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by: Michele Jaffe  List Price: $22.95 Price: $3.79 You Save: $19.16 (83%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: In The Water Nymph, Michele Jaffe meets the standard of steamy passion, tense mystery, and historical detail that made last year's debut, The Stargazer, such a success. In this novel, our hero, Crispin Foscari (the "Earl of Scandal"), and heroine, Sophie Champion, meet over the recently murdered body of her friend. (This is not the only similarity to The Stargazer, but hey--Jaffe knows a good thing when she sees it.) Crispin accuses Sophie of murder, but agrees to give her some time to prove her innocence. As they search for the true killer, Sophie and Crispin find their common interests extend far beyond that of a murder investigation, and some steamy passion develops. This novel is sure to be a huge hit: its combination of suspense and passion keeps the pages flipping by at a fast enough rate to keep you cool on a Texas summer day. And did I mention the love scenes? Do not lend this one to your mother, but recommend it to your best friend, and sit back and watch her blush rise. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien Product Description: Michele Jaffe captured the ageless desire of the human heart in her "exquisitely dramatic" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and historically enthralling debut novel The Stargazer. Hailed by Amanda Quick as "fast, clever, exciting," Jaffe's tour de force of sensual intrigue mesmerized critics and readers alike. Now Michele Jaffe steps into the shadows of Renaissance England for a sublime adventure of daring duplicity and irresistible passion. Sophie Champion is caught in a most awkward circumstance when she meets the imperiously dashing Crispin Foscari, known as the Earl of Scandal. After all, the smart, strikingly beautiful young lady happens to be disguised as a man. And she happens to be standing over a corpse. Having come to seek the truth behind the suspicious death of her godfather, she finds herself instead caught in a tangled web of clues and deceit designed to implicate her in the murder. Only the Earl of Scandal himself can unravel the web -- and he has a mysterious agenda of his own. As suddenly as their paths crossed, so now are Crispin and Sophie locked in a seductive battle of wits and wills, mutual distrust, and magnetic attraction. Spiriting Sophie away to his home, Crispin presents her with a tantalizing proposition: they agree to pen their deepest desires, lock their notations away, and whoever discovers the true identity of the murderer first is granted his -- or her -- secret wish.... But neither imagined that the bold gamble would sweep them into London's darkest corners...or ensnare them in a clandestine ring of blackmailers. No longer trusting the promises of friends or the benevolence of strangers, Sophie and Crispin struggle to unmask a growing passion -- and stay alive -- as they venture into a realm where love is a secret killer...waiting to strike again. Michele Jaffe, who crafted "a racing read...a great first novel" (Jane Feather) in The Stargazer, now takes her storytelling powers to new heights; crackling with sexual tension and sparked with intrigue and surprise, The Water Nymph establishes Michele Jaffe as a gloriously imaginative explorer of the timeless mysteries in the game of seduction. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - 0 star!! This book has decreased my IQGnart, Gnart! I have become retarded. I feel like I have just had a Lobotomy. The pale pink/white matter of my brain is now a putrid brown/green mush. I've forgotten my owm name. Characters? What characters? I think a 10 year old wrote this story. I am so frightened that there are people in the world who could actually read and enjoy all the nonsense in this book. There is no even flow to the story, one minute the characters are doing something and the next they are somewhere ... Read More Rating: - I will read her work againThis is the first book by Ms. Jaffe that I have read, and it was so good, that I am going to find her other book, The Stargazer, next. Sophie, the heroine, is a smart strong woman that goes to investigate what she suspects is the murder of her godfather. Unknown to her, she is being framed for numerous murders, her investigation leads her to become entangled with a master spy, Crispin Foscari, and her life is in danger. The book is a fun mystery with secondary characters that make you wonder ... Read More Rating: - A Very Good RomanceAs I have said before mysteries drive me nuts. I can't seem to wait to find out who did it. Ms Jaffe is very clever in that she dosen't wait until the very end to reveal the villian. So you can't flip to the end and find out what is going on. I liked this book mush better than the first in the series. I would recommend the book to those who like a good mystery and even those who are looking to a good romance Rating: - The Water Nymph reviewI loved this book. I read all 418 pages in 2 days. Sophie and Crispin made and attracting couple. All the romance with a murder mystery added. This is one book that I will read again and enjoy just as much as I did the first time. Rating: - The water NymphVery different ! and i was pleased with that fact. it definitely isn't the usual romance but that's why i liked it .. even though the plot was unbelievable, it was fun. the characters were very interesting and a lot of great and funny banter between them. i usually read romances in the realm of catherine coulter, jude deveraux .. each of these author's style is very different .. and now Jaffe is def. on my list .. ... the only other thing i wished it had was more of a relationshipo between the couple.. ... Read More 
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