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Man from Down Under
She couldn't have been more wrong!
Bartram--what a name! That's what Regan thought scornfully when she heard that an unknown cousin was coming from Australia to stay at her parents' cattle ranch in British Columbia. The man was bound to be as awful as his name; small and meek and with huge horn-rimmed glasses.
But Bart Kingman turned out to be handsome and forceful and Regan grew to like him very much.
What a pity that he didn't like her--not one little bit!
Bartram--what a name! That's what Regan thought scornfully when she heard that an unknown cousin was coming from Australia to stay at her parents' cattle ranch in British Columbia. The man was bound to be as awful as his name; small and meek and with huge horn-rimmed glasses.
But Bart Kingman turned out to be handsome and forceful and Regan grew to like him very much.
What a pity that he didn't like her--not one little bit!
- GenresHarlequin Romance
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
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Elizabeth Graham
116 books11 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
Elizabeth Graham (1):
E. Schattner wrote as Elizabeth Graham and Emma Church.
Elizabeth Graham (1):
E. Schattner wrote as Elizabeth Graham and Emma Church.
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August 24, 2013
Ah yi yia...where do I begin. Simply put, both H/h were idiots. She was a spoiled, immature brat. He was a creep.
1) I find it really hard to like a man who puts his fingers around the heroines throat, pressing down on her wind pipes (purposely cutting off her air supply) because he doesn't like a decision she made. Somehow, I just don't find that type of behavior very romantic. For the life of me, I can't figure out why she wouldn't call the police and file an injunction against him. Only in HP land does this behavior lead to love. Sadly enough, it's rot like this that gives the genre a bad rap.
2) He decides to stick his tongue down her throat (repeatedly) and put his hands up her dress (repeatedly) all the while he has a fiancé neatly tucked away back home waiting to give him lots of babies to carry on the family name.
Even though she was batshite crazy, I didn't think she deserved him. To make matters even worse, her parents adored him. That was pretty scary. I wanted to shake them both for their blindness.
Recommendation: Avoid at all cost. UNLESS, you are one of those types that just love a train wreck. (You know who you are) Then if so, I highly recommend!
1) I find it really hard to like a man who puts his fingers around the heroines throat, pressing down on her wind pipes (purposely cutting off her air supply) because he doesn't like a decision she made. Somehow, I just don't find that type of behavior very romantic. For the life of me, I can't figure out why she wouldn't call the police and file an injunction against him. Only in HP land does this behavior lead to love. Sadly enough, it's rot like this that gives the genre a bad rap.
2) He decides to stick his tongue down her throat (repeatedly) and put his hands up her dress (repeatedly) all the while he has a fiancé neatly tucked away back home waiting to give him lots of babies to carry on the family name.
Even though she was batshite crazy, I didn't think she deserved him. To make matters even worse, her parents adored him. That was pretty scary. I wanted to shake them both for their blindness.
Recommendation: Avoid at all cost. UNLESS, you are one of those types that just love a train wreck. (You know who you are) Then if so, I highly recommend!
June 7, 2018
He choked her until she came very close to losing consciousness. Then he ends up marrying her because ultimately he wanted a girl just like the girl that married dear old Dad.
Don't get me wrong, she is AWFUL. AAAAAWWFUL. But he tried to murder her.
Don't get me wrong, she is AWFUL. AAAAAWWFUL. But he tried to murder her.
June 3, 2022
Regan was twenty years old and still confused with her relationship with men! She liked their adimration and kissess, yet she hesitated to be her boyfriend's - leo's - mistress when he asked her to go with him. She though she only hesitated because of her dear ailing father, yet when she met her new cousin, Bartram Kingman, she discovered she was not cut to be a mistress, but a wife! The problem, though, was convicing Bartram of that idea. He was conviced she had less morals than any other rich spoiled girls and had far less charms to incite him to take her manners seriously. Regan couldn't blame anyone but herself for his ill thinking of her.
To some extend, this story would have been one of the best - it was written wonderfully at least and in certain chapters it was fantastic - but the two main characters gave it away. The heroine was vain, spoilt, childish and immature. She acted as a 16 years old teen rather than a twenty years old mature woman. When she finally matured enough, we discover the hero was a cheat! He hid the fact that he had a fiancee and all along kissed the heroine and tried to make love to her! Birds with feather fly tgether!
To some extend, this story would have been one of the best - it was written wonderfully at least and in certain chapters it was fantastic - but the two main characters gave it away. The heroine was vain, spoilt, childish and immature. She acted as a 16 years old teen rather than a twenty years old mature woman. When she finally matured enough, we discover the hero was a cheat! He hid the fact that he had a fiancee and all along kissed the heroine and tried to make love to her! Birds with feather fly tgether!
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November 18, 2023
Take an annoying, rude, selfish girl and mix with a supercilious, controlling murderous man and see what you get. I see a couple that deserve each other.
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