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Business exec Joshua Falcon is used to getting his way in the boardroom—and in the bedroom. And when he meets gorgeous Jessie Adams at a party, he wants her. Now. Naked in his four-poster. Together the two of them could have a hot sexual affair—with no commitments.
She's his for the taking...
That suits Jessie to a T. Long nights of incredible sex. No ties. All she wants is a baby by the man she's always secretly hungered for...and then she's moving on. Except Jessie and Joshua share a surprising past. One that's about to take them where they never ever expected to go...
She's his for the taking...
That suits Jessie to a T. Long nights of incredible sex. No ties. All she wants is a baby by the man she's always secretly hungered for...and then she's moving on. Except Jessie and Joshua share a surprising past. One that's about to take them where they never ever expected to go...
256 pages, Paperback
First published July 25, 2002
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Cherry Adair
77 books1,468 followersAlways an adventurer in life as well as writing, New York Times best-selling author Cherry Adair moved halfway across the globe from Cape Town, South Africa to the United States in her early years to become a interior designer. Now a resident of the Pacific Northwest she shares the award- winning adventures of her fictional T-FLAC counter terrorism operatives with her readers.
Cherry settled in beautiful San Francisco, where she started what eventually became a thriving interior design business. "I loved being a designer because it was varied and creative, and I enjoyed working with the public." A voracious reader when she was able to carve out the time, Cherry found her brain crowded with characters and stories of her own. "Eventually," she says, "the stories demanded to be told."
When asked why she chooses to write romantic action adventure, she says, "Who says you can’t have adventure and a great love life? Of course if you’re talking about an adventurous love life, that’s another thing altogether. I write romantic suspense coupled heart-pounding adventure because I like to entertain, and nothing keeps readers happier than a rollercoaster read, followed by a happy ending."
Popular on the workshop circuit, Cherry gives lively classes on writing and the writing life. Pulling no punches when asked how to become a published writer, Cherry insists, "Sit your butt in the chair and write. There's no magic to it. Writing is hard work. It isn't for sissies or whiners."
Cherry loves to spend time at home. A corner desk keeps her focused on writing, but the windows behind her, with a panoramic view of the front gardens, are always calling her to come outside and play. Her office has nine-foot ceilings, a fireplace, a television and built-in bookcases that will house approximately 3,500 paperback books.
"What can I say? My keeper shelf has been breeding in the middle of the night, rather like drycleaners' wire clothes hangers.”
Cherry settled in beautiful San Francisco, where she started what eventually became a thriving interior design business. "I loved being a designer because it was varied and creative, and I enjoyed working with the public." A voracious reader when she was able to carve out the time, Cherry found her brain crowded with characters and stories of her own. "Eventually," she says, "the stories demanded to be told."
When asked why she chooses to write romantic action adventure, she says, "Who says you can’t have adventure and a great love life? Of course if you’re talking about an adventurous love life, that’s another thing altogether. I write romantic suspense coupled heart-pounding adventure because I like to entertain, and nothing keeps readers happier than a rollercoaster read, followed by a happy ending."
Popular on the workshop circuit, Cherry gives lively classes on writing and the writing life. Pulling no punches when asked how to become a published writer, Cherry insists, "Sit your butt in the chair and write. There's no magic to it. Writing is hard work. It isn't for sissies or whiners."
Cherry loves to spend time at home. A corner desk keeps her focused on writing, but the windows behind her, with a panoramic view of the front gardens, are always calling her to come outside and play. Her office has nine-foot ceilings, a fireplace, a television and built-in bookcases that will house approximately 3,500 paperback books.
"What can I say? My keeper shelf has been breeding in the middle of the night, rather like drycleaners' wire clothes hangers.”
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dnf
August 11, 2018they were married, I DON'T care if it was consummated or not.
He didn't even bother divorcing his wife when getting a new mistress.
So no, that's cheating.
He didn't even bother divorcing his wife when getting a new mistress.
So no, that's cheating.
March 18, 2011
3.5 stars. I’m not much a “Blaze” reader, but this one was pretty much like a Harlequin Presents with a whole lot more sex; the sophisticated, sexually aggressive heroine is even a virgin. Ah, good old Harlequin.
Seven years previously, a young, lonely, Jessie quickly married a stranger, to help him with a business deal. She was powerfully attracted to Joshua, but he didn’t even learn her real name and never saw her again. Now Jessie wants a baby and she wants it born in wedlock. So she sets out to seduce the husband who has no idea who she is, trying to protect her heart by only seeing him long enough to conceive. Of course it doesn’t work out that way.
This is fairly standard category fare, with a cold, mistrustful tycoon hero and a spirited heroine who makes him love and trust against his will. It was sometimes touching and enjoyably angsty, enough so I could forgive both characters for less than stellar behavior. I confess, I wouldn't have minded losing some of the sex for more drama or plot.
Seven years previously, a young, lonely, Jessie quickly married a stranger, to help him with a business deal. She was powerfully attracted to Joshua, but he didn’t even learn her real name and never saw her again. Now Jessie wants a baby and she wants it born in wedlock. So she sets out to seduce the husband who has no idea who she is, trying to protect her heart by only seeing him long enough to conceive. Of course it doesn’t work out that way.
This is fairly standard category fare, with a cold, mistrustful tycoon hero and a spirited heroine who makes him love and trust against his will. It was sometimes touching and enjoyably angsty, enough so I could forgive both characters for less than stellar behavior. I confess, I wouldn't have minded losing some of the sex for more drama or plot.
abgebrochen
November 7, 2021Bei 40% abgebrochen. Für mich hatte das Buch zu viel Glitzer-Reichtum-Flair und auch die körperliche Annäherung kam für mich zu früh. Ansonsten definitiv heiß und unterhaltsam.
June 27, 2010
OK, so it had some believability issues. But I enjoyed it in spite of them. It is set in romancelandia after all.
March 24, 2011
This was a 3.5 star book. Considering the conditions, it had lots of potential.
A marriage of convenience between the H/h, a 7 year separation, a heroine who wants a legitimate baby, a case of [purposely] mistaken identity, a drawn out seduction and non-consummating lust, followed by absolutely ridiculously hot love scenes, a cold-hearted hero warming up,some angst and finally a HEA.
It fails in only one way - flow. I've heard great things about Ms. Adair, but this is my first book by her, so this may just be her style. Basically, the scenes were choppy and difficult to see the love affair unfold. I mean, it did happen, and it was easy to see the changes, but it was not smooth. Ms. Adair included some scenes about them gambling together, which I can only deduce that it shows their difference in status, but otherwise, it had no point.
Honestly, its difficult to pinpoint the failings of this book, because there wasn't anything obviously wrong - it just didn't have...enough? It didn't make me fall in love with Joshua, and Jessie was great in the beginning, but became...drab as there was no further character development.
I liked the circumstances in this book, where the heroine is the one who lies to get what she wants, a baby. She legally marries for convenience (his) when she was 21, but now she wants a baby with her husband. What starts of mercenary becomes more emotional and true with time. But, Ms. Adair makes Jessie an adrenaline junkie, trying to add dimension, which kinda falls flat.
You would think that when one marries, one would notice the name of the person you marry, but the hero fails to (and the explanation why actually makes sense). Joshua is this rich guy who marries Jessie to keep his share of the company he had worked so hard to keep. He wasn't bad usually, but he kinda creeped me out when he used terminology from a 100 years ago. Unless he reads HR, I don't know how else he would enough to use in casual allusion.
Overall, Ms. Adair sets up a great stage for a sweet, sexy love story, but it lacked flow and a special umph, making it merely an ok read.
A marriage of convenience between the H/h, a 7 year separation, a heroine who wants a legitimate baby, a case of [purposely] mistaken identity, a drawn out seduction and non-consummating lust, followed by absolutely ridiculously hot love scenes, a cold-hearted hero warming up,some angst and finally a HEA.
It fails in only one way - flow. I've heard great things about Ms. Adair, but this is my first book by her, so this may just be her style. Basically, the scenes were choppy and difficult to see the love affair unfold. I mean, it did happen, and it was easy to see the changes, but it was not smooth. Ms. Adair included some scenes about them gambling together, which I can only deduce that it shows their difference in status, but otherwise, it had no point.
Honestly, its difficult to pinpoint the failings of this book, because there wasn't anything obviously wrong - it just didn't have...enough? It didn't make me fall in love with Joshua, and Jessie was great in the beginning, but became...drab as there was no further character development.
I liked the circumstances in this book, where the heroine is the one who lies to get what she wants, a baby. She legally marries for convenience (his) when she was 21, but now she wants a baby with her husband. What starts of mercenary becomes more emotional and true with time. But, Ms. Adair makes Jessie an adrenaline junkie, trying to add dimension, which kinda falls flat.
You would think that when one marries, one would notice the name of the person you marry, but the hero fails to (and the explanation why actually makes sense). Joshua is this rich guy who marries Jessie to keep his share of the company he had worked so hard to keep. He wasn't bad usually, but he kinda creeped me out when he used terminology from a 100 years ago. Unless he reads HR, I don't know how else he would enough to use in casual allusion.
Overall, Ms. Adair sets up a great stage for a sweet, sexy love story, but it lacked flow and a special umph, making it merely an ok read.
August 29, 2023
"Nimm mich!" ist ein Einzelband, der erstmals im Jahr 2002 auf Englisch veröffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um einen erotischen Liebesroman, was ja schon der Klappentext verrät. Für mich war dieser Roman eine nette Unterhaltung für zwischendurch. Den Schreibstil von Cherry Adair mag ich, die Geschichte ist mir teilweise aber zu vorhersehbar und auch etwas zu klischeehaft.
Was mir während des Lesens aufgefallen ist: Das Buch erinnert etwas an "Shades of Grey". Da ich Letzteres erst vor Kurzem gelesen habe fallen mir kleine Parallelen auf. Diese können natürlich auch nur Zufall sein, mir kommt es aber so vor. Vielleicht hat die Autorin ja selbst irgendwann einmal Cherry Adairs Buch gelesen. "Nimm mich" gibt es ja immerhin schon viel länger.
Die Hauptprotagonistin Jessie ist mir nicht besonders sympathisch. Ich weiß nicht genau, warum das so ist. Ich kann mich nicht in sie hineinversetzen. Allgemein gesehen finde ich die Geschichte überhaupt nicht besonders realistisch, was sie natürlich auch nicht sein soll, immerhin ist es ein Liebesroman. Die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Jessie und Joshua ist gut geschrieben, trotzdem hat mich dieses Buch nicht wirklich überzeugt. Das Thema der Geschichte ist ja auch nicht neu, der Roman erinnert mich irgendwie an den Film "Pretty Woman".
Trotz alledem ist dieses Buch unterhaltsam, romantisch und der Erzählstil mit einem gewissen Wortwitz gepaart. Es liest sich flüssig - ich hatte es in wenigen Stunden ausgelesen. Für dieses kurzweilige Vergnügen vergebe ich 3 Sterne.
Was mir während des Lesens aufgefallen ist: Das Buch erinnert etwas an "Shades of Grey". Da ich Letzteres erst vor Kurzem gelesen habe fallen mir kleine Parallelen auf. Diese können natürlich auch nur Zufall sein, mir kommt es aber so vor. Vielleicht hat die Autorin ja selbst irgendwann einmal Cherry Adairs Buch gelesen. "Nimm mich" gibt es ja immerhin schon viel länger.
Die Hauptprotagonistin Jessie ist mir nicht besonders sympathisch. Ich weiß nicht genau, warum das so ist. Ich kann mich nicht in sie hineinversetzen. Allgemein gesehen finde ich die Geschichte überhaupt nicht besonders realistisch, was sie natürlich auch nicht sein soll, immerhin ist es ein Liebesroman. Die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Jessie und Joshua ist gut geschrieben, trotzdem hat mich dieses Buch nicht wirklich überzeugt. Das Thema der Geschichte ist ja auch nicht neu, der Roman erinnert mich irgendwie an den Film "Pretty Woman".
Trotz alledem ist dieses Buch unterhaltsam, romantisch und der Erzählstil mit einem gewissen Wortwitz gepaart. Es liest sich flüssig - ich hatte es in wenigen Stunden ausgelesen. Für dieses kurzweilige Vergnügen vergebe ich 3 Sterne.
May 30, 2013
* 3.5 may contain spoilers***
An enjoyable read, however the plot has been somewhat used and reused and then used again.
A few things thrown in are just a tad bit unrealistic. No one, and i don't care how desperate they are, is going to ask for a speedy marriage to a complete stranger to get more control over a business. if it's just a business arrangement; this "speedy arrangement" (hell your a businessman), find a businesswoman and sign a darn contract that way. ( there's another one that i'll be mum about,)
Anyone that goes into a relationship should expect to be involved in someway. feelings and emotions are bound to spark up no matter the enticement and benefits of the relationship, and no matter how long (10-12 months come on).
This was a good book, i really did enjoy it, it was mostly light. i did like how the main characters came together and it showed how they became emotional involved and slowly attracted to each other on a different level. "Jessie" has shown to be one incredibly understanding person, and Mr. moneybags has more hang ups then the poor, poorgirl.
I smiled, chuckled and got something in my eye. anyway i did not like how rushed the ending was and how he suddenly "got" over it and knew what he wanted ( between you and me , personally i would have made him pay for that last comment, and if you've read this, or decide to , you'll understand ;)
An enjoyable read, however the plot has been somewhat used and reused and then used again.
A few things thrown in are just a tad bit unrealistic. No one, and i don't care how desperate they are, is going to ask for a speedy marriage to a complete stranger to get more control over a business. if it's just a business arrangement; this "speedy arrangement" (hell your a businessman), find a businesswoman and sign a darn contract that way. ( there's another one that i'll be mum about,)
Anyone that goes into a relationship should expect to be involved in someway. feelings and emotions are bound to spark up no matter the enticement and benefits of the relationship, and no matter how long (10-12 months come on).
This was a good book, i really did enjoy it, it was mostly light. i did like how the main characters came together and it showed how they became emotional involved and slowly attracted to each other on a different level. "Jessie" has shown to be one incredibly understanding person, and Mr. moneybags has more hang ups then the poor, poorgirl.
I smiled, chuckled and got something in my eye. anyway i did not like how rushed the ending was and how he suddenly "got" over it and knew what he wanted ( between you and me , personally i would have made him pay for that last comment, and if you've read this, or decide to , you'll understand ;)
February 4, 2016
Seems a popular choice. 3.5 stars. Not worth 4, but better than 3. Also agree with other comments, more of a Harlequin Presents than Blaze - possibly due to the publish date of 2002. I think the Kindle release was much later and probably gained a new audience.
Hero (Joshua) is a "poor little rich boy" who marries to gain control of a family company from his uncle. The only available bride is a waitress with name-tag "Vera" from a greasy spoon in the middle of nowhere. They enter into a marriage of convenience for which he promises to give "Vera" anything she wants in return - one day.
Seven years later, a now polished Jessie (Vera) wants to have a baby, so she contrives to meet Joshua, at a party hosted by his uncle, with plans to seduce him so she could have this baby while married. What she didn't plan on, was falling for Joshua.
I liked this book but it was a bit long, probably 20-30% longer than a regular M&B.
Hero (Joshua) is a "poor little rich boy" who marries to gain control of a family company from his uncle. The only available bride is a waitress with name-tag "Vera" from a greasy spoon in the middle of nowhere. They enter into a marriage of convenience for which he promises to give "Vera" anything she wants in return - one day.
Seven years later, a now polished Jessie (Vera) wants to have a baby, so she contrives to meet Joshua, at a party hosted by his uncle, with plans to seduce him so she could have this baby while married. What she didn't plan on, was falling for Joshua.
I liked this book but it was a bit long, probably 20-30% longer than a regular M&B.
March 5, 2012
Enjoyed this book both times I have read it. I really felt the pull-push of these characters and all they go through. Had good balance of things happening or going a certain way I didn't expect which kept it fresh and interesting. There is a certain "charged" feeling in this one that really adds to it.
November 11, 2011
Almost 4 stars. It was pretty decent, and I was emotionally invested in the characters. I agree with another reviewer who said this was HP-like even though under the Blaze title. Mostly I felt like it was a little too long and I wasn't sure what the point of all the scenes were. But still a decent read.
April 12, 2023
Non conosco le leggi americane ma trovo un po' assurdo che un tizio propone a una sconosciuta di sposarlo convinto che si chiami in un modo ma in realtà ha un altro nome e dopo 7 anni continua a ignorarlo. L'officiante per sposarli l'avrà chiamata con il vero nome?
Non ha nemmeno senso sposare una perfetta sconosciuta senza riflettere sul fatto che possa essere una delinquente o una svitata. Per non parlare del fatto, che i giornalisti interessati al protagonista non hanno mai cercato di scoprire chi fosse la moglie...
Per il resto, è una storiella piccante ma, secondo me, andava gestita in maniera diversa.
Praticamente un tizio ricco sposa una cameriera di un bar per avere il controllo della società che ha sempre gestito. Lei accetta in cambio di denaro e un favore. Passano 7 anni, lei è diventata un'arredatrice d'interni brava e ha deciso che il favore sarà quello di avere un figlio da lui. Fin qui tutto bene. Il problema è che non rivelerà all'uomo la sua identità e cercherà di restare incinta senza dirglielo. Non ha senso, visto che la protagonista poteva far leva sul favore. Inoltre, son si parla mai di una possibile frode (si sono sposati togliendo la possibilità a un altro di gestire la società del protagonista).
Non ha nemmeno senso sposare una perfetta sconosciuta senza riflettere sul fatto che possa essere una delinquente o una svitata. Per non parlare del fatto, che i giornalisti interessati al protagonista non hanno mai cercato di scoprire chi fosse la moglie...
Per il resto, è una storiella piccante ma, secondo me, andava gestita in maniera diversa.
Praticamente un tizio ricco sposa una cameriera di un bar per avere il controllo della società che ha sempre gestito. Lei accetta in cambio di denaro e un favore. Passano 7 anni, lei è diventata un'arredatrice d'interni brava e ha deciso che il favore sarà quello di avere un figlio da lui. Fin qui tutto bene. Il problema è che non rivelerà all'uomo la sua identità e cercherà di restare incinta senza dirglielo. Non ha senso, visto che la protagonista poteva far leva sul favore. Inoltre, son si parla mai di una possibile frode (si sono sposati togliendo la possibilità a un altro di gestire la società del protagonista).
October 26, 2017
Didn't care much for the beginning. It was kind of boring. Later the book took a better turn. Quite enjoyable.
May 12, 2022
Ein bisschen verwirrend
May 25, 2022
DNF. Just not good at all. Poorly written, completely unbelievable, and the heroine is a pathetic doormat with body betraying syndrome.
January 27, 2018
An entertaining, heartwarming romance read. If you're in the mood for a quick, steamy romance read, then this one is a good choice for a mindless few hours.
January 30, 2023
I wanted to not like this book. Like, when I first started reading it, I was like, "This is going to be so dumb. I can't believe this plot." By the end, I'm like, "THIS IS SO GREAT." Why? I have no idea. It's not a great book. There's a huge, glaring plot hole waving in your face the whole time you're reading. Yet, I liked it. There was just enough drama that I wanted to keep reading. I was enthralled. Again, I don't know why. This is not a very good book. But I liked it. *shrugs*
We have a rich man who needs to marry someone quickly because...reasons. So he marries a waitress at a diner, promising her she'll never have to want again. Seven years later, the only thing she wants is, "ALL THE SHE WANTS IS ANOTHER BABY. SHE'S GONE TOMORROW." Sorry. I just couldn't help myself. So, she wants a baby. He'll pay for invitro with someone else's sperm. She wants his baby batter. So she (after a big ol' glow up) goes to him as "Jessie" (her real name; he thinks her name is "Vera" which was the incorrect name tag on her at the diner), and ends up in this one year contract to be his mistress. He has no idea who she is. Apparently that glow up was pretty big. He also hasn't seen his real wife since they got married that day, so there's that. So she's trying to get pregnant. He just wants to bang. But they end up falling for each other. Oh, but too bad Jessie is in too deep.
I just need to know how Joshua doesn't know what his wife's name is, considering it would have been written on the marriage license. The Justice of the Peace would have said it out loud when they got married. It would be on all official documents from her an his lawyers. Like...HOW? Just, just...close your eyes and forget about that. lol
Plot holes. But I still had fun reading it.
We have a rich man who needs to marry someone quickly because...reasons. So he marries a waitress at a diner, promising her she'll never have to want again. Seven years later, the only thing she wants is, "ALL THE SHE WANTS IS ANOTHER BABY. SHE'S GONE TOMORROW." Sorry. I just couldn't help myself. So, she wants a baby. He'll pay for invitro with someone else's sperm. She wants his baby batter. So she (after a big ol' glow up) goes to him as "Jessie" (her real name; he thinks her name is "Vera" which was the incorrect name tag on her at the diner), and ends up in this one year contract to be his mistress. He has no idea who she is. Apparently that glow up was pretty big. He also hasn't seen his real wife since they got married that day, so there's that. So she's trying to get pregnant. He just wants to bang. But they end up falling for each other. Oh, but too bad Jessie is in too deep.
I just need to know how Joshua doesn't know what his wife's name is, considering it would have been written on the marriage license. The Justice of the Peace would have said it out loud when they got married. It would be on all official documents from her an his lawyers. Like...HOW? Just, just...close your eyes and forget about that. lol
Plot holes. But I still had fun reading it.
February 9, 2012
Güzel bir kitaptı. Özellikle karakterlere bayıldım. Sanki bu aşkı onlarla yaşıyormuşum gibi hissettiğim anlar oldu. Jesse gerçekten de çok saf bir kızdı ve bütün suçu üzerine almakta çok meraklıydı. Kitabın başında biraz boşluklar olduğunu düşünüyorum. Yarım kalmış ve sonra başka sahnelere atlanmış gibiydi bu bende karakterlerle bağlanamama gibi bir nedene sebep oldu.Ama bir süre sonra bu sorun ortadan kalktı.
Bu bir yıllık sürenin son zamanları gerçekten çok uzun bir şekilde anlatılmıştı. Biraz sıkıcıydı. Sonu ise çok güzeldi. Kızın bebek sevdası ilk başta kendini "sadece bebek için" diye ikna etmesi saçma geldi ama kitabın ilerleyen sayfalarında en sonunda benim zırhlı şövalyemsin diyerek aslında aşık olduğunu kabul etmesiyle daha inanılır bir ritim buldu.
Kızız biraz Mal Aşık Sendromu içerisinde gördüm. Adam onu kapı dışarı ettikten sonra hala umudunu kaybetmeyerek ona hediyeler verme vs.
Adama resmen beni geri al diye yalvardı. Tabi kitapta sırların gün yüzüne çıktığı bölümde burası oldu.
Joshua iş yüzünden hemen evlenmek zorundadır ve bir garson olan Jesseye para karşılığı ve kağıtta kalmak üzere bir anlaşma sunar. Jesse bu anlaşmayı kabul eder. Yedi yıl sonra Jesse çocuk sevdası ile kendisi ile evli olduğu bile bilmeyen Joshua ile bir yıl için metresi olmak için bir tane daha anlaşma imzalar ve işler ikisi içinde beklendiği gibi gitmez.
Bu bir yıllık sürenin son zamanları gerçekten çok uzun bir şekilde anlatılmıştı. Biraz sıkıcıydı. Sonu ise çok güzeldi. Kızın bebek sevdası ilk başta kendini "sadece bebek için" diye ikna etmesi saçma geldi ama kitabın ilerleyen sayfalarında en sonunda benim zırhlı şövalyemsin diyerek aslında aşık olduğunu kabul etmesiyle daha inanılır bir ritim buldu.
Kızız biraz Mal Aşık Sendromu içerisinde gördüm. Adam onu kapı dışarı ettikten sonra hala umudunu kaybetmeyerek ona hediyeler verme vs.
Adama resmen beni geri al diye yalvardı. Tabi kitapta sırların gün yüzüne çıktığı bölümde burası oldu.
Joshua iş yüzünden hemen evlenmek zorundadır ve bir garson olan Jesseye para karşılığı ve kağıtta kalmak üzere bir anlaşma sunar. Jesse bu anlaşmayı kabul eder. Yedi yıl sonra Jesse çocuk sevdası ile kendisi ile evli olduğu bile bilmeyen Joshua ile bir yıl için metresi olmak için bir tane daha anlaşma imzalar ve işler ikisi içinde beklendiği gibi gitmez.
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February 28, 2022You have to suspend your disbelief for this one in the premise and story, but I enjoy Cherry Adair's dialogue and style so I rolled with it. You'll like it if you like the author's other works and enjoy more sex scenes (this is a Blaze).
April 5, 2008
WHEW! Colleen sure knows her steamy books! This was the first I've read by Cherry Adair and you can be sure I'll be getting more. You just have to love the leading lady, and though the hero seems to be pretty unredeemable in the beginning, he thaws enough to make you start to care pretty soon. The intimate scenes ... very well written and the chemistry was palpable. The only think that kept it from being worth 5 stars (to me) was, I would have LOVED some more time after the climactic HEA moment in the last 3 or 4 pages. There's no way you could have too much of something this good!
October 16, 2010
Two steps to get the most out of this book: 1) Suspend disbelief. 2) Enjoy the heat!
May 20, 2011
Keeps your attention all the way to the end.
December 7, 2010
I remember reading this book several years ago, and it was good then and good now.
January 17, 2011
Don't worry about realism and you'll enjoy it.
June 2, 2014
Beautiful! Gorgeous and cold blood man, hot and sexy lady.
Troubled past, for both.
A book about love, hope and forgiveness.
I enjoyed it.
Troubled past, for both.
A book about love, hope and forgiveness.
I enjoyed it.
January 26, 2015
AMAZING - LOVE THIS BOOK!
March 16, 2018
Oh, gosh, come on, this is dumb even for a Harlequin category romance. I would manage to suspend my disbelief for each new WTF moment, only for another one to come along. The hero and heroine get married... for convenience! They never see each other again! The hero never bothers to learn the heroine's legal name! The heroine wants to have a baby! She only wants to have the hero's baby! She sets herself up to meet the hero and he falls instantly in lust with her! They flirt and date for a bit! The hero insists that she sign a one-year "mistress contract" which has the most ridiculous clauses I've ever heard of! She indignantly refuses! But she's ovulating and she wants his baby so she signs it anyway! They begin to fall in love, interspersed with him making ridiculous demands (she always has to leave his house at 3 AM, he keeps trying to give her expensive presents she doesn't want)! She feels bad about tricking him into pregnancy so she starts using birth control but only when she remembers which isn't often because she's basically as dumb as a pile of rocks! They go on a variety of trips together! The hero's uncle and lawyer have been extorting money from him, claiming that it's his wife demanding the money, but then they've just been investing it for her in case her pregnancy scheme (which they know about) doesn't work out! The hero and heroine begin to fall in love! An ex-girlfriend says she's pregnant but the hero doesn't believe her! The heroine gets pregnant! The hero tells her he had a vasectomy so it can't be his! The heroine storms off! The hero's servants are mad because they all adored her (despite not interacting with her basically at all during the course of the novel)! The heroine sends him a cashier's check for all the money his uncle extorted! She also gets him a toy train! He realizes he looooooves her! He learns that she actually is his wife! Hurray, happy ending!
The whole thing reads kind of like a twelve-year-old's idea of how a billionaire romance would work. Maybe a ten-year-old, actually; with the Internet, tweenagers these days are surprisingly sophisticated. I just spent a lot of time going "What, really?"
The whole thing reads kind of like a twelve-year-old's idea of how a billionaire romance would work. Maybe a ten-year-old, actually; with the Internet, tweenagers these days are surprisingly sophisticated. I just spent a lot of time going "What, really?"
February 15, 2019
I actually forgot to finish this book! Preggy brains...
Anyway once I got over the ick factor that he married her in a marriage of convenience, without even bothering to find out her actual name, then abandon her, and live life like a bachelor with a string of mistresses... Nope I cannot get over it.
SPOILERS
This was worse when he revealed he'd had vasectomy after his THIRD mistress attempted to trap him with a paternity suit... gosh!
So much deception on her part too... otherwise I did enjoy bits of the stories especially the presents she got him near the end. Both had sad childhoods, only difference being he'd had money and at least servants to look after him physically.
Anyway once I got over the ick factor that he married her in a marriage of convenience, without even bothering to find out her actual name, then abandon her, and live life like a bachelor with a string of mistresses... Nope I cannot get over it.
SPOILERS
This was worse when he revealed he'd had vasectomy after his THIRD mistress attempted to trap him with a paternity suit... gosh!
So much deception on her part too... otherwise I did enjoy bits of the stories especially the presents she got him near the end. Both had sad childhoods, only difference being he'd had money and at least servants to look after him physically.
July 27, 2020
So my good reads list has gotten way out of hand. I’m now working backwards reading the books that have been in the list the longest. This is book #2 of reverse order 🙃. I love Cherry Adair’s writing, this book was printed in 2002, it took me a minute to realize that. I kept wondering why he wouldn’t just call her cell. Then I looked at the print date and was like ohhh. I really loved this book, Jessie just wanted love and to love in return. My feelings for Joshua took longer to form. He truly was an ass in the beans some of the end, but I came around and everyone lived happily ever after.
March 10, 2024
Eine wunderschöne denoch spannende Liebesgeschichte FSK 18. Das Buch liest sich angenehm, man kann sich sowohl in Jessie als auch in Joshua rein versetzen. Man fühlt mit den Protagonisten so gut ist dieses Werk geschrieben. Das Ende rührte mich zu Tränen da es so wahr ist. Als Joshua zu Jessie sagt:"Ich habe fast zu spät bemerkt, dass du mir das gegeben hast, wonach du dich selbst ein Leben lang gesehnt hast. Zärtlichkeit, Vertrauen und bedingungslose Liebe ". Ich bin gespannt auf die nächsten zwei Bücher 📚
April 12, 2024
I liked premise and the beginning. Then when they met again I was a little bit disappointed since instant love/lust isn't my thing. But then it became better again and their relations were evolving as story progress. It was pretty enjoyable reading overall for me.
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