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Coming Home
PB-Nearly Gift Quality Vintage Harlequin #745, No shelf wear, no scuffs, tight binding, clean pages, no marks, 1 flaw-light crease on front cover, no spine crease, William Biddle Cover Art, smoke/pet free home. Ships anywhere 7 days a week
189 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1984
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October 25, 2015
Re Coming Home - this could have been a wallbanger of a book. The story is the h takes her nephew to Greece to meet what she thinks is the neph's father who mysteriously disappeared on a family visit three years ago. The h is an orphan and her only family was her older sister who met a Greek guy fell in love, had a child with him and then died of leukemia a few years after he disappeared.
The h is a translator just out of school and between finishing school and her sister's illness and caring for her nephew, hasn't had a chance to establish herself yet. The nephew was removed from her care by social services due to her having no job and no place to live. The h then gets a letter from the missing dad and convinces the social worker to let her take the nephew to meet his dad.
They get to Greece and find out the dad died in a helicopter crash three years earlier and the mother had trashed all the sister's letters. The sister had written again before she died, but since her name was Chris, the H got the letter and assumed it from another man writing on the h's and nephew's behalf. He had heard of Chris being his brother's roommate but did not understand that Chris was his brother's wife and the nephew their son. He assumes the h is mum and he is so rude and imperious that she quickly agrees' to take money for the nephew to get out of his presence.
The h tries to sneak away with the nephew but is kidnapped by the H. He goes out of his way to be insulting and mean and keeps threatening the h so she keeps lying. She had tried to explain the situation initially, but he is so focused on what he thinks is right, she can't get a word in edgewise. They go back an forth a lot until the H finds out from an investigator what really happened. He doesn't let on he knows and so the h gives up on telling him and makes plans to leave after she earns some cash doing a translating job for him.
Finally she tells him she is going but the nephew gets so agitated, she agrees to stay a bit longer, (she had told the nephew that she couldn't stay permanently- and she really meant that, she is hating the H at this point but just wanted her nephew to have a good home that she couldn't provide,) and the H attempts to court her, but she only sees it as him thinking she is golddigger skank and trying it on with her. Then he goes off on a trip, comes back and tells her he really wants her and she tells him sayonara, she has someone waiting for her in England. The H freaks out, takes her to the airport and then comes back while she is sobbing her heart out and they have it out. She slaps him again and he is going to hit her back but they get a message the nephew is desperately ill.
They race back to the H's island, the nephew recovers and the H demands she stay. The h finally gives into sleeping with the H and he finally confesses he can't stand to see her leave because he loves her. She loves him too, but is unsure their temperaments are compatible because he really has been a total jerk to her. He insists that they fight because they are so passionate about each other, the h thinks about it and decides to take a chance.
The reason this book is not a total wallbanger is because while the H truly is a grade A pig to the h, his pov is also explained and it is fairly obvious that he falls really in love with her really hard, and due to his domineering personality, he hates not getting his own way and he hates it when she won't do what he wants. And she really goes out of her way not to do what he wants - plus she keeps turning down his offers to be his mistress as she is a virgin and isn't having anything less than love and marriage. When the H finally figures out that she isn't just playing him, he becomes a whole lot more reasonable and the end of the book is the meaning of the title because the h marries him and finally feels like she has a place to come home to with him.
A nice little story that is saved by the addition of the H pov, it turns it from an angst ladden train wreck into a real love story with both sides being fairly well represented. One of the few books with H pov and also different in that the h really does want what is best for the nephew, even if it means leaving him to a new life in a new country with her having a minimal role.
She is only 23 to the H's 37 and she was in no way established, so even though she loves her nephew dearly, she also wants him to have a stable, supportive environment and is willing to give him up. The H is pretty much gobsmacked by everything she does, he has never married and never had anyone tell him off, and he is fascinated that this little slip of a girl pretty much tells him off all the time. Through his eyes you can see why he falls in love and it makes for a nice change of pace in the usual h dominated pov in HPlandia.
The h is a translator just out of school and between finishing school and her sister's illness and caring for her nephew, hasn't had a chance to establish herself yet. The nephew was removed from her care by social services due to her having no job and no place to live. The h then gets a letter from the missing dad and convinces the social worker to let her take the nephew to meet his dad.
They get to Greece and find out the dad died in a helicopter crash three years earlier and the mother had trashed all the sister's letters. The sister had written again before she died, but since her name was Chris, the H got the letter and assumed it from another man writing on the h's and nephew's behalf. He had heard of Chris being his brother's roommate but did not understand that Chris was his brother's wife and the nephew their son. He assumes the h is mum and he is so rude and imperious that she quickly agrees' to take money for the nephew to get out of his presence.
The h tries to sneak away with the nephew but is kidnapped by the H. He goes out of his way to be insulting and mean and keeps threatening the h so she keeps lying. She had tried to explain the situation initially, but he is so focused on what he thinks is right, she can't get a word in edgewise. They go back an forth a lot until the H finds out from an investigator what really happened. He doesn't let on he knows and so the h gives up on telling him and makes plans to leave after she earns some cash doing a translating job for him.
Finally she tells him she is going but the nephew gets so agitated, she agrees to stay a bit longer, (she had told the nephew that she couldn't stay permanently- and she really meant that, she is hating the H at this point but just wanted her nephew to have a good home that she couldn't provide,) and the H attempts to court her, but she only sees it as him thinking she is golddigger skank and trying it on with her. Then he goes off on a trip, comes back and tells her he really wants her and she tells him sayonara, she has someone waiting for her in England. The H freaks out, takes her to the airport and then comes back while she is sobbing her heart out and they have it out. She slaps him again and he is going to hit her back but they get a message the nephew is desperately ill.
They race back to the H's island, the nephew recovers and the H demands she stay. The h finally gives into sleeping with the H and he finally confesses he can't stand to see her leave because he loves her. She loves him too, but is unsure their temperaments are compatible because he really has been a total jerk to her. He insists that they fight because they are so passionate about each other, the h thinks about it and decides to take a chance.
The reason this book is not a total wallbanger is because while the H truly is a grade A pig to the h, his pov is also explained and it is fairly obvious that he falls really in love with her really hard, and due to his domineering personality, he hates not getting his own way and he hates it when she won't do what he wants. And she really goes out of her way not to do what he wants - plus she keeps turning down his offers to be his mistress as she is a virgin and isn't having anything less than love and marriage. When the H finally figures out that she isn't just playing him, he becomes a whole lot more reasonable and the end of the book is the meaning of the title because the h marries him and finally feels like she has a place to come home to with him.
A nice little story that is saved by the addition of the H pov, it turns it from an angst ladden train wreck into a real love story with both sides being fairly well represented. One of the few books with H pov and also different in that the h really does want what is best for the nephew, even if it means leaving him to a new life in a new country with her having a minimal role.
She is only 23 to the H's 37 and she was in no way established, so even though she loves her nephew dearly, she also wants him to have a stable, supportive environment and is willing to give him up. The H is pretty much gobsmacked by everything she does, he has never married and never had anyone tell him off, and he is fascinated that this little slip of a girl pretty much tells him off all the time. Through his eyes you can see why he falls in love and it makes for a nice change of pace in the usual h dominated pov in HPlandia.
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November 6, 2018
Accidental re-read. Still two stars. Heroine was still too shrill. Hero was still too smug with his game-playing. I did like how the author woke up them up. They were at the airport with the hero pretending to let the h go when they were called back to their nephew who was having an asthma attack. All that angry foreplay might have been fun for the protagonists, but they were both responsible for their nephew's emotional state. I do hope the nephew, and the subsequent children will learn to rely on themselves - this H/h were oblivious to everyone.
Original review:
2 and half stars. I like when the siblings of a star-crossed or tragic pair have to step in and take care of their child. This is the case here, except there are a lot of misunderstandings to clear up, which the heroine refused to do at first. The misunderstandings were annoying and dragged on a bit, but the book was saved by the scenes between the heroine and the boy. She truly did want the best for the boy and she wasn't backing down. It took me longer to come around the hero, but he did finally wise up. Set in Greece - some nice descriptions of the scenery for the poor asthmatic boy.
Original review:
2 and half stars. I like when the siblings of a star-crossed or tragic pair have to step in and take care of their child. This is the case here, except there are a lot of misunderstandings to clear up, which the heroine refused to do at first. The misunderstandings were annoying and dragged on a bit, but the book was saved by the scenes between the heroine and the boy. She truly did want the best for the boy and she wasn't backing down. It took me longer to come around the hero, but he did finally wise up. Set in Greece - some nice descriptions of the scenery for the poor asthmatic boy.
February 1, 2017
Coming Home is the third romance novel by British author, Alison Fraser. When Greek magnate Andros Kontos first lays eyes on his six-year-old nephew, Nicky, he has no doubt that this is his brother’s son. But the mother? She’s just a girl. Is this really the woman Theo wanted to marry? But, now that Theo is dead, Andros is determined that Nicky will stay in Greece with him, no matter what ideas young Alex Saunders may have.
Alex has brought her sister’s son to Greece to find his father. With Chris dead, and no job or home, she had little choice. But this arrogant man is not Theo, and she’s keeping her cards close to her chest until she find out just what he intends. The fact that he seems to think she’s a whore or a gold-digger makes Alex all the more determined to reveal nothing of their problems.
This is not Alison Fraser’s best romance. The hero is rather too stereotypically Greek: arrogant and imperious; the heroine spends a lot of time analysing her feelings. Both are a bit too quick to take offence, and the reasons they didn’t reveal everything about themselves were never quite clear. Too much friction, too little romance, and only little Nicky saved this one from a lower rating.
Alex has brought her sister’s son to Greece to find his father. With Chris dead, and no job or home, she had little choice. But this arrogant man is not Theo, and she’s keeping her cards close to her chest until she find out just what he intends. The fact that he seems to think she’s a whore or a gold-digger makes Alex all the more determined to reveal nothing of their problems.
This is not Alison Fraser’s best romance. The hero is rather too stereotypically Greek: arrogant and imperious; the heroine spends a lot of time analysing her feelings. Both are a bit too quick to take offence, and the reasons they didn’t reveal everything about themselves were never quite clear. Too much friction, too little romance, and only little Nicky saved this one from a lower rating.
February 17, 2020
Typical vintage with obstinate h and H.
February 25, 2015
This book was a little long however the story was great. In the beginning Alex tries to get away from the hero Andros with her nephew Nikki as she had been threaten by the hero who tries to buy her "son". She is then kidnapped and brought to his home. She is scared to reveal the truth about herself and he thinks she is fair game and makes a play for her at every turn. She is strong and resist and I love the way he avoid the truth (as he knows her real identity). My favourite scene was when they were site seeing and two young teens caught them making out and the conversation they have as a result. Just a really great story.
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August 24, 2012
I must be in the minority on this one..but I found these two together very annoying.
July 15, 2023
While the blurb is broadly accurate (although the child is never referred to as Nicki), it doesn't capture the spirit of the story very well. I didn't get any strong sense of "his brother's mistress" belief at all. The H, Andros, sets investigators onto the situation and establishes - for himself he doesn't reveal to her - that she is not the child's mother, quite early on. For an AF, I didn't love it but it was fine.
December 15, 2019
I think this book cured me of Alison Fraser's romances. At least for a while.
A hero was too brutal - let's face it - in today's standard, he was a cad and a bully. He behaved abominably and took advantage of a heroine. I am tolerant considering this kind of Harlequin romances but Andros was too much.
The whole story (of Nicky and Alex) was also a bit too dramatic.
Really, I have a weak spot for alpha heroes and some "medieval behaviour" but there are boundaries. Beyond them, the story becomes annoying and simply stupid. Like this one.
If you want to try something by Alison Fraser I would recommend: Time To Let Go and Tainted Love.
A hero was too brutal - let's face it - in today's standard, he was a cad and a bully. He behaved abominably and took advantage of a heroine. I am tolerant considering this kind of Harlequin romances but Andros was too much.
The whole story (of Nicky and Alex) was also a bit too dramatic.
Really, I have a weak spot for alpha heroes and some "medieval behaviour" but there are boundaries. Beyond them, the story becomes annoying and simply stupid. Like this one.
If you want to try something by Alison Fraser I would recommend: Time To Let Go and Tainted Love.
April 1, 2019
Alex loved little Nicki as though he were her own, but she was his aunt, not his mother. And she wasn't the hardened gold digger Andros Kostos thought she was when she arrived at his luxurious hotel in Athens asking for support for the child.
After all, Nicki was his nephew, too. It was only fair that he should accept his brother's son.
And to give him credit, Andros did accept Nicki. But to Alex's distress, he assumed that she was included in the bargain--as his brother's former mistress. (less)
After all, Nicki was his nephew, too. It was only fair that he should accept his brother's son.
And to give him credit, Andros did accept Nicki. But to Alex's distress, he assumed that she was included in the bargain--as his brother's former mistress. (less)
January 21, 2018
This story kinda went......noplace. Repetitive. The author liked the characters fighting too much to let them evolve together. Skip.
August 21, 2022
"Coming Home" is the story of Alex and Andros.
Heroine is the sole guardian of her nephew, since her sister tragically passed away. She struggles financially, and almost has to give him up, until there is a summon from the partner's family. Turns out, the partner's brother wants the child, and thinks the heroine is the mother!
Though she resists initially, she soon realizes the hero would be able to provide a better home for her beloved "son". But will she able to give him up, especially when her own feelings get involved..
Angst, banter and lots of sweet moments in this one. We can see the bond between the heroine and the child, and the hero gradually falling for her.
Enjoyable
Safe
3.5/5
Heroine is the sole guardian of her nephew, since her sister tragically passed away. She struggles financially, and almost has to give him up, until there is a summon from the partner's family. Turns out, the partner's brother wants the child, and thinks the heroine is the mother!
Though she resists initially, she soon realizes the hero would be able to provide a better home for her beloved "son". But will she able to give him up, especially when her own feelings get involved..
Angst, banter and lots of sweet moments in this one. We can see the bond between the heroine and the child, and the hero gradually falling for her.
Enjoyable
Safe
3.5/5
June 15, 2022
This would have been higher but I feel like the h's lies were unjustified in the beginning of the story. The H would have kept her with the nephew because the boy would have kicked up a fuss if h had been sent away. She should have come clean at start which would have made more sense. She knew from start that she needed H in nephews life. She was too argumentative, taking everything the worst way! Annoying!
One thing I should note, this didn't have a vintage feel to it. If they hadn't mentioned smoking and velvet furniture I wouldn't have thought it was that old.
One thing I should note, this didn't have a vintage feel to it. If they hadn't mentioned smoking and velvet furniture I wouldn't have thought it was that old.
January 7, 2022
I hated the hero in this. There is repeated physical abuse, probably 10 times throughout the book. He almost rapes her and is constantly verbally abusive, he even says he's hurting her because he wants to hurt her and jokes about killing her to frighten her. Oh, and he kidnaps her and the kid. The man is toxic, abusive and a danger to both of them.
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November 13, 2023
MMC was a horrid pig.
September 10, 2022
cw: death, grief
A hero who got everything wrong about the heroine. Gotta love these old classic Harlequin tropes lmao. Enjoyed it, of course. It truly never gets old.
A hero who got everything wrong about the heroine. Gotta love these old classic Harlequin tropes lmao. Enjoyed it, of course. It truly never gets old.
September 10, 2014
Readable, but it dragged on for too long.
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