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Confrontation
Caroline was worried. She couldn't get Mark Rider off her mind but she was engaged to Stephen. What was wrong with her? Stephen was so nice, and happy to wait until they were married before going to bed. Whereas bed was all that Mark wanted. He was perfectly honest about it - love and marriage were out, bed was in. Well, he could count Caroline out of his plans - passionate she may be, but it just so happened she was old-fashioned, too.
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First published December 4, 1992
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December 30, 2017
4.5 stars.
This novel had me laughing at the way the H was panting after the heroine like she had a golden vagina or something ( maybe she did ... ). The H's name is Mark Rider ( Rider by name and Rider by nature ). OK that's enough of the tacky, cheesy comments.
This was an office romance: the old tried and tested boss and his secretary trope. At the start of the story, the lovely heroine Caroline has been working for Mark for about a year and during that entire time he has been asking her out on dates. Caroline is an old fashioned girl and wants marriage and kids; she isn't interested in being being another filly hitched temporarily to the "Rider" wagon. However, she is totally attracted to Mark and think he's the hottest guy ever but she is insistent about never letting him use her. She's been dating a young plastics salesman called Stephen and the novel opens with the MC's at the office where Caroline has yet again declined a date from Mark because she has plans that evening with Stephen. Mark is a bit upset but it hasn't really upset his male mojo because he is seen later that evening with a vampy looking model called Venetia ( the heroine refers to her as Countess Dracula and Stephen even chimes in with an annoying comment about not minding if Venetia sucked his neck ).
Mark appears to be angry and stares at Caroline all evening. This guy is another resident of Double Standards Central, because he is sitting with Venetia yet he is glowering at his secretary just because she is on a date. Jealousy is at a peak with this guy. He pays more attention to Caroline and Stephen and notices when the latter proposes marriage to the heroine. Caroline is shocked by Stephen's proposal and even more uncomfortable because Mark is staring shamelessly. Caroline seems to force herself to accept Stephen's proposal and I thought this was a very bad move because she doesn't even feel any great chemistry with the guy. Mark comes over and asks her to dance and then uses the time to glower and make cutting comments about her engagement and insult the institution of matrimony. His jealousy is again rampant. All this time, his vampy looking date is staring at Caroline in anger and outrage. He doesn't even seem to care about the feelings of his date.
Stephen invites Caroline to spend the weekend at his parents's home and she accepts but when she goes to work Mark has plans for her that derail her former commitment to meet her fiance's family. Under Caroline's work contract, she is expected to attend after hours meetings and even weekend business trips with Mark and the H invokes that clause to get her to spend the next 2 days with him. Caroline has little savings and can't afford to lose her job so she is forced to postpone her plans with Stephen. Mark was a bundle of contradictions. He claims he hates long term relationships but he wants her to be his mistress. He gets mad at her for being friendly to the client they're visiting but denies being jealous. He pulls out his great seduction skills on Caroline but even though she is a little weak towards him, she stops it from going further by forcing herself to remain unresponsive to his kisses and caresses. The girl really tried hard to lie like a stone while he was seducing her. Of course Mark gets mad and accuses her of being a hypocrite because she won't let him have sex with her. She really had no business getting engaged to Stephen if her physical responses to another man were this strong. She and Stephen have a platonic relationship and they seem so mismatched. However she does make her feelings about marriage very clear to Mark and of course he scoffs like all man whores are prone to do. Caroline also tells him she never asked him to offer her marriage or to offer her anything. Mark sure had a lot of one liners about Caroline's refusal to sleep with him. My favorite is:
"You're not refusing me," he said tightly, eyes like steel knives, "you're refusing yourself !"
The guy should have been a lawyer.
They end up in an accident due to snowy road conditions and are forced to stay at an abandoned cottage which has a convenient supply of canned food. During their arguments, the real reason for Mark's distaste for marriage is revealed: it's all because his mommy was a selfish, materialistic, promiscuous excuse for a mother who showed him no maternal love. I thoroughly enjoyed their verbal battles in that cottage, especially the one where he refused to marry her and she smiled sweetly and replied that it was ok because she was already engaged to be married. Mark was also too angry about her engagement and he hated seeing Stephen's ring on her finger. I thought that was a bit of a strong reaction from a man who claimed that he had no jealous feelings. I probably should not have enjoyed that so much because there's still poor Stephen whose fiancee is burning up with lust for hunky Mark in a cold cottage. Caroline kept fighting her emotions as if there was the Devil on one shoulder telling her to jump Mark's hot bod while the Angel on her other shoulder reminded her that she's an old fashioned virgin waiting until after marriage to Stephen. But Mark's "unique" philosophy about marriage and the way men are "badgered" into it kept me glued to the pages. I enjoyed reading the author's depiction of a cynical man whore's justification for his lifestyle. Quite often man whore heroes hardly go out of their way to explain themselves the way Mark does. Mark came with a lot of emotional baggage ! Their "confrontation" in the cottage was quite interesting and the author was able to peel the superficial layers off both characters and let the reader get a more discerning view of what really made each one of them tick. I really enjoyed the author's portrayal of a heroine who was determined to remain true to her old fashioned moral values. Unlike many other heroines in her situation, Caroline never denied being wildly attracted to the H. I have often rolled my eyes and shaken my head at self righteous heroines whose panties are melting for the H while their mouths are telling him they feel nothing. Caroline openly and carefully explained her reasons for declining his offer of meaningless sex. This was a clear case of the H and h having opposite moral values.
Mark was like a little boy begging for a toy. The big old man whore was begging for sex from the virgin. Lol. It was so funny the way he kept calling her a bitch one minute and then kept begging her for sex the next. This girl must have had some super pheromones calling out to him or a golden vagina. Then when she denies him sex he sulks like a toddler and says he can always get it from Venetia when he returns to London. Then he starts begging for sex again. Lol. My favorite line that Mark uses when he's begging for sex is:
"It would free you, Caroline."
Hahahaha. Omg that's a new one indeed. According to Mark, Caroline is living in a figurative prison and only his penis can set her free !
Mark doesn't even know the number of women he's slept with and Caroline yells at him:
"And you think I'd let a man like you take my body? My virginity? My self respect?"
Things in that cottage really started to get intense then and added to that was Caroline's sprained ankle. Unfortunately Mark worms him way under her defences but just as they are about to have sex, they hear the voices of their rescuers calling from outside. Mark's reply of " Not now !" was so predictable but I was glad he had to suffer through a case of blue balls. Stephen was one of the rescuers and Caroline realizes immediately that she can't marry him because she's fallen in love with the silver eyed man whore. Sigh. Guess nice guys who rescue damsels in distress do sometimes lose ...
Unfortunately Stephen ( poor guy ) is talking about engagement parties and Mark leaves in a huff because he doesn't know about Caroline's decision to end her engagement. I admire Caroline for coming to that rapid decision. She wasn't fooled into thinking that she would be marrying Mark but she at least she had the decency to realize that Stephen deserved a woman who truly loved him. When she did break the bad news to poor Stephen, I must admit my heart broke for the guy. I don't think he was madly in love with her but his pride was definitely hurt. Mark was happy about her broken engagement but sulked when she refused to be his mistress. He got me angry when he told her to phone Venetia ( aka Countess Dracula ). This man was an adult and yet he lacked maturity in his reactions whenever things didn't go the way he wanted. My dog Harold has more maturity than Mark because a few hours later that day he tells Caroline:
"It'll never be over until I make love to you !"
Tsk tsk tsk... And here I thought Mark was so happy after his long phone call with the vampire OW. Mark has little impulse control around Caroline.
And a minute or so after his declaration, above, Stephen appears and accuses them of being lovers while she had been his fiancee. It just so happened that a famous gossip columnist overheard and out of the blue Mark declares to everybody that Caroline is going to be his wife. At this point it was clear to the reader that Mark had indeed fallen head over heels in love with Caroline and was merely using the gossip columnist as an excuse to declare his marital intentions. Mark was so besotted by this point because Caroline doesn't care about what's written in the papers since all her relatives are dead anyway. But for a guy who has been so against conventional opinions and the institution of marriage, Mark really rushed to buy her an engagement ring and he was the first to say "I love you" to her. It was so sweet, coming from him after all the fight he put up against marriage. Another alpha male is vanquished by the power of love. Mark showed all the signs of being p***y whipped too should Caroline ever realize the full extent of her powerful golden vagina. Lol. The sex scene towards the end was good too. This novel was great - even if I still felt pity that poor Stephen was collateral damage in Mark and Caroline's journey to their HEA. Why have I not read anything by this author before ? I loved this , especially when Mark confessed to being celibate since Caroline started working for him ! He claimed his relationship with Countess Dracula was just for show and perhaps part of his own efforts to convince himself that everything was normal.
This novel had me laughing at the way the H was panting after the heroine like she had a golden vagina or something ( maybe she did ... ). The H's name is Mark Rider ( Rider by name and Rider by nature ). OK that's enough of the tacky, cheesy comments.
This was an office romance: the old tried and tested boss and his secretary trope. At the start of the story, the lovely heroine Caroline has been working for Mark for about a year and during that entire time he has been asking her out on dates. Caroline is an old fashioned girl and wants marriage and kids; she isn't interested in being being another filly hitched temporarily to the "Rider" wagon. However, she is totally attracted to Mark and think he's the hottest guy ever but she is insistent about never letting him use her. She's been dating a young plastics salesman called Stephen and the novel opens with the MC's at the office where Caroline has yet again declined a date from Mark because she has plans that evening with Stephen. Mark is a bit upset but it hasn't really upset his male mojo because he is seen later that evening with a vampy looking model called Venetia ( the heroine refers to her as Countess Dracula and Stephen even chimes in with an annoying comment about not minding if Venetia sucked his neck ).
Mark appears to be angry and stares at Caroline all evening. This guy is another resident of Double Standards Central, because he is sitting with Venetia yet he is glowering at his secretary just because she is on a date. Jealousy is at a peak with this guy. He pays more attention to Caroline and Stephen and notices when the latter proposes marriage to the heroine. Caroline is shocked by Stephen's proposal and even more uncomfortable because Mark is staring shamelessly. Caroline seems to force herself to accept Stephen's proposal and I thought this was a very bad move because she doesn't even feel any great chemistry with the guy. Mark comes over and asks her to dance and then uses the time to glower and make cutting comments about her engagement and insult the institution of matrimony. His jealousy is again rampant. All this time, his vampy looking date is staring at Caroline in anger and outrage. He doesn't even seem to care about the feelings of his date.
Stephen invites Caroline to spend the weekend at his parents's home and she accepts but when she goes to work Mark has plans for her that derail her former commitment to meet her fiance's family. Under Caroline's work contract, she is expected to attend after hours meetings and even weekend business trips with Mark and the H invokes that clause to get her to spend the next 2 days with him. Caroline has little savings and can't afford to lose her job so she is forced to postpone her plans with Stephen. Mark was a bundle of contradictions. He claims he hates long term relationships but he wants her to be his mistress. He gets mad at her for being friendly to the client they're visiting but denies being jealous. He pulls out his great seduction skills on Caroline but even though she is a little weak towards him, she stops it from going further by forcing herself to remain unresponsive to his kisses and caresses. The girl really tried hard to lie like a stone while he was seducing her. Of course Mark gets mad and accuses her of being a hypocrite because she won't let him have sex with her. She really had no business getting engaged to Stephen if her physical responses to another man were this strong. She and Stephen have a platonic relationship and they seem so mismatched. However she does make her feelings about marriage very clear to Mark and of course he scoffs like all man whores are prone to do. Caroline also tells him she never asked him to offer her marriage or to offer her anything. Mark sure had a lot of one liners about Caroline's refusal to sleep with him. My favorite is:
"You're not refusing me," he said tightly, eyes like steel knives, "you're refusing yourself !"
The guy should have been a lawyer.
They end up in an accident due to snowy road conditions and are forced to stay at an abandoned cottage which has a convenient supply of canned food. During their arguments, the real reason for Mark's distaste for marriage is revealed: it's all because his mommy was a selfish, materialistic, promiscuous excuse for a mother who showed him no maternal love. I thoroughly enjoyed their verbal battles in that cottage, especially the one where he refused to marry her and she smiled sweetly and replied that it was ok because she was already engaged to be married. Mark was also too angry about her engagement and he hated seeing Stephen's ring on her finger. I thought that was a bit of a strong reaction from a man who claimed that he had no jealous feelings. I probably should not have enjoyed that so much because there's still poor Stephen whose fiancee is burning up with lust for hunky Mark in a cold cottage. Caroline kept fighting her emotions as if there was the Devil on one shoulder telling her to jump Mark's hot bod while the Angel on her other shoulder reminded her that she's an old fashioned virgin waiting until after marriage to Stephen. But Mark's "unique" philosophy about marriage and the way men are "badgered" into it kept me glued to the pages. I enjoyed reading the author's depiction of a cynical man whore's justification for his lifestyle. Quite often man whore heroes hardly go out of their way to explain themselves the way Mark does. Mark came with a lot of emotional baggage ! Their "confrontation" in the cottage was quite interesting and the author was able to peel the superficial layers off both characters and let the reader get a more discerning view of what really made each one of them tick. I really enjoyed the author's portrayal of a heroine who was determined to remain true to her old fashioned moral values. Unlike many other heroines in her situation, Caroline never denied being wildly attracted to the H. I have often rolled my eyes and shaken my head at self righteous heroines whose panties are melting for the H while their mouths are telling him they feel nothing. Caroline openly and carefully explained her reasons for declining his offer of meaningless sex. This was a clear case of the H and h having opposite moral values.
Mark was like a little boy begging for a toy. The big old man whore was begging for sex from the virgin. Lol. It was so funny the way he kept calling her a bitch one minute and then kept begging her for sex the next. This girl must have had some super pheromones calling out to him or a golden vagina. Then when she denies him sex he sulks like a toddler and says he can always get it from Venetia when he returns to London. Then he starts begging for sex again. Lol. My favorite line that Mark uses when he's begging for sex is:
"It would free you, Caroline."
Hahahaha. Omg that's a new one indeed. According to Mark, Caroline is living in a figurative prison and only his penis can set her free !
Mark doesn't even know the number of women he's slept with and Caroline yells at him:
"And you think I'd let a man like you take my body? My virginity? My self respect?"
Things in that cottage really started to get intense then and added to that was Caroline's sprained ankle. Unfortunately Mark worms him way under her defences but just as they are about to have sex, they hear the voices of their rescuers calling from outside. Mark's reply of " Not now !" was so predictable but I was glad he had to suffer through a case of blue balls. Stephen was one of the rescuers and Caroline realizes immediately that she can't marry him because she's fallen in love with the silver eyed man whore. Sigh. Guess nice guys who rescue damsels in distress do sometimes lose ...
Unfortunately Stephen ( poor guy ) is talking about engagement parties and Mark leaves in a huff because he doesn't know about Caroline's decision to end her engagement. I admire Caroline for coming to that rapid decision. She wasn't fooled into thinking that she would be marrying Mark but she at least she had the decency to realize that Stephen deserved a woman who truly loved him. When she did break the bad news to poor Stephen, I must admit my heart broke for the guy. I don't think he was madly in love with her but his pride was definitely hurt. Mark was happy about her broken engagement but sulked when she refused to be his mistress. He got me angry when he told her to phone Venetia ( aka Countess Dracula ). This man was an adult and yet he lacked maturity in his reactions whenever things didn't go the way he wanted. My dog Harold has more maturity than Mark because a few hours later that day he tells Caroline:
"It'll never be over until I make love to you !"
Tsk tsk tsk... And here I thought Mark was so happy after his long phone call with the vampire OW. Mark has little impulse control around Caroline.
And a minute or so after his declaration, above, Stephen appears and accuses them of being lovers while she had been his fiancee. It just so happened that a famous gossip columnist overheard and out of the blue Mark declares to everybody that Caroline is going to be his wife. At this point it was clear to the reader that Mark had indeed fallen head over heels in love with Caroline and was merely using the gossip columnist as an excuse to declare his marital intentions. Mark was so besotted by this point because Caroline doesn't care about what's written in the papers since all her relatives are dead anyway. But for a guy who has been so against conventional opinions and the institution of marriage, Mark really rushed to buy her an engagement ring and he was the first to say "I love you" to her. It was so sweet, coming from him after all the fight he put up against marriage. Another alpha male is vanquished by the power of love. Mark showed all the signs of being p***y whipped too should Caroline ever realize the full extent of her powerful golden vagina. Lol. The sex scene towards the end was good too. This novel was great - even if I still felt pity that poor Stephen was collateral damage in Mark and Caroline's journey to their HEA. Why have I not read anything by this author before ? I loved this , especially when Mark confessed to being celibate since Caroline started working for him ! He claimed his relationship with Countess Dracula was just for show and perhaps part of his own efforts to convince himself that everything was normal.
September 10, 2018
Standard issue obsessed Old Skool manwhore on the prowl and armed with overpowering punishing kisses. He has his eyes and loins lasered in on his PA. It’s been eight months of pulling her pigtail and hounding her for attention, and now that she’s engaged he makes his real move on her in a contrived business trip.
Business trip with a surprise snow in and the punishing kisses and You know you want me… cat and mouse games ensue. The heroine wants him but resists. Barely. Don’t get too excited as I more than suspect she would have succumbed to the seduction leaving her nicer and blander fiancee and his meager engagement ring in the dust if the H had offered her more than a mistress position. Sorry, little heroine with the great hair, you don’t get points for keeping your knees together in the face of mighty passion just because you are offended by the H’s offer. She actually IS a tease. He kisses; he unzips; they make out then… no. Again, again, again, and again. At least she has the decency to call it off with the man she’s engaged to when she sees him again.
Deus ex machina in the guise of a gossip columnist, and the H and h get engaged. Poor sot can’t drag her to the jeweler fast enough or to his mega-estate.to show off his bedroom. Somehow he wrangles out an “I love you,” which she reciprocates. It’s all pretty frantic (him) at the end, and I felt sorry for him. A little. Despite his seeming manwhorish ways he had been celibate for the past eight months since meeting the heroine which just about kills him. The heroine is pretty much a cool customer which gets lost in all the hero's frothing and shenanigans. I had a nudge of a feeling that she was glad her holdout resulted in a better catch.
Given the number of times he calls her “bitch” and she closes him down, I am a little uncertain as to the HEA.
It strikes me that I am becoming more than a little cynical.
I loved the cover.
Business trip with a surprise snow in and the punishing kisses and You know you want me… cat and mouse games ensue. The heroine wants him but resists. Barely. Don’t get too excited as I more than suspect she would have succumbed to the seduction leaving her nicer and blander fiancee and his meager engagement ring in the dust if the H had offered her more than a mistress position. Sorry, little heroine with the great hair, you don’t get points for keeping your knees together in the face of mighty passion just because you are offended by the H’s offer. She actually IS a tease. He kisses; he unzips; they make out then… no. Again, again, again, and again. At least she has the decency to call it off with the man she’s engaged to when she sees him again.
Deus ex machina in the guise of a gossip columnist, and the H and h get engaged. Poor sot can’t drag her to the jeweler fast enough or to his mega-estate.to show off his bedroom. Somehow he wrangles out an “I love you,” which she reciprocates. It’s all pretty frantic (him) at the end, and I felt sorry for him. A little. Despite his seeming manwhorish ways he had been celibate for the past eight months since meeting the heroine which just about kills him. The heroine is pretty much a cool customer which gets lost in all the hero's frothing and shenanigans. I had a nudge of a feeling that she was glad her holdout resulted in a better catch.
Given the number of times he calls her “bitch” and she closes him down, I am a little uncertain as to the HEA.
It strikes me that I am becoming more than a little cynical.
I loved the cover.
September 11, 2018
First time reading a book by this author.
The heroine standing by her principles was the main highlight and her fighting off the hero. She was not a door mat and I really liked her for having backbone - huge respect. We need more h like this on hplandia since she didn't cave in till the end and she got what she wanted!
The heroine standing by her principles was the main highlight and her fighting off the hero. She was not a door mat and I really liked her for having backbone - huge respect. We need more h like this on hplandia since she didn't cave in till the end and she got what she wanted!
August 31, 2015
This book is a little corny but it hits the romance spot for me. It was great that for once it was a woman who was fighting her feeling and stayed on top of her emotions. I loved the scene when she blows him a kiss saying " you want me so such all I have to do is flex my finger and you come running" (or words to that effect). Awesome. It was just a great story that hit the spot.
January 3, 2018
It was surprisingly a 3 star read even with him dangling the OW until he called her a bitch.
I can stand many things, even insults but not the name callings and direct emotional abuse like this one.
This hero had every potential of turning into domestic violence poster boy and text book rapist. I had feelings throughout the book that he’d be very quick with his fists! Not a good feeling.
I can stand many things, even insults but not the name callings and direct emotional abuse like this one.
This hero had every potential of turning into domestic violence poster boy and text book rapist. I had feelings throughout the book that he’d be very quick with his fists! Not a good feeling.
July 19, 2019
"Confrontation" is the story of Caroline and Mark.
Wow this was one of the CRAZIEST HQNs I have ever read..and I LOVED it!!
The plot is simple: The heroine works as the hero's secretary, and he's being trying to ask her out in vain. When she gets engaged, the hero whisks her away to seduce her, and things take a passionate turn.
What I liked: The 10000% obsessed, utterly horny hero who literally spent 90% of the book seducing the heroine to bed him. It was funny how he kept pleading, then she'd refuse, then he'd call her a bitch and then go back to trying to coerce her to sleep with him. It was obvious how crazily he wanted her, and her inner conflicts made up for a good rebuttal for his total lack of inhibitions.
What could have been better: The buildup to the proposal and his feelings.
Safe
4/5
Wow this was one of the CRAZIEST HQNs I have ever read..and I LOVED it!!
The plot is simple: The heroine works as the hero's secretary, and he's being trying to ask her out in vain. When she gets engaged, the hero whisks her away to seduce her, and things take a passionate turn.
What I liked: The 10000% obsessed, utterly horny hero who literally spent 90% of the book seducing the heroine to bed him. It was funny how he kept pleading, then she'd refuse, then he'd call her a bitch and then go back to trying to coerce her to sleep with him. It was obvious how crazily he wanted her, and her inner conflicts made up for a good rebuttal for his total lack of inhibitions.
What could have been better: The buildup to the proposal and his feelings.
Safe
4/5
September 14, 2018
"I remember the day I first looked into your eyes,' she said huskily. 'I remember it so clearly. That instant recognition..."
Mark smiled slowly, saying deeply, "My twin soul. But we're in such different bodies, my love."
''I suppose,' she said softly, 'that's why we're built to blend."
"Confrontation" is my very first book by Sarah Holland ,a very great contemporary romance writer.This book was a somewhat different type of Office Romance than i am used to, and i love it.!
The chemistry between Caroline Shaw and Mark Rider are SMOKING HELL HOT!And i never got tired of the sexual tension or their funny banter...and the way fate decides to let them realize that they simply can`t live without each other..Oh but isn`t this what i love!
Caroline fought as good as she could,and was a worthy heroine in my eyes.It isn`t everyday we watch a heroine sexually provoce the head-strong and stubborn Alpha-Hero...these scenes were amazing!Mark Rider never did anything to hide his all-consuming desire for her.He was so determined to dismiss the idea of marriage and love (as he had his whole life) .But poor Mark he became a smitten hero the instant he met her for the first time 8 months ago.The journey of loving was such an unstoppable process.This arrogant Alpha-Male resented it,fought it and struggled against it...But the moment comes when both Mark and Caroline no longer can deny that they love each other.This is an Unforgettable Keeper for me,and i dearly recommend it!
SPOILER WARNING!=I love the fact that Mark couldn`t even touch another woman after when he first met Caroline!(i LOVE this hero).This is true and perfect romance for all Romance Lovers!
Mark smiled slowly, saying deeply, "My twin soul. But we're in such different bodies, my love."
''I suppose,' she said softly, 'that's why we're built to blend."
"Confrontation" is my very first book by Sarah Holland ,a very great contemporary romance writer.This book was a somewhat different type of Office Romance than i am used to, and i love it.!
The chemistry between Caroline Shaw and Mark Rider are SMOKING HELL HOT!And i never got tired of the sexual tension or their funny banter...and the way fate decides to let them realize that they simply can`t live without each other..Oh but isn`t this what i love!
Caroline fought as good as she could,and was a worthy heroine in my eyes.It isn`t everyday we watch a heroine sexually provoce the head-strong and stubborn Alpha-Hero...these scenes were amazing!Mark Rider never did anything to hide his all-consuming desire for her.He was so determined to dismiss the idea of marriage and love (as he had his whole life) .But poor Mark he became a smitten hero the instant he met her for the first time 8 months ago.The journey of loving was such an unstoppable process.This arrogant Alpha-Male resented it,fought it and struggled against it...But the moment comes when both Mark and Caroline no longer can deny that they love each other.This is an Unforgettable Keeper for me,and i dearly recommend it!
SPOILER WARNING!=I love the fact that Mark couldn`t even touch another woman after when he first met Caroline!(i LOVE this hero).This is true and perfect romance for all Romance Lovers!
December 14, 2024
I’m a fan of Sarah Holland’s romances, but not of this one. I’ve been looking forward to reading this book, but it was a disappointment.
The virgin h was utterly annoying. The H was hot for her and she was encouraging him (by words and by deeds), only to stop him because he wouldn’t marry her. She did that throughout the whole book.
This ‘romance’ reminded me of that old song ‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light’ by Meat Loaf. The woman uses the man’s raging hormones to persuade him to marry her. In the end they both regret their marriage.
The virgin h was utterly annoying. The H was hot for her and she was encouraging him (by words and by deeds), only to stop him because he wouldn’t marry her. She did that throughout the whole book.
This ‘romance’ reminded me of that old song ‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light’ by Meat Loaf. The woman uses the man’s raging hormones to persuade him to marry her. In the end they both regret their marriage.
August 18, 2019
Sexual harassment special in the workplace.
Heroine gets engaged to Another man so the Hero, her boss, brings her on a business trip and sexually harasses her for 2 days straight.
Heroine breaks w OM, she is now marrying the Hero since he has convinced her that all that harassment was just his expression of true love. 🙄
Heroine gets engaged to Another man so the Hero, her boss, brings her on a business trip and sexually harasses her for 2 days straight.
Heroine breaks w OM, she is now marrying the Hero since he has convinced her that all that harassment was just his expression of true love. 🙄
January 15, 2021
Caroline was panting for her hot boss, Mark Rider, yet she was not welling to be one of the mistresses he so commonly uses then nonchalantly discards. Therefore, she hid her attraction under her professional secretarial skills and her boyfriend, Stephens. Mark's approach toward her was always physical without any hint to a mere commitment - and he actually dared to suggest a physical meaningless relationship between them, and so she had to fight both his and her desire which was too much. When she was stranded in a cottage with him in a business trip, however, things started to change.
I don't know about you, but I found this novel totally disturbing and utterly creepy. The characters are the least lovable among all the harlequin novels characters I've read so far. The hero is a stalker who doesn't understand the two letters word "NO", and the heroine is a weakling who keeps staying in a work place where she is constantly harnessed and wanted for bed only and not for her merits as a secretary! What is worse, she got engaged to a person she didn't even like kissing in an attempt to fend off the hero! She could have simply left her job to do so! The whole plot revolves around four sentences:
1. "I want you"
2. " I can't let you make love to me"
3. "You bitch."
4. "Make love to me" !!!!!!!!!
I had a dreadful headache by the time I finished it. Not a book that I would recommend.
I don't know about you, but I found this novel totally disturbing and utterly creepy. The characters are the least lovable among all the harlequin novels characters I've read so far. The hero is a stalker who doesn't understand the two letters word "NO", and the heroine is a weakling who keeps staying in a work place where she is constantly harnessed and wanted for bed only and not for her merits as a secretary! What is worse, she got engaged to a person she didn't even like kissing in an attempt to fend off the hero! She could have simply left her job to do so! The whole plot revolves around four sentences:
1. "I want you"
2. " I can't let you make love to me"
3. "You bitch."
4. "Make love to me" !!!!!!!!!
I had a dreadful headache by the time I finished it. Not a book that I would recommend.
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February 8, 2021
Caroline was worried. She couldn't get Mark Rider off her mind but she was engaged to Stephen. What was wrong with her? Stephen was so nice, and happy to wait until they were married before going to bed. Whereas bed was all that Mark wanted. He was perfectly honest about it - love and marriage were out, bed was in. Well, he could count Caroline out of his plans - passionate she may be, but it just so happened she was old-fashioned, too. (les
September 25, 2022
Oh, it could be so good if only the hero didn't call the heroine b**** every day.
And it's too close to sexual harassment for my tastes.
And it's too close to sexual harassment for my tastes.
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February 20, 2025I don’t know but I thought H was too pushy. Didn’t feel him. Blah.
February 15, 2017
mark have alot of women but his heart for carolin :)
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