Review: The Perfect Neighbor by Nora Roberts

Title: The Perfect Neighbor

Author: Nora Roberts 

Series: MacGregors

Publisher:  Silhouette

Format: ebook

ISBN: 0373239947

Genre: Romance
Release date: January 1st 2002

Number of pages: 244

 

 

Brooding loner Preston McQuinn’s new apartment, like his life, was just the way he wanted it — dark and empty. But when sunny Cybil Campbell came barging into his well-ordered gloom, he couldn’t deny a grudging fascination with his bright, bubbly neighbor. And then she tried to hire him — as her date! Preston thought he’d closed the door on love for good, so why was he suddenly longing to open up his heart to his incredibly perfect neighbor?

My Thoughts:

Last book about the MacGregors and if you’ve read the others in this series you can clearly see these two were made for each other. Cybil parents are both driven for the same passion, arts and we can see that his kids live for the same thing. Cybil works for a newspaper making comic squares. She’s this happy thing that makes friends with everyone and lives like a bubbly person.

 

Now you put Preston in the apartment right in front of her, he’s trying to write a play and is a loner, but Daniel MacGregor rented the apartment for a reason and romance is bound to happen.

 

I liked Cybil and she’s a great girl, living and making life enjoyable for her friends. She love’s her friends and make sure they know it, but things are difficult for Preston because he’s a guy hiding. Not that he’s done anything wrong, but a girl used him and hurt his heart really bad.

 

This was a okay book and is not the best in the series but we got to see a little more from the family and Daniel working his magic.

Books in this Series:

#1 – Playing The Odds (Silhouette Language of Love, #12)
#2 – Tempting Fate (MacGregors, #2)
#3 – All The Possibilities (Silhouette Language of Love, #15)
#4 – One Man’s Art (Silhouette Language of Love #17)
#5 – For Now, Forever (Language of Love #19)
#6 – Rebellion
#7 – Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories 1990 (MacGregors #7)
#8 – The MacGregor Brides (MacGregors, #8)
#9 – The Winning Hand (Silhouette Special Edition #1202 – reprint)
#10 – The MacGregor Grooms (MacGregors, #10)
#11 – The Perfect Neighbor (Silhouette Special Edition #1232 – reprint)

Review: The MacGregor Grooms by Nora Roberts

   

Title: The MacGregor Grooms

Author: Nora Roberts 

Series: The MacGregors

Publisher: Silhouette

Format: ebook

ISBN: 0373218559

Genre: Romance
Release date: June 1st 2002

Number of pages: 374
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It worked with his granddaughters. Now Daniel MacGregor, powerful patriarch of the MacGregor clan, wants to see his three handsome, eligible—but stubbornly single—grandsons married. So he’s found just the women to tempt, tease and torture D.C., Duncan and Ian all the way to the altar. And you can bet Daniel will be sitting by with his feet up, a glass of whiskey in hand, smugly watching his plans unfold . . .

My Thoughts:

The book share three stories, just like The MacGregor Brides. Three grandsons from Daniel, one from each of his sons and daughter. As usual he tells the stories and also get emotional as each boy finds their happily ever after, because these MacGregors live forever. Daniel is ninety years old and still meddling.

 

Part One

We start we D.C., Alan and Shelby son. He’s an artist as everyone in his family. For him Daniel chose Layna Drake, goddaughter of Myra, we saw her in several books. Moving along we got to see that DC likes to have no rules and work at all hours, so a women for him is pretty much open minded. He’s house is a mess but he doesn’t care, after growing up living in the White House, he likes to live day by day.

 

Layna is set in her work plans and doesn’t want a relationship at this time of life, but her Godmother set her on a blind date with an boy from her childhood. He’s gorgeous, independent and smart. Difficult not to fall in love with him.

 

I liked this couple and they have chemistry but at first I wasn’t convinced they would be good together as more than sex. DC is not the most romantic guy, but his smooth and a charmer. Layna just needed to open her eyes and realize that life is more than work.

 

Part Two

Is about Duncan finding love. He’s Mac brother and as run in the family likes to bet. He owns and run a casino ship through the Mississippi, so Daniel send his way Cat, a pretty singer and the sexy goddess.

 

They were great together, plus the sex scenes were extra hot. She is more concerned about her career and he decided to help because she’s a really great singer and has suffered a lot growing up in a bad neighborhood.

 

I liked this couple but for me they have nothing special besides the chemistry.

 

Part Three

The best story so far is this one. Ian is a lawyer like his parents and meet Naomi, responsible for a bookstore that he used to go since kids. I liked how Ian acted, at first he thought Naomi was shy but after realizing that she is actually virgin and he’s the first to make her experience these emotions.

 

Ian was very sweet the whole time and even tried to give her time to see other people before their marriage, since she never had a relationship before. He’s very thoughtful. She loves and is a bit insecure, but I loved this couple.

Books in this Series:

#1 – Playing The Odds (Silhouette Language of Love, #12)
#2 – Tempting Fate (MacGregors, #2)
#3 – All The Possibilities (Silhouette Language of Love, #15)
#4 – One Man’s Art (Silhouette Language of Love #17)
#5 – For Now, Forever (Language of Love #19)
#6 – Rebellion
#7 – Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories 1990 (MacGregors #7)
#8 – The MacGregor Brides (MacGregors, #8)
#9 – The Winning Hand (Silhouette Special Edition #1202 – reprint)
#10 – The MacGregor Grooms (MacGregors, #10)
#11 – The Perfect Neighbor (Silhouette Special Edition #1232 – reprint)

Review: The Winning Hand by Nora Roberts

The Winning Hand by Nora Roberts 

The MacGregors #9

Publisher: Silhouette

Format: ebook

ISBN: 0373239955

Genre: Romance
Release date: September 20th 2011
Number of pages: 243
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Rating:

 

 

Book Blurb:

In one extraordinary moment, Darcy Wallace was transformed from being down-on-her-luck into a millionaire sharing candlelight dinners with Robert MacGregor Blade. Mac was the most seductive man she ever met — though he certainly wasn’t the marrying kind. But Darcy was feeling lucky…So with searching kisses and aching vulnerability, the innocent beauty set about making the stubborn bachelor see that love was the biggest gamble — and he was going to have to ante up!

My Thoughts:

I loved this book and is another reason why Nora Roberts can really write. Mac is a great guy but like any male he thinks being a bachelor is the best thing for him at the age of 30, and lets face it he lives in Las Vegas and is responsible for the hotel there.

 

Darcy has suffered a lot and doesn’t know much in life about love, so it was interesting seeing this two find each other and at the same time try to understand new feelings and change their lives forever by choosing the right thing.

 

Darcy won almost 2 millions mostly for pure luck, but I believe and that’s how Nora picture it for me, Darcy won more than just money. She won the MacGregors, a huge family where love is the most important thing. She faced her fears and left some bad parts of her life behind. Plus she started a new career, what she really desired in the first place.

 

Mac is handsome, great guy, rich and loving. Could a girl want anything more?

Books in this Series:

#1 – Playing The Odds (Silhouette Language of Love, #12)
#2 – Tempting Fate (MacGregors, #2)
#3 – All The Possibilities (Silhouette Language of Love, #15)
#4 – One Man’s Art (Silhouette Language of Love #17)
#5 – For Now, Forever (Language of Love #19)
#6 – Rebellion
#7 – Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories 1990 (MacGregors #7)
#8 – The MacGregor Brides (MacGregors, #8)
#9 – The Winning Hand (Silhouette Special Edition #1202 – reprint)
#10 – The MacGregor Grooms (MacGregors, #10)
#11 – The Perfect Neighbor (Silhouette Special Edition #1232 – reprint)

Review: The MacGregor Brides by Nora Roberts

Romance Review

Title: The MacGregor Brides

Author: Nora Roberts
Format Read:  ebook
Series: The MacGregors #8

Publisher: Silhouette

Genre: Romance
Release date: August 1st 2007
Formats Available:  paperback, ebook, kindle
Number of pages: 379
Rating:

 

Book Blurb:

DANIEL MACGREGOR IS AT IT AGAIN!

At age ninety, there is nothing the powerful patriarch of the MacGregor clan would like more than to see his three eldest granddaughters happily married — and he’s handpicked three unsuspecting candidates he believes would make perfect husbands. But this might be his biggest matchmaking challenge yet: his granddaughters are so focused on their careers that marriage is the last thing on their minds. It’s a good thing this meddlesome nonagenarian has a few tricks left up his sleeve …

My Thoughts:

This book is a bit different from the others so far, because for once is an anthology with three stories, three girls that Daniel MacGregor decided to help settle down and find romance and love, because dear Anna misses some babies as he constantly says.

 

The first one is centered in Laura, Caine and Diana daughter, that as her parents only can think off law, another lawyer for the family and the first granddaughter that fell in Daniel plans for love, marriage and babies. For her he picked Royce Cameron, another Scotland heir. He was once an police officer but after some problems he decided to open a security company and that’s how we met him. Royce was hired by Daniel to install the best security system in the girls house, yes the three cousins live together. Royce knows exactly what he wants and Laura decides to give a chance for faith, or Daniel and they start to enjoy and relationship.

 

The second story is Gwendolyn falling in love. She is Serena and Blade daughter, and like her mother, extremely smart and decided to follow Anna’s path, as in med school. She’s really all studies and no fun, actually she has a bit of problems with understand other people feelings, but Branson Maguire is the best to help her and made her fall in love. He’s a writer and Daniel send him to study the hospital and inspire some characters for his next novel. Things were really difficult at first for these two, but once they had some help it got really great. For me these was the best story from the book.

 

The last one is Julia story. She is Alan and Shelby daughter and we also get to know what happened in the past for these characters. Julia is really sparkly, after living in the white house and learning how to grow surrender by people, she is better suited for fall in love, but also doesn’t know how to express her feelings and it took quite some time for her to understand that Cullum was the perfect guy for her. Of course Daniel helped!

 

This was a fun book, and I really enjoy Nora writing. Is a romance so we all know what to expect but she twist things during her stories that makes me guess every time.

Books in this Series

#1 – Playing The Odds (Silhouette Language of Love, #12)
#2 – Tempting Fate (MacGregors, #2)
#3 – All The Possibilities (Silhouette Language of Love, #15)
#4 – One Man’s Art (Silhouette Language of Love #17)
#5 – For Now, Forever (Language of Love #19)
#6 – Rebellion
#7 – Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories 1990 (MacGregors #7)
#8 – The MacGregor Brides (MacGregors, #8)
#9 – The Winning Hand (Silhouette Special Edition #1202 – reprint)
#10 – The MacGregor Grooms (MacGregors, #10)
#11 – The Perfect Neighbor (Silhouette Special Edition #1232 – reprint)

Review: In From the Cold by Nora Roberts

Title: In From the Cold

Author: Nora Roberts
Format Read:  ebook
Series: MacGregors #6

Publisher: Harlequin

Genre: Romance
Release date: November 1st 1990
Formats Available:  paperback, ebook
Number of pages: 69
Rating:

Book Blurb:

Christmas was Allanna Flynn’s favorite time of year–but when injured Minuteman Ian MacGregor sought refuge in her New England home, Allanna found herself caught in a war of hearts with the handsome rebel. Could this become the season of peace on earth. . . and goodwill to one special man.

My Thoughts:

This is a short story about a MacGregor that used to live in the States during the tea battle. Ian MacGregor gets shot during a fight and between life and death he meets Allanna.

Allanna loves the Christmas and when she meets a strange in her barn fighting death, she does all possible to save him, but what she didn’t know was that Ian was not her dream man, but he definily was in her future.

Loved how these two connected and after some time together also discovered that was impossible for them to stay away from each other. He’s a fighter and all she wants is to live safely after her first husband died.

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Review: For Now, Forever by Nora Roberts

Title: For Now, Forever

Author: Nora Roberts
Format Read:  ebook
Series: MacGragors #5

Publisher: Silhouette

Genre: Romance
Release date: October 1st 1992
Formats Available:  paperback, ebook
Number of pages: 250
Rating:

Book Blurb:

Self-made millionaire Daniel MacGregor always gets his way, but convincing fiercely independent Anna Whitfield to marry him may be the challenge of his lifetime.

My Thoughts:

This one is about Daniel and Anna. How difficult for Daniel it was to understand and accept this woman that against all reasons decided to go to medical school and start working to save people lives.

Daniel decides to find a woman and get married, for the simple reason that is what everyone does. He’s rich now and work flipping houses and companies. So he get to choose from the old families, whose money will open doors.

In one ball he meets Anna Whitfield and struck for her beauty decides to court her,but what he doesn’t expected was that she wasn’t hoping for marriage, just to continue in college and get a career.

Is a bit funny to read how Daniel suffered to change he’s ideas and started to vow Anna. She’s a singular woman with a good heart and for this she actually is perfect for him.

When we read the other books, Daniel always got what he wanted and we saw Anna as a quiet woman but in this book we can see that in reality she’s much more than just that.

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Review: All the Possibilities by Nora Roberts

Title: All the Possibilities

Author: Nora Roberts
Format Read:  ebook
Series: MacGregors #3

Publisher: Silhouette

Genre: Romance
Release date: 1985
Formats Available:  ebook, paperback
Number of pages: 218
Rating:

 

Book Blurb:

Former First Daughter, and current potter/shop owner Shelby Campbell is wary of U.S. Senator Alan MacGregor’s attention. She knows all too well what life in the public eye is like, and the life of a politician. But Alan is persistent. He’s determined to win her over and show her that their future is worth all the potential drawbacks.

My Thoughts:

This was a fun book. Alan MacGregor sounds more rigid than his brother Caine but since he needed to charm Shelby, and she’s nothing like I expected for him, taking in consideration he’s going to try be president.

Shelby knows all about politics since her father was a president but since he was murdered in front off her and she never really tried to accept to have feelings and lose those people too.

So this book is all about Shelby fighting her love with the wrong person, she swore never date a politics, and Alan became a real sweet person trying to get the women he feel in love at first sight.

Loved the presents Alan send to Shelby especially the rainbow, it fits her so well.

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Review: Tempting Fate by Nora Roberts

Title: Tempting Fate

Author: Nora Roberts
Format Read:  ebook
Series: MacGregors #2

Publisher: Silhouette

Genre: Romance
Release date: 1985
Formats Available:  ebook, paperback
Number of pages: 344
Rating:

 

Book Blurb:

Attorney Caine MacGregor had a reputation for being a demon in the courtroom — and in the bedroom. He yearned to break down Diana Blade’s icy wall of control and release the passionate woman within. When he offered Diana a partnership – in both business and pleasure — could he entice her to risk everything for the love of a MacGregor?

My Thoughts:

Second book in this series and this one shows Caine discovering love, the best part he’s in love with Diana Blade, Justin sister.

After everything that happened at the end of the first book on this story and knowing how much family means for Justin is very special to finally meet his sister Diana and see how they try to mend their relationship after so long apart.

Caine is as always a fun guy and being a lawyer makes him a strong opponent in battle so when he decided to destroy Diana’s wall for feelings things go beyond than just friendship. Compared to the rest of the family he definily is more sexy in his attacks.

Great book as Nora knows how to do and this series is a great choice for a Harlequin read.

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Review: Playing The Odds by Nora Roberts

Title: Playing the Odds 
Author: Nora Roberts 
Format Read: paperback
Series: MacGregors #1
Publisher: Silhouette
Genre: Romance
Release date: June 1st 1992
Formats Available: paperback
Number of pages: 218
Rating:

 

Book Blurb:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Serena MacGregor’s father knew she’d never settle down and produce a grandchild while working as a blackjack dealer on a luxury cruise ship. But he knew he could stack the odds in his favor by sending unsuspecting Justin Blade – part Comanche and all gambler – to see that his daughter was lucky in love . . .

My Thoughts:

First I’d like to say this is a very important series for me. It was one of the first ever romance books that I’ve read and literally made me fall in love with Nora Roberts’s books. She has a special way to capture the characters as very normal people with flaws and during the book they made mistakes and guess that’s why they are alive until today.

I’ve bought this series a couple of years ago in my country and discover that Mrs. Roberts is very famous and my love harlequin books began. This is a family series so the characters usually returns on the other books even if just to a party or a wedding, and I kind of like knowing what happened with them after a few years.

I know the cover that I posted is very different from the original and is actually the one Harlequin Brazil used when they first released the books. And each is unique in their own way. I’ve read the first two for the read a long, and they are separate books so there will be two reviews. Let’s move along.

The first book we start to discover the family and how much Daniel MacGregor likes to meddle in his family affairs, so in this book we can see this matchmaker side. He gives Justin Blade a passage to a cruise trip but what Justin doesn’t know is that Serena or Rena as everyone says is currently living and working in said ship.

So Papa MacGregor is actually trying to connect his daughter and a friend. But is very funny reading him speaking with the kids and hoping for a new generation, but all of this in name of Anna his wife.

Justin discovers very quickly that he’s been set up but decides to wait and give a shot at destiny to have Serena all for himself. Serena on the other end doesn’t know about her father until the end of the cruise and after that she takes some time to understand how she feels and if really true her feelings.

Loved how this two handled Daniel, even better when he was the last one to realize that he was right about this two. There’s also a bit of suspense on the end that helps those to understand how much they love each other.

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The MacGregors Readalong 2012!!!

The MacGregor’s series consists of eight books and some of those books have two or three stories in it, therefore we’re spreading this read along out from January til June which is a long time I know, but there will be a review and discussion every three weeks meaning everyone can read along with us and there’s no rush to read each book and to read anything you like in between!

I know there’s a lot to take in as it’s a rather long read along and there are many books involved so here’s the schedule for you all:

January 17th Review of The MacGregors: Serena & Caine (Playing The Odds; Tempting Fate)
January 18th Serena & Caine discussion all at Swept Away Again!


February 7th Review of The MacGregors: Alan & Grant (Tempting Fate; All The Possibilities)
February 8th Alan & Grant discussion all at Smitten with Reading!


February 28th Review of The MacGregors: Daniel & Ian (For Now, Forever; In From The Cold)
February 29th Daniel & Ian discussion all at Paperback Daydreamer!


March 20th Review of Rebellion
March 21st Rebellion discussion all at The Bookaholic Cat!


April 10th Review of The MacGregor Brides
April 11th The MacGregor Brides discussion all at Swept Away Again!


May 1st Review of The Winning Hand
May 2nd The Winning Hand discussion all at Smitten with Reading!


May 22nd Review of The MacGregor Grooms
May 23rd The MacGregor Grooms discussion all at Paperback Daydreamer!

June 12th Review of The Perfect Neighbour

June 13th The Perfect Neighbour discussion all at The Bookaholic Cat!

 

Christi Snow  from Smitten with Reading, Ally from Swept Away Again, Deanna from Paperback Daydreamer and Marcela from The Bookaholic Cat will all take a turn at reviewing a book and holding a discussion of the book on the following day.

I first bought this series when Harlequin Brazil released on the Duette and loved. This was my firsts books from Nora Roberts and since them I’ve feel in love with her creations. Reread this will be tons of fun.