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Review Date: 4/9/2007
Vintage Harlequin romance. An uncomplicated story from another era.
Review Date: 4/4/2007
Bride of Bonamour
Nothing had turned out as planned. Instead of joining her twin brother aboard the yacht racing for Rio, Sara was left in Cape Town to cope with Steve's boss.
Most women would be delighted to work for Jerome de Villiers, the young, handsome vineyard owner. And Sara was too-until she fell in love.
I don't want to love him, Sara told herself. He's not for me. And she knew she must leave him.
Nothing had turned out as planned. Instead of joining her twin brother aboard the yacht racing for Rio, Sara was left in Cape Town to cope with Steve's boss.
Most women would be delighted to work for Jerome de Villiers, the young, handsome vineyard owner. And Sara was too-until she fell in love.
I don't want to love him, Sara told herself. He's not for me. And she knew she must leave him.
Review Date: 4/3/2007
This is a classic old-style Harlequin romance written in 1972. It features a totally improbable :), yet exciting story line that takes our heroine to Northern Africa where she encounters the handsome and somewhat domineering hero. Of course, they don't hit it off, which results in a series of misunderstandings, denied mutual attraction, a kidnapping, and a "forced" wedding out in the desert. Naturally, everything works out okay in the end.
Review Date: 4/9/2007
LDS fiction
A Daring Christmas Charade Leads to Love
After six months as a hostage in South America, Simon Kent is ready for an old-fashioned Christmas-the king Laura Reynolds writes about in Today's Home, the magazine that Simon reads during his plane ride home. So appealing is Laura's column that Simon tells TV reporters, "If I had my way, I'd spend Christmas with Laura Reynolds as Spindrift Farm."
Amanda Richards, editor of the Salt Lake City-based magazine, is thrilled for the publicity. She knows Laura will welcome a Christmas guest-after all, she's Amanda's grandmother. A winter spill, however, puts Laura in the hospital. "Do it yourself," Laura tells Amanda. "Say you're me. He deserves a nice Christmas after what he's gone through."
Amanda borrows a farm in Idaho, rents a "husband," and adopts the role of Laura Reynolds, rural living expert and cook extraordinaire. The trouble is, Amanda's a city girl through and through who never cooks if she can avoid it!
Then a record-breaking snowstorm leaves Amanda completely on her own in Idaho-with a man she finds completely attractive! Simon is more drawn to "Laura Reynolds" than he had ever expected. His time in captivity has convinced him of the importance of religion and family, but unfortunately, Laura appears to be happily married.
The holiday festivities and surprises continue as each day brings them closer to both Christmas and to disaster. Will it also bring Amanda and Simon closer to love?
A Daring Christmas Charade Leads to Love
After six months as a hostage in South America, Simon Kent is ready for an old-fashioned Christmas-the king Laura Reynolds writes about in Today's Home, the magazine that Simon reads during his plane ride home. So appealing is Laura's column that Simon tells TV reporters, "If I had my way, I'd spend Christmas with Laura Reynolds as Spindrift Farm."
Amanda Richards, editor of the Salt Lake City-based magazine, is thrilled for the publicity. She knows Laura will welcome a Christmas guest-after all, she's Amanda's grandmother. A winter spill, however, puts Laura in the hospital. "Do it yourself," Laura tells Amanda. "Say you're me. He deserves a nice Christmas after what he's gone through."
Amanda borrows a farm in Idaho, rents a "husband," and adopts the role of Laura Reynolds, rural living expert and cook extraordinaire. The trouble is, Amanda's a city girl through and through who never cooks if she can avoid it!
Then a record-breaking snowstorm leaves Amanda completely on her own in Idaho-with a man she finds completely attractive! Simon is more drawn to "Laura Reynolds" than he had ever expected. His time in captivity has convinced him of the importance of religion and family, but unfortunately, Laura appears to be happily married.
The holiday festivities and surprises continue as each day brings them closer to both Christmas and to disaster. Will it also bring Amanda and Simon closer to love?
Review Date: 4/3/2007
The Clouded Veil
Elinor had been virtually a widow for two years, her husband Zachary having disappeared somewhere in Morocco. Now, out of the blue, he had turned up again-but now he seemed like a stranger to her. Could they possibly manage to save their marriage?
Elinor had been virtually a widow for two years, her husband Zachary having disappeared somewhere in Morocco. Now, out of the blue, he had turned up again-but now he seemed like a stranger to her. Could they possibly manage to save their marriage?
Review Date: 4/3/2007
Shelley's father made her life unbearable.
When Shelley's domineering father, Charles, sent her to Avala on business, she thought he had finally acknowledged her independence.
Then handsome island entrepreneur Vargen Gilev pointed out that Shelley was being followed. Charles' spy was proof that Shelley was still under her father's thumb.
But Vargen offered a means of permanent escape. All it would cost Shelley was six months of her new freedom-six months of marriage to Vargen!
When Shelley's domineering father, Charles, sent her to Avala on business, she thought he had finally acknowledged her independence.
Then handsome island entrepreneur Vargen Gilev pointed out that Shelley was being followed. Charles' spy was proof that Shelley was still under her father's thumb.
But Vargen offered a means of permanent escape. All it would cost Shelley was six months of her new freedom-six months of marriage to Vargen!
Review Date: 4/9/2007
The beginning of the end
It's a fiercely hot summer, so hot that the north pole's heat record is broken by fifty degrees. Massive ice melt stuns the world as open ocean appears at the pole for the first time in living memory. Deep under the Atlantic Ocean, currents crucial to life react, dropping south-and suddenly, storms of unprecedented ferocity start exploding over the arctic as cold air returns, slamming into the heat with cataclysmic results. The storms grow until they form a bizarre and gigantic blizzard unlike anything ever seen before. A stunned humanity realizes that a second ice age is about to engulf the earth.
Climatologist Jack Hall tried to warn people of the approaching peril-but it may already be too late for any hope of survival. Now he must not only find a way to reverse the rampant ecological destruction that is transforming the world into a frigid wasteland, but also rescue his rebellious son, who is one of the millions trapped in the icy depths of a frozen New York City.
It's a fiercely hot summer, so hot that the north pole's heat record is broken by fifty degrees. Massive ice melt stuns the world as open ocean appears at the pole for the first time in living memory. Deep under the Atlantic Ocean, currents crucial to life react, dropping south-and suddenly, storms of unprecedented ferocity start exploding over the arctic as cold air returns, slamming into the heat with cataclysmic results. The storms grow until they form a bizarre and gigantic blizzard unlike anything ever seen before. A stunned humanity realizes that a second ice age is about to engulf the earth.
Climatologist Jack Hall tried to warn people of the approaching peril-but it may already be too late for any hope of survival. Now he must not only find a way to reverse the rampant ecological destruction that is transforming the world into a frigid wasteland, but also rescue his rebellious son, who is one of the millions trapped in the icy depths of a frozen New York City.
Review Date: 4/9/2007
An enjoyable old-fashioned vintage romance novel with a happy ending.
Review Date: 4/4/2007
Hold Me Captive
After a serious family quarrel, Amanda felt the need to get away quickly. But her flight led to great difficulties when she found herself snowbound in the middle of Dartmoor with a disconcerting stranger named Jason Meade. Out of the frying pan and...?
After a serious family quarrel, Amanda felt the need to get away quickly. But her flight led to great difficulties when she found herself snowbound in the middle of Dartmoor with a disconcerting stranger named Jason Meade. Out of the frying pan and...?
Review Date: 4/3/2007
A very even Gothic-style romantic suspense novel written in 1969. I thought there was a well-rounded cast of characters and the story seemed true to its setting in the 1800s.
Review Date: 4/9/2007
Perhaps not Catharine Palmer's best romance novel, but enjoyable nonetheless : )
Review Date: 4/3/2007
A classic Harlequin romance published in 1973. The story takes place in New Zealand and follows the romance between a "hippie" hitchhiker and a serious-minded farmer. However, our heroine is not really the free-thinking hippie the hero takes her for, and misunderstanding ensue, followed by the eventually happy ending. I enjoyed this author's writing style and characterization for most of the novel-the story gets a bit too soap-opera-y uneven about three-quarters of the way through, but overall I enjoyed the book.
Review Date: 4/3/2007
A fictional romance set in the very real city of New Orleans in the 1880s. An interesting way to learn the anecdotal history of New Orleans. The author gives detailed descriptions of the city and the day-to-day lives of her characters. The book was originally published in 1947, so it reads at a slower pace and gives a glimpse into the attitudes and culture of the past.
Review Date: 4/9/2007
Helpful Score: 2
An interesting overview of the history of the English language. This book is a companion to a PBS TV series. It was also fascinating to compare these authors' approach to the history of English compared to the view presented in David Crystal's books on the subject of the English language, which I studied in college.
Review Date: 4/3/2007
"I can't sell it, but I can give it away!"
So, because of an old man's enmity, Reyna became the owner of half a tropical island.
She had only briefly known "Patch" Harper, her benefactor, yet she felt honor bound to carry on his harassment of the exasperating Thor Granville, resident owner of the other half. And she went to the Seychelles prepared to do so.
But how could she carry out a war when she sympathized with her handsome adversary? Worse still, she might even be falling in love with him!
So, because of an old man's enmity, Reyna became the owner of half a tropical island.
She had only briefly known "Patch" Harper, her benefactor, yet she felt honor bound to carry on his harassment of the exasperating Thor Granville, resident owner of the other half. And she went to the Seychelles prepared to do so.
But how could she carry out a war when she sympathized with her handsome adversary? Worse still, she might even be falling in love with him!
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