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Essence of My Desire

Romance Editor's Recommended Book, 03/01/98:
Imagine a perfume that would be arousing to people after just breathing its aroma. This is what master perfumer Simone Lefevre hopes to concoct as her very first "Grande Perfume." She has found a rare vial of an ancient scent that has just such a magical effect, and she is desperate to discover its chemical solution. But the perfume does more than simply excite those who indulge: it acts as a hallucinogenic drug, and literally transfers lost and separated lovers to another place where they can act out their sexual fantasies. As she works to make the perfume hers, with every breath, Simone is carnally reunited with Nicholas Rutledge, her mortal enemy. The two were lovers as young adults, but were torn apart when Nicholas betrayed Nicole and her father by stealing the family's secret perfume formulas. Nicholas, too, has discovered a sample of this rare and unusual scent, and hopes to uncover the formula as a last-ditch attempt to save his floundering family business. Although Simone and Nicholas are sworn enemies, the two feel such intense sexual attraction that when they are exposed to the rare perfume's powers, they are united by their darkest and most erotic fantasies.

The Senator's Wife

by Karen Robards
Hardcover, 352 pages
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Romance Editor's Recommended Book, 03/01/98:
Ronnie likes the idea of being Senator Lewis Honneker's wife a whole lot more than she actually likes being married to him. She loves the power, the prestige, and of course the wealth and all of the comforts and beautiful things that he provides. But Ronnie is acutely lonely. Her husband is not the man she thought he was, and although long accustomed to it, Ronnie despises the strain of the campaign trail--especially the constant facade and total lack of privacy.

If those problems weren't enough, Lewis's voters despise Ronnie. As the younger, sexy, second wife, the senator's loyal constituency think that Ronnie broke up his first marriage. Because Lewis is up for reelection, expert political consultant Tom Quinlan is brought in to change Ronnie's image. He finds the task to be far more of a challenge then he expected--not only because Ronnie is difficult to direct, but also because the two can't keep their hands off each other. When the senator is found murdered and Ronnie is accused of the crime, only Tom believes she is innocent. The two work together to uncover the senator's sordid secrets.

From Kirkus Reviews , 01/01/98:
A disappointing mystery-romancethe basic ingredients are all there, but they never gelfrom the prolific Robards (Heartbreaker, 1997, etc.). Veronica Honneker is the ``gorgeous second wife'' (GSW) of multimillionaire Mississippi lawmaker Lewis Honneker IV, and just a little more than half his age. She's a redhead with a body to ``stop traffic,'' usually to be seen with a lot of real diamonds resting tastefully about her firm neck; and she is, to boot, the jezebel the senator married when he divorced his older and much admired first wife, whose neck and thighs offered no competition. The voters, though, can't stand Ronnie; in the polls she's the senator's biggest negative. And as ``His Honor'' runs for reelection, it's Tom Quinlan's job to turn her into a very nice, nonthreatening spouse that soccer moms will warm to. What Tom doesn't expect are the romance-novel sparks that ignite when the two of them are together. And he hasn't counted on Ronnie's being a poor-little-rich-girl whose husband can't keep his pants zipped. Appearances aside, His Honor hasn't been faithful to his trophy wife since he married her, and Ronnie hasn't shared his bed for a year. She thought she wanted money, clothes, and celebrity, having suffered through a troubled childhood, but none of those, she discovers, make any sense withoutyes, love. Ronnie is just about to ask for a divorce in order to marry Tom (a hunky divorced dad) when someone murders the senator. With motive, means, and lousy reputation, Ronnie is the prime suspect. Just as she's about to be arrested, however, a spirited ex-prostitute seeks her out with information about the killer's identity. Together, the two women eventually dispose of the culprit and are able to claim their men. A dull effort from Robards, with some of her trademark steamy sex but few thrills and not much mystery or humor. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

From Literary Times :
The Senator's Wife, ties two storylines into a pulse-racing climax. One focuses on the murder of a prostitute, the other on a senatorial campaign. Image-Maker, Tom Quinlan is hired to help turn Senator Honneker's flagging re-election campaign around. The senator's second wife, Veronica, is the campaign's greatest liability. The Mississippi voters consider her a husband stealer, even though the Senator's first marriage fell apart long before Veronica came along. Tom witnesses the public's hostility at a rally, when a deranged woman throws red paint on Veronica, giving the press great footage for the tabloids. But the pictures of Veronica's humiliating episode are forgotten in the face of a juicy story connecting the Senator with another woman. Veronica knew about her husband's infidelities, but she never expected front-page coverage. She agrees, reluctantly, to follow Tom's advice. As Tom works to get the Senator re-elected he and Veronica generate plenty of sexual tension. At first, Tom refuses to become involved with a married woman. Veronica becomes more lost and lonely, acting out a public lie of marital bliss when her private life is nonexistent. They eventually succumb to their desires and begin an affair that leaves both of them wanting more than hurried sex. Then the Senator is murdered, and the police finger Veronica as the prime suspect. Karen Robards has mixed Southern Politics, murder and romance into an intoxicating story. The dialogue was fresh and snappy, the writing crisp and clean, and the storyline never flagged. Tom and Veronica's relationship is scorchingly hot, yet at the same time satisfying in its complexity. Veronica's character undergoes significant growth during the course of the novel. A clever solution to the mystery and incredible suspense makes this one an all-around great read. The Senator's Wife is as satisfying as a Mint Julep on a Hot Mississippi afternoon! Karen Robards mixes Southern Politics, murder and romance into an intriguing and intoxicating story. This one will keep you reading far into the night! Phoebe Imel -- Copyright © 1998 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved

Simply Irresistible

by Rachel Gibson
Mass Market Paperback, 375 pages
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Romance Editor's Recommended Book, 03/01/98:
In this saucy romance, charm-school graduate Georgeanne Howard has only two real talents: cooking and talking. Her Mae West-like body, though, is what attracts Virgil Duffy, a man old enough to be her grandfather but richer than Croesus. But when it comes time to actually marry Duffy, Georgeanne just can't go though with it. She makes her escape with bad boy John Kowalsky, the star hockey player for the team that Duffy owns. John has no idea that the gorgeous babe he is about to have a one-night stand with happens to be his boss's bride-to-be. It's not an auspicious start for a romance, but romance Georgeanne he does. Seven years later, Kowalsky discovers that their one night of unforgettable passion produced an incorrigible little girl who is even wilder than her parents--and Georgeanne is even more beautiful than he remembered.

Tell Me Lies

Romance Editor's Recommended Book, 03/01/98:
If you think small-town life can be boring--think again. There are complex social rules: there are certain people with whom you fraternize and those you don't, and, of course, there is the all-powerful gossip. Everyone knows everything about everyone else. Don't they? That's what Maddie Farraday thinks until she finds a pair of black crotchless panties in her husband's car that don't belong to her. That's it; Maddie's had it. She's ready for change, and the first thing she's going to do is divorce her no-good, philandering husband Brent. But then everything goes haywire: Brent turns up dead, Maddie's daughter wants a dog, her best friend is suddenly acting very strange, and Maddie's secret boyhood crush, bad boy C. L. Sturgis, arrives in town after a 20-year hiatus--and he's as sexy as ever. You may laugh out loud at the wild and crazy antics in Jennifer Crusie's exceptional novel, but you'll exclaim with delight over the sizzling, dynamic, passionate affair between Maddie and her first love, C. L.

From Booklist , 02/15/98
: Crusie has been writing romances for years, but now she turns her considerable talent to mysteries. She has a wicked sense of humor, keen insights into the complexities of modern relationships, and a way of making her characters seem genuine and her stories real. Frog Point, Ohio, resident Maddie Farraday has a rocky relationship with her husband, Brent, but nothing prepares her for the shock of finding a pair of crotchless panties under the front seat of his car. Then C. L. Sturgis, the steamy dreamboat she lost her virginity to, walks back into her life, and her husband suddenly disappears. When Maddie is accused of Brent's murder, she turns gumshoe, aided and abetted by sexy C. L. What happens next makes for a wonderfully fresh, funny, tender, and outrageous story that will delight fans of the comic mystery. There's a hint of Susan Isaacs in her writing, but Crusie is definitely one of a kind. A Literary Guild selection. Copyright© 1998, American Library Association. All rights reserved

From Kirkus Reviews , 02/01/98:
A popular paperback author dives headfirst into familiar territory: the mystery romance. On her way to self-actualization and a worthy lover, a small-town girl enters a classic merry chase of general upheaval. It all begins when Maddie Faraday of Frog Point, Ohio--where gossip is the major sport and everyone knows everyone else's business--finds a pair of crotchless black lace underpants under the seat of her husband's Cadillac. Like an Erma Bombeck femme whose personal sphere is defined by fixing her broken microwave and washing her dirty macaroni-and-cheese skillet, Maddie (who calls herself ``the perpetual virgin of Frog Point'') has always been a good girl, a good wife, a good daughter, and a good mother to her precious eight-year-old daughter Em. But the discovery of a few triangles of illicit lace begins a weekend that sees the uprooting of Maddie's entire life. Right in the middle of her tumultuous morning, C.L. Sturgis, a ``rebel without a clue'' who long ago took Maddie's virginity and has grown up 20 years later into a hot-looking accountant (there's been a dearth of rugged CPAs in recent romance fiction) appears at her door, looking for her husband, Brent. Brent, it seems, is suspected of embezzling a lot of money. Then, as if a bad morning and a marriage spent cleaning up EggMcMuffin wrappers weren't enough, Maddie's car is totalled and she suffers a concussion. Plus which Brent, who's disappointed a whole posse of Frog Pointers, is found shot in the head on a former lovers' lane. The identity of the killer is fairly obvious; somewhat implausibly, Maddie grows estranged from C.L. Still, for lovers of chocolate brownies, fairly explicit sex, and heroines who let it all hang out, an entertaining hardcover debut. (Literary Guild selection; author tour) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

AYear And A Day

by Virginia Henley
Hardcover, 352 pages
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Romance Editor's Recommended Book, 03/01/98
: Set in Scotland during the time of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, A Year and Day features Englishman Lynx de Warenne and Celtic heroine Jane Leslie. Lynx is a powerful yet cynical knight who is delighted to lay claim to Scotland's Dumfries Castle as commanded by the king. In Dumfries, Lynx enjoys his steward, Jock Leslie, and Leslie's enormous family of 10 children and 31 grandchildren. Lynx, at age 30, is desperate for an heir and proposes that he marry the youngest Leslie daughter, despite that she is a commoner and has no interest in marriage. Lynx believes that the Leslies are so fertile that he is willing to marry beneath himself just for the sake of a child. Jane Leslie, a proud Celtic healer, is a sensitive creature who communes with wild animals and paints lodestones. Although Jane has strong wishes to the contrary, the two engage in a handfast: they will be together as husband and wife for a year and day; after that time, they will be able to choose whether to stay together. The love affair that ensues is tempestuous and passionate and pure Virginia Henley!

From Booklist , 02/01/98:
There are certain expectations when a romance author's book is published in hardcover. With her second, Henley delivers. The story takes place during the same time period as that of the film Braveheart and has some of the same characters. King Edward Plantagenet, Robert Bruce, and William Wallace are all here. The focus of the story is Lynx de Warenne, an English knight, and Jane Leslie, an aspiring Celtic priestess. King Edward gives Lynx the care of Dunfries Castle. There he meets Jock Leslie, the apolitical keeper of the castle and the father of 10 children, with Jane being the youngest. Desirous of an heir, Lynx agrees to handfast Jane in the Scottish custom and marry her if she gets pregnant. Both come to this agreement with baggage: he, a mistress; she, her Celtic roots. As with any romance, they eventually work out their problems. However, with Virginia Henley in control, they do it with humor, wit, and lusty encounters. The book should appeal to readers of romance and historical fiction. Copyright© 1998, American Library Association. All rights reserved

From Kirkus Reviews , 01/01/98:
Historical high jinks in medieval Scotland, as the ``wild, untamed'' Jane Leslie, daughter of the steward of Dumfries Castle and a woman gifted with the power of healing, finds herself increasingly fascinated by the handsome, brooding, and secretly desperate Lynx de Warenne, a warrior nobleman more concerned with finding a wife and fathering a successor to his knightly holdings than subduing the unruly Scots. Inevitably, Jane and Lynx find themselves involved in a convoluted relationship, and beset by all manner of troubles. Henley, the author of 14 previous romances (including a first hardcover, Dream Lover, 1997), knows how to keep a plot galloping along. That, and an element of frank eroticism, make this one an enjoyable (if unsurprising) addition to Henley's shelf of historical romance genre. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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