Bridesmaid'S Wedding (Legends Of The Outback) (Harlequin Romance, 3607)

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Summary: Capturing a Former Flame
Review: I always dreamt of a romance like this. The perfect setting: the beautiful and seductive Australia. Which makes for the desireable and steamy romance of two former flames. They had grown up together as best friends, Rafe was the heir to a huge cattle rance and she was a woman who wanted to discover where her career would take her. However, will she let her emotions and passion for Rafe make her change her mind, and will he take her back after breaking his heart? Why doesn't this kind of romance happen in my life!

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Summary: Not good
Review: I can only say that I feel sorry for Ms. Way if she thinks that a verbally abusive man is, in any way, a romantic figure for the general public. It makes me wonder what type of relationships she has had in the past. They story was 'okay', but I found the man rude and nasty, even if his inner feelings were the opposite. I will not buy any more books by this author.

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Summary: Australian romance
Review: I was surprised by the lengthy paragraphs and descriptions, since I thought Harlequin preferred more concise writing. Ms. Way is an Australian writer, and her books take place in her home country. As a result, spellings and vernacular are different than American English, and sometimes pleasant to note. Everything about this novel was grandiose-- the characters, setting and plot were all over-the-top. Few nouns appeared without an adjective-- sometimes two or three. The heroine was an independent woman, the hero domineering. I found them somewhat likeable though, as I mentioned, over-the-top. Some descriptions of Rafe as "Raphael, her angel" were very purple prose. My favorite parts were toward the end, when the hero and heroine were isolated in the Outback wilderness together. My least favorite parts were tie-in characters from the previous and next books in the series-- I didn't care to hear their point of view, and they detracted from the story.