Josephs Family greets them and right away it seems like Sophie has made a mistake
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Sophie is at the opera with her uncle and she cant stop watching the tall man with black hair. Later when she is discussing the opera with her uncle a Mr. Argenton appears behind Sophie asking about Her father, and she is introduced to the man she is mesmerized by. Joseph Argenton is very intimidating and a little frightening to Sophie, so when she hears he has plans to call upon her father the next day she plans to be out. Things don't go as planned for Sophie at all.  Joseph is very taken with Sophie and he plans to make her his wife. Mr. Hemlock Sophies father has an business venture that mysteriously leaves them bankrupt and in swoops Joseph to save the day only if Sophie agrees to marry him. Sophie for the sake of her family accepts and is swept away to Northwood a dark dreary mansion hours from the nearest town. Sophie notices right away that Joseph is keeping secrets from her and you don't quite know if she should trust him even though you want her to. Josephs Family greets them and right away it seems like Sophie has made a mistake. His uncle Garrett, Aunt Rose and Cousin Elise are introduced, and no one seems kind or inviting. Aunt Rose isn't pleased to be replaces as Mistress of the house. Sophie hears doors slam and sees shadowy figures in the woods out her window. Sophie is awoken by piano playing each night that no one can explain. There are many frightening ghouls and a wonderful mystery in this book and I hope you give it a try; I really loved it and cant wait for the next book.
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Lord have mercy. Myre'auna was in way over her head. She was dealing with a certified psycho and can't figure out how to get away from him. She may have to resort to just killing him herself if she can't figure out how to get away from him. She is losing people left and right and doesn't know who to trust. I can't wait to see how this wraps up.
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Now its time for Jame's story.  After Marcia fails to pick up her kids they call their aunt, Latvia's sister for help.  She ends up getting them home only to discover that Marcia has left James and the boys and with a ton of debt.  Over the course of the book she gets the family back on their feet and James starts to look at her differently.  But is he really attracted to her for herself or is he just looking for a substitute wife.  And what happens if Marcia decides she wants her family back?  This is a good second book in the series and is nice in a completely different way then the first book.
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This just started to get good. How is so many secrets going to go down with Beautti?Her family has lied to her for years,and the same girl Carter baby is from set her brother up. I think Ryan and Noel are cops.
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Lord Nishal L bout to have me in the hospital. In this installment Bryce is trying to figure out his feelings with Rayne and what transpired. His mama is full of it if you ask me. Even though she betrayed him, Bryce pulled the ultimate betrayal by not only moving on but with a chick he cheated on Rayne with. I guess Skyla thought Aston was taking too damn long she asked him to marry her instead....YOU GO GIRL! I didn't like that Trenay ended up pregnant but she's trifling so I'm crossing my fingers and hoping it ain't Bryce's baby. MiMi did her thang this time around. I don't blame her for what she did to Slim's ol closet ass. He deserved that plus the whooping he got from Bryce and Aston. Now I'm patiently waiting for part three.
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I really like this picture. Don't know what to say about it, but that family is so misunderstood. If you don't communicate and let children and parents know the truth about issues and tragic events, feelings will always be hurt.
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Unexpected twist of a second family. Sometimes life is not what it looks like on the surface.
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One family, 4 intertwining stories: mother Jean is having an affair with a former colleague of her husband George; George has discovered a lesion on his hip and is convinced it is cancer despite the fact that the doctor says it is eczema; grown-up daughter Katie is a divorced mother of a 3-year old and is getting married to Ray but is having last-minute hesitations; and finally grown-up son Jamie has a relationship with Tony but is cocking that up too. And all this during the time that everybody is preparing for Katie's wedding that will take place at her parents' house. George is steadily losing his mind and the whole family tries to help the other family members to cope with whatever is happening to them.

All this leads to hilarious situations, but that's about it. After "The curious incident of the dog in the night-time" (a book about an autistic boy that gives a wonderful insight into the minds of autistic people), I had very high expectations of the new book of Mark Haddon, but this book is simply funny and has none of the moving and compassionate aspects of his previous book. So yes, it was fun to read but it still left me slightly disappointed.
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Julia and Phoebe are visiting their cousin, a newly minted heiress who is clearly up to something.  Eva and Julia's new maid, who is also up to something, also come along.  The new maid has serious airs about her and left the service of Lady DIana Manners somewhat strangely to Eva's mind.  Cousin Regina is living with her friend Olive in a newly purchased home after inheriting everything from her recently dead father - at the expense of her brother and mother.  She has big plans for the house but won't say quite what they are.  Her estranged family shows up with the family lawyer in tow.  But alas the next morning she is dead in her bed with a hat pin to the back of her neck.  The family tries to blame Olive for being the killer, the one to lead her astray, and every other ill.  This brings Miles to the house to investigate.  Owen and grandparents are only the rare phone call.  Eva and Phoebe of course help to investigate putting themselves in serious danger repeatedly.  I had most figured but not the big part of the who.  Less fun than others because missing some side characters and their usual charm, but interesting developments on the Julia and PHoebe relationship.
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The flavor of the day for this family is tinged with regret, misunderstanding, passion and pride. A neglected grandmother, a disaffected grandson, a well kept secret and endless possibilities. Could have done without some of the language.
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ellie is being treated as treated like an outcast by her family, which is only her 2 cousin's as her parents are both dead, as punishment for nothing her cousin sends her to do work for a widowed man with two young sons.... to get them both out of bad situations they marry, this does not come with heartache and complications......a true mother and wife is all she's wanted..she needs her new husband to let go of the past and see her in her own light
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With her mother, she is going to need it.  It's in very poor taste to air family laundry quite so clearly.
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Sophie Anderson has just been handed the shock of a lifetime, her husband wants a divorce he has found someone else who loves him more passionately than she could.  Trevor Black is still reeling from the shock of his wife's death, managing his own company and trying to raise their four year-old son alone.  These two people really need a vacation and coincidentally through a set of confused cousins they get one together when they rent the same house.

Trevor and Sophie get along much better than anticipated and it is not just that their kids are adapting to the strange situation or that Nantucket is the greatest setting for relaxation, no they genuinely seem to share common goals and a deep affection.  They try hard to avoid letting their feelings for each other be known as Sophie has not even filed divorce papers and feels guilty for her thoughts toward Trevor, but in all honesty her marriage has been dead for a long time and living again feels nice.

The greatest surprises come from the people in their lives and the anticipation of what is coming next without fear of it being a disappointment.  Living in the moment makes sense for both Sophie and Trevor and trying to get everyone to a place where they all understand the music in their hearts.
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Assumptions and non communication create so many problems for this couple and their families. They change their views and learn that maybe their problems aren't as bad as they thought.
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Sometimes life isn't as simple and predictable as you imagine it to be. What started out as a simple mistake continues at a somewhat rapid pace. Two people are drawn together without their realizing  the outcome.
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This story like MY SWEET AUDRINA confused me.  It started with Cathy's point of view.  Then it turned to the view point of her sons.  It was terrifying to the whole  family when Bart turned mean.  Jory was upset when his dog Clover was killed.  Cindy was scared to death of Bart when he threatened her.  Cindy needed to be reminded that she could trust Chris and Cathy and Jory.  John Amos had no business using Bart to get to Chris and Cathy.
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Sassy and Ian are about to be married with Rafe at their side, all to please Ian's ultra-wealthy mother.  Sassy's father walks in on her and speaks horribly to her. She had left his home as soon as she was able as he was always vile to her.  A fight ensues (and the dear reader is wholly on her side) and Rafe comes in at the end and they go to another, unoccupied room where she tells him how she does not want to do this.  Ian walks in and she tells him this is not what she wants, that she loves them both and wants to marry both.  They take off for Ian's penthouse (both guys are indeed independently wealthy) and Ian arranges for their friends, Rafe's parents, and the minister to meet them there so they can marry their Sassy.  In addition, there are short teaser stories about some oh Ms. Ryan's other series that make the reader want to grab and read them all.