Heaven's Price

by Sandra Brown

Blair Simpson has embraced a life most people merely dreamed about. Devoting her nights as well as her days to dancing--in the chorus line of Broadway musicals and occasional TV commercials--she had never considered another career. Now an injury has sent her to a small town for six long months of recuperation. All around her are couples who are raising families and building dreams together. And there she meets a man who forces her to come to terms with a part of herself she has long denied.

From her first encounter with her new landlord, Sean Garett, the powerful sexual attraction between them catches her off guard. For the first time she's unable to lose herself in her dancing, as Sean's passion and tenderness urge her to open her life to him. More than anything, Sean wants to build a future with fiery, raven-haired Blair. But Blair's own passion for dance has ruled her for so long, she may not be able to break its hold--even if it costs her the love she had thought she'd never find.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Harlequin, Adult, Chick Lit

240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1983

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including STING (2016), FRICTION (2015), MEAN STREAK (2014), DEADLINE(2013), & LOW PRESSURE (2012), LETHAL (2011).

Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.

In 2009 Brown detoured from romantic suspense to write, Rainwater, a much acclaimed, powerfully moving historical fiction story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression.

Brown was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Reviews

[*TANYA* · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very entertaining cheese fest. Lol. I love the 80’s reminders. Why did I read this twice!?! Lol I’m losing it. Hahaha

[Geo Just Reading My Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

O lectură plină de emoții puternice, care ne unge pe suflet.
Blair este o dansatoare profesionistă de balet, ai cărei genunchi îi creează o mulțime de probleme în ultima vreme, datorită efortului cărora au fost supuși ani la rând. Este o tânără veselă și plină de viață, impetuoasă, care vrea ca totul să se rezolve imediat și așa cum dorește ea. Dar, timp de șase luni este nevoită să ia o pauză de la dans. Astfel, ajunge să locuiască în același oraș cu prietena ei Pam.
În ziua când își cunoaște proprietarul, îl confundă cu persoana care trebuia să vină să-i facă masaj... Vă puteți închipui ce se întâmplă. Dar și reacția ei atunci când descoperă adevarul.
Sean, proprietarul, este un tip plin de mușchi, mereu glumeț și cu o inimă mare.
Între ei, atracția fizică își face simțită prezența chiar din primul moment. Iar dragostea nu întârzie să apară! Numai că Sean are de dus o muncă titanică, deoarece Blair este speriată, necunoscând nimic în afară de dans. Toată viața ei a fost centrată pe dans.
O lectură care te face să râzi și să plângi, să suferi și să fii fericit alături de personaje. Dar și să te enervezi pe încăpățânarea lor, pe modul greșit în care acționează... Se rănesc, încercând să nu se lase răniți.
Nora Roberts a oferit cititorilor săi o poveste dulce, plină de sentimente, o lecție despre a doua șansă în viață.
Vor ști Blair și Sean să profite de ea? Citiți cartea și descoperiți.

[Addie · Rating 1 out of 5]

20% DNF - NOPE! No way, FORRRRRGET about it. And this was the final straw:

"His hands dropped from her shoulders to slide under her arms and close around her back. Spreading his fingers wide, he pulled her to him, pressing her against the rigidity of his large frame. "God you're so tiny I feel like a child molester holding you this way," he murmured into her hair.



How ANYBODY got past this line is beyond me.

This author's entire body of work goes on my do not read list.

Goodbye!

[Mo · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I read one of her older books and finish it, I say to myself, "Maura, have you not learned your lesson yet?" This one was pure eighties... record players, a mustache, leg-warmers. But I kept on reading it. I probably would have loved it years ago.





Even the fact that the hero had an Irish connection couldn't save it

"Since I was Irish she thought it would be nice if I sang Danny Boy."

[*CJ* · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Heaven's Price" is the story of Blair and Sean.
Blair is a ballet and theatrical dancer, happy with her solitude in Manhattan when an injury forces her to change scenery to Long Island and she crosses path with her blonde, mustached hunk of a carpenter landlord Sean.
One masseuse confusion leads to exploding passion, and soon these two are entangled in a web of love, commitment and past insecurities.
Enjoyable read with good lovemaking scenes.
Safe
3/5

[Katherine 黄爱芬 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Blair Simpson "dikerjain" tukang pijit gadungan!!!!! Mau marah jg percuma. Sean Garrett selalu menganggap menyenangkan menggoda Blair. Lama-kelamaan Blair menyerah juga terhadap "gempuran" Sean. Konflik mulai terjadi ketika hasrat Blair utk kembali menari balet. Sean keberatan krn kaki Blair msh dlm tahap pemulihan. Saat Blair bersikeras, Sean tidak mampu mencegah kekeraskepalaan Blair. Bisakah mereka berkompromi?

Sebenarnya sih inti cerita klise aja, kebanyakan guyonan-guyonan rada nyerempet. Cuma krn dibuat thn 1983, sptnya saat itu sedang tren "cowq berkumis" ya, spt Burt Reynolds dan Tom Selleck (bikin rada ilfil). Part yg aku suka justru saat Sean "menasehati" Blair dgn kisah saat dia jatuh bangkrut tp bs bangkit kembali dari kejatuhannya. Dan yg paling menjengkelkan bagi saya adalah Blair punya bakat besar dlm kena bencana dan dramatis. Part yg lainnya, so so aja. Utk ukuran novel jadul, lumayan lah.

[Jes · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book alternated between being dreadfully silly and painfully boring.... I don’t think the 80’s are my decade, as far as contemporary romance goes. And I wish I’d known the hero had a moustache before I bought this book— this is incredibly offensive and absolutely ghastly. I wouldn’t have read it I known

[Jenny Winter · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was ok but pretty 80's cheesy.

[Shelby · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 Stars

So I think this is one of those stories that suffers from being out of its' time period. It was written in the 1980's and feels very dated reading it now. There are a number of comments and things that just wouldn't fly in today's world and make the attitudes expressed in the book uncomfortable to some degree. Not to mention that this is a pretty close to insta-lovey book and your typical guy meets girl, they're the only one for them, typical romance trope. In this case it's her that's resistant due to career rather than the guy, but you knew how it was going to end before you got there. Reading it now was just sort of meh for me. I didn't particularly care for either character and moments felt taken to extremes to generate something of contention in the story.

[Cristina Breazu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Citibila ))

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started reading Sandra Brown books so long ago - probably before I really should have been (: I think my mom had a bunch around the house, and I just started reading them, and pretty soon devoured so much of what she had written! While this wasn't my favorite book of hers, I still enjoyed it. I picked this one up because I specifically wanted to read a romance. I didn't want anything dystopian, young adult, suspenseful, etc; I just wanted a romance. And that's exactly what I got. Blair is a stubborn dancer who doesn't want to give up her career in dancing. Sean is just as stubborn, but knows what he wants in life, and that includes Blair. They have a whirlwind romance, but like all couples, face challenges during their relationship. It was a short, quick read that I finished in a day. If you've read anything by Sandra Brown, or just want a quick romance, pick it up. Like I said, it's not my favorite of hers, but it was a sweet story.

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[Judy Churchill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fluff. Easy reading. Happy ending. 😊

[Rezza Dwi · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5⭐ instaloveee yang... um... gimana ya.... 😂

[Tiny Shen 沈帝妮 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pertemuan pertama Blair dan Sean adalah ketika Blair mengira Sean tukang pijat yang ia panggil. Sean juga tak meluruskan kesalahpahaman Blair, ya mulailah ia berperan sebagai tukang pijat. Hingga tukang pijat yg sebenarnya datang. Ternyata, Sean adalah tetangga sekaligus pemilik apartemen yg disewa oleh Blair.

Nah, Blair ini ada penari dan sedang dalam proses pemulihan cedera. Kemudian, Sean yg sangat tertarik dengan Blair mencoba untuk meyakinkan Blair agar ia menetap.

Yahhhh.. Akhirnya nanti akan happy ending lah ya..

[Skittles Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

I couldn’t sleep and wanted a quick read. This was the perfect fix.

Recuperating injured ballerina Blair Simpson needed 6 months to heal her knees before going back to dancing. But her resolve to take a quiet, drama-free 6 months sabbatical was put to the test on the first day when she met her drop-dead gorgeous landlord, Sean Garrett.

This was a romantic, cheesy read with the usual old school descriptions of making love and getting intimate, but it still does the job of making my heart flutter. Sometimes I do miss these types of flowery words were the emotions are emphasised more than the act itself. I think Sandra Brown and writers in her generation like Linda Howard, Elizabeth Lowell and Nora Roberts are masters at this, with a stamp of their own creativity in wording the deed.

I love that the hero is head over heels over the heroine, but I don’t like how they solve their problems. How he professed his love too early, and how it seems like he was pressuring the heroine to make a choice. Blair, on the other hand, is spoiled and shallow. She totally hit the jackpot meeting a guy like Sean on her first day in town. It seems like men like these are rare nowadays so it’s a bit nice to fantasize about them in fiction. I especially love Pam Delgado, the best friend. I really enjoy reading books where the secondary characters are funny and down-to-earth.

Sorry for my rambling. It’s 4 AM and I’m still wide awake. I liked this book but I feel it’s an average read. 3.5 stars.

[Catheryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

This is an older contemporary romance. I believed published in the early 80's, so please take that into consideration when reading it.

There was definitely some dated language in this story, especially toward the beginning. But I loved the overall message of the story. Sometimes life goes in a different direction than what you planned. I really enjoyed both characters and the story.

[Elaine Nickolan · Rating 1 out of 5]

1 star, and I will leave it at that. Next time I will pay more attention to the previous reviews by Goodreads members.

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

In Sandra Brown's Heaven's Price, she told us a sweet contemporary romance about second chances with a twist of Fate. For Blair Simpson, she embraced a life dancing in Broadway musicals and commercials. Due to an injury to her leg, she spent six months of recuperation in a small town. She was surrounded by couples raising families and building dreams--a part of her she denied herself. That's when she met Sean Garrett, her new landlord, when there was a smoldering sexual chemistry that attracted her to him, it caught them off guard. When she's not able to lose herself in dancing, she opened herself to Sean's passion and tenderness. More than anything, he wants to build a future with Blair, but with Blair's hold for dancing had ruled her for so long, she might not be able to break it with the love she wouldn't be able to find.

[Alia_ijm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blair is a passionate dancer whose injury has forced her to take a break. She temporarily moves to a small town where her friend lives and meets Sean, the landlord. An immediate connection occurs, yet Blair insists on resisting whatever she desires. Sean, however, does not want to give up on her, and he tries to make her feel attached to the town and to him, too. After her recovery, Blair flies to New York for an audition and returns to the small town after being rejected. Sean then hopes that she realizes that there is something worth fighting for more than dance. The book is beautifully written with shapely events. The only flaw is the unneeded detail in the beginning of the story. However, the book is interesting to read.

[Lili · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was not too bad but it's just that it's so old... maybe that's what women were like back then.
I considered the outdated things as amusing and funny, like the hot sex scenes... I think the most they were allowed to say back then was "nipple"... everything was implicit, one moment they were kissing passionately and in the next paragraph they were done and VERY tired of all the love making.

[Yona Racheva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well this was another good book by Sandra Brown. Not one of my favorites but still very good.

I like to read how people find their true love, how they realize what is the most important thing for them in life.

It was a really good book, which teaches a lot.

[Irene · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a very sweet "bed" read.

[Vanessa Brandt · Rating 1 out of 5]

Honestly this book was awful. If you're into things like oh idk having consent or not pressuring and tricking women Into sex you're not gonna like it. Gross. The man in this book is a predator.

[Lila Cyclist · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ternyata.......Malam malam saya ngga bisa tidur, diam diam saya selesein novel ini wakakakak...meski sebelumnya saya masukkan ke shelf DNF :D

Saya lupa, apa saya pernah baca novel kipas dalam bahasa Indonesia sebelumnya. Pernah sekali sih, dulu, Sylvia Day yang apa itu judulnya, tapi kadung sudah gedeg sama adegan ho-ohnya, akhirnya saya DNF-kan, dan ngga mau lanjut. Toh, tu buku juga cumi :P Kalo yang ini sih, boleh donlot di Scoop. Jadi ya tetep aja di shelf library, dengan halaman terakhir itu yang terbuka...

Di awal ketika Blair mengundang seorang pemijat di apartment-nya yang baru, saya sudah punya feeling yang datang ini bukan pemijat asli. Baru halaman dibawah 20 saja, sudah semriwing agak sumuk. Apalagi halaman berikutnya :D Ummuuubbb :D :D

Blair, seorang penari, yang terpaksa istirahat karena cedera kaki, sementara menyingkir dari kehidupan kota besarnya, dan menetap, paling tidak 6 bulan, di sebuah kota kecil, dekat dengan sahabatnya, Pam. Pam ini dulunya juga seorang penari, hingga kemudian dia bertemu suaminya, menikah dan memiliki anak-anak. Di kota kecil inilah Blair bertemu Sean, tukang kayu yang mahir menyulap barang kuno menjadi baru, yang tangannya kapalan, memberi sensasi asoy di tubuh Blair. Uhuk... :D

Cerita selanjutnya bisa ditebak. Sean ternyata bukan pemijat yang diundang Blair. Sean jatuh cinta setengah mati pada Blair. Blair sendiri masih bermimpi untuk tetap menjalani kehidupannya sebagai penari, meski keadaan kakinya cukup mengkhawatirkan, Sean meyakinkan Blair untuk bersamanya bla bla bla.... Sangat bisa ditebak. Tadinya saya pikir, cerita bakal selesei setelah Blair 'menyerah' pasrah di ranjang Sean. Tapi ternyata tidak lho, saudara saudara. Adegan uhuk2, raba-raba, cium-cium itu memakan berhalaman-halaman sendiri, konflik batin yang dialami oleh Blair selesai, dan seperti yang bisa diprediksi, yah begitulah, happily ever after :D Sosok Sean sendiri dibikin, menurut saya sempurna sekali: sayang cewek, hingga rela menggendong kemana-mana (jadi terngiang lagu Mbah Surip :D), pekerja keras yang berhasil, dan tentu saja nggantheng. Oh, jadi begini to, tipikal cerita harlequin? Eh, ngga ya? Kayaknya saya musti nyari cerita harlequin lain biar saya memutuskan bakal jadi pembaca harlequin atau tidak.

Membaca novel ini, berasa ada promosi terselubung, untuk lupakan mimpimu atau karirmu, temukan pria yang tepat, dan menikahlah. Niscaya engkau akan bahagia. Pam sudah mengalami kebahagiaan itu dengan suami, anak-anak dan tubuh melarnya :D Dan Blair semakin menguatkan promosi pernikahan ini dengan bertemu dengan Sean, dan lupakan mimpimu. Toh, kakimu cedera. Engkau bakal lumpuh dan terbuang. Ih, kalaupun ternyata Blair tetap ingin meraih mimpinya, ia bisa menjadi sosok lain di dunia tari. Nganu...seperti Miyuki di Silence. Lepas dari takhayul yang
menyelimuti kisah itu. Ah, sudahlah, cara berpikir saya kok jadi begini banget ya? Kena cekok dorama wakakakak...

At least, lumayanlah buat nambah jumlah bacaan di reading challenge tahun ini. Apalagi setelah saya khatam manga berdarah-darah, Inuyashiki. Membaca romance dengan bumbu uhuk lumayan bikin segar. What?!!! Ngoahahahaha....

[Linda Rodeman · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF!! If I could give it 0 stars and not have it look like I didn't even rate the book, I would.

I'm almost embarrassed to say that I am reading this book. I picked it for a specific reason, but I'm not enjoying actually reading it. It was published in 1983 by one of those cheesy romance publishers. Honestly, the leading male character is suppose to be this great, handsome guy, but by today's terms, he's a lecher and a creep -- more or less forcing his "romantic" intentions on the leading female character, not taking no for an answer.

And the lead female character is basically, saying no, but then letting him get away with doing what he wants anyway. And this is all "romantic"? Again, it's just creepy and doesn't speak well for a woman's choice to say no and mean it.

Maybe 40 years ago this was acceptable behavior. Or maybe this was the fantasy of a lonely housewife or a young woman looking for some "hot" romance to read, but with time and experience, it is almost unacceptable and, at not quite halfway finished, I've definitely been considering not finishing.

As a side note, I have generally been a fan of Sandra Brown's mystery/suspense books. Her early romance books are pretty much trash. I will read more of her more recent books but will steer clear of any that are romance.

ETA: I ended up DNFing this book. I just couldn't waste my time on the drivel. Maybe in the fantasies of a naive young girl, I might have enjoyed this book, but set against today's backdrop, with 40 years of time and experience in between, I just couldn't stomach it.

[F3t · Rating 2 out of 5]

Blair Simpson, penari balet profesional, harus pindah ke apartement di pinggir kota, dan harus mengistirahatkan lututnya yang cedera. Blair tidak pernah dekat dengan seseorang, karena masa lalunya dan juga kisahnya bersama Cole, kekasih lamanya.
Blair bertemu dengan Sean Garrett, pemilik apartment tempat ia tinggal dan pesonanya sungguh memabukkan. Blair hampir terlena dengan lingkungan barunya, hingga panggilan telepon Barney, agen tari Blair, yang membuat keputusan tersulit bagi Blair.
Apakah Blair akan memutuskan untuk kembali ke panggung tari dan meninggalkan apa yang mungkin menjadi impian barunya?

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Buku ini sungguh terasa "jadulnya". Dengan tidak adanya telepon genggam, karakter pria yang berkumis tebal dan hal-hal kecil sederhana lainnya.
Isinya juga lebih banyak mengutamakan keseksian dibandingkan isi cerita yang dibuat sangat ringan dan singkat.
Perasaan Blair yang putus asa cukup tergambarkan dalam buku ini. Namun, karakter Sean amat berani. Tokoh yang agak "tidak tahu malu" saat mengejar wanita yang disukainya.
Kisah cinta pasangan Pam dan Joe serta kelima anak mereka juga menambah semarak buku ini. Pam menjadi sahabat yang dapat diandalkan oleh Blair dan membantunya mengatasi masa sulit.
Dibalik semua itu, saya cukup menikmati jalan ceritanya yang "panas" dan kuno tersebut.

[Ana Daniela Ratiu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gusturile mele literare s-au schimbat mult in ultimul timp, iar cartile Sandrei la momrntul actual mi se mai par doar dragute, pe cand altadata le consideram foarte tari, superbe, wow etc.

Blair Simpson , o balerina de succes, e nevoita sa faca o pauza de jumate de an cel putin de la dans dupa ce sufera de dureri de genunchi, astfel incat se muta temporar intr-un orasel, aproape de prietena sa Pam. Cand il cunoaste pe proprietarul casei inchiriate, il confunda cu maseorul comandat si are loc intre ei o situație amuzanta si destul de....sexy 😍 Sean Garett, se indragosteste rapid de ea si spera ca spre binele ei sa nu mai danseze caci are intradevar dureri mari de genunchi, dar cand impresarul ei o cheama la New York pt a da o proba, stiind ca e o sansa extraordinara pt cariera ei, Blair evita sa se gandesca ca ar putea fi si sfarsitul acesteia...
Pt cine a citit carti ale autoarei, nu mai are rost sa spun ca, ( si totusi o fac 😂) cei doi se supara rau si se impaca si totul are un mare Happy-end 😍😍
❤❤❤

[Natalie · Rating 1 out of 5]

80s romances need to stay there. I couldn't make it past chapter 3 of this crap. The opening scenes go like this:

She, a supposedly intelligent woman used to living on her own in NYC, orders a housecall massage from the YMCA (?) then invites in a stranger who shows up with no equipment, no uniform, no ID, who never even says he's the masseur, and proceeds to get naked and massaged by him. Alone in an apartment with no phone.

He, when outed as her landlord (!) and not a masseur of any type, is unrepentant because A) he's not gay and what should any red-blooded man be expected to do around a naked, hot woman?? NOT take advantage??! C'mon! B) he never lied-lied, just misled her into letting him see and touch her naked body, C) she liked it anyway. Then he orders her to have a date with him.

Best girl friend, when told about this assault, reacts by saying "y u mad tho? He is so HAWT!!" Followed by, "he's not a pervert, he's a pillar of the community!"!!!

That's when I threw up a little in my mouth and stopped reading.

[Nicoleta Deca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sandra a fost scritoarea mea favorita in adolescenta si ramane una din preferintele mele si la aceasta varsta. Avem o poveste draguta cu un happy end asa cum le sta bine povestilor roamntice. Blair este o dansatoare profesionistă de balet si dansuri , ai cărei genunchi îi creează o mulțime de probleme în ultima vreme, datorită efortului cărora au fost supuși ani la rând. Timp de șase luni este nevoită insa să ia o pauză de la dans pentru a isi vindeca genunchii, astfel, ajunge să locuiască în același oraș cu prietena ei Pam. Intalnirea dintre Blair si Sean e delicioasa. Ea il confunda cu cel care trebuia sa vina sa ii faca un masaj, el nu dezminte si ii face un super masaj si apoi o invita la cina. Restul decurge lin cu mici scene de tandrete si cateva faze de sex foarte decente. Sean cunoscuse deja gustul esecului in urma cu opt ani asa ca va stii cum sa o mobilizeze pe Blair care simtea ca fara dans va fi sortita unei veiti lamtabile si oribile. A fost o poveste care m-a facut sa zambesc de multe ori.

[Vanessa Pricillia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Karakter Blair membuat saya jatuh cinta. Ia penuh dengan tekad, ambisi, dan disiplin. Dan saya sangat terkesan dengan penulis yang mampu menjelaskan bagaimana hal tersebut menjadi kekuarangan tokoh akibat dari rasa tidak percaya diri yang dimilikinya. Untuk mengatasinya, dibutuhkan seorang yang mencintai Blair apa adanya, jujur, dan penuh dengan humor--Sean. Klimaks yang muncul pun sangat lovely. Bagaimana Sean mampu menyadarkan Blair bahwa peristiwa dalam hidupnya tidak harus mengikuti rencana.
Pesan moral yang saya rasakan adalah seringkali akal kita menipu perasaan kita. Dari sisi Blair kita tahu bahwa pikiran dan keyakinan ia sebagai penari profesional menutupi kecintaannya terhadap hal yang sebenarnya sederhana.