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COME NEXT SPRING.
Could she possibly make Luke forget?
Debra Seton hadn't expected to find the man of her dreams in the interior of British Columbia. But Luke Watson--a handsome, widowed rancher and son of her mother's best friend-presented a challenge.
Though neighbor Stella Trent was obviously in the running, her real rival, Debra believed, was Luke's dead wife, Rosena.
When she learned the truth about that brief marriage, however, Debra knew that only Luke could remove the dangerous threat to their future happiness ....
Debra Seton hadn't expected to find the man of her dreams in the interior of British Columbia. But Luke Watson--a handsome, widowed rancher and son of her mother's best friend-presented a challenge.
Though neighbor Stella Trent was obviously in the running, her real rival, Debra believed, was Luke's dead wife, Rosena.
When she learned the truth about that brief marriage, however, Debra knew that only Luke could remove the dangerous threat to their future happiness ....
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First published January 1, 1980
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Elizabeth Graham
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E. Schattner wrote as Elizabeth Graham and Emma Church.
Elizabeth Graham (1):
E. Schattner wrote as Elizabeth Graham and Emma Church.
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October 26, 2018
The blurb and the cover tell the whole story including the black moment. Can you guess?
Take a moment to note the blonde ingenue heroine. The smoldering world-weary-yet-sexual gleam in the hero's eyes. The bull. The easel.
Now from the blurb: Two OWs - the glamorous neighbor (who is alive) the glamorous wife (who is dead).
How can a martyred ingenue compete?
Enter hero's mother who finds that her best friend has just died. So she whisks her bff's daughter, the heroine, into beauty salons and fashion boutiques before she drags her to the hero's isolated ranch. This lady has read her romance novels and just *knows* that virginal and unworldly (heroine had nursed her ill mother for years without any contact with the outside world) will trump sophistication living or dead - every time. Oh, a hot bod in bikini doesn't hurt, either.
Our hero snarls and insults and is as charmless as the cover suggests. The heroine of course falls in love because? - because vintage romance, that's why.
Our poor heroine keeps echoing the title "come next spring" in her mind, because come next spring she won't be near the hero. Her plans are to travel the world with a broken heart. (LOL)
It all seems so hopeless as the young veterinarian* asks her out, while the hero snarls. There is also a menacing neighbor who has vowed revenge on the hero. He creeps on the heroine when she is sunbathing, sending the hero into a fury and giving menacing neighbor an idea for the black moment. (Attack by bull, obv.)
I won't go into all the plot details, but the events of the story -including an H/h engagement and a break up for her own good - take place in about a month. In 1980, when this was written, I would have believed the HEA. In 2018? Sure Jan.
The heroine knows nothing but her own hormones. The hero is glad to have a biddable young brood mare who won't want to stray far from the homestead. She can paint her pictures and be happy unlike his slutty, Mcslut first wife. So win-win.
So that's all there is to say about this little time capsule - except to note this insidious bit of philosophy provided by the hero:
When the heroine confesses how betrayed she felt by her father's infidelity. (He died of a heart attack while loving up an OW). The hero patiently explains to the heroine that her father should not be blamed for seeking out comfort from an OW when her mother wasn't able to continue her bedroom duties. Heroine is relieved she can blame her dead mother for all of the family's unhappiness. That's another handy tool for the hero to wield - It's never the man's fault.
*Why are young veterinarians always the hapless OMs in vintages? What up with that?
Take a moment to note the blonde ingenue heroine. The smoldering world-weary-yet-sexual gleam in the hero's eyes. The bull. The easel.
Now from the blurb: Two OWs - the glamorous neighbor (who is alive) the glamorous wife (who is dead).
How can a martyred ingenue compete?
Enter hero's mother who finds that her best friend has just died. So she whisks her bff's daughter, the heroine, into beauty salons and fashion boutiques before she drags her to the hero's isolated ranch. This lady has read her romance novels and just *knows* that virginal and unworldly (heroine had nursed her ill mother for years without any contact with the outside world) will trump sophistication living or dead - every time. Oh, a hot bod in bikini doesn't hurt, either.
Our hero snarls and insults and is as charmless as the cover suggests. The heroine of course falls in love because? - because vintage romance, that's why.
Our poor heroine keeps echoing the title "come next spring" in her mind, because come next spring she won't be near the hero. Her plans are to travel the world with a broken heart. (LOL)
It all seems so hopeless as the young veterinarian* asks her out, while the hero snarls. There is also a menacing neighbor who has vowed revenge on the hero. He creeps on the heroine when she is sunbathing, sending the hero into a fury and giving menacing neighbor an idea for the black moment. (Attack by bull, obv.)
I won't go into all the plot details, but the events of the story -including an H/h engagement and a break up for her own good - take place in about a month. In 1980, when this was written, I would have believed the HEA. In 2018? Sure Jan.
The heroine knows nothing but her own hormones. The hero is glad to have a biddable young brood mare who won't want to stray far from the homestead. She can paint her pictures and be happy unlike his slutty, Mcslut first wife. So win-win.
So that's all there is to say about this little time capsule - except to note this insidious bit of philosophy provided by the hero:
When the heroine confesses how betrayed she felt by her father's infidelity. (He died of a heart attack while loving up an OW). The hero patiently explains to the heroine that her father should not be blamed for seeking out comfort from an OW when her mother wasn't able to continue her bedroom duties. Heroine is relieved she can blame her dead mother for all of the family's unhappiness. That's another handy tool for the hero to wield - It's never the man's fault.
*Why are young veterinarians always the hapless OMs in vintages? What up with that?
May 14, 2022
Could she possibly make Luke forget?
Debra Seton hadn't expected to find the man of her dreams in the interior of British Columbia. But Luke Watson--a handsome, widowed rancher and son of her mother's best friend-presented a challenge.
Though neighbor Stella Trent was obviously in the running, her real rival, Debra believed, was Luke's dead wife, Rosena.
When she learned the truth about that brief marriage, however, Debra knew that only Luke could remove the dangerous threat to their future happiness ....
Debra Seton hadn't expected to find the man of her dreams in the interior of British Columbia. But Luke Watson--a handsome, widowed rancher and son of her mother's best friend-presented a challenge.
Though neighbor Stella Trent was obviously in the running, her real rival, Debra believed, was Luke's dead wife, Rosena.
When she learned the truth about that brief marriage, however, Debra knew that only Luke could remove the dangerous threat to their future happiness ....
October 27, 2023
God!! I hate the h, who have no self respect, no brains and are ready to settle with being second best to a dead wife ghost, i mean i have no issues if i feel the love is genuine and reciprocated but it irritates me when the last 50 pages is of the h brooding over the feelings of the H for the dead wife and how she can never compete but still be ready to be martyr.
H maybe had affections for h but no way did she compare with the dead wife, she is what he thinks will be happy at the ranch with pittance in form of some sweet words from the H and a mother to his children, who won't hanker for bright city lights.
I mean what happened to your dream of travelling and stuff.
H maybe had affections for h but no way did she compare with the dead wife, she is what he thinks will be happy at the ranch with pittance in form of some sweet words from the H and a mother to his children, who won't hanker for bright city lights.
I mean what happened to your dream of travelling and stuff.
October 10, 2023
2,5 boring stars
A young orphan is invited to some remote ranch by her mother's friend. Whose son's a disillusioned widower who suspects his mother matchmaking.
A young orphan is invited to some remote ranch by her mother's friend. Whose son's a disillusioned widower who suspects his mother matchmaking.
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July 27, 2011A very nice story. I really enjoyed seeing Debra and Luke get together.
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