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Books
by Tessa Radley
Rich
Man's Revenge
A revenge that sparks romance as secrets are revealed
Danielle Sinclair has
finally gotten her wild sister Kim settled into a
nice marriage. Perhaps now she can relax. Don't count on it! Rico
D'Alessio has come back, bent on revenge against the Sinclair family.
It is not enough to take control over the Sinclair business. Instead
Rico wants to make it personal and if it means taking Danielle Sinclair
as his wife and making her pregnant, so be it. There's just one problem
with his revenge plan ---when he chooses Danielle as his instrument of
revenge, he never realized how his plans might just lead to a revenge
sweeter than he ever imagined!
Rich
Man's Revenge
is Tessa Radley's second romance but already but
there is something about this author that readers will just love. I
normally do not get thrills reading about rich men (even less so today
than in the past due to the current corporate culture). I don't like
reading about Alpha men either ---- but I love reading Tessa Radley's
romances and even the way she writes her corporate men. Readers will
love the way Tessa Radley writes her heroines --- they are not
submissive spineless women but bright and intelligent. When they find
love it is about finding their heart and not compromising their inner
strength.
The characters in Rich Man's Revenge
are multi-dimensional
characters, written with a depth and darkness. Here the hero and
heroine have undiscovered dreams and strengths. The darkness of Rich
Man's Revenge is one of emotionally wounded people whose wounds become
the very foundation of their ability to love. Tessa Radley fans will
recognize her distinctive stlye in this second book. Rich Man's Revenge
is overflowing with crazy situations and and all sorts of events and
moments crafted together with such skill. When I read the back cover
blurb, I just wondered how in the world she would be able to put all
this together and not make it feel it was contrived --- but she does! I
love it! Every added detail reveals the characters, every complication
comes from the heart and history of her characters.
Debut Book !
Black Widow Bride
Multi-layered
romance exceeds debut label!
Tessa Radley's romance
far exceeds the debut label. Black Widow Bride
is a complete with passionate emotions, complex multi-layered
characters, an intriguing plot and a magnificent surprise ending. The
passion sparks between the two main characters with an electricity on
the edge of exploding. They hate each other! Tessa Radley transforms
that electricity into a depth and passion not just of the bodies but of
the soul, a love born from the past deep sadness within her characters.
The emotions are passionate, the betrayals deep and the past histories
complex. Radley creates rich characters not often found in short
romances by balancing the immediate emotion with complex character
histories. She reveals the past layer upon layer as the plot develops,
building the suspense through her characters.
The scenes between
Rebecca and her son T.J. are some of the best
kid scenes I have read and so integrated into the plot. Radley creates
a portrait of a mother's deep love and a child's curiosity without any
of the sappy or overplayed sentimentality or cuteness I see too much
elsewhere, especially on television. Very nice indeed!
The ending was a
nice surprise. I expected one thing --- it just
had to be that way ---- that is the typical formula... but I was wrong!
Such a nice and welcome complication!
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