Review: She steals his pearl & he steals her heart!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2012
Julianna Harte is the daughter of a successful thief of a father who finally married a wealthy woman and gave up his ways. But living that life growing up with her Dad she's learned a thing or two, and she's not afraid to put those skills to use to get what she needs. Which is to steal the priceless pearl of Alasdair Sharpe. If she can get her hands on it to sell, then she'll have enough money to pay the back rent on the home for abandoned children that she's helped start. What she doesn't count on is getting caught in the process of stealing that pearl by Alasdair himself.Alasdair Sharpe has just awoken in the dead of night to a thief in his bedroom. When he figures out that his little thief is a woman he's overcome with a burning lust. So what's a man to do? Why proposition his delightful little burglar. If she'll burn up the bed sheets with him, then he'll promise to give her the pearl. Of course it's not a promise he plans on keeping. But after a night of amazing, passionate sex he falls into a deep sleep and doesn't wake up until his thief is long gone. With his pearl. Now he's got to find the thief and get his family's pearl back.He'll ask his two closest friends, Roger and Hil, they'll track the burglar down and get the pearl back. But what will Alasdair do when he finds out that the burglar is Julianna? And what happens when he starts to develop feelings for her? Does he concentrate his attentions on her, or the pearl?This story doesn't just have great characters in Julianna and Alasdair, it's also got delightful secondary characters in Roger and Hil. (Oh, how I cannot WAIT to read about Roger's downfall over a woman!) Endearing love story for you historical romance swooning ladies that you'll burn the weekend away reading. I give it a four wine glass toast and avidly look forward to the next book in the series! Bravo Ms. Samantha Kane for a well written book!To read this review and many others, check out Reading Between the Wines Book Club![...]