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Day of Possession
Ilona only wished she could forget him
Drake Warrick was an attractive, dynamic man. He was also a perfectionist--and Ilona s' boss. So when her work did not measure up to his high standards, he fired her.
But he was still present in her life, thinking the worst of her, prompted by the lies of a vindictive co-worker. Ilona could no more change Drake's opinions than she could stop loving him.
And it hurt her deeply to have him toy with her, use her as a substitute for Diane, the woman he really loved....
Drake Warrick was an attractive, dynamic man. He was also a perfectionist--and Ilona s' boss. So when her work did not measure up to his high standards, he fired her.
But he was still present in her life, thinking the worst of her, prompted by the lies of a vindictive co-worker. Ilona could no more change Drake's opinions than she could stop loving him.
And it hurt her deeply to have him toy with her, use her as a substitute for Diane, the woman he really loved....
189 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 3, 1978
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Lilian Peake
132 books69 followersLilian Margaret Peake was born on 25 May 1924 in London, England, UK. During the World War II, she moved to the countryside.
Her early ambition was to be a journalist, and she ended up working at various newspapers and magazines around England. She also married and started a family, and eventually she decided start to writing romance novels. She wrote over 65 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1971 to 1996 as Lilian Peake.
Lilian passed away in 27 May 1997.
Her early ambition was to be a journalist, and she ended up working at various newspapers and magazines around England. She also married and started a family, and eventually she decided start to writing romance novels. She wrote over 65 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1971 to 1996 as Lilian Peake.
Lilian passed away in 27 May 1997.
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May 22, 2011
Heroine of the story, who is called Mouse by her sister and her sister's friend, works in the typing pool. From a distance she saw the hero walk through her typing pool and fell into true love with him.
Heroine lives with sister's friend in a house that has no running water, you have to go out to the pump to get it. I don't remember what else the house doesn't have, but I'm leaning towards electricity too. Sister's friend no longer has a job so spends her days throwing parties. Poor heroine gets no sleep because of it and her job is suffering, but she doesn't want to move in with strangers. No, she'd rather live with her sister's friend, who calls her mouse and throws parties all night long.
Rightly so, her boss, Mr. True Love, calls her in to discuss her shoddy shoddy work in the typing pool. The heroine, who is mentally about 4, throws out, you can't blame me because it's all my roommate's fault for keeping me awake all night with her partying.
Oh! But Mr. True Love has a witness, one of his higher ups was a member of these parties. The member that caught the heroine out when she fell asleep outside before the party started and decided to rape her. When the heroine resisted him, he punched her or slapped her in the face and knocked her out. Not before she called out for Mr. True Love and everyone realized that she was in LOVE WITH HER BOSS!
Mr. True Love calls forth Mr wanna be rapist who says she's up all night throwing loud parties. Heroine confronts the guy that he tried to rape her and then hit her when she disagreed.
Mr. True Love confronts the guy with, is this TRUE? and Mr. wanna be rapist quickly covers his tracks with, that's how she gets off and I was just giving her what she wanted. From that Mr. True Love basically goes, yeah man! Way to give her what she wants, you da man!
And the heroine says, you're just agreeing with him because you're both men. And Mr. True Love fires her. What should have been rightly for shoddy work becomes wrongly because she's a party girl who likes to be smacked around.
But does this get our heroine down? Does she realize that Mr. True Love is really Mr. Sexist Pig and isn't who she wove all her dreams around? Nope. She actually goes back to him and tells him that he OWES her for firing her for her bad work and has to help her with her business that she's planning on setting up.
That's just the start of the book.
Following that, the hero decides to get with her, the roommate moves out and she's losing her place since she has no right to continue the lease, having never been on it in the first place. The hero starts stalking her and modernizing her house, which she strictly protests despite how much she hated it at the beginning.
And it's certainly not the end of Mr. Wannabe Rapist either. But really, after the crap at the beginning, is the rest of it even worth the effort?
And the heroine never has an epiphany that seeing a guy twice and having him say hi to you once means the only real feelings you have for him are a crush, certainly not true love. But no, she's loved him for always.
This book made me hate Lilian Peake books.
Heroine lives with sister's friend in a house that has no running water, you have to go out to the pump to get it. I don't remember what else the house doesn't have, but I'm leaning towards electricity too. Sister's friend no longer has a job so spends her days throwing parties. Poor heroine gets no sleep because of it and her job is suffering, but she doesn't want to move in with strangers. No, she'd rather live with her sister's friend, who calls her mouse and throws parties all night long.
Rightly so, her boss, Mr. True Love, calls her in to discuss her shoddy shoddy work in the typing pool. The heroine, who is mentally about 4, throws out, you can't blame me because it's all my roommate's fault for keeping me awake all night with her partying.
Oh! But Mr. True Love has a witness, one of his higher ups was a member of these parties. The member that caught the heroine out when she fell asleep outside before the party started and decided to rape her. When the heroine resisted him, he punched her or slapped her in the face and knocked her out. Not before she called out for Mr. True Love and everyone realized that she was in LOVE WITH HER BOSS!
Mr. True Love calls forth Mr wanna be rapist who says she's up all night throwing loud parties. Heroine confronts the guy that he tried to rape her and then hit her when she disagreed.
Mr. True Love confronts the guy with, is this TRUE? and Mr. wanna be rapist quickly covers his tracks with, that's how she gets off and I was just giving her what she wanted. From that Mr. True Love basically goes, yeah man! Way to give her what she wants, you da man!
And the heroine says, you're just agreeing with him because you're both men. And Mr. True Love fires her. What should have been rightly for shoddy work becomes wrongly because she's a party girl who likes to be smacked around.
But does this get our heroine down? Does she realize that Mr. True Love is really Mr. Sexist Pig and isn't who she wove all her dreams around? Nope. She actually goes back to him and tells him that he OWES her for firing her for her bad work and has to help her with her business that she's planning on setting up.
That's just the start of the book.
Following that, the hero decides to get with her, the roommate moves out and she's losing her place since she has no right to continue the lease, having never been on it in the first place. The hero starts stalking her and modernizing her house, which she strictly protests despite how much she hated it at the beginning.
And it's certainly not the end of Mr. Wannabe Rapist either. But really, after the crap at the beginning, is the rest of it even worth the effort?
And the heroine never has an epiphany that seeing a guy twice and having him say hi to you once means the only real feelings you have for him are a crush, certainly not true love. But no, she's loved him for always.
This book made me hate Lilian Peake books.
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July 30, 2018
A terrible novel ! The angst wasn't thrilling, the drama was so politically incorrect that it bordered on unacceptable levels and the MC's were both unlikable. The storyline had some possibilities because it started out well, with a typist heroine fired by the boss H because of her incompetence. Ilona, the heroine, was only incompetent because her party animal roommate Lucia has been keeping her up all night long by inviting loud friends to come over and party. This happened every night, even during the working week ! The H is, understandably as an employer, indifferent to these issues because it was up to the heroine to talk to her roommate. The heroine was an idiot. She tried to be strong at the wrong times and she was a coward during the times when she should've stood up for herself. She let everybody walk all over her ! Sometimes I feel sorry for spineless doormat heroines but this one was the worst and her eccentricities made her even more annoying. Her biggest eccentricity was her desire to live in an old ramshackle cottage with no electricity, no running water, no proper stove, no indoor plumbing and no telephone.
The cottage was so broken down and lacking in amenities that it was a large part of the reason why the idiotic heroine couldn't function as an efficient employee; she spent too much time on her "chores" ( things that normal folks would complete in a half hour's time ) that she was too tired. In spite of this, she continued to rant, rage and boast to everybody that her lifestyle was better and less superficial than theirs. I got very tired of hearing her crow about it from her soap box.
This dog's house is a billion times better than the heroine's cottage:
The heroine was also manhandled, thrown to the floor, hit on the head and threatened by a vile hateful man called Ron who had been the personnel manager at her old job. The asshole H Drake didn't do a single thing to Ron even after he saw the bump on the heroine's head. Drake was such a horrible, chauvinist throwback that he even taunted the heroine and said that he himself would hit her since she's so infuriating. Well, all I can say is:
Drake refused to believe that Ron was a threat to the Ilona. His indifference to the heroine's pleas for help made it possible for Ron to keep threatening the heroine. Drake was scum of the earth, in my opinion ! He's the worst H in a Lilian Peake novel. What made me hate the bastard even more was the fact that he showed how caring and considerate he was to his secretary Diane. It's true that that lady was suffering from a severe blood disorder but he should have taken the time to be just as kind to Ilona. Instead, he believed Ron's lies about the heroine and he made a routine habit of calling the heroine a tramp. I am not going to waste further time on this novel because it upset me so much to read about such an uncaring and cruel H. I couldn't believe the man was successful in his field of business because he had absolutely no common sense ! He waited too long to fire Ron and when he did, that asshole threatened to cut the heroine's face and destroy her looks. That was how far it had to go before the "hero" finally got off his indifferent ass and helped the heroine. And, he still wasn't able to reach her in time to save her from getting slapped around by Ron. She might have been saved from having her face cut up and scarred but she was still assaulted by the asshole. At least Ron ended up in jail but I still hated the H for not being there for the heroine from the very beginning.
There was no cheating and no OW. The H's secretary Diane was not his girlfriend. Everyone thought they were involved because of how much time off she received; nobody knew that the woman had a serious illness and needed medical attention regularly. The heroine dated another guy platonically.
The cottage was so broken down and lacking in amenities that it was a large part of the reason why the idiotic heroine couldn't function as an efficient employee; she spent too much time on her "chores" ( things that normal folks would complete in a half hour's time ) that she was too tired. In spite of this, she continued to rant, rage and boast to everybody that her lifestyle was better and less superficial than theirs. I got very tired of hearing her crow about it from her soap box.
This dog's house is a billion times better than the heroine's cottage:
The heroine was also manhandled, thrown to the floor, hit on the head and threatened by a vile hateful man called Ron who had been the personnel manager at her old job. The asshole H Drake didn't do a single thing to Ron even after he saw the bump on the heroine's head. Drake was such a horrible, chauvinist throwback that he even taunted the heroine and said that he himself would hit her since she's so infuriating. Well, all I can say is:
Drake refused to believe that Ron was a threat to the Ilona. His indifference to the heroine's pleas for help made it possible for Ron to keep threatening the heroine. Drake was scum of the earth, in my opinion ! He's the worst H in a Lilian Peake novel. What made me hate the bastard even more was the fact that he showed how caring and considerate he was to his secretary Diane. It's true that that lady was suffering from a severe blood disorder but he should have taken the time to be just as kind to Ilona. Instead, he believed Ron's lies about the heroine and he made a routine habit of calling the heroine a tramp. I am not going to waste further time on this novel because it upset me so much to read about such an uncaring and cruel H. I couldn't believe the man was successful in his field of business because he had absolutely no common sense ! He waited too long to fire Ron and when he did, that asshole threatened to cut the heroine's face and destroy her looks. That was how far it had to go before the "hero" finally got off his indifferent ass and helped the heroine. And, he still wasn't able to reach her in time to save her from getting slapped around by Ron. She might have been saved from having her face cut up and scarred but she was still assaulted by the asshole. At least Ron ended up in jail but I still hated the H for not being there for the heroine from the very beginning.
There was no cheating and no OW. The H's secretary Diane was not his girlfriend. Everyone thought they were involved because of how much time off she received; nobody knew that the woman had a serious illness and needed medical attention regularly. The heroine dated another guy platonically.
dnf
January 23, 2013I'm stunned anyone actually finished this and was able to review it, because I thought it so incoherent and inconsistent, it read like it was written by a five year old. And the whiny, passive, entitled heroine read like she was that five year old. The hero perhaps made it to fourteen.
October 23, 2021
ANNOYING heroine who kept drinking the dumb bitch juice.
January 22, 2013
Um okay, so the heroine basically lives like a primitive cave dweller - and no, I am NOT kidding. No indoor plumbing, no electricity, no phone, no toilet! I mean she had a fit over the plans of a toilet being added to the 'cottage'. I just have a hard time picturing it without dirt floors - but thankfully, there were no dirt floors. I had to go to fictiondb and check out the publish date - 1978! *scratches head* The Hero? *smh* He never believed anything the heroine said. I think if I was in her shoes the 'modern' convenience I'd most wish for was a Flame Thrower to roast his ass with! I'd even invite the entire village and have a party like in the movie Wicker Man *nods to self* yeah, but in usual HP fashion the last 3 pages turn to "love". I struggled with the rating and decided I'd give it an extra star for just the primitive dwelling Heroine. She actually fought to keep the 20th century from invading her home! I gave it an extra star because the heroine was able to convince this rich modern man, her ex-boss, the should be 'wicker man' of the saga that he too wants to live in such primitive surroundings as opposed to his luxury apartment with a swimming pool. I don't know many apartments with personal swimming pools but regardless that too was worth an extra star IMHO. I'm almost afraid to reach back into the pile of a dozen or so more of these from this author and read another *sigh* braces self and reaches for the ether, I'll probably need lots of it to get through the next one!
September 6, 2023
The story starts on a good note, then becomes a trainwreck.
The secretary is in love with the big boss, who appears to return the interest, but then FIRES her because of her incompetence. The secretary blames her roommate, claims she's sleepdeprived and thus incapable to work. Original, isn't it? The big boss doesn't relent.
The secretary tries to make the ends meet.
The big boss doesn't let her sink and even helps her find some work, although he believes the rubbish his vile personal manager spreads about the secretary.
What makes this book memorable?
The h lives in a shovel without any amenities and sprouts some nonsense about simple living.
And there's some charity event where a man can win the h's company for a day. The H behaves as if she is prostituting herself.
The secretary is in love with the big boss, who appears to return the interest, but then FIRES her because of her incompetence. The secretary blames her roommate, claims she's sleepdeprived and thus incapable to work. Original, isn't it? The big boss doesn't relent.
The secretary tries to make the ends meet.
The big boss doesn't let her sink and even helps her find some work, although he believes the rubbish his vile personal manager spreads about the secretary.
What makes this book memorable?
The h lives in a shovel without any amenities and sprouts some nonsense about simple living.
And there's some charity event where a man can win the h's company for a day. The H behaves as if she is prostituting herself.
February 28, 2021
I was ammazed how good this book is because its not so popular and no one recommended to me I chose it according to the summary and I am so happy I did. I was afraid it could be another boring silly story but it was not. It is a story of illona and her boss Derek who fired her after his friend (an employee in his company) poisoned his mind about her and didnt give her chances to defending herself. Not only that they also gave bad recommendations about her to all the companies she applied to work with. She was desperate in need to a Job and all doors closed on her face and it seems that the only way to get a job is to beg the man who insulted her and fired her to return her to the job, what would she do???????
June 9, 2018
سيدة نفسها - روايات عبير القديمة
الملخص
يبدو أن الاستقلال الذاتي والحفاظ على عزة النفس في هذا العصر صفة موشكة على الأنقراض, فهي مهددة من كل جانب.تجد الونا بيل في حياتها رمزا للنقاء والطهارة, ولكن هل يتركونها وحدها ؟الغزو قادم على قدم وساق, وطريقتها في العيش البسيط حسب مبادئها السامية العتيقة الطراز تغدو ,بين ليلة وضحاها ,كالقلعة المحاصرة تحتمل الهجمة تلو الاخرى, ولكن الى متى؟ووسط الصراع اليومي هناك دائما شخصية دريك واريك القوية ,الواثقة من نفسها, وكأنه يدير الامور من وراء الكواليس .بينهما فوارق لا تحصى, وحسب تعبيرها هي"حاجز لا يعلى عليه"
لكن متى كان الحب يؤمن بالحواجز؟
الملخص
يبدو أن الاستقلال الذاتي والحفاظ على عزة النفس في هذا العصر صفة موشكة على الأنقراض, فهي مهددة من كل جانب.تجد الونا بيل في حياتها رمزا للنقاء والطهارة, ولكن هل يتركونها وحدها ؟الغزو قادم على قدم وساق, وطريقتها في العيش البسيط حسب مبادئها السامية العتيقة الطراز تغدو ,بين ليلة وضحاها ,كالقلعة المحاصرة تحتمل الهجمة تلو الاخرى, ولكن الى متى؟ووسط الصراع اليومي هناك دائما شخصية دريك واريك القوية ,الواثقة من نفسها, وكأنه يدير الامور من وراء الكواليس .بينهما فوارق لا تحصى, وحسب تعبيرها هي"حاجز لا يعلى عليه"
لكن متى كان الحب يؤمن بالحواجز؟
December 14, 2022
I agree with the reviews. The most stupid heroine I have ever read about.
January 20, 2013
Ilona is in love with her boss, Drake Warren, who thinks of her in the worst ways. He fires her, only to show up at her doorstep & trying to help her with employment problems, & Drake finds him falling for the girl that he fired. I thought this book was very good, I definitely liked the setting & how Drake & Ilona always seemed to be quarreling, it was quite entertaining. This is the second time I've read this book, I liked it so much the first time I went looking for it again at the library so that I could read it again. 5 STARS!!!! One of the best books.
pback-to-read
August 27, 2022Ilona only wished she could forget him
Drake Warrick was an attractive, dynamic man. He was also a perfectionist--and Ilona s' boss. So when her work did not measure up to his high standards, he fired her.
But he was still present in her life, thinking the worst of her, prompted by the lies of a vindictive co-worker. Ilona could no more change Drake's opinions than she could stop loving him.
And it hurt her deeply to have him toy with her, use her as a substitute for Diane, the woman he really loved
Drake Warrick was an attractive, dynamic man. He was also a perfectionist--and Ilona s' boss. So when her work did not measure up to his high standards, he fired her.
But he was still present in her life, thinking the worst of her, prompted by the lies of a vindictive co-worker. Ilona could no more change Drake's opinions than she could stop loving him.
And it hurt her deeply to have him toy with her, use her as a substitute for Diane, the woman he really loved
March 14, 2015
قرأتها مترجمة بإسم ( سيدة نفسها)
December 30, 2015
Muy mala, el protagonista con una facilidad la amenaza de que la va a golpear o la lastima y ella sigue enamorada y lo idolatra.
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