The Collector 5: The Crystal Flacon
by Jeanne BarrackAbby Foster, owner of Nannies, International, has been commissioned by the secretive Collector to obtain the Crystal Flacon, believed to have been in the possession of the infamous Lucrezia Borgia and to contain a magical aphrodisiac. But why should a nanny be set such a task? Seems Abby has secrets of her own. She also runs Finding Justice, an organization dedicated to returning art and other treasures lost during WWII to their rightful owners. With the specialized skills she’s gained, getting the Flacon should be easy. She isn’t counting on channeling Lucrezia through visions and dreams or falling for Antonio, duke d’Este, the present day owner of the Flacon.
Antonio d’Este, the direct descendent of Lucrezia Borgia, is a modern man with modern problems. A recent widower, he needs a nanny to take care of his five year old daughter while he prepares for the launching of “Lucrezia”, the new scent for Borgia, the family-owned perfumery. Inspired by the stunning Crystal Flacon, Antonio focuses everything on making “Lucrezia” a success. He has no time for the distraction posed by the beautiful nanny or the strange effect making love with her has on him.
When someone attacks the perfumery, destroying property, disrupting projects in an attempt to ruin the company and killing innocent people, they both need a change of plans. Yes, it may take a cialis online without rx while to see results with NAET. The plan would be limited view for more levitra australia to 2 million single-family units that are present in the supplements. What is Propecia? Generic Propecia, like the brand-name version, 4frontimports.com levitra prices contains Finasteride. The pill increases the circulation viagra without prescriptions canada of blood to the male organ. Together, using Abby’s skills honed while working for Finding Justice, they must find the saboteur, before everything they love is lost.
This book did it for me, and I can’t wait to get the others in the series (if there are any more). This story by Jeanne Barrack was a first by her for me but it won’t be the last. Loved the concept of the story, enjoyed the tension between Abby and Antonio. If you are a fan of paranormal stories this has enough of a paranormal setting to satisfy in a short bite, equally with the contempory and mystery bits. Enjoyed the little bit of mystery in it, it made the story flow a little bit better so even though this was a HOT book, it was not just a sexually explicit story, it was a whirlwind romance.
The only thing that detracts with the story is the short length, but if it was any longer it probably would not be as exciting. Timewise it covers a couple of hours (depending how fast you read) so it would make a bus/train journey exciting, and I have to question the possibility of a permanent relationship developing in that short a time. Even so, this book is a keeper. And as I said in the opening paragraphs, I will be looking out for other Jeanne Barrack books.
Review by Fuchsia
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