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quarta-feira, 19 de agosto de 2026

Opinião: "A Reckless Match"

Autor: Kate Bateman
Série: Ruthless Rivals #1
Editor: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Edição/reimpressão: Setembro de 2021
ISBN: 9781250801562
Páginas: 323


Sinopse: Meet the Davies and Montgomery families — two households locked in an ancient feud, destined to be on opposing sides forever. Until now...

CAN LIFELONG HATE

Madeline Montgomery grew up despising—and secretly loving—the roguish Gryffud “Gryff” Davies. Their families have been bitter rivals for hundreds of years, but even if her feelings once crossed the line between love and hate, she’s certain Gryff never felt the same. Now, she’s too busy saving her family from ruin to think about Gryff and the other “devilish” Davies siblings. Since he’s off being scandalous in London, it’s not like she’ll ever see him again...

TURN TO TRUE LOVE?

As the new Earl of Powys, Gryff Davies planned on spending his post-war life enjoying the pleasures of London. But when an illegal duel forces him to retreat to his family’s Welsh castle, he realizes the only exciting thing in the dull countryside will be seeing the fiery Maddie Montgomery. Thoughts of his nemesis sustained Gryff throughout the war; but the girl he loved to tease has grown into a gorgeous, headstrong woman — who loathes him just as much as she ever did. Will secret tunnels, dangerous smugglers, and meddling from their feuding families be enough to make Maddie and Gryff realize that their animosity is really attraction...and maybe even love?


A minha opinião: Os Davies e os Montgomery são duas famílias vizinhas cuja disputa é tão antiga quanto lendária. Faz lembrar os Montagues e os Capulets, mas felizmente, é menos sanguinária e trágica.

Madeline Montgomery e Gryffud Davies são a mais recente geração a manter a contenda viva. Desde miúdos que se provocam constantemente e pregam partidas um ao outro. Mas há três anos que Gryff partiu para combater Napoleão e, desde que voltou que tem estado em Londres.

Agora o Rei decretou que a disputa entre as famílias deve terminar e, para isso, no Equinócio de Primavera, um membro de cada família deverá deslocar-se à faixa de terreno baldio entre as duas propriedades e devem apertar as mãos. Caso não apareça nenhum membro duma das famílias, a outra família ficará com as suas terras. Ora, considerando que o pai de Maddie perdeu a fortuna da família num esquema de acções, é isso mesmo que ela espera que aconteça… Infelizmente, quando o prazo está quase a terminar, Gryff aparece.

Nem o tempo nem a distância mudaram a dinâmica entre os dois. Imediatamente Gryff começa a provocar Maddie e ela responde-lhe à letra. Mas ele também repara e comenta o quão mais bela ela se tornou. Afinal, se ela passou os anos da sua ausência a pensar nele, também ele pensou nela repetidamente e desejou voltar nem que fosse para a provocar mais uma vez.

O facto de encontrarem uma gruta subterrânea no baldio e descobrirem que está a ser usada por contrabandistas acaba por fornecer uma razão para estarem juntos. E quanto mais tempo passam juntos, mais percebem que o que sentem um pelo outro não é ódio… Contudo, o que pensariam as suas famílias de uma união entre eles? Será esta a gota de água que gerará uma guerra civil entre as famílias?

Adorei! Tenho um fraquinho por inimigos a amantes, mais ainda quando há provocações de ambas as partes, por isso adorei A Reckless Match. A Maddie e o Gryff são perfeitos um para o outro e fiquei muito curiosa com os próximos livros da série.


Classificação: 5


Enredos: famílias inimigas, inimigos a amantes, proximidade forçada


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sábado, 14 de fevereiro de 2026

Opinião: "Married by Morning"

Autor: Lisa Kleypas
Série: The Hathaways #4
Editor: St. Martin’s Paperbacks
Edição/reimpressão: Maio de 2010
ISBN: 9780312605384
Páginas: 341


Sinopse: He's everything she wants to avoid.

For two years, Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters—a pleasant position, with one caveat. Her charges' older brother, Leo Hathaway, is thoroughly exasperating. Cat can hardly believe that their constant arguing could mask a mutual attraction. But when one quarrel ends in a sudden kiss, Cat is shocked at her powerful response—and even more so when Leo proposes a dangerous liaison.

She's not at all what she seems.

Leo must marry and produce an heir within a year to save his family home. Catherine's respectable demeanor hides a secret that would utterly destroy her. But to Leo, Cat is intriguing and infernally tempting, even to a man resolved never to love again. The danger Cat tried to outrun is about to separate them forever—unless two wary lovers can find a way to banish the shadows and give in to their desires...


terça-feira, 2 de dezembro de 2025

Opinião: "The Hunter"

Autor: Kerrigan Byrne
Série: Victorian Rebels #2
Editor: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Edição/reimpressão: Fevereiro de 2016
ISBN: 9781466887411
Páginas: 429


Sinopse: They’re rebels, scoundrels, and blackguards—dark, dashing men on the wrong side of the law. But for the women who love them, a hint of danger only makes the heart beat faster…

A scandalous proposal. Christopher Argent lives in the shadows as the empire's most elite assassin. Emotion is something he tossed away years ago, making him one of the most clear-eyed, cold-hearted, wealthiest, and therefore untouchable men in London. But when his latest target turns out to be London's own darling, Millicent LeCour, Christopher's whole world is turned upside down. Overwhelmed by her stunning combination of seduction and innocence, Christopher cannot complete the mission. She has made him feel again. Now, he will do anything to save her life, so that he can claim her as his own...
A perilous passion...
When Millie learns what Christopher was hired to do, she is torn between the fear in her heart and the fire in her soul. Putting herself in this notorious hunter's arms may be her only path to safety-even if doing so could be the deadliest mistake she's ever made. But how can she resist him? As the heat between her and Christopher burns out of control, danger lurks in the shadows. Is their desire worth the risk? Only the enemy knows what fate has in store...


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segunda-feira, 23 de outubro de 2023

Opinião: "Tempt Me at Twilight"

Autor: Lisa Kleypas
Série: The Hathaways #3
Editor: St. Martin’s Paperbacks
Edição/reimpressão: Outubro de 2009
ISBN: 9780312949822
Páginas: 373


Sinopse: He was everything she'd sworn to avoid.

Poppy Hathaway loves her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. When their flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by accepting his proposal—only to find that her new husband offers his passion, but not his trust.

And she was everything he needed.

Harry was willing to do anything to win Poppy—except to open his heart. All his life, he has held the world at arm’s length…but the sharp, beautiful and beguiling Poppy demands to be his wife in every way that matters. Still, as desire grows between them, an enemy lurks in the shadows. Now if Harry wants to keep Poppy by his side, he must forge a true union of body and soul, once and for all . . .


sábado, 23 de outubro de 2021

Opinião: "The Highwayman"

Autor: Kerrigan Byrne
Série: Victorian Rebels #1
Editor: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Edição/reimpressão: Setembro de 2015
ISBN: 9781466887404
Páginas: 379


Sinopse: They’re rebels, scoundrels, and blackguards—dark, dashing men on the wrong side of the law. But for the women who love them, a hint of danger only makes the heart beat faster…

STEALING BEAUTY
Dorian Blackwell, the Blackheart of Ben More, is a ruthless villain. Scarred and hard-hearted, Dorian is one of London’s wealthiest, most influential men who will stop at nothing to wreak vengeance on those who’ve wronged him…and will fight to the death to seize what he wants. The lovely, still innocent widow Farah Leigh Mackenzie is no exception—and soon Dorian whisks the beautiful lass away to his sanctuary in the wild Highlands…

COURTING DESIRE
But Farah is no one’s puppet. She possesses a powerful secret—one that threatens her very life. When being held captive by Dorian proves to be the only way to keep Farah safe from those who would see her dead, Dorian makes Farah a scandalous proposition: marry him for protection in exchange for using her secret to help him exact revenge on his enemies. But what the Blackheart of Ben More never could have imagined is that Farah has terms of her own, igniting a tempestuous desire that consumes them both. Could it be that the woman he captured is the only one who can touch the black heart he’d long thought dead?


segunda-feira, 24 de maio de 2021

Opinião: "Seduce Me At Sunrise"

Autor: Lisa Kleypas
Série: The Hathaways #2
Editor: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Edição/reimpressão: Setembro de 2008
ISBN: 9780312949815
Páginas: 360


Sinopse: He has tried hard to forget her.

Kev Merripen has longed for the beautiful, well-bred Winnifred Hathaway ever since her family rescued him from the brink of death when he was just a boy. But this handsome Gypsy is a man of mysterious origins—and he fears that the darkness of his past could crush delicate, luminous Win. So Kev refuses to submit to temptation…and before long Win is torn from him by a devastating twist of fate.

Can she remember the man he once was?

Then, Win returns to England…only to find that Kev has hardened into a man who will deny love at all costs. Meantime, an attractive, seductive suitor has set his sights on Win. It’s now or never for Kev to make his move. But first, he must confront a dangerous secret about his destiny—or risk losing the only woman he has lived for…