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Summary: Yuck!
Review: I couldn't even finish this book and I have most of the Krentz books. The heroine was a wimpy fool and the hero wasn't any sort of a hero. He was just abusive. Sheesh! I ran into this same problem with the re-issues of Krentz under the Stephanie James name. Foolishly, I bough the first 6 because of Krentz's reputation. Won't be buying any more of those old issues! But it's nice to see how well she's risen above those earlier books, isn't it?
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Summary: Much Too Dated
Review: I enjoy Miss Krentz's work but found this book much to dated. The heroine was not conflicted but spineless and helpless in the face of the prescence of the alpha male. Although she considered herself assertive, she always seemed to be following orders even though she didn't feel that they were necessarily in her best interest. The initial love scene was too dated (i.e. the woman wants to say no but is so overcome by the attraction that she loses all sense of self -- actually common sense, I mean)and left a bad taste. I barely finished the book and next time probably won't read anymore of Miss Krentz' earlier work. I should have known, as I had a similar response to Ghost of A Chance.
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Summary: Don't waste your time!
Review: I normally enjoy this author's books. I am just glad that I borrowed it from the library and didn't actually buy it. I agree with the other reviewers about this book. I remember reading books in the 80's and I hope I didn't enjoy these kinds of books, then. I couldn't get past the first four chapters. As I was reading, I kept hoping that Cole had some reason for his behavior that would eventually either come out or he would have some sort of change in his thinking. Neither things happened. His behavior was controlling, even abusive. The main character was even raped in a coercive fashion but never realizes this, except the morning after, and then, doesn't follow through with her intentions to stay away from Cole. I skipped through the rest of the book and the ending was even more appalling. Cole decided they were getting married and she agreed with him, because now she loves him and even more, she TRUSTS him. Evidently, this trust was all Cole needed to make the decision to get married and tell her a little something about himself. I hated this book.
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Summary: Don't waste your time!
Review: I normally enjoy this author's books. I am just glad that I borrowed it from the library and didn't actually buy it. I agree with the other reviewers about this book. I remember reading books in the 80's and I hope I didn't enjoy these kinds of books, then. I couldn't get past the first four chapters. As I was reading, I kept hoping that Cole had some reason for his behavior that would eventually either come out or he would have some sort of change in his thinking. Neither things happened. His behavior was controlling, even abusive. The main character was even raped in a coercive fashion but never realizes this, except the morning after, and then, doesn't follow through with her intentions to stay away from Cole. I skipped through the rest of the book and the ending was even more appalling. Cole decided they were getting married and she agreed with him, because now she loves him and even more, she TRUSTS him. Evidently, this trust was all Cole needed to make the decision to get married and tell her a little something about himself. I hated this book.
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Summary: We call this abuse these days
Review: I picked this one up in a used book store last year. I never got past the first two or three chapters before I threw it away (actually threw it away, something I have done only three or four times with the thousands of books I've read) so no one else would be subjected to it. Reading the full plot description provided by another reader makes me glad I did. This kind of controlling behavior has all the hallmarks we now look for in the abusive male. There is NOTHING romantic or sexy about any of it. Avoid this one like the plague.
Rating:
Summary: Pass This One Up
Review: I read anything written by Krentz. I was very disappointed with this book. The couple were constantly arguing, and the man was a chauvanist. He was an overbearing character from page one. I would not recommend this book to any of her fans.
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Summary: A Book To Be Avoided.
Review: I'm relieved to find so many that have read this book agree with me that this book was BAD! Though I wouldn't have said it was because of the date this book was written, even in the 80's I would not have liked this book. The "hero" was a chauvanistic brute. We try to teach our young people that a girl can say no at any time. This guy didn't believe it pertained to him and could do anything he wanted. He treated the "heroine" like she was a child and that women in general had no brains and shouldn't be treated as such. Don't waste your money on this book. It left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I kept reading it to see if it would get any better; it didn't.
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Summary: We call this abuse these days
Review: JAK's 1985 release does not hold up well. Her writing was sharp and she brought forth vivid characters, but this chest thumping alpha male me-Tarzan-you-Jane against her wishy-washy
female just will not please readers of today. However, if you are a JAK fan and collecting all her stuff, you will want to add this one. Not a bad read, but very dated. Worse they soak you with the higher price!! They should have released this like they did the low cost Stephanie James ones. You don't feel so bad when they give it a nice price, but this was really rotten to charge NEW BIG book prices for a very dated series romance from the mid 80's!!
Rating: 
Summary: very dated I fear!!
Review: JAK's 1985 release does not hold up well. Her writing was sharp and she brought forth vivid characters, but this chest thumping alpha male me-Tarzan-you-Jane against her wishy-washy
female just will not please readers of today. However, if you are a JAK fan and collecting all her stuff, you will want to add this one. Not a bad read, but very dated. Worse they soak you with the higher price!! They should have released this like they did the low cost Stephanie James ones. You don't feel so bad when they give it a nice price, but this was really rotten to charge NEW BIG book prices for a very dated series romance from the mid 80's!!
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Summary: FORGET THIS ONE.
Review: This story was awful. The "Man With A Past" demanded a great deal on trust and gave nothing in return. It takes more than "blind trust" to establish a lasting relationship. Forget this one.
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