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"So we meet again ."
When their passionate affair came to an abrupt end, Tanya hadn't expectedor wantedto see Alejandro Vazquez Herrera again, although the memories of their time together still haunted her. So when she bumped into him on her trip to see her sister, she was shocked. The attraction between them flared again, but Tanya had to try her hardest to deny it. After all, Alejandro had left her to marry another woman, hadn't he?
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First published July 8, 1994
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Margaret Mayo
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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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May 27, 2012
The protagonists reunite after a 9-year separation, which was caused by miscommunication and stupidity. She's 27 and he's about 32. They both act like 13-year-olds - particularly stupid 13-year-olds.
"I feel nothing for you. It was just sex. Go away."
"Are you sure? Why did you leave me like that?"
"Whah! You left me!!! I hate you!!!"
"See, there is still feeling between us!"
"You only want me for my body, you cheating bastard."
"Mi carina, I don't have any other women."
"I won't be one of your stable of women."
"Well, I can break it off with that woman whose insanity I have never noticed, if you want."
"You cheating bastard. Stop bugging me. I'm trying to waste my holiday by staying indoors all the time."
"But the island is so beautiful, you really should stay in my apartment so you can see the carnaval."
"I never cared about you. I was not at all devastated when we split up."
"Mi amor, you are so cruel to me. Let's go have dinner."
"I won't sleep with you. I hate you. Dinner, you say? Sure."
OK, those are not quotes, but the whole thing is wheels spinning in tropical mud. Wait, those were my eyes rolling. It was impossible to like either of them. And just when you think they have finally gotten their 4 brain cells to work in coordination you get:
"Stay with me."
"I hate you. Oh, you're injured. I love you."
"You're just saying that. We might as well give up."
GAHHHHHH!
Plus, there are annoying and spiteful secondary characters. Boo.
"I feel nothing for you. It was just sex. Go away."
"Are you sure? Why did you leave me like that?"
"Whah! You left me!!! I hate you!!!"
"See, there is still feeling between us!"
"You only want me for my body, you cheating bastard."
"Mi carina, I don't have any other women."
"I won't be one of your stable of women."
"Well, I can break it off with that woman whose insanity I have never noticed, if you want."
"You cheating bastard. Stop bugging me. I'm trying to waste my holiday by staying indoors all the time."
"But the island is so beautiful, you really should stay in my apartment so you can see the carnaval."
"I never cared about you. I was not at all devastated when we split up."
"Mi amor, you are so cruel to me. Let's go have dinner."
"I won't sleep with you. I hate you. Dinner, you say? Sure."
OK, those are not quotes, but the whole thing is wheels spinning in tropical mud. Wait, those were my eyes rolling. It was impossible to like either of them. And just when you think they have finally gotten their 4 brain cells to work in coordination you get:
"Stay with me."
"I hate you. Oh, you're injured. I love you."
"You're just saying that. We might as well give up."
GAHHHHHH!
Plus, there are annoying and spiteful secondary characters. Boo.
June 28, 2019
1.5⭐️
Couldn’t wait to get to the end of this book. I had to persevere a bit to find out what happened to separate them. It was pretty sad in the end, 9 years wasted and it was a bit wishy washy in the end! One to avoid not one of Mayo’s finest work.
Couldn’t wait to get to the end of this book. I had to persevere a bit to find out what happened to separate them. It was pretty sad in the end, 9 years wasted and it was a bit wishy washy in the end! One to avoid not one of Mayo’s finest work.
February 18, 2018
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Although I loved this book, I felt the woman wasn't very likeable at all! I felt so sorry for Alejandro. He did nothing wrong!! She, on the other hand, was all me, me, me. Totally selfidh. Whatever he did wasn't good enough for her!! By the end of the book I almost wished here turn his back on her, that's how much I disliked her!! This is the first book I've ever disliked the heroine so much!!!
Although I loved this book, I felt the woman wasn't very likeable at all! I felt so sorry for Alejandro. He did nothing wrong!! She, on the other hand, was all me, me, me. Totally selfidh. Whatever he did wasn't good enough for her!! By the end of the book I almost wished here turn his back on her, that's how much I disliked her!! This is the first book I've ever disliked the heroine so much!!!
September 20, 2012
It was cute but wasn't overly receptive to me. I do like these type books but parts of this one are so ridiculous I found I was bored. The hero and heroine go in circles all throughout the novel, with their lies and stories. It felt redundant.
June 24, 2017
these two were a train wreck ....and she was an extremely snarly heroine
you'd think after 9 years and both of them having lost their spouses ...both died ....the two of them would have been able to have a decent conversation ....not worth the read to be honest
you'd think after 9 years and both of them having lost their spouses ...both died ....the two of them would have been able to have a decent conversation ....not worth the read to be honest
July 29, 2019
This storyline had so much potential yet it fizzed out. The heroine had so much angst against the hero. Her thought of betrayal cost them 9 years of separated all because she mistrusted him. I liked the concept of the Canary Islands romance, the sunshine and culture. The duo had some serious jealousy issues but the constant ill opinion by the heroine sister and Inocente vying for the hero's attention plagued the heroine's insecurities. It took an accident of the heroine to make her own up and the hero's insecurities to almost lose them, but they found their trust and found their hea. Wanted an epilogue too! Unfortunately it didn't have any.
February 2, 2021
Don’t read this book.
December 12, 2015
This story was a second chance at love between two people who meet and separated years before. Tanya and Alejandro parted during an argument. He seemed to disappear. She learned that he had gone back home to marry the woman he told her he wasn't in love with and proceeds to have a child with. So she marries someone else. Now she is a widower and went to the island of his where her sisters now works. Will the past bring them together or separate them forever. Margaret Mayo is not a Harlequin either I am familiar with. But will check out more of her works later.
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