Book Description
Brought together for the first time in a single volume, two beloved romances: The Diabolical Baron and Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know.
In The Diabolical Baron, Jason Kincaid, nineteenth Baron Radford, casually makes a wager that willmake the innocent Caroline Hanscombe his bride. Who would have dreamed that this elusive innocent would have plans of her own?
In Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, sexy gambler Andrew Kane has made one enemy too many and he's on his way to be hanged when a beautiful widow comes to his rescue. But how can he in turn rescue her from her soul-destroying father-in-law when his own life swings in the balance?
Customer Reviews:
A Study on Corruption.......2007-04-09
A powerful novel on the corrupt nature of the human character, the many twists and turns in the plot will keep you guessing.
Two goodies from the past........2007-03-28
Yes, you guessed it. These two stories are reissues. The Diabolical Baron is from 1987 and Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know was written in 1993. In fairness to the publisher, it does say on the cover that they are "together for the first time - two beloved romances" so we can't actually say that they did not tell us this book was a combination of two reissues. They could, however, have made the print bigger and more prominent. All carping aside, these are two good offerings from Mary Jo Putney. The Diabolical Baron is a full length book at 260 pages and Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know is a fair length short story at 60 pages. They do not have any connection to each other at all except for the fact that both heroes were born in England.
The Diabolical Baron was the nineteenth Baron Radford, Jason Kincaid, who had just turned 35 and who was told in no uncertain terms by his Aunt Honoria that it was time to find a wife and produce an heir. Radford had actually come to the same conclusion on his own and so began his search for a suitable, docile female who would not disgrace him and who would produce a son to inherit his title and then fade into the background to allow him to continue his life as he wanted to lead it. His friend, George Fitzwilliam, came up with a list of eligible females, wrote their names on slips of paper, placed them in a bowl which had previously contained nuts and told Radford to choose his intended. Caroline Hanscombe was the name on the paper. He had no idea who she was.
Caroline Hanscombe and her half-sister Gina had come to London for the season because her father and stepmother needed for one or both of the girls to make good marriages to help them out of their financial difficulties. Gina, although younger than Caroline, was eager for marriage and had quickly found the man she wanted to marry. He seemed to want the marriage also but circumstances would mean he would not come into any portion of a large inheritance for a long time. All the family fortunes were resting on Caroline. I just loved the methods she used to make herself disappear into the background. She did not want to marry so she purposely sabotaged her chances of attracting a suitor. She was totally surprised when Radford began to single her out. No matter how insignificant she tried to make herself he still came calling. Her father gave her no choice but to accept the proposal. If Caroline didn't marry Radford, Gina would not be allowed to marry her true love but would be given to an old man with a lot of money.
Several complications were written into the book to make it very interesting. When Jason arrived to pick Caroline up, to take her and her chaperone/aunt to stay at his country home to make plans for the wedding, he discovered that Mrs. Sterling, her aunt, was the girl he had fallen in love with when he was 21 and had never forgotten. Caroline had never called Radford by the name of Jason Kincaid so Jessica did not know until that moment that Caroline's suitor was the man she had fallen in love with all those years ago. After running away from a young but forceful Radford who never told her that he loved her Jessica had eventually married an Army officer and was now a widow with a daughter. Jessica and Radford instantly realized they were still attracted to each other but kept that knowlege to themselves. It took a while before Caroline began to notice the tension between the two. More complications began to weave their way into the story when we met Captain Richard Dalton, injured in the war and trying to make up his mind whether to accept the inheritance of the property next door to the home of Baron Radford. It was not known that he was next in line to inherit and he wanted to keep it that way until he decided if he wanted to be an earl. The lawyer searching for long lost heirs was willing to give him time to make up his own mind because the heir presumptive, Reginald Davenport, was a thorough wastrel and would have bled the estate dry in order to continue his decadent lifestyle. Circles within circles. Although, I must admit, it bogged down for me for a long time in the middle. Still, even without a diabolical plot from the man who assumed he was going to inherit and become an earl, there was a well described sword fight and the best man won. He also got his girl. But do you know which girl? It was quite a nice read.
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know surprised me by taking place in the American West. I had been reading about Regency England and was slightly thrown off kilter by suddenly encountering dry Texas dust and a man on his way to be hanged. This was a sweet story, not terribly deep. A man, Andrew Kane, had left behind his life as the younger son of an English peer and had gone to America to be as wild and free as he wanted. After ten years of that his luck had run out and he was about to be put to death, not because he was guilty, but because the man he killed had wealthy friends and relatives who could buy a guilty verdict. The woman who tries to force his armed escort to treat him more humanely turns out to have a huge stake in his life and the story hangs on their very brief meeting. I enjoyed this. The author did not try to make the hero speak "English", she allowed him to be an Englishman who had lived in America for ten years. There is a HUGE difference. (In one book I read the author had her hero live in the American West for twelve years but he still called everyone "my dear chap". It drove me crazy!) An enjoyable read. A little short, so everything was tied up too quickly and much too tidily, but nice just the same.
Excellent Novel and Novella - Separated at Birth........2007-02-05
In the reissue of The Diabolical Baron Jason Kincaid, the nineteenth Baron Radford, decides it is time to acquire a wife. He fell in love once in his youth, only to have his young love run away with a military man. In a heartless bet with his friend he chooses the shy, young and innocent Caroline Hanscombe's name out of a hat and decides to meet her at Almacks. He courts and then asks for Caroline's hand in marriage. Although Caroline is not in love with Jason, she is forced to accept the handsome, yet seemingly cold man for the money he can bring her aunt and uncle who have been caring for her for so many years. Caroline has lived with only the love of her beloved widowed Aunt Jessica, where she takes refuge in her home whenever she can in order to use her piano and compose the beautiful music she loves to write and play. It is only when Caroline writes and plays her music that she truly feels alive, and when she is whisked off to Jason's country estate, she feels even more alone, realizing he does not truly love her, and that she will have to live in a cold, loveless marriage. There she meets his new neighbor, Richard Davenport. Richard is the heir to the neighboring estate, but does not want to accept the title, as his mother and father were cut and estranged from the family when they married and ran away years ago. He arrives at the estate disguised as a custodian, and while spending time there comes across Caroline in the well-equipped music room. The handsome Richard also loves music and he and Caroline form a bond that soon grows to love. When Caroline's Aunt Jessica shows up at the Radford estate for a visit in preparation for the upcoming wedding, it is discovered that she is the young beauty that Jason loved and lost so many years ago. They both discover the love they once lost, but concern over Caroline's feelings keep them apart once more. The story develops and twists as the couples struggle with their relationships and true loves. It all comes to a shocking conclusion at the engagement ball when the couples realize they are all in love with the wrong, but then the right people. The shock of this discovery, together with the true identity of Richard culminates in an unsolved mystery and treacherous plot by one of Richard's relatives. A true love story, excellently written, of love once lost and won again.
In the western novella, Mad, Bad, and Dangerous the young, beautiful, pregnant widow Elizabeth Holden discovers the handsome prisoner she helps save from abuse in the streets of a small Texas town is the man convicted of shooting and killing her abusive husband. When she brings Andrew Kane dinner and is locked in the room with him where he is held prisoner, a fight breaks out and she cannot leave. They talk and discover a connection to each other, as they both have been used and abused by the Holden family. Liza hears his story and learns about his family in England and his land and ranch, The Lazy K. Soon the attraction they had to each other from first sight grows to desire and they experience a moment of passion before Kane is taken to hang and she is go live with the Holden family in a prison of her own, as they only want Liza for the baby. The story itself has a strange twist and surprise ending, and is an excellent short story, but would seem to be even better if extended to a longer story and book of its own. Also, this western romance novella doesn't seem to fit with the regency The Diabolical Baron. Both stories, excellent in their own right, seem to suffer a bit under the different title of Dangerous to Know.
Repackaged and Reissued.......2007-01-07
I was disappointed when I realized this book is a reissue of two previously published works, "The Diabolical Baron" and "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know". Personally I think reissues should be clearly labeled as such. Nevertheless, this books contains a decent romance novel & short story - IF you haven't read them already. My 4 star rating is for the first time reader.
Book Description
Americans, it seems, have a history of self-medicating for pain. The high profile and increasingly widespread cases of prescription pain medication abuse that we're seeing today serve as the latest chapter in America's long-standing love/hate relationship with painkilling drugs. In this fascinating, informative, and timely book, Dr. Drew Pinsky and other leading experts in the fields of addiction and recovery discuss why Americans are using drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin, how American's used and abused other painkillers in the past, what makes some people vulnerable to addiction, and how to get help for yourself or a family member in trouble with drugs.
Customer Reviews:
Very Interesting - I loved it!.......2006-08-16
First, if you have read Dr. Drew's book "Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Back Together" then I would recommend this book if you are further interested addiction.
This book definitely has a different tone, as some of the other reviews complain, but don't let that turn you away! It may not be a compassionate look into a doctor's world of addiction treatment, but it's not meant to be. This book is a nice introduction to addiction, how it happens, how treatment works, and how it is genetic. It's meant more as a reference for people who struggle with addiction through a family member, friend, etc and not as something to be necessarily entertaining.
The reason I rated this book a four is because of some of the terminology thrown around in it. If not familiar with the brain structure and some basic psychology, this book may have some people doing a little more research for a better understanding. Though, if you want to learn about addiction and many of the concepts emerging today, this is a great book and has many great references included in it.
Another note, this is not a Dr. Drew book entirely. This book is simply composed of six different writers (Drew included) who discuss many different aspects of addiction.
More self promtion and misinformation.......2006-07-30
Pinsky should do his reseach better less than 1 % of all paitents prescibed narcotic pain relivers become even close to being addicted. Pinsky would also know that long term use of NSAIDS cause serious and fatal effects with in a few weeks . He should know the difference between addction a social construct and depandancy a biological action . and psudoaddcition due to the pain reliever not working .
Pinksy's prohibtionist agenda comes through clearly .His demonizing and distortions of medicince that help millions of law abiding people live fulfilling and healthy lives depend upon narcotic pain rleivers . To take them away from them is both cruel and inhumane . If Pinsky does not like narcotics he does not have to take them . His hyperbole and hystronics only serve to make the lives of those who suffer from long term chronic pain more miserble . 12 step meetings are not going to end or even relieve severe pain. Walk a mile in a pain suffers shoes before spouting this unsceintific and potentially harmful drivel and gibberish . I should give this quackery and claptrap a negative rating. Good for a socilogical readoing on the mytology of opiods thopugh.and how to fearmonger. ther is not an epdemic if even a million people thoughtthe US alone even try a prescition drug for a high . we live in a naton of nearly 300 million . It shows Pinsky has little real knowledge of opids and what they really are if he did he would at least know that pain Patients do not get "high" from these medcations .
Try real research by unbiased reseachers not 12 step prohibitionists such as Pinsky
Second parentsand shpould keep thie meds away from thier children and talk with them about them if they cannot then there is a serious prbl;em in that family ,that is the real problem
Not very helpful.......2006-02-19
I loved Drew's other book, Cracked, and was hoping for some useful information about Oxycontin in here. I do take this drug periodically and was wondering about some of the more odd side effects (hearing issues, sleep disturbances, overheating, and anxiety), and basically just wanted to know all about it from the guy who knows it all. Unfortunately, almost none of the book is about Oxycontin. It mostly details the addiction process and the various detox treatments. Worse, only the very first section is actually written by Drew (!), so this book is a tease if you're even partly in it for him.
I gave it a 2 since it does offer some interesting factoids about the history of prescription pain meds, but overall I would not recommend this book. Don't judge it by its dramatic cover that makes it sound like you're in for a useful experience. This is more like a dry, impersonal, and uninteresting version of "Cracked."
it's "painful" that I actually paid for this book.......2005-08-17
Out of the whole 180 pages of the book, you're lucky if there's 10 pages SPECIFICALLY addressing oxy & prescription addiction verses addiction in general. even when you read it as a general addiction book - it's pretty superficial (main treatment suggestion is 12 step program)& not quite accurate - first chapter premise is that addiction only happens to people with genetic predisposition &/or "trauma" issues...how about the fact that some substances are highly addictive regardless of the others
Straight facts and medical information concerning legal, painkilling prescription drugs.......2005-07-06
Written by the program medical director of chemical dependency services at Las Encinas Hospital of Pasadena, California, When Painkillers Become Dangerous offers straight facts and medical information concerning legal, painkilling prescription drugs. These drugs are highly effective, but also severely addictive. When Painkillers Become Dangerous is emphatically not a substitute for the diagnosis and evaluation of a physician, as an internal disclaimer warns, it is a "must-read" to acquaint oneself with the basics of the drugs and their dangers, how addiction develops, how addiction treatment works, how to intervene on a loved one's addiction, and much more, all presented in terms immediately accessible to the lay reader. Highly recommended.
Book Description
That is why the police are profoundly baffled when Sebastian Locke is found dead at his country estate under mysterious circumstances. Has he been murdered? And if so, who would have wanted to kill the world's greatest philanthropist? Could such an upstanding man have had enemies?
As in all of her previous bestsellers, Barbara Taylor Bradford engages you from the very first page in this startling new novel. From Connecticut to Provence, Paris, London, and Africa, Bradford masterfully steers you through the turbulent emotional gamut of Locke family life -- the love, lust, and passion, the ambition, jealousy and pain.
Customer Reviews:
Very powerful and overwhelming.......2007-03-10
Barbara Taylor Bradford has given the public a serious way to look at how corrupt people are. Cyrus locke, for what he did to Mary Ellen(countess Zoe) should have been the one to have committed suicide. Sebastian had no idea who his mother was so he was not at fault. He had every right to have an affiar with a beautiful woman, but not knowing who she really was or where she came from. Then at the same time, Barbara Taylor Bradford made him seem like a philandering bum. Women of every differrent kind she semmed to suggest: married, divorced, separated, and even Vivienne, the son of one woman he wanted to marry himself. Overall Dangerous to Know has the power to keep you wanting more and more-you wan't put it down and you'll be surprised at what you find out.
Superb story.......2005-12-13
I have read a lot of good books and I found "Dangerous to Know" to be at the top of my list. I not only read it, I listened to it on tape. I referred it to a co-worker who also loved it. Both of us were intriqued through the whole story. The further we read the more interesting the book became. Definitly an excellent book. I am planning on reading it again.
Not likely.......2003-12-11
Over the years of my reading, I have usually avoided the fiction route. This, because it seems that the plots often developed are not realistic. This, I found, to be especially true in Dangerous to Know. When I got to the end I could only conclude that Ms. Bradford has been watching to many soap operas. While there may be some confused families on planet earth,it is hard to imagine any group like she described. The turns and twists, for me, just didn't seem likely. Add to all of this the fact that she portrayed adultry and fornication as being somehow normal; this may have enhanced the story line but did little to enhance her image in one reader's mind. It is fair to say that writers seldom endorse, in their work, things they do not believe to be true. This, in turn, tends to say that the author's perspective on morality is expressed in the characters she has created, the things they say and do. Now, having read this work(actually heard this via tape from Books on Tape), I doubt I will ever be encouraged to again engage my mind with things from Ms. Bradford. I don't like to waste my time, which is to valuable to spend on something like this which doesn't pay any educational nor emotional dividends. She may have great writing skill but her themes are questionable.
A BIT SLOW.......2002-11-12
Even though I am no a big fan of this author I did find this book to be very entertaining even though I threw it against the wall of my prison cell many times. But Over all it was a good read. In prison there aren't a lot of good things to read. Heck I even told my mother about it and she had a tough time reading through it. But in the end she liked it too.
Absolutely Terrible!!!.......2001-06-28
This has to be the worst book I have ever read and I'm seriously not kidding either. It was boring with uninteresting characters. I kept reading thinking that it would get better and neatly come together at the end, but it never did. The bizarre, disturbing ending stamped it as the worst book ever for me. I never read a Bradford novel before and certainly expected something better than this. Don't even ask me how I was able to get through it, but somehow I did!
Book Description
One of the world's most beloved and successful novelists, the incomparable Barbara Taylor Bradford has the golden touch—creating powerful stories of love and deception, crisis and triumph, that resonate with real emotion . . . and remarkable characters that live in the heart and memory for months after the final page has been turned. Now two of her strongest New York Times bestselling masterworks have been combined in one volume—to be savored anew or for the very first time by fans young and old.
Successful businesswoman Meredith Stratton has always played by Her Own Rules and won. But when she's struck by a mysterious illness, she fears the roots of her ailment are buried somewhere in her forgotten past. And, with the help of a caring psychiatrist, she must uncover them—while peeling back the layers of her most carefully designed creation: herself.
Who would want to kill Sebastian Locke, charismatic millionaire and universally admired philanthropist? Journalist Vivienne Trent is determined to find out, following a twisted trail of secrets to the startling truth about the death—and the life—of her enigmatic ex-husband, a man who was easy to love but . . . Dangerous to Know
Customer Reviews:
An insightful look at emotional abuse.......1997-07-23
Yorke takes a look at one of the most insidious forms of domestic violence -- emotional abuse. It is a perceptive look at emotional abuse written under the guise of a mystery
Book Description
When tricky situations need a cool head, quick wits and a touch of ruthlessness, the top-secret OMEGA agency springs into action. But this time the risk is also the hearts of the team -- including Director Adam Ridgeway's own . . .
UNDERCOVER MAN: Convinced her fiance is keeping secrets, shy librarian Paige Lawrence travels to a French chateau to break the engagement. But David "Doc" Jensen's hidden identity as an OMEGA agent soon has them both undercover -- and now Paige has to trust in the only real thing she knows . . . David!
PERFECT DOUBLE: Sophisticated and wealthy Adam Ridgeway's cool exterior masked his feelings about sending his people into danger. But when vibrant, irrepressible -- and irreplaceable -- Maggie Sinclair was the one in trouble, he risked more than anyone knew. Now Maggie was going undercover to impersonate the vice president -- and Adam would be her bodyguard . . .
Customer Reviews:
Intrigue, adventure and romance.......2002-07-29
This is a compilation of two Silhouette Intimate Moments "Code Name: Danger" books, Undercover Man and Perfect Double. Although series books don't usually hold up well through the years, the romance enthusiast should definitely read these. The first two books of the collection, Night of the Jaguar and The Cowboy & the Cossack, have been re-released as Dangerous to Hold.
Undercover Man
Doc, the quiet genius of the group, is a whiz at making lists and planning for all eventualities. His ability to do so allows him to lead a double life as a world-renowned electronics expert and a spy for OMEGA, a top-secret agency. So he sees no trouble in traveling to Cannes with his partner Maggie, taking care of some OMEGA business, and flying his docile fiancee out for their wedding a couple of days after that. After all, he left her detailed instructions...
Little does he know that his simple and sweet Paige has thrown out all his lists, and is already on her way to Cannes to meet him. She still loves David, but just can't help feeling he's never quite himself with her, always holding some things back. She has decided to give him one more chance and, if they can't resolve this, she'll return his engagement ring.
Before she can meet him, however, she runs into a friendly American who takes her on a shopping spree that turns Paige from girl-next-door to slinky seductress. And that's when the trouble starts. What ensues is a case of mistaken identity, stolen technology, a mysterious buyer, a street-smart orphan and a high-priced callgirl. Oh, and Paige and David still have to have that talk...
This story is great. I give it 4 1/2 stars. In fact, the only reason I didn't think it rated five stars was because I read the next book in the series, PERFECT DOUBLE, before I read this one. Even in this work, there were times when I felt Maggie got dangerously close to stealing the show. So, I recommend that (unlike me) you read the books in order.
Perfect Double
There is a plot to assassinate the current United States vice-president. Since said official happens to be a woman, the top-secret OMEGA agency decides to have Maggie Sinclair impersonate her. Maggie is an experienced field operative, equally comfortable in shootouts as she is under cover. However, since this is such a high-risk mission, the agency director is sending her backup. The widowed vice-president is about to acquire a new boyfriend in the person of Adam Ridgeway-who just happens to be Maggie's boss.
Sparks, which were already smoldering in the previous novels, now fully ignite as Maggie and Adam must convince the world they are falling in love. And in the midst of trying to prevent an assassination and uncover a killer, their staged intimate moments come dangerously close to reality. The sweet inscription inside the wedding band Maggie now wears makes her long for a love of her own.
Maggie is definitely the precursor to Sidney Bristow (TV's ALIAS); she's intelligent, she's courageous, and she's resourceful. Unlike in so many other books, her attraction to Adam doesn't suddenly erase all of that. Rather, the main relationship issue in the book is how difficult it would be for Adam and Maggie to be a couple, given their respective occupations.
It's hard to explain why this book is so touching without giving some things away. But trust me, there are definitely some "Awwwwwwwww" moments in there, even if you're a cynic like me. From the bustling political circles of DC to an isolated snow-covered mountain retreat, there are plenty of chases, suspects, and steamy scenes. Add to this quite a bit of humor, cameo appearances from other OMEGA operatives, an iguana and a huge shaggy dog, and this novel definitely spells "keeper".
It is not necessary to read Dangerous to Hold to fully enjoy this book, although you probably won't be able to resist going back and reading it once you've finished this one.
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Dangerous to Know
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Captured Hearts, Five Favorite Love Stories: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know/ The Antagonists/ Buried Treasure/ Fathers and Daughters/ Precious Rogue
Mary Jo Putney ,
Mary Balogh ,
Joan Wolf ,
Edith Layton , and
Patricia Rice
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Customer Reviews:
Unexpectedly enjoyable.......2001-11-16
Anyone who's seen reviews I've written of other anthologies might be expecting a poor review here. But actually, not in this case. For once, I seem to have stumbled across an anthology in which the individual novellas are all very readable, enjoyable, and which suit the format of a shorter length. This is particularly surprising in the case of this anthology, in which all stories are about 70 pages long.
Three of my favourite writers are in this five-author anthology, which might have contributed to my enjoyment - but then Putney and Layton's novellas are not set in eighteenth- or nineteenth-century England, which is the setting I'm used to from them.
There is something of a theme to the collection, in that four out of five stories concern men who are or who appear to be rogues, and who reform right under the heroine's nose. MJP's contribution, set in Texas a hundred or so years ago, sees a condemned man being taken to hang for murder. Along the way, a young woman - who, it turns out, might have good reason to hate him - takes pity on him and they spend one unforgettable night together. But he's condemned to die, so how can they have a future?
Joan Wolf, an author I've never encountered before, sets her story, The Antagonists, in Regency England; the hero and heroine are cousins who grew up together. I would normally have wanted much more to this story, but Wolf uses an interesting technique. The story is told in first person, from the heroine's POV. And since Dinah starts off by telling us how spoilt and nasty her cousin Thorn (the Earl of Thornton) is, we're led off on quite a misleading track. (Although Dinah does reveal that she has a tendency to exaggerate!)
Layton's contribution, Buried Treasure, was the disappointment in this collection for me. A pirate narrowly survives a murder attempt and recovers in the house of a beautiful young woman whose seduction he plots. Unfortunately, for reasons related to both his behaviour towards her and to his fellow pirates, I couldn't come to like Dancer at all, and wouldn't want to re-read this novella.
Next was Patricia Rice, also new to me; her tale, Fathers and Daughters, covers the well-worn subject-matter of an impoverished suitor who was turned away by the heroine's father. Carolyn also believes that Jack accepted money from her father to walk away from her. Now that he's back, can he possibly convince her that he wasn't only interested in her money, and that he wasn't paid to reject her?
Finally, Mary Balogh's Precious Rogue. This is a lovely story, told with Balogh's great skill; Patricia, the poor relation who is effectively her aunt's slave, has no great opinion of her cousin's suitor, Mr Bancroft. After all, the man is an unprincipled rake, and - although no-one else seems to notice - during Patricia's aunt's house party Bancroft conducts clandestine affairs with at least three women. But what Patricia can't ignore is the fact that he is *nice* to her. And she enjoys their verbal fencing... too much for her own good. After all, he's going to marry her cousin...
This one is certainly worth a look.
Repeats.......1999-08-13
The stories are good, but have all been published before. According to the Copyright page "The Antagonist" by Joan Wolf and "Fathers and Daughters" by Patricia Rice first appeared in A Regency Valentine; "Buried Treasure" by Edith Layton and "Precious Rogue" by Mary Balogh in Dashing & Dangerous; and "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know" by Mary Jo Putney in Rakes and Rogues. I had already read Putney's story (very good, but then everything she writes is) but was glad to get Wolf's (although I think a longer format suits her better) and I really liked Balogh's (very satisfying - nice ending)
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