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Summary: I like Linda Howard, but not this one
Review: The plot is excessively short, and so is the development of the characters. Sarah seemed wimpy--giving up (basically) everything for her man, and letting him walk all over her life and her emotions. Rome seems so out of touch with his emotions that when he suddenly realizes that he is in love with his wife it is difficult to understand how he got to that point.
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Summary: I disliked this story...
Review: ...but I never read anything else by Linda Howard before and she can write. Thanks to the good writing, I had to finish it to see how it ended, that's why I gave it the two stars. But the plot was SO unrealistic. I hated the hero (so selfish & self-absorbed) and the heroine was just a big wimp, frankly. The author tries to explain away the hero's attraction to the heroine (while married) in an "Author's Note" at the beginning of the book, but I felt it was a betrayal of his marriage to his first wife. There was nothing particularly believable about the plot, and a real woman would have told the hero to pack it up the minute he asked her to get an abortion -- instead of hanging around patiently during her pregnancy, hoping he'll change his mind!!?? Ridiculous. But hey Ms. Howard, how about a story about Sarah's boss, the attractive Englishman?
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Summary: not quite up to snuff
Review: Although I usually enjoy Linda Howard's books, I found this one to be thin and repetetive. Ok Sarah had blond hair, enough already. That said, there were other details which were just missing, like anything to do with setting. They lived in Houston, but it could have been anywhere as this had absolutely nothing to do with the story. Usually Howard's books have a setting much more integral to the plot which is why I like them.I guess since this is an older book that some of the well worn flowery stock romance phrases have an excuse but they still bothered me. An ok book but I'm glad I checked it out of the library instead of buying it.
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Summary: sarah's child
Review: I usually enjoy Linda Howard's books but I found this one to very thin. I think it was the description of the characters which I disliked the most, too repetetive. Ok ok, Sarah had light blond hair, did I need to be reminded every time Rome looked at her?
I also thought there were too many of those flowery stock romance phrases. This is an older book so maybe in the 80's those were acceptable. I finished the book because I was interested in how it ended but I didn't find that there was anything to remember afterwards, like all the description of the apartment was cut out to meet a word count. Sarah and Rome lived in Houston but I kept forgettting that because it was never really important to the story besides for watching the Cowboy's football team. I thought some details about the setting would have been a nice addition to the story, and is something I appreciated in Linda Howard's other books. Overall it was an ok book, but it could have been better. I'm glad I checked it out of the library and didn't pay money for it.
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Summary: Gag me with a spoon!
Review: I love just about everything by Linda Howard, but as we all know there are exceptions to every rule. Sarah is a seemingly intelligent woman, why she would ever put up with the verbal, mental, and emotional abuse is beyond me. But of course I can't fathom why she married the damned man in the first place. Rome is nothing more than a self absorbed spoiled brat who needs to be brought down a few notches. And Sarah, ooh Sarah. She apparently has self esteem issues and needs the help of a good head doctor. Okay, picture this if you will. Sarah is in love with her best friend Diane's husband, Rome. One night in a very bad car accident, Diane dies along with her two sons. Both Sarah and Rome are devastated. Diane was like a sister to Sarah (even though she lusts after the woman's husband, some sister.) and poor Rome lost his perfect wife and children (even though he lusted after Sarah while his wife was still living and breathing, the dog!). One night while consoling each other Rome and Sarah have sex. No, they did not make love. Homeboy took her virginity on the floor no less! Be she didn't regret any of it because she was saving herself for him anyway (OH PLEASE!). Rome decides that his pride will not let him walk away from her and he must marry her to make things right. He just couldn't bring himself to treat Diane's best friend so horribly (then he shouldn't have had sex with her in the first place!). When she disagrees, he bullies her into saying yes and then tells her she needs to quit her job. It wouldn't look right, them working for the same company and all (can anyone say control freak?). Sara ends up pregnant, trust me when I say it is all Rome's fault. Rome refuses to accept the child because no baby will ever replace his dead sons (Well duh!). So Sara literally turns her world upside down to accommodate her warden, I mean husband and all she gets is ridiculed and told how perfect and wonderful Diane was and how she will never measure up. If you like to see women treated like a sub-human species only put on this earth to cater to a Neanderthal's whims, then this book is for you! If you are like me and like to see equality between hero and heroine, then save your money or try Mr. Perfect or Son of the Morning. Both have strong women who can handle anything thrown their way, including their men.
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Summary: An awful, terrible, no good, very bad book!
Review: This goes on the top 10 worst book I ever read list. Roman, our Neanderthal-like non-hero, and Sara, our pathetic spineless non-heroine, decide upon a marriage of convenience. Roman receives sex and someone who worships the ground at his feet. Sarah receives emotional abuse and a selfish, whiner of a husband. Whoo-hoo! What a deal! The story moves along as such; Roman treats Sarah like dirt, and she takes it. Sarah gets pregnant. Roman orders her to abort, but she forgives him (not that he's apologizing mind you). Roman ignores her, and she takes it. Sarah informs him that she loves him soooo much she just can't abort, but won't he stay and screw her so she can take care of him? That's about it, except for him constantly comparing Sarah to his dead wife, and finding her coming up short every time. Actually they aren't a bad couple, they probably deserve one another. As characters they are both worthless, just like this book. Worthless.
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Summary: Sweet Short Book
Review: This is an adorable sweet book if your looking for a quick read that will touch your heart and at the same time fullfill the urge for a sex scene or 2 or 3 or ...... Though the book was predictable it was still a good read filled with everything you expect in a good romance novel.
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Summary: Deserves 0 stars!
Review: I love Linda Howard but I hated this book! You have Rome who only marries Sarah so he can have regular sex. He treats her like a hooker (except she doesn't get paid), coming to "her" room, then leaving when he's done. When she gets pregnant (his fault more than hers) he wants her to get an abortion. A man who lost two children to a terrible accident wants to intentionally get rid of another one? While she's pregnant he won't go near her after she starts to show and never does one kind thing for her. Doesn't rub her back, fix her meals, just basically ignores her. Leaves her to give birth to HIS child alone. Then she is so spineless that she lets him climb back into "her" bed afterwards. Worse, she allows him to put her in a position where she hides her child while he pretends it doesn't exist. What kind of mother is she?What kind of creature is he? These are two of the worst characters I've ever read. She is a total wimp and he is a cold-hearted jerk!
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Summary: The First but Definitely Not the Last
Review: I randomly picked this book off the library shelf and checked it out after reading the short synopsis about the author on the back cover. I was intrigued because I read that she wrote for pleasure for 21 years before finally getting up the nerve to submit a manuscript and immediately got published. 'Well,' I thought, 'let's see what makes her so special.' After reading the first few pages and having the characters literally jump out at me and grab my undivided interest, I realized I had found a new favorite author. Romance novels aren't my novels of choice, but I'll leave off by saying that in this case I'll make an exception. I can't wait to read more of Linda Howard.
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Summary: Pathetic
Review: Rome is the most pathetic excuse for a "hero" that Howard has ever written. ... Whine, whine, whine. "I have been hurt. Oh, poor me. No one in the history of the world has ever been hurt like I have. Everyone must spend the rest of their lives making certain that I never have to suffer again." One question, Rome: If you were so damn certain that you NEVER wanted to have a child again, then WHY the [heck] didn't you get a vasectomy, you [fool]? Instead, you put all the responsibility off on the woman you married because you wanted regular sex. Pig.
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