Sugar Daddy (edition 2008)

by Lisa Kleypas

Series: Travis Family (1)

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Left behind by an ambitious man who considers her off limits, Texas girl Liberty Jones struggles to raise her younger sister and eventually makes her way to the big city, where she falls under the spell of a billionaire tycoon who holds secrets from her mother's past.

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Member:	jrgusdorff
Title:	Sugar Daddy
Authors:	Lisa Kleypas
Info:	St. Martin's Paperbacks (2008), Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
Collections:	historical romance, Your library
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I'm not really much of a Romance reader anymore, but I did really enjoy several Kleypas' historical romances. This book did not have the charm of those, nor did I find any of the characters especially compelling enough to keep on after I met my minimum 20 minutes of audio.

Audiobook on CD, borrowed from my public library. The performance (and Texan accent) by Jeannie Stith was uneven, and the audio quality was poor, although that might reflect the age of the recording and the quality of the CDs, TBF.

DNF after 20 minutes. (

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Doodlebug34 | Jan 1, 2024 |

Interesting. I read the other two books before I read this one and from those I thought the conflict between Liberty and Hardy would be more pronounced.

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aeryn0 | Jul 23, 2023 |

I came to this book with some reservations because of the title, but ended up really liking it. In the beginning, when Liberty meets Hardy, I found some of the descriptions of her feelings for him to be so intense I had to put the book down and come back to it later. The overall plot outside of the love story was probably only a 4/5, but that sometimes happens. All-in-all, a very enjoyable book, and I really loved the heroine. (

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milacoocoonis | Aug 19, 2020 |

Well written, my first contemporary Kleypas, really liked the main character. (

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AnneSawWhat | Aug 13, 2020 |

I enjoyed it, but I think I would've cut out a solid 100 pages.

I guess that's all I've got for now... (

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samnreader | Jun 27, 2020 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Lisa Kleypas	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Albanese, Teresa	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Enderlin, Jennifer	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hibert, Nicole	Traduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Stith, Jeannie	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Travis Family (1)

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Travis Family: Sugar Daddy | Blue-Eyed Devil | Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

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Awards

Audie Award (Finalist – Romance – 2008)

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AAR Annual Reader Poll (Best Chick Lit/Woman's Fiction – 2008)

New York Times bestseller (Fiction – 2007)

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2007-03-06

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To my husband, Greg, who is my true love, my best friend, my adventure, my comfort, and the compass in the map of my heart. For giving the best hugs, making me feel beautiful, being funny and smart, choosing the perfect wine, taking care of the family, and always being the most interesting person in the room.

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When I was four, my father died in an oil-rig accident.

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Left behind by an ambitious man who considers her off limits, Texas girl Liberty Jones struggles to raise her younger sister and eventually makes her way to the big city, where she falls under the spell of a billionaire tycoon who holds secrets from her mother's past.

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SHE'S FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS
Liberty Jones has dreams and determination that will take her far away from Welcome, Texas---if she can keep her wild heart from ruling her mind. Hardy Cates sees Liberty as completely off-limits. His own ambitions are bigger than Welcome, and Liberty Jones is a complication he doesn't need. But something magical and potent draws them to each other, in a dangerous attraction that is stronger than both of them.

HE'S THE ONE MAN SHE CAN'T HAVE
When Hardy leaves town to pursue his plans, Liberty finds herself alone with a young sister to raise. Soon Liberty finds herself under the spell of a billionaire tycoon---a Sugar Daddy, one might say. But the relationship goes deeper than people think, and Liberty begins to discover secrets about her own family's past.

WILL THEY FIND THEIR HEARTS' DESIRES OR WILL HEARTBREAK TEAR THEM APART?
Two men. One woman. A choice that can make her or break her. A woman you'll root for every step of the way. A love story you'll never forget.

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