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The High Valley
Morgana's plane had been hijacked! Why? The treacherous landing in thefoothills of the Andes had been frightening enough, but when Morgana alonewas taken from the plane at gunpoint, sheer terror gripped her! Who werethese men, and what did they want with her? And why did she feel that behindthis lurked the mysterious Luis Salvador, a man she had met briefly at anembassy reception in Rio? He had struck her as being a passionate man bothpolitically and personally. Morgana wondered which side of him she was toencounter.
187 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1971
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Anne Mather
800 books360 followersAnne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson, a popular British author of over 160 romance novels. She also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming.
Mildred Grieveson began to write down stories in her childhood years. The first novel that she actually finished, Caroline (1965), was also her first book to be published. Her novel, Leopard in the Snow (1974), was developed into a 1978 film.
Mildred Grieveson began to write down stories in her childhood years. The first novel that she actually finished, Caroline (1965), was also her first book to be published. Her novel, Leopard in the Snow (1974), was developed into a 1978 film.
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May 13, 2019
English heroine Morgana Mallory is visiting her friend (Ruth) who lives in Rio, Brazil. Morgana meets some people when she goes to an embassy reception with Ruth and her parents. She also meets hero Luis Salvador and his uncle and brother. When Morgana eventually leaves Brazil on an airplane on her way back home to England the plane is hijacked by men with guns. Morgana sees Luis's uncle on the plane with these men and knows he is part of the hijacking. After they make a precarious landing in a place called Monteraverde, in the foothills of the Andes, Morgana is taken from the plane (which has 57 passengers held hostage) and brought to the man's residence who is running this operation, Luis Salvador, also known as O Halcao...
I really didn't care for this book. The story wasn't very romantic and the main couple weren't together much. I did like the heroine. But the story was very slow and dull, just everyone waiting around and nothing much happening. The hijacking part was exciting with the people in the plane, but eventually that storyline went into the background. I usually like Anne Mather's books but this one was a disappointment.
I really didn't care for this book. The story wasn't very romantic and the main couple weren't together much. I did like the heroine. But the story was very slow and dull, just everyone waiting around and nothing much happening. The hijacking part was exciting with the people in the plane, but eventually that storyline went into the background. I usually like Anne Mather's books but this one was a disappointment.
November 6, 2019
Only in Harlequin books does a heroine get planejacked by a suave guerilla who wears silk shirts unbuttoned almost to the navel and wants to take her horseback-riding when he is on break from overthrowing a vile South American dictator. LMFA off :D
Bonus: his other outfit was a VELVET "jerkin" laced at the top.
Extra Bonus: This is the wardrobe of a guerrilla who is also thinking of entering a seminary after overthrowing the evil oppressor.
You're welcome.
Bonus: his other outfit was a VELVET "jerkin" laced at the top.
Extra Bonus: This is the wardrobe of a guerrilla who is also thinking of entering a seminary after overthrowing the evil oppressor.
You're welcome.
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February 2, 2022
At an embassy party in Brazil, Morgana meets a mysterious man called Luis who seems rather out of place. Two weeks later, as she is flying home, her plane is hijacked – and the leader of the guerrillas is Luis.
This is also from that lot of Harlequin romances – you’ll be seeing a lot of those I supposed. Again, I quite liked the leads, especially Morgana who tries to hold her own in a difficult situation. I found the set up of the story quite intriguing, with Morgana being the only passenger being seized off the hijacked plane and not knowing why – it added a touch of mystery, though my speculations were far wilder than the truth.
I liked the scenes between Luis and Morgana, as you could truly feel the attraction between them. However, I felt that we did not really see them fall in love, especially they spend only limited time together. Morgana was certainly drawn to him, but his love for her was not as evident so I was not sold that they’d earned their ending.
Still, I enjoyed how adventurous this romance was.
This is also from that lot of Harlequin romances – you’ll be seeing a lot of those I supposed. Again, I quite liked the leads, especially Morgana who tries to hold her own in a difficult situation. I found the set up of the story quite intriguing, with Morgana being the only passenger being seized off the hijacked plane and not knowing why – it added a touch of mystery, though my speculations were far wilder than the truth.
I liked the scenes between Luis and Morgana, as you could truly feel the attraction between them. However, I felt that we did not really see them fall in love, especially they spend only limited time together. Morgana was certainly drawn to him, but his love for her was not as evident so I was not sold that they’d earned their ending.
Still, I enjoyed how adventurous this romance was.
June 15, 2024
"The High Valley" is the story of Morgana and Luis.
Very adventurous book in which the heroine and her plane are hijacked by people from guerilla warfare. The hero is promised to priesthood, there is an overbearing mother and an interfering brother! Theres lots of sexual attraction, drama and a HEA.
Safe
2.5/5
Very adventurous book in which the heroine and her plane are hijacked by people from guerilla warfare. The hero is promised to priesthood, there is an overbearing mother and an interfering brother! Theres lots of sexual attraction, drama and a HEA.
Safe
2.5/5
March 21, 2014
this one did not work 4 me at all! in only one glance, hero's brother, ricardo knew dat morgana was the one !? dat she cud take his brother away from church !? it's so ridiculous ! he even went further, took the risk of planning the hijack of the plane which morgana wud be in!
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July 29, 2016
The hero and heroine met prior to the plane jacking but she would never forget him after she was dragged off the plane and placed into his home. Eventually she learns the truth about everything and the hero found out he could not live without her.
September 9, 2022
Morgana tried to wrench her wrist away from Luis. "Let me go!" she cried, trying desperately to control her tears. "I don't want to listen to you. What you intend to do with your life is not my concern!"
But that wasn't really true. Incredible that only days ago in Rio, she had been certain she would never see him again. Now, in less than a week, he had become so familiar to her, so important. But why was he holding her captive?
But that wasn't really true. Incredible that only days ago in Rio, she had been certain she would never see him again. Now, in less than a week, he had become so familiar to her, so important. But why was he holding her captive?
September 26, 2012
Ridonkulous and boring. Which is a shame, because I tend to like these silly tropes: stranded on a foreign land in the middle of a political revolution!
August 9, 2017
I kept waiting for something that never came.
December 3, 2015
The H and the HR barely spent any time in each other's presence...Some romance...!
October 22, 2025
They just don't write 'em like they used to!
We have a highjacking. The plane is diverted to the High Valley, the hero's land in the Andes. The heroine is his personal hostage. She had met him at an Embassy reception two weeks before and was wildly attracted to him. Unfortunately, he feels it's his duty to overthrow the dictator who killed his father and then become a priest. (His mother doesn't want him to be the new president if they overthrow the government - hence the seminary for him).
You-killed-my-father, prepare-to-die isn't a coherent reason for highjacking a plane and then doing nothing with it, but that doesn't concern the author. Or the heroine.
She does try to escape. And learn about the politics behind the hijacking. But she keeps getting sidetracked by the hero who has lots of time to introduce her to his mother, take her horseback riding and to kiss her senseless.
When H/h are apart she changes clothes a lot. Takes a lot of baths. Refuses to eat a lot. Learns to ride a horse. Tours around with the servant boy. Girl is busy for a hostage.
Eventually all good revolutions must be resolved one way or another, and heroine leaves with her fellow passengers from the plane. She doesn't find out what actually happened to the hero until he shows up on her doorstep in England about a month later. Revolution was successful. He won't be a priest. He's going to be president and would heroine like to join him?
Yes, this is silly, but it kept me reading.
We have a highjacking. The plane is diverted to the High Valley, the hero's land in the Andes. The heroine is his personal hostage. She had met him at an Embassy reception two weeks before and was wildly attracted to him. Unfortunately, he feels it's his duty to overthrow the dictator who killed his father and then become a priest. (His mother doesn't want him to be the new president if they overthrow the government - hence the seminary for him).
You-killed-my-father, prepare-to-die isn't a coherent reason for highjacking a plane and then doing nothing with it, but that doesn't concern the author. Or the heroine.
She does try to escape. And learn about the politics behind the hijacking. But she keeps getting sidetracked by the hero who has lots of time to introduce her to his mother, take her horseback riding and to kiss her senseless.
When H/h are apart she changes clothes a lot. Takes a lot of baths. Refuses to eat a lot. Learns to ride a horse. Tours around with the servant boy. Girl is busy for a hostage.
Eventually all good revolutions must be resolved one way or another, and heroine leaves with her fellow passengers from the plane. She doesn't find out what actually happened to the hero until he shows up on her doorstep in England about a month later. Revolution was successful. He won't be a priest. He's going to be president and would heroine like to join him?
Yes, this is silly, but it kept me reading.
June 11, 2025
The heroine (22) is rather appealing and pushes back until the end when she pines for the hero (early 30s). She's an English girl from a village who attended boarding school with the friend she goes to visit in Brazil. At an embassy, she meets the hero and his brother and is immediately attracted. He's rather stern, but sexy. We later learn that his mother is guilting him into entering a seminary, but before then he's head of a guerrilla force to overcome the current president of a small South American country. They encounter each other again when his brother arranges for the heroine's plane to be hijacked. Ha! It's rather over the top and fun, but the chemistry is good.
It could have been better, but a solid 4 stars for the fab hero and heroine.
It could have been better, but a solid 4 stars for the fab hero and heroine.
May 6, 2025
It hasn’t stood the test of time.
Group of rebels in the mountains. Heroine kidnapped. A plane hijacked.
Hero going to become a priest.
Kisses on heroine’s shoulder.
Nah. Could not read.
When I was ten or eleven in the 80s if I had found this book I would have probably swooned at the high romance.
Now it seems silly.
They’re play acting.
Group of rebels in the mountains. Heroine kidnapped. A plane hijacked.
Hero going to become a priest.
Kisses on heroine’s shoulder.
Nah. Could not read.
When I was ten or eleven in the 80s if I had found this book I would have probably swooned at the high romance.
Now it seems silly.
They’re play acting.
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January 11, 2018
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روايات احلام
نظرت فيلومينا إليه بصبر نافذ كان صعبا جدا اختراق واجهته القاسية وانتهى لقاؤها القصير بريموند قبل أن يبدأ كشعلة نار أطفأتها ريح قارسة لماذا إذن اختطفت الطائرة التي تقلها ؟ وماذا يريد منها ؟قالت له: إذا كنت تريدني فما ذنب باقي الركاب ؟ دعهم وشأنهم !لكنه أعلن لها : قراراتي لا تتدخل فيها فيها الرغبات الشخصية وما عليك إلا انتظار ساعة الصفر !
وهكذا بقيت فيلومينا رهينة ريموند ماتينز مصيرها معلق بقرار منه فإما الموت خوفا أو . حبا !؟.ولكن هل يمكن أن تحب المرأة سجانها ؟
روايات احلام
نظرت فيلومينا إليه بصبر نافذ كان صعبا جدا اختراق واجهته القاسية وانتهى لقاؤها القصير بريموند قبل أن يبدأ كشعلة نار أطفأتها ريح قارسة لماذا إذن اختطفت الطائرة التي تقلها ؟ وماذا يريد منها ؟قالت له: إذا كنت تريدني فما ذنب باقي الركاب ؟ دعهم وشأنهم !لكنه أعلن لها : قراراتي لا تتدخل فيها فيها الرغبات الشخصية وما عليك إلا انتظار ساعة الصفر !
وهكذا بقيت فيلومينا رهينة ريموند ماتينز مصيرها معلق بقرار منه فإما الموت خوفا أو . حبا !؟.ولكن هل يمكن أن تحب المرأة سجانها ؟
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