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theeditorreads's review
3.0
For the first time, thirty-eight-year-old Nick Cavendish broke his own rules and took a woman home with him. To spend one night in her arms, a woman who happened to be his employee, and forget about the past which was haunting him.
Twenty-six-year-old Hebe Johnson couldn't believe she was with Nick Cavendish, her American boss, who owned the London gallery where she worked. But the casual dismissal in the morning after the one-night-stand put an end to her fantasies of Nick.
This is the fifth book I'm reading by Carole Mortimer and it reminded me of [b:The Bellini Bride|371718|The Bellini Bride|Michelle Reid|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391752031l/371718._SY75_.jpg|361668] by Michelle Reid. An uncannily similar storyline of an 'art collector/connoisseur' hero mistaking heroine's mother's portrait for her's.
Hebe is as stubborn as they come but she's willing to bend to Nick's wishes for the baby. More like he threatened her with the classic 'I will take custody of the babe on their birth and you will not see them again'.
There were too many exclamation marks for my liking or for reading comfort, what with every third line seeming to jump out with an exclamation mark! And Hebe and Nick never met up with his family, something which was promised but never fulfilled in the text. If the woman in the portrait had not had a tragic life, it would have been another Mills and Boon story. The ending proclaimed the true love of two generations but some of the scenes were just cringing. And the hurried ending didn't help.
Twenty-six-year-old Hebe Johnson couldn't believe she was with Nick Cavendish, her American boss, who owned the London gallery where she worked. But the casual dismissal in the morning after the one-night-stand put an end to her fantasies of Nick.
This is the fifth book I'm reading by Carole Mortimer and it reminded me of [b:The Bellini Bride|371718|The Bellini Bride|Michelle Reid|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391752031l/371718._SY75_.jpg|361668] by Michelle Reid. An uncannily similar storyline of an 'art collector/connoisseur' hero mistaking heroine's mother's portrait for her's.
Hebe is as stubborn as they come but she's willing to bend to Nick's wishes for the baby. More like he threatened her with the classic 'I will take custody of the babe on their birth and you will not see them again'.
There were too many exclamation marks for my liking or for reading comfort, what with every third line seeming to jump out with an exclamation mark! And Hebe and Nick never met up with his family, something which was promised but never fulfilled in the text. If the woman in the portrait had not had a tragic life, it would have been another Mills and Boon story. The ending proclaimed the true love of two generations but some of the scenes were just cringing. And the hurried ending didn't help.
brookieworm's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
destinugrainy's review
3.0
Nyicip harlequin comic lagi. Ceritanya bagus tapi berasa nanggung. Konfliknya disederhanakan. Trus berasa aneh karena namanya kebarat2an tapi tampilan wajahnya Jepang...hehe
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