Kasey Michaels
Author of Maggie Needs An Alibi
About the Author
Best-selling romance writer, Kathryn Seidick also writes as Kasey Michaels and Michelle Kasey. She has written over sixty titles. They include Maggie Needs An Alibi, Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You, A Masquerade in the Moonlight, The Passion of An Angel and The Kissing Game. Her works have earned her show more numerous recognitions and awards including a Romance Writer's of America RITA award, a Waldenbook's Bestseller award, and many awards from Romantic Times magazine. In 1995, her title Secrets Of the Heart was named as one of the year's best romances. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Kasey Michaels
The Wedding Chase (In His Lordship's Bed / Prisoner of the Tower / Word of a Gentleman) (2003) — Contributor — 55 copies
The Coltons: Brides of Privilege (Colton's Bride / Sapphire Bride / Destiny's Bride) (2001) — Contributor — 42 copies
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Delivery Room (Parent By Design / Daddy's Girl / A Stranger's Son) (1997) — Contributor — 35 copies
Heir to the Throne (Her Royal Pain in the Highness / A King Without a Country) (2002) — Contributor — 29 copies
The McCallum Quintuplets (Great Expectations / Delivered with a Kiss / And Babies Make Seven) (2002) — Contributor — 28 copies
Key To My Heart (Love, Emmaline / Knock Three Times / Remington and Juliet) (1998) — Contributor — 21 copies
A Summer Reunion (All Our Yesterdays / All Our Todays / All Our Tomorrows) (2011) — Contributor — 10 copies
Collection of 8 COLTONS Books: The Virgin Mistress, Beloved Wolf, Housekeeper's Daughter, From Boss to… (2001) 3 copies
Parents By Design 1 copy
Il giuramento del visconte: I Grandi Romanzi Storici Special (La piccola stagione londinese Vol. 3) 1 copy
Visiitabielu 1 copy
My Aunt Grizelda 1 copy
Everythings Coming up Rosie 1 copy
Associated Works
Everlasting Love (Connecting Rooms / Resurrection / Lake of Dreams / Role of a Lifetime / Tricks of Fate) (1995) — Contributor — 267 copies
Finding Home (Duncan's Bride / Chain Lightning / Popcorn and Kisses) (2001) — Contributor — 77 copies
Spring Fancy (Surprise, Surprise / Chance Encounter / Simon Says...) (1993) — Contributor — 39 copies
To Have and to Hold (The Spinster Bride / The Bride of the Black Scot / The Man from Wolf Creek / The Ninth Miss… (1993) — Contributor — 22 copies
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- Legal name
- Seidick, Kathryn
- Other names
- Kasey, Michelle
Michaels, Kasey - Birthdate
- 1943-11-12
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Pennsylvania, USA
- Awards and honors
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award
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Statistics
- Works
- 174
- Also by
- 9
- Members
- 8,070
- Popularity
- #3,001
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 198
- ISBNs
- 520
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- 6
- Favorited
- 17
This has a decent enough premise - the first few chapters cover Jack's early life when Meredith is just a baby in August Coltrane's house. August is a drunk and a gambler, who returns to the county estate at infrequent times during the year to throw raucous house parties. Though various methods, Jack and Merry are brought up by a random troupe of people, including two actors, a tutor, a viscount, and various other people. The story zips along at 5 year gaps as Jack and Merry grow up, ultimately being forced to marry, when she is 16, in order for August to get hold of her money.
That same night, Jack escapes, fearing his father would beat him again - this time to the death. He returns 5 years later, certainly richer, but not necessarily wiser- with his father and some of those who looked after Jack when younger, now dead.
He finds Merry both loves him and hates him. Henry Sherlock, a friend of his fathers, has been running the finances of the estate in Jack's absence, whilst Merry has been running the estate and trying to pay off all the debts. Clancy and Cluny - the two actors - are now ghosts keeping an eye on Merry. The rest of the book is spent with Jack and Merry trying to work out their emotions and a way forward - bearing in mind they are still technically married to each other, dont really know each other as adults and have been damaged so much since they were children. Jack also comes to realise that Henry Sherlock isnt as benign as he lets on. There is also the matter of the Highway man who has started robbing people mere days after Jack has returned to town.
There's a lot of plot, a lot of talking (much of it resulting in the book getting a little bogged down in parts). The use of the ghosts as a plot device was good, though not sure if it could have worked some other way. Much of the other matters - such as embezzlement, fraud and forensic accounting - could be seen as very modern for a regency period book.
In all, good premise, reasonable story, got a little bogged down here and there… (more)