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Summary: A good book with unexpected depths...
Review: Susan Napier writes about interesting people and themes; some of the material she touches upon would fit very well into a larger (fatter) format. This is the story of a young widow struggling to simultaneously save her late husband's company from a competitor and to acquire a much-needed education in business skills. At the same time, she is being courted by the said competitor, who she believes thoroughly despises her (after a memorable scene in an elevator where she is caught wearing nothing but a fur coat). And at the same time, she is getting flowers from a secret admirer, whose name remains unknown. Enough to worry about? Certainly. Grace, the heroine, is quite memorable - a model with a troubled childhood whose education was cut short, who married young and remained dependent on her husband, and who is now struggling to catch up in all ways. The hero has a troubled past (of course!) but is surprisingly charming for all that. And he has a big secret! (Hint, he is a bit like the hero of Jo Beverley's FORBIDDEN). The love scenes between the couple are quite interesting, especially when the big secret is revealed. I found Grace a little naive, especially considering her lack of concern about her secret admirer who keeps sending her flowers. But some of her naivete is understandable. This was a good short read, and it rather stuck in my mind (for a Harlequin romance). I came back to it recently, reading both this book and Beverley's FORBIDDEN in the same fortnight. Why? Well, there is that common theme, a slightly unusual hero...
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Summary: A good book with unexpected depths...
Review: Susan Napier writes about interesting people and themes; some of the material she touches upon would fit very well into a larger (fatter) format. This is the story of a young widow struggling to simultaneously save her late husband's company from a competitor and to acquire a much-needed education in business skills. At the same time, she is being courted by the said competitor, who she believes thoroughly despises her (after a memorable scene in an elevator where she is caught wearing nothing but a fur coat). And at the same time, she is getting flowers from a secret admirer, whose name remains unknown. Enough to worry about? Certainly. Grace, the heroine, is quite memorable - a model with a troubled childhood whose education was cut short, who married young and remained dependent on her husband, and who is now struggling to catch up in all ways. The hero has a troubled past (of course!) but is surprisingly charming for all that. And he has a big secret! (Hint, he is a bit like the hero of Jo Beverley's FORBIDDEN). The love scenes between the couple are quite interesting, especially when the big secret is revealed. I found Grace a little naive, especially considering her lack of concern about her secret admirer who keeps sending her flowers. But some of her naivete is understandable. This was a good short read, and it rather stuck in my mind (for a Harlequin romance). I came back to it recently, reading both this book and Beverley's FORBIDDEN in the same fortnight. Why? Well, there is that common theme, a slightly unusual hero...
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