Fond Deceiver

by Paula Martin (Pseudonym), Paula Martin

When Ruth's fiancé died, she vowed never to fall in love again but remain true to Steve's memory, and this decision she stuck to even when she met Alec Hilton. She felt she was deceiving Alec - but wasn't it herself she was really deceiving?

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

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Reviews

[Margo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty mediocre. OW is a bit bold, but the real issue is the OM, who is dead. The one thing that bothered me about this book is the resolution:

the H and h are putting on the play and the h is cast as a last-minute substitute for the main actress. The two characters declare their love, but it's really the MC's saying they love each other , too. I just remember thinking that the audience was probably really aware that the two actors (the H & h) were really talking to each other and how unprofessional that was and how annoying it would be to be in the audience and have to endure this.

[RomLibrary]

When Ruth's fiancé died, she vowed never to fall in love again but remain true to Steve's memory, and this decision she stuck to even when she met Alec Hilton. She felt she was deceiving Alec — but wasn't it herself she was really deceiving?

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet, dated romance set in the world of teaching. The heroine moves to Lancashire - from Yorkshire! To teach at a new school. Her fiance had died and her parents wanted her to get away from everything. She wants to get away from well-meant pity and suddenly finds herself pretending that her fiance is still alive...