Revenge can be sweet!
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Jane Asher's second novel is a compelling and well written study of the terrible effect of jealousy on a woman's life.  John and Eleanor Hamilton are middle-aged, wealthy, and settled in their comfortable life in Hampshire and London.  John didn't want children, so instead Eleanor used her energies to help run the company and get involved in the local community.  So imagine her horror when, one day, she discovers that her husband has led a secret life for twenty years, in the shape of a mistress and a nineteen-year-old daughter - the daughter that she herself wanted but never had.  The jealousy that Eleanor feels is all-consuming, driving her to limits she would never have thought possible.  Then John, badly injured in a car crash, becomes a victim of PVS - Persistent Vegetative State.  Although he is capable of communicating by the smallest of signals, he has no quality of life.  And so the ultimate question is raised - and the ultimate opportunity for revenge.  Should he live or should he die?

Revenge can make for an interesting and gripping story - but in this instance, after the betrayal had been discovered, the story's twists and turns, the lies and cover-ups, I found were sometimes a little ridiculous.  However, it did have a nice nasty ending!
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Amanda has been embezzling companies and getting away with it for so long that she imagined herself untouchable; she imagined wrong!

She has angered a man who is not only powerful but dangerous and he has every intention of slowly and painfully exacting revenge. I loved the chemistry between James and Amanda and you will too.

A great read and I will be reading more of Ms. Steele's work.
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This entire read is dripping with revenge and karma! All of the characters are back and each one has something to prove and a score to settle. A load of secrets are revealed early on that lead to murder and mayhem. This is a satisfying finale to the series that readers of part 1 will definitely enjoy. I look forward to reading the spin-off of the supporting characters.
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I loved the book.  I enjoyed the tantalyzing peeks I got inside the animal minds the most.  I have probably loaned or given away 2 dozen copies to friends.  Those who read it enjoyed it.
My take on the theme of the book is that revenge leads to hate, which damages the souls ability to be fearless.  Hate seems to lead to other evils as well such as dishonesty.
I would recommend reading this book whenever you have a taste for something light and sweet.
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When you need to impose retribution on someone, where do you go? Revenge-Gifts.com of course! What a fantastically twisted new way of getting even with the one's you can not stand, and when only the best will do. Step-right-up and get your piece of vengeance, in REVENGE GIFTS by Cindy Cruciger. It is a flawless 5 hearts and a must read for 2005!

Tara Cole is single, white and over twenty-one. She runs a highly popular and forever-in-use, Revenge-Gifts.com. The art of revenge is her specialty and she is darn proud of it! Tara had come up with this idea after she got her own revenge toward her former IBM boss Aileen, who was pencil-thin and addicted to chocolate. Tara had Godiva chocolates delivered right to Aileen's desk for six straight months, until Aileen ballooned up an extra thirty pounds. This is now Tara's best seller on Revenge-Gifts.com---Candy-A-Day.

With all of her good luck, wouldn't you know something bad had to happen and it does in the form of Howard Payne. He is one, tall drink of water, whose underwear are a little too tight (meaning he is conservative). He is interested in investing in Tara's company, but Tara has her suspicions and is waiting for the ball to drop, so to speak. These two will engage in a little fancy footwork, until Howard starts to show his true colors. What will Tara do when the reality slaps her in the face? It's a legitimate question (you'll understand that remark, when you read the book). Knowing Tara she will, more than likely, slap it back. Along the way, Tara has gotten gris-gris bags, a menagerie of black animals, and is being haunted; maybe there is something to that karma thing after all.

REVENGE GIFTS is by Cindy Cruciger. This book is all about poetic justice in the form of innocent-like gifts, sent through Revenge-Gifts.com and what you do to others might come back to you in the most unexpected ways. This book is told in the first person narrative by Tara, herself, and what a great job she does! Tara's persona is shoot from the hip, get to the point, crack-you-up funny. This reader totally connected with this book, falling in love with all it's quirky characters and loveable animals, especially Tara. The supporting cast of characters in this book, is a potpourri of crazies that will have you shaking your head in laughter.

This Book will imbibe your heart and soul, while being a tad bit naughty. The storyline is so original; it is like taking a whiff of fresh air, fantastic! Do not walk! Run to get your copy of this perfectly written tale of the sweetest kind of retribution there is...REVENGE GIFTS.

Reviewed by  Janalee Ruschhaupt, 2005

Courtesy of The Romance Studio [...]
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This is a great story! it's a tale about a girl who witnesses her family murdered by drug mob hitmen and then she seeks revenge on on the mob family that killed them. Though this sounds like your usual run of the mill revenge story, Shrum adds in a supernatural twist to the story which makes the vengeful girl named Lou a lethal assassin by way of literally using the shadows around her as her mode of transportation. In a way, Lou reminds me of a female version of Dexter Morgan. She's cold, deadly,has an otherworldly dumping ground for her victims,and has the patience that even Death would envy. How will the mobsters be able to stay safe when Lou can literally step in the shadow of a door and slip up next to them without being noticed? Grab a copy today and find out, you won't regret it won't be able to put it down either.
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The writer of the story of revenge has done her homework! The back story is valid, the characters have depth and the plot line will have you turning pages from beginning to end in one sitting!
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Revenge School is a fun, escapist read that is all about revenge.  The Revenge School teaches its clients to learn how not to be afraid anymore by teaching them self defense, to toughen up and to see the world differently so they can protect not only themselves but others.  Of course the Revenge School team also actively works to getting the revenge the client seeks for the very horrible wrongs they've suffered and that is what is most fun to read.  With a large cast of characters and the potential for other Revenge Schools to be opened there is no way this can't become a series and I look forward to the next book in the series and the one after that and after that and so on.
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A short exciting prequel! A very climactic plot that shows hot chemistry between the characters and the promise of revenge and more excitement to come in when the story is continued in the main book! RECOMMENDED!!
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Holly Chambless has forever been the good girl, the town princess. But now that her father has destroyed the image that she had of him as the Mayor, she is beginning to open her eyes, remove the wool that he's always been able to pull over them. And the reality that she's facing in not in the least easy for her to digest.

Killian Uptown Chenier has been the star of all her fantasies and now that she's finally decided to grab hold of life by the horns, there he is standing in her way all up in her face and staking his claim on her. He knows she's not cut out to be a biker bunny and she thinks that's exactly what she is going to end up as if she gives in to Uptown. But he wants revenge for what her father did to his mother and so does she. She's beginning to realize that Uptown may just be the perfect solution but there are other enemies making plans of their own and this game is getting dangerous for both of them. Now her heart is at risk just as much as her life is.

I received an Advanced Reader's Copy from NetGalley for voluntary review consideration
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THIEF OF THE NIGHT GUILD
ILANNA JOURNEYMAN OF HAWK HOUSE HAS AN IDEA TO BRING DOWN THE CHIEF JUSTICIAR AFTER HE DOES THE UNTHINKABLE. REVENGE WILL BE SWEET BUT COMES AT A COST! WOW IS ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT BOOK 2 OF THE QUEEN OF THIEVES SERIES. THIS WILL KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT. THERE IS NON-STOP ACTION AND I GUARANTEE YOU WONT BE ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN. I DID ONLY TO SLEEP.  I GIVE THIS 5 GOLDEN DAGGERS.
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If ever there was proof that God has a sense of humor, Harper and Ryder are it. Sweet Rivalry proves that payback is a ***** . Don't get mad, get even. Familiar words, but Ms. Bromberg sweetened the revenge, by involving emotions. In this love, hate situation these two didn't just get even, they lost their hearts in the process. What's more frustrating than falling for your worst enemy? Admitting that you've loved them all along.
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I enjoyed this book!  A kind, intelligent, and forgiving heroine meets a romantically jaded young peer and attraction ensues.  Through in an emotionally unstable stepsister, a protective aunt, a teasing friend, a and house party and you have a good story.
I was initially confused by the length of the book as the data on the kindle app showed there was much more left when I finished the book.  Yes, bonus books!  Also sweet and clean.  Thank you!
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I loved it. Revenge is sweet. And she didn't have to do anything. Be careful of how you do people.
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This was my first Debra Kayn book, and I was not dissapointed! I loved the enitre concept of it. Cam is a criminal. Plain and simple. He makes no excuses, accepts it, even embraces it. Everything he does, he does to better his life. The letters from Christina came as a happy surprise. She drew him in with her inquisitivness into the criminal mind. When she finally told him why she was asking, he had just been released from solitary confinement after an injury and it turn out the man who injured him is the same man who murdered her family.
Revenge is always sweet.
While Cam was inside he got all the information he could on Christina and much to his surprise she was the social worker for his son Jeremy. From there he worked out a plan on how to make her his.
So he did what any self respecting MC Prez would do....... He kidnapped her when she brought Jeremy home after he had a fight in town and she saw him with a gun.
Being locked away in his home for days on end Christina fought herself on everything she was feeling. She was angry because he kidnapped her. She was digusted with things she witnessed happening in and around the club. But most of all she attracted to a man she should have despised.
It was a slow but suspenseful build up to her finally accepting her attraction and need for Cam in her life. She struggles with the acceptance of the things the club does and with Jeremy wanting to be a part of that club.
This is my fav scene in the entire book:
Christina is sleeping and Cam goes into the room to check on her and falls asleep in the chair, halfway through the night she starts to fuss around from a nightmare. He puts his hand on her head and she settles right down.
Cam says:
"You're okay," he whispered, caressing the soft curls springing out across the pillow. "Someday, you're going to wrap around me and ask me to protect you, instead of thinking that damn blanket is going to save you."

5 sizzling stars with a HIGH recommendation from us at NADBB
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Its a story about love, hate and revenge.

When Christian, Indias boyfriend dies in a car accident, she turns into this horrible person and makes it her mission in life to ruin her dead boyfriends brother, Oliver, life. She bullies him all through high school, enjoying the thrill and the release his pain is giving her.

She has a reason, though. She wants revenge for what happened to her and because he hadnt been there when he said he would.

Oliver doesnt understand why India is being so cruel and, instead of retaliating he takes it all until high school is over and he can go away.

When they meet again Oliver is not that shy, closed off guy anymore. He hasn't forgiven nor has he forgotten. Now is her turn to suffer at his hand.

This book is an emotional rollercoaster. At one point you don't know whom to pity and whom to hate anymore. Youll just go from anger to pity, to hatred, to compassion and back to anger again with every turn of the page. Just when you think everything will be alright, something happens and its back to square one. Theres no time to get bored. I know I didnt. At one point I wished could read faster just to see what happens next.

I also liked how the author blended the past with the present a little piece at a time, taking care not to give too much away and spoil the book or and not too little and make it impossible for the reader to understand.

The characters are great and youll like every single one of them. You might expect them to be the damaged and always complaining kind but instead, they're strong in spite of the damage inflicted on them by their pasts.

All in all, Joanna did a great job and I cant wait to read the next volume, All About Me, since this one ended with a bloody cliffhanger. Yes, theres a cliffhanger BUT, you only have to wait until September 30th to find out how it ends so its not THAT bad.

Im glad I gave this book a chance.

Happy Reading!
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Treena is hell-bent on getting revenge on Clay for ignoring her back in the day. Now thats hes on her turf, shes got the upper hand and determined to make him wish her hand was holding him.
Revenge is sweet, but redemption is even better and when Treena discovers she might be able to have both she softens her approach and finds unexpected love.
I really enjoyed the fun, sexy exchanges between the characters and the satisfying ending.