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Otherwise Engaged
Otherwise Engaged | Amanda Quick
Miss Amity Doncaster, world traveler, is accustomed to adventure and risk. Benedict Stanbridge, a man of science and a spy for the Crown, has faced danger in the darker corners of foreign lands. But they are about to face a threat that is shockingly close to home . . . One does not expect to be kidnapped on a London street in broad daylight. But Amity Doncaster barely escapes with her life after she is trapped in a carriage with a blade-wielding man in a black silk mask who whispers the most vile taunts and threats into her ear. Her quick thinking, and her secret weapon, save her . . . for now. But the monster known in the press as the Bridegroom, who has left a trail of female victims in his wake, has survived the wounds she inflicts and will soon be on his feet again. He is unwholesomely obsessed by her scandalous connection to Benedict Stanbridgegossip about their hours alone in a ships stateroom seems to have crossed the Atlantic faster than any sailing vessel could. Benedict refuses to let this resourceful, daring woman suffer for her romantic link to himas tenuous as it may be. For a man and woman so skilled at disappearing, so at home in the exotic reaches of the globe, escape is always an option. But each intends to end the Bridegrooms reign of terror in London, and will join forces to do so. And as they prepare to confront an unbalanced criminal in the heart of the city they love, they must also face feelings that neither of them can run away from. . . .
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Librarybelle
Otherwise Engaged | Amanda Quick
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Soft pick. I did not really care for Amity, the MC. Yes, she‘s a globetrotting independent female in the Victorian era, but she‘s also hopelessly naive in some ways. Benedict, the male MC, also makes assumptions about Amity‘s “experiences” that are a bit insulting, at least to me. However, the suspenseful part of the novel involves a serial killer, a la Jack the Ripper, which was intriguing. Add a few twists, and the suspense was compelling.

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candyturbo
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I love Amanda Quick. Her characters are smart and quirky. Her women are never shrinking violets. Her men are never overbearing. She throws in a little mystery with the love story. I really enjoy her books. They are easy to read but not fluffy. #catsoflitsy

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WarpedSweetness
Otherwise Engaged | Amanda Quick
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Another good read by Quick. I enjoy her books. They're a little predictable, and do tend to start getting a certain sameness to them. But they're a great, and uplifting read. I always like how independent she makes her female main characters.

#romantsy #romance

GlassAsDiamonds Like her stuff too - get a tad confused at her various pen names but.... the brain can work occasionally!! 😊😊😊 6y
WarpedSweetness @GlassAsDiamonds I finally started getting her pen names straight by just associating them with the particular genre written under that name. Quick=historical Castle=sci-fi Krentz=modern But don't ask me to go further 'cuz then I'm lost! Lol 6y
GlassAsDiamonds 😂😂😂 I‘ve mainly read her Quick ones, you‘re spot on with the “tad repetitive but enjoyable” (and I do like a HEA with no cliff hanger!!). 6y
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WarpedSweetness @GlassAsDiamonds I really like her Castle ones, because I like sci-fi. They do get so repetitive, but they're still so good. Same here! Since the middle of October I haven't been able to keep my focus on reading, so romances like this, or the alien romances I've suddenly become addicted to, are my fall back. 6y
GlassAsDiamonds @WarpedSweetness 😊😊😊😊 Mine were Nalini Singh novellas then a string of eBook action that was good if started at book 4 which I did because Bookbub sale but 0.5 -3 were shocking...! 6y
WarpedSweetness @GlassAsDiamonds I like Nalini Singh. I've read her Psy-Changeling novels and then a rock star book by her. They're fun, more graphic sex scenes. Lol But not as graphic as Lora Leigh romances! 6y
GlassAsDiamonds @WarpedSweetness OH my good lord, Lora Leigh...!! I keep reading her in anthologies I buy for Singh and... yeah. Hmm. Her heroines ANNOY THE EVER LOVING CRAP out of me, at least in her novellas & a few have been a little grey on consent which I didn‘t like. For Singh, I‘ve stuck to her Archangel series and some of the changeling novellas but I can feel myself slipping!! 😊😊😊 she‘s an autobuy, but a careful one! 😉😉😉 6y
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WarpedSweetness
Otherwise Engaged | Amanda Quick
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Finally, after a long day of adulting and people-ing, I can relax with a new book and goodies that I stole from my son. Going to use my bookmark from @LibrarianRyan !

WarpedSweetness Nope...I posted this and my two year old came out of his room. 6y
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reader44ever
Otherwise Engaged | Amanda Quick
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Here, in no particular order (though sorted by series), is my 21 (!!!) book #BookHaul from yesterday thanks to a "10% off everything" coupon from Barnes & Noble.

Happy Valentine's Day to me!

Eight Black Dagger Brotherhood books;
Four InCryptid books;
Two Whisper Hollow books;
Two Fly by Night books;
Latest books in The Others, The Edge, and The Midnight Texas series;
A collection of shorts from the Otherworld series;
And Otherwise Engaged. ?

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annahenke
Otherwise Engaged | Amanda Quick
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#currentlisten #audiobook #romantsy Amanda Quick stories are so fun. Always a light serving of mystery with the romance.

GypsyKat I've only read a couple of her books, but I remember enjoying them. 👍🏼 7y
Carissa-Green-Reads Such a pretty cover. I 'm a sucker for that with mass market historical. 7y
annahenke @Carissa-Green-Reads Its actually a hardcover! She's a pretty big author. That's uncommon for romance, for sure. 7y
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mostlyfated
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Amanda Quick/JAK is my chicken soup for the soul on this very cold day. 🤓😍❄️☁️#amandaquick#jayneannkrentz#historicalromance#victorianlondon

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Nebklvr
Otherwise Engaged | Amanda Quick
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Otherwise engaged--very engaging!!