White Hunter

by Elizabeth Hoy

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Genres: Harlequin Romance, Africa, Harlequin

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Alice Nina Conarain was born in Dublin, Ireland. She married Mr. Hoysradt. She worked as a nurse, secretary-receptionist, and staff member of the Daily News in London, England, UK. She started publishing romance novels in 1930s at Mills & Boon under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Hoy, she also wrote as Nina Conarain at Arcadia House. She wrote over 70 romance novels from 1933 to 1980.

Reviews

[Naksed · Rating 1 out of 5]

As usual with these vintage romances, the evil, homicidal ex-fiancee who tried to murder the heroine does not get arrested or given a dose of street justice or even told off by the hero, except in an oblique way.

However, I had to give kudos to the author for that final image in the book: Hero, heroine and all their friends are toasting to the future newlyweds as they gaze at each other adoringly and ignore the OW who, champagne drink in hand, droops her shoulders like "an old woman" and quietly departs the scene of joy and happiness, with a glazed over, dead look in her eyes. So thank you for that, Elizabeth Hoy!

[Fiona Marsden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy the heroes in Elizabeth Hoy books. In this case, Keith Derringham is an alpha male at home in the wilds of Tanzania, leading safari's and mixing with the Masai.

Yet when it comes to romancing women he is awkward and even clumsy, so when he falls for the innocent Brenda he doesn't quite know how to woo her.

Against him he has the selfish manipulations of his long ago fiancee who is now back looking to pick up where she left off after jilting him at the altar. And harder to combat, the kind offices of an old friend who somehow misinterprets everything and tries to put Brenda against a romance with him.

I have to say I love these old fashioned stories with the innocent abroad who captures the wary heart of a mature man who's resisted the wiles of women for many years.

[MissKitty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vintage romance, so it's a bit dated, but not bad. The Hero is is instantly smitten, but he has had bad experiences with women in the past and is wary of them. Furthermore he is a little clumsy in trying to win over the heroine. Additionally, his courtship, if you can call it that, is complicated by an evil other woman from his past, and the warnings of a well-meaning friend. A bit slow going in the start, but it picks up when the OW does her truly evil deed. The Hero is forced to rescue the heroine. Actually he does declare himself earlier, but the heroine can't believe him, since her mind has been poisoned by the OW.

[Last Chance Saloon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our hero (35) and heroine (22) seemingly fall for each other at first sight, but she's nervous about flying 5,000 miles from home alone and he has just the night before encountered his ex-fiancée that left him the day of his wedding 15 years before. He's busy thinking about this ex whilst sitting on the plane across from the heroine, as she is a famous actress and is all over the paper the heroine is reading. He even goes off in a daydream staring at the heroine whilst thinking of the ex. The day after they arrive in Tanzania, the ex arrives and the heroine is told that they are still in love and getting back together. The hero then takes the heroine to his house and kisses her and then the next day he drives off with the OW for two days, leaving the heroine to get the train to their same destination. And so it proceeds. He seems mystified that the heroine is not into him and goes off drinking, yet he panders to the OW at all times. It's like he has two personalities. Then there is the killing of antelopes and hacking them up fresh, and all the other hunting. Add to this some weird "juju" medicine debacle...
So it's kind of cute, but very disjointed, and the heroine never knows where she is with the hero, and yet he acts all innocent. The HEA is that he becomes engaged to her (his third engagement!) without asking her, and the OW is in the same room having to toast them.

[RomLibrary · Rating 3 out of 5]

He would hardly speak to her!

The sudden, unexpected assignment to go on a government safari in Tanganyika was the chance and challenge of a lifetime for Brenda Somers.

But an even greater challenge was her task of convincing the unconventional, independent Keith Derrington to lead the expedition. Frankly, Brenda was terrified because she had been unnecessarily rude to Keith Derrington the first time they met. Now he looked right through her.