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The Good-Time Guy
SHE COULD HANDLE HER JOB, BUT HER BOSS?
All of Angus Sawyer's employees liked and admired him, Sarah Ames had to admit. But from her first interview Sarah realized that the arrogant founder of Sawyer Electronics was a charmer, used to getting his own way.
She was determined to resist him, not become just another of his conquests. She made it clear that all she had on her mind was her career.
Yet as she worked with Angus in the Brisbane plant their friendship deepened into love. For Sarah, that meant marriage --- but not, she feared, for Angus.
All of Angus Sawyer's employees liked and admired him, Sarah Ames had to admit. But from her first interview Sarah realized that the arrogant founder of Sawyer Electronics was a charmer, used to getting his own way.
She was determined to resist him, not become just another of his conquests. She made it clear that all she had on her mind was her career.
Yet as she worked with Angus in the Brisbane plant their friendship deepened into love. For Sarah, that meant marriage --- but not, she feared, for Angus.
- GenresCategory Romance
192 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1987
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Rosemary Badger
19 books4 followersRosemary Badger was born in Canada. At school she had a teacher who read to the class every day. Her reading was sheer magic. If the story was sad, the whole class sobbed. If it was funny, everyone roared. Rosemary had always loved reading but this teacher made her yearn to Write!
Rosemary now lives with her husband and four children in the beautiful town of Bundaberg, in Queensland, Australia, surrounded by glorious beaches and savoring the Warm subtropical climate.
Rosemary now lives with her husband and four children in the beautiful town of Bundaberg, in Queensland, Australia, surrounded by glorious beaches and savoring the Warm subtropical climate.
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September 12, 2014
2 1/2 Stars ~ This book is set in the 80's during the electronics boom. Angus is a genius with electronics and owns several companies both in manufacturing and in development. Sarah is 21 and just out of Business School and she approaches one of his factories for an office manager position. When the receptionist tells her that she's too young and inexperienced, Sarah insists on seeing a manager claiming she's entitled to an interview. Over hearing their argument is Angus, and he grants Sarah her interview. He admires her spunk and initiative and creates the position of assistant office manager with a generous salary. Sarah's read all about the owner's womanizing ways in the tabloids, so she's wary of his compliments and keen appraisals. When he seems to make excuses to see her, she tries to discourage him but he manages to charm her into what could be called dates. Angus is quite smitten though he refuses to admit it, he prefers her to think he just wants to seduce her. But when he offers to move her into his luxurious home, give her an allowance and a car, Sarah boldly agrees and sighs that she can't wait to marry him. Of course, she's putting him on, and she gets a hoot watching him sweat himself out of that one.
This is another one of those silly Harleys that you just have to read on to find out what the next stupid thing these two will get into. Sarah though Angus was a bit of a rogue and she enjoyed knocking him down a few pegs. Angus was quite charmed by Sarah's boldness and her generous nature. He admired her work ethic and her desire to help her family out of financial hard times. The big black moment is a silly misunderstanding on Sarah's part which leads to quite a dramatic event that nearly ends all hope of a HEA. But in Harley land there's always a HEA, and these two silly people deserve each other.
This is another one of those silly Harleys that you just have to read on to find out what the next stupid thing these two will get into. Sarah though Angus was a bit of a rogue and she enjoyed knocking him down a few pegs. Angus was quite charmed by Sarah's boldness and her generous nature. He admired her work ethic and her desire to help her family out of financial hard times. The big black moment is a silly misunderstanding on Sarah's part which leads to quite a dramatic event that nearly ends all hope of a HEA. But in Harley land there's always a HEA, and these two silly people deserve each other.
December 7, 2017
This one went places I didn't expect. Stuttered some over the expected old skool tropes (hello, 80s masterful leading man w mild sexist tendencies), but got going rather nicely past that.
The leads had a good dynamic, not much really happened but it didn't have to--hopping place to place to background encounters, spats, dawning realizations is what Harlequins is all about. Heroine held her ground, hero was rumbled, they sparred, they had more in common than would be assumed, they fell for each other. In the light of 'hero loves her and doesn't know how to deal,' all the literal/figurative desk-chasing & makes sense (even if it reads a bit bleh, regressive).
Speaking of dawning realizations, his was good, as was the heroine's own realization as it happened. I didn't mind the surprise elongation & added drama to the ending, but it started to shade a little into word count padding. However, hero's upset & obvious distress at the end--and his in so in love despite believing he never would be over his head state & wrecked about it--does a sappy romantic heart good.
Some plot threads left dangling but who cares--the HEA is what counts, and they got there, all neatly tied up together for sure.
The leads had a good dynamic, not much really happened but it didn't have to--hopping place to place to background encounters, spats, dawning realizations is what Harlequins is all about. Heroine held her ground, hero was rumbled, they sparred, they had more in common than would be assumed, they fell for each other. In the light of 'hero loves her and doesn't know how to deal,' all the literal/figurative desk-chasing & makes sense (even if it reads a bit bleh, regressive).
Speaking of dawning realizations, his was good, as was the heroine's own realization as it happened. I didn't mind the surprise elongation & added drama to the ending, but it started to shade a little into word count padding. However, hero's upset & obvious distress at the end--and his in so in love despite believing he never would be over his head state & wrecked about it--does a sappy romantic heart good.
Some plot threads left dangling but who cares--the HEA is what counts, and they got there, all neatly tied up together for sure.
August 31, 2021
This is one of the older, clean Harlequins with normal people who fall in love but for some reason are unwilling to tell the other. She's convince he's a playboy and he doesn't think she likes him much and he's terrified of love.
Book was quite enjoyable until just before the ending when they go on a day business trip (and apparently she's no idea his agenda which is weird) and he leaves her alone in his apartment after a disagreement. She then sees him hugging a very attractive woman and hears them talk about telling her their plans. Now, if this happened to you, and you were pretty sure he was falling for you, would you immediately assume their plans were that they were in love and you were surplus? Or perhaps that they had social plans that included you? Or something even better as in this story? Nope, our heroine, who up to now has had a backbone and willpower, immediately assumes the worst, grabs her stuff and runs outside into traffic and has an accident. Yeesh.
Plus our heroine was clueless the entire day, never thinking that the reason he was acting odd and distant was because he'd promised he wouldn't try to seduce her.
The entire lady with plans was a silly plot device!
Book was quite enjoyable until just before the ending when they go on a day business trip (and apparently she's no idea his agenda which is weird) and he leaves her alone in his apartment after a disagreement. She then sees him hugging a very attractive woman and hears them talk about telling her their plans. Now, if this happened to you, and you were pretty sure he was falling for you, would you immediately assume their plans were that they were in love and you were surplus? Or perhaps that they had social plans that included you? Or something even better as in this story? Nope, our heroine, who up to now has had a backbone and willpower, immediately assumes the worst, grabs her stuff and runs outside into traffic and has an accident. Yeesh.
Plus our heroine was clueless the entire day, never thinking that the reason he was acting odd and distant was because he'd promised he wouldn't try to seduce her.
The entire lady with plans was a silly plot device!
August 27, 2011
Every year I set myself a reading challenge, to try a genre that I have not been overly exposed to and this year I thought I would give the world of romance a go. So I brought a stack, probably 20 books from a op shop and thought it is time to give them a crack.
This book was bloody awful, it is set in Queensland and the romance centres around 21 year old, straight out of business college graduate Sarah and Mr Angus 'I own several large factories' Sawyer. Now Sarah is so bratty with her tantrums that you just want to run into the book and slap the bitch. Angus does a lot of drawling, he does not speak he drawls all the time it kind of got annoying. You have through the whole book he hates me, he loves me, he pisses me off until you get to the conclusion and enters the other woman. Well little Miss Sarah throws a tanty runs outside and gets hit by a car. He nurses out of her coma, she still hates, then her mother tells her what for and she goes to Angus and its happy ever after.
I could not emote with the characters at all, I did not feel tied to their story nor give a rats about whether they got together or not.
Also the title of the book really did not match the story as Angus was a right prig, there was not much good time about him at all.
Anyway on to the next romance.
This book was bloody awful, it is set in Queensland and the romance centres around 21 year old, straight out of business college graduate Sarah and Mr Angus 'I own several large factories' Sawyer. Now Sarah is so bratty with her tantrums that you just want to run into the book and slap the bitch. Angus does a lot of drawling, he does not speak he drawls all the time it kind of got annoying. You have through the whole book he hates me, he loves me, he pisses me off until you get to the conclusion and enters the other woman. Well little Miss Sarah throws a tanty runs outside and gets hit by a car. He nurses out of her coma, she still hates, then her mother tells her what for and she goes to Angus and its happy ever after.
I could not emote with the characters at all, I did not feel tied to their story nor give a rats about whether they got together or not.
Also the title of the book really did not match the story as Angus was a right prig, there was not much good time about him at all.
Anyway on to the next romance.
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