What do you think?
Rate this book
Lake Haupiri Moon
What was it about him that made her nervous?
Serenity had little experience with men, but something warned her Hudson Grey was dangerous.
She couldn't see how he could pose any threat to her, though. Her position as his housekeeper on Lake Haupiri station was only temporary, and he believed her engaged. He was planning to marry soon himself. So why was she being such an idiot?
Because she didn't trust him, she realized... and she trusted herself even less.
Serenity had little experience with men, but something warned her Hudson Grey was dangerous.
She couldn't see how he could pose any threat to her, though. Her position as his housekeeper on Lake Haupiri station was only temporary, and he believed her engaged. He was planning to marry soon himself. So why was she being such an idiot?
Because she didn't trust him, she realized... and she trusted herself even less.
- GenresHarlequin Romance
Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1985
2 people are currently reading
14 people want to read
About the author
Mary Moore
109 books8 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Born 1928 into a farming family. In spite of an education interrupted by a teacher shortage & a stay in hospital, Mary achieved School Certificate and got a government job in Wellington. After three & a half years, her elder sister and her husband took over the family farm, and Mary moved in with her parents in Christchurch.
Her sister introduced her to a herd tester named Ray - they married three and a half months later. They had a small farm in Kokatahi on the West Coast.
Her husband challenged her to write a book after she criticised a book by another author. By this time Mary was the Postmistress in Cronadun. Mary described this as a job that gave her a lot of thinking time. She sent her second book off to Reed's Publishers, who liked the book but said the New Zealand market would be too small and to send it overseas. The third publisher the book was sent to was Mills & Boon who published it after some minor edits were done.
When Mary and Ray left the farm and moved to Christchurch, Mary didn't write for a few years. After attending a writing school, she took six weeks leave from her job to see if she could still write. This was successful and she started writing again.
date of Birth from National Library website, other information from The Passionate Pen by Rachel McAlpine.
Born 1928 into a farming family. In spite of an education interrupted by a teacher shortage & a stay in hospital, Mary achieved School Certificate and got a government job in Wellington. After three & a half years, her elder sister and her husband took over the family farm, and Mary moved in with her parents in Christchurch.
Her sister introduced her to a herd tester named Ray - they married three and a half months later. They had a small farm in Kokatahi on the West Coast.
Her husband challenged her to write a book after she criticised a book by another author. By this time Mary was the Postmistress in Cronadun. Mary described this as a job that gave her a lot of thinking time. She sent her second book off to Reed's Publishers, who liked the book but said the New Zealand market would be too small and to send it overseas. The third publisher the book was sent to was Mills & Boon who published it after some minor edits were done.
When Mary and Ray left the farm and moved to Christchurch, Mary didn't write for a few years. After attending a writing school, she took six weeks leave from her job to see if she could still write. This was successful and she started writing again.
date of Birth from National Library website, other information from The Passionate Pen by Rachel McAlpine.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
July 5, 2018
I had more than a few problems with this book. My ultimate problem was this, and it's a doozy: the entire time the H was offering his declaration of love and imploring the h to marry him, I thought he was lying or being sarcastic. Never once did he seem sincere. I kept waiting for him to reveal that it was some terrible plan for revenge against the h for reasons known only to him.
The h was pretty great, though, and she had a fantastic moment where she tells the OW, "Yes I love him, but hell no, I'm not marrying the H, who is a cynical slut who says that no woman will ever be important in his life and doesn't believe in love. I'm waiting for a man who can't live without me and I'm going to make that lucky SOB so happy and take such good care of him that he doesn't feel like life is real if I'm not near him." The H overhears her and proposes, and she's like, "Did I stutter? I meant it -- you're not in love with me and I won't settle" and she turns him down, multiple times. If he had come across as sincere with his love declarations, this would have been a really satisfying resolution.
The h was pretty great, though, and she had a fantastic moment where she tells the OW, "Yes I love him, but hell no, I'm not marrying the H, who is a cynical slut who says that no woman will ever be important in his life and doesn't believe in love. I'm waiting for a man who can't live without me and I'm going to make that lucky SOB so happy and take such good care of him that he doesn't feel like life is real if I'm not near him." The H overhears her and proposes, and she's like, "Did I stutter? I meant it -- you're not in love with me and I won't settle" and she turns him down, multiple times. If he had come across as sincere with his love declarations, this would have been a really satisfying resolution.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 4, 2016
This reminded me strongly of Essie Summers. There are gorgeous descriptions of the South Island of NZ. The heroine has mystery ties to the district and the hero grows suspicious of her. There's also a kind young clergyman and a sophisticated OW to round out the story.
September 18, 2015
Fun romance...clean kisses only.
August 17, 2025
The heroine (21) was pathetic. She started (before meeting the slimy hero) as a wonderful girl, but became sappy and embarrassing.
The hero (no age given) was a slut. He had his heart broken and was devastated and the heroine will never replace the first love. Since then he has had affairs with lots of women. On top of that, he was sleeping with the OW, and she only didn't have sex with him the night before he proposed to the heroine because she was angry at the hero (and the heroine overheard it all). That was with the heroine in the same house. He is conceited, superficial and will undoubtedly cheat on her and is only marrying her because she would not have sex before marriage.
The hero (no age given) was a slut. He had his heart broken and was devastated and the heroine will never replace the first love. Since then he has had affairs with lots of women. On top of that, he was sleeping with the OW, and she only didn't have sex with him the night before he proposed to the heroine because she was angry at the hero (and the heroine overheard it all). That was with the heroine in the same house. He is conceited, superficial and will undoubtedly cheat on her and is only marrying her because she would not have sex before marriage.
abrierto-to-read-hr-other
March 3, 2021What was it about him that made her nervous?
Serenity had little experience with men, but something warned her Hudson Grey was dangerous.
She couldn't see how he could pose any threat to her, though. Her position as his housekeeper on Lake Haupiri station was only temporary, and he believed her engaged. He was planning to marry soon himself. So why was she being such an idiot?
Because she didn't trust him, she realized... and she trusted herself even less. (
Serenity had little experience with men, but something warned her Hudson Grey was dangerous.
She couldn't see how he could pose any threat to her, though. Her position as his housekeeper on Lake Haupiri station was only temporary, and he believed her engaged. He was planning to marry soon himself. So why was she being such an idiot?
Because she didn't trust him, she realized... and she trusted herself even less. (
November 15, 2023
Similar to an Essie Summers book but not as well planned or written. We are still left with some questions at the end re the heroine’s mother, although this is skirted around. It would have been nice if an old acquaintance of her mother came forward and told the heroine what had actually happened in the past. The actions of the hero are not great and I didn’t really warm to him. Such a pity as it could have been a nice read.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews