USA Today and or Publishers Weekly bestseller lists With books translated into than a dozen different languages she has readers around the world and has twice been nominated for Romance s Writers of America prestigious RITA award In 2009 she was given a Career Achievement Award from RT Bookclub and was named Historical Storyteller of the year in 2003 In 2008 she was the keynote speaker for the Romance Writers of American annual conference in San Francisco Victoria credits much of her writing success to her experiences as a reporter. Her years as a broadcast journalist were spent in two radically different areas of the country Nebraska and West Virginia In West Virginia.

Librarian Note There is than one author in the GoodReads database with this name site_link See this thread for information New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander was an award winning television reporter until she discovered fiction was much fun than real life She turned to writing full time and is still shocked it worked out. Since the publication of her first book in 1995 she has written thirty one full length novels and six novellas The Perfect Wife originally published in 1996 and reissued in March 2008 hit 1 on the New York Times list Sixteen of her books are bestsellers hitting the New York Times USA Today and or Publishers Weekly bestseller lists With books translated into than a dozen different langu Librarian Note There is than one author in the GoodReads database with this name site_link See this thread for information New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander was an award winning television reporter until she discovered fiction was much fun than real life She turned to writing full time and is still shocked it worked out. Since the publication of her first book in 1995 she has written thirty one full length novels and six novellas The Perfect Wife originally published in 1996 and reissued in March 2008 hit 1 on the New York Times list Sixteen of her books are bestsellers hitting the New York Times she covered both natural and manmade disasters She was on the scene when a power plant construction accident in a small town left 52 men dead She once spent the night on a mountain waiting to learn of the fate of coal miners trapped in a mine collapse Victoria was producing a newscast when her husband who worked at the same television station and several other journalists were held hostage by a disturbed Vietnam veteran In Nebraska she reported on the farm crisis and watched people lose land that had been in their families for generations She covered the story that was the basis of the movie BOYS DON T CRY and once acted as the link between police and a gunman who had barricaded himself in his home Her investigative work exposed the trucking of New York City garbage to a small town dump in rural Nebraska. During her journalism career Victoria covered every president from Ford to Clinton She knows firsthand what it feels like to be surrounded by rising floodwaters and inside a burning building She s interviewed movie stars including Kevin Costner ridden an elephant and flown in a governor s helicopter She s covered a national political convention and Pope John Paul II s historic visit to Denver as well as small town festivals celebrating everything from walnuts to Glen Miller Her work was honored by numerous organizations including the Associated Press who called a feature about a firefighter s school story telling genius It was the encouragement she needed to turn from news to fiction She s never looked back. Victoria claims her love of romance and journalism is to due to the influence of her favorite comic book character Lois Lane a terrific reporter and a great heroine who pursued Superman with an unwavering determination And why not He was extremely well drawn. Victoria grew up traveling the world as an Air Force brat Today she lives in Omaha Nebraska with her husband and her dogs Victoria had two bearded collies Sam and Louie named from characters in one of her books Sam on the left the best dog in the world for 13 years passed away in September 2010 Louie took on the position of loyal companion and did a fine job even though he doesn t understand that kitchen counter surfing is not allowed Now he s been joined by Reggie also a faithful companion. They all live happily ever after in a house under constant renovation and the accompanying parade of men in tool belts And never ending chaos Victoria laughs a great deal she has to site_link A pleasant read but not much conflict other than Will they won t they A lighter historical romance with plenty of dialogue and conversations About a couple who knows they aren t right for each other although they feel so right together Samuel is a really sweet guy the kind of hero you can t help but love. De keurige Engelse weduwe Lady Delilah Hargate beleeft een romantische en passionele nacht met de rijke Amerikaanse zakenman Samuel Russell Ondanks dat het een onvergetelijke nacht was geeft ze hem te kennen dat het bij die ene nacht moet blijven. Tot haar verrassing en schrik is hij uitgenodigd voor de bruiloft van haar zuster hij is namelijk een vriend en zakenpartner van de bruidegom Sam is al 2 weken voor de bruiloft aanwezig op het landgoed omdat hij en Grayson samen een automobiel hebben aangeschaft om in te gaan investeren Delilah en Sam hebben dus ruim de tijd om nader tot elkaar te komen. Zoals gewoonlijk bij deze schrijfster zijn er weer heel wat amusante conversaties Helaas gebeurt er te weinig om het verhaal vlot te laten verlopen daarom 3 sterren De volgende delen zijn niet meer vertaald verschenen omdat de uitgever is gestopt met deze boeken Romance History Fiction 3. 75 Romance History Fiction 2 1 2 stars Won this book via First Reads from Goodreads This was an ok book by Victoria Alexander I would have liked it much better without Delilah or if Delilah pulled her head out of her a and her nose out of the air don t ask me how she manages to do both of these things at once I don t understand it but she can do these anatomically impossible feats with ease and without ceasing. Delilah has been married before It was not a good marriage in part due to reasons that are revealed over the course of the book Delilah thought she loved her first husband When she decides it is time to marry again she determines that she must marry someone suitable who is rich and prestigious and she does not want love to be in the equation at all because she doesn t trust it The author created a very artificial and stiff seeming construct for why Delilah feel she cannot marry for love again Indeed Delilah is rejecting the love that she feels for Samuel as close as 10 pages to the end of the book Delilah is so rigid and stubborn about her insistence that she and Samuel cannot marry for love because they don t have anything in common that she makes Delilah be almost completely unsympathetic My notes about Delilah throughout the book consist of things like Samuel is right Delilah IS a bitch and omg give it a rest already I did not like Delilah even a little until close to the end of the book And by then even though she became slightly likeable I had so much steam built up about how horrible and pig headed she was that I didn t want her to have a HEA. I do like Samuel He was far nicer to Delilah than she warranted which did make me a little frustrated with him He was a good friend and a pretty honorable man If only he could have fallen in love with someone else He wasn t a pure saint though I did enjoy him continually twigging snooty and unreasonable Delilah. I did enjoy Ms Alexander s writing style enough that I probably would have finished this book anywaydespite my dislike for the heroine even if I didn t feel compelled to finish it because I won it as a GoodReads First Reads book Romance History Fiction My Rating 1. 5 5Unfortunately I didn t like The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride And honestly it was only because of one thing Delilah If it hadn t been for her I could have easily liked this book but as it turned out I didn t. Delilah was not nice She was mean snobbish rude and quite a shrew She tended to get judgmental insist on staying on her high horse and scorn anything she didn t agree with Let me just give a quick example Sam was investing in cars called motorwagons here and Delilah didn t agree with it She liked her traditions and preferred to stick her head in a hole rather than accept new inventions Okay I would have expected this from a 70 year old but I could go with it However then she went on to get rude and disparaging and somehow got personally offended every time someone praised the invention In another area she resented Sam simply because he didn t do what she wanted him to do disappear from her life so that she didn t have a reminder of her mistake And to build on that she said to Sam s face several times that their time together was a mistake and she honestly couldn t have said it in a contemptuous way when he was being nothing but sweet and honestly trying to court the woman But he didn t fit her vision of a perfect husband so that she adamantly refused to consider marraige again to his face when he hadn t even brought it up and was again nothing but nice to her In fact nice that she deserved If you can t already tell I really didn t like her To the point that I didn t really care what happened because I didn t want her to get a happy ending She for sure ruined the book for me. Sam was truly the saving grace of the book If he hadn t been so utterly adorable and charming and sweet I might have hated this book He was just wonderful a true charmer of a gentleman I just didn t understand why he put up with the crap Delilah kept throwing at him But for myself I adored him. The plot was okay Despite my issues with Delilah I was engaged in the story for most of the way through which is really saying something I ve loved books by this author before so I know for a fact that the only reason I didn t like this book was Delilah Everything else was lovely but that one issue ruined everything else The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride just wasn t the book for me I didn t enjoy it for simply one reason and I honestly can t recommend it But I still look forward to reading from this author in the future I received a complimentary copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Romance History Fiction

The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride (Millworth Manor, #3) By Victoria Alexander

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The bride and groom cordially request the presence of The bride s sister Delilah the very proper widowed Lady Hargate and Samuel Russell the groom s friend a very eligible slightly improper bachelor at their upcoming wedding Lady Hargate and Mr Russell previously acquainted during one unforgettable night in New York City when caution and clothing were thrown to the wind will choose to pretend they have never met before The lady plans to avoid love and its complications at all costs. The gentleman intends to change her mind Guests are invited to enjoy the many diversions of Millworth Manor delightful grounds lavish drawing rooms secluded corners and the chance to discover that one night may have been only the beginning The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride Millworth Manor 3 Novel ini dibuka dgn adegan Delilah yg menyelinap keluar dari kamar hotel Samuel Russell dan Delilah buru buru memutuskan hubungan singkat ini walau Sam keberatan Yg tidak diketahui Delilah adalah Sam itu sahabat baik Grayson calon kakak iparnya. Samuel datang utk menghadiri pernikahan Grayson dan Camille kakak Delilah Mrk terkejut bhw mrk bertemu lagi Tapi sialnya Delilah tetap bertekad tidak mau hubungannya dgn Sam berlanjut walaupun bibit bibit ketertarikan mereka terus berkembang. Tadinya saya kira sifat Delilah ini hanya jinak jinak merpati tapi saya terkejut krn hingga nyaris novel berakhir sifat keras kepala dan mood swing Delilah tetap permanen Saya gak suka dgn sikap Delilah yg selalu berusaha menjauhkan Sam dari dirinya bukan krn keburukan sifat fisik Sam tapi krn ketiadaan gelar Delilah ini cupet kaku tidak pd tempatnya Sombong juga krn menganggap cinta itu gak penting. Saya kasihan dgn Sam yg diremehkan sedemikian rupa oleh Delilah Kalau saya jadi Sam gak bakal gw kejar tipe janda spt Delilah Yep Delilah adalah wanita yg pernah menikah dan suaminya sudah mati yg mewariskan kebohongan dan kesusahan dlm hidupnya saat ini. Yg menarik dari novel ini hanya pd saat itu setting novel ini mengetengahkan penemuan mobil pertama kali yg siap dipromosikan betapa banyaknya pandangan skeptis ttg mesin baru ini Diselipkan juga adanya penemuan telpon dan listrik juga yg nantinya akan membawa perubahan dunia di awal abad 20 Romance History Fiction Entertaining straightforward novel This one actually opened pretty daringly with quite a unique ploy to grab the reader s attention I like how innovative and full of the excitement of invention Alexander s books sometimes are Sort of set on the cusp of modernity It lends to a faster paced story with characters who have flexibility in terms of their actions while still being set in an interesting time period which the author has sufficiently researched or at the least she gives a very good impression of having done so lol While I ve read that some people thought the heroine to be a tad cold I liked her from the start She seemed pretty typically British uppercrust high in the instep prejudiced against Americans and set in her ways We just are maybe used to innocence and charm and egalitarian attitudes from heroines but she was as she was raised to be and seemed realistic to me And at her age she was no longer a fluttery debutante but a mature widow who valued tradition and had recently been made aware once again of how precarious a woman s position could be She was relateable enough despite being wound a little tightly I found interesting too the take on sibling tensions in the book Friendships were also quite well conveyed Hero was of course funny charming and patient with her and all those other assorted good qualities Nice to have a blond hero for a change one gets tired of the tall dark and handsome schtick Last few chapters dragged a bit and were a little cheesy what with the ex fianc e guest appearance and the should I fight or give up loop the characters were on But overall it is a quick easy and enjoyable read Perhaps not a favorite or a spectacular romance for the ages but worthy of at least 4 stars because it was quite well executed Excerpt What is your favorite place in London It was the first thing that popped into his mind My favorite She studied him cautiously Why do you want to know I thought you might like to show me Her eyes narrowed Why would I want to do that My God you re a stubborn woman He shook his head I m trying to be friends Oh well She waved her hand at him Go on then Romance History Fiction Delilah drove me nuts And the ending was so disappointing Romance History Fiction Good story of opposites attracting Delilah is a proper though young Victorian widow who during a trip to New York indulges in one night of adventure She intends it to be a onetime thing with no intention or expectation of seeing Sam again before she returns to England Samuel is an American businessman who is quite taken with her and rather miffed at the way she blows him off However he too doesn t expect to see her again. Fast forward a few months and Delilah is at Millworth Manor helping her sister Camille prepare for her wedding to Grayson Elliott What Happens at Christmas She is stunned to see her adventure walk into the room with Gray and dismayed to discover that he is one of Gray s best friends who has come for the wedding Worried that he ll do or say something about their encounter she waylays him and insists on secrecy Sam who hasn t been able to forget her agrees but only to keep the peace for now. I have to say that especially at the beginning I didn t like Delilah at all Except for that brief moment in New York she came across as snobby uptight and occasionally just plain mean As the book goes on a little bit of why is revealed Like her sisters she was raised to do the proper and expected thing so she married the man her mother chose for her and became the perfect wife She even fell in love with her husband only to find that he didn t feel the same about her though the full details don t come out until later in the book When Sam appears she is extremely rude to him which made me like her even less However it quickly becomes obvious that she s reacting out of a sense of fear That one night with him roused feelings in her that scared her and now she s trying to protect her heart She wants to marry again but has definite ideas of what she wants and a brash American isn t it. On the other hand I did like Sam He s been burned in the past by a woman who was interested in what he had than who he was In spite of that he still believes in love and marriage and wants it for himself He s not really happy with the way Delilah wants to hide what they had but he s a gentleman and agrees. I loved the development of their relationship Delilah is determined to deny what is between them and Sam is equally determined that she admit it The sparks fly between them as she continually tries to push him away and he refuses to be pushed It was fun to see the tradition loving Delilah and the progressive Sam butt heads over which one was right about such modern inventions as the motorwagon by Mr Benz I also liked seeing them move from adversaries to friends Though she refuses to see it they really do have a fair amount in common which shows when they actually spend some time together I loved the support that he gave her when she discovered some shocking news about her late husband Sam wants to pursue the possibilities that he sees in front of them but she insists that they are too different Even after she admits to her sisters that she loves him she still refuses to consider a life with him I ached for Sam because he loved her so much and he couldn t get through to her He s all set to give up on her when a blast from his past makes him realize that giving up is the wrong thing to do The ending was pretty sweet with his contract and the way she had already come to her senses. Throughout the book I also enjoyed the friendship that was there between Sam and Gray They are good enough friends that Sam is able to ask for advice There are some pretty amusing conversations between them including one that takes place as the wedding gets closer and Camille is driving Gray nuts I also liked seeing the advances in the relationship between Delilah and her sisters Camille and Beryl There were still glimpses of the old issues but their support for her was always there Romance History Fiction Over a long time I read a wonderful historical romance book that did not include some mysterious secret that would end the life as we know it if it would come out It was such a relief Victoria Alexander s book The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride deem this title is a mouthful is about two people who shared an adventure who can t stop think about each other but they have nothing else common with each other than this not jet very sure love He is from America and believes in love and fate she is from England and considers all matters of heart not important since she does not believe in love But to the bystander to a reader they are a perfect match they challenge each others intellect their chemistry is off the chart they fight and communicate with each other better that some couples who have lived all their lives together she just dares not believe it could be for real and that it could last. Those two characters are so well written their dialogs are just delight to read the family members around them are excellent example how an estranged family must come together again It was just an really pleasurable read Romance History Fiction.

, 0 starsReviewed for Affaire de Coeur Magazine for the May 2014 issue Romance History Fiction Ik heb de Nederlands talige uitgave gelezen Oneindig avontuur Candlelight Historische roman 1210, The romance didn t really keep my interest just because of Delilah The only reason I stayed engaged was because I wanted to see Sam get a happy ending.Overall rating 3.5 5.5 3