Gentle Tyrant

by Lucy Gillen

The love of Laurie Blair’s life was her home, Clach Aros, which had been in her family for three hundred years. It was understandable, then, that when the house had to be sold Laurie should deeply resent the brothers McAdam, who had bought it. Still, she had to admit that it was better than nothing when Ross McAdam offered her a job as his secretary; it at least meant that she could still see a lot of Clach Aros, and Ross himself couldn’t be nicer to work for — while his young brother Rod was an absolute charmer.

It was the third brother, the tyrannical Quin, who presented the real problem. He persisted in treating Laurie like a recalcitrant five-year-old, and it was not surprising that she was driven to retaliate. So why ~ Ross’s bitchy ex-wife Rose, who had her sights on Quin, should see her as a rival, Laurie just couldn’t imagine!

Genres: Fiction, Harlequin Romance, Romance

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1973

Reviews

[Margo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute! The h was a little too tiresomely feisty around the H, and the H did make the standard alpha threat to spank her, but in reality he doted on her. This was one of my favorite H's because he had a sense of humor, and actually allowed the h to get her way on one occasion and you could tell that it was solely because he couldn't stand to see her unhappy.

[Lynn Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This with Dangerous Stranger were my very favourites of Lucy Gillen books when I was a pre-teen and they remain amongst my very long list of favourites and are keepers in my book collection. I loved the masculine characters and her heroine in this novel which I have read several times since 1976 when I first read this. This is the US Harlequin bookcover and not the UK Mills & Boon version which again is the art work I prefer.

[Myrna · Rating 2 out of 5]

A pugnacious unreasonable girl makes sure everybody knows she hates the man who has bought her family home.
The hero has got two brothers - the heroine works as a secretary to a disabled one and flirts with the youngest one.
And don't forget the vicious ex-wife of one of the brothers.

[DamsonDreamer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bare 3. There were some appealing glimmers in this. One h, Laurie, defenestrated from her ancestral home with her grandpa (who is fine about it) and three - count them - brothers, Russ, Quin and Rod, responsible for buying it. Russ is the eldest and in a wheelchair, Quin is the he-man competent who she blames for everything and Rod is the long-haired, fancy-collared, scarf wearing lover boy. The OW is Russ's ex-wife who is after Quin. There was a LOT of riding in this book, but only of the horse variety, and from that point of view it was a bit repetitive. Also repetitive was the h's childish behaviour and constant bickering. So although it had some tempting ingredients the finished product was a bit dull.

[RomLibrary]

Laurie couldn't help resenting the three McAdam brothers who had bought her beloved home, but she had to admit that Russ who had taken her on as his secretary — couldn't be nicer to work for, while Rod was an absolute charmer.

It was the third brother, the tyrannical Quin, who presented the real problem!

[More Books Than Time · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pleasant story with engaging characters including a vicious wanna-be OW. I agree with the reviewers who noted the heroine is a little too kissy face with the hero's brother, but it's still a nice, gentle read with lots of scenery and a hero who doesn't take too much guff yet is not a jerk.

[Xandri · Rating 5 out of 5]

A few of Lucy Gillen's heroines are so in tuned with their sexuality. No shy pretense than she was not aroused by the younger brother's kisses, while comparing them to those of the hero's

[Pooja · Rating 1 out of 5]

worthless. the book is more about the nature and its beauty than the characters and their story. waste of time