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Silver Falcon
Even his hatred had not destroyed her love
Six years ago Tricia's happiness with Kyle had been cruelly shattered by a vicious lie that made him blame her for his father's death.
Tricia was honor bound not to reveal the truth, and in the years since their brief exquisite time together as lovers, she had tortured herself with the thought of what might have been.
Now Kyle had come back into her life, and although the temptation to run away was strong, her love for him bid her stay--no matter what.
Six years ago Tricia's happiness with Kyle had been cruelly shattered by a vicious lie that made him blame her for his father's death.
Tricia was honor bound not to reveal the truth, and in the years since their brief exquisite time together as lovers, she had tortured herself with the thought of what might have been.
Now Kyle had come back into her life, and although the temptation to run away was strong, her love for him bid her stay--no matter what.
191 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1980
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Yvonne Whittal
56 books81 followersYvonne Whittal was born and raised in South Africa, the setting of most of her romances. She started writing stories at a young age, but didn't really get serious about writing until after she married and had children. She got many rejection letters from publishers, until a friend who loved romances gave her to encouragement to continue.
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January 2, 2022
Cruel hero alert! And what a treat this was. An Yvonne Whittal I haven't read. *happy sigh*
Heroine is a 19 year-old orphan who meets the 26 year-old hero through his father. She comes to his father's aid when he has an attack of angina. They strike up an unlikely friendship. The hero hates it and is suspicious of the heroine being a golddigger. Hero is interested in the heroine, but keeps fighting it. After a few months of fighting the attraction, they have a make-out session on hero's sailboat, but he calls a halt. Heroine is in love with the hero at this point and would have given him her virginity.
But it's the hero's step sister who well and truly messes them up. She wants money from her stepfather and holds his pills hostage until he signs a check. Her plan backfires when he keels over and dies. Heroine has the misfortune to witness the whole thing. The step sis blames the death on the heroine and the hero believes her. Heroine doesn't tell the hero the truth because she wants the hero to have an illusion of family. (That's some orphan logic, right there). The hero's low opinion is supported by the money left to the heroine in the stepfather's will.
The hero leaves the area but the heroine stays, working for a kindly man at a furniture factory and dating a kindly OM. The heroine has told her the OM and kindly boss about the hero and has made a life for herself when the hero shows up as the new boss. Yup. He bought the furniture factory and he can torture the heroine during work hours.
*happy sigh*
The heroine has a backbone and does everything she can not to succumb to traitorous body syndrome. She also demands the hero be polite to her and she makes snippy remarks about his stepsister. The OM keeps pressing for marriage and during a vulnerable moment, she agrees. The hero is upset the heroine is engaged and shows just how out of his mind he is by knocking on her door at 2 AM when he sees the OM's car out front. (They had exchanged cars so the heroine's car could go in the shop.) Oh hero, your feelings are showing. *smirk*
Finally the step sis shows *her* hand when the hero tricks her into confessing to her stepfather's death. She has been badgering him for money and now he sees her true colors. Hero is sickened he got it all wrong and has wasted six years. The heroine won't comfort him - she's made a promise to marry OM.
Hero leaves for the city and tells her to look him up if she changes her mind. Heroine visits her kindly boss and his wife and they both give her good advice. (Reviewer's note: I like when the heroine actually has other people who care for her and give her advice. YW does that often.) When she returns from her weekend away, the OM releases her from their engagement. Even he realizes his love is not enough.
Heroine goes to the city to tell the hero she is free from entanglements and manages to put her car in a ditch while avoiding a dog in the road. Undeterred, she walks up to the house in the rain only to find the hero with an attractive woman - his secretary. Hero makes it a little awkward for the heroine to declare herself, but he's lost weight in the month since they've been apart -so the reader can indulge his need to control the situation.
Once heroine declares herself, he's ready to start the honeymoon. But heroine holds out for their wedding night - conveniently scheduled for the next day. LOL These two were hot for each other.
I wish the OM could have found someone. He was a good guy. Besides the shabby treatment of the OM, the biggest drawback to this story is the heroine's reluctance to tell the truth. Her reasoning was flimsy to say the least. But if you can just go with it, the delightful angst/injustice will be your reward. These two were eating their hearts out for each other. *happy sigh*
Hero was not celibate during their separation. Heroine was a virgin. Step sis is only going to be given a meager allowance as hero controls her inheritance. Hero is inclined to hold grudges. LOL
Heroine is a 19 year-old orphan who meets the 26 year-old hero through his father. She comes to his father's aid when he has an attack of angina. They strike up an unlikely friendship. The hero hates it and is suspicious of the heroine being a golddigger. Hero is interested in the heroine, but keeps fighting it. After a few months of fighting the attraction, they have a make-out session on hero's sailboat, but he calls a halt. Heroine is in love with the hero at this point and would have given him her virginity.
But it's the hero's step sister who well and truly messes them up. She wants money from her stepfather and holds his pills hostage until he signs a check. Her plan backfires when he keels over and dies. Heroine has the misfortune to witness the whole thing. The step sis blames the death on the heroine and the hero believes her. Heroine doesn't tell the hero the truth because she wants the hero to have an illusion of family. (That's some orphan logic, right there). The hero's low opinion is supported by the money left to the heroine in the stepfather's will.
The hero leaves the area but the heroine stays, working for a kindly man at a furniture factory and dating a kindly OM. The heroine has told her the OM and kindly boss about the hero and has made a life for herself when the hero shows up as the new boss. Yup. He bought the furniture factory and he can torture the heroine during work hours.
*happy sigh*
The heroine has a backbone and does everything she can not to succumb to traitorous body syndrome. She also demands the hero be polite to her and she makes snippy remarks about his stepsister. The OM keeps pressing for marriage and during a vulnerable moment, she agrees. The hero is upset the heroine is engaged and shows just how out of his mind he is by knocking on her door at 2 AM when he sees the OM's car out front. (They had exchanged cars so the heroine's car could go in the shop.) Oh hero, your feelings are showing. *smirk*
Finally the step sis shows *her* hand when the hero tricks her into confessing to her stepfather's death. She has been badgering him for money and now he sees her true colors. Hero is sickened he got it all wrong and has wasted six years. The heroine won't comfort him - she's made a promise to marry OM.
Hero leaves for the city and tells her to look him up if she changes her mind. Heroine visits her kindly boss and his wife and they both give her good advice. (Reviewer's note: I like when the heroine actually has other people who care for her and give her advice. YW does that often.) When she returns from her weekend away, the OM releases her from their engagement. Even he realizes his love is not enough.
Heroine goes to the city to tell the hero she is free from entanglements and manages to put her car in a ditch while avoiding a dog in the road. Undeterred, she walks up to the house in the rain only to find the hero with an attractive woman - his secretary. Hero makes it a little awkward for the heroine to declare herself, but he's lost weight in the month since they've been apart -so the reader can indulge his need to control the situation.
Once heroine declares herself, he's ready to start the honeymoon. But heroine holds out for their wedding night - conveniently scheduled for the next day. LOL These two were hot for each other.
I wish the OM could have found someone. He was a good guy. Besides the shabby treatment of the OM, the biggest drawback to this story is the heroine's reluctance to tell the truth. Her reasoning was flimsy to say the least. But if you can just go with it, the delightful angst/injustice will be your reward. These two were eating their hearts out for each other. *happy sigh*
Hero was not celibate during their separation. Heroine was a virgin. Step sis is only going to be given a meager allowance as hero controls her inheritance. Hero is inclined to hold grudges. LOL
January 7, 2021
"The Silver Falcon" is the story of Tricia and Kyle.
Six years ago, the heroine had a platonic friendship with the hero's father who thought of her a gold digger. Things go very wrong, when after a one night stand with the hero, his father dies due to someone and the heroine ends up taking the blame.
Now she works as an efficient secretary when her company is sold to the hero, making him re-enter her life. He still thinks of her a slutty woman, but cannot keep his hands off her. But will the heroine continue taking his derision? Or will she finally accept OM's proposal?
Honestly, it was enjoyable in parts. I liked that the heroine did consider moving on and not remaining a doormat. Did I like that he moved on and she didn't? No. Did I like that it was she who went to him in the end and not vice versa? No. But I'm glad it was the hero who discovered the truth without prompting and spent a good time in the book stalking the heroine. The two commendable things were the detailed epilogue and the fantastic OM. He deserves his own story.
Good one time read.
Unsafe
3/5
Six years ago, the heroine had a platonic friendship with the hero's father who thought of her a gold digger. Things go very wrong, when after a one night stand with the hero, his father dies due to someone and the heroine ends up taking the blame.
Now she works as an efficient secretary when her company is sold to the hero, making him re-enter her life. He still thinks of her a slutty woman, but cannot keep his hands off her. But will the heroine continue taking his derision? Or will she finally accept OM's proposal?
Honestly, it was enjoyable in parts. I liked that the heroine did consider moving on and not remaining a doormat. Did I like that he moved on and she didn't? No. Did I like that it was she who went to him in the end and not vice versa? No. But I'm glad it was the hero who discovered the truth without prompting and spent a good time in the book stalking the heroine. The two commendable things were the detailed epilogue and the fantastic OM. He deserves his own story.
Good one time read.
Unsafe
3/5
November 9, 2018
4.5🌟
The hero was cruel one and it was hard to see why she fell so hard for him but the story was gripping enough I finished it one sitting.
The ending was one of the best I have read. Just when you thought the story was wrapped up it there was another chapter to go and it was thoroughly enjoyable to read which bumped it to 4.5🌟!
The hero was cruel one and it was hard to see why she fell so hard for him but the story was gripping enough I finished it one sitting.
The ending was one of the best I have read. Just when you thought the story was wrapped up it there was another chapter to go and it was thoroughly enjoyable to read which bumped it to 4.5🌟!
August 24, 2012
The hero blamed the heroine for his fathers death unbeknown to him that his step sister was the read reason behind his fathers untimely demise. Six years pass and the hero comes on the scene again determined to punish the heroine because in his own sick twisted way he still loves her but what happens when the truth comes out?
- Lots of angst
- emotional connection to the characters
- easily likable and plausible storyline.
Good read.
- Lots of angst
- emotional connection to the characters
- easily likable and plausible storyline.
Good read.
January 13, 2025
Underwhelming.
- hero smokes...not unusual for the time, it just gave me the impression that he smelled like an overflowing ashtray
- hero is an angry douchebag who is still angry even when he finds out the truth
- hero doesn't even fight for her, doesn't tell her he loves her and takes off in an angry huff
- heroine has to go after him eventually, she has to say ily first and he just stands there like an angry douche, not admitting his feelings and emotionally torturing her
- on their HEA honeymoon, he throws it in her face that there had been several other women over the years ... I mean, yeah, she was stupid to ask, but after he said it, he watched her with a "faintly mocking expression in his eyes" while he waited for her reaction... Total. Douche.
- hero smokes...not unusual for the time, it just gave me the impression that he smelled like an overflowing ashtray
- hero is an angry douchebag who is still angry even when he finds out the truth
- hero doesn't even fight for her, doesn't tell her he loves her and takes off in an angry huff
- heroine has to go after him eventually, she has to say ily first and he just stands there like an angry douche, not admitting his feelings and emotionally torturing her
- on their HEA honeymoon, he throws it in her face that there had been several other women over the years ... I mean, yeah, she was stupid to ask, but after he said it, he watched her with a "faintly mocking expression in his eyes" while he waited for her reaction... Total. Douche.
February 16, 2013
This hero was pretty much a big jerk. There is no way the heroine should ever have fallen in love with him since he treated her poorly from the moment he met her -- it's one thing to fall in love while the hero is being nice, but it's pretty weird to do it when the hero hates you from the get-go. It was good enough to read and I do like the way this author does angsty stories, but I thought this story was only ok. Also, I normally don't care about real-life accuracy in romances, but the idea that an old man needed his "tablets" to stop him from dying in like 30 seconds had me rolling my eyes -- I don't think pills work that quickly.
November 17, 2025
Six years ago the h was accused by the H’s stepsister that she killed the H’s father because she wanted money from him. She never denied killing his father, she deliberately kept her mouth shut, so of course the H believes his stepsister.
The H is sometimes cold to her but I didn’t feel sympathy for her. Justice was never served because of her. The H’s stepsister had never blackmailed her to say nothing, so I found it of poor taste that the H was apologizing at the end of the book for his behaviour because it was the h who was the real cruel one. He had the right to know. Actually it was depressing to read about this h.
The H is sometimes cold to her but I didn’t feel sympathy for her. Justice was never served because of her. The H’s stepsister had never blackmailed her to say nothing, so I found it of poor taste that the H was apologizing at the end of the book for his behaviour because it was the h who was the real cruel one. He had the right to know. Actually it was depressing to read about this h.
August 10, 2021
Rating: **3 stars**
The same old case of an intelligent rich tycoon taking over businesses left and right, being successful but doesn't have two cells to rub together when it comes to reading people. To sum up the story:
📍The ML since the beginning terms the FL as "gold digger" on the basis of her helping and spending time with his father yet is insanely attracted to her.
📍There is zero sense behind the FL falling for the ML, even something as superficial as looks would have sufficed but we are kept in the dark.
He was suspicious of the many hours she spent talking to Benjamin, or playing his favourite game of chess with him, and he made use of every opportunity to insult her. Tricia should have hated Kyle for the many barbed, unkind remarks he directed at her, but instead she fell in love with him with all the youthful passion of her young heart.
📍 ML's uncontrollable passion occasionally comes out in the form of holding her shoulders so tight they bruise, leaving marks on her skin by twisting her wrists repeatedly and trying to choke her. Not to be left out abusing and calling her a slut. The foreplay was intense 🔥🔥
📍 When the misunderstanding finally comes to an end instead of apologizing and clearing out all the bad past the ML's solution is "SEX".....
📍And the cherry on the top is the ML saying he did the deed with other women during their separation but they were worthless cause guess what he loved her since the start and part of the animosity was because he was not ready to commit and wasn't ready for such feelings.
The same old case of an intelligent rich tycoon taking over businesses left and right, being successful but doesn't have two cells to rub together when it comes to reading people. To sum up the story:
📍The ML since the beginning terms the FL as "gold digger" on the basis of her helping and spending time with his father yet is insanely attracted to her.
📍There is zero sense behind the FL falling for the ML, even something as superficial as looks would have sufficed but we are kept in the dark.
He was suspicious of the many hours she spent talking to Benjamin, or playing his favourite game of chess with him, and he made use of every opportunity to insult her. Tricia should have hated Kyle for the many barbed, unkind remarks he directed at her, but instead she fell in love with him with all the youthful passion of her young heart.
📍 ML's uncontrollable passion occasionally comes out in the form of holding her shoulders so tight they bruise, leaving marks on her skin by twisting her wrists repeatedly and trying to choke her. Not to be left out abusing and calling her a slut. The foreplay was intense 🔥🔥
📍 When the misunderstanding finally comes to an end instead of apologizing and clearing out all the bad past the ML's solution is "SEX".....
📍And the cherry on the top is the ML saying he did the deed with other women during their separation but they were worthless cause guess what he loved her since the start and part of the animosity was because he was not ready to commit and wasn't ready for such feelings.
November 23, 2018
I'm not to sure what to say about this one except the h needed to come with a warning label. How someone keeps quiet when accused of murder, no denial, no explanation, nothing and then feel hard done by because the H thinks it must be so, is beyond stupidity. Her actions are explained as self sacrifice, more like just plain dim. So any angst or cruelty directed at her after that accusation didn't make me feel sorry for her. As for the H, he had one mode, angry, there wasn't much else going on. Best thing about the book, Knysa, beautiful part of the world.
December 22, 2021
Un fascicol de raze de soare cădea pe covorul persan sărăcăcios. Câţiva sortatori prăfuiţi, de-acum deveniţi şomeri, se aliniaseră pe bordura de-a lungul peretelui. Adnotări vechi, care acum aveau numai o valoare sentimentală, mai erau încă afişate pe un panou, în spatele unei lozinci mari. Pe ceilalţi pereţi, câteva fotografii din Knysna, care trimiteau la anii '30, contribuiau la a da încăperii o atmosferă cu aer vechi.
Tricia Meredith stătea pe scaun, cu capul plecat. Creionul alerga pe notesul aşezat pe genunchii săi. Charles Barrett îi dicta conţinutul unor scrisori. De şase ani, Tricia lucra în ambianţa aceea impregnată cu miros de lemn proaspăt tăiat Era obişnuită să audă zgomotul ferăstraielor, zumzetul motoarelor de camion, trosnetul macaralelor care ridicau trunchiuri de lemn în curte. O fabrică de mobilă artizanală se ridica alături de clădirea administrativă şi era deseori vizitată de turişti. Pe timpul pauzei de masă chiar şi Tricia mergea de multe ori să admire abilitatea acelor tâmplari. Ar fi putut să câştige mai bine în altă întreprindere, dar îi plăcea să lucreze cu Charles Barrett. El şi soţia lui, Milly, au fost mereu gentili cu ea.
— Pentru dimineaţa asta, ajunge! a anunţat-o pe neaşteptate Charles Barrett cu vocea lui profundă.
Tricia Meredith stătea pe scaun, cu capul plecat. Creionul alerga pe notesul aşezat pe genunchii săi. Charles Barrett îi dicta conţinutul unor scrisori. De şase ani, Tricia lucra în ambianţa aceea impregnată cu miros de lemn proaspăt tăiat Era obişnuită să audă zgomotul ferăstraielor, zumzetul motoarelor de camion, trosnetul macaralelor care ridicau trunchiuri de lemn în curte. O fabrică de mobilă artizanală se ridica alături de clădirea administrativă şi era deseori vizitată de turişti. Pe timpul pauzei de masă chiar şi Tricia mergea de multe ori să admire abilitatea acelor tâmplari. Ar fi putut să câştige mai bine în altă întreprindere, dar îi plăcea să lucreze cu Charles Barrett. El şi soţia lui, Milly, au fost mereu gentili cu ea.
— Pentru dimineaţa asta, ajunge! a anunţat-o pe neaşteptate Charles Barrett cu vocea lui profundă.
October 17, 2016
God angst plots. Great story.
They had a history.
He acted like a jerk towards her cause he belived her guilty and at the same time despised himself for feelings he had for her and couldnt get over. It is transparent. He didnt know she was inocent, his actions were justified until he learned the truth.
And she had a misguided sense of honor, thinking that she will actually help him and not hurt him by not telling him the truth. She was trying to be strong and protective. Typical female reaction i would say, even when guys dont need to be coddled!!!
Alas... they found their way to happily ever after.... :)
They had a history.
He acted like a jerk towards her cause he belived her guilty and at the same time despised himself for feelings he had for her and couldnt get over. It is transparent. He didnt know she was inocent, his actions were justified until he learned the truth.
And she had a misguided sense of honor, thinking that she will actually help him and not hurt him by not telling him the truth. She was trying to be strong and protective. Typical female reaction i would say, even when guys dont need to be coddled!!!
Alas... they found their way to happily ever after.... :)
September 28, 2019
Even his hatred had not destroyed her love
Six years ago Tricia's happiness with Kyle had been cruelly shattered by a vicious lie that made him blame her for his father's death.
Tricia was honor bound not to reveal the truth, and in the years since their brief exquisite time together as lovers, she had tortured herself with the thought of what might have been.
Now Kyle had come back into her life, and although the temptation to run away was strong, her love for him bid her stay--no matter what. (less)
Six years ago Tricia's happiness with Kyle had been cruelly shattered by a vicious lie that made him blame her for his father's death.
Tricia was honor bound not to reveal the truth, and in the years since their brief exquisite time together as lovers, she had tortured herself with the thought of what might have been.
Now Kyle had come back into her life, and although the temptation to run away was strong, her love for him bid her stay--no matter what. (less)
July 27, 2014
This is one of her earlier works and I really enjoyed it. He was cruel for 3/4 of the book but she never opened her mouth to contradict the accusations either. She was an orphan and wanted to belong. He saw her as a gold-digger who befriended his father for his money. The step-sister was just a piece of work, but he was blind to it. I really liked the OM and wished he had his own book and HEA after this one.
November 14, 2025
Six years ago, when Patricia - aka Tricia - was 19, she met Benjamin Hammond who was kind enough to invite her for dinner as a means of thanks to saving him. It was at that dinner that she met his domineering son Kyle who saw her as a gold-digger and did not accept her relationship with his father. When Tricia finally thought he started to reach out to her and maybe felt something for her at last, he was fast to condom her when she was framed by his stepsister for killing his father. Now, he is taking over the timber factory she works for as a secretary and she is terrified that he was out for revenge!
Most of Yvonne Whittal's book I've read are well-written, intriguing, passionate and convincing. But, this book is not one of them. The heroine is too silly and illogical for my liking. She preferred to take the blame for a murder she did not commit for the sake of not disillusioning the hero about his vicious stepsister! For God's sake! If his stepsister killed the father for money, isn't she capable of kill him in the future for the same reason?!!!! If she wanted to protect her love, she should have defended herself and revealed the truth instead of giving a cover for a killer! The heroine would rather marry another man than reconcile with the man she loved! What logic! The hero is also something! After six years of agony as he claims, he runs away after the truth is revealed! What is worse, he demands that the heroine comes after him instead of the other way around!!! Woooow!
Not boring, but not impressive either.
Most of Yvonne Whittal's book I've read are well-written, intriguing, passionate and convincing. But, this book is not one of them. The heroine is too silly and illogical for my liking. She preferred to take the blame for a murder she did not commit for the sake of not disillusioning the hero about his vicious stepsister! For God's sake! If his stepsister killed the father for money, isn't she capable of kill him in the future for the same reason?!!!! If she wanted to protect her love, she should have defended herself and revealed the truth instead of giving a cover for a killer! The heroine would rather marry another man than reconcile with the man she loved! What logic! The hero is also something! After six years of agony as he claims, he runs away after the truth is revealed! What is worse, he demands that the heroine comes after him instead of the other way around!!! Woooow!
Not boring, but not impressive either.
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October 30, 2022
Seducer H is blind with prejudice towards step sister and h. He distrusts everything the h says and does, while gullible with stepsister. Our h should have spoken up; H would not have believed her but stepsister didn’t deserve to skate all the while getting kudos for being kind and sensitive. The h is not a doormat exactly but she let that pair get away with far too much.
Another thing, why in 1983 would someone use carbon paper instead of a copier in a busy office? Lots of smoking and h needed to fill her car two times to drive about 300 miles.
Four star rating is for the emotional intensity and character development, not a reflection on H!
OM deserves his own HP and happy ending.
Another thing, why in 1983 would someone use carbon paper instead of a copier in a busy office? Lots of smoking and h needed to fill her car two times to drive about 300 miles.
Four star rating is for the emotional intensity and character development, not a reflection on H!
OM deserves his own HP and happy ending.
November 7, 2022
Quite possibly the biggest martyre in the whole of romance, made even worse by her being the one grovelling for forgiveness at the end. I did enjoy her suffering but without a satisfactory grovel from the H it felt too damn sad.
August 4, 2019
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September 25, 2019
No disappointment here...love YM books
February 14, 2017
Her reason for not telling him that she did not commit the cruel crime that he is blaming her for is extremely weak! Also there was a hint of further pain on her side after their separation which might have involved a lost pregnancy/baby which did not materialized at the end.
July 5, 2023
Good drama, but idiotic heroine. She takes the blame for killing the H's dad...WHY? So stupid. Story could also have used a lot more groveling from the hero.
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