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A Time for Roses
She gave him love...and he betrayed her. Then a shocking tragedy left Natasha Simonov shattered. Suffering and loss only made her stronger...until, years later, the life she created came crashing down around her. Drawn into an exotic world of danger, intrigue, and adventure, she never dreamed that the man who betrayed her, the man she vowed to forget, would be the one to risk all, the one to show her the power of love and the magic of forgiveness.
He taught her heartbreak...and losing her almost destroyed him. Lord Trevor Hamilton discovered too late that he could not live without her. His all-engrossing passion for her doomed him to spend the remainder of his life in torment, haunted by the memory of a woman he could never have. Though he became a wealthy duke in the House of Lords -- a man of great influence and power -- tragedy made him driven and bitter. But then a voice from the past called out to him, forcing him to choose between all he possessed and a memory. Only Natasha's forgiveness and love could save him .... Only then would they have what they had too long been denied ....
He taught her heartbreak...and losing her almost destroyed him. Lord Trevor Hamilton discovered too late that he could not live without her. His all-engrossing passion for her doomed him to spend the remainder of his life in torment, haunted by the memory of a woman he could never have. Though he became a wealthy duke in the House of Lords -- a man of great influence and power -- tragedy made him driven and bitter. But then a voice from the past called out to him, forcing him to choose between all he possessed and a memory. Only Natasha's forgiveness and love could save him .... Only then would they have what they had too long been denied ....
472 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 30, 1994
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About the author
Elaine Coffman
63 books117 followersBarbara Elaine Gunter was born in San Diego, California, to William Samuel Gunter, Jr., a naval officer and Edna Marie (née Davidson) Gunter, a homemaker. From the age of three she lived in Midland, Texas and graduated from Midland High School. After she received a degree in elementary education from North Texas State University, she taught elementary school in Midland, Texas, while working on her Master’s Degree and certification for Language and Learning Disabilities at Texas Tech in Lubbock.
Elaine currently resides in Austin, Texas, where her son, Chuck, also lives. She has two daughters, Lesley who resides in Raleigh, N.C. and Ashley, who lives in San Diego, California.
Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author with a large international following. She has penned novels in both the historical romance genre and suspense. A lover of history, she has penned several novels set in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West. To date, she is the author of nineteen novels and five novellas.
While writing her first novel, My Enemy, My Love, she found herself inspired by a letter her great-great grandmother, Susannah Jane Dowell Shacklett wrote in 1920, telling about her journey from Brandeburg, Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas, and then going with an army escort to El Paso, Texas, where her brother, Ben Dowell, a veteran of the Mexican War, was El Paso's first mayor.
Elaine continued to write best-selling, award-winning books until the publication of her eleventh novel, If You Loved Me, which was the last book of her beloved Mackinnon series and her first book to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Her first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket books in 2006.
Elaine currently resides in Austin, Texas, where her son, Chuck, also lives. She has two daughters, Lesley who resides in Raleigh, N.C. and Ashley, who lives in San Diego, California.
Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author with a large international following. She has penned novels in both the historical romance genre and suspense. A lover of history, she has penned several novels set in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West. To date, she is the author of nineteen novels and five novellas.
While writing her first novel, My Enemy, My Love, she found herself inspired by a letter her great-great grandmother, Susannah Jane Dowell Shacklett wrote in 1920, telling about her journey from Brandeburg, Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas, and then going with an army escort to El Paso, Texas, where her brother, Ben Dowell, a veteran of the Mexican War, was El Paso's first mayor.
Elaine continued to write best-selling, award-winning books until the publication of her eleventh novel, If You Loved Me, which was the last book of her beloved Mackinnon series and her first book to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Her first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket books in 2006.
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July 17, 2016
The heroine is so stupid, fickle and clearly spoiled. She loves one brother, then swaps to the other, then runs away from him even though she really loves him (though I question the love since she has a really TOUGH time forgiving him). The reason for their "breakup" is really eyeball-rolling too. He reveals his Machiavellian plans to seduce and leave her but confesses that he couldn't go through with it because he fell in love with her. Alright, I'd be upset too but not THAT upset to run away from him for the rest of the book since he actually fell in love with her and feels terrible. She brought a lot of the things on herself but kept blaming him when he just wanted to make things right. Ugh! I wanted to smack her and knock some sense into the hero for chasing her.
October 27, 2008
A light historical romance. It was okay, nothing great.
September 6, 2011
boring and horrible
October 20, 2019
I wasn't enjoying this book but thought it might get better. After reading the reviews I've decided not to finish the book. I got to page 131.
Natasha is young and fickle. Trevor is manipulative and not hero material, at least not as far as I got.
I didn't like him and I didn't like the way the story was going.
Natasha is young and fickle. Trevor is manipulative and not hero material, at least not as far as I got.
I didn't like him and I didn't like the way the story was going.
November 27, 2016
This book was long and drawn out with a lot of misunderstandings and I didn't feel like there was a satisfactory HEA. I think there were parts that were interesting but I would enjoy it more if it was edited and re-released.
July 6, 2017
Si leer es saltarse varios capítulos de vez en cuando, puedo decir que está leído. Qué aburrimiento infinito. Pena de gasto tonto.
November 28, 2012
Not as good as I thought it'd be.
I really really wish the author did more showing of HOW the H and h fell in love. So much of it was them just telling us they were in love. I was surprised to read that they were 'in love' with each other since I didn't even see them fall in love with one another!!!
It's like one day he was trying to seduce her to prove a point and the next he was madly in love with her. Like there was no transition at all. I didnt see him fall in love with her!! All I saw was him in lust with her. The love between the H and h just seemed fake and out of no where. Even the love the h had for the H seemed unbelievable (yah yah it's a romance novel ofc it's unbelievable) again i ask, when did she fall in love with him?? Bc all i saw (or more correctly, read) was just them kissing and then bam they're in love. smh. I'll stop complaining now.
The ending was way rushed. I half believed that I would have to read another book just to find out what happened bc the SPOILERS!!! rescuing of Natasha and her brothers by Trevor kept not happening when I was so close to finishing the book (aka I had less than 40 pages to go).
Most of the book is just them being sad and depressed. The h cried sooooo much. I understand that SPOILER!!!!!!!! they lost a bb but :/ why couldn't she forgive him sooner??? He told her what he had set up to do bc he loved her and didn't want to lie to her anymore. Ugh rme
Overall: Don't bother reading this book. Definitely not worth the time wasted reading it.
(sorry for longish rant)
I really really wish the author did more showing of HOW the H and h fell in love. So much of it was them just telling us they were in love. I was surprised to read that they were 'in love' with each other since I didn't even see them fall in love with one another!!!
It's like one day he was trying to seduce her to prove a point and the next he was madly in love with her. Like there was no transition at all. I didnt see him fall in love with her!! All I saw was him in lust with her. The love between the H and h just seemed fake and out of no where. Even the love the h had for the H seemed unbelievable (yah yah it's a romance novel ofc it's unbelievable) again i ask, when did she fall in love with him?? Bc all i saw (or more correctly, read) was just them kissing and then bam they're in love. smh. I'll stop complaining now.
The ending was way rushed. I half believed that I would have to read another book just to find out what happened bc the SPOILERS!!! rescuing of Natasha and her brothers by Trevor kept not happening when I was so close to finishing the book (aka I had less than 40 pages to go).
Most of the book is just them being sad and depressed. The h cried sooooo much. I understand that SPOILER!!!!!!!! they lost a bb but :/ why couldn't she forgive him sooner??? He told her what he had set up to do bc he loved her and didn't want to lie to her anymore. Ugh rme
Overall: Don't bother reading this book. Definitely not worth the time wasted reading it.
(sorry for longish rant)
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June 12, 2019
This book isn't as good as most of Elaine Coffman's novels. Contrary to some other reviews, I did not have a problem with Natasha. At the opening of the story, she was 17 and did not have any couples to learn from or even to talk to about her situation (with Trevor and Tony).
When Trevor took Natasha away for two weeks, and it got out (in the community), he was obliged to offer marriage to Natasha (for ruining her reputation). He did not do so. Later, when he wanted to marry Natasha, he could have brought that up and forced her hand; he did not. I thought there were times, in the book, that Natasha and Trevor could have resolved their problems, but the author wanted otherwise. In the end, the resolution was finished in a very few pages, which seemed rushed.
When Trevor took Natasha away for two weeks, and it got out (in the community), he was obliged to offer marriage to Natasha (for ruining her reputation). He did not do so. Later, when he wanted to marry Natasha, he could have brought that up and forced her hand; he did not. I thought there were times, in the book, that Natasha and Trevor could have resolved their problems, but the author wanted otherwise. In the end, the resolution was finished in a very few pages, which seemed rushed.
October 21, 2013
Could have been better. Too slow.
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June 4, 2016Used - Acceptable - Loose binding, loose pages, worn
December 16, 2012
She was very young and very beautiful and so I had to forgive her for being very stupid.
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