Blowout
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  • Weak plot, disconnected
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Blowout
Catherine Coulter
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0399151877
Release Date: 2004-06-15

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FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock return in a dazzling new thriller. Blowout takes excitement to an all-time high level.

Married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock work and play hard: devoted to their jobs, their son, and each other, they approach each new case with gusto, and appreciate every moment of downtime they can grab. But a long weekend getaway at a secluded cabin in the Pennsylvania woods is cut short when the agents are summoned back to Washington, where a nightmare awaits them: The night before the Supreme Court is to hear opening arguments in a highly controversial death-penalty case, a prominent judge is murdered in the court's third-floor library. Savich and Sherlock are charged with heading the investigation but when the killings continue, each targeting another brilliant, successful Washington power broker, the agents are faced with their most baffling and shocking case of their lives.

As dramatic and suspenseful as anything she's ever written, Blowout is Catherine Coulter at the very height of her storytelling powers.

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FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock return in a dazzling new thriller. Blowout takes excitement to an all-time high level. Married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock work and play hard: devoted to their jobs, their son, and each other, they approach each new case with gusto, and appreciate every moment of downtime they can grab. But a long weekend getaway at a secluded cabin in the Pennsylvania woods is cut short when the agents are summoned back to Washington, where a nightmare awaits them: The night before the Supreme Court is to hear opening arguments in a highly controversial death-penalty case, a prominent judge is murdered in the court's third-floor library. Savich and Sherlock are charged with heading the investigation but when the killings continue, each targeting another brilliant, successful Washington power broker, the agents are faced with their most baffling and shocking case of their lives. As dramatic and suspenseful as anything she's ever written, Blowout is Catherine Coulter at the very height of her storytelling powers.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Weak plot, disconnected .......2007-08-24

This was the first book from CC I ever read, and I won't be looking for another one. The plot is thin and there is simply no actual problem solving. The protagonists come to decisions simply "because". The use of the MAX computer to find the murder - OMG, what a cheesy resource... The ending is also probably one of the weakest I have ever seen, unexpected in a bad way, disconnected to all the previous threads she mentions througout the book. In short: don't waste your time.

4 out of 5 stars BLOWOUT-I LIKED IT.......2007-07-31

I just finished "Blowout" and I liked it for the most part. As in every book, there were a couple things that were distracting. For me the whole Supernatural thing could have been left out but I didn't hate it either. I enjoyed reading about the workings of the Supreme Court. There were a few times that I was confused as to who was talking and would have to skip back up a paragraph. I have read the reviews and some hated it and some loved it. That's what makes the world go round-we all see things differently. Someone said Savitch and Sherlock are played out. There I disagree. That is why I continue to read the FBI series is to read about them. The other characters are just secondary to me. I will say I was a bit surprised as to the ending of the thriller and why the people were murdered. I expected something deeper I guess for the death of all those people and so brutal. Also I didn't feel a deep connection between Callie and Raven. That was too rushed seeing as how they didn't even like each other in the beginning and this all takes place in a matter of days. However, that seems to be CC's style so that's okay even to Callie and Raven saying I love you at the same time. Corny maybe but at least different. Unlike some of the other Romance-Thriller authors where the love sceens are all the same and the couples all react the same, at least CC's romances have all been a bit different. Sometimes there is no love scenes, but just mentioned. I have liked the fact every book in the FBI series has been different. Some I liked better than others. I'm probably not as critical when I'm reading fiction-it's not Rocket Science-just fiction. I will admit I skim if it gets too long or one scene goes on too long. I will read the rest of the Series as long as Savitch and Sherlock continue to be a part of them. I enjoy their relationship even if some think it corny. I understand CC is working on the 12th book of the series. Could that be the end??? Gilbert Morris once did a series of 40 books (and I read them all)but spanned several generations.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book.......2007-07-13

I know this sounds like all the rest but this woman writes a terrific book!
The tension, mystery and problem solving skills are exceptional. 5 Stars to you and keep them coming!!

1 out of 5 stars First and last.......2007-07-12

Many years ago an English professor told a class I attended that we needed to read some really bad books; otherwise, we'd never be able appreciate the good ones. I found that strange at the time and didn't quite subscribe to it. But I realize now that it's valid. And this novel certainly qualifies as a bad book, if only for the sake of comparison with a good thriller, "Day of the Jackal," for example.

To begin with, the plot of "Blowout" is preposterous. Both plots, actually, and they never mesh--the ghost of a murdered woman in the Poconos and the murdered justice of the Supreme Court along with his staff. I didn't believe in either one of the plots--especially the ghost of the murdered woman and the "explanation" for her. There's no point in going into all the wearisome details, except to say that both killers give unbelievable explanations and confessions when a simplr denial would have sufficed.

The writing is clumsy, uniformly bad--malaprops, dangling participles, cliches, etc. I can only wonder at the editors who blue penciled this--or didn't bother. They should have cleaned up some of the mess, albeit a Herculean task. The dialogue is stiff and silly, and it's not always certain who is talking--or that it matters. The characters are shallow, posturing, standard issue for this sort of work. Even the justices are bed hopping. There's no real atmosphere. Both solutions are letdowns. I could cite specific examples of all these criticisms, but it's just not worth it.

Other reviewers have pointed out that some of the author's other books are better. I do hope so. This is the first book I've read by Ms. Coulter. It is also my last.

1 out of 5 stars Worst Murder Mystery I've Ever Read.......2007-04-17

"Blow Out" is, without a doubt, the worst murder mystery I've ever read.

I genuinely thought it was the work product of a non-"in-group" 16 year old girl trying unsuccessfully to seem hip.

Two separate, distinct & out-of-balance plots: (1) 60 page plot where ghost of murdered young mother appears to Savich & induces him to investigate her 30 year old murder, which is solved when culprit is tricked into confessing, not realizing he is being recorded [stale plot, zero believeability]; and (2) 295 page plot involving murder of current Supreme Court Justice & subsequent murder of 2 court clerks; the hands-on murderer has no credible motive, and we never know for sure whether some woman friend of the widow put him up to it to punish the Justice & his lover for their affair. Zero connection between the 2 plots (except that Savich is working on both of them). Author shows almost no understanding of how the courts and FBI actually operate. The dialog is so trite & junior-high-schoolish that it's embarassing ("I'll tell you I love you if you'll say it at the same time.")

Yuck! Get me outta here.
Catherine Coulter CD Collection: Eleventh Hour, Blindside, and Blowout
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    Catherine Coulter CD Collection: Eleventh Hour, Blindside, and Blowout
    Catherine Coulter
    Manufacturer: Brilliance Audio on CD
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    ASIN: 1423316762
    Release Date: 2006-09-29

    Book Description

    Eleventh Hour:
    When FBI agent Dane Carver's twin brother, Father Michael Joseph, is brutally murdered in his San Francisco church, husband-and-wife agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich take a personal interest in the investigation. Then Nicola "Nick" Jones, a homeless woman and the only witness to the shooting, is scared out of her mind because she is trying to hide from her own monsters - who are drawing closer and closer.

    Blindside:
    When six-year-old Sam Kettering is kidnapped and then manages to save himself, Savich and Sherlock join his father-former FBI agent Miles Kettering -to determine why Sam would be abducted and brought to eastern Tennessee. Though the local sheriff, Katie Benedict, catches up with Sam before the kidnappers do, the case isn't over -not by a long shot.

    Blowout:
    A long weekend in the Poconos is cut short when Sherlock and Savich are helicoptered back to Washington to lead the investigation into the brutal murder of a Supreme Court Justice. Savich allows Callie Markham, an investigative reporter for The Washington Post, to partner with local Metro Police liaison Ben Raven, since she's got the inside track - she's the stepdaughter of the murdered justice.
    Blowout and Well Control Handbook
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      Blowout and Well Control Handbook
      Robert D. Grace
      Manufacturer: Gulf Professional Publishing
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      ASIN: 0750677082

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      As with his 1994 book, Advanced Blowout and Well Control, Grace offers a book that presents tested practices and procedures for well control, all based on solid engineering principles and his own more than 25 years of hands-on field experience. Specific situations are reviewed along with detailed procedures to analyze alternatives and tackle problems. The use of fluid dynamics in well control, which the author pioneered, is given careful treatment, along with many other topics such as relief well operations, underground blowouts, slim hole drilling problems, and special services such as fire fighting, capping, and snubbing. In addition, case histories are presented, analyzed, and discussed.

      Provides new techniques for blowout containment, never before published, first used in the Gulf War.

      Provides the most up-to-date techniques and tools for blowout and well control.

      New case histories include the Kuwait fires that were set by Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War.
      Beauty Queen Blowout : Miss Adventure #2
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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      Beauty Queen Blowout : Miss Adventure #2
      Lilla Zuckerman , and Nora Zuckerman
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      ASIN: 074323846X

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      Mirror, mirror, on the wall, are you the hottest of them all?

      The next book in the sexy, sassy interactive Miss Adventure series -- following Tangle in Tijuana -- invites you to Reno, Nevada, as a contestant in the Miss Liberty Pageant. There you'll dodge back-stabbing competitors and a lecherous host in a race for the crown on a nationally televised competition. With a Miss Adventure, it's only natural that the choices will be way more fun than selecting an evening gown....

      Will you be forced to room with a neurotic pageant lifer -- and her domineering stage mom?

      Will you team up with the troublemaking Miss Texas to dose the other girls with Ecstasy?

      Or will you walk away with the crown on your head -- and the hottie son of the wealthy pageant sponsor on your arm?

      The good news is that you can have as many "do-overs" as it takes to win in Beauty Queen Blowout: simply flip back to the start and make new choices the next time around. So tape up those boobs and get your best elbow-elbow wrist-wrist wave ready -- you're going to the Miss Liberty Pageant!

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      5 out of 5 stars Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2003-09-18

      Ok, first of all, this is not the only book in the series there is the first one, Tangle in Tiajuana (equally as fab!)and I here that the talented authors plan on writing more brilliant smut (well, it's not tooo smutty, unless that's what you like). And this book is a choose your own adventure, not some lame cartoonish book for book wormish teen wall flowers. It is the kind of book you sit down with some friends and drinks and read aloud to each other, laughing all the way to the end, and then over again with different choices. This is the book that NEVER stops giving. BUy it and live happily forever and ever.

      5 out of 5 stars A crazy ride!.......2003-09-18

      I loved Choose your own adventure as a kid -- but this brings it to a whole new level. This time, you are a contestant in a Miss America pageant, and have to make choices to try to win. And winning is hard! Unlike most pageants, this is all sex, drugs and even rock and roll, with a healthy dose of post-feminism to boot. Loved every ending.
      African Theatre: Soyinka Blackout, Blowout & Beyond
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        African Theatre: Soyinka Blackout, Blowout & Beyond
        Wole Soyinka
        Manufacturer: Africa World Press, Inc.
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        ASIN: 1592213464
        Release Date: 2005-08-15

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        A special issue devoted to early revue sketches by Wole Soyinka, which have never been published outside Nigeria before. Soyinkas most recent plays, The Beatification of Area Boy and King Baabu draw strongly on characters and incidents first created in Soyinkas revues and satirical songs, such as Before the Blackout and Unlimited Liability Company. Before the Blackout staged in the late 1960s was published in Nigeria by Orisun Acting Editions, but is now a rarity. Unlimited Liability Company exists as a long-playing record, again rare. Other material, including the Unife Theatre Guerilla Units Before the Blowout exists only in manuscript. Very few younger students of Soyinkas work are aware of this material or have access to it. This volume brings these brilliant satirical works of Soyinkas back to life and offers contextualizing commentaries from Martin Banham, Femi Osofisan, and colleagues of Soyinkas associated with this early, but fundamentally formative work. Contents: Preface by Martin Banham--Back to Before by Martin Banham--Introduction --Introduction to Before the Blackout-Soyinka at Work. Recollections by Joachim Fiebach, Chuck Mike & Ahmed Yerima--Before the Blowout: Home to Roost; Big Game Safari; Polling Booth 77H; Priority Project; Interview Panel; Olympic Torch Bearer; Riceee--Emergency Anthem!-- Before the Deluge program and poster--Before the Deluge: Song of the Lagoon Nomad; Population Control; Homage to Yellow Thrones; A Little to the Left--Unlimited Liability Company--Green Revolution--Playscript: The Invention--Book Reviews
        The headstrong houseboat;: Or, Barnacles are better than blowouts, but beware of a leaky basement,
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          William C Anderson
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          Advanced Blowout and Well Control
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            Robert D. Grace
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            ASIN: 088415260X

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            In petroleum industry drilling operations even the most simple blowout can kill people and cost millions of dollars in equipment losses - and millions more in environmental damage and ensuing litigation. Government environmental and safety requirements demand that operating companies and drilling contractor personnel be rigorously trained in well control procedures and in responding to blowouts when they occur.

            The book reviews classical pressure control procedures. In addition, specific situations are presented along with detailed procedure to analyze alternatives and tackle problems. The use of fluid dynamics in well control, which the author pioneered, is given careful treatment, along with many other topics such as relief well operations, underground blowouts, slim hole drilling problems, and special services such as fire fighting, capping, and snubbing. Case histories are presented, analyzed, and discussed.
            Buckingham Blowout (They Call Me the Mercenary No 17)
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              A. Kilgore
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              The Headstrong Houseboat: Or, Barnacles Are Better than Blowouts but Beware of a Leaky Basement
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                William C. Anderson
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                Offshore Blowouts: Causes and Control
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                  Ph.D., Per Holland
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                  This book, based on the SINTEF Offshore Blowout Database, thoroughly examines U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Norwegian and UK North Sea blowouts that occurred from 1980 to 1994. This book reveals the operations that were in progress at the onset of the blowouts and helps you learn from the mistakes of others.

                  No Man's Mistress
                  Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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                  No Man's Mistress
                  Mary Balogh
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                  ASIN: 0440243238
                  Release Date: 2006-02-28

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                  Critics call her “a veritable treasure, a matchless storyteller” (Romantic Times). Readers have fallen in love with Mary Balogh’s sparkling blend of wit and romance. Now this dazzling writer sweeps us back to Regency England, into a world of dangerous secrets and glittering intrigue, as a dashing lord meets his match in a fiery beauty who vows to be ... No Man’s Mistress.

                  The dark, devastating stranger rode into the village fair and wagered twenty pounds at the throwing booth — for a chance to win the daisies in Viola Thornhill’s hair. The Gypsy fortune teller had warned: “Beware of a tall, dark, handsome stranger. He can destroy you — if you do not first snare his heart.”

                  Recklessly Viola flirted, then danced with him around the Maypole. And then came his delicate, delicious kiss. Viola did not regret that she had let down her guard — until the next morning, when he appeared at her door to claim her beloved Pinewood Manor.

                  Lord Ferdinand Dudley won her home in a game of cards!

                  Viola hated him for trying to take everything, including her soul. She was mistress of Pinewood Manor. Yet Dudley refused to leave, even as his conscience rebelled at compromising this beautiful innocent whose only proof of ownership was a dead earl’s promise. Dudley held the deed, but at what cost?

                  Each day under the same roof brought its share of temptation, intimacy, and guilt. But Viola knew it was a battle she could not afford to lose. Marriage was out of the question, and she would be no man’s mistress. Even as Dudley’s unnerving presence, his knowing smile, threatened to melt her resolve.

                  Against his better judgment, Lord Ferdinand Dudley was beguiled. This maddening beauty had stirred him as no woman had before. And he was bound and determined to make her his own.

                  At once sensuous, whimsical, and wonderfully romantic, Mary Balogh’s new novel holds us in thrall, bringing to life a love story that sizzles with passion and originality.


                  From the Hardcover edition.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  1 out of 5 stars Too much stupidity. I hated it........2007-05-25

                  Viola did too many stupid things which ruined the story for me. CAUTION SPOILERS: She was the illegitimate daughter of an Earl who promised her ownership of an estate. When he died she moved there, but she never went after the paperwork to prove her rights to it. When Ferdinand later arrived and claimed it, she refused to leave even though he appeared to have legal rights, which I felt was wrong of her at that time. Later she offered him a wager that if she could seduce him within a week, he would have to sign the land to her legally. He was stupid enough to accept the wager and then he lost. They fell in love with each other, he wanted to marry her, but she said no because she loved him too much and felt her past would hurt him, which again was stupid because her knew about her past and did not care. Before she had the land, she had become a high paid courtesan to pay off her family's debts. The Earl then paid off her pimp to free her when he gave her the land. Later, the pimp believed the "paid in full" papers had been lost so he went after her saying she still owed him. Instead of getting Ferdinand's help, she decided to leave Ferdinand and return to the business of working for the pimp. Later, she decided to go to Ferdinand's brother and borrow the money to pay off the pimp, and she would promise never to see Ferdinand again, so she would look like a mercenary to Ferdinand. In the end it was Ferdinand who solved the problem with the pimp. This whole thing was too stupid, unbelievable and frustrating for me to read. I hated it. Sexual content: mild.

                  5 out of 5 stars Read this surprising and delightful historical!.......2007-01-05

                  Lady Viola Thornhill was living a quiet, pleasant life at Pinewood, the country estate she'd inherited, when a handsome and charming stranger, Lord Ferdinand Dudley, appeared at the local May Day celebration. Flattered by his attentions, Viola was nevertheless not amused when he appeared the following morning at her estate, claiming it as his own.

                  So begins No Man's Mistress, a charming and unusual novel by Mary Balogh. It might seem at the beginning a typical Regency romance. But Balogh deftly and delightfully thwarts all of our expectations in this riveting tale. Nothing is at it seems as these two strong characters lock horns in a battle of wills whose stakes, for Viola, are higher than the reader can initially even imagine.

                  Balogh has an entertaining gift for character and dialogue in this fast-paced, intriguing story. All historical romance lovers will thoroughly enjoy the surprising and moving No Man's Mistress.

                  1 out of 5 stars the worst book I've ever read so far........2006-04-24

                  It was so boring that I couldn't finish reading it instead I put it in the trash. I don't understand what this woman was thinking about when she wrote the book. Very, very boring. I wish I could rated 0, but you can't.

                  2 out of 5 stars What the heck?.......2006-04-21

                  REALLY strange bad read. I love the first half of the book. Both characters delightful. Then we find out Viola secret. Not one I thought was that Viola was the Earl's [...] and things go down hill from there. Viola turns mean and nasty. Ferdinand can't talk sense to her. He offers to give her home back not good enough for her. He offers to marry and protect her with his family's name still not good enough. His sister and sister in law come to talk to her STILL not good enough. COME ON!I really don't understand why Ferdinand loved her after she changed. It really made no sense. I like a book with a LOT of drama but it must be believable for me to enjoy it. No Man's Mistress has a sweet ending. It the middle of the book ruins it. This my first book by Mary Balogh. I don't think I will be buying her books for her name. This not the worst book I have read but it's still pretty bad.

                  4 out of 5 stars It's FICTION!!!.......2005-11-25

                  This book is the sequel to More Than A Mistress. The hero is Lord Ferdinand Dudley, brother to the Duke of Tresham(hero of MTAM) I agree with the other reviewers, this story is not quite as engaging as MTAM but it was still a very good read. It is FICTION!!! I read fiction with the understanding that it is make-believe. The plot is no more unbelievable than MTAM, which was great!!
                  I thought Ferdinand had matured very nicely, I must admit I did not warm to Viola/Lillian as much but I tried to understand she was a product of her victimization(she was coerced into prostitution). The book definitely picks up steam once the characters leave the country and travel to London. Overall, I think this was a good story with likeable characters, and an original plot.
                  More Than a Mistress and No Man's Mistress: Two Novels in One Volume
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                  • Mary Balogh is one of the Best Romance Writer
                  More Than a Mistress and No Man's Mistress: Two Novels in One Volume
                  Mary Balogh
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                  ASIN: 0517226243
                  Release Date: 2005-11-01

                  Book Description

                  Readers have fallen in love with New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh's sparkling blend of wit and romance. In this two-in-one volume, the dazzling writer sweeps us back to Regency England, a world of dangerous secrets and glittering intrigue. In More than a Mistress, bold Jane Ingleby interferes in the scandalous Duke of Tresham's Hyde Park duel, causing him to get shot. The Duke hires her as his nurse, but his wound is far less perilous than their growing passion. No Man's Mistress features Lord Ferdinand Dudley, younger brother to the Duke of Tresham, and the strong and beautiful Viola Thornhill, trying to hold onto her home against a man whose kiss she cannot forget.

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                  5 out of 5 stars Mary Balogh is one of the Best Romance Writer.......2007-05-19

                  The 2 novels were incredibly romantic, I could not leave the book alone until I read each complete novel. I spent some 4 days on the whole book. The brothers were so different, but at the same time very similar, staying true to the woman they love.
                  More Than a Mistress/No Man's Mistress
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                    More Than a Mistress/No Man's Mistress
                    Mary Balogh
                    Manufacturer: Delta
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback

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                    ASIN: 0385339798
                    Release Date: 2005-05-06

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                    More Than a Mistress

                    He is the greatest matrimonial prize in all of Christendom, the scandalous Duke of Tresham. When a young servant, Jane Ingleby, interferes with his duel, causing him to get shot, the duke enlists her as his nurse. But Jane, far too bold and far too beautiful for her own good, questions the duke’s every move, scolds his bad manners, and touches his soul. When he offers to set her up in his London town house, love is the last thing on his mind. And hers. Their arrangement is strictly business- until suddenly everything changes…

                    No Man's Mistress


                    Ferdinand Dudley is accustomed to getting what he wants…that is, until he appears at the door of Pinewood Manor, attempting to claim his rightful estate, and is met by the bewitching fury of Lady Viola Thornhill. She refuses to cede him the home she calls her own. He refuses to leave. So the contest begins between these two foes to force one to acknowledge the others claim. Nor will they acknowledge the passion brewing between them. But Viola knows it is a game she cannot afford to lose. Marriage is out of the question and she will be no man’s mistress…
                    No Man'S Mistress (Harlequin Presents, No 1092)
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                      No Man'S Mistress (Harlequin Presents, No 1092)
                      Roberta Leigh
                      Manufacturer: harlequin
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: 0373110928
                      4 Titles By Mary Balogh: (1) The Gilded Web; (2) The Secret Pearl; (3) More Than A Mistress; (4) No Man's Mistress
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                        4 Titles By Mary Balogh: (1) The Gilded Web; (2) The Secret Pearl; (3) More Than A Mistress; (4) No Man's Mistress
                        Mary Balogh
                        Manufacturer: Various
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                        Binding: Paperback
                        ASIN: B000WRZQAA
                        Harlequin American Romance Series, No. 454 thru 457: Once Upon a Time; Sand Man; The Cowboy's Mistress; Under His Spell
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                          Harlequin American Romance Series, No. 454 thru 457: Once Upon a Time; Sand Man; The Cowboy's Mistress; Under His Spell
                          Rebecca; Hughes, Tracy; Thacker, Cathy Gillen; Wisdom, linda Randall Flanders
                          Manufacturer: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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                          Binding: Mass Market Paperback
                          ASIN: B000WNP9DI
                          No Man's Mistress
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                            No Man's Mistress
                            Roberta Leigh
                            Manufacturer: harlequin
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                            ASIN: B000OWNOMU
                            No Man's Mistress
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                              No Man's Mistress
                              Mary Balogh
                              Manufacturer: Dell
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Paperback
                              ASIN: B000WER7S2
                              NO MAN'S MISTRESS.
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                                NO MAN'S MISTRESS.

                                Manufacturer: Mills & Boon
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Paperback
                                ASIN: 0263756998
                                No Man's Mistress (Thorndike Large Print Harlequin Series)
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                                  No Man's Mistress (Thorndike Large Print Harlequin Series)
                                  Roberta Leigh
                                  Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Paperback
                                  ASIN: B000OQJB0A

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