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Mask of Passion
"Fool!" she cried, scolding herself sharply. "You're behaving like an idiot!"
Danica Morgan had fashioned her own success. First as a top model, then—secretly—as a best-selling novelist. She had had enough of the limelight. She swore she would have nothing to do with Bay Spencer. She would not take the leading role in his movie. She would not be a star. And she would not be one of the women he used so casually and cast aside so brutally.
But from the moment he appeared at her isolated Oregon beach house, his blue eyes flashing fire and ice, her resolve began to weaken. And before she knew it, she had walked into his trap. She loved him! Had she hidden for so long behind a mask of indifference only to be deceived by a man who wore a mask of passion—who would go to any lengths, determined to have his way?
Danica Morgan had fashioned her own success. First as a top model, then—secretly—as a best-selling novelist. She had had enough of the limelight. She swore she would have nothing to do with Bay Spencer. She would not take the leading role in his movie. She would not be a star. And she would not be one of the women he used so casually and cast aside so brutally.
But from the moment he appeared at her isolated Oregon beach house, his blue eyes flashing fire and ice, her resolve began to weaken. And before she knew it, she had walked into his trap. She loved him! Had she hidden for so long behind a mask of indifference only to be deceived by a man who wore a mask of passion—who would go to any lengths, determined to have his way?
- GenresRomance
187 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1982
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About the author
Kay Hooper
107 books2,452 followersKay Hooper (aka Kay Robbins) was born in California, in an air force base hospital since her father was stationed there at the time. The family moved back to North Carolina shortly afterward, so she was raised and went to school there.
The oldest of three children, Kay has a brother two years younger and a sister seven years younger. Her father and brother are builders who own a highly respected construction company, and her mother worked for many years in personnel management before becoming Kay's personal assistant, a position she held until her untimely death in March 2002. Kay's sister Linda works as her Business Manager, Events Coordinator, and is playing a major role in the creation and operation of The Kay Hooper Foundation.
Kay graduated from East Rutherford High School and attended Isothermal Community College — where she quickly discovered that business classes did not in any way enthrall her. Switching to more involving courses such as history and literature, she also began to concentrate on writing, which had been a longtime interest. Very quickly hooked, she asked for a Christmas typewriter and began seriously working on her first novel. That book, a Regency romance titled Lady Thief, sold to Dell Publishing in 1980. She has since published more than 60 novels and four novellas.
Kay is single and lives in a very small town in North Carolina, not far from her father and siblings. Deigning to live with her are a flock of cats — Bonnie, Ginger, Oscar, Tuffy, Felix, Renny, and Isabel — of various personalities who all like sleeping on manuscripts and whatever research happens to be spread across Kay's desk. And living amongst the many felines are two cheerfully tolerant dogs, a shelter rescue, Bandit, who looks rather like a small sheepdog, and a Sheltie named Lizzie.
The oldest of three children, Kay has a brother two years younger and a sister seven years younger. Her father and brother are builders who own a highly respected construction company, and her mother worked for many years in personnel management before becoming Kay's personal assistant, a position she held until her untimely death in March 2002. Kay's sister Linda works as her Business Manager, Events Coordinator, and is playing a major role in the creation and operation of The Kay Hooper Foundation.
Kay graduated from East Rutherford High School and attended Isothermal Community College — where she quickly discovered that business classes did not in any way enthrall her. Switching to more involving courses such as history and literature, she also began to concentrate on writing, which had been a longtime interest. Very quickly hooked, she asked for a Christmas typewriter and began seriously working on her first novel. That book, a Regency romance titled Lady Thief, sold to Dell Publishing in 1980. She has since published more than 60 novels and four novellas.
Kay is single and lives in a very small town in North Carolina, not far from her father and siblings. Deigning to live with her are a flock of cats — Bonnie, Ginger, Oscar, Tuffy, Felix, Renny, and Isabel — of various personalities who all like sleeping on manuscripts and whatever research happens to be spread across Kay's desk. And living amongst the many felines are two cheerfully tolerant dogs, a shelter rescue, Bandit, who looks rather like a small sheepdog, and a Sheltie named Lizzie.
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July 9, 2015
First, let me say that I'm a fan of Kay Hooper. I really enjoy her romances and I think she has a rare knack of capturing a character on paper.
But I have some issues with this book. I just am not convinced of the happily-ever-after. The problem lies with the hero. Bay Spencer is a misogynist. He uses women
So he thinks that our heroine has a sugar daddy, despite her denials, and flings insults at her throughout the book to that effect.
Fine. It's your typical 80's politically incorrect sexual double standard and of course the heroine will offer her virginity as proof that she's never had any lovers. There will be tears and grovelling. Fine. Except the author throws this into the mix:
Honey, get out now. He's mentally unstable.
But I have some issues with this book. I just am not convinced of the happily-ever-after. The problem lies with the hero. Bay Spencer is a misogynist. He uses women
So he thinks that our heroine has a sugar daddy, despite her denials, and flings insults at her throughout the book to that effect.
He cut her off again, “You can’t expect me to believe that the two of you aren’t lovers now, Dany! Not now! Not after the way you responded to me!
His face was a furious mask, his eyes stabbing her with their metallic hardness. “I should have known!” His low voice was shaking with anger. “What was I, you cheating little bitch—a stopgap until your lover arrived?”
Fine. It's your typical 80's politically incorrect sexual double standard and of course the heroine will offer her virginity as proof that she's never had any lovers. There will be tears and grovelling. Fine. Except the author throws this into the mix:
Honey, get out now. He's mentally unstable.
December 9, 2021
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June 11, 2016
Enjoyable romance however the ending was a bit rushed and unlikely. Apart from that an enjoyable read.
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