| | The Seductive One (The Marcelli Sisters of Pleasure Road, Book 3) |  | Author: Susan Mallery
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1682800
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Thorndike Large Print
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 438
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.7 x 1
ISBN: 0786261765
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780786261765
ASIN: 0786261765
Publication Date: March 2, 2004
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Book 3 in The Marcelli Sisters Trilogy A USA Today Bestselling Author Of all the Marcelli sisters, the one who dreams of running the family's winery is Brenna - and she's about to get her chance. But taking the helm at Marcelli Winery is tougher than she bargained for - especially when she butts heads with her grandfather, whose Old World ways dictate that a male should inherit the business. In need of some fast capital in order to prove her grandfather wrong, Brenna turns to Nic Giovanni, her family's nemesis. Available only in Basic 7.
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 Follow your heart April 25, 2008
Sometimes you must go where your heart tells. That doesn't mean that you are right or wrong. That you'll be happy or sad. That you'll regret what you've done or you'll enjoy it. To understand my saying you must read this book.
 The third outing for the Marcelli's is a charmer! May 23, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Brenna Marcelli has always dreamed of running the Marcelli family vineyard; her family jokes that wine flows through her veins. But family patriarch Grandpa Lorenzo insists that running the winery is a man's job. That's kind of hard to do when the Marcelli's only have four daughters. But a secret from the family's past comes to light that could dash Brenna's dreams. Newly divorced, Brenna returns to the family's Santa Barbara winery/estate and decides to start up a boutique winery, turning to former lover Nic Giovanni for the capital. Making matters difficult is that the Giovanni's and the Marcelli's have had a long-standing feud, not to mention the secret relationship Brenna and Nic had a decade earlier that ended when she chose her family over him. Nic is willing to loan her the money; but at what cost? Sparks fly when the two realize that there are unresolved feelings between the two. Will Nic avenge his family or fight for the woman he has always loved?
Mallery's third in the Marcelli series features a striking couple who are equals. Brenna is no shrinking violet and Nic is her equal in temperament and ambition. The books are best if read in order since key plot points are revealed over the five books. The series (in order) includes: The Sparkling One (****), The Sassy One (***), The Seductive One (****), The Marcelli Bride (****), and the abysmal The Marcelli Princess (**).
 The best of the trilogy January 6, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read the Marcelli sisters trilogy all at once. I found Mallery's writing for the first two books dull and a bit boring. In the 21st century, I did not understand how someone could write about this all-consuming pressure to marry at 18 and have babies. Yes, I know they all wind up being independent career women and eventually marry their true loves. But two out of the four marry at 18, one almost marries at 18, all with disastrous results.
This last book, Brenna's story, is by far the best of the three. Her long-suppressed desire for Nic drew me in from the first page. Their love story was passionate and delicious and I felt their pull and draw towards one another mature as beautifully as each step of winemaking was described. While I felt ho-hum about Katie and Francesca's stories, this one saved the day for me.
One huge disappointment with the series is this: Throughout THREE books, the entire focus is the wedding -- planning, talking, cooking, making the darn wedding dresses (a very important part of every book) and WE DON'T GET A WEDDING!! Couldn't Mallery have at least concluded with the slam bang, get-the-tissues-out, fabulous Italian triple wedding that they've been talking about the whole time??? For that alone, I dropped this book a star.
Mildly entertaining, but don't expect too much.
Perfect Love Story August 17, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Seductive One (Marcelli Sisters of Pleasure Road)by Susan Mallery was another hit for this author. There has been a feud between the Marcelli and Giovanni families for decades. The feud started because of lies and may be fueled by more. A great Romeo and Juliet love story with a nice twist. I am off to read the rest of the beginning of the series - oops.
Check out the whole series; The Sparkling One (1),The Sassy One (2),The Seductive One (3), The Marcelli Bride (4),The Marcelli Princess (5 coming out 2007).
The Seductive One July 10, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have just discovered Susan Mallery and am truly enjoying this series.
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