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Classic Murder: Mr. Romance Paperback – February 6, 2016

by Mary Martinez (Author), LDM Graphics (Illustrator)
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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Billionaire Adam Fernando Russo has a lifestyle most men only dream of. When the front-page headline of the New York Times reads: "Another victim falls prey to Mr. Romance. Who is next?", he realizes his way of life is not only frivolous but deadly. Once dubbed “Mr. Romance”, he’s no longer New York’s sweetheart. His weekend dates are mysteriously falling prey to a murderer.

Katie Sinclair, Adam’s executive assistant, knows he’s innocent. With his airtight alibis, the police are also at a loss. Together, Adam and Katie discover the murderer is copying classic Cary Grant movies. Their plan to prove this is the link between the murders goes astray just as Adam realizes the perfect woman has been by his side all along.

Can he save her in time?
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    320 pages
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    English
  3. Publication date
    February 6, 2016
  4. Reading age
    17 - 18 years
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.8 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1523922516
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1523922512
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2nd edition (February 6, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1523922516
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1523922512
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 17 - 18 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.8 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Mary Martinez

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Mary lives in Magna, a little town west of Salt Lake City, Utah. Together with her husband, she has six grown children, and six wonderful grandsons and five beautiful granddaughters. She loves to spend time with family and friends--she includes good books as friends!

Mary and her husband love to travel, especially to the Caribbean for relaxing, and Italy for the wine. And most recently she discovered she was Irish and Scottish, of course they had to visit Ireland and Scotland. Mary fell in love with both, but the green hills of Ireland felt like home. With the experience from the exotic places she has visited, she is able to fill her books with colorful descriptions of cities, painting a colorful backdrop for her characters. One of her favorite US destinations is New York/Brooklyn, where her beloved Beckett's live. When she visits, she can wander their neighborhoods, favorite parks, and visit their favorite pub, Putnum's.

They are avid concert ‘Ho’s’! Yes, they pretty much want to do them all. They love outdoor amphitheaters the best and attend as many during the warmer months as possible.

Mary writes mostly romantic suspense, romance, women's fiction, and she has just begun to dabble in young adult mystery. She is a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA). During her writing career she has been a conference coordinator, workshop presenter, and chapter president for the Utah Chapter of RWA. In 2007 she was presented with the Utah RWA service award in acknowledgment and appreciation for outstanding service. Mary has also participated in numerous library panels on writing and co-presented a workshop on writing a series at the League of Utah Writers conference.

Mary and her husband are also enthusiastic college football fans. They have season tickets to the UTES, University of Utah Football and they tailgate every game. They love tailgating so much, that they were married at a tailgating in 1999.

GO UTES!

Press kit available upon request. www.marymartinez.com

What reviewers are saying:

Beckett Series:

Amazon reviewer gave it 5 Stars: Excellent series with just the right balance of romance and suspense.

Chick Magnet:

Brenda from The Romance Studio, gives it 5 hearts and says: I highly recommend this book to all.

Classic Murder: Mr. Romance:

What a great book! This book is full of romance! The mystery is top-notch, also. This is a book to read and recommend. Reviewed by Stephanie Rollins for BookreviewsRus.com

Three Brides and a Dress:

Mav' at Coffee Time Romance - 4 cups ~~

What an utterly delightful story! Completely different from any of the books I have read until now.

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Rangerover
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Murder is appropriate title
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2012
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This is one you do not want to miss. Author knows how to keep you guessing until true culprit is revealed. Like to glimpse some travel sites & get vacation ideas? You will get a teaser of some fun sounding trips. Characters have emotions which are clearly described. If this is not your cuppa take a look at author's other offerings which are of same high quality.
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Deborah Gebhardt
3.0 out of 5 stars Who's killing Adam's dates and why?
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2020
Received this book in a Goodreads giveaway. This was my introduction to Mary Martinez and I'm impressed, if this is typical of her books, I'll need to read more of hers.
Adam Russo, Mr. Romance, has known since high school that her didn't want to marry and settle down. However, he enjoys romancing women and giving them the weekend of their dreams. But, recently his enjoyment has palled and he realizes he wants that one women after all. He makes a wish list and realizes he already knows the woman who checks all the boxes, his executive assistant Katie Sinclair.
Katie, after a bad experience in high school, compounded in college, hides her beauty behind ugly glasses and bohemian clothing. She got her job on merit and has long been in love with Adam.
Now when Adam is trying to win Katie over and Katie has decided to come out of hiding and win Adam over, someone has started murdering Adam's romantic weekend recipients. Can Adam and Katie discover the murderer so their romance can succeed and turn into their happily ever after?
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Phyllis Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2011
I really enjoyed reading this story. Mary Martinez has a way of pulling her readers into the story and keeping them there until they've reached the end. I pride myself on trying to figure out the mystery when I read a book, but I confess, I couldn't figure it out this time. Mary did a wonderful job on the suspense. Oh - and I can't forget her yummy hero! Dang!! Why can't there be more men like that? I found myself sighing dreamily along with the heroine while reading this, and I'm quite sure my dreams will be happy tonight! A job well done, Mary Martinez!
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Vibliophile
2.0 out of 5 stars (2 to maybe 2.5 stars) - a fun premise disappointingly handled
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2019
I really liked the premise for this story, so it was all the more frustrating that it wasn't as well done as it could have been.

Katie is likeable enough, though I couldn't figure out why she was so fixated on Adam. Sure the romantic weekend thing sounded swoony in the abstract, but in concrete specifics? Every weekend for years? Mr Romance is Mr prime candidate for venereal disease - yuck. Romance is just window dressing on a shallow player.

The main characters constant lusting after each other gets old fast. The characters are obviously physically attracted to each other, but their interactions are so superficial for the most part that being in love seems questionable - "I'm attracted to him and I like him, ergo, I must be in love". Even making the argument from them having become close friends over the years, there's just not a whole lot to hang "true love" on to what we're given.

The repetitive drumbeat of "I'm so hot for him/her" , "so in love" , "if only he/she felt the same way" that went on for too much of the book. Main characters that can't see the obvious that everyone else is seeing plainly are just frustrating

***SPOILERS***

Where were the other cops who were supposed to be providing security for Freda in Katie's apartment?

Why would Katie be so stupid as to come out to the empty office because of an impersonal email when she knew it was exactly what she was supposed to be looking out for & avoiding? Duh - call the detectives, at least verify. That was just a little too stupid to live at that point & I nearly gave up in disgust.

Adam's thing of waiting for Katie to come to him made no sense since she had already tried to take him to bed, for pete's sake, & repeatedly demonstrated her willingness. Meanwhile, his stopping things without explanation kept sending her the message of "no". So it ends up looking like a blatant effort to keep stringing things out longer.

***END SPOILERS***

So, the book wasn't so bad that I didn't finish it (something I rarely do), but it had multiple issues that really put me off from the story & left me feeling disappointment instead of happily-ever-after warm fuzzies at the end.

*Clean romance level: crude language, and some graphic descriptions of sexual intimacies
*Religion: repeated use of God's Name in vain
*Language: repeated use of d*mn & h*ll, a few uses of sh*t, at least no f-bombs
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Avonna
4.0 out of 5 stars An overall entertaining romance/mystery.
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2018
CLASSIC MURDER: MR. ROMANCE by Mary Martinez is a fun contemporary romantic mystery. Even with a murder to be solved, the budding romance is humorous and entertaining.
Adam Russo is a billionaire who enjoys saving worthy companies, is a philanthropist and entertains a different beautiful woman on her dream trip on his off time with the understanding that he has no plans to settle down. It has earned him the title of “Mr. Romance” on the New York society pages.
Katie Sinclair is Adam’s executive assistant. She loves working for Adam and discussing business with him and setting up his various romantic trips. She hides her own beauty behind ugly clothes and glasses to be taken seriously on her job, but she falls in love with her boss and wants to shed the disguise.
Adam’s dates suddenly start turning up dead, but Katie knows he is innocent because she is his alibi. As Adam and Katie work to help the police solve their case, Adam becomes more and more convinced that Katie is “the one” he wants to finally settle down with, but can they find the killer before Katie becomes his/her next victim?
At first, I was not sure if I could like Adam, but when he turned his romantic ways towards Katie he grew on me. I always enjoyed Katie, her clumsy nervousness, her dog, her girlfriends and I cheered her on. I enjoyed Katie and Adam’s romance. It grew at a believable pace and was romantic, not sexual. They don’t have sex until later in the story and it was well written. The murders are based on classic Cary Grant movies and the H/h are like the rich boss and his girl Friday from classic movies. It made the murder mystery even more entertaining. An overall enjoyable read.
Written for and posted first on The Romance Reviews.
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