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Outcast Lovers
The story of love warped by family hate.
This was no Romeo and Juliet tale -Catherine's father had told her that Rory didn't love her at all. She realized now that he'd been using her in just another power-play in the bitter feud that had raged between their families for thirty-four years. It had all begun with a broken engagement and hasty elopement, so love between their families seemed doomed. What chance then had Cathy to share her love with Rory?
This was no Romeo and Juliet tale -Catherine's father had told her that Rory didn't love her at all. She realized now that he'd been using her in just another power-play in the bitter feud that had raged between their families for thirty-four years. It had all begun with a broken engagement and hasty elopement, so love between their families seemed doomed. What chance then had Cathy to share her love with Rory?
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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July 5, 2020
"Outcast lovers" is the story of Isabelle and Rory.
Aw :(
This is one of those family rivalry books where you feel sad for everyone. The heroine comes from the Skelton clan, the hero from the Managhan. Twenty years ago, his mother jilted her father, and thus began a long standing war, in which her father systematically destroyed the hero's family. Two years ago, when the heroine discovers the hero's identity, she leaves him in a ditch too. Now he is back, bigger, richer and better- out for vengeance? but not really. All he wants is his woman back.
Honestly, I felt so bad for the hero and his family. He really was heartbroken by her betrayal, and his mother suffered all her life. The heroine was stupid, and her father was just ruthless. I didn't like that they both moved on too. Like atleast yearn a little?!
Nah. Did not work for me.
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2/5
Aw :(
This is one of those family rivalry books where you feel sad for everyone. The heroine comes from the Skelton clan, the hero from the Managhan. Twenty years ago, his mother jilted her father, and thus began a long standing war, in which her father systematically destroyed the hero's family. Two years ago, when the heroine discovers the hero's identity, she leaves him in a ditch too. Now he is back, bigger, richer and better- out for vengeance? but not really. All he wants is his woman back.
Honestly, I felt so bad for the hero and his family. He really was heartbroken by her betrayal, and his mother suffered all her life. The heroine was stupid, and her father was just ruthless. I didn't like that they both moved on too. Like atleast yearn a little?!
Nah. Did not work for me.
Unsafe
2/5
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January 1, 2018I had to stop the heroine’s smoking after the sixth time got too much. I know it’s old skool romance but her continuous lighting up a cig was annoying!
April 15, 2020
"A Story of Love warped by Family Hate"
I have never read a book where the main-character smokes as much as Catherine Skelton does,damn i have forgotten how many times she did it to still her nerves. Either way the author pulls loose the Romeo and Juliet trope in "Outcast Lovers" and we watch the notorious Rory Managhan come back after 20 years to the town Sleuhallen who had spurned him and his family all those years ago. His father Damian Managhan had been the best-friend of Catherines father, Jed Skelton and he had eloped with Jed`s fiancee which has created a feud that lasted two generations. What no one knew was that their children, Rory and Catherine are destined soulmates and falling in love directly after meeting each other a big misunderstanding makes Catherine leave him, and they do not see each other for two years. He has now come back to Sleuhallen...and he wants revenge..!
The hate-love relationship between Catherine and Rory is hot hot hot! God how these two love each other-and how their love was evident to everyone around them! The sparks really SPARKLED between them, and i knew that despite what Catherine told herself, that Rory never intended any revenge against her..he is a man in love who puts her love to test and it was really heartbreaking when she just shut her eyes against him and broke his heart. I understood how hard her leaving had been for him when he raged against her at the end, cuz he KNEW that she would have left him even if the father hadn`t told her the lies, cuz she had been a coward at that time. She even herself admits it, but the end of the story proves her love when she decides to step forward and fight for what she wants and not to try making everyone happy around her. I can promise she won`t regret it as Rory finally admits defeat and embraces her! I just love Romance!
I have never read a book where the main-character smokes as much as Catherine Skelton does,damn i have forgotten how many times she did it to still her nerves. Either way the author pulls loose the Romeo and Juliet trope in "Outcast Lovers" and we watch the notorious Rory Managhan come back after 20 years to the town Sleuhallen who had spurned him and his family all those years ago. His father Damian Managhan had been the best-friend of Catherines father, Jed Skelton and he had eloped with Jed`s fiancee which has created a feud that lasted two generations. What no one knew was that their children, Rory and Catherine are destined soulmates and falling in love directly after meeting each other a big misunderstanding makes Catherine leave him, and they do not see each other for two years. He has now come back to Sleuhallen...and he wants revenge..!
The hate-love relationship between Catherine and Rory is hot hot hot! God how these two love each other-and how their love was evident to everyone around them! The sparks really SPARKLED between them, and i knew that despite what Catherine told herself, that Rory never intended any revenge against her..he is a man in love who puts her love to test and it was really heartbreaking when she just shut her eyes against him and broke his heart. I understood how hard her leaving had been for him when he raged against her at the end, cuz he KNEW that she would have left him even if the father hadn`t told her the lies, cuz she had been a coward at that time. She even herself admits it, but the end of the story proves her love when she decides to step forward and fight for what she wants and not to try making everyone happy around her. I can promise she won`t regret it as Rory finally admits defeat and embraces her! I just love Romance!
July 30, 2025
This author (who I'm convinced has spent time in therapy) seems to delight in making her main characters as unpleasant as possible. This h is a real nicotine fiend!
(to be continued)
NOT! Everyone in this book is bat crap loony!!! The whole revenge thing is just plain DUMB!!! The h's power-hungry despot of a father goes berserk because the H's dad eloped with his fiancé, and sets out to destroy them, then state years later that since he met the h's mother a short time later and fell heels-over-head, it didn't really matter!
WTF!!!!!!
The h's brother is so happy-go-lucky you want to slug him; the H is strong in his revenge but weak in his obsession over the h; the h thought she would be God's gift to the artistic world, but her talent didn't live up to her conceit; the h's fashion model/party girl cousin was just plain annoying, and for that matter, so was this whole book!
I'm through with this author, because her couples never have any substance to their relationships. They're only together because she makes him real hard and he make her real wet. He should soften up, she should dry up, and they both should wise up!!
And now I'll shut up.
(to be continued)
NOT! Everyone in this book is bat crap loony!!! The whole revenge thing is just plain DUMB!!! The h's power-hungry despot of a father goes berserk because the H's dad eloped with his fiancé, and sets out to destroy them, then state years later that since he met the h's mother a short time later and fell heels-over-head, it didn't really matter!
WTF!!!!!!
The h's brother is so happy-go-lucky you want to slug him; the H is strong in his revenge but weak in his obsession over the h; the h thought she would be God's gift to the artistic world, but her talent didn't live up to her conceit; the h's fashion model/party girl cousin was just plain annoying, and for that matter, so was this whole book!
I'm through with this author, because her couples never have any substance to their relationships. They're only together because she makes him real hard and he make her real wet. He should soften up, she should dry up, and they both should wise up!!
And now I'll shut up.
June 8, 2018
This is the first romance out side Shakespeare and pride and prejudice I ever read my first Mills and Boon ever and I utterly adore it, my Nana gave it to me and I fell in love with Mills and boon that day though it was ten years after it was written and I still have the book though its been read numerous times to the point where even though its a hard back it's falling apart.
I very much adore this book, the story and its characters who most definitely are in the mid eighties era ( I was 7when it was published) and can definitely remember the eighties well.
I truly love this book I won't give spoilers but its took me a long time to find it on goodreads to review it though I've re read it probably though sands of times at this point lol
I very much adore this book, the story and its characters who most definitely are in the mid eighties era ( I was 7when it was published) and can definitely remember the eighties well.
I truly love this book I won't give spoilers but its took me a long time to find it on goodreads to review it though I've re read it probably though sands of times at this point lol
October 2, 2022
It's a nice enough book. Somewhat lacking in passion, but well-written.
A young girl falls in love only to discover her lover is essentially her enemy. His mom jilted her father on the wedding day. And now it's all about revenge.
A young girl falls in love only to discover her lover is essentially her enemy. His mom jilted her father on the wedding day. And now it's all about revenge.
September 19, 2025
I didn’t care for the unintelligent, full of contempt heroine. Also, the setup wasn’t exactly exciting. Too much details on the families’ drama, their unwise history and boastful backgrounds. Dnf
January 17, 2020
This was no Romeo and Juliet tale - Catherine's father had told her that Rory didn't love her at all. She realised now that he'd been using her in just another power-play in the bitter feud that had raged between their families for thirty-four years. it had all begun with a broken engagement and hasty elopement, so love between their families seemed doomed. What chance then had Cathy to share her love with Rory?
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