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ΧΩΡΙΣ ΑΝΑΜΝΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΗ #2322
Ford Fielding had spent a year caring for his fiancee, after an accident injured her severely, robbing her of her memory. Karina was now fit, but her memory hadn't come back, and Ford's good intentions were being seriously strained. If anything, he loved Karina more, for somehow the accident had made her softer and warmer.
Karina Philips knew she owed Ford a huge debt, but when so many things seemed strange and not quite her, how could she allow herself to love him--as she wanted to--before her memory came back...?
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First published December 4, 1998
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Margaret Mayo
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For Children's writer see Margaret Mayo
Jessica R. Mayo was born on February 7, 1936 in Staffordshire, England, and has remained within the county all of her life. It was never her ambition to become a writer, although she always loved reading, even to the extent of reading comics out loud to her twin brother when she was eight years old. In fact her only writing experience was in letters to various pen pals around the world. She unfortunately lost touch with them now and often wonders whether any of them have ever discovered that her chatty letters were the forerunner to her writing career.
She left school to become a secretary, taking a break to have her two children, Adrian and Tina. Once they were at school she started back to work and planned to further her career by becoming a bi-lingual secretary. Unfortunately she couldn't speak any languages other than her native English, so she began evening classes. It was at this time that she got the idea for a romantic short story - to this day she doesn't know where the idea came from or why, but she thanks her lucky stars because it kick-started her career. Margaret, and her mother before her, had always read Mills & Boon romances, and to actually be writing one excited her beyond measure.
'My life began at forty' is another one of her favourite sayings - because that is when her first book was published - two and a half years after she first set pen to paper (that first book was written long before she felt confident enough to send it off).Having those books accepted was the happiest and most exciting day of her life. She waltzed her husband around the room and their two children thought they'd gone mad, until they were told the good news.
Her first two submitted novels were accepted simultaneously, and now she has over sixty-five to her credit. When she looks at them lined up on her bookshelf she wonders how she has managed to write all those millions of words. She is a hopeless romantic who loves writing. She falls in love with every one of her heroes and likes to boast about how many 'love affairs' she's had.
Margaret gets so immersed in her writing that one day - before she made writing her full-time career and did most of her writing at the office (!!) - her daughter phoned to ask whether she could come and meet her out of work. Margaret told her not to be silly because it was foggy. Her daughter said 'But it's sunny here.' And when Margaret looked out of the window the sun was shining. Her hero and heroine were lost out in a sea of fog!
Before she became a successful author Margaret was extremely shy and found it difficult to talk to strangers. For research purposes she forced herself to speak to people from all walks of life and now says her shyness has gone forever - to a certain degree. She is still happier pouring her thoughts out on paper.
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For Children's writer see Margaret Mayo
Jessica R. Mayo was born on February 7, 1936 in Staffordshire, England, and has remained within the county all of her life. It was never her ambition to become a writer, although she always loved reading, even to the extent of reading comics out loud to her twin brother when she was eight years old. In fact her only writing experience was in letters to various pen pals around the world. She unfortunately lost touch with them now and often wonders whether any of them have ever discovered that her chatty letters were the forerunner to her writing career.
She left school to become a secretary, taking a break to have her two children, Adrian and Tina. Once they were at school she started back to work and planned to further her career by becoming a bi-lingual secretary. Unfortunately she couldn't speak any languages other than her native English, so she began evening classes. It was at this time that she got the idea for a romantic short story - to this day she doesn't know where the idea came from or why, but she thanks her lucky stars because it kick-started her career. Margaret, and her mother before her, had always read Mills & Boon romances, and to actually be writing one excited her beyond measure.
'My life began at forty' is another one of her favourite sayings - because that is when her first book was published - two and a half years after she first set pen to paper (that first book was written long before she felt confident enough to send it off).Having those books accepted was the happiest and most exciting day of her life. She waltzed her husband around the room and their two children thought they'd gone mad, until they were told the good news.
Her first two submitted novels were accepted simultaneously, and now she has over sixty-five to her credit. When she looks at them lined up on her bookshelf she wonders how she has managed to write all those millions of words. She is a hopeless romantic who loves writing. She falls in love with every one of her heroes and likes to boast about how many 'love affairs' she's had.
Margaret gets so immersed in her writing that one day - before she made writing her full-time career and did most of her writing at the office (!!) - her daughter phoned to ask whether she could come and meet her out of work. Margaret told her not to be silly because it was foggy. Her daughter said 'But it's sunny here.' And when Margaret looked out of the window the sun was shining. Her hero and heroine were lost out in a sea of fog!
Before she became a successful author Margaret was extremely shy and found it difficult to talk to strangers. For research purposes she forced herself to speak to people from all walks of life and now says her shyness has gone forever - to a certain degree. She is still happier pouring her thoughts out on paper.
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April 7, 2020
These were my thoughts as I read this...
H is a totally manipulative pig dog"
"I may just have thrown up in my mouth ( he is reminiscing about how much the sister loves sex) 😱😬"
"My least favourite trope sister shagging - yuck also the florist gave out her address. GDPR lawsuit anyone?"
"When he tells the h that her twin sister is a dominant lover and she's more the sweet submissive type in his grovel it's a hell to the no from me. No way would I want to settle for my sisters leftovers gross, yuck, blurgh etc"
This is already my least favourite trope out of all of them. Sisters misters and brother lovers just grosses me out and keeping it in the family is just cringe.
The H is actually really manipulative. The h categorically states she is not in love with him (understandable as she has never met him before in her life) but he uses his sexual expertise to force a reaction out of her all while reminiscing about how hot (her sister) was in bed and just wanting that back. He feels like its his right as he has looked after her and with all the flat provision and care he has given her he is actually incredibly controlling.
The OW sister also comes across as a shallow gold digger at the end she loved what he provided her with but chances are she also loved the H as she proposed to him and was hurt when he accused her of cheating and rightly so. Its only when the poor h is his target that all her sisters shallowness is brought up and really he just loved the hot sex. she is then painted as a bit of a harlot coming on to the H and trying to win him back (off page) when in actual fact she has a new boyf she is moving in with.
I imagine she was quite hurt that he moved onto the "nicer" sister and felt a bit like she should have had a real H love her for her grab by the ballz and take what you want attitude because life is too short and he actually screwed her over by not listening when she was accused of cheating so what if she liked money, she earned her on and it was his control freak ways that had her set up in the flat.
Also what was with all the sex dreams over the OM? I was kind of hoping he was a decent sort that she was in love with until the H used his manipulative mind tricks on her.
This is one of the tackiest of tales I've ever read rivalling even Emma Darcy in the offence stakes!
Excuse me while I bleach my brain with a large rum.
H is a totally manipulative pig dog"
"I may just have thrown up in my mouth ( he is reminiscing about how much the sister loves sex) 😱😬"
"My least favourite trope sister shagging - yuck also the florist gave out her address. GDPR lawsuit anyone?"
"When he tells the h that her twin sister is a dominant lover and she's more the sweet submissive type in his grovel it's a hell to the no from me. No way would I want to settle for my sisters leftovers gross, yuck, blurgh etc"
This is already my least favourite trope out of all of them. Sisters misters and brother lovers just grosses me out and keeping it in the family is just cringe.
The H is actually really manipulative. The h categorically states she is not in love with him (understandable as she has never met him before in her life) but he uses his sexual expertise to force a reaction out of her all while reminiscing about how hot (her sister) was in bed and just wanting that back. He feels like its his right as he has looked after her and with all the flat provision and care he has given her he is actually incredibly controlling.
The OW sister also comes across as a shallow gold digger at the end she loved what he provided her with but chances are she also loved the H as she proposed to him and was hurt when he accused her of cheating and rightly so. Its only when the poor h is his target that all her sisters shallowness is brought up and really he just loved the hot sex. she is then painted as a bit of a harlot coming on to the H and trying to win him back (off page) when in actual fact she has a new boyf she is moving in with.
I imagine she was quite hurt that he moved onto the "nicer" sister and felt a bit like she should have had a real H love her for her grab by the ballz and take what you want attitude because life is too short and he actually screwed her over by not listening when she was accused of cheating so what if she liked money, she earned her on and it was his control freak ways that had her set up in the flat.
Also what was with all the sex dreams over the OM? I was kind of hoping he was a decent sort that she was in love with until the H used his manipulative mind tricks on her.
This is one of the tackiest of tales I've ever read rivalling even Emma Darcy in the offence stakes!
Excuse me while I bleach my brain with a large rum.
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March 8, 2020
The H was h's twin's lover and the last chapter where he compares their sensuality was actually sickening. The plot is too obviously fictional with no hints of reality to draw the readers in. There was too much soap opera like drama with no sweetness or romance.
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October 2, 2023DNF
November 17, 2012
very nice read. I dunno why the book had bad reviews. it was an interesting plot and it changed from what I'm used to read in harlequins
November 27, 2012
Super spicy, interesting twist!
not-for-me
March 7, 2019Ford Fielding had spent a year caring for his fiancee, after an accident injured her severely, robbing her of her memory. Karina was now fit, but her memory hadn't come back, and Ford's good intentions were being seriously strained. If anything, he loved Karina more, for somehow the accident had made her softer and warmer.
Karina Philips knew she owed Ford a huge debt, but when so many things seemed strange and not quite her, how could she allow herself to love him--as she wanted to--before her memory came back...?
Karina Philips knew she owed Ford a huge debt, but when so many things seemed strange and not quite her, how could she allow herself to love him--as she wanted to--before her memory came back...?
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