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Undercover with the Heiress
by Nan Dixon
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance Series
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BLURB:
What's
behind her beautiful mask?
FBI
agent Kaden Farrell is on a mission. He's undercover at Fitzgerald House in
Savannah, where a little girl is the key to his investigation. And that's what
he needs to focus on, not a down-and-out heiress whose jeweled eyes haunt his
dreams. Courtney Smythe might be spoiled, but when Kaden notices her ease with
the children at the B and B, he sees the beauty beyond her looks. Getting close
to Courtney will help his case, and giving in to attraction is the right thing
to do. Even if it means perpetuating a lie.
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EXCERPT TWO:
Could
Courtney be more alone? Her brother barely tolerated her. Abby wasn’t thrilled
she was working at the B and B. Marion was mad. Kaden ignored her and Bess
ordered her around. She sighed and headed to the first box. Maybe making beds
was easier.
Courtney
could barely see around the pink gerberas and bird-of-paradise arrangement she
held. Small pompom-like flowers, resembling little alien beings, brushed her
nose. Didn’t the bride know this combination was garish? She placed the first
arrangement, sloshing water on the tablecloth. Whoops.
“Hang
on,” Bess called. “I forgot the mirrors.” She glared at the water spot on the
tablecloth. “At least that will be covered. Pick it up again—carefully.”
While
Courtney held the flowers, Bess slid a mirror in the center of the table and
Courtney set the arrangement down with a crack.
“Careful,”
Bess barked.
“The
damn vase was slipping,” Courtney snapped back.
“Just...don’t
be so rough.” Bess chewed her lip. “Instead of the vases, why don’t you set out
the mirrors?”
“Sure.”
Everyone thought she was incompetent. Stupid ugly vase.
She
shook her head, hoping her face wasn’t bright red. It didn’t matter what they
thought. She wouldn’t be in Savannah long enough to care.
She
snatched up a couple of mirrors and set them on the closest tables, making sure
her back was turned in case a tear slipped down her cheek. She wanted to be
where she knew the rules, where she wasn’t viewed as some sort of...liability.
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REVIEW:
I
love a good Harlequin romance book, so I was thrilled to be part of this review
tour! I haven’t read any of Nan’s books
previously, but I have hosted her on here before so I was happy to be working
with her again!
This
book is book five in the “Fitzgerald House,” Book Series. Even though, I hadn’t read any of the other books in
this series prior to reading this book; I
didn't have any problems keeping up and wasn’t at all lost or confused at any
point. I will admit there seemed to be
like some drama or unresolved tension between certain characters like Courtney
and her brother, Gray; Gray and his wife, Abby; and Kaden and his dad, and so
on. Perhaps this is further explained in
the series. Regardless, this book can
absolutely be read on its own, as a stand-alone.
This
book is about Courtney, a dainty and spoiled heiress who gets financially cut
off from the family fortune. Courtney heads
to Savannah to move in with her brother, Gray and his wife, Abby at their
B&B, The Fitzgerald House. Trying to
fit in with her hardworking family she starts working as the nanny.
This
book is about Kaden, an undercover FBI agent, working as a handyman at the
Fitzgerald House. The key to his big
investigation is a little girl, Issy, who is now under Courtney’s care.
So in
order for Kaden to get close to Issy he must first get close to Courtney. Kaden sees Courtney as the spoiled and
selfish princess he assumes her to be, but the more time he spends with her and
sees the way she interacts with the kids he realizes he may have been too quick
to judge her. It isn’t long before
emotions and feelings are developing, but is this all just about the case or is
he actually falling for her?
Wow! Yes! I
really enjoyed reading this book! It was
such a fun, exciting, suspenseful, and intriguing read! I wasn’t quite sure how it was going to play
out, but I loved every minute waiting in anticipation!
This
was definitely a book that I was not able to put down! I took that tablet with me everywhere lol!
I
really liked the main characters, Courtney and Kaden! They were enjoyable, relatable, and realistic!
Courtney
is the perfect example of a character we love to read about! Maybe not the best person, but over the pages
that person works really hard to grow and improve, and become a better person
overall. Perhaps like the villain or
unliked character at page one, but by the end of the book we have totally been
won over by them and we are rooting and cheering for their success!
That
is exactly what Courtney did! She wasn’t
one of my favorites at first, but wow all her hard work, dedication, growth,
improvement – I was impressed! She
definitely has my respect!
I
really liked the scenario of Courtney being cut off and having to push her
herself and decide what she wants to do with her life. Sometimes we all need that extra push to show
what we can truly accomplish and what our full potential is capable of.
This
book touches on so many topics such as romance, love, second chances, change, dedication,
perseverance, growth, humor, suspense, mystery, and so much more! There is sure to be something here for pretty
much all types of readers!
All
in all, I really enjoyed reading this book and would absolutely recommend this
book to all readers!! As I mentioned, this book covers
so many topics that even non-romance or non-Harlequin readers would still also love it! Also, I will totally be checking out the
other books in the Fitzgerald House Book Series and I recommend you do the same as well!
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AUTHOR BIO:
Nan Dixon spent
her formative years as an actress, singer, dancer and competitive golfer. But
the need to eat had her studying accounting in college. Unfortunately, being a
successful financial executive didn’t feed her passion to perform. When the
pharmaceutical company she worked for was purchased, Nan got the chance of a
lifetime—the opportunity to pursue a writing career. She’s a five-time Golden Heart® finalist and
award winning author, lives in the Midwest and is active in her local RWA
chapter and on the board of a dance company. She has five children, three
sons-in-law, two granddaughters, one grandson on the way and one neurotic cat.
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Nan ~ It is great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! I really enjoyed reading and reviewing your book, thanks for providing the copy! :)
ReplyDeletecongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa!
DeleteI am really enjoying following this tour, thank you for all the great blog posts and excerpts!
ReplyDeleteAhh thank you Nikolina for following the tour!
DeleteCongrats on the new book and on an awesome 5 Star Review! Loved the excerpt and I am definitely looking forward to reading this book. Thanks so much for the Giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bea. The reviewers have been very kind to this book.
DeleteAlly,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for having me and for the lovely review! I love it! You are so kind!
Thanks for stopping by James,
ReplyDeleteIt is heartbreaking to see what has happened to Texas and Florida. I am giving away eBooks via my newsletter to readers that have been impacted by the hurricanes. (Newsletter coming out this week)
What book are you looking forward to reading in the next few months? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com.
ReplyDeleteHi Bernie -
DeleteThanks for following the tour. I'm looking forward to reading JR Ward upcoming release. And I just heard there's a new Tessa Dare out in the world. So many books--so little time!
Great review! I enjoyed following the tour for Undercover with the Heiress and I'm looking forward to reading it. Thanks for sharing all of the great posts along the way :)
ReplyDeleteTHanks for following the tour Victoria. I love this review. I'm so glad so many reviewers learn to love and admire Courtney!
DeleteI really enjoyed reading the excerpt, thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks following the tour, Nikolina!
ReplyDeleteloved the excerpt and the review
ReplyDeletedenise
What's your next writing project about?
ReplyDeleteI liked the review, sounds like a good read.
ReplyDeleteThe book reminds me of the Michelle Pfeiffer quote, from the movie, 'Batman Returns': "I guess I'm just tired of wearing masks."
ReplyDeleteWho is your favorite literary character of all time. Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
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