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Thomasina
An Imposing Figure of a Man
Dr. Brendan Rafferty's size belied the gentleness with which he treated the sick of the tiny Mexican village where he lived and worked. He was a simple man, with few pretensions, until the arrival of the lovely Thomasina Wentworth turned his idyllic life upside down.
Thomasina knew that she had caused a stir by signing on as the doctor's assistant. It was only natural that he had assumed she was a young man. Still, that wasn't reason enough for him to break their contract--and given the chance, she would soon show him that she was more than just another pretty face.
Dr. Brendan Rafferty's size belied the gentleness with which he treated the sick of the tiny Mexican village where he lived and worked. He was a simple man, with few pretensions, until the arrival of the lovely Thomasina Wentworth turned his idyllic life upside down.
Thomasina knew that she had caused a stir by signing on as the doctor's assistant. It was only natural that he had assumed she was a young man. Still, that wasn't reason enough for him to break their contract--and given the chance, she would soon show him that she was more than just another pretty face.
- GenresRomanceHistorical
300 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1991
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Marianne Willman
39 books10 followersAka Sabina Clark and Marianne Clark.
Marianne Willman, a former Critical Care Head Nurse, lives in the Great Lakes area with her husband Ky.
She is the founder and First President of the Greater Detroit Chapter of RWA, has served on the Board of Directors of Romance Writers of America, and is a member of Novelists, Inc. and Western Writers of America.
She is the author of sixteen romances, including Pieces of Sky, which has been named one of the ten all-time best western romances by Romantic Times. Pieces of Sky and Yesterday's Shadows both won the prestigious Reviewer's Choice Award from Romantic Times. Marianne is a three-time nominee for the RWA Golden Medallion Award.
Marianne Willman, a former Critical Care Head Nurse, lives in the Great Lakes area with her husband Ky.
She is the founder and First President of the Greater Detroit Chapter of RWA, has served on the Board of Directors of Romance Writers of America, and is a member of Novelists, Inc. and Western Writers of America.
She is the author of sixteen romances, including Pieces of Sky, which has been named one of the ten all-time best western romances by Romantic Times. Pieces of Sky and Yesterday's Shadows both won the prestigious Reviewer's Choice Award from Romantic Times. Marianne is a three-time nominee for the RWA Golden Medallion Award.
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November 10, 2022
Need numbers toward my challenge; let's get the backlog cleared; small stack of harlequin historicals, and another I've had for years but never quite got to and very glad I finally did; little library ahoy
Solid.
I liked both Rafferty and Thomasina. They were smart, flawed but in a nuanced not detrimental way, had good chemistry, and made sense as a match. Thomasina isn't too modern to make sense, but she's got guff and makes her own way, while Rafferty isn't too perfect or domineering and it works that he comes to accept her dreams of becoming a doctor.
I wanted to know more of why Rafferty ended up where he did. And his "dark past" you sensed was tragic but never got fully fleshed out.
Thomasina has a dark past (not of her doing) that opens the whole book with quite the bang. But then she never looks back or has to deal with it again.
There's some pacing problems. Whirlwind start, a whole lot in the middle where not enough happens, and then everything ever from volcanoes to clearing up the not well drawn local feud to what was happening with Thomasina's mother sort of being resolved to the underplayed other woman to the declarations of love and acceptance in a rush of a few chapters.
How much I liked the leads made up for that a lot, but couldn't fully shore up how lop-sided it is.
Solid.
I liked both Rafferty and Thomasina. They were smart, flawed but in a nuanced not detrimental way, had good chemistry, and made sense as a match. Thomasina isn't too modern to make sense, but she's got guff and makes her own way, while Rafferty isn't too perfect or domineering and it works that he comes to accept her dreams of becoming a doctor.
I wanted to know more of why Rafferty ended up where he did. And his "dark past" you sensed was tragic but never got fully fleshed out.
Thomasina has a dark past (not of her doing) that opens the whole book with quite the bang. But then she never looks back or has to deal with it again.
There's some pacing problems. Whirlwind start, a whole lot in the middle where not enough happens, and then everything ever from volcanoes to clearing up the not well drawn local feud to what was happening with Thomasina's mother sort of being resolved to the underplayed other woman to the declarations of love and acceptance in a rush of a few chapters.
How much I liked the leads made up for that a lot, but couldn't fully shore up how lop-sided it is.
September 19, 2023
Was better than most Harlequin books. More of a plot and less sex. (about time)
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