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Summary: Call It Drivel
Review: Heather needs a good attorney and some common sense. Am I the only one who found her anger to be completely justified? These heroes of JAK are dishonest with the heroines all the time, and NOTHING HAPPENS. The men get away with it, because it 's for the heroine's own good, of course.(Even the heroine's FATHER is in on the deception in this one-no wonder she can accept being treated so disrespectfully.) Heather is, at happy- ever-after time, agreeing to slave away at the resort that she thought would be hers, but thanks to a pre-nup, not actually getting to own any of it nor seeing a dime in her own name. At least old Jake made a salary. Hope she stays good in bed, because she could be tossed out on her ear on his say-so.
How likely is it that a fiercely independent woman is going to voluntarily accept not only being lied to and deceived by her man,(who really doesn't think he's done anything wrong) but making herself financially helpless? Is she really so stupid and lacking in backbone that she would accept Jake saying that "We'll run the resort together" knowing that she has no real power and certainly no money of her own, and absolutely no security?
If you want a feisty, independent heroine, you have to make winning her somewhat of a challenge.Heather talked a good game, but Jake had her in bed and bowing to his will pretty quickly.
I'd walk out on any man who did to me what Jake did to Heather. and I don't even ride a motorcycle. Let's hope this kind of plot stays in the past where it belongs.
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Summary: Jayne Ann does a terrific job!
Review: I have read the other reviews and I am a little startled at the negative ones. If you are a fan of Jayne Ann, a real fan, you will love this book. She has a way of telling a story that will make your heart skip a couple of beats. I have read hundreds of other authors but if you were to look in my book shelf, Jayne Ann would be the only romantic suspense writer you will find. I thought that the characters were wonderful. The main lady was reckless and strong and the main man was strong, dashing and vulnerable...you can't get any better.
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Summary: I was very disappointed in this one!
Review: I love the author's stories and thought that I would try to complete my collection of her works. I'm sorry that I even tried! I only got into the first five pages of this book when I realize that I simply did not want to continue with it. It did not take me long to dislike the main female character.
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Summary: This book was okay
Review: I really liked this book it was another great book from Jayne Ann Krentz. It was not her best but it was okay. The characters were complex but not too complex very three dimensional.
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Summary: sorry I bought it
Review: I usually enjoy Jane Ann Krentz, but I was so disappointed in this book that I couldn't finish it. Heather Strand comes back home believing that she will inherit the control of the family motel. She agrees to a "business arrangement" marriage to Jake Cavender, friend and business associate of her father's. On the eve of her wedding, she discovers that the hotel was sold to Cavender months ago, and that she was not told because Jake and her father knew she would not return home without the belief that she would be in control of the hotel. They lied (by ommission) about something they knew was important to Heather. It was unforgivable, not just because of the huge lie, but because they were manipulating her. I quit the book when Jake followed his runaway bride-to-be to another motel, and appeared to have every intention of brow beating her with guilt and possibly raping her if he couldn't coerce her into having sex with him. I was outraged on so many levels, and I didn't even get halfway through the book.
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Summary: Call It Drivel
Review: JAKS prints are somewhat dated since they are 12 - 15 years old, but some don't show the wear and withstand the test of time. This one sort of walks the fine line. I got a little irked by the arrogance of the female character, but as the book went along it turned out well. Heather was the headstrong daughter of a hotel owner in Tucson. At 18, the last the family saw of her was her waving bye bye from the back of a yamaha (sheesh JAK, you could have shown some class and made it a Harley, but this was not in the heyday of the Harleys so I shall excuse this!! lol). 10 years later she had come home to assume, what she presumes is the reigns of the family business. Her father is ready to retire and she is itching at the bit to be boss. She also decides that a marriage of convenience - a partnership, is just what she needs so she proposes marriage to Jake Cavendish, her father's business manager. On the night before the marriage, Heather learns she is not to take over the family business, because Jake already owns it and he would be boss, not her. Kicking off her well controlled image, she dons her bike outfits, rolls up to the curb of the church and tells the groom in front of the guests just what she thinks of him. Naturally, in JAK it is a battle to the end between two headstrong people that find love is the winner. Some of the action is a little contrived, but on the whole a very pleasant read.
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Summary: A Marriage of Convenience is not Convenient
Review: JAKS prints are somewhat dated since they are 12 - 15 years old, but some don't show the wear and withstand the test of time. This one sort of walks the fine line. I got a little irked by the arrogance of the female character, but as the book went along it turned out well. Heather was the headstrong daughter of a hotel owner in Tucson. At 18, the last the family saw of her was her waving bye bye from the back of a yamaha (sheesh JAK, you could have shown some class and made it a Harley, but this was not in the heyday of the Harleys so I shall excuse this!! lol). 10 years later she had come home to assume, what she presumes is the reigns of the family business. Her father is ready to retire and she is itching at the bit to be boss. She also decides that a marriage of convenience - a partnership, is just what she needs so she proposes marriage to Jake Cavendish, her father's business manager. On the night before the marriage, Heather learns she is not to take over the family business, because Jake already owns it and he would be boss, not her. Kicking off her well controlled image, she dons her bike outfits, rolls up to the curb of the church and tells the groom in front of the guests just what she thinks of him. Naturally, in JAK it is a battle to the end between two headstrong people that find love is the winner. Some of the action is a little contrived, but on the whole a very pleasant read.
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Summary: Clash of the Titans!
Review: Once a wild child, Heather Strand has matured and returned home to take over her father's hotel and enter into a marriage of convenience with Jake Cavender, her father's second in command. Then the night before the wedding, Heather discovers it was all a lie. Jake owns the hotel. Heather must work through her anger, feelings of betrayal, and newly discovered love for Jake. It isn't until danger appears that Heather and Jake work through their fierce independence. Krentz is known for her Alpha males and strong-willed females, but Jake and Heather must be the poster children. An exciting tale from start to finish.
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Summary: Clash of the Titans!
Review: Once a wild child, Heather Strand has matured and returned home to take over her father's hotel and enter into a marriage of convenience with Jake Cavender, her father's second in command. Then the night before the wedding, Heather discovers it was all a lie. Jake owns the hotel. Heather must work through her anger, feelings of betrayal, and newly discovered love for Jake. It isn't until danger appears that Heather and Jake work through their fierce independence. Krentz is known for her Alpha males and strong-willed females, but Jake and Heather must be the poster children. An exciting tale from start to finish.
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Summary: once upon a time...
Review: once upon a time, i loved Amanda Quick (aka Jayne Ann Krentz). I moved onto her contemporaries and likd them as well. I read Quick's entired backlist, until one day I realized.. they.. are.. all.. the.. SAME. yes! they are! change the names, change the plot a little, give this heroine a slightly different quirk. New book! Sorry to say this, But JAK needs to stop writing. Either that or get some new ideas. She might be prolific, but she recycles her books all the time. I haven't read an original book of hers in years. and i have given up now. sigh. it's sad that JAK is still a best seller (of hardcovers no less!) with mediocre books while freshn, talented up-and-comers don't get the same exposure.
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