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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Urgh so sexy, Nora Roberts at her best! Rafe, our dark, dangerous, and dreamy love interest is so appealing, and often I get a bit of a queasy feeling with some of these dark/dangerous men, they feel vaguely wife 'beat-ery' sometimes, which is not my favourite thing to overlook in romances. But Nora knows just how to write a dream man, and Rafe was it. I also greatly appreciated the consistency in character traits, as the Regan and Rafe we met at the beginning were the same as the end, with just gentle adjustments, as the love changes each of them. I also loved that Regan stands up for herself right throughout, even when she doesn't start melting for Rafe; she constantly defends herself. She is a good friend to other women, something not always seen in romance novels when an author is desperate to make their character 'unique' they resort to 'not like other girls' - not Nora Roberts though!
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Love Nora Roberts! Only wish this one would have more about the ghost towards the end. It felt at times like it was building towards something, and then nothing came of it.
For a 90's romance about a reformed bad boy, this was pretty okay. Only minimal pushing/manipulation of the heroine, boundaries respected, no angry sex. Also, the story and the characters worked for me, so bonus.
I'm surprised at how much I loved this. I never enjoy romance, but I loved this book.
Safety Stats
Regan
Virgin - no
What's Your Number - no
Rafe
Playboy - yes
Sex scene with OW - no
Cheating - no
OW drama - no
Overall, Safe.
Regan
Virgin - no
What's Your Number - no
Rafe
Playboy - yes
Spoiler
Rafe has a reputation for being a bit of a playboy.Sex scene with OW - no
Cheating - no
OW drama - no
Overall, Safe.
Me encanto, tiene de todo y cuando digo de todo ... es todo.
No pensé que sería un libro que me gustará tanto, al principio comenzó un poco lento pero fui leyendo y me atrapo ... lo leí en una noche(? ... solo diré que me encanto la forma de escribir de la autora. vamos por la serie completa ahora.
No pensé que sería un libro que me gustará tanto, al principio comenzó un poco lento pero fui leyendo y me atrapo ... lo leí en una noche(? ... solo diré que me encanto la forma de escribir de la autora. vamos por la serie completa ahora.
This book was originally written in the nineties and doesn't wear very well but isn't as bad as the last book in the series in terms of where romance has come since then. This is a Harlequin romance so it reads quickly so it skips over some big details but is still kind of fun.
Regan Jones has enjoyed living in Antietam, opening her antiques store, and making friends. She's heard all of the rumors about the MacKade boys' pasts but one of them is the sheriff, one is her lawyer, and the other is a hardworking farmer. But then Rafe comes back. And he immediately sets his sights on her. Well, first on the old Barlow place and then on Regan. He hires her to decorate the house he is rehabbing into a B&B. And, of course, there's all that proximity that leads to lust and then love.
I really liked reading about Regan. She really is an early example of competence porn knowing her job well and kicking ass when she needs to. Rafe skims the outer edges of alphahole but manages to stay mainly on the side of a liberated 90s-kind of guy.
Regan Jones has enjoyed living in Antietam, opening her antiques store, and making friends. She's heard all of the rumors about the MacKade boys' pasts but one of them is the sheriff, one is her lawyer, and the other is a hardworking farmer. But then Rafe comes back. And he immediately sets his sights on her. Well, first on the old Barlow place and then on Regan. He hires her to decorate the house he is rehabbing into a B&B. And, of course, there's all that proximity that leads to lust and then love.
I really liked reading about Regan. She really is an early example of competence porn knowing her job well and kicking ass when she needs to. Rafe skims the outer edges of alphahole but manages to stay mainly on the side of a liberated 90s-kind of guy.