This is the first novel I have read from Amanda Quick. She grapped my attention before i finished the 2 pages. Her characters are hard to hate, and I found myself laughing at the sexual tention between the Dialogue of Wicked Widow and Hunt. The scenes where very real and the tention of the mistery keep me up for hours. I finished the book in 2 days and I found it impossible to put down. This book allowed me to laugh, cry...
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Madeline Deveridge was known among the Ton as the "Wicked Widow". Everyone believed she had murdered her husband and then set fire to the house to cover the crime. Her deceased husband had been trained in the special arts of the Vanza. But he had not been a Master of Vanza as her father had been. Never-the-less, her husband's madness mixed with his training left Madeline very scarred on the inside. When someone, pretending...
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I was so excited when I found out Amanda Quick was coming out with a new novel. Wicked Widow is wicked and brilliant. I love her strong heroines and her powerful heroes. Madeline is a widow who hires the services of Artemis to help her find the man who's masquerading as her husband's ghost. Artemis is at first unwilling to help her, and Madeline hates everything Vanza. But neither can deny the strong attraction they...
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I'm not a fan of historicals; however, the title of Ms. Quick's latest release caught my eye several months ago so I ordered it. I am so glad I did. This is a delightful romp with wonderful characters and the sharp, witty dialogue that has been missing from her last couple of books. Madeline Deveridge is known as the Wicked Widow. They say she killed her husband. The gentlemen of society have placed wagers for the...
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Madeline "The Wicked Widow" Deveridge demands that Artemis Hunt, owner of the Dreams Pavilion, help her find her abducted maid. After he successfully completes the mission, he demands she explain how she knows so much about his affairs. He learns about her deceased father's journal that provides information on the followers of Vanza who include Artemis and Madeline's deceased spouse Renwick. In exchange for the book, he...
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