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The Cameo #2
She's Having a Baby
PERHAPS SHE SHOULD BORROW A CUP OF SUGAR?
When the vivacious MacKenzie Ryan met her dour new neighbor, it was hardly love at first sight. Not only was the self-contained research scientist gruff and rude, but MacKenzie was also grappling with a heartbreak that had shattered her heart --- and left her pregnant. Even so, there was something about Dr. Quade Preston that just wouldn't let MacKenzie stay away.
After his wife died, Quade swore he'd never feel pain like that again. But try as he might, Quade couldn't escape the mile-a-minute force of nature that lived next door. When he learned she was expecting, could he still welcome MacKenzie into his life ... and into his heart?
When the vivacious MacKenzie Ryan met her dour new neighbor, it was hardly love at first sight. Not only was the self-contained research scientist gruff and rude, but MacKenzie was also grappling with a heartbreak that had shattered her heart --- and left her pregnant. Even so, there was something about Dr. Quade Preston that just wouldn't let MacKenzie stay away.
After his wife died, Quade swore he'd never feel pain like that again. But try as he might, Quade couldn't escape the mile-a-minute force of nature that lived next door. When he learned she was expecting, could he still welcome MacKenzie into his life ... and into his heart?
- GenresRomanceHarlequin Romance
239 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2005
About the author
Marie Ferrarella
1,253 books276 followersMarie Rydzynski-Ferrarella
aka Marie Charles, Marie Michael, Marie Nicole, Marie Ferrarella
Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 in West Germany to Polish parents. She moved to America at the age of four. For an entire year, Marie and her family explored the eastern half of the country before finally settling in New York.
Marie swears she was born writing, "which must have made the delivery especially hard for my mother." From an early age, Marie's parents would find her watching television or tucked away in some private place, writing at a furious pace. "Initially, I began writing myself into my favourite shows. I was a detective on '77 Sunset Strip,' the missing Cartwright sibling they never talked about on 'Bonanza' and the 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.' before there was a 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,' not to mention an active participant in the serialized stories of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'" Marie began to write her first romance novel when she was 11 years old, although she claims that, at the time, she didn't even realize it was a romance! She scribbled off and on, while dreaming of a career as an actress.
Marie was only 14 when she first laid eyes on the man she would marry, truly her first love, Charles Ferrarella. During her days at Queens College, New York, acting started to lose its glamour as Marie spent more and more time writing. After receiving her English degree, specialising in Shakespearean comedy, Marie and her family moved to Southern California, where she still resides today.
After an interminable seven weeks apart, Charles decided he couldn't live without her and came out to California to marry his childhood sweetheart. Ever practical, Marie was married in a wash-and-wear wedding dress that she sewed herself, appliqués and all. "'Be prepared' has always been my motto,"the author jokes. This motto has been stretched considerably by her two children, Nikky and Jessi, "but basically, it still applies," she says.
In November of 1981, she sold her first novel for Harlequin. Marie, who now has written over 150 novels, has one goal: to entertain, to make people laugh and feel good. "That's what makes me happy," she confesses. "That, and a really good romantic evening with my husband." She's keeping her fingers crossed that her reader's enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.
aka Marie Charles, Marie Michael, Marie Nicole, Marie Ferrarella
Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 in West Germany to Polish parents. She moved to America at the age of four. For an entire year, Marie and her family explored the eastern half of the country before finally settling in New York.
Marie swears she was born writing, "which must have made the delivery especially hard for my mother." From an early age, Marie's parents would find her watching television or tucked away in some private place, writing at a furious pace. "Initially, I began writing myself into my favourite shows. I was a detective on '77 Sunset Strip,' the missing Cartwright sibling they never talked about on 'Bonanza' and the 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.' before there was a 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,' not to mention an active participant in the serialized stories of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'" Marie began to write her first romance novel when she was 11 years old, although she claims that, at the time, she didn't even realize it was a romance! She scribbled off and on, while dreaming of a career as an actress.
Marie was only 14 when she first laid eyes on the man she would marry, truly her first love, Charles Ferrarella. During her days at Queens College, New York, acting started to lose its glamour as Marie spent more and more time writing. After receiving her English degree, specialising in Shakespearean comedy, Marie and her family moved to Southern California, where she still resides today.
After an interminable seven weeks apart, Charles decided he couldn't live without her and came out to California to marry his childhood sweetheart. Ever practical, Marie was married in a wash-and-wear wedding dress that she sewed herself, appliqués and all. "'Be prepared' has always been my motto,"the author jokes. This motto has been stretched considerably by her two children, Nikky and Jessi, "but basically, it still applies," she says.
In November of 1981, she sold her first novel for Harlequin. Marie, who now has written over 150 novels, has one goal: to entertain, to make people laugh and feel good. "That's what makes me happy," she confesses. "That, and a really good romantic evening with my husband." She's keeping her fingers crossed that her reader's enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.
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October 6, 2023
DNF at 54%
I'm not having much luck with these 'Cherish' book at the moment, and for the same reason - the h is unbearable.
Our dear h has been shagging about with a married man, and discovers she is pregnant. That relationship is over. Two weeks later a 'hunk' moves into the apartment next door and our h is panting after him like a bitch in heat. She goes after this poor guy with the obsessive energy of a relentless stalker. I think she is supposed to be 'sparky' and 'brim full of positive energy' but the way she flings herself at this man is really uncomfortable and cringy.
He, meanwhile, is *really not keen*. His beloved wife had died of leukemia 18 months ago and he is still grieving for her. He tells the h straight out to leave him alone, to back off, to give him space. But she doesn't, she just bulldozes into his apartment, force invites herself into his life, and imposes herself on him at every opportunity. Boundaries you ask? Fuck that she says!
As she inserts herself into his life she is awash with lusty, throbbing, sexual urges and had seemingly put her previous affair and the fact she is pregnant out of mind. She forces a kiss on him, she makes inappropriate comments, she stares at him like a sex starved creeper. I shudder.
I hate this so much because the h comes across as both a skank and a pervert. She's literally just broken up with her boyfriend, discovered she was pregnant like a few days ago, and is trying to get her end off with the new 'stud' who she doesn't even know. It's not romance to me, it's just crass, sluttyness.
I'm not having much luck with these 'Cherish' book at the moment, and for the same reason - the h is unbearable.
Our dear h has been shagging about with a married man, and discovers she is pregnant. That relationship is over. Two weeks later a 'hunk' moves into the apartment next door and our h is panting after him like a bitch in heat. She goes after this poor guy with the obsessive energy of a relentless stalker. I think she is supposed to be 'sparky' and 'brim full of positive energy' but the way she flings herself at this man is really uncomfortable and cringy.
He, meanwhile, is *really not keen*. His beloved wife had died of leukemia 18 months ago and he is still grieving for her. He tells the h straight out to leave him alone, to back off, to give him space. But she doesn't, she just bulldozes into his apartment, force invites herself into his life, and imposes herself on him at every opportunity. Boundaries you ask? Fuck that she says!
As she inserts herself into his life she is awash with lusty, throbbing, sexual urges and had seemingly put her previous affair and the fact she is pregnant out of mind. She forces a kiss on him, she makes inappropriate comments, she stares at him like a sex starved creeper. I shudder.
I hate this so much because the h comes across as both a skank and a pervert. She's literally just broken up with her boyfriend, discovered she was pregnant like a few days ago, and is trying to get her end off with the new 'stud' who she doesn't even know. It's not romance to me, it's just crass, sluttyness.
May 20, 2018
Una historia sencilla, previsible y con unos personajes algo planos (en gran medida debido a que al ser una novela tan corta, no da tiempo a desarrollarlos en profundidad) que me ha entretenido sin más.
Le doy un 5 sobre 10
Le doy un 5 sobre 10
August 24, 2012
Pretty cute story but I don't believe in the ending, it was way to scooby doo for me unfortunately. I loved the heroine though for being strong enough to love the hero. The hero, although we didn't learn to much about his background, was strong for all that he'd been through. I was impressed with his character and how the hero and heroine balanced each other. Great read.
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