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It was a mistake. It just had to beSurely Howard would come to his senses and realize Holly was the one for him. When he did, she'd be waiting.Meanwhile, though, Holly Witchell was determined to make Howard Neston appreciate what he had lost in jilting her for her glamorous schoolmate, Rosamund. And who better than Drew Hammond to help her--after all, Rosamund had jilted Drew to become engaged to Howard.It seemed logical for Holly and Drew to pretend to be lovers while they waited for their real loves to change their minds ....
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Penny Jordan
1,124 books662 followersPenelope Jones Halsall
aka Caroline Courtney, Annie Groves, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright
Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on November 24, 1946 at about seven pounds in a nursing home in Preston, Lancashire, England. She was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, an engineer, who died at 85, and his wife Margaret Louise Groves Jones. She has a brother, Anthony, and a sister, Prudence "Pru".
She had been a keen reader from the childhood - her mother used to leave her in the children's section of their local library whilst she changed her father's library books. She was a storyteller long before she began to write romantic fiction. At the age of eight, she was creating serialized bedtime stories, featuring make-believe adventures, for her younger sister Prue, who was always the heroine. At eleven, she fell in love with Mills & Boon, and with their heroes. In those days the books could only be obtained via private lending libraries, and she quickly became a devoted fan; she was thrilled to bits when the books went on full sale in shops and she could have them for keeps.
Penny left grammar school in Rochdale with O-Levels in English Language, English Literature and Geography. She first discovered Mills & Boon books, via a girl she worked with. She married Steve Halsall, an accountant and a "lovely man", who smoked and drank too heavily, and suffered oral cancer with bravery and dignity. Her husband bought her the small electric typewriter on which she typed her first novels, at a time when he could ill afford it. He died at the beginning of 21st century.
She earned a living as a writer since the 1970s when, as a shorthand typist, she entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Although she didn't win, Penny found an agent who was looking for a new Georgette Heyer. She published four regency novels as Caroline Courtney, before changing her nom de plume to Melinda Wright for three air-hostess romps and then she wrote two thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock. Soon after that, Mills and Boon accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey as Penny Jordan. However, for her more historical romance novels, she adopted her mother's maiden-name to become Annie Groves. Almost 70 of her 167 Mills and Boon novels have been sold worldwide.
Penny Halsall lived in a neo-Georgian house in Nantwich, Cheshire, with her Alsatian Sheba and cat Posh. She worked from home, in her kitchen, surrounded by her pets, and welcomed interruptions from her friends and family.
aka Caroline Courtney, Annie Groves, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright
Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on November 24, 1946 at about seven pounds in a nursing home in Preston, Lancashire, England. She was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, an engineer, who died at 85, and his wife Margaret Louise Groves Jones. She has a brother, Anthony, and a sister, Prudence "Pru".
She had been a keen reader from the childhood - her mother used to leave her in the children's section of their local library whilst she changed her father's library books. She was a storyteller long before she began to write romantic fiction. At the age of eight, she was creating serialized bedtime stories, featuring make-believe adventures, for her younger sister Prue, who was always the heroine. At eleven, she fell in love with Mills & Boon, and with their heroes. In those days the books could only be obtained via private lending libraries, and she quickly became a devoted fan; she was thrilled to bits when the books went on full sale in shops and she could have them for keeps.
Penny left grammar school in Rochdale with O-Levels in English Language, English Literature and Geography. She first discovered Mills & Boon books, via a girl she worked with. She married Steve Halsall, an accountant and a "lovely man", who smoked and drank too heavily, and suffered oral cancer with bravery and dignity. Her husband bought her the small electric typewriter on which she typed her first novels, at a time when he could ill afford it. He died at the beginning of 21st century.
She earned a living as a writer since the 1970s when, as a shorthand typist, she entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Although she didn't win, Penny found an agent who was looking for a new Georgette Heyer. She published four regency novels as Caroline Courtney, before changing her nom de plume to Melinda Wright for three air-hostess romps and then she wrote two thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock. Soon after that, Mills and Boon accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey as Penny Jordan. However, for her more historical romance novels, she adopted her mother's maiden-name to become Annie Groves. Almost 70 of her 167 Mills and Boon novels have been sold worldwide.
Penny Halsall lived in a neo-Georgian house in Nantwich, Cheshire, with her Alsatian Sheba and cat Posh. She worked from home, in her kitchen, surrounded by her pets, and welcomed interruptions from her friends and family.
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April 12, 2017
Re Beyond Compare - Penny Jordan takes the opportunity to give us another sneaky Alpha H pretending to be a Beta to get his girl. The poor H has been in love with our cuddlesome baby bunny h since she was 16. But unfortunately our h is also as befuddled as a baby bunny and thinks she is in love with another guy. But PJ makes the h sweet and winsome enough to avoid a lot of exasperation with her, as the h later says, she didn't know anything else at the time.
This one opens with the 22 yr old interior decorating stencil specialist h crying on her very kind boss's shoulder about how her long term boyfriend since school has dumped her for the local rich mean girl back in her home village.
The boss wisely doesn't comment except to say the h can do a lot better in the boyfriend stakes, but she privately thinks the h has no clue and it is only propinquity and continuity that makes the h think she loves this guy. The h, on the other hand, thinks her world has come to an end. In the usual PJ style, the h is a virtual orphan as her parents have emigrated to New Zealand to live near her brother.
The h is a lovely little black haired curvy pixie and very charming and sweet. She is womaning herself up to attend her ex's engagement party back in the home village, he so thoughtfully included an invitation after making sure she was free to attend. The befuddled h thought he was going to propose, then she got the big shock that she was dumped and he was marrying the local rich witch instead.
Naturally the h has accepted and now feels forced to attend, her boss suggests taking another man along as an escort, but the h doesn't know any other men. She has always dated the cheating slime slurper and worked very hard on her career.
The weekend arrives and the h duly drives herself down to her home village, there is glass on the road and the h drives over it, puncturing two tires. The H, who is a hunky color blind farmer and wears green socks with his evening clothes, happens along and rescues her. He convinces her to stay at his farm instead of the local pub and finagles the garage into keeping the h's car longer so he can be her escort around.
The H is near 30 and had to leave school at 16 to take over his dead father's failing farm. This is a very smart H tho, and he soon turned the farm around and got an education. Now he drives a Range Rover,plays the stock market and can afford pricey designer stone washed jeans. He also does magnificent woodwork and redid his house in examples of his craft.
He isn't much good at decorating tho, so the h immediately offers to do the finishing designs on his kitchen in repayment for him letting her stay with him. The H is great with that, since it will keep his befuddled h in his clutches longer - as long as nothing is done in baby pink. (By the baby pink rejection we can tell this H is really a seekrit Alpha.)
The time for the engagement party arrives, and the h and H are all set to go. They run into another couple who are old school friends, and based on their comments the h gets a wonderful idear! She tells the H that they should pretend to be in love and make their erstwhile ex's jealous and hopefully breakup the engagement.
The h, who was having mopey moments all over the H, mistakenly assumes that the H is heartbroken too. The H being a kind, but cagey kinda guy, doesn't disabuse her of the notion - as long as she keeps clinging to his manly chest that way.
(I confess this is one of PJ's funniest H's ever, in a drily laconic sorta way. I fell off my chair laughing when he asks the h if they should do the starry-eyed-can't-look-away-just-in-love impersonation or the more established-cozy-cuddle-warm-glow sort. The h takes the first option.)
So fake just-in-love impersonation in place, the h and H wander into the part and give their exes a nasty shock. Things progress with the h doing faux marbling and stenciling of the H's cabinets and meeting his mum and her new hubby and some sweet roofie kisses from the H. (Since this H is so obviously besotted, PJ doesn't bring out the big gun sick Alpha chest sponging technique, tho some cabinets get a bit of a swipe.)
There is an interaction with a friendly bullock where the H has to dramatically rescue the h from a misplace cowpie and the H let's his wild side loose when he gets the h to make over him too. Then prances around in very skimpy boxers to show off his six pack. The h gets a good oggle or twenty in at all that manly muscle and furry chest, before shy blushes overcome her fascination and she runs out of the room.
Eventually the h and H succumb to their big moment of passion and then the h, who by now is fashing herself over the H still being in love with his ex while she has forgotten who her's even was, thinks that she was just a sub for the evil mean girl.
Eventually the local elderly Lady of the Manor holds her annual birthday party and the evil mean girl makes her play. She has ditched her erstwhile fiance and wants the H in his place. The H quickly puts a stop to that nonsense and since his beta mask has slowly but surely been eroding away while his frustration over not having the h permanently grows, he forcefully tells the h that he loves her. The h has been a very naive dumb bunny, but she uses her ears to hear for once and quickly avows her true love back.
The H explains that evil mean girl is an 'avaricious, scheming, stupid woman' and he has been in love with the h since she was 16 and he gave her a ride to school in a snowstorm. The h protests that he let her believe he was heartbroken too, and the H wittily explains "You assumed she had, and I… well, it was the most attention you'd paid me in over five years, and I wasn't going to spoil it by telling you I wasn't sharing your misery.'
You gotta love a love an H like this, not only is he kind, a roofie kisser, has six pack abs and is willing to let his lady redecorate anything she wants as long as it isn't baby pink, he has a great sense of humor too and in HPlandia, you just can't ask for anything more than that.
This one opens with the 22 yr old interior decorating stencil specialist h crying on her very kind boss's shoulder about how her long term boyfriend since school has dumped her for the local rich mean girl back in her home village.
The boss wisely doesn't comment except to say the h can do a lot better in the boyfriend stakes, but she privately thinks the h has no clue and it is only propinquity and continuity that makes the h think she loves this guy. The h, on the other hand, thinks her world has come to an end. In the usual PJ style, the h is a virtual orphan as her parents have emigrated to New Zealand to live near her brother.
The h is a lovely little black haired curvy pixie and very charming and sweet. She is womaning herself up to attend her ex's engagement party back in the home village, he so thoughtfully included an invitation after making sure she was free to attend. The befuddled h thought he was going to propose, then she got the big shock that she was dumped and he was marrying the local rich witch instead.
Naturally the h has accepted and now feels forced to attend, her boss suggests taking another man along as an escort, but the h doesn't know any other men. She has always dated the cheating slime slurper and worked very hard on her career.
The weekend arrives and the h duly drives herself down to her home village, there is glass on the road and the h drives over it, puncturing two tires. The H, who is a hunky color blind farmer and wears green socks with his evening clothes, happens along and rescues her. He convinces her to stay at his farm instead of the local pub and finagles the garage into keeping the h's car longer so he can be her escort around.
The H is near 30 and had to leave school at 16 to take over his dead father's failing farm. This is a very smart H tho, and he soon turned the farm around and got an education. Now he drives a Range Rover,plays the stock market and can afford pricey designer stone washed jeans. He also does magnificent woodwork and redid his house in examples of his craft.
He isn't much good at decorating tho, so the h immediately offers to do the finishing designs on his kitchen in repayment for him letting her stay with him. The H is great with that, since it will keep his befuddled h in his clutches longer - as long as nothing is done in baby pink. (By the baby pink rejection we can tell this H is really a seekrit Alpha.)
The time for the engagement party arrives, and the h and H are all set to go. They run into another couple who are old school friends, and based on their comments the h gets a wonderful idear! She tells the H that they should pretend to be in love and make their erstwhile ex's jealous and hopefully breakup the engagement.
The h, who was having mopey moments all over the H, mistakenly assumes that the H is heartbroken too. The H being a kind, but cagey kinda guy, doesn't disabuse her of the notion - as long as she keeps clinging to his manly chest that way.
(I confess this is one of PJ's funniest H's ever, in a drily laconic sorta way. I fell off my chair laughing when he asks the h if they should do the starry-eyed-can't-look-away-just-in-love impersonation or the more established-cozy-cuddle-warm-glow sort. The h takes the first option.)
So fake just-in-love impersonation in place, the h and H wander into the part and give their exes a nasty shock. Things progress with the h doing faux marbling and stenciling of the H's cabinets and meeting his mum and her new hubby and some sweet roofie kisses from the H. (Since this H is so obviously besotted, PJ doesn't bring out the big gun sick Alpha chest sponging technique, tho some cabinets get a bit of a swipe.)
There is an interaction with a friendly bullock where the H has to dramatically rescue the h from a misplace cowpie and the H let's his wild side loose when he gets the h to make over him too. Then prances around in very skimpy boxers to show off his six pack. The h gets a good oggle or twenty in at all that manly muscle and furry chest, before shy blushes overcome her fascination and she runs out of the room.
Eventually the h and H succumb to their big moment of passion and then the h, who by now is fashing herself over the H still being in love with his ex while she has forgotten who her's even was, thinks that she was just a sub for the evil mean girl.
Eventually the local elderly Lady of the Manor holds her annual birthday party and the evil mean girl makes her play. She has ditched her erstwhile fiance and wants the H in his place. The H quickly puts a stop to that nonsense and since his beta mask has slowly but surely been eroding away while his frustration over not having the h permanently grows, he forcefully tells the h that he loves her. The h has been a very naive dumb bunny, but she uses her ears to hear for once and quickly avows her true love back.
The H explains that evil mean girl is an 'avaricious, scheming, stupid woman' and he has been in love with the h since she was 16 and he gave her a ride to school in a snowstorm. The h protests that he let her believe he was heartbroken too, and the H wittily explains "You assumed she had, and I… well, it was the most attention you'd paid me in over five years, and I wasn't going to spoil it by telling you I wasn't sharing your misery.'
You gotta love a love an H like this, not only is he kind, a roofie kisser, has six pack abs and is willing to let his lady redecorate anything she wants as long as it isn't baby pink, he has a great sense of humor too and in HPlandia, you just can't ask for anything more than that.
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March 9, 2017
Such a feel-good story with a hunky farmer hero and a warm, sweet heroine who has been jilted by her long-term boyfriend for the wealthy daughter of the manor.
I loved all the dramatic irony from chapter one on. When the heroine suggests they pretend to be in love to the make the engaged couple jealous, the hero tells her straight up that he's been suffering unrequited love for her since she was 16 and of course the heroine doesn't believe him. She's too busy worrying about his heart being broken by the wealthy daughter of the manor. From that moment on, the reader is treated to a hero who shows his love, concern and affection through word and deed and the clueless heroine who misinterprets everything.
To keep everyone busy while the heroine wakes up to the prince right under her nose, PJ has the heroine sponging the cupboards rather than the hero's chest (she's an expert in 1980's painting techniques), giving the hero a makeover (tight stonewashed jeans and a blouson jacket), scouting for a shop location in the nearby towns, and running from a placid bullock.
Our kind hero pines for the h and treats her to passionate kisses. Our confused heroine finds she loves the H and worries those kisses are meant for the daughter of the manor, not her. That's about all the angst in the story - the rest is just the H/h showing the reader how compatible they are.
Some readers might find the heroine's cluelessness annoying rather than endearing. But to me the star of the show is the yummy, kind, *patient* hero who finally gets his girl.
I loved all the dramatic irony from chapter one on. When the heroine suggests they pretend to be in love to the make the engaged couple jealous, the hero tells her straight up that he's been suffering unrequited love for her since she was 16 and of course the heroine doesn't believe him. She's too busy worrying about his heart being broken by the wealthy daughter of the manor. From that moment on, the reader is treated to a hero who shows his love, concern and affection through word and deed and the clueless heroine who misinterprets everything.
To keep everyone busy while the heroine wakes up to the prince right under her nose, PJ has the heroine sponging the cupboards rather than the hero's chest (she's an expert in 1980's painting techniques), giving the hero a makeover (tight stonewashed jeans and a blouson jacket), scouting for a shop location in the nearby towns, and running from a placid bullock.
Our kind hero pines for the h and treats her to passionate kisses. Our confused heroine finds she loves the H and worries those kisses are meant for the daughter of the manor, not her. That's about all the angst in the story - the rest is just the H/h showing the reader how compatible they are.
Some readers might find the heroine's cluelessness annoying rather than endearing. But to me the star of the show is the yummy, kind, *patient* hero who finally gets his girl.
August 12, 2021
Upon re-read. bumped to 4 stars.
On a trip back to the old village for her ex-boyfriend’s engagement party to the unlovely bitch, Lucy, the h, meets up with Drew. He dated Rosumond for a while and Holly feels his pain as well as hers. Between the two they concoct a plan to help them both. They will pretend to be in love to make the other two idjits jealous. It only works with one of them as Howard really isn’t interested in anyone, and Rose-whatever is such a nasty piece of work she’d steal candy from a baby much less release the now wealthy farmer with abs of steel to a chick she feels is an unworthy competitor. (Turns out Rosamund and Drew never really dated.)
When Penny Jordan isn’t torturing her poor littlevictims heroines, she is painfully connecting the dots on the inner musing of the tiny h. Again and again, Holly beats her dead horse and inner monologues on how poor Drew is feeling about losing Rosamund, pill of the century. O my merciful heaven, if she doesn’t say it once she says it a million times.
Poor Drew. She tended to forget sometimes that she wasn't the only one suffering from a broken heart.
Holly is a very sweet and honorable heroine; it’s just too bad she’s a complete and total blithering idiot when it comes to men. The dreary and drippy Howard she’s so in love with doesn’t like the way she dresses, has no passion for her; doesn’t want to listen to her talk about her work, embarrasses her when he’s rude and snotty to lesser beings, and gets engaged to the local big fish in a small pond, Miss Snooty Bee-yotch. On the other hand, she’s completely oblivious to Drew, the hunky farm boy who channels one of D. H Lawrence’s rougher but hetero heroes, and who’s had a crush on her for years. Even if there is no wrong way to interpret the situation, Holly is happy to fill in the blanks ad nauseam. Upon seeing the new Land Rover Drew bought…
Poor Drew, she thought, tears stinging her eyes as he got in beside her and started the engine. His situation was so much worse than hers. At least she could escape back to London, but Drew would be forced to live almost side by side with Rosamund and Howard.
She couldn't help remembering how as a teenager Drew had always had less money than the rest of them, and she suspected he must have bought the vehicle in a last-ditch attempt to impress Rosamund.
Oy vey, girl. Perhaps you should pay more attention to the fact he's a great kisser, makes bedroom eyes at you, and introduced you to his mom.
In addition to her inner monologuing about poor Drew’s feelings, she continually compares Drew in all his patience and hunkiness to the cranky and chicken-chested Howard,
Howard thought such attentions old-fashioned and unnecessary. Women were equal to men these days and therefore quite capable of opening their own doors and so on. Sometimes Holly wondered if Howard was quite as approving of women's equality as he said. She had noticed on more than one occasion that he could be sneeringly unkind about some of the older career women he came across in his work.
What in the hell did she ever see in this guy?
It’s a sweet story and while applying a two by four wasn’t absolutely necessary, Holly needed some sense shaken into her. Drew finally puts us all out of our misery and confesses his love. Holly is shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, despite the fact that everything but a Hollywood sign said the H loved her.
On a trip back to the old village for her ex-boyfriend’s engagement party to the unlovely bitch, Lucy, the h, meets up with Drew. He dated Rosumond for a while and Holly feels his pain as well as hers. Between the two they concoct a plan to help them both. They will pretend to be in love to make the other two idjits jealous. It only works with one of them as Howard really isn’t interested in anyone, and Rose-whatever is such a nasty piece of work she’d steal candy from a baby much less release the now wealthy farmer with abs of steel to a chick she feels is an unworthy competitor. (Turns out Rosamund and Drew never really dated.)
When Penny Jordan isn’t torturing her poor little
Poor Drew. She tended to forget sometimes that she wasn't the only one suffering from a broken heart.
Holly is a very sweet and honorable heroine; it’s just too bad she’s a complete and total blithering idiot when it comes to men. The dreary and drippy Howard she’s so in love with doesn’t like the way she dresses, has no passion for her; doesn’t want to listen to her talk about her work, embarrasses her when he’s rude and snotty to lesser beings, and gets engaged to the local big fish in a small pond, Miss Snooty Bee-yotch. On the other hand, she’s completely oblivious to Drew, the hunky farm boy who channels one of D. H Lawrence’s rougher but hetero heroes, and who’s had a crush on her for years. Even if there is no wrong way to interpret the situation, Holly is happy to fill in the blanks ad nauseam. Upon seeing the new Land Rover Drew bought…
Poor Drew, she thought, tears stinging her eyes as he got in beside her and started the engine. His situation was so much worse than hers. At least she could escape back to London, but Drew would be forced to live almost side by side with Rosamund and Howard.
She couldn't help remembering how as a teenager Drew had always had less money than the rest of them, and she suspected he must have bought the vehicle in a last-ditch attempt to impress Rosamund.
Oy vey, girl. Perhaps you should pay more attention to the fact he's a great kisser, makes bedroom eyes at you, and introduced you to his mom.
In addition to her inner monologuing about poor Drew’s feelings, she continually compares Drew in all his patience and hunkiness to the cranky and chicken-chested Howard,
Howard thought such attentions old-fashioned and unnecessary. Women were equal to men these days and therefore quite capable of opening their own doors and so on. Sometimes Holly wondered if Howard was quite as approving of women's equality as he said. She had noticed on more than one occasion that he could be sneeringly unkind about some of the older career women he came across in his work.
What in the hell did she ever see in this guy?
It’s a sweet story and while applying a two by four wasn’t absolutely necessary, Holly needed some sense shaken into her. Drew finally puts us all out of our misery and confesses his love. Holly is shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, despite the fact that everything but a Hollywood sign said the H loved her.
April 11, 2014
Sweet romance with a besotted hero who's loved the heroine for years.
August 16, 2020
Penny Jordan's heroines are "one of a kind" 🙄😒😣 They deserve a special shelf. I will think about it 🤔
Holly's POVs left me tired 😪 I liked Drew, he was very kind, VERY patient with Holly's insecurities 💖 I also liked that he was a normal working man, not the typical jerk tycoon that we find in many stories of HPlandia.
I just needed more pages for their HEA 👌
Holly's POVs left me tired 😪 I liked Drew, he was very kind, VERY patient with Holly's insecurities 💖 I also liked that he was a normal working man, not the typical jerk tycoon that we find in many stories of HPlandia.
I just needed more pages for their HEA 👌
January 31, 2015
Delicious Hero, I loved it! Heroine was a bit blind to what really mattered, but she got there, eventually. These two had terrific chemistry.
August 7, 2017
After swearing I would NEVER read another Penny Jordan, I actually ordered this PAPERBACK and had to WAIT to read it. *sits next to mailbox*
Well, the package came this afternoon. I ripped it open and devoured the whole book in one sitting.
Oh. My. God.
THIS BOOK IS ADORABLE!
Seriously, the most adorable HP ever. The hero is so squee-worthy and unlike most modern HP heroes. He is a freakin' farmer! LOVE THAT! Instead of a billionaire tycoon, PJ gives us an ADORABLE farmer who has been madly in love with the heroine for years.
(He does drive a Range Rover, so there is that!)
The plot is silly and contrived and WHO CARES I LOVE DREW!
I only wish the last chapter had been longer and that we got an epilogue.
Adorbs!
Grade: A+++++++++++++++
p.s. This book is SO 1980s, it's hilarious. The heroine keeps talking about how avant-garde she is with interior painting, like faux finishes and stuff. Hee!
Well, the package came this afternoon. I ripped it open and devoured the whole book in one sitting.
Oh. My. God.
THIS BOOK IS ADORABLE!
Seriously, the most adorable HP ever. The hero is so squee-worthy and unlike most modern HP heroes. He is a freakin' farmer! LOVE THAT! Instead of a billionaire tycoon, PJ gives us an ADORABLE farmer who has been madly in love with the heroine for years.
(He does drive a Range Rover, so there is that!)
The plot is silly and contrived and WHO CARES I LOVE DREW!
I only wish the last chapter had been longer and that we got an epilogue.
Adorbs!
Grade: A+++++++++++++++
p.s. This book is SO 1980s, it's hilarious. The heroine keeps talking about how avant-garde she is with interior painting, like faux finishes and stuff. Hee!
January 1, 2015
Aww what a a sweet kind hero! He has loved the heroine since forever and is so obviously smitten. When heroine's fiance is jilting her for her glamorous friend, Holly decides to use poor Drew to make her ex jerk bf jealous. But living with adorable goofy Drew she realizes what a gem he is and falls hard and fast for him. The problem is he thinks Holly is still in love with Howard and Holly is too naive and delusional to realize that Drew adores her!
So romantic and heartwarming book! This is a PJ classic. Angsty and romantic but with a very vulnerable, wonderful hero!
So romantic and heartwarming book! This is a PJ classic. Angsty and romantic but with a very vulnerable, wonderful hero!
February 6, 2017
Aww , I fell for H , I have a thing for farmers and countrymen . h was blind , although I think it was by choice in the end , she knew he loved her and not OW but for some unknown reason she chose to ignore it, hell poor fellow kept on dropping hints about his love . Anyway a well deserved HEA .
I would have loved epilogue where OW n OM get married and went through hell , they deserve each other very much hehe .
I would have loved epilogue where OW n OM get married and went through hell , they deserve each other very much hehe .
March 13, 2017
So I've been meaning to read this for a while now and finally, a friend's review clinched it for me... And now that I've read it, I have to say it was well worth the hours spent. Beyond Compare is everything a romance novel should be with an H that every romantic hero would do well to emulate. This was so heartwarming and subtly passionate - just the way I like it!
The story's simple. The h Holly has been jilted by her ex-boyfriend in favour of the village Veronica (Lodge) and to put the icing on the cake; the evil ex has invited her to attend their engagement do at said village. Now Holly being a upwardly mobile career girl, isn't one to shy away from a challenge and decides to attend- even with all her misgivings. There she runs into Drew, the local farmer boy - now man (wealthy and with a range rover)- who used to date Veronica and is undoubtedly suffering from a broken heart as well. The two strike an impossible deal - to pretend love for each other in order to make their ex's jealous and bring them to heel.
Of course, unbeknownst to the h, Drew was never interested in Ronnie. Instead, he was besotted with Holly and for many many years; and here was the opportunity he needed to show her his true feelings.
The overwhelming love of the H for the h was pretty obvious from almost the very beginning and sometimes, I just wanted to hit the h on the head with a bottle or a shoe or something for being so blind (or stupendously naive). He was perfect; the strong, silent, brooding alpha, who's biding his time; waiting to get the h right where he wants her. He's never cruel, but neither is he a carpet to be walked over and he continues playing the waiting game with Holly till it's far too late to pretend indifference for either of them.
Even then, the h resists; and that's where this otherwise perfect love story lost a star for me. And the fact that I would have liked her to grovel -yes, her- for all the misery she puts him through while confessing her love. Though it doesn't happen, they do eventually find their HEA in thoroughly satisfying manner.
I loved this one. This is PJ at her best; and you can't help but admire everything from the plot line to the writing style to the character development. Also, I guess she's the only author (other than the great Sara Craven) who can take a stiff lipped Brit Hero from the English countryside and turn him into the irresistible man of your dreams (move over the Greek tycoons/Latin Lotharios). I absolutely loved this Hero, he was unapologetically simple, down-to-earth, and romantic. These modern HP men could definitely learn a thing or two from him!
Four well deserved stars!
The story's simple. The h Holly has been jilted by her ex-boyfriend in favour of the village Veronica (Lodge) and to put the icing on the cake; the evil ex has invited her to attend their engagement do at said village. Now Holly being a upwardly mobile career girl, isn't one to shy away from a challenge and decides to attend- even with all her misgivings. There she runs into Drew, the local farmer boy - now man (wealthy and with a range rover)- who used to date Veronica and is undoubtedly suffering from a broken heart as well. The two strike an impossible deal - to pretend love for each other in order to make their ex's jealous and bring them to heel.
Of course, unbeknownst to the h, Drew was never interested in Ronnie. Instead, he was besotted with Holly and for many many years; and here was the opportunity he needed to show her his true feelings.
The overwhelming love of the H for the h was pretty obvious from almost the very beginning and sometimes, I just wanted to hit the h on the head with a bottle or a shoe or something for being so blind (or stupendously naive). He was perfect; the strong, silent, brooding alpha, who's biding his time; waiting to get the h right where he wants her. He's never cruel, but neither is he a carpet to be walked over and he continues playing the waiting game with Holly till it's far too late to pretend indifference for either of them.
Even then, the h resists; and that's where this otherwise perfect love story lost a star for me. And the fact that I would have liked her to grovel -yes, her- for all the misery she puts him through while confessing her love. Though it doesn't happen, they do eventually find their HEA in thoroughly satisfying manner.
I loved this one. This is PJ at her best; and you can't help but admire everything from the plot line to the writing style to the character development. Also, I guess she's the only author (other than the great Sara Craven) who can take a stiff lipped Brit Hero from the English countryside and turn him into the irresistible man of your dreams (move over the Greek tycoons/Latin Lotharios). I absolutely loved this Hero, he was unapologetically simple, down-to-earth, and romantic. These modern HP men could definitely learn a thing or two from him!
Four well deserved stars!
February 2, 2015
A cute romance. Every now and then Penny Jordan would give us a hero who is so delicious and interesting without being a jerk. He demands your full attention in his so quiet way. He was a perfect hero and deserved a 5. The heroine lacked self confidence and maybe that's why it took her such a long time to open up her eyes and come in terms with her own feelings and to realize who he really loved.
April 22, 2015
Sweet romance with a hero who has loved the heroine for years. He was pretty beta and should have fessed up to his love earlier. But then there wouldn't have been much of a book right? Not a lot of angst but no real stupidity either. Fun read.
May 30, 2021
Holly Witchell, the heroine of Penny Jordan's Beyond Compare, suffers a bit from an overinflated ego combined with an oblivious nature. Thankfully, Drew, the wonderful hero of this book, sorts matters all out for her.
Holly was ignominiously dumped by her boyfriend Howard for the more sophisticated, Rosamund. That's not something Holly will accept laying down, so she concocts a plan to get him back. Hadn't Rosamund been dating old, reliable Drew Hammond before she'd gotten together with Howard? Well who better than to help Holly break up the new couple than Rosamund's old former flame?
Holly approaches Drew, a farmer, whose the salt-of-the-earth type, with her plan. They'll pretend to be a couple and make Howard and Rosamund jealous.
Drew isn't exactly chomping at the bit at her plan to get Rosamund back, and Holly assumes it's because Drew's insecure. Holly assures him he has nothing to be insecure about. He's handsome, even if--OMG--he wears glasses of all things, has a steady income from his farm, and any woman would want him.
But that silly fool, Holly, doesn't realize that the only woman Drew wants is her, not Rosamund. In fact, he hadn't even been serious with Rosamund; that's was all in Holly's head.
I love the scene on the cover where Holly is in her white suit and heels, and Drew carries her off in his arms. Only minutes earlier, she'd been almost attacked by Drew's Angus Bull, and Drew swept in to save her. It perfectly captures the essence of Drew: he may seem like Clark Kent, but in reality, he's more like Superman.
All through Beyond Compare, it was fairly evident to me that Drew was crazy for Holly, but she was so focused on her plan to get her old boyfriend back, she hardly noticed what was right in front of her it was almost too late!
Loved the hero, loved Angus the bull, and I eventually warmed up to Holly, as she was a nice gal, even if she was blind to what even those with 20/200 vision can see. This was a nice Harlequin Presents that wasn't too saccharine, yet had a delightfully sweet tone that was enjoyable to experience.
4 stars
Holly was ignominiously dumped by her boyfriend Howard for the more sophisticated, Rosamund. That's not something Holly will accept laying down, so she concocts a plan to get him back. Hadn't Rosamund been dating old, reliable Drew Hammond before she'd gotten together with Howard? Well who better than to help Holly break up the new couple than Rosamund's old former flame?
Holly approaches Drew, a farmer, whose the salt-of-the-earth type, with her plan. They'll pretend to be a couple and make Howard and Rosamund jealous.
Drew isn't exactly chomping at the bit at her plan to get Rosamund back, and Holly assumes it's because Drew's insecure. Holly assures him he has nothing to be insecure about. He's handsome, even if--OMG--he wears glasses of all things, has a steady income from his farm, and any woman would want him.
But that silly fool, Holly, doesn't realize that the only woman Drew wants is her, not Rosamund. In fact, he hadn't even been serious with Rosamund; that's was all in Holly's head.
I love the scene on the cover where Holly is in her white suit and heels, and Drew carries her off in his arms. Only minutes earlier, she'd been almost attacked by Drew's Angus Bull, and Drew swept in to save her. It perfectly captures the essence of Drew: he may seem like Clark Kent, but in reality, he's more like Superman.
All through Beyond Compare, it was fairly evident to me that Drew was crazy for Holly, but she was so focused on her plan to get her old boyfriend back, she hardly noticed what was right in front of her it was almost too late!
Loved the hero, loved Angus the bull, and I eventually warmed up to Holly, as she was a nice gal, even if she was blind to what even those with 20/200 vision can see. This was a nice Harlequin Presents that wasn't too saccharine, yet had a delightfully sweet tone that was enjoyable to experience.
4 stars
February 16, 2019
"Beyond Compare" is the story of Holly and Drew.
When Holly's long term boyfriend abruptly decides to leave her and marry the rich and famous Rosamund, Holly takes a sabbatical from work to travel back to her village and win him back. There she meets the sweet resident farmer Drew again, Rosamund's ex, and set of circumstances force Holly and Drew into a charade of love, which is Holly's plan to get their beaus back.
But as Holly realizes the shortcomings of Howard, and starts to fall for the nice-guy Drew who was never on her radar before, will he reciprocate her feelings?
Average read with a H who has loved the h forever, and the h who finally realizes it due to some speed-bumps in her love life. Drew was the strong silent type, and he genuinely cared for the h. Holly was kinda innocent, kinda stupid, and very gullible. The confessions happen at the very last page, and hence my rating.
Safe/SWE?
2.5/5
When Holly's long term boyfriend abruptly decides to leave her and marry the rich and famous Rosamund, Holly takes a sabbatical from work to travel back to her village and win him back. There she meets the sweet resident farmer Drew again, Rosamund's ex, and set of circumstances force Holly and Drew into a charade of love, which is Holly's plan to get their beaus back.
But as Holly realizes the shortcomings of Howard, and starts to fall for the nice-guy Drew who was never on her radar before, will he reciprocate her feelings?
Average read with a H who has loved the h forever, and the h who finally realizes it due to some speed-bumps in her love life. Drew was the strong silent type, and he genuinely cared for the h. Holly was kinda innocent, kinda stupid, and very gullible. The confessions happen at the very last page, and hence my rating.
Safe/SWE?
2.5/5
April 4, 2017
One of the sweetest books I've read in a while.
Holly is devastated because Howard, the guy she was loved and has been dating for 4 years invited her to his engagement party to Rosamund, the pretty, rich girl from their hometown.
When she reached her hometown she has car trouble and is saved by Drew, the guy Rosamund dumped when she got engaged. Holly decided that she and Drew should pretend to be a couple to prove that they were over their exes.
Through most of the book Holly spent a lot of time trying to convince herself that she loved Howard and Drew loved Rossmund to avoid the truth that she and Drew shared something special.
Holly's innocence, naïveté and good heart made her likable. It was obvious from the start that Drew was in love with her but it took her a while to see the truth. This was an easy, enjoyable read. It was uncomplicated and fun and I enjoyed it. A wonderful vintage Penny Jordan.
Holly is devastated because Howard, the guy she was loved and has been dating for 4 years invited her to his engagement party to Rosamund, the pretty, rich girl from their hometown.
When she reached her hometown she has car trouble and is saved by Drew, the guy Rosamund dumped when she got engaged. Holly decided that she and Drew should pretend to be a couple to prove that they were over their exes.
Through most of the book Holly spent a lot of time trying to convince herself that she loved Howard and Drew loved Rossmund to avoid the truth that she and Drew shared something special.
Holly's innocence, naïveté and good heart made her likable. It was obvious from the start that Drew was in love with her but it took her a while to see the truth. This was an easy, enjoyable read. It was uncomplicated and fun and I enjoyed it. A wonderful vintage Penny Jordan.
November 24, 2011
Awww...Penny Jordan's heroines are naive little idiots, but it's still a sweet story and I'm a sucker for a hero who has loved the heroine since forever. I like that the hero is kind of complacently goofy too instead of cruel and biting. Good older romance!
March 24, 2017
This was quite different to my last Penny Jordan read which was a real angst fest.
Holly is reeling from the shock of being dumped by her long time boyfriend. Howard has been her on off boyfriend since she left school. As time goes on we realise that it was more off than on, with Howard dating other women pretty much the whole time. Now he has settled on Rosamund, the daughter of a newly rich developer. Loyal Holly has been waiting patiently for him to ask her to marry him, only to have him tell her he's getting engaged and she's invited to the party.
Drew is the fourth in the happy circle. Holly seems to think Drew was hooked on Rosamund and they were going steady so when she meets him on her way to stay in her hometime, she is immediately sympathetic.
With a fake romance to make the exes jealous and lots of time spent with Drew in his lovely old farmhouse home, it's not going to take long for Holly to start questioning her feelings. But like many Jordan heroines, she clings stubbornly to her misconceptions.
I loved Drew and thought he was a perfect hero and a nice change from corporate millionaires (it was millionaires back in the 80s) The ending was satisfactory.
Holly is reeling from the shock of being dumped by her long time boyfriend. Howard has been her on off boyfriend since she left school. As time goes on we realise that it was more off than on, with Howard dating other women pretty much the whole time. Now he has settled on Rosamund, the daughter of a newly rich developer. Loyal Holly has been waiting patiently for him to ask her to marry him, only to have him tell her he's getting engaged and she's invited to the party.
Drew is the fourth in the happy circle. Holly seems to think Drew was hooked on Rosamund and they were going steady so when she meets him on her way to stay in her hometime, she is immediately sympathetic.
With a fake romance to make the exes jealous and lots of time spent with Drew in his lovely old farmhouse home, it's not going to take long for Holly to start questioning her feelings. But like many Jordan heroines, she clings stubbornly to her misconceptions.
I loved Drew and thought he was a perfect hero and a nice change from corporate millionaires (it was millionaires back in the 80s) The ending was satisfactory.
September 18, 2019
Stupid and cligy doesn't cover the word for the heroine but the hero makes this book worthy of time! I just fell for the hero! I need more of this type of hero! 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
December 13, 2015
A good love story. Perfect to warm your heart on a cold winter's day.
It deserves 5 starts for the wonderful hero, Drew. He had been in love with the heroine for years. Drew is the kind of man you can depend on. The kind of man who would support you and love you unconditionally. Someone who would never ever hurt you. His love for the heroine made him vulnerable and there were times when you just wanted to hug him.
The heroine, Holly didn't actually deserve him. She was too short sighted too realize how much Drew loved her. She spent half of the book pining for her ex who was selfish and shallow. There had been so many times when the hero did confess his love for her but she continued to turn a blind eye to them.
I am just too glad that Drew finally had his love reciprocated. He is truly a fine man. They don't make such heroes anymore. I wish Harlequin would sit up and do something about the latest story-lines, that have been done to death formulas, and even the writing fails to refresh them.
It deserves 5 starts for the wonderful hero, Drew. He had been in love with the heroine for years. Drew is the kind of man you can depend on. The kind of man who would support you and love you unconditionally. Someone who would never ever hurt you. His love for the heroine made him vulnerable and there were times when you just wanted to hug him.
The heroine, Holly didn't actually deserve him. She was too short sighted too realize how much Drew loved her. She spent half of the book pining for her ex who was selfish and shallow. There had been so many times when the hero did confess his love for her but she continued to turn a blind eye to them.
I am just too glad that Drew finally had his love reciprocated. He is truly a fine man. They don't make such heroes anymore. I wish Harlequin would sit up and do something about the latest story-lines, that have been done to death formulas, and even the writing fails to refresh them.
July 3, 2018
oh, this hero. So adorable.
He's been in love with the heroine for LITERALLY YEARS and when fate drops an opportunity to make her notice him in his lap, he's not exactly slow to grab onto it. In South Africa we have a saying "if it rains porridge, bring a spoon." Clearly, this hero had heard something similar at an impressionable age!
As for the heroine, she's sweet but really a bit dim, because honestly, it was obvious to LITERALLY EVERYONE that the hero was totally gone on her.
He's been in love with the heroine for LITERALLY YEARS and when fate drops an opportunity to make her notice him in his lap, he's not exactly slow to grab onto it. In South Africa we have a saying "if it rains porridge, bring a spoon." Clearly, this hero had heard something similar at an impressionable age!
As for the heroine, she's sweet but really a bit dim, because honestly, it was obvious to LITERALLY EVERYONE that the hero was totally gone on her.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 23, 2022
Enjoyable story, not the usual PJ angst-fest, simply a real love story. The H was so in love I kept wondering how he managed to keep quiet when h commiserated about his supposedly lost love OW.
January 31, 2016
Régebben nagyon szerettem a Harlequin-füzetecskéket, és bár volt köztük sok egyszer olvasós, ez az egy nagyon megmaradt bennem, mint kedvenc.
Az alapsztorit nem lehet egyedinek mondani, már sok ilyet olvashattunk, de teljesen mindegy, mert olvastatja magát. A főhősnő a végtelenségig naiv, de nem idegesítő módon, inkább nagyon is szerethető. Végső soron ebből adódnak a félreértések, ami sokat hozzáad a történethez. Holly ugyanis nem veszi észre azt, ami az olvasó számára nyilvánvaló. Miközben egy álomképet kerget, azért lassacskán kezdi észrevenni a valóságot… A főhős lehet, hogy nem a herceg a fehér lovon a szó szoros értelmében, de mégis egy igazi főnyeremény. Mert mégis mit kívánhatna többet egy nő attól, hogy valaki feltétel nélkül szereti, úgy, ahogy van?
Szeretek én sok mai könyvet is, de az a helyzet, hogy azokból hiányzik az az édes kis naivitás és bájosság, ami ezeket a régi romantikus történeteket jellemzi. Nincs bennük semmi „durva”, nincsenek még jelen a ma divatos klisék, mint pl. milliárdos csili-vili pasi. Itt két egyszerű átlagemberről van szó, akik a végletekig normálisak, nekem szimpatikusak voltak mindketten.
Az alapsztorit nem lehet egyedinek mondani, már sok ilyet olvashattunk, de teljesen mindegy, mert olvastatja magát. A főhősnő a végtelenségig naiv, de nem idegesítő módon, inkább nagyon is szerethető. Végső soron ebből adódnak a félreértések, ami sokat hozzáad a történethez. Holly ugyanis nem veszi észre azt, ami az olvasó számára nyilvánvaló. Miközben egy álomképet kerget, azért lassacskán kezdi észrevenni a valóságot… A főhős lehet, hogy nem a herceg a fehér lovon a szó szoros értelmében, de mégis egy igazi főnyeremény. Mert mégis mit kívánhatna többet egy nő attól, hogy valaki feltétel nélkül szereti, úgy, ahogy van?
Szeretek én sok mai könyvet is, de az a helyzet, hogy azokból hiányzik az az édes kis naivitás és bájosság, ami ezeket a régi romantikus történeteket jellemzi. Nincs bennük semmi „durva”, nincsenek még jelen a ma divatos klisék, mint pl. milliárdos csili-vili pasi. Itt két egyszerű átlagemberről van szó, akik a végletekig normálisak, nekem szimpatikusak voltak mindketten.
February 13, 2021
So...Penny Jordan has written some pretty messed up stories...this is not one of them. This was a nice love story with a very besotted hero and a clueless heroine.
SPOILERS!!
Heroine(22, virgin)-Holly loves Howard the OM since high school. However, Howard has been stringing her along(although kudos to Howie for not making her a convenient lay, because she probably would have allowed that too) So good ole’ Howie gets engaged to home town rich bitch girl Rosamund (think mean girl Regina) and invited the h to the the engagement party(h still thought they were an item just 2 weeks before) Our h actually heads back home to attend the soirée when she has car trouble...enter Hero
Hero(28/29) - Drew has loved our heroine since she was 16.(this is an improvement on my last PJ book, hero in that book loved heroine since she was 12 and he was 20 ewww)..he didn’t act on it because she was young and he was a struggling farmer at the time..he is linked to the ow Rosamund, although people close to him know that it is the h he is besotted with...so when our h proposes that they act as a couple to “break up” Om and Ow...he’s onboard. He proposes that she stay at the farmhouse with him.(more time together) Plus she can use her “interior decorator”skills on his home. She is a wiz at stenciling, sponging, murals, and faux finishes. (I still have remnants of this in my own house)
Basically our h realizes 1/2 way through the book that she never loved the slimy om Howard...She is now in love with the H but of course she can’t share this with him as he is in love with good ole’ Rosie....except he drops hints over and over again that he has been in love with the h forever...and if that’s not enough, he is continually picking her up and carrying her everywhere...I mean this man finds any old reason to lift her up into his arms...so basically the story continues with the h and H each thinking that they love another....things aren’t helped by Ms bitchy Ow...but our H counteracts that real quick...all is well in hp land.
Again this was a sweet romance! Our hunky farmer hero gets his woman in the end!
SPOILERS!!
Heroine(22, virgin)-Holly loves Howard the OM since high school. However, Howard has been stringing her along(although kudos to Howie for not making her a convenient lay, because she probably would have allowed that too) So good ole’ Howie gets engaged to home town rich bitch girl Rosamund (think mean girl Regina) and invited the h to the the engagement party(h still thought they were an item just 2 weeks before) Our h actually heads back home to attend the soirée when she has car trouble...enter Hero
Hero(28/29) - Drew has loved our heroine since she was 16.(this is an improvement on my last PJ book, hero in that book loved heroine since she was 12 and he was 20 ewww)..he didn’t act on it because she was young and he was a struggling farmer at the time..he is linked to the ow Rosamund, although people close to him know that it is the h he is besotted with...so when our h proposes that they act as a couple to “break up” Om and Ow...he’s onboard. He proposes that she stay at the farmhouse with him.(more time together) Plus she can use her “interior decorator”skills on his home. She is a wiz at stenciling, sponging, murals, and faux finishes. (I still have remnants of this in my own house)
Basically our h realizes 1/2 way through the book that she never loved the slimy om Howard...She is now in love with the H but of course she can’t share this with him as he is in love with good ole’ Rosie....except he drops hints over and over again that he has been in love with the h forever...and if that’s not enough, he is continually picking her up and carrying her everywhere...I mean this man finds any old reason to lift her up into his arms...so basically the story continues with the h and H each thinking that they love another....things aren’t helped by Ms bitchy Ow...but our H counteracts that real quick...all is well in hp land.
Again this was a sweet romance! Our hunky farmer hero gets his woman in the end!
July 17, 2014
I read this book way back when it first came out (July 1990 according to the book's spine) when I was sixteen years old. I remember thinking how romantic it was that there was unrequited love on the part of either the hero/heroine (not giving away who, read the book yourself to find out).
Re-reading the book in my 40s has given me somewhat of a new perspective on this book. The character being loved from afar has got to be clueless (or completely naïve) not to pick up on all the clues around them.
Still a favorite of mine from Penny Jordon, but interesting to see how my opinion has changed with age.
Re-reading the book in my 40s has given me somewhat of a new perspective on this book. The character being loved from afar has got to be clueless (or completely naïve) not to pick up on all the clues around them.
Still a favorite of mine from Penny Jordon, but interesting to see how my opinion has changed with age.
November 30, 2010
It was a mistake. It just had to be
Surely Howard would come to his senses and realize Holly was the one for him. When he did, she'd be waiting.
Meanwhile, though, Holly Witchell was determined to make Howard Neston appreciate what he had lost in jilting her for her glamorous schoolmate, Rosamund. And who better than Drew Hammond to help her--after all, Rosamund had jilted Drew to become engaged to Howard.
It seemed logical for Holly and Drew to pretend to be lovers while they waited for their real loves to change their minds ....
Surely Howard would come to his senses and realize Holly was the one for him. When he did, she'd be waiting.
Meanwhile, though, Holly Witchell was determined to make Howard Neston appreciate what he had lost in jilting her for her glamorous schoolmate, Rosamund. And who better than Drew Hammond to help her--after all, Rosamund had jilted Drew to become engaged to Howard.
It seemed logical for Holly and Drew to pretend to be lovers while they waited for their real loves to change their minds ....
February 27, 2012
This should be a PJ classic. A good, solid story and nice romance, but what makes this one special is that the guy has been in love with the h for so long! She does not spend the whole book remember all the times she mooned after him, just starts to actually 'see' him. I really liked that aspect of this one.
September 27, 2010
I really could have fallen in love with this book, but it was one of those mixed-signals/crossed-wires books! For the love of all that's sacred, can people just COMMUNICATE!!!
It would have made for a far more enjoyable and less frustrating read!!!
It would have made for a far more enjoyable and less frustrating read!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 20, 2015
Really enjoyed this, it proves that if you move away from the egotistical alpha hero, you can create sexy male heroes, with some complexity. The hero completely overshadowed the heroine, except for her paint techniques...late eighties decor, lol.
September 15, 2024
My first reading in English ,after reading it in Arabic when I was a teen and liking it very much back then .
December 23, 2022
Silly h!
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