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Rainbow Magic
Taryn scoffed at the village theory. How could a special rainbow bring about a change in one's life? But when she saw it, she couldn't help her growing excitement.
Her meeting with Luke Major immediately afterward was a distinct letdown...and a shock.
Luke was an exact replica of Taryn's ex-fiance. And Taryn could do without the kind of changes he had made in her life!
Her meeting with Luke Major immediately afterward was a distinct letdown...and a shock.
Luke was an exact replica of Taryn's ex-fiance. And Taryn could do without the kind of changes he had made in her life!
- GenresHarlequin Romance
Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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Margaret Mayo
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For Children's writer see Margaret Mayo
Jessica R. Mayo was born on February 7, 1936 in Staffordshire, England, and has remained within the county all of her life. It was never her ambition to become a writer, although she always loved reading, even to the extent of reading comics out loud to her twin brother when she was eight years old. In fact her only writing experience was in letters to various pen pals around the world. She unfortunately lost touch with them now and often wonders whether any of them have ever discovered that her chatty letters were the forerunner to her writing career.
She left school to become a secretary, taking a break to have her two children, Adrian and Tina. Once they were at school she started back to work and planned to further her career by becoming a bi-lingual secretary. Unfortunately she couldn't speak any languages other than her native English, so she began evening classes. It was at this time that she got the idea for a romantic short story - to this day she doesn't know where the idea came from or why, but she thanks her lucky stars because it kick-started her career. Margaret, and her mother before her, had always read Mills & Boon romances, and to actually be writing one excited her beyond measure.
'My life began at forty' is another one of her favourite sayings - because that is when her first book was published - two and a half years after she first set pen to paper (that first book was written long before she felt confident enough to send it off).Having those books accepted was the happiest and most exciting day of her life. She waltzed her husband around the room and their two children thought they'd gone mad, until they were told the good news.
Her first two submitted novels were accepted simultaneously, and now she has over sixty-five to her credit. When she looks at them lined up on her bookshelf she wonders how she has managed to write all those millions of words. She is a hopeless romantic who loves writing. She falls in love with every one of her heroes and likes to boast about how many 'love affairs' she's had.
Margaret gets so immersed in her writing that one day - before she made writing her full-time career and did most of her writing at the office (!!) - her daughter phoned to ask whether she could come and meet her out of work. Margaret told her not to be silly because it was foggy. Her daughter said 'But it's sunny here.' And when Margaret looked out of the window the sun was shining. Her hero and heroine were lost out in a sea of fog!
Before she became a successful author Margaret was extremely shy and found it difficult to talk to strangers. For research purposes she forced herself to speak to people from all walks of life and now says her shyness has gone forever - to a certain degree. She is still happier pouring her thoughts out on paper.
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For Children's writer see Margaret Mayo
Jessica R. Mayo was born on February 7, 1936 in Staffordshire, England, and has remained within the county all of her life. It was never her ambition to become a writer, although she always loved reading, even to the extent of reading comics out loud to her twin brother when she was eight years old. In fact her only writing experience was in letters to various pen pals around the world. She unfortunately lost touch with them now and often wonders whether any of them have ever discovered that her chatty letters were the forerunner to her writing career.
She left school to become a secretary, taking a break to have her two children, Adrian and Tina. Once they were at school she started back to work and planned to further her career by becoming a bi-lingual secretary. Unfortunately she couldn't speak any languages other than her native English, so she began evening classes. It was at this time that she got the idea for a romantic short story - to this day she doesn't know where the idea came from or why, but she thanks her lucky stars because it kick-started her career. Margaret, and her mother before her, had always read Mills & Boon romances, and to actually be writing one excited her beyond measure.
'My life began at forty' is another one of her favourite sayings - because that is when her first book was published - two and a half years after she first set pen to paper (that first book was written long before she felt confident enough to send it off).Having those books accepted was the happiest and most exciting day of her life. She waltzed her husband around the room and their two children thought they'd gone mad, until they were told the good news.
Her first two submitted novels were accepted simultaneously, and now she has over sixty-five to her credit. When she looks at them lined up on her bookshelf she wonders how she has managed to write all those millions of words. She is a hopeless romantic who loves writing. She falls in love with every one of her heroes and likes to boast about how many 'love affairs' she's had.
Margaret gets so immersed in her writing that one day - before she made writing her full-time career and did most of her writing at the office (!!) - her daughter phoned to ask whether she could come and meet her out of work. Margaret told her not to be silly because it was foggy. Her daughter said 'But it's sunny here.' And when Margaret looked out of the window the sun was shining. Her hero and heroine were lost out in a sea of fog!
Before she became a successful author Margaret was extremely shy and found it difficult to talk to strangers. For research purposes she forced herself to speak to people from all walks of life and now says her shyness has gone forever - to a certain degree. She is still happier pouring her thoughts out on paper.
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January 3, 2022
Another difficult year where even people I know and love deeply have disappointed me with their decision making. At least one thing that never leaves me feeling despondent though is vintage Hqn/M&B cover art. Really is there another cover that so epitomizes the sublime weirdness of the art form than this one by the great Gerry Sevier? And doesn't she look made-up and ready to go out to a New Year's Eve party sporting those snazzy Tony Bennett earrings?
Book review to come where no doubt my rating will drop but until then all the stars!
01/03/22
I'm not changing my rating though the actual story is only worth 2 tepid stars. A nice hero and a heroine who starts off acting really mean to him because he looks exactly like the former fiancé who dumped her to marry another woman. She hates former fiancé yet she'll love him to the end of time—or next week—when she realizes that actually hero Luke is the man who's got it going on so now he's the one she'll love for ever and ever. Except by this time she's also certain Luke's married because he requests that Taryn, who's doing the interior design work for his new home, take special care with Mrs. Luke's bedroom and make sure those workmen add a connecting door to his room.
He's just indulging in a light flirtation as men do she thinks but rather than kicking him in the nuts, in fine 1970s fashion she imagines she's living in the Barbara Mandrell song (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right and it's all okay. Instead of just being a drip who needs to get a grip, Taryn's missing a moral compass as well. But the overt shallowness of the story actually works in it's favor, the people and their problems never feel genuine, meanwhile the ridiculousness piles up. It's very mildly fun.
Book review to come where no doubt my rating will drop but until then all the stars!
01/03/22
I'm not changing my rating though the actual story is only worth 2 tepid stars. A nice hero and a heroine who starts off acting really mean to him because he looks exactly like the former fiancé who dumped her to marry another woman. She hates former fiancé yet she'll love him to the end of time—or next week—when she realizes that actually hero Luke is the man who's got it going on so now he's the one she'll love for ever and ever. Except by this time she's also certain Luke's married because he requests that Taryn, who's doing the interior design work for his new home, take special care with Mrs. Luke's bedroom and make sure those workmen add a connecting door to his room.
He's just indulging in a light flirtation as men do she thinks but rather than kicking him in the nuts, in fine 1970s fashion she imagines she's living in the Barbara Mandrell song (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right and it's all okay. Instead of just being a drip who needs to get a grip, Taryn's missing a moral compass as well. But the overt shallowness of the story actually works in it's favor, the people and their problems never feel genuine, meanwhile the ridiculousness piles up. It's very mildly fun.
August 26, 2018
Yes, this book is pretty silly, and the h consistently makes the wrong choices. The H could have done better. But what really matters is the cover. I have no words to explain why it is both hilarious and disturbing, yet it is. It so, so is.
July 2, 2017
Decent enough read and an interesting storyline. The heroine is nursing a broken heart in her small village when she encounters the Hero. To her shock, he looks exactly like her ex fiancé who jilted her. At first she even suspects he is her ex pretending not to recognize her. I also found it amusing that she and her Granny were speculating that he was indeed her ex but maybe got amnesia.
So even though the Hero is nice and friendly to her, she can't help all the buried resentment she has for her ex which she takes out on the Hero. The Hero is obviously attracted to her but she can't help being rude to him. She does tell him about the resemblance and he does try to make her understand that he shouldn't be held responsible for the faults of another person. He is a truly decent Hero and treats her very tenderly. She also thinks he is married but that gets cleared up when she meets his mother. The Hero declares his love and proposes, but she is a bit unsure. She asks for some time, but the Hero suddenly resents her for it, since he doesn't want to wait and thinks she is still hook up on her ex. He gives her 3 weeks to think it over.
SPOILERS and WTF coincidences
Then suddenly her ex shows up. The lady he threw her over for, died and he wants her back! At first she tried to throw him out but when he looked so devastated over the loss of his new wife she tried to comfort him and while embracing him, the H shows up and sees them. He walks off in a rage. When she goes to explain to him, he refuses to believe her and wishes her all the best with the ex. As she is leaving she bumps into the mother and the mother tries to help her resolve it with the Hero. However in the discussion it comes out that her H is actually an adopted son and the mother knew he had a twin brother. She insists on meeting the ex. When they meet they are all shocked and surprised. The 2 men start talking and the heroine leaves them to it. She is still saddened and wishes that the H comes to her. Instead the next day it is the ex who comes to take her out. Since she is despondent, she goes with him anyway. She continues to see him daily, but makes it clear that she would never marry him even if the H does not take her back.
She decides to get a job in London and the ex gives her a ride since he is leaving for Italy anyway. After he drops her off, she is distracted, dwelling on her thoughts of the Hero, and gets into an accident. She spends a week or so at the hospital but insists they don't call her family. When she does go to the job, it has been given to someone else. She decides to go back home since she has no money but checks into a hotel first. At the Hotel she sees the H, it is his hotel, and he thinks she is hanging there to get another chance with him, since maybe the ex threw her over again. She tries to get away from the H, but since she has just been recently ill, she collapses. She finds herself on a couch and the H looking concerned for her. She explains that she never went with the ex and was depressed that the H did not believe her explanation. The H explains that after his initial anger abated, he tried to talk to her, but she was always out with the ex, so he thought she had made up her mind and decided to go with the ex. In fact, he thought she left to go with him to Italy. The H had no idea that she found a job in London. After which there are new declarations of love and HEA.
Lost a star because the H was such a sweetheart to her for most of the book and then becomes such a jerk when he doesn't believe her. Although in fairness the ex was playing them against each other. Also no resolution for the evil ex, who will soon be her brother in law.
So even though the Hero is nice and friendly to her, she can't help all the buried resentment she has for her ex which she takes out on the Hero. The Hero is obviously attracted to her but she can't help being rude to him. She does tell him about the resemblance and he does try to make her understand that he shouldn't be held responsible for the faults of another person. He is a truly decent Hero and treats her very tenderly. She also thinks he is married but that gets cleared up when she meets his mother. The Hero declares his love and proposes, but she is a bit unsure. She asks for some time, but the Hero suddenly resents her for it, since he doesn't want to wait and thinks she is still hook up on her ex. He gives her 3 weeks to think it over.
SPOILERS and WTF coincidences
Then suddenly her ex shows up. The lady he threw her over for, died and he wants her back! At first she tried to throw him out but when he looked so devastated over the loss of his new wife she tried to comfort him and while embracing him, the H shows up and sees them. He walks off in a rage. When she goes to explain to him, he refuses to believe her and wishes her all the best with the ex. As she is leaving she bumps into the mother and the mother tries to help her resolve it with the Hero. However in the discussion it comes out that her H is actually an adopted son and the mother knew he had a twin brother. She insists on meeting the ex. When they meet they are all shocked and surprised. The 2 men start talking and the heroine leaves them to it. She is still saddened and wishes that the H comes to her. Instead the next day it is the ex who comes to take her out. Since she is despondent, she goes with him anyway. She continues to see him daily, but makes it clear that she would never marry him even if the H does not take her back.
She decides to get a job in London and the ex gives her a ride since he is leaving for Italy anyway. After he drops her off, she is distracted, dwelling on her thoughts of the Hero, and gets into an accident. She spends a week or so at the hospital but insists they don't call her family. When she does go to the job, it has been given to someone else. She decides to go back home since she has no money but checks into a hotel first. At the Hotel she sees the H, it is his hotel, and he thinks she is hanging there to get another chance with him, since maybe the ex threw her over again. She tries to get away from the H, but since she has just been recently ill, she collapses. She finds herself on a couch and the H looking concerned for her. She explains that she never went with the ex and was depressed that the H did not believe her explanation. The H explains that after his initial anger abated, he tried to talk to her, but she was always out with the ex, so he thought she had made up her mind and decided to go with the ex. In fact, he thought she left to go with him to Italy. The H had no idea that she found a job in London. After which there are new declarations of love and HEA.
Lost a star because the H was such a sweetheart to her for most of the book and then becomes such a jerk when he doesn't believe her. Although in fairness the ex was playing them against each other. Also no resolution for the evil ex, who will soon be her brother in law.
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January 25, 2024
Out of all the Harlequin Romances, Margaret Mayo is my favorite author. Her stories just seemed to have more substance.
This was a typical Harlequin, but one of the better story lines.
This was a typical Harlequin, but one of the better story lines.
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