Just Like Heaven: A Smythe-Smith Quartet (Smythe-Smith Quartet, 1) - Quinn, Julia Review & Synopsis
Synopsis
Once again, #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn transports her readers to historical romance heaven! Quinn's Just Like Heaven is the dazzling first installment of a delightful quartet of Regency Era-set tales featuring the romantic exploits of the well-meaning but less-than-accomplished Smythe-Smith musicians-in this case, a beautiful violinist in the pitiful group who has her sights set on marrying the last unwed Bridgerton...unless her handsome, love-struck guardian has anything to say about it. Bridgerton fans will cry, "Encore!"-as will every reader who adores England's Regency period and great love stories that are smart, witty, and lighthearted.
Review
Honoria Smythe-Smith is:
A) a really bad violinist
B) still miffed at being nicknamed "Bug" as a child
C) not in love with her older brother's best friend
D) all of the above
Marcus Holroyd is:
A) the Earl of Chatteris
B) regrettably prone to sprained ankles
C) not in love with his best friend's younger sister
D) all of the above
Together they:
A) eat quite a bit of chocolate cake
B) survive a deadly fever and the world's worst musical performance
C) fall quite desperately in love
It's Julia Quinn at her best, so you know the answer is . . .
D) all of the above
Julia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing college and has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than two dozen novels for Avon Books, she is a graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and is one of only sixteen authors ever to be inducted in the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family. Please visit her on the web at www.juliaquinn.com.
Just Like Heaven
Honoria Smyte-Smith and Marcus Holroyd find themselves falling for each other.
Honoria Smyte-Smith and Marcus Holroyd find themselves falling for each other."
Just Like Heaven - Seindah Mimpi
"""JUST LIKE HEAVEN Honoria Smythe-Smith: A) pemain violin yang buruk B) masih kesal karena dipanggil “Bug” saat masih kecil C) TIDAK jatuh cinta kepada sahabat kakaknya D) semua yang di atas Marcus Holroyd: A) Earl of Chatteris B) mudah terkiilir C) TIDAK jatuh cinta kepada adik sahabatnya D) semua yang di atas Bersama-sama mereka: A) suka makan tar cokelat B) selamat dari demam mematikan dan pertunjukan musik terburuk di dunia C) saling jatuh cinta setengah mati Kisah cinta merupakan keahlian Julia Quinn, jadi tentu saja jawabannya. . . D) semua yang di atas"""
"""JUST LIKE HEAVEN Honoria Smythe-Smith: A) pemain violin yang buruk B) masih kesal karena dipanggil “Bug” saat masih kecil C) TIDAK jatuh cinta kepada sahabat kakaknya D) semua yang di atas Marcus Holroyd: A) Earl of Chatteris B) ..."
Just Like Heaven - Book 1 - Smythe-Smith Quartet
Marcus Holyrod is a man of his word. He promised Daniel Smythe-Smith, his best friend in the world, that he would not let Daniel's sister Honoria marry an idiot. Since Lady Honoria Smythe-Smith seems hell-bent on acquiring a husband and since Daniel is currently sojourning in Italy due to a dueling contretemps it would seem that it truly is up to Marcus to keep Honoria from marrying the wrong man. Of course, if Marcus keeps eliminating candidates for the position of the future Mr. Honoria Smythe-Smith, Honoria is going to be left with very few options, other than considering marrying Marcus himself.
Marcus Holyrod is a man of his word."
A Night Like This
Nora Roberts calls Julia Quinn’s novels, “Delightful.” The #1 New York Times bestselling creator of the irresistible Bridgerton family, Quinn offers historical romance readers new delights with A Night Like This—the second book (following the phenomenal Just Like Heaven) to feature the affairs, romantic and melodic, of the endearing, if painfully untalented, Smythe-Smith musicians. On A Night Like This in Regency England, anything can happen, especially when a beautiful pianist sitting in at the annual Smythe-Smith musicale catches the eye of a haunted, hunted man in desperate need of redemption. There is simply no author in the realm of historical romance fiction hotter than the remarkable Julia Quinn—and anyone who has ever been swept away by the love stories of Amanda Quick, Lisa Kleypas, or Jill Barnett will cherish A Night Like This.
There is simply no author in the realm of historical romance fiction hotter than the remarkable Julia Quinn—and anyone who has ever been swept away by the love stories of Amanda Quick, Lisa Kleypas, or Jill Barnett will cherish A Night ..."
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy
The final book in the Smythe-Smiths Quartet, a dazzlingly witty series by the bestselling author of Bridgerton. Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride . . . He knows he can't be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family's infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She's the type of girl you don't notice until the second-or third-look, but there's something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she's the one. Iris Smythe-Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. When when he proposes, she feels certain that he's hiding something . . . even as her heart tells her to say yes. Find out why readers love Julia Quinn . . . 'Light, pacy and full of feisty heroines' Guardian on the Bridgerton series 'Julia Quinn's Bridgerton books take all of the classic tropes we know and love . . . and gives them a thoroughly modern twist. I can't focus on anything else' Stylist 'Quinn is a master of historical romance' Entertainment Weekly 'A smart, funny touch' Time Magazine
The final book in the Smythe-Smiths Quartet, a dazzlingly witty series by the bestselling author of Bridgerton."
The Sum of All Kisses
The third book in the Smythe-Smith Quartet, a dazzlingly witty series by the bestselling author of Bridgerton. Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, and if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words shy or retiring, she's long since tossed them out the window. Besides, a reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, and now he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying her. Sarah has never forgiven Hugh for the duel he fought that nearly destroyed her family. But even if she could find a way to forgive him, it wouldn't matter. She doesn't care that his leg is less than perfect, it's his personality she can't abide. But forced to spend a week in close company they discover that first impressions are not always reliable. And when one kiss leads to two, three, and four, the mathematician may lose count, and the lady may, for the first time, find herself speechless . . . Find out why readers love Julia Quinn . . . 'Light, pacy and full of feisty heroines' Guardian on the Bridgerton series 'Julia Quinn's Bridgerton books take all of the classic tropes we know and love . . . and gives them a thoroughly modern twist. I can't focus on anything else' Stylist 'Quinn is a master of historical romance' Entertainment Weekly 'A smart, funny touch' Time Magazine
The third book in the Smythe-Smith Quartet, a dazzlingly witty series by the bestselling author of Bridgerton."
Goddess of The Hunt
Best First Historical Romance, RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice awards Shortlisted on the American Library Association’s 2009 “Reading List” for outstanding genre fiction Voted Best Debut Author of 2009 by the readers at All About Romance Voted Best Debut Historical by readers of The Season Di suatu malam, Lucy Waltham muncul di depan pintu kamar Jeremy dan menciumnya dengan penuh gairah. Penuh gairah—bukan cinta. Hati Lucy sendiri sejak dulu adalah milik Sir Tobias ‘Toby’ Aldridge. Tapi sayangnya, laki-laki itu selalu menganggapnya seperti anak kecil, bukan lady dewasa yang layak mendapatkan cintanya. Karenanya, berbekal buku panduan—dan ‘bantuan’ Jeremy—Lucy akan belajar cara membuat laki-laki jatuh cinta. Ditambah lagi, Jeremy Trescott, Earl of Kendall, tak sekali pun pernah setuju menjadi ‘guru’ Lucy. Tapi lady muda itu punya segala cara untuk membuat Jeremy masuk dalam permainannya. Dia memaksa, menuntut... menggoda. Dan tak satu pun dari mereka bisa menyangkal api gairah yang menyala-nyala di antara keduanya. Ciuman Jeremy, gelenyar di sekujur tubuh saat kulit mereka bersentuhan, dan aroma maskulin bercampur keringat itu... ya Tuhan! Semuanya terasa salah. Dan lebih buruknya lagi, Lucy kemudian menyadari dia telah melanggar aturan paling dasar dalam permainan ini: jatuh cinta pada ‘guru’-nya sendiri. -GagasMedia-
Best First Historical Romance, RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice awards Shortlisted on the American Library Association’s 2009 “Reading List” for outstanding genre fiction Voted Best Debut Author of 2009 by the readers at All About ..."
Historical Romance: Istri Palsu Sang Kapten (The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband)
Historical Romance: Istri Palsu Sang Kapten (The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband)
Historical Romance: Istri Palsu Sang Kapten (The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband)"
Historical Romance: Konspirasi Sang Countess (The Countess Conspiracy)
Violet Waterfield, Countess of Cambury, adalah sosok terhormat. Meski begitu, tak ada yang mengetahui rahasia besarnya: ia penulis karya-karya ilmiah yang dianggap kontroversial. Selama ini identitasnya aman berkat Sebastian Malheur, sahabatnya. Pria itu tampil di hadapan publik dengan kuliah ilmiahnya, mengakui penelitian Violet sebagai hasil kerjanya. Demi sahabat yang diam-diam ia cintai, Sebastian rela menjadi figur publik yang kontroversial. Sebagian orang memujinya, sebagian lagi menghujatnya. Sebastian, si pelawak di antara para sahabatnya, hanya menertawakan itu semua. Namun setelah bertahun-tahun, ia tak sanggup lagi berbohong dan memutuskan untuk mengakhiri sandiwara mereka. Violet tak ingin kesepakatan mereka berakhir. Atau lebih tepatnya, ia tak ingin kehilangan Sebastian. Dan ia akan melakukan apa pun demi mempertahankan perjanjian mereka, meski itu berarti mengakui cintanya pada Sebastian.
Violet Waterfield, Countess of Cambury, adalah sosok terhormat."
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