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-هل أنت سعيدة؟
عندما يصبح الحب خطأ، والمال لعنة، والشكّ حاجزاً بين الحبيبين، فماذا يبقى للسعادة؟
-سأكون سعيدة فقط لو وثق بي حبيبي! هذا ما قد تجيب به آنا، ولكن لأن هذه الأمنية مستحيلة فقد رحلت بعد أن تخلى عنها أوليفر بكل بساطة من أجل اتهامات لا أساس لها... وعندما أتى باحثاً عنها بدا لها أن شيئاً لم يتغير:
-ماذا عساني أفعل لتغفر لي؟ أأجثو على ركبتي وأرجوك!
-لن يكون ذلك كافياً، لا شيء سيكفيني... ليس لديك فكرة عن الجراح التي حفرتها عميقاً في روحي، جراح لن تندمل ما دمت حية. لن أسامحك قطّ وأنا على قيد الحياة...
-هل أنت سعيدة؟
عندما يصبح الحب خطأ، والمال لعنة، والشكّ حاجزاً بين الحبيبين، فماذا يبقى للسعادة؟
-سأكون سعيدة فقط لو وثق بي حبيبي! هذا ما قد تجيب به آنا، ولكن لأن هذه الأمنية مستحيلة فقد رحلت بعد أن تخلى عنها أوليفر بكل بساطة من أجل اتهامات لا أساس لها... وعندما أتى باحثاً عنها بدا لها أن شيئاً لم يتغير:
-ماذا عساني أفعل لتغفر لي؟ أأجثو على ركبتي وأرجوك!
-لن يكون ذلك كافياً، لا شيء سيكفيني... ليس لديك فكرة عن الجراح التي حفرتها عميقاً في روحي، جراح لن تندمل ما دمت حية. لن أسامحك قطّ وأنا على قيد الحياة...
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First published January 1, 2000
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Margaret Mayo
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For Children's writer see Margaret Mayo
Jessica R. Mayo was born on February 7, 1936 in Staffordshire, England, and has remained within the county all of her life. It was never her ambition to become a writer, although she always loved reading, even to the extent of reading comics out loud to her twin brother when she was eight years old. In fact her only writing experience was in letters to various pen pals around the world. She unfortunately lost touch with them now and often wonders whether any of them have ever discovered that her chatty letters were the forerunner to her writing career.
She left school to become a secretary, taking a break to have her two children, Adrian and Tina. Once they were at school she started back to work and planned to further her career by becoming a bi-lingual secretary. Unfortunately she couldn't speak any languages other than her native English, so she began evening classes. It was at this time that she got the idea for a romantic short story - to this day she doesn't know where the idea came from or why, but she thanks her lucky stars because it kick-started her career. Margaret, and her mother before her, had always read Mills & Boon romances, and to actually be writing one excited her beyond measure.
'My life began at forty' is another one of her favourite sayings - because that is when her first book was published - two and a half years after she first set pen to paper (that first book was written long before she felt confident enough to send it off).Having those books accepted was the happiest and most exciting day of her life. She waltzed her husband around the room and their two children thought they'd gone mad, until they were told the good news.
Her first two submitted novels were accepted simultaneously, and now she has over sixty-five to her credit. When she looks at them lined up on her bookshelf she wonders how she has managed to write all those millions of words. She is a hopeless romantic who loves writing. She falls in love with every one of her heroes and likes to boast about how many 'love affairs' she's had.
Margaret gets so immersed in her writing that one day - before she made writing her full-time career and did most of her writing at the office (!!) - her daughter phoned to ask whether she could come and meet her out of work. Margaret told her not to be silly because it was foggy. Her daughter said 'But it's sunny here.' And when Margaret looked out of the window the sun was shining. Her hero and heroine were lost out in a sea of fog!
Before she became a successful author Margaret was extremely shy and found it difficult to talk to strangers. For research purposes she forced herself to speak to people from all walks of life and now says her shyness has gone forever - to a certain degree. She is still happier pouring her thoughts out on paper.
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For Children's writer see Margaret Mayo
Jessica R. Mayo was born on February 7, 1936 in Staffordshire, England, and has remained within the county all of her life. It was never her ambition to become a writer, although she always loved reading, even to the extent of reading comics out loud to her twin brother when she was eight years old. In fact her only writing experience was in letters to various pen pals around the world. She unfortunately lost touch with them now and often wonders whether any of them have ever discovered that her chatty letters were the forerunner to her writing career.
She left school to become a secretary, taking a break to have her two children, Adrian and Tina. Once they were at school she started back to work and planned to further her career by becoming a bi-lingual secretary. Unfortunately she couldn't speak any languages other than her native English, so she began evening classes. It was at this time that she got the idea for a romantic short story - to this day she doesn't know where the idea came from or why, but she thanks her lucky stars because it kick-started her career. Margaret, and her mother before her, had always read Mills & Boon romances, and to actually be writing one excited her beyond measure.
'My life began at forty' is another one of her favourite sayings - because that is when her first book was published - two and a half years after she first set pen to paper (that first book was written long before she felt confident enough to send it off).Having those books accepted was the happiest and most exciting day of her life. She waltzed her husband around the room and their two children thought they'd gone mad, until they were told the good news.
Her first two submitted novels were accepted simultaneously, and now she has over sixty-five to her credit. When she looks at them lined up on her bookshelf she wonders how she has managed to write all those millions of words. She is a hopeless romantic who loves writing. She falls in love with every one of her heroes and likes to boast about how many 'love affairs' she's had.
Margaret gets so immersed in her writing that one day - before she made writing her full-time career and did most of her writing at the office (!!) - her daughter phoned to ask whether she could come and meet her out of work. Margaret told her not to be silly because it was foggy. Her daughter said 'But it's sunny here.' And when Margaret looked out of the window the sun was shining. Her hero and heroine were lost out in a sea of fog!
Before she became a successful author Margaret was extremely shy and found it difficult to talk to strangers. For research purposes she forced herself to speak to people from all walks of life and now says her shyness has gone forever - to a certain degree. She is still happier pouring her thoughts out on paper.
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November 19, 2009
When I read the back blurb, the 1st thought that crossed my mind : uh-oh hero gets caught w/ his fiery pants down & now he’s in a doghouse ! =^P
It was luv @ 1st sight for Oliver & Anna @ a gift shop (on a ferry). He follows her, they spend an idyllic 2 weeks @ an enchanted cottage in southern Ireland & a marriage proposal ensues. He brings her home to meet his daddy dearest. Alas, the disapproving daddy instantly brands her as a gold-digger who’s hit the jackpot, having caught him on a rebound. Daddy tries to pay her off & Anna proves she’s the real deal by tearing the cheque into pieces in his face. After 6 months of marital bliss, seeds of distrust are planted in Oliver’s mind thanx to daddy dearest who witness Anna having a clandestine meeting w/ a mysterious bloke – Chris, her bro’ - who’s in dire financial straits. She agrees to loan Chris 30,000 pounds from her account – a generous allowance from Oliver even tho’ she insists she doesn’t need it (which is a rare quality that makes him fall deeper). Chris extracts a promise outta Anna to keep her trap shut ‘cuz his business is tied w/ Oliver. Since the 2 of ‘em haven’t met yet, Oliver suspects Anna of having an affair w/ her former fiancé, which she vehemently denies. No good deeds ever go unpunished. Anna gets caught meeting the same chap again for lunch a week later by the sneaky ol’ dad-in-law from hell. This time all hell breaks loose ‘cuz Oliver checks up on her account & sees red upon seeing her empty piggy bank. After a blazing row, he walks out on her & goes back to daddy’s house. To pour acid into Anna’s sore open wounds, dad-in-law evicts her ‘cuz lo & behold, he drops the bombshell that the house Oliver & Anna live in, actually belongs to him. She has nowhere to go so she takes refuge @ the same cottage where their luv 1st blossomed. When Oliver finally contacts her after weeks of miserable silence, it’s not to extend an olive branch but to break the news that his dad keeled over & he wants Anna to attend the funeral. He’s over-stressed & she supports him, but the worst is not over yet. To add to the drama, Melanie, Oliver’s former squeeze, wreaks havoc in his life again & is prepared to get down & dirty to fulfill her mission. His long-lost mommie dearest - who had walked out on her family ages ago – is also back w/ a vengeance. Melanie wants a piece of him. Rosemary wants to get her grubby paws on the chunky family coffers. So U see, Oliver has major trust issues when it comes to $$$ + women ‘cuz Melanie & Rosemary have been not-so-exemplary figures in his sad life. Anyhoo, Anna offers to stay on to assist Oliver w/ sorting thru’ the family leftover stuff. The chemistry’s still red-hawt between ‘em & whenever she’s in the vicinity, his raging libido goes haywire. She gets the message loud & clear, that he wants to use her as a bed warmer & is crushed by the realization that any chick would do. As if 1 allegation isn’t enuff, here comes another 1 & it’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back. How dare he accuse her of stealing his family heirlooms ! Shell-shocked, it’s her turn to walk out on him. It’s like a slap in the face, to be accused of theft after all the dwama she’s had to endure. Melanie’s in-her-face innuendos that she & Oliver are an item again makes Anna think twice, is her marriage really worth saving ? She’s never seen this side of Oliver before (shoot 1st, ask questions later). She wonders if she’s receiving mixed signals from her estranged hubby. When her bro’ calls Oliver, it dawns on Oliver – albeit belatedly – that Chris isn’t a phantom bro’. He kicks himself for being a numbnut now that he knows Anna’s been telling him the truth all along, her bro’ does exist ! Now the million-dollar question is, what will it take to get the luv of his life back ? How can he undo the damage that’s been done ?
I dunno why I always have mixed feelings when reading MM’s books, not that I’ve read a lotta ‘em ‘cuz I only have a few left in my TBR pile, still trying in vain to find more of her backlist =^2. This book coulda been a 5-star read if it weren’t for the hero. Oliver blows hot & cold. Anna reels from 1 allegation after another. @ times he seems to be missing a sensitivity chip. Anna’s delectable bod is like an aphrodisiac that he can’t get enuff of, yet he says the stupidest things in the universe, lashing out @ Anna that she’s using her body to wheedle more dough outta him. He’s like a daddy’s li’l boy, believing his dad more than his wife. This dude claims that, throughout his life he could never earn his dad’s stamp of approval, no matter what he did, yet he jumps the gun as soon the dad says : Fire ! In Anna’s case, it’s twice bitten, thrice shy. She ponders the possibility of Oliver going off the deep end in the future whenever something triggers his distrust. I understood her predicament but I didn’t like how she was way too understanding when he found the real culprit who stole the family jewels in the end. I wished she’d stuck to her guns & made him get down on his knees kissing her soles, buy her dozens of roses & boxes of Godiva ‘till the snow melts. On 1 hand, she still lusts after her sexy hubby, but she also can’t forgive the way he slaps her w/ the myriad of outrageous drummed-up accusations. Playing hard to get longer woulda taught him a bitter lesson. He has to grovel (not enuff in my book tho’) to earn back her luv & trust. For once, she has the upper hand, but then the unexpected happens. Yeah, he’s not shooting blanks after all, to her shock & dismay. She caves in to his emotional blackmail that he wishes to take care of her during the pregnancy. She bargains w/ him that she’ll return w/ him but he must adhere to the implemented “look but not touch” policy. I dunno if I really bought his lame excuse (more than once) that sexual frustration was the main reason he put his foot in his mouth time & again. That sounded like a cop out to me. I thought Anna made too much concessions, I wish she’d kicked him to the curb sooner. I liked the fast pace & the multitude of conflicts, Anna got a raw deal when she married Oliver, battling 2 wicked witches & 1 dad-in-law. I sympathized w/ her plight & totally agreed w/ her thinking that mayhap Oliver didn’t really luv her ‘cuz the trust should come hand in hand w/ luv. Her subterfuge – thanx to her bro’ - plus a string of incidents make her question if he’s a control freak. He professes his luv for Anna but his actions speak more eloquently than words. His instinct is to storm out & sulk after a confrontation instead of clearing up the air, plus he doesn’t show too much eagerness to get back @ 1st. He came across as thinking w/ his blue b@ll$ more than w/ his head. Typical HP male LOL…
It was luv @ 1st sight for Oliver & Anna @ a gift shop (on a ferry). He follows her, they spend an idyllic 2 weeks @ an enchanted cottage in southern Ireland & a marriage proposal ensues. He brings her home to meet his daddy dearest. Alas, the disapproving daddy instantly brands her as a gold-digger who’s hit the jackpot, having caught him on a rebound. Daddy tries to pay her off & Anna proves she’s the real deal by tearing the cheque into pieces in his face. After 6 months of marital bliss, seeds of distrust are planted in Oliver’s mind thanx to daddy dearest who witness Anna having a clandestine meeting w/ a mysterious bloke – Chris, her bro’ - who’s in dire financial straits. She agrees to loan Chris 30,000 pounds from her account – a generous allowance from Oliver even tho’ she insists she doesn’t need it (which is a rare quality that makes him fall deeper). Chris extracts a promise outta Anna to keep her trap shut ‘cuz his business is tied w/ Oliver. Since the 2 of ‘em haven’t met yet, Oliver suspects Anna of having an affair w/ her former fiancé, which she vehemently denies. No good deeds ever go unpunished. Anna gets caught meeting the same chap again for lunch a week later by the sneaky ol’ dad-in-law from hell. This time all hell breaks loose ‘cuz Oliver checks up on her account & sees red upon seeing her empty piggy bank. After a blazing row, he walks out on her & goes back to daddy’s house. To pour acid into Anna’s sore open wounds, dad-in-law evicts her ‘cuz lo & behold, he drops the bombshell that the house Oliver & Anna live in, actually belongs to him. She has nowhere to go so she takes refuge @ the same cottage where their luv 1st blossomed. When Oliver finally contacts her after weeks of miserable silence, it’s not to extend an olive branch but to break the news that his dad keeled over & he wants Anna to attend the funeral. He’s over-stressed & she supports him, but the worst is not over yet. To add to the drama, Melanie, Oliver’s former squeeze, wreaks havoc in his life again & is prepared to get down & dirty to fulfill her mission. His long-lost mommie dearest - who had walked out on her family ages ago – is also back w/ a vengeance. Melanie wants a piece of him. Rosemary wants to get her grubby paws on the chunky family coffers. So U see, Oliver has major trust issues when it comes to $$$ + women ‘cuz Melanie & Rosemary have been not-so-exemplary figures in his sad life. Anyhoo, Anna offers to stay on to assist Oliver w/ sorting thru’ the family leftover stuff. The chemistry’s still red-hawt between ‘em & whenever she’s in the vicinity, his raging libido goes haywire. She gets the message loud & clear, that he wants to use her as a bed warmer & is crushed by the realization that any chick would do. As if 1 allegation isn’t enuff, here comes another 1 & it’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back. How dare he accuse her of stealing his family heirlooms ! Shell-shocked, it’s her turn to walk out on him. It’s like a slap in the face, to be accused of theft after all the dwama she’s had to endure. Melanie’s in-her-face innuendos that she & Oliver are an item again makes Anna think twice, is her marriage really worth saving ? She’s never seen this side of Oliver before (shoot 1st, ask questions later). She wonders if she’s receiving mixed signals from her estranged hubby. When her bro’ calls Oliver, it dawns on Oliver – albeit belatedly – that Chris isn’t a phantom bro’. He kicks himself for being a numbnut now that he knows Anna’s been telling him the truth all along, her bro’ does exist ! Now the million-dollar question is, what will it take to get the luv of his life back ? How can he undo the damage that’s been done ?
I dunno why I always have mixed feelings when reading MM’s books, not that I’ve read a lotta ‘em ‘cuz I only have a few left in my TBR pile, still trying in vain to find more of her backlist =^2. This book coulda been a 5-star read if it weren’t for the hero. Oliver blows hot & cold. Anna reels from 1 allegation after another. @ times he seems to be missing a sensitivity chip. Anna’s delectable bod is like an aphrodisiac that he can’t get enuff of, yet he says the stupidest things in the universe, lashing out @ Anna that she’s using her body to wheedle more dough outta him. He’s like a daddy’s li’l boy, believing his dad more than his wife. This dude claims that, throughout his life he could never earn his dad’s stamp of approval, no matter what he did, yet he jumps the gun as soon the dad says : Fire ! In Anna’s case, it’s twice bitten, thrice shy. She ponders the possibility of Oliver going off the deep end in the future whenever something triggers his distrust. I understood her predicament but I didn’t like how she was way too understanding when he found the real culprit who stole the family jewels in the end. I wished she’d stuck to her guns & made him get down on his knees kissing her soles, buy her dozens of roses & boxes of Godiva ‘till the snow melts. On 1 hand, she still lusts after her sexy hubby, but she also can’t forgive the way he slaps her w/ the myriad of outrageous drummed-up accusations. Playing hard to get longer woulda taught him a bitter lesson. He has to grovel (not enuff in my book tho’) to earn back her luv & trust. For once, she has the upper hand, but then the unexpected happens. Yeah, he’s not shooting blanks after all, to her shock & dismay. She caves in to his emotional blackmail that he wishes to take care of her during the pregnancy. She bargains w/ him that she’ll return w/ him but he must adhere to the implemented “look but not touch” policy. I dunno if I really bought his lame excuse (more than once) that sexual frustration was the main reason he put his foot in his mouth time & again. That sounded like a cop out to me. I thought Anna made too much concessions, I wish she’d kicked him to the curb sooner. I liked the fast pace & the multitude of conflicts, Anna got a raw deal when she married Oliver, battling 2 wicked witches & 1 dad-in-law. I sympathized w/ her plight & totally agreed w/ her thinking that mayhap Oliver didn’t really luv her ‘cuz the trust should come hand in hand w/ luv. Her subterfuge – thanx to her bro’ - plus a string of incidents make her question if he’s a control freak. He professes his luv for Anna but his actions speak more eloquently than words. His instinct is to storm out & sulk after a confrontation instead of clearing up the air, plus he doesn’t show too much eagerness to get back @ 1st. He came across as thinking w/ his blue b@ll$ more than w/ his head. Typical HP male LOL…
March 11, 2014
The hero was a dipshit. I wanted to smack him over and over again. There was absolutely no reason for him to act the way he did, at all!
December 31, 2021
حين يتدخل الأب مسيطرا على حياة ابنه واختياراته.. ناقما عليه حبه لزوجته وتعلقه بها وهو يفعل المثل بل الأدهى أن زوجته بها من الخبث والأذى ما يكفي قرية كاملة...
والابن تربة خصبة للشكوك فسهل على والده زراعة البذور وكانت الزوجة هي الضحية
من دفعت الثمن في النهاية.
والابن تربة خصبة للشكوك فسهل على والده زراعة البذور وكانت الزوجة هي الضحية
من دفعت الثمن في النهاية.
November 17, 2019
Molto carino. Una breve storia ma molto bella e significativa. Mi è piaciuta molto
January 12, 2023
Dreadful. So dated, so ridiculous and unbelievable.
August 5, 2023
I read it in Arabic, but I can't find the English version anywhere !! 🥲
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August 3, 2014أشياء لا تباع
- هل أنت سعيدة
عندما يصبح الحب خطأ والمال لعنة، والشك حاجزا
بين الحبيبين فماذا يبقى للسعادة؟
- سأكون سعيدة فقط لو وثق بى حبيبى!
هذا ما قد تجيب به آنا ولكن لان هذه الامنية مستحيلة فقد رحلت بعد أن
تخلى عنها أوليفر بكل بساطة من أجل اتهامات لا أساس لها
وعندما أتى باحثا عنها بدا لها أن شيئا لم يتغي :
- ماذا عسانى أفعل لتغفر لى ؟ أأجثو على ركبتى وأرجوك!
- لن يكون ذلك كافيا، لاشئ سيكفينى ... ليس لديك فكرة عن
الجراح التى حفرتها عميقا فى روحى، جراح لن تندمل ما دمت
حية. لن أسامحك قط وأنا على قيد الحياة . . .
- هل أنت سعيدة
عندما يصبح الحب خطأ والمال لعنة، والشك حاجزا
بين الحبيبين فماذا يبقى للسعادة؟
- سأكون سعيدة فقط لو وثق بى حبيبى!
هذا ما قد تجيب به آنا ولكن لان هذه الامنية مستحيلة فقد رحلت بعد أن
تخلى عنها أوليفر بكل بساطة من أجل اتهامات لا أساس لها
وعندما أتى باحثا عنها بدا لها أن شيئا لم يتغي :
- ماذا عسانى أفعل لتغفر لى ؟ أأجثو على ركبتى وأرجوك!
- لن يكون ذلك كافيا، لاشئ سيكفينى ... ليس لديك فكرة عن
الجراح التى حفرتها عميقا فى روحى، جراح لن تندمل ما دمت
حية. لن أسامحك قط وأنا على قيد الحياة . . .
August 16, 2015
due stelle e mezzo
La paranoia è un disturbo delirante che ha bisogno di cure ma, se io fossi Anna, alle accuse rivoltemi da Oliver, prima l’avrei evirato, poi non mi avrebbe più visto neanche in fotografia. Altro che seconda possibilità!
La paranoia è un disturbo delirante che ha bisogno di cure ma, se io fossi Anna, alle accuse rivoltemi da Oliver, prima l’avrei evirato, poi non mi avrebbe più visto neanche in fotografia. Altro che seconda possibilità!
June 13, 2018
قرأتها ايام المراهقة..كانت مسلية
January 25, 2025
In mistresses 2 collection
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