Bound for Marandoo

by Kerry Allyne

Jade was puzzled by Tory McGrath's completely hostile attitude. After all, today was the first time she'd ever met him.

"You may consider it a joke or a game, Miss Pascoe," Tory said grimly, "but I heard you at the hotel last night, and let me tell you I don't consider gold-digging little hussies a joke!"

Jade felt her own temper rising. The remark he must have overheard had been said purely in fun. Gold-digging hussy indeed! She would show Tory McGrath!

Genres: Harlequin, Romance, Harlequin Romance

Paperback

First published April 1, 1977

About the author

Kerry Allyne was born in England, UK. Her early childhood was uneventful, she remembered, until her father came home one day and began talking about emigrating to Australia. When they eventually arrived in Australia, Kerry took to her new land with a passion. During the family's first years "down under," she explored as much of the country as she could, journeying northward into Queensland and out onto the Great Barrier Reef, and sometimes south through New South Wales into Victoria. As a adult she returned to England for a short time. A long working holiday enabled her to travel the world before returning to Australia where she met her engineer husband-to-be, and they had a couple of children. The family eventually moved to a rural area and she started to write. She used the people and countryside as inspiration for her romances. She was published by Mills & Boon from 1976 to 1994.

Reviews

[StMargarets · Rating 3 out of 5]

Old school romance with the hero getting the wrong idea about the heroine based on one overhead comment. This doesn’t stop him from hiring the heroine as a companion/ secretary for his grandmother at his Outback station called Marandoo.

Heroine is a fiery redhead who wants to prove to the hero that she’s not a golddigger looking for a wealthy husband. She also wants to find out more about her ancestor who worked as an indentured servant at Marandoo before he drowned in the nearby rapids.

Heroine almost drowns in the same rapids. (Saved by the hero, of course.) She also has to fend off a rich, rapey guest of the hero’s and put up with the OW’s insults about her thieving ancestor. But her job is easy. After one rough afternoon of typing for the hero, she spends the rest of her time hanging out with the approving grandmother.

There’s really no new ground here, but I loved it. The pace was quick. Heroine had some personality. Hero was obviously fighting his feelings. And the 70’s fashions were a hoot. Sunflowers with spaghetti straps or green leaves on white polyester with a square neckline - your pick.

For lovers of vintage romance.

[Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~* · Rating 2 out of 5]

Heroine is a feisty Redhead??
Hate that.
Books that portray a picture of the couple on the front, and inside they are described totally different!
Biggest peeve with me!
Only reason I kept reading was because the story/plot was good for the time period it was written.
And..I liked this author back in the day.

[Reshmi · Rating 4 out of 5]

the H was very suspicious of heroines motive of coming to his place. he thought of her as a gold digger in search of a rich husband. she was indeed a nice girl who wouldn't hesitated to give him back what she got. their interactions were very humorous. a very nice read in total.

[Last Chance Saloon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Kerry Allyne book with a fabulous heroine, a hot hero, a misunderstanding and a super ending. No real OM nor OW either.
5 stars

[Dina Cavanaugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Back down memory lane

Read this as a teenager and am delighted that Kindle has these titles available! Kerry Allyne was one of my favorite Harlequin Romance authors growing up. The story is very innocent by today's standards (no premarital sex), but I enjoyed re-reading this after four decades.

[Andi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I refuse to believe someone so ‘feisty’ as the h would passively allow the H to threaten her with spanking and be physically violent, never calling out his unacceptable behaviour as her employer. It rather turned me off the H, who right up to the end talks in (awful and dated) terms of the h needing to be ‘branded’ and taken in hand. Overall meh.

[Dena Hays · Rating 5 out of 5]

08/20/2009

[Kerry Allyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

The McGraths and the Pascoes had shared an unsavoury past; will the actions of their ancestors destroy the love of their descendents?

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[Diamond]

أجراس الشمس- كيري آلاين