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Buttons And Beaus
by Margaret Brownley
from Topaz
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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A plesant suprise, an uplifting read.
I had never heard of Ms. Brownley before I picked up her book A TOUCH OF LACE. Boy was I in for a pleasant suprise!This book was so full of laughs and tears and the best part was I felt the love the heroine/hero had for each other before they professed it to one another. The other good thing was that they really got to know each other before they made love, which is a nice change! If you get a chance, read the book! The characters will make you feel as if you know them and you'll be rooting for Damian... more info
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BUTTONS AND BEAUS is the perfect romance novel
Margaret Brownley's BUTTONS AND BEAUS is the perfect combination of romance, intrigue, humor and history. The characters are wonderful, especially Miss Quakenbush, a pointy-faced spinster who gets herself elected to the Women's Cycling Club though she can't ride a bicycle to save her life. The heroine is Amanda Blackwell, an independent miss who takes no guff from anyone. Since bicycle riders need licenses in old New York, Amanda opens a cycling school, which just happens to be adjacent to property owned by... more info
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A lively and fun piece of romantic Americana
Bicycles have become a very popular means of transportation in 1880 New York City. To control the danger between bikes and horses, laws have been passed. Cyclists are required to obtain a license in order to ride. This leads to schools opening up to instruct students in the mechanics of riding a cycle and the numerous laws governing their use. Amanda Blackwell runs a very popular cycling school for females, who upon graduation almost always obtains a driver's license and many times a beau also.
Damian... more info
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