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Virginia Middlebrook and A.C. Ryerson had both been burned in painful marriages. Neither had any desire to relive the past--they'd take things slow. A Caribbean trip seemed like the perfect way to test the waters of a new relationship ... until A.C. wins a breathtaking emerald bracelet with a mysterious past. Suddenly their days--and nights--become a reckless roller coaster of adventure, desire ... and deadly peril.Tags
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When her sister's boyfriend shows up, dripping, on her doorstep, Virginia Middlebrook can only think that solid, serious businessman A.C. Ryerson is a poor match for her sister - but a very appealing man. Ryerson has already come to the same conclusions regarding Virginia's sister (it's mutual, thankfully). But it doesn't take long before Virginia and Ryerson discover a connection that could easily be something more - that is, if the two of them can get past the wreckage of past relationships.
Read in Polish, "Bransoletka".
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Jayne Ann Krentz was born in Borrego Springs, California on March 28, 1948. She received a B.A. in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master's degree in library science from San Jose State University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a librarian. She has written under seven different names: Jayne show more Bentley, Amanda Glass, Stephanie James, Jayne Taylor, Jayne Castle, Amanda Quick and Jayne Ann Krentz. Her first book, Gentle Pirate, was published in 1980 under the name Jayne Castle. She currently uses only three personas to represent her three specialties. She uses the name Jayne Ann Krentz for her contemporary pieces, Amanda Quick for her historical fiction pieces, and Jayne Castle for her futuristic pieces. Her novels include Truth or Dare, All Night Long, Copper Beach, River Road, Promise not to Tell, and Untouchable.. She has received numerous awards for her work including the 1995 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Trust Me, the 2004 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Falling Awake, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, the Romantic Times Jane Austen Award, and the Susan Koppelman Award for Feminist Studies for Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance. In 2015 she made The New York Times Best Seller List with both Trust Me, Trust No One and Secret Sisters.. (Bowker Author Biography) Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of twenty-seven New York Times Bestselling novels. She is also the author of several other bestselling novels written under the name Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Joya de fuego
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- 1988-09
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- Virginia Middlebrook; A.C. Ryerson
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- none
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- Angus Cedric Ryerson, known as A. C. Ryerson to his business associates, Ryerson to his friends and as A.C. to no one who wished to remain on speaking terms with the man, studied the narrow, twisting road ahead.
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- Coulter, Catherine
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