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Alex Gaynor had run away from an unbearable situation by securing a three-month singing engagement on a Caribbean luxury liner.
But Alex hadn't known that Clay Anderson would be on board. .. or that he would hold her responsible for ruining his sister's marriage. And Clay was determined to make her pay.
You need to be taught a lesson you won't forget," he snapped, "and I'm going to see that you get it. One way or another!"
But Alex hadn't known that Clay Anderson would be on board. .. or that he would hold her responsible for ruining his sister's marriage. And Clay was determined to make her pay.
You need to be taught a lesson you won't forget," he snapped, "and I'm going to see that you get it. One way or another!"
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Kay Thorpe
181 books65 followersKay Thorpe was born on 1935 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. An avid reader from the time when words on paper began to make sense, she developed a lively imagination of her own, making up stories for the entertainment of her young friends. After leaving school, she tried a variety of jobs, including dental nursing, and a spell in the Women's Royal Airforce from which she emerged knowing a whole lot more about life - if only as an observer.
In 1960, she married with Tony, but didn't begin thinking about trying her hand at writing for a living until she gave up work some four years later to have a baby, John. Having read Mills & Boon novels herself, and done some market research in the local library asking readers what it was they particularly liked about the books, she decided to aim for a particular market, and was fortunate to have her very first, completed manuscript accepted - The Last of the Mallorys, published in 1968. Since then she has written over seventy five books, which doesn't begin to compare with the output of some Mills & Boon authors, but still leaves her wondering where all those words came from.
Sometimes, she finds she has become two different people: the writer at her happiest when involved in the world of books and authors; and the housewife, turning her hands to the everyday needs of husband and son. Once in a while, she finds it difficult to step from one role to the other. She likes cooking, for instance, but she finds that it can be an irritating interruption when she's preoccupied with work on a novel, so the quality of her efforts in the kitchen tend to be a little erratic. She says, "As my husband once remarked, my writing gives life a fascinating element of uncertainly: one day a perfect coq au vin, the next day a couple of burned chops!"
Luckily Kay has daily professional help with her housework, and that leaves her time to indulge in her hobbies. Like many other Mills & Boon authors, she admits to being a voracious consumer of books, a quality she shares with her readers. She likes music and horseback riding, which she does in the countryside near her home. But her favorite hobby is travel - especially to places that will make good settings for her books.
Kay now lives on the outskirts of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, along with husband, Tony, and a huge tabby cat called Mad Max, her one son having flown the coop. Some day she'll think about retiring, but not yet awhile.
In 1960, she married with Tony, but didn't begin thinking about trying her hand at writing for a living until she gave up work some four years later to have a baby, John. Having read Mills & Boon novels herself, and done some market research in the local library asking readers what it was they particularly liked about the books, she decided to aim for a particular market, and was fortunate to have her very first, completed manuscript accepted - The Last of the Mallorys, published in 1968. Since then she has written over seventy five books, which doesn't begin to compare with the output of some Mills & Boon authors, but still leaves her wondering where all those words came from.
Sometimes, she finds she has become two different people: the writer at her happiest when involved in the world of books and authors; and the housewife, turning her hands to the everyday needs of husband and son. Once in a while, she finds it difficult to step from one role to the other. She likes cooking, for instance, but she finds that it can be an irritating interruption when she's preoccupied with work on a novel, so the quality of her efforts in the kitchen tend to be a little erratic. She says, "As my husband once remarked, my writing gives life a fascinating element of uncertainly: one day a perfect coq au vin, the next day a couple of burned chops!"
Luckily Kay has daily professional help with her housework, and that leaves her time to indulge in her hobbies. Like many other Mills & Boon authors, she admits to being a voracious consumer of books, a quality she shares with her readers. She likes music and horseback riding, which she does in the countryside near her home. But her favorite hobby is travel - especially to places that will make good settings for her books.
Kay now lives on the outskirts of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, along with husband, Tony, and a huge tabby cat called Mad Max, her one son having flown the coop. Some day she'll think about retiring, but not yet awhile.
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February 18, 2013
The heroine, Alex, suffers a terrible deception when she learnts that the man she has been dating and was attracted to, is a married man. She decides to get away from the whole situation and as she is a singer, she is lucky to learnt that her agent has got her a job as a singer on a cruise ship.
And so we have Alex on a cruise ship, but unfortunately she won’t have there the peace of mind she expected to have, as there on the same ship is travelling (“working”) Clay Anderson, brother-in-law to the man Alex had been dating and who held her responsible for ruining his sister’s marriage.
So we have the two protagonists working on the ship and continuously calling at such exotic ports as San Juan in Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie in the Virgin Islands, etc. And as it is to be expected, Clay is not simply the Cruise Director, but owner of the Connaught Line. This means among other things that he has much power and a master key that enables him to enter the heroine’s cabin when he wishes and harass her whenever he feels like it (or get other benefits from it).
And thanks to the author’s ability, the situations never cease to change. The heroine has several interested “suitors”, among them a very rich and serious one. And conflict scales rather dramatically when June and Ian, Clay’s sister and her husband (the man Alex had been previously dating), come to travel on the cruise ship "Andromeda"
And so we have Alex on a cruise ship, but unfortunately she won’t have there the peace of mind she expected to have, as there on the same ship is travelling (“working”) Clay Anderson, brother-in-law to the man Alex had been dating and who held her responsible for ruining his sister’s marriage.
So we have the two protagonists working on the ship and continuously calling at such exotic ports as San Juan in Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie in the Virgin Islands, etc. And as it is to be expected, Clay is not simply the Cruise Director, but owner of the Connaught Line. This means among other things that he has much power and a master key that enables him to enter the heroine’s cabin when he wishes and harass her whenever he feels like it (or get other benefits from it).
And thanks to the author’s ability, the situations never cease to change. The heroine has several interested “suitors”, among them a very rich and serious one. And conflict scales rather dramatically when June and Ian, Clay’s sister and her husband (the man Alex had been previously dating), come to travel on the cruise ship "Andromeda"
February 22, 2018
This novel reminds me of that ancient tv show that used to air on TVLand ( I think it was TVLand ) called The Love Boat. This novel is set on a cruise ship that sails from Puerto Rico to Venezuela with a few stops in between. The heroine Alex is a singer who takes a job on the ship because she has just found out that Ian ( a guy she's been dating ) is married. She just so happens to end up working on the very same ship that's owned by Ian's wife's brother. This guy is Clay, the H and he is posing as a Cruise Director on the ship. Alex doesn't know that he's a tycoon who owns the Connaught line of cruise ships. The heroine is very sexy and beautiful and her glamorous persona as a cabaret singer makes her the target for a lot of male attention. Clay knows she's the woman who had tried to "destroy" his sister June's marriage and so he is horrible and insulting to her. Alex is also kinda stupid because she allows her pride to prevent her from telling Clay the truth about how Ian had lied to her. I personally do not understand why she would do this since the marriage wrecker label isn't something that's exactly admirable. But I guess the author needed to keep this misunderstanding going as long as possible in order to sustain the conflict and drama between the MC's.
The H is sexually attracted to the heroine and seems to despise himself for it since she's a home wrecker. However, his distaste for her so called wicked ways do not get in the way of his regular lip and cleavage inspections whenever they're alone in some romantic dark corner of the ship. He's also wildly jealous of a young sailor and a middle aged widower who's a passenger on the cruise. Alex is courted by these 2 guys and the H seems to think that she's a gold digger since the middle aged widower is a rich tycoon. Clay also gets angry when the heroine accepts a valuable emerald necklace from the widower. Alex had thought it was an item of costume jewellery and becomes embarrassed when Clay tells her the truth. I felt a little sorry for the widower tycoon because he was a really nice man and his 17 year old daughter had also liked Alex a lot. Clay was a mean manipulative bastard because he got rid of the widower by setting up a scene in Alex's cabin, to make the other man think that she had been banging him in secret while dating the older guy. This was very hurtful for the older guy because he was in love with Alex and wanted to marry her.
There's also the usual evil OW. This one's called Marian and she's a dancer who is jealous of Alex and wants Clay all for herself. Marian goes so far as to rip one of Alex's gowns that the heroine was supposed to used for a cabaret performance. The heroine gets her comeuppance by ripping the dress even further in order to make it look sexier onstage. This just makes Marian sharpen up her witch skills in order to create more trouble, but Clay manages to defuse the situation after another of her wicked schemes goes haywire. Marian isn't really heard from again after that. The conflict between the MC's worsens just when it seems that Clay is finally starting to treat her properly. This happens when his bratty sister June turns up and she is soon followed by her spineless husband Ian. Alex finds herself in the middle of their marriage drama because Ian comes crying and begging for a confidante. He claims that he really loves June but wishes she would treat him like a man instead of always telling him that her big brother Clay will solve all their problems.
The reconciliation between the MC's only happens after June falls off the ship ( or jumps, because that part isn't cleared up ) and Alex dives into the sea to save her. That part was a bit OTT, even for Kay Thorpe. I woulda just called for help while the brat drowned. I suppose this life saving scene was necessary for the ultimate romantic reconciliation between Clay and Alex because the H suddenly saw the heroine as the angel of all his purest dreams ( even my dog Harold is gagging at how cheesy this ending is...). But seriously, this was not a realistic method of solving the conflict. Why did the heroine have to go to such lengths to prove her love ? Everybody, except the love lorn widower and the witchy Marian, gets their happy ending. It was also nice to get a lot of travelogue scenes in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Barbados and Martinique.
The H is sexually attracted to the heroine and seems to despise himself for it since she's a home wrecker. However, his distaste for her so called wicked ways do not get in the way of his regular lip and cleavage inspections whenever they're alone in some romantic dark corner of the ship. He's also wildly jealous of a young sailor and a middle aged widower who's a passenger on the cruise. Alex is courted by these 2 guys and the H seems to think that she's a gold digger since the middle aged widower is a rich tycoon. Clay also gets angry when the heroine accepts a valuable emerald necklace from the widower. Alex had thought it was an item of costume jewellery and becomes embarrassed when Clay tells her the truth. I felt a little sorry for the widower tycoon because he was a really nice man and his 17 year old daughter had also liked Alex a lot. Clay was a mean manipulative bastard because he got rid of the widower by setting up a scene in Alex's cabin, to make the other man think that she had been banging him in secret while dating the older guy. This was very hurtful for the older guy because he was in love with Alex and wanted to marry her.
There's also the usual evil OW. This one's called Marian and she's a dancer who is jealous of Alex and wants Clay all for herself. Marian goes so far as to rip one of Alex's gowns that the heroine was supposed to used for a cabaret performance. The heroine gets her comeuppance by ripping the dress even further in order to make it look sexier onstage. This just makes Marian sharpen up her witch skills in order to create more trouble, but Clay manages to defuse the situation after another of her wicked schemes goes haywire. Marian isn't really heard from again after that. The conflict between the MC's worsens just when it seems that Clay is finally starting to treat her properly. This happens when his bratty sister June turns up and she is soon followed by her spineless husband Ian. Alex finds herself in the middle of their marriage drama because Ian comes crying and begging for a confidante. He claims that he really loves June but wishes she would treat him like a man instead of always telling him that her big brother Clay will solve all their problems.
The reconciliation between the MC's only happens after June falls off the ship ( or jumps, because that part isn't cleared up ) and Alex dives into the sea to save her. That part was a bit OTT, even for Kay Thorpe. I woulda just called for help while the brat drowned. I suppose this life saving scene was necessary for the ultimate romantic reconciliation between Clay and Alex because the H suddenly saw the heroine as the angel of all his purest dreams ( even my dog Harold is gagging at how cheesy this ending is...). But seriously, this was not a realistic method of solving the conflict. Why did the heroine have to go to such lengths to prove her love ? Everybody, except the love lorn widower and the witchy Marian, gets their happy ending. It was also nice to get a lot of travelogue scenes in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Barbados and Martinique.
September 25, 2022
Cruise ship setting with a bit of onshore visiting - Barbados, Martinique, Venezuela.
Talented cabaret singer Alex, fleeing from a situation where she was an unwitting OW to a married man is insta hated by cruise director Clay whose kid sister is, ofc, the wronged wife. There's a lot of attention from other men on the cruise, including a wealthy widowed American called Glenn, and then the wronged wife turns up closely followed by naughty straying husband/bro in law.
Lots of slut shaming and jealousy (which I'm weirdly ok with, coming as it does from the Hs insatiable lust) but also just a teensy bit of 'aren't women awful and men rightly dominant' which felt too dated. Not a convincing hea.
And in case, like me, you were thinking "ooh, this is unusual, the H not being the financial alpha", he is, in fact, the owner of the cruise line. He just likes being a cruise director. You'll just have to picture my look to camera at this nugget of information.
Talented cabaret singer Alex, fleeing from a situation where she was an unwitting OW to a married man is insta hated by cruise director Clay whose kid sister is, ofc, the wronged wife. There's a lot of attention from other men on the cruise, including a wealthy widowed American called Glenn, and then the wronged wife turns up closely followed by naughty straying husband/bro in law.
Lots of slut shaming and jealousy (which I'm weirdly ok with, coming as it does from the Hs insatiable lust) but also just a teensy bit of 'aren't women awful and men rightly dominant' which felt too dated. Not a convincing hea.
And in case, like me, you were thinking "ooh, this is unusual, the H not being the financial alpha", he is, in fact, the owner of the cruise line. He just likes being a cruise director. You'll just have to picture my look to camera at this nugget of information.
September 12, 2013
3.5 stars. This was a decent read with plenty of fun misconceptions on the hero's part, but overall there just wasn't enough romance between the hero and heroine.
October 8, 2015
7/10. I agree with another review that there wasnt enough romance between the two main characters. Not enough to convince the reader that Alex is truly falling for Clay. Couldnt help but feel sorry for Alex, she just couldnt be left alone by any of the characters and she had Clay harrassing and abusing her and what seems like attempted rape in what is essentially her workplace. Just wanted her to make a complaint to higher management on many occasions. I was glad to see Glen out of the picture finally after inviting himself back into her life. At the conclusion she admitted it wasnt going to be an easy life with Clay and knowing he would be possesive makes it sound like shes settling to me. High scores for the description of the Islands and cruise travel however Im just not convinced of the love story.
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June 10, 2013
wow crazy crazy crazy
May 18, 2020
Alex Gaynor had run away from an unbearable situation by securing a three-month singing engagement on a Caribbean luxury liner.
But Alex hadn't known that Clay Anderson would be on board. .. or that he would hold her responsible for ruining his sister's marriage. And Clay was determined to make her pay.
You need to be taught a lesson you won't forget," he snapped, "and I'm going to see that you get it. One way or another!"
But Alex hadn't known that Clay Anderson would be on board. .. or that he would hold her responsible for ruining his sister's marriage. And Clay was determined to make her pay.
You need to be taught a lesson you won't forget," he snapped, "and I'm going to see that you get it. One way or another!"
July 25, 2019
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January 2, 2021
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Author Kay Thorpe writes very well and her stories and characters are convincing and capture our attention. Nonetheless, it puzzles me when a sensible lady allows some guy to declare himself her judge, jury and executioner. Tell him to buzz off!
Author Kay Thorpe writes very well and her stories and characters are convincing and capture our attention. Nonetheless, it puzzles me when a sensible lady allows some guy to declare himself her judge, jury and executioner. Tell him to buzz off!
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