Showing posts with label Harlequin Super Romance. Show all posts
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Monday, 5 March 2018

BLOG TOUR - REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: TO CATCH A THIEF by NAN DIXON



To Catch a Thief
Fitzgerald House # 6
By Nan Dixon
Releasing March 1st, 2018
Harlequin Super Romance




What would you do for your family?

When Carolina Castillo's once vivacious mother becomes ill, she gives up her singing dreams and comes home to Savannah. She'd do anything for her Mam+, even work at Fitzgerald House for the family she should have been part of. She'd even steal.

Carolina's decisions
make perfect sense until she comes up against the immovable rock that is gorgeous FBI agent Sage Cornell. The honorable cop sees the world in black-and-white. He would never understand the difficult choices she's had to make, the secrets she's been forced to keep close. And he could never love a woman like her. Or could he?

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In To Catch a Thief (Fitzgerald House #6) by Nan Dixon, Carolina Castillo will do anything for her mother, even if it means keeping her secrets. But when she learns of her mother's illness, Carolina returns home and finds herself applying for a job working for the family she's never met. However, keeping secrets is never a good thing, especially when she starts spending time with Sage Cornell, a man she could see herself very easily falling in love with. Will Sage be able to forgive her when the truth comes out, or will Carolina find herself going it alone again?

I've only read a couple of books in this series so far, but have enjoyed them immensely, and I've got to say that the heroine keeping her mother's secrets; her love for her mother that makes her do something illegal; and the truth coming out about what the heroine is hiding makes this story an attention-grabbing and entertaining read from start to finish. The way this story started had me liking the heroine immediately, as she has such talent and knows how to wow a crowd, which is proven further into this story. However, it was from the moment the hero and heroine come face-to-face for the first time in this story that had me smiling, as their chemistry is instantaneous and intense and I liked how the heroine helped him deal with his situation of being unable to do what he does best in his career as an FBI agent.

Both the main characters were fantastic and I loved their back stories, as the heroine is hiding something that could cause her to lose those that are becoming important to her and to lose the one thing that's helping her support her mother. Moreover, the heroine is resilient, loyal and I liked how determined she was to care for her ill mother, which isn't easy for her to deal with because her mother has been the only family she's ever known. I also liked how the heroine handles everything she goes through, especially emotionally because she doesn't set out to hurt anyone. Will the hero understand why she doesn't reveal her secret?

While the hero, he's hard-working; willing to do anything to live up to his family's code of honor, even if it means placing himself in danger; and I liked how determined he was to get himself back on his feet after what happens to him. I also liked how determined the hero was to win the heroine over, even though things go awry for them for a while and it's hard for him to handle secrets that come to light. Yet, what I liked most of all about the hero was the close relationship he has with his family and that they would be there for him whenever he needed them. 

Overall, Ms. Dixon has delivered a wonderful read in this book where the end had me loving the hero's determination to make things right with the heroine, especially after how their relationship goes awry. However, it was the epilogue that wrapped this story up nicely because Carolina deserves to be as happy as she is after everything she's been through and I liked the surprise she had for the hero. I would recommend To Catch a Thief by Nan Dixon, if you enjoy the mysterious strangers trope or  books by authors Janie Crouch, Anna J. Stewart, Delores Fossen and Nicole Helm.





A woman with gorgeous black hair had her head down on her arms. Beyond her was a small bench. Sage passed behind her, not wanting to disturb her nap.


Shoving her chair back, she slammed it into him. He went down like a roped calf.

“Oh, my God!” the woman cried.

His head rang. Pain stabbed behind his eyes.

“Are you okay?” She snatched his hand, trying to pull him to his feet.

“Wait.” He would fall over or faint if he moved too soon. “Wait.”

She crouched next to him. “I didn’t mean to knock you down.”

“S’okay.” He took deep breaths. “I just need…”

“What? How can I help?”

He tried to get his feet under him but stumbled.

“Let me.” She supported his elbow.

He clawed his way to his feet and finally looked at the woman who’d knocked him down like he was a bowling pin.

She was beautiful. Her dark blue eyes looked almost black and her skin was a luscious golden-olive color. And her hair? Black, curly and long enough to play peekaboo with her breasts. He swiped at his chin to make sure he wasn’t drooling.

“I’m so sorry.” She led him to the chair she’d abandoned. “I wasn’t paying any attention.”

“I thought you were sleeping.” A shard of pain slammed into him. He grasped his head and couldn’t contain the groan.

“You hurt your head.” Her fingers explored his skull.

The bump she was going to find was old, but her touch was cool and soothing.

“Is this the spot?” she asked.

“Yeah, but you didn’t cause it.” He swallowed back the nausea that always accompanied his headaches. “I was hurt a—” he couldn’t remember how long ago he’d been hurt “—while ago. I get headaches.”

“So does my mother.” She kneaded his shoulders, working her fingers up the tendons of his neck. “Does this help?”

“Yes.” He groaned. “That’s…good.”




Award winning author Nan Dixon spent her formative years as an actress, singer, dancer and competitive golfer. But the need to eat had her studying accounting in college. Unfortunately, being a successful financial executive didn’t feed her passion to perform. When the pharmaceutical company she worked for was purchased, Nan got the chance of a lifetime—the opportunity to pursue a writing career.  She’s a five-time Golden Heart® finalist, lives in the Midwest and is active in her local RWA chapter and on the board of a dance company. She has five children, three sons-in-law, two granddaughters, one grandson and one neurotic cat.

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Tuesday, 29 August 2017

REVIEW: UNDERCOVER WITH THE HEIRESS by NAN DIXON


Undercover with the Heiress
Fitzgerald House #5
By Nan Dixon
Releasing August 1st, 2017
Harlequin Super Romance




In Undercover with the Heiress (Fitzgerald House #5) by Nan Dixon, FBI agent Kaden Farrell has an important mission to accomplish and doesn't have time for distractions. But heiress Courtney Smythe is proving more and more tempting every time he's around her. However, she may be the only one capable of helping him get the little girl who is the key to his investigation to open up about things she could possibly know to do with her criminal mother. Will Kaden put his trust in Courtney, or will he destroy their chance at happy ever after before they've even begun getting to know more about each other than the fact Courtney is a spoiled brat who is good with children? 

This is the first book I've read by Ms. Dixon, and it was a wonderful read that I thoroughly enjoyed, despite the way it started and my thinking the heroine was nothing more than a rich girl that was too spoiled and definitely needed what her father does to finally become the woman she's meant to be. A woman that can be independent and find her way in life, instead of relying on her father's money to give her everything she wants. Yet, in saying that, I liked how she realized she might not get her old life back and began to become this totally different person. Someone that could live without being spoiled and learn to become independent. Will she realize that money isn't everything; that money isn't the key to happiness? 

As for the dialogue, it was very entertaining, fast-paced and had me enjoying the hero and the heroine due to the suspense of this story; the way they interact with each other that illustrates the strong chemistry between them; and the way Kaden begins to see that Courtney is more than just a spoiled rich girl the more she gets to know her. Moreover, I loved how strong and brave the heroine is once she realized her father won't change his mind when it comes to what he's done to make her finally start to take control of her life. I also liked how good she is with the children she cares for and that she would do anything to protect them, which is proven by what she does for the little girl that is the key to Kaden's investigation. While the hero, he's confident, determined to his job no matter the consequences of keeping the fact that he's undercover a secret, and I liked how protective he was of the heroine, because he knows how dangerous things could get with the people he was after.

Overall, Ms. Dixon has delivered a fantastic and riveting read in this book where the secondary characters were just as good as the main ones and really help the heroine to find the direction she wants her life to take. The way this story ended had me worried for the main characters, but I liked the way it brought the hero and heroine together after everything that happens between them. I would recommend Undercover with the Heiress by Nan Dixon, if you enjoy the sexy protector trope, the opposites attract trope or books by authors Julianna Morris, Stephanie Doyle, Kathy Altman and Rachel Brimble.



BLURB
What's behind her beautiful mask?

FBI agent Kaden Farrell is on a mission. He's undercover at Fitzgerald House in Savannah, where a little girl is the key to his investigation. And that's what he needs to focus on, not a down-and-out heiress whose jeweled eyes haunt his dreams.

Courtney Smythe might be spoiled, but when Kaden notices her ease with the children at the B and B, he sees the beauty beyond her looks. Getting close to Courtney will help his case, and giving in to attraction is the right thing to do. Even if it means perpetuating a lie.

BUY LINK: Amazon