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When her twin sister,
Zoe goes missing, Ariana Costas comes home to New Jersey to be with her
eccentric family and find out what happened to Zoe.
Ari moved from New Jersey to Vermont to get
away from her family who are con-artists of the nicest kind, who come
up with
one scam after another. Ari wanted away from that life and their ways,
but
ended up estranging herself from her family, especially Zoe. Determined to find Zoe, Ari comes home, only
to soon find herself being shot at and being held in the arms of a
gorgeous
stranger, who proves to know more about Zoe than he is willing to share. What happened to Zoe? Can
Ari trust this man who saved her life?
Detective Quinn
Donovan has spent years undercover to bring down local casino owner,
Damon, for
his money laundering schemes and won't let anything stand in his way. But when Ariana Costas arrives in New Jersey,
she might just blow his investigation. Quinn vows to do whatever it
takes to
keep Ari out of danger, but when she lands a job at the casino, he
wonders how
he will keep her safe when she keeps taking chances. Quinn soon finds
his well
planned life spinning out of control.
His attraction to Ari proves almost more than he can
bear. Can Quinn keep his personal feelings
out of
his investigation?
Quinn and Ari come
together with secrets, risks to their hearts and a bond that can't be
broken. But can all secrets be
overlooked? Can Ari accept her family and realize that she is really a
Jersey
girl at heart?
Carly Phillips
enchants readers with Ariana Costas, Quinn Donovan, and the eccentric
Costas
family, teenage Samantha who is embraced by Ariana and her family,
Quinn's
partner Connor and a monkey named Spank.
Under the Boardwalk
is delightful from beginning to end.
There is endless action, fun, intrigue and sexual
intensity between Ari
and Quinn, which keep the reader enthralled and hating to see this
story end. Ari is a delightful heroine who
had a lot of
soul-searching to do and come to terms with what is most important in
life. Quinn, what to say about this
hunk? All I can say is that he is a Detective I would commit a crime
just to
meet! He is absolutely wonderful, sexy
and has a heart of gold. All the
characters from Ari and Quinn to the secondary ones, as well as Spank,
are some
of the most fun and endearing characters of Ms. Phillips to date for
this
reader. I was charmed, seduced and want
to be a member of this crazy, yet wonderfully loving family.
Fall for love Under
the Boardwalk; it is the
latest Carly Phillips tale to add to one's library.
No collection is complete without it!
Reviewed by Tracey West
for The Road to Romance
March 4, 2004
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