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Late Bloomer
Late Bloomer
Author: Fern Michaels
ISBN-13: 9780743457781
ISBN-10: 0743457781
Publication Date: 2/11/2003
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 73 ratings
Publisher: Atria
Book Type: Hardcover
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peanutsmommy avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 49 more book reviews
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I loved reading this book. It was fun and had some great twists and turns in the story.
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A thoughtful book and a relaxing read.
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very good story you will not want to put it down.
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AWESOME coming of age story
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i like all of fern michaels books, it was a fun read
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I love almost anything Fern Michaels writes. She never disappoints and her characters are believable.
Harleygirl avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 248 more book reviews
Action packed -- real page turner!!
shooky avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 138 more book reviews
a good read, funny, and uplifting.
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A great read. Different.
IrishKelly avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 154 more book reviews
great read!
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Keeps you in suspense til the last minute. It started a little slow, but when it picked up I couldn't put it down.
springy avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 477 more book reviews
Great read.
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This town is full of secrets and Cady Jordan doesn't know who she can trust.
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Very injoyable reading with a story line that is not run of the mill.
bbromancelvr avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 64 more book reviews
One of Fern Michaels' best yet!
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While this deals mostly with romance it also involves
suspence. I am particularly fond of it since it takes
place in my home state of Pennsylvania.
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A nice easy read.
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Buried secrets and past betrayels, old friendships and new beggings.
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After a childhood accident left a permanent shadow over her life, Cindy Jordan returns to her Pennsylvania hometown, where her beloved grandmother needs her care. And a police chief, whose flaring attraction works on her guarded heart, she must determine who she can trust and confronts those who wish she had never returned.
This is a very good book
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Great story.
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As always Fern michael at her best !!!
deidre avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 4 more book reviews
You know a book is good when you hate to see it end! Such a good book from a wonderful author
SunnyBrook avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 147 more book reviews
A beautiful story!
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A beautiful story!
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Fern Michaels never lets you down with her wonderful novels of friendship and love.
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My favorite of hers to date. Very easy to read and hard to put down. It is about a girl who struggles to remmber 20 years later what happended the day the town bully died and she was left with amnesia. AWESOME
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as I do all Fern Michaels writings.
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I very much enjoyed this tape. Good story. well presented.
ErinMc avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 373 more book reviews
Twenty years have passed since the incident involving six lonely children at a secret playgound in Indigo Valley,Pennsylvania,which left the town bully dead and ten year old Cady Jordan seriously in jured. Now Cady had returned to the valley to care for her ailing grandmother Lola,the only person Cady has ever truly loved. While Cady has grown into an attractive,intelligent,but overly cautious young woman, she has no memory of her childhood tragedy. Lola desperately want to see Cady embrace life and find the happiness she deserves so she pushes her granddaughter to remember.
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Very good read!
pj avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 208 more book reviews
She is a great author not two books are alike.
Puddnp avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 111 more book reviews
Great little read that has some romance, suspense and a few laughs too! Fern Michaels writes so simply that even the braindead can enjoy her books. This one is a little off her usual path and actually a good read!
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One of Fern Michael's best, if not, The Best. I had no clue what the
secret was until the last part of the last chapter...from the back
cover........

twenty years after a childhood accident left a permanent shadow over life, Cady Jordan has returned to her Pennsylvania hometown. Her beloved grandmother Lola, a retired movie star, needs Cady's care--but soon after arriving at Lola's lavish estate, it's clear that the colorful actress will be Cady's mentor to living life to the fullest. Cady wants nothing more than to come out of her shell, but to do so means resurrecting her lost memories of the day when a foolish stunt ended with a young bully's death and Cady's serious injury--a tragedy for which her friends held Cady responsible. They're adults now --a lawyer, a businessman, a stay-at-home mom. And a police chief: Boomer Ward, whose flaring attraction works on Cady's guarded heart. Now, Cady must determine who can be trusted as she draws closer to Boomer and confronts those who wish she'd never returned. Old wounds may be healed, but can Cady close a door on her heartache and embrace a bright new life?
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This is a good, easy, kind of predictable beach read.
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Buried secrets and past betrayals, old friendships and new beginnings. Twenty years after a childhood accident Cady Jordan returns to her Pennsylvania hometown to try to discover the truth. Really enjoyed this book.
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I loved this book. A great story, a great mystery. I love Fern Michaels. She is an animal lover, like me. She always includes animals in her stories!
busterboomer avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 96 more book reviews
A lot of aspects to this book that I enjoyed. It's about a woman who comes back to her hometown to take care of her grandmother. Cady had an accident when she was 10 and lost her memory. One of the kids she was with had died, who was the bully that tormented her. She was seriously injured and spent 3 years in physical therapy. She wanted to get her memory back, but the other children that were with her thought she was dead and ran away. They didn't want her to remember since they had prominent positions in the community now. It was interesting how things worked out and there was also some funny things that happened. I liked it.
shaynat avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 26 more book reviews
Another great story by Fern Michaels. This author never disappoints.
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Good Book.
dingalink avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 100 more book reviews
This story is fun and intriguing at the same time. Interesting characters and good writing, with a great reader.
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Twenty years after a childhood accident left a permanent shadow over her life, Cady Jordan has returned to her hometown to care for her grandmother.
LdyLopes avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 109 more book reviews
Good read. I liked this book a lot. The ending was not what I thought, but all in all, well worth having to peruse :-)
ErinMc avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 373 more book reviews
Twenty years after a childhood accident left a permanent shadow over her life,Cady Jordan has returned to her Pennsylvania hometown.Her beloved grandmother Lola,a retired movie star,needs Cady's care-but soon after arriving at Lola's lavish estate,it is clear that the colorful actress will be Cady's memtor to living life to the fullest. Cady wants nothing more than to come out of her shell, but to do so means resurrecting her lost memories of the day when a foolish stunt ended with a young bully's death and Cady's serious injury-a tragedy for which her friends helpd Cady responsible. They're adults now -a lawyer,a businessman,a stay-at-home mom.And a police cheif: Boomer Ward,whose flaring attraction works on Cady's guarded heart. Now Cady must determine who can be trusted as she draws closer to Boomer and confronts those who wish she'd never returned. Old wounds may be healed,but can Cady close a door on her heartache and embrace a bright new life?
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what an interesting plot. a quick read
asd04 avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 9 more book reviews
Not my favorite but a good read.
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Delta Ladies
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Just a great read! I loved it. All the characters were well written and the storyline just flowed along.
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Twenty years after a childhood accident left a permanent shadow over her life, Cady Jordan has returned to her Pennsylvania hometown. Her beloved grandmother Lola, a retired movie star, needs Cady's care - but soon after arriving at Lola's lavish estate, it's clear that the colorful actress will be Cady's mentor to living life to the fullest. Cady wants nothing more than to come out of her shell, but to do so means resurrecting her lost memories of the day when a foolish stunt ended with a young bully's death and Cady's serious injury - a tradegy for which her friends held Cady responsible. They're adults now - a lawyer, a businessman, a stay-at-home mom. And a police chief: Boomer Ward, whose flaring attraction works on Cady's guarded heart. Now Cady must determine who can be trusted as she draws closer to Boomer and confronts those who wish she'd never returned. Old wounds may be healed, but can Cady close a door on her heartache and embrace a bright new life?
redhatter avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 577 more book reviews
Twenty years after a childhood accident left a permanent shadow over her life, Cady Jordan has returned to her Pennsylvania hometown. Her beloved grandmother, Lola, a retired movie star, needs Cady's care - but soon after arrivi8ng at Lola's lavish estate, it is clear the colorful actress will be Cady's mentor to living life to the fullest. Cady wants nothing more than to come out of her shell, but to do so means resurrecting her lost memories of the day when a foolish stunt ended with a young bully's death and Cady's serioous injury.
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Twenty yrs after a childhood accident left her permanent shadow over her life, Cadey had returned to her Penn. hometown. Her beloved grandmother Lola, a retired movie star, needs cady care but soon after arriving at Lolas lavish estate its clear that the colorful actress will be Cady mentor to living life to the fullies. Cady wants nothing more than to come out of her shell but ot do so means resurrecting her lost memories of the day when a foolish stunt ended with a young bullys death and Cadys serious injury a tragedy for which her friends hold her responsible. They're adults now, a lawyer, a businessman, a stay at home mom. And a police Chief Boomer, whose flaring attraction works on Cady's guarded heart.
freeverse071681 avatar reviewed Late Bloomer on + 609 more book reviews
The eponymous late bloomer in this new novel by the prolific Michaels (No Place Like Home) is Cady Jordan, a dowdy 30-year-old loner who moves back to her hometown of Indigo, Pa., to take care of her ailing grandmother. Lola Jor Dan is no cuddly, cookie-baking granny; she's a flamboyant retired movie star, widowed six times and living on a lavish estate. She revamps Cady's wardrobe ("You're going to buy off the rack?") and encourages her to start living her life. But Cady can't: when she was 10 years old, she took part in a daredevil stunt that landed her in the hospital and killed another child. She has no memory of the accident, but has been a nervous, timid creature ever since. Now that she's back in Indigo, Cady hopes to recover her lost memory. Fortunately, the town is still home to all her cohorts of that day: Pete Danson, now a local lawyer; Boomer Ward, the town's police chief; Amy Hollister, who had been leader of the mischievous pack and is now a stay-at-home mom; and Amy's twin, Andy, an insurance salesman. The childhood attraction between Cady and Boomer becomes an on-and-off-again romance that complicates matters as Cady tries to get to the bottom of what happened, while her former playmates do everything they can to stop her.
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Twenty years after a childhood accident left a permanent shadow over her life, Cady Jordan has returned to her Pennsylvania hometown. Her beloved grandmother Lola, a retired movie star, needs Cady's care--but soon after arriving at Lola's lavish estate, it's clear that the colorful actress will be Cady's mentor to living life to the fullest. Cady wants nothing more than to come out of her shell, but to do so means resurrecting her lost memories of the day when a foolish stunt ended with a young bully's death and Cady's serious injury--a tragedy for which her friends held Cady responsible. Their adults now--a lawyer, a businessman, a stay-at-home mom. And a police chief: Boomer Ward, whose flaring attraction works on Cady's guarded heart. Now, Cady must determine who can be trusted as she draws closer to Boomer and confronts those who wish she'd never returned. Old wounds may be healed, but can Cady close a door on her heartache and embrace a bright new life?