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Buy-A-Guy #2
In Good Company
Now Playing: The story of the unsinkable Molly Preston
Gone were the glasses, braces and baby fat. Molly Preston had changed heaps since the days they kept company in high school. Since Des O'Donnell had betrayed her. Now, of all the men on the charity auction block, she'd taken the upper hand and secretly bid on him.
His Big Scene: Convincing her that with him she was in good company
Seemed Molly had past wrongs she wanted to right. And she believed having big-man-on-campus Des O'Donnell as her reunion escort would send a statement. But Des owed her more. So he fibbed a little...and introduced her as his fiancee!
Gone were the glasses, braces and baby fat. Molly Preston had changed heaps since the days they kept company in high school. Since Des O'Donnell had betrayed her. Now, of all the men on the charity auction block, she'd taken the upper hand and secretly bid on him.
His Big Scene: Convincing her that with him she was in good company
Seemed Molly had past wrongs she wanted to right. And she believed having big-man-on-campus Des O'Donnell as her reunion escort would send a statement. But Des owed her more. So he fibbed a little...and introduced her as his fiancee!
- GenresRomance
192 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2006
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About the author
Teresa Southwick
449 books52 followersA four time National Readers Choice award finalist, Teresa Southwick is the author of more than 65 romance novels. She's also been a finalist for Romance Writers of America's prestigious Rita Award and a winner of Romantic Times Book Reviews Magazine's Reviewer's Choice award for best Silhouette Romance.
Teresa grew up in Southern California, one of six children--four of them boys. That gave her a lot of experience with the male point of view and has served her well in her writing career. Living in Las Vegas which she considers just a little east of her childhood stomping grounds, she loves to hear from readers and can be contacted at www.teresasouthwick.com.
Teresa grew up in Southern California, one of six children--four of them boys. That gave her a lot of experience with the male point of view and has served her well in her writing career. Living in Las Vegas which she considers just a little east of her childhood stomping grounds, she loves to hear from readers and can be contacted at www.teresasouthwick.com.
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December 18, 2014
I think this is a very strange story. The intentions are good, it's about a shallow teenager who grows up to be a better man and gets a second chance with a girl he hurt who has grown up to be a swan.
Sounds like a compelling story, but somehow it's not.
Molly is all over the map. She's divorced yet is written like a neurotic ingenue. I understand she was the geek to his popular jock but even then, she's had enough life experience to be able to at least present more self assured than she might feel.
Her reasons for bidding on him seemed ludicrous, I personally wished she had a hot friend she took and met up with him there and the Des, the hero, had to work harder to get her. I also don't understand the fiance business, because it's not real and the repercussions when it ended would make her look worse.
Des's lack of trust about her motivations made even less sense. Buddy, you're the one who done her wrong and you got your instant karma so now you're going to put the baggage on *your* victim?
It doesn't make any sense.
Neither of their motivations rang credible to me.
I felt Des's attraction to her was shallow, he didn't even know who she was at first. I'd have felt a lot better if I felt he really felt remorse and care for what he did in high school but I didn't.
Molly just seemed silly.
There is an interesting story to be told around this situation, sadly I thought this really missed the boat and didn't bring the emotional punch I thought it should have.
Sounds like a compelling story, but somehow it's not.
Molly is all over the map. She's divorced yet is written like a neurotic ingenue. I understand she was the geek to his popular jock but even then, she's had enough life experience to be able to at least present more self assured than she might feel.
Her reasons for bidding on him seemed ludicrous, I personally wished she had a hot friend she took and met up with him there and the Des, the hero, had to work harder to get her. I also don't understand the fiance business, because it's not real and the repercussions when it ended would make her look worse.
Des's lack of trust about her motivations made even less sense. Buddy, you're the one who done her wrong and you got your instant karma so now you're going to put the baggage on *your* victim?
It doesn't make any sense.
Neither of their motivations rang credible to me.
I felt Des's attraction to her was shallow, he didn't even know who she was at first. I'd have felt a lot better if I felt he really felt remorse and care for what he did in high school but I didn't.
Molly just seemed silly.
There is an interesting story to be told around this situation, sadly I thought this really missed the boat and didn't bring the emotional punch I thought it should have.
July 23, 2016
4 Stars! ~ Des was a dream in highschool. Every girl wanted him. And he used to take plain jane frumpy Molly out. But she found out that her father had been paying Des to do that. Now years later, Molly's no longer plain jane and frumpy and she needs a date to her highschool reunion. So she has her best friend Abby buy him for her at the Charity Auction. Des has always felt bad about taking money to date Molly. He'd had his reasons, and now he hoped he had a second chance with Molly.
Another great read!
Buy - A - Guy Trilogy by Teresa Southwick
Charity City, Texas is proud of it's good works. For the past 75 years they've hosted a semi-annual charity auction. The first is the Buy-A-Guy auction where the highest bidder wins a man of various talents. Abby, Molly and Jamie are best friends, and each has a need for one of the incredible hunks up for bid.
Another great read!
Buy - A - Guy Trilogy by Teresa Southwick
Charity City, Texas is proud of it's good works. For the past 75 years they've hosted a semi-annual charity auction. The first is the Buy-A-Guy auction where the highest bidder wins a man of various talents. Abby, Molly and Jamie are best friends, and each has a need for one of the incredible hunks up for bid.
December 21, 2014
Nevím, zda mám teď špatnou ruku při výběru oddychovek nebo už jsem prostě jinde, ale tahle knížka mě fakt moc nebavila. Příběh o ničem, žádný tah na bránu, plytké, prostě vata. Číst se do dalo, takže za 2 hvězdy, ale jinak zklamání.
Kontext: Přečteno jako mezičetba (oddychovka mezi čtením U.S.A.)
První věta: "Desmond O´Donnell byl zpět ve městě."
Poslední věta: "Tenhle muž, který vypadal elegantně a přitažlivě i v červené ochranné přilbě, byl vzácný dárek, který si večer, až budou doma sami, s chutí rozbalí."
Kontext: Přečteno jako mezičetba (oddychovka mezi čtením U.S.A.)
První věta: "Desmond O´Donnell byl zpět ve městě."
Poslední věta: "Tenhle muž, který vypadal elegantně a přitažlivě i v červené ochranné přilbě, byl vzácný dárek, který si večer, až budou doma sami, s chutí rozbalí."
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