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Series: Holland Springs #6
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: 7/9/14
**Synopsis**
Scottish Duke, Liam
Stewart, needs a wife and an heir before he can inherit the money he so
desperately needs to support his family, his staff, and restore his ducal
estates their former glory. Only ever since his ex-fiancée ran off with the gardener,
Liam doesn’t believe in marriage, or miracles, for that matter, until that is,
Isabella Edwards appears at his Edinburg townhome with the answers to his
problems.
Local preacher’s
daughter and former missionary, Isabella Edwards had the perfect life all
planned out. Marry her perfect fiancé, live near her family in Holland Springs,
open a bookstore, and have a couple of kids. Except her fiancé ran off to Las
Vegas with his widowed ex-stepmother, the bookstore closed before it could
open, and now… now, she’s pregnant after a one-weekend stand with hot Scot,
Liam Stewart.
To Isabella’s utter
shock, Liam proposes, but a marriage can’t last on desire alone. The problem?
Isabella and Liam are total opposites.
In fact, the only time they’re in agreement is in the bedroom. Desperate
to keep her reputation, she accepts. Her
only hope is that they can put aside their differences and let love bring them
together.
** Be Mine can be read as a stand-alone**
**Purchase Links**
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**Excerpt**
"Excuse
me?" a man said, his Scottish accent lilting.
Her knees
trembled, but she refused to let it show. Instead, she tossed her head and
looked at the man. "Yes?"
"You're
Isabella Edwards."
"And
you're Liam Stewart." She wanted to smack herself for sounding so eager.
She should sound like a harpy, like a woman righteously mad for her best
friend.
"My
reputation precedes me, then." Raising a glass of champagne to his full
lips, he took a sip. And Bella watched the entire time.
She flushed
when a black brow rose. "No, only your associations."
"Ah.
Sebastian. He's a proper arse, isn't he?"
Bella
snorted, and then schooled her features. He was not funny or charming. Not one bit. "Why aren't you on his
side?"
"I am
on his side. The bastard's in love, bless him, and your Daisy doesn't stand a
chance now that his head is screwed on straight," Liam said. He placed his
empty glass on a passing server's tray, and then held out a hand. "Shall
we dance, lass?"
Bella wasn't
quite sure what made her dance with Liam.
His hand
slipped lower down her back, to right above her butt, and she shivered.
Oh, she knew
exactly what had made her dance with him. The Devil.
And a bit of
rebellion.
**Review**
★★★★ stars
I'm a huge Marquita Valentine fan. She writes stories that I really enjoy. I own most of them but have been really bad with reading them in order. I'm so glad they can be read as stand alone novels. It means I get a whole story without getting lost with everything else I've happened to miss out on. Of course it also motivates me to go back and read everything I'm missing just so I can catch up with everyone.
I loved Bella and Liam together and individually. I definitely have a thing for royalty, marriages of convenience, and secret pregnancies. So I was in high heaven with the story line. I read it very quickly and was very happy with what I read. Both Bella and Liam are headstrong and it bothered me they let that stand in the way of each other. There was some major drama/action in the book. For all of you have read Marquita's "The Request", I squealed when the one and only Roman Smith made a brief appearance.
Going back to Bella and Liam, I enjoyed seeing them adjusting to their new realities. I do wish there had been some more information/clarification about what all transpired while Liam and Bella were apart. Beyond that I'm hoping for more Holland Springs novels in the future. I need more Liam in a kilt and the other hotties in various states of (un)dress. :D
*A copy was provided by the author in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated in any manner.*
**Giveaway**
Coach purse,
mirror, and money holder (value of $500)
Open to contiguous US only.
**About Marquita Valentine**
New York Times Bestselling Author, Marquita Valentine, writes sexy heroes that
make you swoon and sassy heroines that make you laugh. She’s the author of the
bestselling contemporary romance series, Holland Springs, and the new adult
romance series, Boys of the South.Marquita met her husband aka Hot Builder at Sonic when they were in high school. She suggests this location to all of her single friends in search of a good man—and if that doesn't work, they can console themselves with cheesy tatertots. She lives in North Carolina in a very, very small town with Hot Builder and their two children.
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