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Brothers and wives

a novel

by Cydney Rax

Published 2010316 pagesISBN 978-0-3074-6009-7

"At the reunion, Dani meets Scottie Meadows, a smooth bad boy with a killer smile who smells like just the kind of danger Dani could get down with. And he isn't shy about how much he's feeling her either. Too bad his brother is Neil, Dani's ex and baby daddy, who wants the two to have nothing to do with each other, especially while Scottie is living in his house. But nobody messes with Danielle Frazier, not even her baby daddy. Dani and Scottie start dating and, suddenly, Dani is not only driving a wedge between Neil and his wife again, but she's also dividing two brothers who seem to have nothing in common but their love for Danielle Frazier. Dani's always dreamed of being "Mrs. Meadows," though not by way of her ex's brother! But as she sees it, a little baggage never hurt anyone, and she's determined to prevent hers from messing with the future she desperately desires" -- P. [4] of cover.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fiction, Romance. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Fiction · Romance

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Reading experience

Balanced tone · Steady pace

A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

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Brothers and wivesCydney Rax
Powerful4.7/5

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A quick reading snapshot

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Reading lengthA standard-length read316 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2010
Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Romance
ISBN-13
978-0-3074-6009-7
Language
English
Edition record
OL24068911M
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Good to know

A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.

Three questions to carry with you

  1. What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
  2. Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
  3. What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?

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