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Bennett Family #4
Penakluk Hati Luke - Untameable Rogue
Sebagai wanita pewaris perusahaan besar mendiang suaminya, Madeline Delacourte begitu sibuk sampai tak punya waktu memikirkan cinta. Namun, Luke Bennet datang. Maddy pun menyadari kehampaan hatinya.
Sebagai penjinak bom andalan, Luke harus selalu siap ketika dipanggil untuk tugas. Siap untuk kehilangan nyawa. Madeline menyadari risiko yang akan dihadapinya jika terus berdekatan dengan pria itu. Sebelum gairah membakar dunia mereka, Maddy harus tahu cara menjinakkan hati Luke.
Sebagai penjinak bom andalan, Luke harus selalu siap ketika dipanggil untuk tugas. Siap untuk kehilangan nyawa. Madeline menyadari risiko yang akan dihadapinya jika terus berdekatan dengan pria itu. Sebelum gairah membakar dunia mereka, Maddy harus tahu cara menjinakkan hati Luke.
240 pages, Paperback
Published January 13, 2021
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284 books421 followersAustralian born Kelly Hunter is a three time Romance Writers of America Rita finalist, a USA Today Bestselling author and loves writing to the demands of the short category romance form.
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February 6, 2011
Kelly Hunter is two for two now. I tend to avoid the Modern Romances for Harlequin Presents, but now I know I can get a satisfying read when I reach for her books. She writes chemistry beautifully. The attraction between her characters sizzle, and the dialogue jumps off the page. Her characters are layered, three-dimensional, and have issues, but they work through them and communicate.
I love the Bennett family, just from the two I've read, this and The Maverick's Greek Island Mistress. I am especially fond of Jake, and I am excited to read Red Hot Renegade. She's already set the stage for the reunion between lonely warrior Jake, and delicate but strong Jianne. I wanted to meet the rest of the Bennett clan after the first book, so I worked on acquiring the Bennett books that were published, and I bought this one when I saw it was out, expecting an enjoyable read. However, Madeline and Luke's romance took me by surprise. I was expecting the story to be about a hot affair that slowly becomes love, but there was a depth and an intensity to their emotions from the start. They didn't fall mindlessly into bed right away. They spent some time getting to know each other first. Initially, a compelling attraction drew them together, but they weren't sure they liked each other and what the other person represented in each of their minds. But respect developed very quickly. They just had to come to realize that they could be together, and not compromise who they both felt were integral aspects of their being. I loved the touches about Luke's job. He defuses bomb and explosive devices, and he can be called to work at a mere moment's notice. He's not eager to give that job up, for any woman, so he settles for casual relationships. But he wants more with Madeline, even if he's not sure how to make that happen. Madeline is considered an older man's trophy wife, despite the fact that she brought his corporation back from the brink, and expanded it in the time since his death. I like that she freely admits that she didn't love her husband and married him for security. After her tumultuous youth, she deserved it. I respected her for who she was. Sometimes marriage is about things other than true love. William loved her and gave her security, esteem, and devotion when she'd never had that as an orphan and ward of the state. She showed William respect and devotion in turn, and he had no reason to complain. She didn't deserve being judged by anyone. I'm glad Luke realized that he was wrong to judge her that way.
I loved the Singaporean setting. Something about Asia always calls my name. I could see the appeal that drew Madeline, Luke, and Jake there, despite them being Australian. I loved how Madeline adopted Po, a streetwise, orphaned youth, and provided a safe, stable home for him with Jake, and later Luke and herself. And then there is Madeline'sbossy savvy housekeeper who saw Luke clearly despite his tough warrior facade. These elements just reinforced the feeling of family that this book resonated with, in a delightful way.
Kelly Hunter has made it to my autobuy list after this book (although I had previously made a note to read all her Bennett books after The Maverick's Greek Island Mistress), and I am counting the days until Red Hot Renegade is in print. I'd recommend her to fans of short contemporary romance.
I love the Bennett family, just from the two I've read, this and The Maverick's Greek Island Mistress. I am especially fond of Jake, and I am excited to read Red Hot Renegade. She's already set the stage for the reunion between lonely warrior Jake, and delicate but strong Jianne. I wanted to meet the rest of the Bennett clan after the first book, so I worked on acquiring the Bennett books that were published, and I bought this one when I saw it was out, expecting an enjoyable read. However, Madeline and Luke's romance took me by surprise. I was expecting the story to be about a hot affair that slowly becomes love, but there was a depth and an intensity to their emotions from the start. They didn't fall mindlessly into bed right away. They spent some time getting to know each other first. Initially, a compelling attraction drew them together, but they weren't sure they liked each other and what the other person represented in each of their minds. But respect developed very quickly. They just had to come to realize that they could be together, and not compromise who they both felt were integral aspects of their being. I loved the touches about Luke's job. He defuses bomb and explosive devices, and he can be called to work at a mere moment's notice. He's not eager to give that job up, for any woman, so he settles for casual relationships. But he wants more with Madeline, even if he's not sure how to make that happen. Madeline is considered an older man's trophy wife, despite the fact that she brought his corporation back from the brink, and expanded it in the time since his death. I like that she freely admits that she didn't love her husband and married him for security. After her tumultuous youth, she deserved it. I respected her for who she was. Sometimes marriage is about things other than true love. William loved her and gave her security, esteem, and devotion when she'd never had that as an orphan and ward of the state. She showed William respect and devotion in turn, and he had no reason to complain. She didn't deserve being judged by anyone. I'm glad Luke realized that he was wrong to judge her that way.
I loved the Singaporean setting. Something about Asia always calls my name. I could see the appeal that drew Madeline, Luke, and Jake there, despite them being Australian. I loved how Madeline adopted Po, a streetwise, orphaned youth, and provided a safe, stable home for him with Jake, and later Luke and herself. And then there is Madeline's
Kelly Hunter has made it to my autobuy list after this book (although I had previously made a note to read all her Bennett books after The Maverick's Greek Island Mistress), and I am counting the days until Red Hot Renegade is in print. I'd recommend her to fans of short contemporary romance.
January 18, 2011
Kelly Hunter's writing just seems to do it for me. My favorite is still The Maverick's Greek Island Mistress but this was very good. The plots of this series so far have not been typical of the Harlequin Presents line. There is little melodrama, no revenge and not a single secret baby yet.
The hero, Luke, and heroine, Madeline, here are as usual very well characterized. Luke' character is dark and he is consumed with his job. He tells her that he won't give up his dangerous job for her and he means it. I like that even though he falls in love with her, his character doesn't do a 180. At the end he is still rather dark and is still committed to his job but he has grown and is also committed to making room for a relationship with Madleine.
She is also a good strong character. She married her first husband for money and security and is unrepentant about it. She is however a good woman and does a lot of hands on charity work. She is willing to compromise for Luke but refuses to sell herself short. Madeline has a dry and grown up humor. She is 29 if I remember correctly and is not a naive girl.
Good strong secondary characters add to the plot but don't take it over. The story is not rushed and you feel that by the end the hero and the heroine really love each other and that they'll stay together. The heat of the love scenes was just right. They didn't seem to be obligatory but rather the emotions seemed real and added to the romance of the story
There is some action in the book, but not a lot of going here and there to yachts and mansions and fancy hotels. Most of the story is the two of them together getting to know each other and figuring out if they can each accept the baggage that comes with the other person.
So much more meat than most HPs. I love this series. I'm looking forward to reading Jake's story and then I'll be sad to say goodbye to the Bennett family.
The hero, Luke, and heroine, Madeline, here are as usual very well characterized. Luke' character is dark and he is consumed with his job. He tells her that he won't give up his dangerous job for her and he means it. I like that even though he falls in love with her, his character doesn't do a 180. At the end he is still rather dark and is still committed to his job but he has grown and is also committed to making room for a relationship with Madleine.
She is also a good strong character. She married her first husband for money and security and is unrepentant about it. She is however a good woman and does a lot of hands on charity work. She is willing to compromise for Luke but refuses to sell herself short. Madeline has a dry and grown up humor. She is 29 if I remember correctly and is not a naive girl.
Good strong secondary characters add to the plot but don't take it over. The story is not rushed and you feel that by the end the hero and the heroine really love each other and that they'll stay together. The heat of the love scenes was just right. They didn't seem to be obligatory but rather the emotions seemed real and added to the romance of the story
There is some action in the book, but not a lot of going here and there to yachts and mansions and fancy hotels. Most of the story is the two of them together getting to know each other and figuring out if they can each accept the baggage that comes with the other person.
So much more meat than most HPs. I love this series. I'm looking forward to reading Jake's story and then I'll be sad to say goodbye to the Bennett family.
November 1, 2018
"Untameable Rogue" is the story of Madeline and Luke.
Our heroine Madeline is a successful businesswoman in Singapore. Widowed at a young age after being married to the much older owner of Delacourte empire, she now works hard to keep the struggling realm going, and is known as a cutthroat opponent, who also spends her time rescuing children off the street and giving them a new life.
When she rescues the vagrant child Po and whisks him off to Jacob Bennett to train him in martial arts, she never expects to meet and be attracted to his younger brother Luke.
Luke works as a bomb detonator; and has a fast paced life filled with danger and no ties. He initially judges her about her past and is hostile, but both recognize and struggle to fight the onslaught of lust.
As they become more and more involved in each other's lives, they give into their carnal desires while vowing to keep their feelings out of the deal. But as Luke is called away abruptly on a mission, and leaves without informing Madeline, their suppressed trust issues arise. Can these two complicated individuals make this relationship work?
I really, really enjoyed this story. Low angst romance between a strong survivor heroine with a heartbreaking past, a adrenaline junkie hero with a caring heart which is given excellent support by an adorable housekeeper, a misfit teenager and a separated couple. The story was fast paced with minimal misunderstandings, loads of love and easy confession of complicated feelings. I love how bold the heroine was, and how all the potential issues were addressed with good communication.
Safe
4/5
Our heroine Madeline is a successful businesswoman in Singapore. Widowed at a young age after being married to the much older owner of Delacourte empire, she now works hard to keep the struggling realm going, and is known as a cutthroat opponent, who also spends her time rescuing children off the street and giving them a new life.
When she rescues the vagrant child Po and whisks him off to Jacob Bennett to train him in martial arts, she never expects to meet and be attracted to his younger brother Luke.
Luke works as a bomb detonator; and has a fast paced life filled with danger and no ties. He initially judges her about her past and is hostile, but both recognize and struggle to fight the onslaught of lust.
As they become more and more involved in each other's lives, they give into their carnal desires while vowing to keep their feelings out of the deal. But as Luke is called away abruptly on a mission, and leaves without informing Madeline, their suppressed trust issues arise. Can these two complicated individuals make this relationship work?
I really, really enjoyed this story. Low angst romance between a strong survivor heroine with a heartbreaking past, a adrenaline junkie hero with a caring heart which is given excellent support by an adorable housekeeper, a misfit teenager and a separated couple. The story was fast paced with minimal misunderstandings, loads of love and easy confession of complicated feelings. I love how bold the heroine was, and how all the potential issues were addressed with good communication.
Safe
4/5
August 22, 2012
Rating 3.5 stars
Not my favourite of the series, I kind of didn't get on board with the romance that much and like the other book this didn't have much humor and sexual tension. What I liked was the unusual heroine, she was tough and proud of herself, after a childhood spent in foster homes and seeing her father and brother self destruct, she married an older man who showed her love and affection, she didn't love him but honoured him and after his death made his business successful. She doesn't care that people look down on her instead she runs her business, gives to charity and rescues children from the street which is how she meets the hero Luke. Luke is a former Navy SEAL and does dangerous freelance work now and is visiting his brother Jake. He doesn't plan of giving up his job and women generally are not fine with it but the heroine has her own life and job.
He is for most of the book wary about the heroine, she is wealthier than him and her former marriage kind of needles at him and it takes him time to understand her past, this bothered me in a way about Luke. These two decide to keep things casual but it is really not and he chases her when he leaves without telling her which re-awakens the uncertainity of her foster days. We also see the return of Jake's wife, whose book is next. Overall I found the tone of this book to be heavier and darker than the others.
Not my favourite of the series, I kind of didn't get on board with the romance that much and like the other book this didn't have much humor and sexual tension. What I liked was the unusual heroine, she was tough and proud of herself, after a childhood spent in foster homes and seeing her father and brother self destruct, she married an older man who showed her love and affection, she didn't love him but honoured him and after his death made his business successful. She doesn't care that people look down on her instead she runs her business, gives to charity and rescues children from the street which is how she meets the hero Luke. Luke is a former Navy SEAL and does dangerous freelance work now and is visiting his brother Jake. He doesn't plan of giving up his job and women generally are not fine with it but the heroine has her own life and job.
He is for most of the book wary about the heroine, she is wealthier than him and her former marriage kind of needles at him and it takes him time to understand her past, this bothered me in a way about Luke. These two decide to keep things casual but it is really not and he chases her when he leaves without telling her which re-awakens the uncertainity of her foster days. We also see the return of Jake's wife, whose book is next. Overall I found the tone of this book to be heavier and darker than the others.
March 30, 2012
I really wanted to love this one, but I just didn't. I enjoyed the widow heroine who married her first husband for the security his fortune provided, and the hero who disabled explosives for a living was intriguing. As nice as their romance was - the security-starved heroine raised in the foster care system falling for a guy who risks his life with every job and the proud hero reconciling his need to provide for a woman with the object of his desire needing nothing from him materially - I didn't feel like I got to see enough of it. It had a bad case of series-itis, and the hero's brother and his estranged wife got way too much page time. The longer the book went on, the more it felt like a prologue for the next book in the series. Also, there's a charming street urchin. Those never improve a book.
January 25, 2017
The third book in the Bennett brother series that I have read is my favourite so far. Both protagonists had a fragility that I found touching. Set in Singapore, multi-millionaire widow Madeline and underwater bomb-defuser Luke are pretty much instantly attracted to each other- but then have to work out whether their lives can come together on a more permanent basis. Madeline has had a very rough childhood and embarking on a casual affair with Luke dredges up insecurities and feelings of abandonment. Luke meanwhile is not sure whether he wants to be with a partner who is much wealthier than he is and who previously married for security rather than love. The set-up sounds rather ridiculous but I found the story heartfelt and touching, the two articulate in expressing their insecurities as Kelly Hunter characters tend to be. The Singapore setting was a winner for me and I know having another Bennett brother and his ex-wife subplot was pure sequel bait- but it totally worked on me and at the end I instantly bought the next in the series!
February 15, 2013
I actually read this after reading the final Bennett book (which I had read to see if Hunter managed to write about the family without dropping a ball like that unnecessary death in the first book).
The most intriguing secondary couple in that book were these two: the one brother who can fight with Jake when he loses his control - at least for a time. Whose passion in life is being a warrior who saves people - and since your average soldier also has to kill people, Luke has made himself into a freelance bomb disposal specialist for the really hairy situations.
Now Madeline is a piece of work, a self-made one at that and she knows it and owns it and if you want her, you better accept that. She married a rich, older man for security, who doted and emotionally supported her till his death, when she inherited his slightly crumbling empire and built it up again. Anyone who wants to get with her better be aware of that.
The first bit of tension (also rearing its ugly head near the end) is that Luke who is massively attracted to Madeline when he meets her (she brings a street kid - called Po who keeps stealing the show - to Jake Bennett's dojo to sponsor him getting a better life: it's one of the things she does with her wealth on a regular basis, but not always so hands on) keeps probing why she married her husband.
It's never really spelled out, but when Madeleine eventually talks about her brother and we get some interior monologue about herself, I think she might have been either a beauty of a teenage pickpocket or a teenage hooker who simply had the luck that a rich older man wanted her as his Eliza Dolittle. He did teach her to cherish the love she is offered, even if she couldn't give it back in the way he had hoped for.
The bigger bit of tension is that once Madeleine knows the kind of work Luke does, and the first time he gets a call in the night to fly off, now has to deal with the fact that a sexy-hot fling (and the sex was truly scorching in this one) - all they had previously agreed on - just won't work for her with Luke - and what is she willing to deal with now if she wants to make a full-on attempt to win his heart. Even the old Chinese housekeeper she inherited from her husband thinks Luke is a bad risk.
Jake's estranged wife is introduced in this book and illuminates the role the Bennett family play in their interactions for Madeline and eventually both Luke and Madeline realise their feelings for each other are worth the risk, even if neither of them will be completely tame in their interactions. Really, let me quote, Hunter really makes it work:
ETA: Also, have you ever read a Harlequin that ends with the heroine staring at the hero's bulge in his trousers and smiling? Well, if you read this book you will and it'll work in context, heh.
The most intriguing secondary couple in that book were these two: the one brother who can fight with Jake when he loses his control - at least for a time. Whose passion in life is being a warrior who saves people - and since your average soldier also has to kill people, Luke has made himself into a freelance bomb disposal specialist for the really hairy situations.
Now Madeline is a piece of work, a self-made one at that and she knows it and owns it and if you want her, you better accept that. She married a rich, older man for security, who doted and emotionally supported her till his death, when she inherited his slightly crumbling empire and built it up again. Anyone who wants to get with her better be aware of that.
The first bit of tension (also rearing its ugly head near the end) is that Luke who is massively attracted to Madeline when he meets her (she brings a street kid - called Po who keeps stealing the show - to Jake Bennett's dojo to sponsor him getting a better life: it's one of the things she does with her wealth on a regular basis, but not always so hands on) keeps probing why she married her husband.
It's never really spelled out, but when Madeleine eventually talks about her brother and we get some interior monologue about herself, I think she might have been either a beauty of a teenage pickpocket or a teenage hooker who simply had the luck that a rich older man wanted her as his Eliza Dolittle. He did teach her to cherish the love she is offered, even if she couldn't give it back in the way he had hoped for.
The bigger bit of tension is that once Madeleine knows the kind of work Luke does, and the first time he gets a call in the night to fly off, now has to deal with the fact that a sexy-hot fling (and the sex was truly scorching in this one) - all they had previously agreed on - just won't work for her with Luke - and what is she willing to deal with now if she wants to make a full-on attempt to win his heart. Even the old Chinese housekeeper she inherited from her husband thinks Luke is a bad risk.
Jake's estranged wife is introduced in this book and illuminates the role the Bennett family play in their interactions for Madeline and eventually both Luke and Madeline realise their feelings for each other are worth the risk, even if neither of them will be completely tame in their interactions. Really, let me quote, Hunter really makes it work:
ETA: Also, have you ever read a Harlequin that ends with the heroine staring at the hero's bulge in his trousers and smiling? Well, if you read this book you will and it'll work in context, heh.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 16, 2024
Book #4 (3.5) I liked it better than the first 3 in the series. Something I appreciated in his series was that these brothers are all regular guys with irregular jobs, but at least they are not billionaires! 🙄
The conflict here stems from the heroine having been married before, she was a trophy wife to a rich man, and she is still a lot more wealthy than the Hero. The hero needs to get his ego in check since he wants a relationship w the heroine,
There is a lot of reference to the next story, the brother who owns a dojo and his estranged wife.
The conflict here stems from the heroine having been married before, she was a trophy wife to a rich man, and she is still a lot more wealthy than the Hero. The hero needs to get his ego in check since he wants a relationship w the heroine,
There is a lot of reference to the next story, the brother who owns a dojo and his estranged wife.
March 18, 2012
Fourth in the Bennett Family series, and just as good as the previous ones.
I liked how Kelly Hunter inversed the usual M&B tropes here, with Maddy, the heroine, being the insanely wealthy one. Luke was a very alpha hero, which could so easily have gone wrong, but I think it was pulled off perfectly here.
The (unusual for an M&B) Singapore setting and the secondary characters also stood out, especially Maddy's housekeeper, with her hilarious pokes at Luke and references to the Chinese zodiac. And there was a sly nod to events in the first Bennett book (funeral vases!) which made me smile.
The story also did an excellent job of setting up the fifth Bennett book, Red Hot Renegade - good thing I had that to hand and could start reading immediately.
I liked how Kelly Hunter inversed the usual M&B tropes here, with Maddy, the heroine, being the insanely wealthy one. Luke was a very alpha hero, which could so easily have gone wrong, but I think it was pulled off perfectly here.
The (unusual for an M&B) Singapore setting and the secondary characters also stood out, especially Maddy's housekeeper, with her hilarious pokes at Luke and references to the Chinese zodiac. And there was a sly nod to events in the first Bennett book (funeral vases!) which made me smile.
The story also did an excellent job of setting up the fifth Bennett book, Red Hot Renegade - good thing I had that to hand and could start reading immediately.
August 22, 2011
the 2nd book in the bennett family series, and for some reason i just couldn't get into it. set in singapore, which is nice, but we didn't find out much about the country, customs, etc. i know that's a bit much to ask for in a category book. but....
September 28, 2011
This might be the least Harlequin book I've ever read that came out from Harlequin. It's almost hard-boiled, like a 1930s detective novel. Odd, but compelling nonetheless. Enjoyable, but don't expect a classic Presents experience.
February 17, 2015
Compromise. This book is about compromise. Amazing.
(Okay, if I have a complaint it's that the hero is the teensiest bit judgey about the heroine's past, but he knows that and he works on it throughout the book. I can respect that. Because it's human.)
(Okay, if I have a complaint it's that the hero is the teensiest bit judgey about the heroine's past, but he knows that and he works on it throughout the book. I can respect that. Because it's human.)
November 9, 2017
I loved the first Kelly Hunter book I read, The Man She Loves to Hate. So I didn't hesitate to borrow this from the library. I did not read other books in the series, and now have no wish to!
Imagine my thrill when I realised reading the beginning that this story was set in my home country Singapore! Never have I ever read a romance set here!
This did not last unfortunately. If you read my progress updates you can see what bugged me. All the mistakes about Singapore...it's giving my country a bad name! It shows a serious lack of even basic research in a setting and now I doubt all that's written about far flung places like the Greek isles and English countryside... I hope it's just this author!
I knocked one star off an otherwise okay book. I like that Madeleine was a strong and unique heroine. The hero Luke came across as a judgmental a$$hole with inferiority complex just cos she's so much richer than him. And right in the beginning he tried to shame her, and worse suspected her of killing her husband! Like his bro pointed out, THAT suspicion did not stop him sleeping with her!
The last conflict was so contrived, indeed he's always shown his unease and mistrust relating to her past, why would she believe him to be different this time round? The love was just not credible for me so another star gone.
Po was also an anomaly...an illiterate adolescent who survived by pickpocketing in Singapore. I just don't see this happening. The only way I could force myself to finish this book is to tell myself forget the book was set in SG. The author obviously needed an exotic Asian setting, and just plucked a characteristic from different Asian cities and plucked the name Singapore to stick it in. Maybe the author confused SG with China?!
In this day and age of the internet, even without a local or Asian to help, most of the errors I pointed out could have been avoided easily. It is the sloppy research that I cannot accept.
Imagine my thrill when I realised reading the beginning that this story was set in my home country Singapore! Never have I ever read a romance set here!
This did not last unfortunately. If you read my progress updates you can see what bugged me. All the mistakes about Singapore...it's giving my country a bad name! It shows a serious lack of even basic research in a setting and now I doubt all that's written about far flung places like the Greek isles and English countryside... I hope it's just this author!
I knocked one star off an otherwise okay book. I like that Madeleine was a strong and unique heroine. The hero Luke came across as a judgmental a$$hole with inferiority complex just cos she's so much richer than him. And right in the beginning he tried to shame her, and worse suspected her of killing her husband! Like his bro pointed out, THAT suspicion did not stop him sleeping with her!
The last conflict was so contrived, indeed he's always shown his unease and mistrust relating to her past, why would she believe him to be different this time round? The love was just not credible for me so another star gone.
Po was also an anomaly...an illiterate adolescent who survived by pickpocketing in Singapore. I just don't see this happening. The only way I could force myself to finish this book is to tell myself forget the book was set in SG. The author obviously needed an exotic Asian setting, and just plucked a characteristic from different Asian cities and plucked the name Singapore to stick it in. Maybe the author confused SG with China?!
In this day and age of the internet, even without a local or Asian to help, most of the errors I pointed out could have been avoided easily. It is the sloppy research that I cannot accept.
December 11, 2022
Kisah keempat dri Bennett bersaudara, tentang Luke yg menemukan cinta sejatinya ketika mengunjungi dojo kakaknya di Singapura. Tidak ada yg terlalu istimewa pada kisah Luke dan Madeline, kecuali fakta banyak kontroversi di sekitar Madeline menyangkut kisah masa lalu dan perjuangannya mendapatkan pengakuan di Singapura. Pekerjaan Luke sbg penjinak bom tidak terlalu terekspos ataupun dijadikan konflik berkepanjangan.
Konflik yg muncul cepat terselesaikan dan berujung pada pernikahan. Diselipi banyak petunjuk kisah kakak tertua Bennett bersaudara dan istri yang menghilang tahunan.
3/*5
Konflik yg muncul cepat terselesaikan dan berujung pada pernikahan. Diselipi banyak petunjuk kisah kakak tertua Bennett bersaudara dan istri yang menghilang tahunan.
3/*5
October 4, 2019
I appreciated that Madeline made no apologies for having married a very wealthy man thirty years her senior and genuinely seemed totally at peace with the vicious high-society gossip about same. I was very annoyed with the hero for taking so long to get over the fact that she'd married for money and made no apologies about it, though.
April 22, 2020
I liked the relationship between Luke and Madeline and I am always delighted at the way this author writes such clever dialogue. Very enjoyable.
November 19, 2011
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If you can overlook the daggy warrior references and underutilised Asian setting, there’s enough depth in the central relationship to make this book a pleasure to read. If you enjoy the daggy stuff…well, that just makes it even better.
This was my first Kelly Hunter book, but it won’t be my last. I don’t care what anyone says about the super daggy Karate Kid-style set up at the beginning of the novel, or the constant references to Chinese zodiac signs (I am the warrior tiger, hear me roar!), this book was thrilling!
I couldn’t put the book down. Yes, despite the fact that my library copy had a great big unidentified stain running through pages 13–59. I know. Ew.
Who might enjoy it: Anyone who ever had a crush on Daniel LaRusso
Who might not enjoy it: Elevator janitors
If you can overlook the daggy warrior references and underutilised Asian setting, there’s enough depth in the central relationship to make this book a pleasure to read. If you enjoy the daggy stuff…well, that just makes it even better.
This was my first Kelly Hunter book, but it won’t be my last. I don’t care what anyone says about the super daggy Karate Kid-style set up at the beginning of the novel, or the constant references to Chinese zodiac signs (I am the warrior tiger, hear me roar!), this book was thrilling!
I couldn’t put the book down. Yes, despite the fact that my library copy had a great big unidentified stain running through pages 13–59. I know. Ew.
Who might enjoy it: Anyone who ever had a crush on Daniel LaRusso
Who might not enjoy it: Elevator janitors
November 6, 2014
From the first page I sensed that this book is part of a series. Not the publisher's series which really not related at all. But a real series, with related characters. Currently I tried to avoid series, because I don't really have the spirit for such a long commitment now. But damn me if this book didn't tempt me to read the whole series. Especially Jake's story, I really want to read it. So that book's definitely in my want to read list :D
Back to this book. I like the story enough. I always did when it's part of the series. Because I love when I got a glimpse of other character's life when they aren't the main character. And to catch up to previous hero & heroine's life now is exciting :D Apart from that, the story itself is good. The hero and heroine had their own conflict to each other. It's almost a pleasure to watch them come to terms with each other condition, and try to make their relationship works.
Back to this book. I like the story enough. I always did when it's part of the series. Because I love when I got a glimpse of other character's life when they aren't the main character. And to catch up to previous hero & heroine's life now is exciting :D Apart from that, the story itself is good. The hero and heroine had their own conflict to each other. It's almost a pleasure to watch them come to terms with each other condition, and try to make their relationship works.
February 19, 2013
I love this book but it took me forever to finish. I love Luke and Maddie they are such wonderful characters. Luke believes his ideal mate will be some innocent girl in constant need of rescue this goes well with his hero complex but Maddie does not need saving because she has saved herself. She married a wealthy older man not for love but stability and people find her whorish because of it. She does not love easily because everyone that she has has died. Luke and Maddie compliment each other well. I loved getting to know jake better because I know I will love the last book because of that. I also love Po and would love to see him open up it Ji because they will be a perfect balance for each other the three of them.
May 20, 2018
It has a very distinct Asian feel, which works very well. It is a good story with good characters and love story. Good stuff all around, and a lovely romance.
September 1, 2025
I could cope with the unprotected sex in a lift, the martial arts, the kid off the streets with a heart of gold etc etc., I read for those plotlines. However, the phrase "...or so she thought" is a deal breaker for me. DNF
February 27, 2025
I really enjoyed this series. I have read them all and was thoroughly entertained with each one. This one is my favourite closely followed by 'Untameable Rogue' and 'Bedded for Diamonds'. The Bennett family and their stories filled my heart with joy and laughter!
March 13, 2011
Rating: 4.5/5
January 19, 2012
I enjoyed the straightforwardness of the story (no Big Mis where another author might've used one). Compelling and emotionally satisfying.
June 26, 2013
Another fun Bennett family book by Kelly Hunter. This one didn't grab me quite as much, but I still loved the characters. I look forward to Jake's book.
January 13, 2014
Disappointing downturn in this series. I found this couple annoying. And some of the plot just seemed like a set up to the final book.
November 11, 2013
One of my fave Harlequin Presents titles
August 28, 2016
Love the fully developed characters and a hot relationship between two adults trying to make it work.
April 11, 2024
2⭐ for this book
Just not my taste
Just not my taste
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