Finding Bess

by Victoria Gordon

Bess Carson writes steamy, historical romances, but she certainly doesn't want a man. So when fellow author Geoffrey Barrett, a Tasmanian author of rugged, outback historical adventures, suggests she leave her beloved Colorado and fly to Australia so they can co-author a book together, she scoffs at the idea. Yes, they share a common interest, but fly to Tasmania and co-author a book? Together...at the same computer, in the same house, without the safety of an ocean and a "delete" key between them - not on your life! But that's suddenly a much better option than fighting off another corporate marriage bid being arranged by her manipulative father. Suddenly, Bess is flying halfway round the world on a date with destiny. Geoffrey Barrett is everything suggested by his Web-site photo, a man as rawboned and vivid as Bess's suppressed emotions, and a man determined to drag Bess into his life and keep her there. Then her malicious father takes a hand, and Bess is on the run again, fighting kidnappers, her own inhibitions and a growing love for her co-author. Now everybody's out to find Bess - the father she fears, the man she has come to love, and - not least - Bess herself!

271 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

Gordon Aalborg was born on February 5, 1942 in Alberta, Canada. He began his writing career as a reporter, columnist and bureau chief at The Edmonton Journal in his native Alberta. He wandered off to Australia in the '70s as a freelance journalist and radio/tv broadcaster.

The best-selling romance author, Victoria Gordon born in response to the publisher's claim that "no man" could write Harlequin category romance (Gordon is widely believed to be the first man to seriously meet the challenge) , and she survives after more than twenty novels published throughout the world.

Gordon Aalborg is married to mystery writer Denise Dietz, who helped him in his book Finding Bess.

Reviews

[Anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely love story

I haven't read a Victoria Gordon romance in many years. This book did not disappoint. There is so much I enjoyed about this book, the Aussie slang, many of the secondary characters especially Mouse and Lady. I also enjoyed the realism of the addition of the author Denise Dietz to the story. I loved the descriptions of places in Tasmania. But mostly I loved the love story between Elizabeth and Barrett!