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Flamingo Moon
"HAVE YOU ANY PROOF OF YOUR IDENTITY?" The question astounded Eve Reston. She hadn't wanted to come to the Camargue in the first place. Now Raoul DuBare's hostile reception was the last straw. Eve was determined to see her late cousin's baby and report back to her aunt and uncle. She prepared herself for a long siege. She was totally unprepared, however, for Raoul's proposal. What did he mean asking her to marry him when the elegant Amelie Troyat was so obviously entrenched in his life!
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First published August 1, 1977
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Margaret Pargeter
104 books73 followersMargaret Pargeter was a popular writer of 50 romance novels in Mills & Boon from 1975 to 1986.
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April 6, 2022
This heroine is like that old timey Timex watch commercial. She takes a licking and keeps on ticking. (And she likes it. Let's face it, MP has an S&M subtext that's hard to miss.)
Heroine, a ninny, btw, travels to France to check on her dead cousin's baby. She is a martyr right down to her ugly sack dresses she made herself. Imagine her delight when the hero throws her out. Literally -she has bruises! She takes a job at her hotel so she can hang out waiting for more abuse from the hero and her "friend" the hero's sister.
Of course the hero is attracted to her and of course she winds up staying with the family and getting to know her "nephew." The hero is bog-standard cruel, but he is the normal one compared to all the other characters. The OW shakes the baby in frustration and leaves the heroine alone in the swampland after dark. The sister can only think about getting away to Paris and ignores the heroine's distress. Her employer at the hotel exploits her with very little food and an airless cell for accommodations.
No wonder the heroine is confused when the hero shows glimmers of kindness.
All is well once the hero orders her to marry him and sets the record straight about how their marriage will work. He'll say jump and she'll say how high? What else could a sub ask for?
HEA.
Heroine, a ninny, btw, travels to France to check on her dead cousin's baby. She is a martyr right down to her ugly sack dresses she made herself. Imagine her delight when the hero throws her out. Literally -she has bruises! She takes a job at her hotel so she can hang out waiting for more abuse from the hero and her "friend" the hero's sister.
Of course the hero is attracted to her and of course she winds up staying with the family and getting to know her "nephew." The hero is bog-standard cruel, but he is the normal one compared to all the other characters. The OW shakes the baby in frustration and leaves the heroine alone in the swampland after dark. The sister can only think about getting away to Paris and ignores the heroine's distress. Her employer at the hotel exploits her with very little food and an airless cell for accommodations.
No wonder the heroine is confused when the hero shows glimmers of kindness.
All is well once the hero orders her to marry him and sets the record straight about how their marriage will work. He'll say jump and she'll say how high? What else could a sub ask for?
HEA.
August 31, 2018
Eve, you are disgrace of women. I can change my hubby with Raoul despite his chauvinistic behaviours. Ok I do not change him, just read too much old school HP. Lol
March 8, 2012
The h's cousin/adopted sister was married to the H's younger brother. They died in a plane crash leaving an infant son. The H has made it clear that she and her family not welcome. She at the insistance of the H's sister has come to see the baby. The H is very hostile and unwilling to even believe who she is. H is bossy, controlling, arrogant, insulting but they have chemistry.
The heroine is a very loving, caring person. She is also a trained nanny. She finally takes on a job at the local hotel taking care of the children of the guests. She doesn't have enough money to stay at a hotel without a job and she's determined that Raoul, the H, will not scare her away before she sees the baby.
So there is the much older arrogant H, there's a truly evil other woman and there's a manipulative younger sister-all the perfect ingredients of a good old skool romance and HEA.
The heroine is a very loving, caring person. She is also a trained nanny. She finally takes on a job at the local hotel taking care of the children of the guests. She doesn't have enough money to stay at a hotel without a job and she's determined that Raoul, the H, will not scare her away before she sees the baby.
So there is the much older arrogant H, there's a truly evil other woman and there's a manipulative younger sister-all the perfect ingredients of a good old skool romance and HEA.
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June 6, 2020"Have you any proof of your identity?"
The question astounded Eve Reston. She hadn't wanted to come to the Camargue in the first place. Now Raoul DuBare's hostile reception was the last straw.
Eve was determined to see her late cousin's baby and report back to her aunt and uncle. She prepared herself for a long siege.
She was totally unprepared, however, for Raoul's proposal. What did he mean asking her to marry him when the elegant Amelie Troyat was so obviously entrenched in his life!
The question astounded Eve Reston. She hadn't wanted to come to the Camargue in the first place. Now Raoul DuBare's hostile reception was the last straw.
Eve was determined to see her late cousin's baby and report back to her aunt and uncle. She prepared herself for a long siege.
She was totally unprepared, however, for Raoul's proposal. What did he mean asking her to marry him when the elegant Amelie Troyat was so obviously entrenched in his life!
November 27, 2022
I really enjoyed this one. It had all the tropes I enjoy: a long suffering sweet natured martyr of a heroine, a high-handed bastard of a hero, a totally mental bitch of another woman, the h repeatedly being injured or put in peril (and thus saved by the H of course), and a slow burn enemies to lovers storyline. Five outta five French-chef kisses.
April 19, 2020
I enjoy reading stories taking place in the Camargue and I would love to visit one day.
Only issue was that the heroine was a bit of a cold fish.
Only issue was that the heroine was a bit of a cold fish.
August 28, 2023
Tolerable for an MP
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June 29, 2013زهرة النسيان:
هناك رفقة دائمة بين الزهرة والشوك , وعلى الزهور أن تتحدى الأشواك حتى تخرج إلى العالم بكامل تألقها لكن غوين خافت عندما وجدت نفسها وحيدة في منطقة الكامارغ المعزولة، أرض الرجال القساة وخافت أكثر عندما واجهت ميشال دوكويبري الذي طردها من منزله قبل أن تلتقط أنفاسها حتى هذه لم تكن إلا البداية في العلاقة العاصفة بين الصغيرة غوين وميشال، فقد كان عليها أن تواجه عدواً آخر أشد شراسة هو صديقة ميشال دكويبري فهل يملك الحب، في هذه الظروف ، فرصة لكي يزهر؟
هناك رفقة دائمة بين الزهرة والشوك , وعلى الزهور أن تتحدى الأشواك حتى تخرج إلى العالم بكامل تألقها لكن غوين خافت عندما وجدت نفسها وحيدة في منطقة الكامارغ المعزولة، أرض الرجال القساة وخافت أكثر عندما واجهت ميشال دوكويبري الذي طردها من منزله قبل أن تلتقط أنفاسها حتى هذه لم تكن إلا البداية في العلاقة العاصفة بين الصغيرة غوين وميشال، فقد كان عليها أن تواجه عدواً آخر أشد شراسة هو صديقة ميشال دكويبري فهل يملك الحب، في هذه الظروف ، فرصة لكي يزهر؟
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