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Bequest by Candice Proctor
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Bequest (edition 1998)

by Candice Proctor

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"Your mother could handle men better than anyone I've ever met. She knew exactly what she was doing. You don't."         "I can learn."         "Can you?" He came at her with that lean-hipped walk she found so intimidatingly masculine. "What are you going to do the first time a man stalks up to you and puts his hand on you like this?"         At his touch she went rigid and sucked in an audible gasp of air. "What if he backs you up against a wall?" He pinned her against the soft velvet of the door curtain.         "You have made your point, Mr. Hays. . . ."                 THE BEQUEST When Gabrielle Antoine arrives in the rough mining town, the convent-bred beauty is shocked by the decadence she finds there--and stunned to learn she has just inherited a bordello from the mother she never knew. Worse, her mother's business partner, Jordan Hays--a rugged, cynical loner--embodies everything Gabrielle fears . . . and secretly desires. Determined to transform the house of ill repute into an honorable enterprise, Gabrielle soon locks horns with an unscrupulous rival. And as Jordan seeks to shield her from this unexpected danger, Gabrielle finds herself swept away by a passion as tempting as sin itself. . . .… (more)
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Title:Bequest
Authors:Candice Proctor
Info:Ivy Books (1998), Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
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A brothel as a romance setting. Candice Proctor/CS Harris is a brave, gritty, fabulous author. And if someone could make it work, she could.

But I'm finding myself not at all invested in any way. It's a good story, I'm just not into it, and it's time to admit that.2.5 still, for the portion I read bc... She's a fabulous author ( )
  samnreader | Jun 27, 2020 |
This book was quite a disappointment. My first and only Proctor (excluding her new mystery) was Night in Eden which I absolutely adored. So I had high expectations on this one choosing not to believe all the negative things I had read about it. Well, damn, everyone was right. It wasn't horrible but the plot and characters were just so trite. The virgin inherits a whore house (of course, a virgin) who wants to turn it into a school (yeah, right), the hooker with a heart of gold, the evil villain, the dark hero. It all seemed so ordinary and flat. Even the dialog was hackneyed and had me rolling my eyes. What a contrast to NIE's unusual setting, wonderful 3-D characters and interesting plot. TB wasn't bad but I expected so much more. (Grade: C) ( )
  reneebooks | Sep 6, 2009 |
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"Your mother could handle men better than anyone I've ever met. She knew exactly what she was doing. You don't."         "I can learn."         "Can you?" He came at her with that lean-hipped walk she found so intimidatingly masculine. "What are you going to do the first time a man stalks up to you and puts his hand on you like this?"         At his touch she went rigid and sucked in an audible gasp of air. "What if he backs you up against a wall?" He pinned her against the soft velvet of the door curtain.         "You have made your point, Mr. Hays. . . ."                 THE BEQUEST When Gabrielle Antoine arrives in the rough mining town, the convent-bred beauty is shocked by the decadence she finds there--and stunned to learn she has just inherited a bordello from the mother she never knew. Worse, her mother's business partner, Jordan Hays--a rugged, cynical loner--embodies everything Gabrielle fears . . . and secretly desires. Determined to transform the house of ill repute into an honorable enterprise, Gabrielle soon locks horns with an unscrupulous rival. And as Jordan seeks to shield her from this unexpected danger, Gabrielle finds herself swept away by a passion as tempting as sin itself. . . .

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