WITH THIS RING rang all my bells for exciting danger as only Ms.
Quick’s heroines seem to know how to do so well. Plus she always gives you an
eccentric hero whom can also melt your toes as he takes command in the
love department. This hero is extremely exciting and very inventive as he
is caught in the net of love thrown by a novel writer of all people. This
story goes right off the Richter scale with chills and thrills as horrid
writer Beatrice Poole is investigating her uncle’s murder. She’s hot on
the trail of the Rings of Aphrodite that she thinks her uncle spent the
balance of his fortune on, leaving her niece Arabella without a dowry and
thereby no prospect of getting married.
Beatrice arrives on the eve of a bad storm at the Earl of Monkcrest’s
home seeking his help as a known authority on antiquities and ancient
legends. The earl is a legend himself and is known as the Mad Monk of
Monkcrest. However, the Mad Monk has met his match in Beatrice for in a
short time the woman has managed to infuriate, irritate, and interest him.
She is a take charge woman and very stubborn and finds the earl
fascinating and thinks he could be one of her heroes in her novels. Just
wait until you see how Beatrice handles some of the situations that arise.
You are going to love this one!
You are in for a roller-coaster ride as Leo and Beatrice put their
heads and hearts together to solve the mystery surrounding the Rings of
Aphrodite. This is the kind of book you sit and read and say the heck
with anything else! A lightning read.
Suzanne “I’d Love to go on A Midnight Investigation with the Mad Monk” Coleburn
Beatrice Poole goes to Leo Monkcrest to help her in finding the
Rings of Aphrodite. Beatrice needs the rings so she can sell them and get a
dowry for her cousin Arabella. Beatrice and Leo form a partnership to find
the rings.
This book is different because both Beatrice and Leo have been married and
everyone in society believes it was a love match on both sides, but Beatrice
married a man in love with another and Leo's wife hated the physical side of
marriage.
I really enjoyed this one, I liked that Beatrice made a career for herself
after being widowed as an authoress of horrid novels and she ran a school to
help young girls get off the streets but teaching them French and skills
that will help them get employment in the best households. Leo is not as hotheaded as some of the heroes in other Amanda Quick books, he
didn't jump at a chance (or was even tempted) to accept a challenge from a suitor of Arabella's.
With all the talk about Viagra I couldn't help but laugh at the popularity of
the stuff that Dr. Cox made for male impotency.
I think this is one of the best Amanda Quick novels and has quickly become
one of my favorites.
Barb Hicks
