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Where Eagles Nest
BIRD IN A GILDED CAGE
Lynn couldn't marry without her guardian's permission--permission his stepson would never let him grant. So in a desperate bid to gain control of her fortune and her life she married that same stepson: Paul Loukas, the man who had once loved her.
But his love lay seven years in the past .He gave her everything she could want, everything except the freedom she had always been denied.
Would she learn too late that her only freedom lay in staying her husband's captive--and could she turn desire into love before it was too late?
Lynn couldn't marry without her guardian's permission--permission his stepson would never let him grant. So in a desperate bid to gain control of her fortune and her life she married that same stepson: Paul Loukas, the man who had once loved her.
But his love lay seven years in the past .He gave her everything she could want, everything except the freedom she had always been denied.
Would she learn too late that her only freedom lay in staying her husband's captive--and could she turn desire into love before it was too late?
192 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1980
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About the author
Anne Hampson
169 books152 followersAnne Hampson was born on 28 November 1928 in England. At age six she had two ambitions: to teach and to write. Poverty after WWI deprived her of an education and at 14 she was making Marks & Spencer's blouses at one shilling (5p) each.
She retired when she married. Later, when her marriage broke up, she was homeless with £40 in her purse. She went back to the rag trade and lived in a tiny caravan. But she never forgot her two ambitions, and when Manchester University decided to trial older women she applied, and three years later had achieved one ambition, so set her thoughts on number two.
In 1969, her first novel, Eternal Summer, was accepted five days from posting and she soon had a contract for 12 more. From the caravan she went to a small stately home, drove a Mercedes and sailed on the QE2. From the first book, came over 125 more written for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette. Alan Boon (the Boon of Mills & Boon) and she came up with the title for 'Harlequin Presents' over lunch at the Ritz. She suggested to Alan that they have a historical series. He told her to write one - it was done in a month, entitled Eleanor and the Marquis under the pseudonym Jane Wilby. She has the distinction of being number one in Harlequin Presents, Masquerade and Silhouette. Many of "Presents" have been reprinted many times (some as many as 16) and are now fetching up to $55, being classed as "rare" books.
She has had 3 awards, one at the World Trade Centre where she received a standing ovation from her American fans, who had come from many states just to meet her.
She was retired, but in 2005 she wrote two romance and crime novels, both of which were published by Severn House.
She passed away on 25 September 2014. She has been written her autobiography, entitled Fate Was My Friend.
She retired when she married. Later, when her marriage broke up, she was homeless with £40 in her purse. She went back to the rag trade and lived in a tiny caravan. But she never forgot her two ambitions, and when Manchester University decided to trial older women she applied, and three years later had achieved one ambition, so set her thoughts on number two.
In 1969, her first novel, Eternal Summer, was accepted five days from posting and she soon had a contract for 12 more. From the caravan she went to a small stately home, drove a Mercedes and sailed on the QE2. From the first book, came over 125 more written for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette. Alan Boon (the Boon of Mills & Boon) and she came up with the title for 'Harlequin Presents' over lunch at the Ritz. She suggested to Alan that they have a historical series. He told her to write one - it was done in a month, entitled Eleanor and the Marquis under the pseudonym Jane Wilby. She has the distinction of being number one in Harlequin Presents, Masquerade and Silhouette. Many of "Presents" have been reprinted many times (some as many as 16) and are now fetching up to $55, being classed as "rare" books.
She has had 3 awards, one at the World Trade Centre where she received a standing ovation from her American fans, who had come from many states just to meet her.
She was retired, but in 2005 she wrote two romance and crime novels, both of which were published by Severn House.
She passed away on 25 September 2014. She has been written her autobiography, entitled Fate Was My Friend.
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October 7, 2018
It is absolutely impossible to take characters seriously when they refer to mistresses as "pillow friends." Hampson doesn't stray from her tried and true themes: sexist H, fluttery, anguished h, vicious pillow friend, family members who make things worse, etc.
January 14, 2021
Annoying heroine. No chemistry, couldn’t buy the love. Honestly the book would be way better off without the heroine. I didn’t care that they knew each other before because whatever relationship they had was so nonexistent & pointless to the story. It didn’t make sense that she liked him enough when they first met but for some reason she was so damn spiteful toward him when they meet again. Yup, definitely no pining love from her side. I don’t think she ever was into him. Never was, never would. She used her father as an excuse to reject hero. He was just a passing ship to her meanwhile he suffered for her. She would be more than happy if she never met him again. She said no man ever made her want to consider marriage until her fiancé. Poor me. I actually thought she like/care for the hero & only rejected him because of her father. Again, can’t buy the love. Second time reading Anne Hampson written about a heroine that hates strong men...especially one with Greek background because they won’t be putty in her hands. Poor hero. They should have never met before but only recently, then maybe I can tolerate her hatred toward him & buying the gradual love.
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October 11, 2022
A boring book! The heroine doesn’t know what she wants. The hero is the usual forceful Greek. This a forced marriage book. Not very interesting!!
April 14, 2020
The story drew me in due to the writing, but the male lead is such a horrible person so I didn't enjoy it
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