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Cloud Over Paradise
Cloud Over Paradise by Abra Taylor released on Jun 24, 1981 is available now for purchase.
- GenresRomance
384 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1981
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About the author
Abra Taylor
24 books4 followersAbra Taylor is a pseudonym for Barbara Brouse, who also wrote as Araby Scott. Brouse died in 2005. She was the author of over a dozen novels.
As an author for Harlequin Presents, she published one novel. She also published one title for Harlequin Temptation.
As an author for Harlequin Presents, she published one novel. She also published one title for Harlequin Temptation.
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April 6, 2013
synopsis:
marisa agrees to be antoine's temporary fiancee for the sake of her dead brother's family. after she is in tahiti on the way to the island where antoine lives, she finds out that she is supposed to be married, not just engaged. although marisa makes a fuss, she agrees to be a temporary wife. once she is ensconced on antoine's island, she gets to know the enigmatic man that she married. she finds that the island is rife with little intrigues, like the fact that antoine and his father aren't on close terms because his father thinks that antoine and his wife have are having an affair. or the girl who wants to marry one of the island men, but can't because he won't stand up for her. as marisa comes to love antoine, she comes to believe that, for him, this is just a temporary fix so that he doesn't lose his inheritance.
what i liked: i liked antoine. he was patient and loving, while being stern and in charge. i liked the depiction of the island life. i loved the fact that he fell in love at first sight; it's usually the other way around.
what i didn't like: marisa was pretty mush tstl. assumptions and listening to the wrong people...she did everything wrong.
marisa agrees to be antoine's temporary fiancee for the sake of her dead brother's family. after she is in tahiti on the way to the island where antoine lives, she finds out that she is supposed to be married, not just engaged. although marisa makes a fuss, she agrees to be a temporary wife. once she is ensconced on antoine's island, she gets to know the enigmatic man that she married. she finds that the island is rife with little intrigues, like the fact that antoine and his father aren't on close terms because his father thinks that antoine and his wife have are having an affair. or the girl who wants to marry one of the island men, but can't because he won't stand up for her. as marisa comes to love antoine, she comes to believe that, for him, this is just a temporary fix so that he doesn't lose his inheritance.
what i liked: i liked antoine. he was patient and loving, while being stern and in charge. i liked the depiction of the island life. i loved the fact that he fell in love at first sight; it's usually the other way around.
what i didn't like: marisa was pretty mush tstl. assumptions and listening to the wrong people...she did everything wrong.
May 5, 2021
This book is definitely a boon for readers who love island romances. A marriage of convenience-performed according to island customs- gradually develops into a passionate love relationship between the H and the h. It has low levels of angst and is quite well written with alot of island description in terms of its scenery, culture and people (its a privately owned polynesian island called ta'aroa). The side characters are interesting but the heros father seems like a true pyscho and the story unfolds the complexity of his relationship with his father side by side. I liked both the Hero and the heroine- even as he lied and decieved the heroine to keep her.
sampled
October 6, 2024Not bad but my concentration was low. Couldn’t hold me. Some other time.
May 27, 2024
What I liked most about this was learning about the different island customs (French Polynesia) and the way of life the people have. The Native characters were more interesting than the H and h! The h had to learn in important lesson, in not interfering with what you don't fully understand, no matter how good your intentions are. She unwittingly causes quite a bit of trouble!
I also liked the complex love story of the other couple, the H's father and stepmother, which might have made a good book in itself! His stubborn (as well as foolish) pride nearly cost him the best thing that ever happened to him. (At least here, the h's meddling did some good.)
What I didn't like was all the games/partial truths from the H, even though he had some valid reasons. The whole truth (and nothing but) would have saved him and the h a lot of unhappiness, not to mention wasted time!
I also didn't like the referring to the H's father as a "cripple", because of his leg injury, that made him need a brace to walk. At the time this was written, the word "disabled" was being used, so why wasn't it used here?
Some of the snarky remarks the h makes at the beginning (when she's trapped in a situation the H got her into) were pretty good, like when he said he was sure she could keep herself entertained and she said she would "by avoiding you", or when he needed a blanket, and she told him it could be useful to smother himself, or her referring to him as "an infectious disease I'd rather not catch"! Yes, she was hiding true feelings behind those snarks, but that made it more entertaining!
Pretty good story!
I also liked the complex love story of the other couple, the H's father and stepmother, which might have made a good book in itself! His stubborn (as well as foolish) pride nearly cost him the best thing that ever happened to him. (At least here, the h's meddling did some good.)
What I didn't like was all the games/partial truths from the H, even though he had some valid reasons. The whole truth (and nothing but) would have saved him and the h a lot of unhappiness, not to mention wasted time!
I also didn't like the referring to the H's father as a "cripple", because of his leg injury, that made him need a brace to walk. At the time this was written, the word "disabled" was being used, so why wasn't it used here?
Some of the snarky remarks the h makes at the beginning (when she's trapped in a situation the H got her into) were pretty good, like when he said he was sure she could keep herself entertained and she said she would "by avoiding you", or when he needed a blanket, and she told him it could be useful to smother himself, or her referring to him as "an infectious disease I'd rather not catch"! Yes, she was hiding true feelings behind those snarks, but that made it more entertaining!
Pretty good story!
November 25, 2015
Arrogant jerk is rude to our priggish heroine (because, he loves her natch) amidst Tahitian free love, wacky culture clashes, and octopus hunts. Meh.
January 26, 2016
Hero develops an overly complicated plot to win heroine's heart.
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