Line:Legend Series: None Book Length: Novella Book Type: eBook Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing ISBN: 9781419933820 MSRP/List Price: $5.60 Our Cover Price: $4.45 Available in Print: No

Hearts and Harbingers By: Olivia Waite (Read Excerpt) E-mail this product to a friend   On the very outskirts of polite society, Millicent Harbinger has always found a way to cover the gaming debts of her wastrel brother Duncan. His most recent losing streak is bound to ruin them, however, and her brother’s solution is to arrange for Mill to marry the odious Lord Wart. In desperation, Mill decides to anonymously sell her virtue at a well-reputed brothel and kill two birds with one stone—she will have enough money to cover the debt, and her status as a fallen woman will dissuade Lord Wart from claiming her as his bride.   Jasper Goldeby, Marquess of Holder, takes one look at Mill’s piercing green eyes and purchases her favors at double the asking price—a fortune that could support the Harbingers for life. The night Mill and Jasper share astonishes and transforms them both—and Jasper quickly realizes one night could never be enough. Quantity:

Product Rating: (4.33)   # of Ratings: 6   (Only registered customers can rate) (Only registered customers can rate) 5 - Must Read! 4 - Recommended reading 3 - Enjoyable 2 - Could be better 1 - Not recommended 0% 50% 100% Sort: New to Old RE-SORT COMMENTS: Helpful to Less Helpful Less Helpful to Helpful New to Old Old to New High to Low Rating Low to High Rating Showing comments 1-4 of 4 1. Romancing the Book on 9/3/2011, said: Reviewed by Molly for Romancing the Book -- Well. I wasn't expecting this to be a book I would really enjoy. While I like steamy romance novels, this one was WAY beyond steamy and I still REALLY enjoyed this! Olivia Waite has a beautiful writing talent and one that I would love to read more work by. She instantly drew me in and took me a wonderful whirl wind ride in this short novella. A historical novella through and through, with Mill being married off to a man she doesn't love, and turning to live life in a brothel as tainted lady. I could just see the brothel rise before my eyes. Wow! And Jasper.....oh my! I would LOVE to have a Jasper in my life! Jasper and Mill hit it off instantly. The passion and sparks that flew between them was absolutely mind blowing. A tale of love being found in the most unexpected places, Jasper and Mill will touch your heart and pull you into the erotic ride of a passion filled night full of steam. I would definitely recommend this novella to all who enjoy a good, HOT, steamy romance story. It's a quick, enjoyable ride and full of some laughable moments, too. Definitely a 4 star book in this reader's opinion! I can't wait to read more Olivia Waite work! Was this comment helpful? yes no   (1 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 2. RWR - www.RomanceWritersReviews.com on 7/18/2011, said: Review: Hearts and Harbinger by Olivia Waite was a remarkable book about finding love in unlikely places. The book is HOT, steamy and even funny at times! Millicent doesn’t want to be forced to marry someone to cover her brothers gambling problems so she decided to sell herself at a brothel. She would rather do that than marry Lord Wart. What Mill finds is so much more, but it’s just for 1 night right? I would defiantly read more books by Olivia Waite!! Rating 5 out of 5 stars Reviewed by Wanda For RWR Was this comment helpful? yes no   (1 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 3. A on 5/27/2011, said: Very nice! Love the cover art. The author's voice is so pleasant. The story contains a lovely ambiguity -- it's sold as a Regency but it could take place anytime in the 19th C. Every character "works" in this story, not a single line of dialogue or character action lacks purpose. Took off one star because I felt the erotica lacked the same emotional depth as the rest of the writing (it came across a bit too technical to me.) I also found the ending somewhat contrived and unbelieveable. It's just too far a stretch to me that a couple sharing a secret one night stand transitions to love at first sight and marriage proposal. No action or character exchange "showed" me the couple had anything in common or anything on which to build love/romance. These are small flaws, however. Overall, this is a well-written novella worth the read. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (4 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 4. Cat on 5/26/2011, said: This is a really sweet book - predictable in a lot of ways but very sweet, hot sex, and good chemistry between the characters. Like most books this could be longer.... just to make a great story even better but it was still a great book! >^..^< Was this comment helpful? yes no   (5 people found this comment helpful, 1 did not) Showing comments 1-4 of 4