Scorpions' Dance

by Anne Mather

Scorpion's Dance by Anne Mather released on Feb 22, 1985 is available now for purchase.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin Presents, Marriage Of Convenience, Harlequin, Enemies To Lovers, Category Romance

Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Anne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson, a popular British author of over 160 romance novels. She also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming.
Mildred Grieveson began to write down stories in her childhood years. The first novel that she actually finished, Caroline (1965), was also her first book to be published. Her novel, Leopard in the Snow (1974), was developed into a 1978 film.

Reviews

[Naksed · Rating 2 out of 5]

The hero:

-ruined her birthday party

-ignored her for the next ten years

-blackmailed her into marriage

-did not consummate the marriage

-moved an ocean away for the next four years

-invited her would-be lover as a guest in their marital home

-told her he would give her a divorce and she should go away with her would-be lover

-finally slept with her then left the next morning without a word

because he was desperately and obsessively in love with her from afar for ten years.

It's HPlandia logic at its best!!!

[Aou · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5 stars!

[RomLibrary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Miranda refused to listen to warnings.

She didn't love Mark Sanders, but that didn't matter. He was heir to the estate where her mother was housekeeper. As Lady Sanders, Miranda could ensure a better life for her mother as well as herself.

But Mark was killed just before the wedding - the day her mother suffered a paralyzing stroke.

Jaime Knevett, the new heir, suggested a way out of Miranda's dilemma. But Miranda had destested him for years and it was with reluctance that she agreed to marry him. Then, after the ceremony, she found herself deserted.

[Jacqueline J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe a high 3 stars. The hero could have been more dominant and sure of himself. The author tried to make him so but missed the mark for me at least. The heroine was marrying for money and position. That was realistic I think for the daughter of the help to take the chance to move up. She was only 18. When the book started. Later after she comes out to Brazil the hero blows pretty hot and cold. There was sufficient explanation at the end so that was a plus.

[Roub · Rating 3 out of 5]

i was gonna rate it a 4 star but then minused one as i'm not sure i liked the heroine very much. she was very immoral and way too ambitious for her own good. she, being the housekeeper's daughter, had a huge inferiority complex! so she aspired to be lady of the manor to show people. instead of working hard to achieve just dat, lil missy grabs at rich men! a wonder the hero did not fall out of love wid her! he actually married her, knowing full well she was after his money and what she had been upto wid mark! 4 years passed. she no longer needed jaime as her mother was dead. she was bored playing lady sanders and wanted a divorce. she was even engaged in an affair aid another man mentally (if not physically), i call dat adultery! she ruined it for me but the book was very entertaining! so the 3stars!;)

[sbf20112011 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Possibly 4.5 stars, though I'm a big sucker for the housekeeper's daughter becomes Lady of the Manor stories. :-) This one had a pretty dramatic start to it (up to the fiance's death), which grabbed my interest. It got a tad slow with all that time at the hacienda and the hero's misleadingly suspicious disappearances to go to other areas of Brazil (which never amounted to anything nefarious, except that he never told her he was leaving in advance). Overall though, I enjoyed this one. Always like to see a secretly besotted hero caring for an ill or injured heroine, and I love stories where the hero fell in love with the heroine in childhood (though in real life I can't imagine falling in love with any of my childhood friends). So overall, a nice read.

[Tatiana Stefan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too short, but rather sweet, August 10, 2008


MY THOUGHTS: The premise sounds semi-despicable, the heroine's part that is, for seemingly marrying for money at first - but all is not what it seems. I thought the book was a little too short, I would have wanted to see more "love time" with the hero and the heroine. I wouldn't say this is my favorite book but it was nice and sweet. I thought it was EXTREMELY sweet that the hero actually loved her for that long, haha. The hero, Jaime, is one of those heroes who kinda control/manipulate the heroine's life, haha... But of course, all for the ultimate goal of happily ever after, so all's well that ends well, right? Anyway, cute story and yeaa... =P

[Akrivi Leonidopoulou · Rating 3 out of 5]

ΣΥΛΛΟΓΗ 91 Άνν Μάθερ..ο χορός των σκορπιών..3 με 3,5αστέρια.Ένα βίβίο που με δυσκόλεψε να το βαθμολογήσω. Στα πρώτα κεφάλαια ήταν λίγο βαρετό. Φτωχή, Αγγλίδα 18 ετών και κόρη της οικονόμου του πύργου που μεγάλωσε. Μια εβδομάδα πριν το γάμο τους, ο Λορδος αρραβωνιστικός της και κληρονόμος του πυργου σκοτώνεται.Αυτή υπό την πίεση της ασχημής υγείας της μητέρας της τελικά θα παντρευτεί με τον ξαδερφό του και επομενο στην διαδοχή του τίτλου...λίγο μετά την κηδεία...και ο "συζυγος" Βραζιλιάνος , ψήλος, μελαχρινός,αθλητικός....φεύγει!!! Ξεκινά να έχει ενδιαφέρον από την στιγμή που η ηρωίδα "ερωτεύεται" άλλον και πάει στην Βραζιλία για να ζητήσει ακύρωση ή διαζύγιο μετά από 4 χρόνια απουσίας του "συζύγου"(ο γάμος δεν ολοκληρώθηκε ποτέ). Ήθελα σίγουρα πιο πλούσιο επίλογο αν και στο τέλος εξηγούνται κινήσεις και παραλείψεις του ηρωα.Αξίζει πάντως να διαβαστεί ...

[أجمل زهرة · Rating 4 out of 5]

رقصة العقرب
روايات عبير الجديدة

لم تتزوج ميرندا جيم نيفيت بسبب الحب , في الواقع هي لا تكاد تعرفه وهي لم تعجب ابداً بالقليل الذي تعرفه عنه, لكن والدتها كانت بحاجة للمساعدة وهذه كانت الطريقة الوحيدة التي كانت ميرندا قادرة عليها , في الواقع لم يكن هذا الزواج ابدا زواجا حقيقيا وقد افترقا الاثنان فورا بعد حفلة الزفاف.
كان هذا قد حصل قبل سنوات , لكن الآن ميرندا كانت تفكر بالزواج من بول كورتين وهكذا فقد اتت الى البرزايل لتلاقي جيم ثانية لتطلب منه إبطال زواجهما , لكن جيم كان لا يزال رجلا عليها مقاومته , فحتى ولو وافق على انهاء زواجهما هل تستطيع ميرندا ان تكون واثقة تماما الآن إن هذا ماكانت تريده حقا؟

[Classy Lady · Rating 3 out of 5]

ممتعة لكن ليست نوعي المفضل
تحكي الرواية عن ان البطلة تقابل البطل في عيد ميلادها العاشر و هو اكبر منها بسبع سنين و يقع في حبها منذ ذلك الوقت
ثم بعد انت تصبح شابة يطلب يدها ابن عم البطل فتوافق من اجل ماله فيعود البطل للضهور حتى يخرب الزواج عليهم و يحصل ما يتمناه و بعدها يجبرها على الزواج منه و بعد مراسيم الزواج بعود و يختفي ل خمس سنوات
في هذه المدة البطله تقابل شخص جديد و تريد الزواج منه فتقرر السفر للبرازيل للحصول على الطلاق لكن البطل يرفضل و تبقى هناك لممحاولة اقناعه
وفي النهاية تقرر البقاء مع البطل

[Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The heroine thought all her problems were solved when she was to become a Lady of the manor. However her fiance was killed one day before the wedding, the same day he mother had a paralyzing stroke. Suddenly the heroines plans were up in flames until the hero came along and offered her an easy out.

[Ginette · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little slow to start and full of sadness. The woman is a bit of a door mat. Kind of glad she finally got together with him

[Pallavi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had rated this 5 stars earlier. Rating it down to 3 stars this time around. Mostly because I realised that for almost half the book the H and h don't actually share pagetime.

[Luz T · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading Challenge 2015: Read a book published on the year you were born
It was an interesting read. I liked it.

[رومولا الن emmajain-book · Rating 4 out of 5]

احب هذه الروايه كثيراا

[Priya · Rating 2 out of 5]

didn't really like the heroine in the book.