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Description edit
In one extraordinary moment, Darcy Wallace was transformed from being down-on-her-luck into a millionaire sharing candlelight dinners with Robert MacGregor Blade. Mac was the most seductive man she ever met -- though he certainly wasn't the marrying kind. But Darcy was feeling lucky...So with... read more
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Characters edit
- Darcy Wallace: After she left her old life that didn't satisfy her, Darcy was able to pursue her dreams.
- Robert MacGregor Blade: He is known as Mac. Owner of the Comanche in Las Vegas.
- Daniel MacGregor: Mac's grandfather and head of the MacGregors.
- Serena MacGregor Blade: Mac's mother.
- Justin Blade: Mac's father.
- Gerald Peterson: The man that made Darcy's life miserable after she refused him.
- Caine MacGregor: Mac's uncle; he was attorney general of the United States.
- Alan MacGregor: Mac's uncle; he was twice president of the United States.
Quotes edit
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“That must be the nervous fairy now.”
Mac -
“Oh, I play the odds. And the occasional hunch.”
Mac -
“I guess that's what I'm doing. I want to write books,”
Darcy -
“Stop apologizing. It's a very annoying habit.”
Mac -
“You saved my life. I know that sounds dramatic, but it's the way I feel.”
Darcy -
“Wings. I expected to see little fairy wings.”
Mac -
“This is a wonderful place. It has everything. Wonderful surprises around every comer. It's like living in a castle.”
Darcy -
“How did one describe Daniel MacGregor?”
Mac -
“Good blood. Strong stock. You can be proud of your heritage, lass.”
Daniel -
“Fangs were bared, Blade. And murder was in the air. I believe he's seriously smitten.”
Serena -
“Subtle's my middle name”
Daniel -
“This isn't the place for you, Darcy from Kansas. You don't even know where you are.”
Mac -
“Whoever said money couldn't buy happiness must have been happy to begin with.”
Darcy -
“Because it seems to me I'd be a fool to settle for less than the best.”
Darcy -
“The MacGregor's fondest wish is to see all of his grandchildren married and producing babies.”
Mac -
“Just how was he going to deal with the fact that the woman who had just ripped the skin off his hide utterly fascinated him?”
Mac -
“Everything's so bright here, so bold. Nothing's too high or too big or too fast. Nothing's impossible here.”
Darcy -
“Where do they get this idea that I'm scheming behind their backs?”
Daniel -
“What the devil's wrong with devious? Devious gets the job done, doesn't it?”
Daniel -
“He said wanting is easy, but loving isterrifying.”
Mac
Setting & Locations edit
- Las Vegas: the place where a minute you are rich and the other broke. And viceversa.
- The Comanche: Mac's casino.
- Hyannis Port: Daniel's castle.
- Trader's Corners, Kansas
First Sentence edit
When her car sputtered and died a mile outside of Las Vegas, Darcy Wallace seriously considered staying where she was and baking to death under the brutal desert sun.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 12
Series & Lists edit
This is book 8 of 11 in The MacGregors. (standard series)
Preceded by The MacGregor Brides, and followed by The MacGregor Grooms.
This book is in De Complete MacGregor Clan. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nora Roberts (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Silhouette
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0373242026
Page Count: 250
Publisher: Silhouette
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0373242026
Page Count: 250
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3568.O243W56 2008
- Dewey: 813.54
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