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I'm not usually one for the romance novel...but this time Jude Deveraux has thrown enough mystery into the mix to get me hooked. The main characters are likable and while the situation might not be completely believable, it was a fun romp with some good old fashioned intrigue.

I am a big Jude Deveraux fan and this was a fairly good story. Not one of her best, but interesting and fun to read, which is why I gave it 3 1/2 stars. Like so many authors now, it seems like they just piece stories together to sell another book. This story was interesting, but not quite believable. A good read, but not a great read.

This is the first of her books i've read and i loved it loved it loved it!!!! It went by so fast....i couldnt put it down! Im exausted while writing this right now b/c i had couldnt go to sleep last night until i finished it.... Perfect combination of romance & mystery expertly woven into one page-turning read... I will definitly be reading more of her books!!

I enjoyed this book a lot, and regarded it as more true-to-life than some of the other reviewers. It begins with a young girl's secret crush on a young man, which was embarrassing to her to remember, as an adult. So when she has an opportunity to work for the same man as a nanny for his motherless daughter, years later, she keeps her painful memories of her summer crush a secret, and becomes a nanny and housekeeper to the man who doesn't remember her as a child...she hopes. Then a neighbor's mystery envelops them and the child with danger...
It's a good mystery mixed with romance, with memories of how painful puppy love can be to a child. I gave it five stars.

I really enjoyed this book. I have read almost all of Jude Deveraux's books, and this was a little different then most of her stories. There was action and mystery that made the story line move along. A quick read that I was anxious to finish.

At age twelve, Cassandra Madden fell in love with Jefferson Ames, a young man she met at one of her mother's business conferences. For years, Cassandra held on to this unrequited love in order to cope with her loneliness and the pain of her mother's coldness; even after meeting a man she thought she might marry, her heart yearned for Jeff.

In a decisive moment, Cassandra calls off her pending engagement and travels to Williamsburg, Virginia, to become the nanny to the now-widowed Jeff's young daughter. But the object of her desire barely notices her. That is, until the day she hears shots coming from the mansion of an eccentric neighbor, a world-renowned actress. Stepping into a world of deception, where no one is who they claim to be, Cassandra must unravel the secrets all around her--before she and Jeff can ever find happiness together.