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Concluding her "Cupid" trilogy in superb style, Harbaugh pairs her charming, mythical hero, Harry (Eros), with his longtime friend Psyche Hathaway, and finally allows them to fall in love. Unfortunately, Harry's being already married and duty-bound to find his long-lost wife?thus saving the gods from virtual extinction and the world from chaos?creates an obvious dilemma for them both. The solution, of course, is equally obvious to everyone but Harry and Psyche, and while their determined refusal to see the truth may be agonizing to readers, the exquisitely depicted awakening of their love and compelling sexual tension more than compensate for this small frustration. Although fans of the earlier books (Cupid's Mistake, LJ 11/15/96; Cupid's Darts, Signet, 1998) will enjoy meeting old friends and seeing the matchmaking Harry find love at last, this story stands on its own and will appeal to most Regency readers who like their love stories poignant, wonderfully romantic, and laced with more than a little myth and magic. Harbaugh lives in Federal Way, WA.
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Now approaching her 20th year, an enchanting young woman had been courted by many gentlemen, but accepted none--much to her mother's chagrin. For the girl, no suitors were able to fulfill the longing in her heart, a longing sparked by her friendship with a notorious society rogue, who was entangled in his own romantic matters. But the girl will discover that love can come in unexpected forms, and that even a rogue can be rendered helpless by its power.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, humorous and original, Sep 28 2000

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Dr W. Richards "wmr-uk" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This is the culmination of Harbough's Cupid series, and is well wroth waiting for. I only managed to read Book 2 (Cupid's Darts) and not the first in the series, Cupid's Mistake. I was disappointed with the second book, feeling that the only characters worth being interested in were Psyche and Harry.

Finally, here, we get Psyche's own story, in which, as her mother puts some pressure on her to find a husband, she realises with a shock that she's in love with her childhood friend, Harry... who she can't have because he is actually Eros, the God of Love, in disguise. Harry has been looking for his wife for the last thousand years, and Psyche is helping him in his quest.

But now she loves him... and circumstances reveal to Harry that he loves her too. Both manage to hide their feelings quite successfully until, in a gesture of friendship, Harry kisses her.

The book becomes very poignant at times, especially when Psyche pleads with Harry to make her fall in love with someone else; but thankfully, as the cover notes tell us, Harry realises who Psyche really is.

The subsidiary romance involving Artemis is also delightful. This book really is a keeper!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Caps a wonderful trilogy, May 28 2000

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The final book in Karen Harbaugh's Cupid trilogy, this book absolutely was the best of the three. Although I enjoyed all of them, this is the one that I go back and reread from time to time. We finally get to see Psyche and Harry together after watching their friendship and amusing stunts in the previous two stories about Psyche's brother and sister. Not remembering much about my mythology, I also enjoyed the background information that Ms. Harbaugh included - and the side plot with Diana the Huntress was also very enjoyable. Absolutely recommended reading for anyone who enjoys Regencies - and many who typically don't!

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the most imaginative Regency authors, May 17 2000

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Eros, the god of love--sometimes called Cupid-- has less than year to find his wife, Psyche, who's been missing for over one thousand years. If he doesn't, the gods will fade and the mortal world will be in turmoil--already the weather is unusually harsh this spring because of the waning power of the gods. Psyche Hathaway will be sorry to see her friend Harry (as she started calling him when she was young because she couldn't pronounce Eros) married, but knows that he must find his wife, the goddess for whom Psyche Hathaway was named. Both she and Harry wish that she were that wife, but Harry knows that his wife would never forget him, not even after one thousand years--and Miss Hathaway has no recollection of any previous life or incarnation.

Readers who have enjoyed watching Psyche and Harry's friendship blossom over Ms. Harbaugh's two previous Regencies, CUPID'S MISTAKE and CUPID'S DARTS (starring Psyche's sister and brother, respectively), will relish the culmination of their relationship. Not all laughter and fun, CUPID'S KISS portrays the deep love of two people who have to sacrifice their own feelings for the greater good. Even readers who had not met Psyche and Harry before this novel will be feeling tugs at their hearts right along with these two memorable and intensely human characters. CUPID'S KISS is a stunning, emotional conclusion to this trilogy by one of the subgenre's most imaginative authors.

Kimberly Borrowdale, Under the Covers Book Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another hit for Cupid and Karen Harbaugh!
I had eagerly awaited the release of Cupid's Kiss, having read the other two Cupid books by Ms Harbaugh and was not disappointed at all. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cupid's Kiss by Karen Harbaugh
This is the third in what is (so far) a trilogy about Cupid searching for his vanished Psyche and getting involved with a family and their romantic problems. Read more