The Calhoun women

ORDINE DI LETTURA per la serie delle CALHOUN WOMEN di NORA ROBERTS

READING ORDER for the CALHOUN WOMEN series by NORA ROBERTS

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1) Courting Catherine - Catherine, una ragazza da corteggiare: Lei, Catherine Calhoun, meccanico di paese che non ha mai messo il naso fuori dal borgo natio, è la piccola signora di un castello, insieme alle sue splendide sorelle: Amanda, Lilah e Suzanna. Lui, Trenton St.James, è un importante uomo d'affari di Boston, ricco, influente, abituato alle belle macchine, alla bella vita e alle belle donne. Non sembrerebbero gli ingredienti adatti a una miscela esplosiva, eppure basta aggiungere gli ingenui stratagemmi di una zia un po'intrigante, il mistero di una leggendaria collana di smeraldi appartenuta a un'antenata delle ragazze Galhoun perché' il tutto...

Headstrong beauty Catherine "C.C." Calhoun wasn't going to let anyone take away the Towers. Especially not handsome hotel magnate Trenton St. James. For Trent, this was strictly business, but C.C.'s mix of fire and fury led his mind in an unexpectedly different direction! Courting Catherine is a title from a series The Calhoun Women which was first published in 1990 and has recently been reissued. Once again it is similar to Nora Roberts' other romance books from series but still worth the journey and destination. An eligible bachelor is invited by an aunt to possibly buy the home of her four nieces. Her nieces parents died years before in a plane crash and now the white elephant of a home is slowly becoming a burden none of them can afford. Aunt Coco has invited Trent St. James to the house for a few days. He is interested in possibly acquiring the property and house for his conglomerate, but Aunt Coco also has another type of merger in mind with four eligible nieces. What Trent and one of the sisters, Catherine doesn't expect though is to fall in love. There is also a mystery angle to this book as the sisters and Trent try to find an unbelievable and legendary emerald necklace given to their great grandmother by their great grandfather. And as an added element to the book is a glimpse into the life and love of their great grandmother Bianca.

2) A Man for Amanda - Amanda, una donna da amare: Una donna, due uomini: Amanda Calhoun, efficiente donna in carriera, impegnata insieme alle sue sorelle nella ricerca di una preziosa collana di smeraldi appattenuta a una sua antenata; Sloan O'Riley, architetto, incaricato dei lavori di ristrutturazione di casa Calhoun; William Livingston, all'apparenza distinto uomo d'affari, interessato alla collana e alle leggende che la circondano. Un triangolo in cui il giallo lascia spazlo al rosa di un sentimento che assomiglia sempre più all'amore. Finché...

A slow drawl was all Amanda Calhoun heard when she walked into the wall of denim and muscle that was Sloan O'Riley, the architect hired to renovate the Towers. Amanda found Sloan's easygoing manner infuriating. But his smile just might change her mind. . . . A Man for Amanda continues the romantic tale of the four Calhoun sisters from Bar Harbor, Maine. This book picks up a few months after the first title, Courting Catherine, wherein the sisters seek to find a way to preserve the home that has been in their family for over 80 years. Now the on eve of Catherine's marriage to Trent, we are told the story of a second sister, Amanda. Amanda Calhoun works for a local hotel on Bar Harbor as the assistant manager. Beautiful and bright, she looks forward to the time when her ancestral home, The Towers will become both home and a boutique hotel which she will manage. A rather grounded young woman she never expected to fall for the Harvard educated architect, Sloan O'Reilly, from Oklahoma who has been hired to begin the renovations on the sister's home. This book also continues the sister's search concerning the whereabouts of family heirlooms, a matched set of emerald earrings and necklace owned by the Calhoun women's great-grandmother, Bianca. And also answers the question as to whey there such noticeable hostility from Sloan towards another one of the sisters, Susannah when he's just met the family.

3) For the Love of Lilah - Lilah, una sconosciuta coraggiosa: Bellissima e disinibita, Lilah Calhoun ha avuto dozzine di uomini, ma ha sempre sognato il vero amore. E quando, in una notte di tempesta, salva la vita a Maxwell Quatermain che si è buttato in mare da uno yacht per sfuggire a due banditi armati, capisce immediatamente che quell'uomo, un professore di storia in grado di aiutarla nella ricerca della famosa collana di smeraldi, fa proprio al caso suo, ragion per cui...

Adrift in a storm, Professor Max Quartermain must have hallucinated the beautiful mermaid who came to his rescue. But Lilah was no mystical creature--she was a woman of flesh and blood, and undeniable attracted to the intense and mysterious stranger. For Love of Lilah by Nora Roberts continues the saga first began with Courting Catherine. In this book Lilah Calhoun is determined to live her own life until she rescues Max Quartermain from a stormy sea. And Max a rather reserved history professor doesn't exactly know what to make of why he was in the sea until he meets with the rather unusual Calhoun family. But almost immediately the one thing he realizes is that they are in danger and that he's also falling in love with one of them. Another good read in a series devoted to four sisters and their loves. Inlcuded in the romance is the paralellingstory of their great grandmothers love for an artist and her tragic death. And also the search for an emerald necklace which may or may not be in the house or the grounds and has attracted the attention of an unsavory man determined to find the necklace at all cost.

4) Suzanne’s Surrender - Suzanna, un'amica ritrovata: Mettendosi sulle tracce del ladro di smeraldi che da lungo tempo minaccia la sua famiglia, Suzanna si imbatte in Holt Bradford, una vecchia conoscenza. Ben presto i fantasmi del passato incideranno sul suo destino, trasformando un'amicizia adolescenziale in qualcosa di più profondo. E come per le altre sue sorelle, anche per lei la ricerca degli smeraldi coinciderà con il raggiungimento di una felicità a lungo rincorsa.

Burned-out and tired as hell, all ex-cop Holt Bradford wanted to do was relax. But when beautiful single mom Suzanna invaded his solitude to search for the missing Calhoun emeralds, he couldn't say no. Holt had changed from a bad-boy teen to a dangerously sexy man, but Suzanna couldn't risk her well-ordered life for a man who made her mouth go dry . . . Suzanne's Surrender is the fourth book in the Calhoun series and this time the book revolves around the fourth sister, Suzanne. In my opinion this was one of the better book in this series although I enjoyed all of them as I always do when I read Nora Roberts series books or trilogies. Suzanne lives in the Towers at Bar Harbor, Maine with her two precocious children -- a son and daughter, Now a single parent and owner of a nursery and flower shop, Suzanne was once married to a vicious man and is well rid of him. But fate has two surprises in store for Suzanne. One is that her sister just married the brother of a woman who had a child with her former husband before they were married. And the other is a good looking man who can't seem to stay away from Suzanne. The fact that Holt is the grandson of the artist Suzanne's great grandmother Bianca fell in love with all of those years before is as intriguing as the man himself. And as the relationship flowers, Holt and Suzanne begin to feel as if history is repeating itself although there longings can be realized. And all the while there is somebody out there who is determined to find the family emeralds which were given to Bianca by her husband so that she will stay with him. I found this book not only interesting to learn more about Suzanne but also about the artist who loved Bianca and how this love affair affected future generations not only of the Calhouns but the artist's family as well.

5) Megan’s Mate: La cognata delle sorelle Calhoun, Megan O'Riley e il suo giovane figlio sono andati lontani per diventare i nuovi inquilini di The Towers. Fredda come una brezza atlantica, Megan ha sepolto le sue passioni e giurato che mai lascierà che il suo cuore controlli la sua vita. Ma quando il capitano Nate Fury cambia la sua rotta per lei, la pratica signora è sconvolta dal suo formifabile charme. Megan's Mate di Nora Roberts è l'ultimo libro della serie delle sorelle Calhoun e mostra il personaggio della sorella di Sloan O'Reilly, Megan. Chi ha letto i libri precedenti della serie ricorderà che Megan è rimasta incinta a 17 anni di un uomo che stava per sposare Suzanna Calhoun. Quando Sloan incontra e decide di sposare Amanda, la famiglia ha dovuto fare i conti con il fatto che Megan aveva un figlio che era in qualche modo imparentato non solo con i due bambini di Suzanna ma che un giorno sarebbe entrato nella famiglia Calhoun. Ed ora quel giorno è arrivato quando Megan e suo figlio si trasferiscono a The Towers mentre Megan va a lavorare come ragioniera per i molti affari della famiglia. Come se il cambiamento nella vita della famiglia non fosse sufficiente, Megan mette gli occhi su uno dei soci in affari dei mariti delle sorelle. E come solo la Roberts può scrivere, l'amore sboccia ma non prima una piccola guerra tra queste due persone.

Calhoun sister-in-law Megan O'Riley and her young son had traveled far to become the Towers' newest residents. Cool as an Atlantic breeze, Megan buried her passions and vowed never to let her heart control her life. But when boat captain Nate Fury set his course for her, the practical lady was swept away by his formidable charm. Megan's Mate by Nora Roberts is the last book in the Calhoun women series and features Sloan O'Reilly's sister. Megan. Readers of the four previous books in the series may recall that Megan at 17 became pregnant with a child by a man who was about to marry Suzanna Calhoun. When Sloan meets and decides to marry Amanda the family has to come to terms with the fact that Megan has a son that is related not only to Suzanna's two children but may very well someday fit into the Calhoun family. And now that time has come as Megan and her son take up residence in The Towers with her son and Megan goes to work as the accoutant for the families many businesses.As if the adjustment to family life isn't enough, Megan catches the eye of one of the sister's husbands partners. And as only Ms. Roberts can write love blooms but not before there is a tug of war between these two people.