- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Harlequin, Mills & Boon (3 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0263872440
- ISBN-13: 978-0263872446
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 10.6 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 92,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Forbidden desire...Seven years ago Gabrielle was the housekeeper's
daughten and Luc Duvalien as the heir to a vast fortune, was forbidden! One hot kiss got Gaby banished, but she's returned home determined to face Luc as an equal - in every way! Unleashed passion! The heat between them is all-consuming, and they both know it is only a matter of time before they give in - despite the scandal this will cause. But this maverick magnate doesn't care - he aims to keep Gaby so busy that she never leaves again!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I disagree very much with the reviews before mine - this is the best thing I have read in a while. I study creative writing so I am constantly delving into multiple genres and I decided to see what the hype was about regarding Mills and Boon. The name is popular but I had no idea what their stories were about other than farfetched romance. This book did not disappoint and it was VERY funny and arousing. I believe the main characters' story was very much the focus of the plot, not Gabrielle's abusive mother.
I find it very hard to get into a book if it is constantly about sex and people's overpowering feelings. This book had a very believable back story of Gabrielle being banished to Australia with her brother, Rafe, after Gabrielle was caught perched on Luc Duvalier's lap aged sixteen and twenty-two respectively (I think). She comes home following some news about her mother, the live-in housekeeper of Luc Duvalier and his recently passed father, and she comes face to face with Luc after their last meeting was her being dragged kicking and screaming to Australia. She comes back a successful woman wanting to be treated like one, and she is. It was fantastic to fantasise about a glorious life in France.
One thing that kind of irritated me was why Gabrielle was holding herself back. She was a grown adult with a successful business and her and Luc were holding themselves away from each other. It is clear they had not stopped thinking about each other and they cannot restrain themselves in each other's presence. Both of them are single. So what was the problem? Turns out Gabrielle felt her daughter-of-a-housekeeper status was not enough for Luc Duvalier who lives in a castle and runs the family empire because of his late father's passing. Not much of a conflict if you ask me.
The settings were described MORE than adequately, if not a little over the top sometimes.
I recommend this book. It is easy to get through.
I find it very hard to get into a book if it is constantly about sex and people's overpowering feelings. This book had a very believable back story of Gabrielle being banished to Australia with her brother, Rafe, after Gabrielle was caught perched on Luc Duvalier's lap aged sixteen and twenty-two respectively (I think). She comes home following some news about her mother, the live-in housekeeper of Luc Duvalier and his recently passed father, and she comes face to face with Luc after their last meeting was her being dragged kicking and screaming to Australia. She comes back a successful woman wanting to be treated like one, and she is. It was fantastic to fantasise about a glorious life in France.
One thing that kind of irritated me was why Gabrielle was holding herself back. She was a grown adult with a successful business and her and Luc were holding themselves away from each other. It is clear they had not stopped thinking about each other and they cannot restrain themselves in each other's presence. Both of them are single. So what was the problem? Turns out Gabrielle felt her daughter-of-a-housekeeper status was not enough for Luc Duvalier who lives in a castle and runs the family empire because of his late father's passing. Not much of a conflict if you ask me.
The settings were described MORE than adequately, if not a little over the top sometimes.
I recommend this book. It is easy to get through.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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IMHO, Mills and Boon novel these days are not what they were in the days of Charlotte Lamb, the old-style Carole Mortimer, the 90's Lynne Graham (I'm talking mainly about her newer books that are so not up to par). This one may well be the nail in the coffin for me where they're concerned.
In the resume, you get the words French, passion, magnate, but I think they might have been applied to this novel in error. The passion - if you use the term very loosely, was lukewarm, the guy was a chateau-and-vineyard-owner, which are two-a-Euro in France, and yes, he made a living from it, but was he a magnate? No!
It was slow and boring, and seemed to have a mother who was a bully and abusive to her daughter - even now, 7 years after last seeing her, she was still unpleasant and ungrateful - with romance taking a back-seat in the tale.
The other reviewer has done a great summary of the tale and its faults, so I won't say more, other than that I couldn't bring myself to waste my time and finish this. I was expecting young lovers who had been separated against their will to be reunited, but this tale was pretty much about everything but - and passionless on top.
Not a great intro to this author, and I certainly won't be reading the next, linked book, which from the sounds of it is likely to feature the female lead's brother. No thank you.
In the resume, you get the words French, passion, magnate, but I think they might have been applied to this novel in error. The passion - if you use the term very loosely, was lukewarm, the guy was a chateau-and-vineyard-owner, which are two-a-Euro in France, and yes, he made a living from it, but was he a magnate? No!
It was slow and boring, and seemed to have a mother who was a bully and abusive to her daughter - even now, 7 years after last seeing her, she was still unpleasant and ungrateful - with romance taking a back-seat in the tale.
The other reviewer has done a great summary of the tale and its faults, so I won't say more, other than that I couldn't bring myself to waste my time and finish this. I was expecting young lovers who had been separated against their will to be reunited, but this tale was pretty much about everything but - and passionless on top.
Not a great intro to this author, and I certainly won't be reading the next, linked book, which from the sounds of it is likely to feature the female lead's brother. No thank you.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Gabrielle Alexander had been sent away from home seven years ago with her Brother Rafe, to live with their Father in Australia. Now for the first time she is back in France at Caverness, the home of the Duvalier's. Her Mother Josien the Duvalier's housekeeper is ill. Gabrielle had received a telephone call from Simone Duvalier the daughter of the family and childhood friend, to let her know this. Josien had never been a loving Mother to herself and her brother, and when Gabrielle had been caught kissing Luc Duvalier her Mother had been furious that she the housekeepers daughter had thrown herself at Luc the son of the house, and although Gabreille had begged and pleaded, her Mother had refused to listen and she had been sent away regardless. There had been no contact between her and Josien in all those years and she wondered what sort of reception she was going to get. Gabrielle was dreading meeting one other person and that was Luc, now the head of the Duvalier vineyards, would he still remember their kiss from so long ago, and would she still find he affected her on every level as he did before, but she was a grown woman now, not an adolescent of sixteen who was not in control of her actions and emotions.
From the title of this story I expected a fun and romantic read, that is not what I got. This is a tale full of family secrets and heartache with an abusive and controlling Mother. Parts of this story were a little depressing, the romance between Luc and Gabrielle seemd a bit too contrived and clinical. The authors writing style focuses more on the dialogue between the characters, and is not very descriptive of the locations or indeed the characters themselves. At times I felt tempted to skip pages as it also tended to be a little slow.
From the title of this story I expected a fun and romantic read, that is not what I got. This is a tale full of family secrets and heartache with an abusive and controlling Mother. Parts of this story were a little depressing, the romance between Luc and Gabrielle seemd a bit too contrived and clinical. The authors writing style focuses more on the dialogue between the characters, and is not very descriptive of the locations or indeed the characters themselves. At times I felt tempted to skip pages as it also tended to be a little slow.
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