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THE RIYAL

“THE RIVAL is an exemplary examplc of an author doing exquisite period rcsearch ... I was completely enamored of the characters and their inlricate personalities ... A thor-oughly entenaining and bewitching read."

—Oid Bock Barn Gazette

“Engaging ... Love scencs sizzle ... A wcll-paced, entertain-ing read. Ms. Joyce writes in a breathless, gripping style.... Passions abound in THE RIVAL ... Ms. Joyce is a talented writer. I look forward to ber next book."    —Regency World

“Brenda Joyce will keep you tuming pages. Hot and sen-sual! Fantasuc! 5 Bells!”    —Bell, Bock, and Candle

“Brenda Joyce gives us an instant classic ... Powerful, sen-sational. and extraordinary—clearly one of the best books of the year.”    —Under the Covers

“Right off the bat 1 can say btiy this book. It is fabulous! Truthfully l could not put it down. i was reading it night and day once I started . . . This story is a humdinger by Ms. Joyce. It will have you tied in knots ... I don’t know how she does it, but Ms. Joyce just keeps getting better and bet-ter. This was so good I want to read it agaip soon ... Filled with so much mystery and mayhem that you may want to reread it yourself. This is dełinitely a ‘keeper.’ It’s got a lit-tle bit of everything that makes a super-duper book told by a master storyteller.”    —Belles <& Beaux of Romance

“Powerful storytelling with unforgettabie characters.”

—Writer !s Write