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Doubly Delicious
It was love, pure and simple, which hit Maggi straight between the eyes, when lawyer John Dailey stepped over her threshold - carrying two small bundles of joy. John himself, though, aroused feelings in her of a different kind. One minute he was infuriating beyond belief, the next charming and kind. Maggi had resolved not to give the silver-tongued Irishman an inch, but their enforced proximity - brought about by the raising of those delicious twin baby girls - meant she'd be lucky if, soon, even that distance existed between them!
- GenresRomance
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First published January 1, 1991
About the author
Emma Goldrick
150 books35 followersEmma Goldrick is the penname used by the marriage formed by Emma Elizabeth Jean Sutcliffe, borned 7 February 1923 in Puerto Rico, and Robert N. Goldrick, borned on 22 March 1919 in Massachusetts, USA. They met in Puerto Rico, where married. She was a licensed practical nurse, volunteered with American Red Cross and she taught American Sign Language and he was a career USA military man. Thirty years and 4 children later they retired, and in 1980 they started to write in collaboration, and their first novel was accepted and published in 1983 by Mills & Boon. They continued publishing 40 novels until Robert passed away at 76, in 22 January 1996. After her husband death, she published her last novel and retired. Emma Goldrick passed away at 85, in 20 November 2008.
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December 8, 2019
"Doubly Delicious" is the story of Maggi and John.
Firstly, I really loved the blurb and cover, and expected this to be an amazing romance. Alas, disappointed.
Our h is a widow, who is struggling to make a living running her own bed and breakfast joint. When a stranger shows up at her door with adorable pair of twin girls, they instantly steal her heart. However, she soon finds out that they are orphaned nieces of an elderly neighbor she had looked out for, and upon her death has been giving their responsibility!
She soon hires the solicitor who brought them as her nanny, and how she manages having kids, while keeping her finances afloat and fighting her attraction to the man forms the story.
I feel this could have been so much better..but it was not. The h was kinda shrewd and cynical, and instead of a sweet romance with the H and kids, we kinda saw her inner monologues and conflicts most of the time. I feel she was way more antagonistic that I'd have liked her to be, and the OM plot was annoying.
Safe
2/5
Firstly, I really loved the blurb and cover, and expected this to be an amazing romance. Alas, disappointed.
Our h is a widow, who is struggling to make a living running her own bed and breakfast joint. When a stranger shows up at her door with adorable pair of twin girls, they instantly steal her heart. However, she soon finds out that they are orphaned nieces of an elderly neighbor she had looked out for, and upon her death has been giving their responsibility!
She soon hires the solicitor who brought them as her nanny, and how she manages having kids, while keeping her finances afloat and fighting her attraction to the man forms the story.
I feel this could have been so much better..but it was not. The h was kinda shrewd and cynical, and instead of a sweet romance with the H and kids, we kinda saw her inner monologues and conflicts most of the time. I feel she was way more antagonistic that I'd have liked her to be, and the OM plot was annoying.
Safe
2/5
September 4, 2026
September Readathon
I saw I had another Goldrick title in the OADS pile, and after yesterday's ho-hum by her, I figured it was best to read this one next. Either it'd put her in a better light or I'd get it out of the way early -- and we wound up with the latter.
Both books I've read take place in Massachusetts and neither read as if they're written by an American or someone from MA. I have no knowledge of Goldrick's bio, but there's a Britishisms quality to the language choices and beats that I think is from her pen, and not simply a M&B style guide. This isn't the worst thing, but it makes me fall into expecting the characters to be set in an English village popping round to the shops and all, but then we're reminded of how American they are, when they're simply not.
This isn't the only convoluted / jarring aspect of Goldrick's choices. Her prose just isn't for me. It's dense; not lush, but overspeak and a type of banter that doesn't land. (It sort of reminds me of Jane Donnelly, where the heroine is always half in her mind, so her dialogue and inner narrative swirl around on the page and you're not quite sure who knows what at any given time, including the heroine herself.) There are a lot of exclamations and asides--I enjoy banter and a lighter touch, but we need some exposition and grounding to go along with it.
I also found the heroine at odds. She was cynical and naive. She loved babies and wanted babies but had no sense of how to handle a baby--she didn't even want to hold them at first. She trusted the hero and then tossed him out without much provocation given she literally knew who he was when they met and the things he wanted out of proposing to her weren't outlandish considering that.
Obviously I have plenty complaint, but I do like how the heroine stands up for herself and has wants, even desires, she clearly communicates. I like that the hero is attractive in her eyes, and generally charming, but not a too-handsome rich guy. He has some means but isn't there to rescue her with his fortune and power; they rescue each other in falling first for the twins who desperately need parents, and then one another, as both are lonely and longing for a family.
There's a better story under the thick prose and redundant action (this is one of the first times I can remember thinking 'hm, people who complain about adverbs... maybe they're right, lol). Or more precisely, a story whose conceit I like but told in a voice that isn't for me.
I saw I had another Goldrick title in the OADS pile, and after yesterday's ho-hum by her, I figured it was best to read this one next. Either it'd put her in a better light or I'd get it out of the way early -- and we wound up with the latter.
Both books I've read take place in Massachusetts and neither read as if they're written by an American or someone from MA. I have no knowledge of Goldrick's bio, but there's a Britishisms quality to the language choices and beats that I think is from her pen, and not simply a M&B style guide. This isn't the worst thing, but it makes me fall into expecting the characters to be set in an English village popping round to the shops and all, but then we're reminded of how American they are, when they're simply not.
This isn't the only convoluted / jarring aspect of Goldrick's choices. Her prose just isn't for me. It's dense; not lush, but overspeak and a type of banter that doesn't land. (It sort of reminds me of Jane Donnelly, where the heroine is always half in her mind, so her dialogue and inner narrative swirl around on the page and you're not quite sure who knows what at any given time, including the heroine herself.) There are a lot of exclamations and asides--I enjoy banter and a lighter touch, but we need some exposition and grounding to go along with it.
I also found the heroine at odds. She was cynical and naive. She loved babies and wanted babies but had no sense of how to handle a baby--she didn't even want to hold them at first. She trusted the hero and then tossed him out without much provocation given she literally knew who he was when they met and the things he wanted out of proposing to her weren't outlandish considering that.
Obviously I have plenty complaint, but I do like how the heroine stands up for herself and has wants, even desires, she clearly communicates. I like that the hero is attractive in her eyes, and generally charming, but not a too-handsome rich guy. He has some means but isn't there to rescue her with his fortune and power; they rescue each other in falling first for the twins who desperately need parents, and then one another, as both are lonely and longing for a family.
There's a better story under the thick prose and redundant action (this is one of the first times I can remember thinking 'hm, people who complain about adverbs... maybe they're right, lol). Or more precisely, a story whose conceit I like but told in a voice that isn't for me.
December 14, 2013
Rating 3.5 stars
I find EG's characters a bit weird and her writing too but there were things in this book I liked.
a)The HERO was normal looking (the heroine called him UGLY), he wasn't rich and he becomes a NANNY!!
b)The heroine is a widow and she misses sex and isn't an instant mother.
c)I actually felt they were falling for each other.
The heroine's neighbour leaves the heroine her belongings and grand-children which the hero brings from Ireland. He stays on to take care of the kids and the heroine is attracted to him.
I find EG's characters a bit weird and her writing too but there were things in this book I liked.
a)The HERO was normal looking (the heroine called him UGLY), he wasn't rich and he becomes a NANNY!!
b)The heroine is a widow and she misses sex and isn't an instant mother.
c)I actually felt they were falling for each other.
The heroine's neighbour leaves the heroine her belongings and grand-children which the hero brings from Ireland. He stays on to take care of the kids and the heroine is attracted to him.
February 22, 2021
2.5 Odd pacing and didn't really care for the banter of the H and h.
October 10, 2010
This book was really dated and I wanted to smack the life out of both the main leads honestly. I think if it was updated and the leads tweaked a bit I might be a pretty good short read but as is it sucks sorry folks.
February 21, 2011
humor-filled which is rare for HQN book
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