Somewhere To Call Home

by Kerry Allyne

HIS VERY PRESENCE PUT HER ON HER GUARD. Rowan had no choice but to go to work for the overbearing arrogant Fraser Delaney-she needed the job, and besides, if she refused, it could jeopardize her best friend Tany's job on Fraser's plantation. But that didn't mean she had to like it, and Fraser seemed almost to be looking for an excuse to fire her. To add to her troubles, his girl friend, Erica, seemed to think Rowan was Her servant, too!

Genres: Harlequin Romance, Harlequin, Romance

Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1983

About the author

Kerry Allyne was born in England, UK. Her early childhood was uneventful, she remembered, until her father came home one day and began talking about emigrating to Australia. When they eventually arrived in Australia, Kerry took to her new land with a passion. During the family's first years "down under," she explored as much of the country as she could, journeying northward into Queensland and out onto the Great Barrier Reef, and sometimes south through New South Wales into Victoria. As a adult she returned to England for a short time. A long working holiday enabled her to travel the world before returning to Australia where she met her engineer husband-to-be, and they had a couple of children. The family eventually moved to a rural area and she started to write. She used the people and countryside as inspiration for her romances. She was published by Mills & Boon from 1976 to 1994.

Reviews

[*CJ* · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Somewhere Call Home" is the story of Rowan and Fraser.

A banterful romance between the orphaned heroine, and her interactions with the hero. They meet due to her best friend dating his brother, drama ensues but the book ends in a heartwarming HEA.
I wish I could say more but I skimmed it!

Safe
2.5/5

[StMargarets · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an okay story until the end, which was really sweet. The orphaned heroine was a silly 20 year-old drifter who was ready to move on from her temporary job at a seaside hotel with her equally fancy-free friend, until said friend decided she wanted to stay and romance the boss's younger brother. The boss is the hero, and it's the heroine's job to distract him while the friend and his brother spend time together. The heroine is a feisty young thing until the hero kisses her and she can't understand her reaction to him. She chalks it up to the gin she had been drinking.

The hero's brother offers them both a job on the assembly line at the macadamia nut processing factory, and inland they go to the macadamia plantation. The hero quickly releases the heroine from the assembly line and installs her in his house to help his housekeeper who has broken her leg.

There is the requisite sophisticated OW, some more confusing kisses, and a showdown where the hero has to choose between her and the OW. Thankfully the hero does side with the heroine and after a few more detours, (and the friend fall out of love) they have their happy ending - no gin required.

The heroine does some silly things - like try to hitchhike to town, but she grew on me. I liked the dynamic with of the motherless orphan and the older housekeeper. The hero was very sweet to the heroine at the end as they rehashed the events of the story and that bumped up my rating to 3 stars.

[DamsonDreamer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I rather liked this one, set on an Australian macadamia nut plantation. Orphaned 20 year old drifter Rowan and her mate Tanya have fetched up in a beach resort where Tanya gets lucky with a guy, Evan, whose older cousin, plantation owner Fraser, wants to keep them apart. Suffice to say the h's attempt to distract him ends up getting physical and we're off. She was feisty but vulnerable and grew on me. I like his type anyway, so it worked for me. Never read this author before and I have a very soft spot for NZ and Oz HP writers so I'll investigate further. Do recommend any of hers to me.

[Myrna · Rating 3 out of 5]

`For God's sake, stop fighting me, Rowan!' he groaned throatily against her quivering lips. Ì love you!'
Rowan shook her head disbelievingly, and drawing back, whirled out of his arms, her eyes filling with hot salty tears. `You don't love me! You just want to make love to me!' she charged anguishedly.
`I won't deny that,' Fraser owned huskily behind her, and gathering her back against him, parted her hair in order to press his mouth to the sensitive nape of her neck, sending shivers of arousal speeding down her spine. `But if I thought you'd stand still long enough to listen, I'd ask you to marry me.' His lips sought her neck again, his arms tightening about her convulsively. `Because I do love you, honey. Oh, God, do I!


Ok, nothing special

Rowan's friend falls for a rich guy whose male cousin deeply objects and calls both penniless girls gold-diggers. Rowan agrees to sidetrack him for one evening. It doesn't go the way she's imagined. The cousin kisses her but stays completely unmoved.
The only good news - he allows both girls to work at his farm.

[Trenchologist · Rating 2 out of 5]

2+

Really striking out on the titles I'm grabbing from ye olde vintage harlequin pile. I think of Allyne as "Masterful in Oz" and this didn't change my mind. But the relationship reasoning is thin, the masterfulness is low on seeming motivation, and the heroine is given Told good reasons for her attitudes but nothing Shown thereafter.

But hey, an ending that's longer that 1.5 pages. And a sweet one at that where Mr Masterful actually says & explains stuff.

[RomLibrary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rowan and Tanya had decided the north coast of Australia was the place to be but when they found Kurrawa Bay and work in the macadamia plantations then life became hectic for them both. Tanya’s relationship with the cousin of Fraser Delaney, the owner of the plantation, meant that Rowan was forced into close contact with Fraser, more so when she was employed as assistant to Fraser’s housekeeper. It did seem that the wild days of both girls might be at an end.

[Debby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read. I have read other books from author Kerry Allyne and I like them all actually.

It is clear that he wants her. He’s a bit brutal to her every now and then, so if you like a soft H, don’t read this.

[Last Chance Saloon · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars because the hero (32) is a player who dates lots of girls, but is seriously seeing one at the same time and spends a lot of time with her (definitely sleeping with) for the whole duration of the story. He does go away to "work" for a month at the end, but until that point he never seems to do anything but drive around, drink, party and date. He's definitely in lust (not exclusively) but it is not until near the end that he says he doesn't want to "make love" to other women any more. Hmm. So romantic :-(
The heroine is ok - she's 20, an orphan, feels unlovable and does what she wants. I think her inner inferiority complex makes her settle for the hero, because he's not a keeper. She doesn't even get an OM to romance with, nor an on-page avenging of the OW (hero demanded that she apologise to the OW who is smug, rich and nasty). Heroine never gets a date with the hero, nor one happy or tender moment until then end - there are simply a number of encounters where she is belittled and groped.
I didn't like this at all.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took me a few days to really get into this but then I read the book in a day. At first, it was exhausting, how this couple always argued. I’m not sure how they fell in love because they were constantly at each other’s throats. But I guess it’s their form of love. Ew! But I do enjoy the random settings these books are set in, and a macadamia nut farm on the coast was a new one for me. It’s reminiscent of a Hallmark movie. Same plots but different sets. They are easy on the brain and I’ve been having fun.

This was another book that I found at a thrift store for 3¢, and it’s been fun to read through these older books. I have 4,000 more so you will see more of these reviews soon. Lucky you…poor you.

[Live2Read · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few too many characters at times, and not enough from hero and heroine but it’s a believable romance.

[Kerry Allyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rowan and Tanya had decided the north coast of Australia was the place to be but when they found Kurrawa Bay and work in the macadamia plantations then life became hectic for them both. Tanya’s relationship with the cousin of Fraser Delaney, the owner of the plantation, meant that Rowan was forced into close contact with Fraser, more so when she was employed as assistant to Fraser’s housekeeper. It did seem that the wild days of both girls might be at an end.

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