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Bedded at His Convenience
Hunter Donahoe is sexier than ever, and he'sout for revenge on the pretty young wifewho abandoned their marriage. Keisha needscash, and Hunter has plenty. He makes Keishaan she can work for him, no stringsattached….
But Hunter has other ideas when he sweepsher away to his Spanish villa. She'll be hispersonal assistant by day…and his mistressby night!
But Hunter has other ideas when he sweepsher away to his Spanish villa. She'll be hispersonal assistant by day…and his mistressby night!
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 2007
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Margaret Mayo
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Jessica R. Mayo was born on February 7, 1936 in Staffordshire, England, and has remained within the county all of her life. It was never her ambition to become a writer, although she always loved reading, even to the extent of reading comics out loud to her twin brother when she was eight years old. In fact her only writing experience was in letters to various pen pals around the world. She unfortunately lost touch with them now and often wonders whether any of them have ever discovered that her chatty letters were the forerunner to her writing career.
She left school to become a secretary, taking a break to have her two children, Adrian and Tina. Once they were at school she started back to work and planned to further her career by becoming a bi-lingual secretary. Unfortunately she couldn't speak any languages other than her native English, so she began evening classes. It was at this time that she got the idea for a romantic short story - to this day she doesn't know where the idea came from or why, but she thanks her lucky stars because it kick-started her career. Margaret, and her mother before her, had always read Mills & Boon romances, and to actually be writing one excited her beyond measure.
'My life began at forty' is another one of her favourite sayings - because that is when her first book was published - two and a half years after she first set pen to paper (that first book was written long before she felt confident enough to send it off).Having those books accepted was the happiest and most exciting day of her life. She waltzed her husband around the room and their two children thought they'd gone mad, until they were told the good news.
Her first two submitted novels were accepted simultaneously, and now she has over sixty-five to her credit. When she looks at them lined up on her bookshelf she wonders how she has managed to write all those millions of words. She is a hopeless romantic who loves writing. She falls in love with every one of her heroes and likes to boast about how many 'love affairs' she's had.
Margaret gets so immersed in her writing that one day - before she made writing her full-time career and did most of her writing at the office (!!) - her daughter phoned to ask whether she could come and meet her out of work. Margaret told her not to be silly because it was foggy. Her daughter said 'But it's sunny here.' And when Margaret looked out of the window the sun was shining. Her hero and heroine were lost out in a sea of fog!
Before she became a successful author Margaret was extremely shy and found it difficult to talk to strangers. For research purposes she forced herself to speak to people from all walks of life and now says her shyness has gone forever - to a certain degree. She is still happier pouring her thoughts out on paper.
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For Children's writer see Margaret Mayo
Jessica R. Mayo was born on February 7, 1936 in Staffordshire, England, and has remained within the county all of her life. It was never her ambition to become a writer, although she always loved reading, even to the extent of reading comics out loud to her twin brother when she was eight years old. In fact her only writing experience was in letters to various pen pals around the world. She unfortunately lost touch with them now and often wonders whether any of them have ever discovered that her chatty letters were the forerunner to her writing career.
She left school to become a secretary, taking a break to have her two children, Adrian and Tina. Once they were at school she started back to work and planned to further her career by becoming a bi-lingual secretary. Unfortunately she couldn't speak any languages other than her native English, so she began evening classes. It was at this time that she got the idea for a romantic short story - to this day she doesn't know where the idea came from or why, but she thanks her lucky stars because it kick-started her career. Margaret, and her mother before her, had always read Mills & Boon romances, and to actually be writing one excited her beyond measure.
'My life began at forty' is another one of her favourite sayings - because that is when her first book was published - two and a half years after she first set pen to paper (that first book was written long before she felt confident enough to send it off).Having those books accepted was the happiest and most exciting day of her life. She waltzed her husband around the room and their two children thought they'd gone mad, until they were told the good news.
Her first two submitted novels were accepted simultaneously, and now she has over sixty-five to her credit. When she looks at them lined up on her bookshelf she wonders how she has managed to write all those millions of words. She is a hopeless romantic who loves writing. She falls in love with every one of her heroes and likes to boast about how many 'love affairs' she's had.
Margaret gets so immersed in her writing that one day - before she made writing her full-time career and did most of her writing at the office (!!) - her daughter phoned to ask whether she could come and meet her out of work. Margaret told her not to be silly because it was foggy. Her daughter said 'But it's sunny here.' And when Margaret looked out of the window the sun was shining. Her hero and heroine were lost out in a sea of fog!
Before she became a successful author Margaret was extremely shy and found it difficult to talk to strangers. For research purposes she forced herself to speak to people from all walks of life and now says her shyness has gone forever - to a certain degree. She is still happier pouring her thoughts out on paper.
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September 13, 2024
Hunter sees his ex-wife (Keisha) at a party and decides it’s time for revenge since she walked out of their marriage three years ago… The story started out okay but slowed down halfway through. I liked the heroine, she was quite feisty and spirited, and stood up to the hero. Unfortunately, the hero was a total jerk at times. (I really disliked how he acted when Keisha told him about the miscarriage she had years ago). I’ve read better books by Margaret Mayo.
September 8, 2018
Second chance story that hinges on misunderstandings. What's new, right?
Not much, it turns out. The 18 year-old heroine resented her new advertising agent husband working all time and then coming home reeking of perfume. (His hilarious excuse? He was working closely with his female client on a perfume ad and she liked to spray it on him.) She confronted him and left the next day. He saw her hugging some guy on the street and was convinced she left him for another guy, so he didn't pursue her.
Meanwhile, she had a miscarriage, almost died, was told she couldn't have children, and then had to quit her job to nurse her mother through a year-long illness before she died. And it's the hero who has suffered so much pain that he thinks he deserves revenge?
No, just no.
Now I can enjoy a story that is so lopsided if I'm immersed in the emotions. But here, the quality of writing is so bad, so clunky, and so "telling not showing," that I felt I was reading an outline of a revenge story.
Example. Here is the heroine falling into the river because she is so distracted by fighting her treacherous body:
On the trip back to his house they were both silent, and once there Keisha was in such a hurry to get off the boat that she completely missed her footing. With a horrified cry she slipped into the river. The water was cold, and she was embarrassed—especially when Hunter jumped in to help her out.
‘You didn’t have to do that,’ she protested, alarmed that his touch should trigger sensations she wanted to forget. Her jeans were mud-stained and her seersucker top clung reverently to her breasts. Something that Hunter did not fail to notice.
He was smiling now, amused by her distress. ‘What were you doing? Trying to run away from me? You leapt off the boat as though I was about to attack you.’
The water was cold, and she was embarrassed
That is telling, author. You could have described the cold water filling her ears as she went under. How she bowed her head and avoided his eyes when she was fished out. You don't have to tell me.
*sigh*
Plus the hero smiling all the time was really, really creepy. He even reminded himself to smile when he felt rage because he wanted to manipulate the heroine.
I won't spoil it all, but they go to Spain and the hero shows off his wealth. (He named both his yachts after the h?) The perfumed OW makes another appearance. (This time the heroine sees "honesty in his eyes") I could go on, but life is short and this book is bad.
The hero's ego is finally soothed when the heroine apologized for not having faith in the hero's fidelity and is now going to pretend to like his designer house and be content with his millions rather than a relationship. (She keeps claiming she is not materialistic) When hero finds out about her miscarriage he makes it all about him and then belatedly realizes he should have inquired about her brush with death.
This is one sick, sad little story.
Not much, it turns out. The 18 year-old heroine resented her new advertising agent husband working all time and then coming home reeking of perfume. (His hilarious excuse? He was working closely with his female client on a perfume ad and she liked to spray it on him.) She confronted him and left the next day. He saw her hugging some guy on the street and was convinced she left him for another guy, so he didn't pursue her.
Meanwhile, she had a miscarriage, almost died, was told she couldn't have children, and then had to quit her job to nurse her mother through a year-long illness before she died. And it's the hero who has suffered so much pain that he thinks he deserves revenge?
No, just no.
Now I can enjoy a story that is so lopsided if I'm immersed in the emotions. But here, the quality of writing is so bad, so clunky, and so "telling not showing," that I felt I was reading an outline of a revenge story.
Example. Here is the heroine falling into the river because she is so distracted by fighting her treacherous body:
On the trip back to his house they were both silent, and once there Keisha was in such a hurry to get off the boat that she completely missed her footing. With a horrified cry she slipped into the river. The water was cold, and she was embarrassed—especially when Hunter jumped in to help her out.
‘You didn’t have to do that,’ she protested, alarmed that his touch should trigger sensations she wanted to forget. Her jeans were mud-stained and her seersucker top clung reverently to her breasts. Something that Hunter did not fail to notice.
He was smiling now, amused by her distress. ‘What were you doing? Trying to run away from me? You leapt off the boat as though I was about to attack you.’
The water was cold, and she was embarrassed
That is telling, author. You could have described the cold water filling her ears as she went under. How she bowed her head and avoided his eyes when she was fished out. You don't have to tell me.
*sigh*
Plus the hero smiling all the time was really, really creepy. He even reminded himself to smile when he felt rage because he wanted to manipulate the heroine.
I won't spoil it all, but they go to Spain and the hero shows off his wealth. (He named both his yachts after the h?) The perfumed OW makes another appearance. (This time the heroine sees "honesty in his eyes") I could go on, but life is short and this book is bad.
The hero's ego is finally soothed when the heroine apologized for not having faith in the hero's fidelity and is now going to pretend to like his designer house and be content with his millions rather than a relationship. (She keeps claiming she is not materialistic) When hero finds out about her miscarriage he makes it all about him and then belatedly realizes he should have inquired about her brush with death.
This is one sick, sad little story.
September 8, 2018
I really hated the loser hero. His revenge plans just made my blood boil and his thoughts about her were evil. He was not celibate while they were apart and she of course was. He acted like the wounded party and yet he was a jerk and hurt the young heroine. She annoyed me too but not as bad as him. Her back and forth just irritated me. I am sorry I read this. The writing was less than stellar too. Felt juvenile. The OW was just a blimp in the storyline and didn't need to show back up . They had way more problems than her. Not safe for me.
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April 14, 2017
Leído el 11/07/2010
June 8, 2021
Hunter Donahoe is sexier than ever, and he's out for revenge on the pretty young wife who abandoned their marriage. Keisha needs cash, and Hunter has plenty. He makes Keisha an offer: she can work for him, no strings attached.... But Hunter has other ideas when he sweeps her away to his Spanish villa. She'll be his personal assistant by day...and his mistress by night!
January 11, 2018
Hated this book, how can you claim you hate someone and the next minute you start doing nice things for her, like naming a boat after her when she clearly even doesn't want you, its like hunter was the one who screwed up and trying to fix things but it should have been the other way round. His dominance over her is very annoying.
July 21, 2021
Bedded at His Convenience
Their marriage ended when she believed that he was having an affair. That had to be the reason why he never came home. Who would believe that he was working so much? He thought she had left him for another guy. Now three years later they met up and he is determined to have her again. But not that he wants her in marriage but revenge. His focus was to destroy her as she had him. But what happens when they finally get to communicate and open up with the reason why the marriage ended.
Their marriage ended when she believed that he was having an affair. That had to be the reason why he never came home. Who would believe that he was working so much? He thought she had left him for another guy. Now three years later they met up and he is determined to have her again. But not that he wants her in marriage but revenge. His focus was to destroy her as she had him. But what happens when they finally get to communicate and open up with the reason why the marriage ended.
September 7, 2016
Bajo su Hechizo, es un bonita historia, aunque se trate de un súper clásico, donde lo que sucedería a continuación era predecible. Creo que el autor no se preocupó mucho por crearle demasiada expectativa al lector, esto me desilusiona un poco porque todo lector “muere” por llegar a leer algo fuera de lo común u ordinario en cada historia que lee, algo que marque la diferencia con el resto que ha leído. En mi opinión la narración fue un poco pobre, al igual que la imaginación del autor, pienso que la temática pudo haberse desarrollado con mejor auge, porque tenía mucho a su favor, sin embargo, el nombrar edificaciones y ríos de gran historia e importancia a nivel mundial como el Támesis le dió un buen toque a la historia, al igual que el paisaje español. La historia deja en claro que dentro de toda relación hay inseguridades, pero la confianza es lo más importante en cualquiera de los casos, aunque suene arriesgado y todos estemos temerosos de salir heridos hay que creer en el sentimiento que te unió a esa persona, esperando lo mejor, no lo peor.
October 14, 2009
I could not finish this book. It made me mad every single time I picked it up. The "hero" is a domineering jerk and the "heroine" is everything that we hope our daughters are not. She was completely spineless. This book was a disappointment and complete waste of time.
May 17, 2013
This was utter rubbish. The relationship seemed at least boarder line abusive. The ending was terrible and there were way to may exclamation points.
November 2, 2014
read. Was OK.
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