- Paperback
- Publisher: Mills & Boon (1 Dec 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0263849619
- ISBN-13: 978-0263849615
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,064,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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School teacher is concerned about a pupil's behaviour and lack of parental concern, finds the child lives with his father, a double amputee, a widower who has withdrawn from life as his loss is too great to handle. Friendship ensues followed by what starts as a marriage of convenience.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Story:
School teacher is concerned about a pupil's behaviour and lack of parental concern, finds the child lives with his father, a double amputee, a widower who has withdrawn from life as his loss is too great to handle. Friendship ensues followed by what starts as a marriage of convenience.
Pros:
Good, strong characters. The oger with a soft centre and the school mistress who is settling to be a spinster.
Very good, and not annoying child character.
Smooth, natural pacing.
Absolutely love the era this is set in. Late 1800s early 1900s. Little House On The Prairy era.
Cons:
Way too much ordering around of people, every other page she is telling someone to do x or y and it is a bit dry and you kind of want to yell to the woman "do it you own self".
Not enough focus on the male lead, who is by far, the more interesting of the characters. He was in war, had a trauma, strong character but not unreasonable.
Not enough going on for it to be a novel length book. When you sit back after reading it you think to yourself, what actually happened and the answer would be "not a lot".
Would not rush out a buy another Carolyn Davidson book. Need more meat on the bones.
School teacher is concerned about a pupil's behaviour and lack of parental concern, finds the child lives with his father, a double amputee, a widower who has withdrawn from life as his loss is too great to handle. Friendship ensues followed by what starts as a marriage of convenience.
Pros:
Good, strong characters. The oger with a soft centre and the school mistress who is settling to be a spinster.
Very good, and not annoying child character.
Smooth, natural pacing.
Absolutely love the era this is set in. Late 1800s early 1900s. Little House On The Prairy era.
Cons:
Way too much ordering around of people, every other page she is telling someone to do x or y and it is a bit dry and you kind of want to yell to the woman "do it you own self".
Not enough focus on the male lead, who is by far, the more interesting of the characters. He was in war, had a trauma, strong character but not unreasonable.
Not enough going on for it to be a novel length book. When you sit back after reading it you think to yourself, what actually happened and the answer would be "not a lot".
Would not rush out a buy another Carolyn Davidson book. Need more meat on the bones.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Loved the book!
1 Feb 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is my first read of Carolyn Davidson's, and I plan to read more. I loved her characters. Alicia and Jake both had their inner conflicts to work out, yet both were willing to work through them. The book didn't get hung up on character neuroses, which was a nice change. Although it felt at times like Jake kept making the same brash mistakes with Alicia, at other times he did seem to really be trying, and I also enjoyed his relationship with his troubled son.
The sexual relationship between Alicia and Jake was nicely done. A very compelling read that was hard to put down.
The sexual relationship between Alicia and Jake was nicely done. A very compelling read that was hard to put down.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Ten Stars and More!!
23 Aug 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have just finished reading this book after buying it this afternoon. I loved it!! I honestly cant express in words how good it was. Funny and romantic. Everything I want in a romance novel. I actually picked this book up by accident and never having read a Carolyn Davidson book, was a little leary. I will most definitely purchase more of her books in the near future!! WONDERFUL!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Interesting Characters
10 Mar 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I really enjoyed this book. Finally an interesting love interest. Having a man in a wheelchair trying to take care of his son is not a topic dealt with every day. I also enjoyed that our heroine is not a breath taking beauty and he learns to see her inner beauty as he falls in love with her. This is romance, to me, at its very best.
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