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Как можа да помисли този страхотен млад мъж за престъпник и да го цапардоса с всички сили, ядосваше се Хилъри. Но така поне Родри ще те запомни за цял живот!- пошегува се сестра й Кендида. Странното бе, че нападението изобщо не го обезкуражи, дори напротив, той с удоволствие посещаваше дома им...
- На колко точно години си, Хилари?- попита Родри.
- На двадесет – отвърна тя, добавяйки няколко години.
- Само!? Май ще е по – добре да те оставя да пораснеш още малко.
- Довиждане тогава – каза бавно Хилъри – Съжалявам, че си бил токова път за нищо
- Е не съвсем за нищо- каза Родри и бързо я целуна.
- На колко точно години си, Хилари?- попита Родри.
- На двадесет – отвърна тя, добавяйки няколко години.
- Само!? Май ще е по – добре да те оставя да пораснеш още малко.
- Довиждане тогава – каза бавно Хилъри – Съжалявам, че си бил токова път за нищо
- Е не съвсем за нищо- каза Родри и бързо я целуна.
154 pages, Unknown Binding
First published December 1, 1989
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About the author
Catherine George
443 books73 followersDeirdre Matthews was born in a village on the Welsh-English border, where the public library featured largely in her life. Her mother, who looked upon literature as a basic necessity of life, fervently encouraged her passion for reading, little knowing it would one day motivate her daughter into writing her first novel.
At 18, she met a future Engineer, who had set in a pendant a gold sovereign, that his grandmother put in his hand when he was born, and she have never taken off since. After their marriage he swept her off to Brazil, where he worked as Chief Engineer of a large gold-mining operation in the mountains of Minas Gerais, a setting which later provided a very popular background for several of her early novels. Nine happy years passed there before the question of their small son's education decided their return to Britain. Not long afterward a daughter was born, and for a time she lived a fulfilled life as a wife and mother who always made time to read, especially in the bath!
Her husband's job took him abroad again, to Portugal, West Africa, and various countries of the Middle East, but this time she stayed home with the family. And spent a lot of lonely evenings in between the reunions when her husband came home on leave. "Instead of reading other people's novels all the time," he suggested one day, "why not have a shot at writing one yourself?" So she did.
But first she took a creative writing course. Encouraged by the other students' enthusiasm for her contributions, she decided to try her hand at romance, and read countless Mills & Boon novels as research before writing one herself. Her first novel was accepted in 1982 as Catherine George, which Romantic Times voted best of its genre for that year, along with more than sixty written since.
These days son and daughter have fled the nest, but they return with loving regularity to where she and her husband back for good from his travels live, with Prince, the most recent Labrador, in a house built at the end of Victoria's reign in four acres of garden on the cliffs between the beautiful Wye Valley and the River Severn.
At 18, she met a future Engineer, who had set in a pendant a gold sovereign, that his grandmother put in his hand when he was born, and she have never taken off since. After their marriage he swept her off to Brazil, where he worked as Chief Engineer of a large gold-mining operation in the mountains of Minas Gerais, a setting which later provided a very popular background for several of her early novels. Nine happy years passed there before the question of their small son's education decided their return to Britain. Not long afterward a daughter was born, and for a time she lived a fulfilled life as a wife and mother who always made time to read, especially in the bath!
Her husband's job took him abroad again, to Portugal, West Africa, and various countries of the Middle East, but this time she stayed home with the family. And spent a lot of lonely evenings in between the reunions when her husband came home on leave. "Instead of reading other people's novels all the time," he suggested one day, "why not have a shot at writing one yourself?" So she did.
But first she took a creative writing course. Encouraged by the other students' enthusiasm for her contributions, she decided to try her hand at romance, and read countless Mills & Boon novels as research before writing one herself. Her first novel was accepted in 1982 as Catherine George, which Romantic Times voted best of its genre for that year, along with more than sixty written since.
These days son and daughter have fled the nest, but they return with loving regularity to where she and her husband back for good from his travels live, with Prince, the most recent Labrador, in a house built at the end of Victoria's reign in four acres of garden on the cliffs between the beautiful Wye Valley and the River Severn.
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January 20, 2020
This one was kinda cute despite an annoying heroine who is always whining that she is not as attractive as her older sister, meanwhile every guy she meets mysteriously falls head over heels over her lol.
She made up for her ways when she showed she could take care of herself. With a hockey stick to the head of an intruder while wearing a bath robe and a scary mud mask on her face (intruder turned out to be hero so that was a meet cute); with a nice right hook to the bloody nose of a would be date rapist; and with a tennis racket again to hero's head in order to break a fight incited by jealous rage over her.
She was also not afraid to stand on her own two feet. When her librarian job that she absolutely loved did not pay the bills, she didn't run to her parents or big sis and thankfully not to the hero but went ahead and got herself a part time job as a waitress on the weekends. It was nice to have for once a heroine who is truly a working girl, worried about things like her career, her bills and her future rather than obsessing over the hero.
The hero was hawt, no question about it, and as typical for a CG hero, completely besotted with and crazily jealous over heroine from the first whack of the hockey stick lol
Big sis and little sis both got their man in the end so we get a double HEA at the end :)
I liked this one because it was lightweight, inconsequential and played for laughs, which was what I needed at the time.
She made up for her ways when she showed she could take care of herself. With a hockey stick to the head of an intruder while wearing a bath robe and a scary mud mask on her face (intruder turned out to be hero so that was a meet cute); with a nice right hook to the bloody nose of a would be date rapist; and with a tennis racket again to hero's head in order to break a fight incited by jealous rage over her.
She was also not afraid to stand on her own two feet. When her librarian job that she absolutely loved did not pay the bills, she didn't run to her parents or big sis and thankfully not to the hero but went ahead and got herself a part time job as a waitress on the weekends. It was nice to have for once a heroine who is truly a working girl, worried about things like her career, her bills and her future rather than obsessing over the hero.
The hero was hawt, no question about it, and as typical for a CG hero, completely besotted with and crazily jealous over heroine from the first whack of the hockey stick lol
Big sis and little sis both got their man in the end so we get a double HEA at the end :)
I liked this one because it was lightweight, inconsequential and played for laughs, which was what I needed at the time.
August 22, 2013
3 Stars ~ Hilary was a bit of a child prodigy, and now at 20, she's completed her university degree and is about to start her first job as a small town librarian. Staying at her sister's flat she hears what she thinks is an intruder, and grabbing the first weapon at hand (a hockey stick) she's gives the would be burglar a whack on the head. It's all a mistake, Rhodri is not an intruder, in fact, he and his cousin have just arrived in the flat with Hilary's sister Candida. It's a meeting that sets a tone for these two, as sparks between them always seem inevitable. When Rhodri discovers that Hilary is 15 years his junior, he's unsettled. And when Hilary learns that Rhodri's grandfather had been an Earl and that Rhodri is very wealthy holding many properties, she feels like she's insignificant and out of his league. Hilary's inexperience leads to misunderstandings and Rhodri tells her she needs to grow up.
With a gorgeous sophisticated sister like Candida, Hilary feels overshadowed and not very appealing. She finds Rhodri's attentions potent and admits to him that he could easily sweep her off her feet. Rhodri is a man of honor and while he very much desires Hilary, he recognizes that she's not ready to the type of relationship he wants. There are some odd misunderstandings that are really rather silly, but somehow these two seem to suit each other. Ms. George has a sense of humor and she certainly enjoyed employing it with these two. This was a pleasant read.
With a gorgeous sophisticated sister like Candida, Hilary feels overshadowed and not very appealing. She finds Rhodri's attentions potent and admits to him that he could easily sweep her off her feet. Rhodri is a man of honor and while he very much desires Hilary, he recognizes that she's not ready to the type of relationship he wants. There are some odd misunderstandings that are really rather silly, but somehow these two seem to suit each other. Ms. George has a sense of humor and she certainly enjoyed employing it with these two. This was a pleasant read.
April 17, 2010
Catherine George almost had a winner with Consolation Prize. The story is cute enough with Hillary Mason and Rhodri Lloyd-Ellis who just can't seem to get together properly. When they meet, she thinks he's a burglar and hits him over the head with a hockey stick. From there on, the relationship that they try to get started is plagued by insecurities and stupidity.
There is one thing that bugs me about this book and a few others. Since when is kissing, making love? Huh? What?
The story really seems to focus on Hillary's having some self-esteem issues. She doesn't think a wealthy man could possibly like her when compared to her sister, Candida, who is now dating a famous actor, who is on the rebound from a friend.
For awhile her finding excuses and arguing with Rhordi was cute, but it never really stopped even when it became apparent that they both liked each other. It was always he's much older, he's an aristocrat, he drives a fancy car. Its always something. And granted all those reasons really make it unlikely for a 35 year old to fall for a 20 year, it happens. I just wish some of the filler would have been left behind.
When Rhordi uses his influence to have Hillary sacked from her second job at the hotel, I think I would have washed my hands of him. His behavior was too controlling. I don't care how much I thought I was in love with him at that point, I would have washed my hands of him then and there.
The story was cute at times but there was too much of it that was a bit hard to believe.
There is one thing that bugs me about this book and a few others. Since when is kissing, making love? Huh? What?
The story really seems to focus on Hillary's having some self-esteem issues. She doesn't think a wealthy man could possibly like her when compared to her sister, Candida, who is now dating a famous actor, who is on the rebound from a friend.
For awhile her finding excuses and arguing with Rhordi was cute, but it never really stopped even when it became apparent that they both liked each other. It was always he's much older, he's an aristocrat, he drives a fancy car. Its always something. And granted all those reasons really make it unlikely for a 35 year old to fall for a 20 year, it happens. I just wish some of the filler would have been left behind.
When Rhordi uses his influence to have Hillary sacked from her second job at the hotel, I think I would have washed my hands of him. His behavior was too controlling. I don't care how much I thought I was in love with him at that point, I would have washed my hands of him then and there.
The story was cute at times but there was too much of it that was a bit hard to believe.
September 6, 2021
This is a sweet romance. No big drama. No whirlwind romance. No cruelty. No sex.
What I especially like, is that the h is a chubby woman. And she didn’t have to lose weight first before the H falls in love with her. Great!
The h is a young, insecure 20-year old woman who thinks she is less beautiful than all the other women on the planet. Yet all men in the book seem to dig her.
The H is 15 years older than she is. He makes a big deal out of the age difference. And she makes a big deal out of everything.
Anyway, the H is nice and caring. It’s a light read. It’s like a romantic girls’ book.
What I especially like, is that the h is a chubby woman. And she didn’t have to lose weight first before the H falls in love with her. Great!
The h is a young, insecure 20-year old woman who thinks she is less beautiful than all the other women on the planet. Yet all men in the book seem to dig her.
The H is 15 years older than she is. He makes a big deal out of the age difference. And she makes a big deal out of everything.
Anyway, the H is nice and caring. It’s a light read. It’s like a romantic girls’ book.
May 21, 2024
Ta książka to taki wattpadowy romans z XX wieku - prosta, szybko rozwijająca się fabuła i postacie z chorobą dwubiegunową. Podejrzewam, że harlequiny właśnie tym się charakteryzują - prostotą xd
October 16, 2020
Ok! So I want to be fair to this book. It was a pleasant love story. BUT ....This was my 3rd Catherine George book in 24 hours, so I think by the time I got to this one it just felt like the same old thing. It was around the 140’s where my eyes started to glaze over and I wanted to skip to the end. Let’s just say there was a lot of skimming those last 47 pages. My biggest issue was the heroine in this book and her constant need to keep coming up with old fashioned reasons for not being with the hero. I was like seriously the hero is handsome, strong, older, rich, and obviously in love with you. So far in CG’s books the heroine has been the stand offish one....but I just think there needed to be something else in here to cause dissent/angst. Anyhoo, I’m off to read about some brooding Sicilian to cleanse my palate. I will be back CG, I just need to take a hot minute and go find an indifferent, distant hero!
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October 2, 2010I seem to be having a weird run of "she think he wants to marry her and is shocked to find out he only wants the sexxing" books. Not a conflict I find very interesting.
August 8, 2023
More like 3.5, really -- this was a pleasant readable romance that was just close enough to contemporary I couldn't quite sink into it the way I wanted to. Our heroine Hilary is on the verge of being a competent adult person, about to move to the village where she has her first post-university job as a librarian — but first she’s staying with her gorgeous older sister Candida and hitting a man named Rhodri over the head because she (understandably) thinks he’s breaking into the apartment. Alas for poor Hilary's poise, he was actually there with Candida and his cousin, who is Candida’s on-and-off boyfriend. It’s a rather violent form of meet-cute, but it gets the job done; Hilary is embarassed but knows she did her best, and Rhodri is surprisingly understanding, she doesn't want his understanding because she assumes it's pity, and that all sets up the tone for the rest of the book.
I remember less of it once the premise was arranged and Hilary was working, although I did feel like George did a good job of giving her an actual life outside of the romance plot. She makes friends with a girl in a nearby flat, has to dodge that girl's despicable sexually harassing brother, has some good heart-to-hearts with her misunderstood sister (who would really like to just settle down in the country with the boyfriend who doesn't take her seriously because she's so glamorous), and most unusually has to actually work for a living, including taking a second job to make ends meet! This is used as an excuse to get Rhodri more involved with her life, but it is also the most annoying part of the book for me, since he is pretty controlling (in a way meant to be caretaking) on the way to the HEA.
It was definitely readable and left me wanting happy to read more George if I find any, but it wasn't stunning or revelatory or anything like that!
I remember less of it once the premise was arranged and Hilary was working, although I did feel like George did a good job of giving her an actual life outside of the romance plot. She makes friends with a girl in a nearby flat, has to dodge that girl's despicable sexually harassing brother, has some good heart-to-hearts with her misunderstood sister (who would really like to just settle down in the country with the boyfriend who doesn't take her seriously because she's so glamorous), and most unusually has to actually work for a living, including taking a second job to make ends meet! This is used as an excuse to get Rhodri more involved with her life, but it is also the most annoying part of the book for me, since he is pretty controlling (in a way meant to be caretaking) on the way to the HEA.
It was definitely readable and left me wanting happy to read more George if I find any, but it wasn't stunning or revelatory or anything like that!
November 16, 2019
Its a fun romance without too much angst or any cliched pregnancy. The best thing about this book is its not about just the H and h who fall in love but about some excellent secondary characters like h's sister and H's cousin who also fall in love. The plot is not convoluted but simple and elegant.
March 1, 2019
This is one of the best romance books I've ever read
March 4, 2020
Was pretty good.
May 9, 2020
Exceptional and cute love
February 16, 2022
Strašně se mi to táhlo a musela jsem se do čtení nutit.. :/
February 9, 2025
Parts are very good and parts are tedious, slow with h who assumes h is shallow.
March 26, 2014
This is one of my favorite Harlequin Romances about an attractive young woman who appears to see herself as a "plain Jane", yet does not realize that others see her as no less than beautiful. The Author definitely demonstrates what it is like for one sister to grow up in the shadow of an incredibly beautiful sister with her many admirers.
August 15, 2011
Me encanto este libro, lo senti actual, fresco...en fin, muero por volverlo a leer.
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