts the shackles of her arranged betrothal by kissing a stranger in the park. But who is this man? Finding herself stuck in yet another forced engagement Gabrielle needs another strategy that isn’t so dangerous.
A gentleman may find himself in deep trouble…
Viscount Brentwood is walking in the park early one morning when a beautiful, enchanting young lady walks out of the mist and into his arms. Now Brent has no choice but to marry the delightful Lady Gabrielle.
Unfortunately his intended bride has other ideas, and the determined Viscount finds himself plunging into one scandal after another.

A Gentleman Never Tells  by Amelia Grey starts with our heroine, Lady Gabrielle, the daughter of a duke,  going for an early walk in the park with her massive dog Brutus when she runs into Judson, Viscount Brentwood walking his dog Pris.  She is troubled by her discovery of her sister, Roseabelle in the arms of her fiance, Staunton.  In this agitated state she decides to kiss this handsome stranger to see what a kiss is like.  Unfortunately, they are discovered by her father and her fiance’s father and a potential scandal is in the works.  Gabrielle’s father demands that Judson marry his ruined daughter, and the fiance’s father demands satisfaction. In just a few pages, this book is off to a rollicking start.  Lady Gabrielle has no intention of marrying, and certainly not at the demand of her father!  Judson, likewise really doesn’t want to get married, but the more time he spends with Gabrielle, the more enchanted he becomes with her.

I found this book a complicated book to read.  There are a whole host of characters to keep straight.  Not that this is an overly difficult task as they all appear to be unique and entertaining in their own ways.  Gabrielle’s younger sister Roseabelle is a handful and creates problems at every turn with her self-centeredness.  Gabrielle’s maternal aunt Beth is a riot.  She lives to torment her brother-in-law, Gabrielle’s father, and provides a wonderfully warm maternal influence.  I could go at length talking about the various characters, but suffice it to say that one of this author’s strengths is character development!  The story line is fairly fast moving and carries the reader along for a ride that at times has the reader laughing, and at other times, has them shedding a few tears.  I highly recommend this book!  A thoroughly entertaining read!  I must note that I didn’t realize that this book is one of a series until I started this review.  I didn’t feel like I had any trouble following the story or that something was missing by not reading the previous 3 books.

Now for the giveaway.  Comments are always nice and bring a smile to my face, but I need some information from you, such as your email address and mailing address, so please fill out the form so that everything is in one place!

Thanks and good luck!
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