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Page Contents: Angelica Moon - Margaret Moore
Moon, Angelica - INVITATION TO A WEDDING (1997) (4+) Valentine Cummings is alone and pregnant in New York, looking for a job, when she first meets Andrew, a wealthy young man who is starting out in business for himself. She has secrets and keeps to herself, not telling him about her baby or how the baby was conceived. The story takes her from just after World War II to the present. Valentina's life is influenced by outside forces time and again. There is the friend whom she tries to help, as well as that friend's child who desperately needs her. There is Alan, whose love sustains her through the years and there is Glen, who comes into her life like a whirlwind and sweeps her off her feet. But Val has built up a successful business and even when her life is at its lowest ebb, her very popular bride's magazine and all of its accompanying side ventures keep her going. The one question always remains—will Val always be the bridesmaid and never the bride? Wow! This book will knock you off your feet. I hesitated over the rating. It didn't get the highest rating, but I couldn't put the book down—I was spellbound. ~Review provided by Romance Reviews
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Moore, Margaret - SCOUNDREL'S KISS, A (Avon - 3/99) (3) Lady Arabella Martin, the Earl's ward, is a lovely, sheltered young lady—all the Earl could want in a daughter. He brings her to London to secure a husband for her...and to taunt Neville as he has made this woman his heir. Neville's anger drives him to contemplate Arabella's seduction, thus ruining her chances of marriage. He thinks to leave her at the mercy of the wolves of the court, but when he realizes her goodness is no act, it may be too late to save her. In this Restoration-era historical, we see the hypocrisy and seething immorality of the court of Charles II through Arabella's eyes. A woman of uncommon virtue blended with innocence and determination, her Puritan upbringing will not allow her to consider a marriage for less than love; but at court, love is a rare commodity. Neville is drawn to the heroine's purity at the same time he despises both her and his father for conspiring against him. But Arabella sees past the angry, wounded man who seeks to both hurt and rescue her. SCOUNDREL'S KISS is a mixed bag. I often found the writing to be stilted, and there was a distance between the author and some of her characters that never quite disappeared; however, the plot kept me fascinated and Moore's portrayal of the king was extremely well done. The hero, while not "to-die-for," displayed some very heroic qualities as he battled both his conscience and his reputation. Best of all, Arabella is one of the most fully-drawn heroines I've read this year, and her resolve and candor will stay with you long after the book is closed. ~Anne Kirby for Bookbug on the Web
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