- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Mira Books; New edition edition (16 Jun 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 155166013X
- ISBN-13: 978-1551660134
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.2 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 192,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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He had married for all the best reasons: They liked and respected each other; they had a lot in common and would be great together in business . . . and in bed; and marriage to Katy Randall would help make people forget just how rough Garrett Coltrane's past has been. But she had married for only one reason: love. And that was the one thing Garrett didn't want.
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9 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Vintage JAK, with lovely twist on the average plot - the hero and heroine are already married! Its their wedding night, and the heroine just reached a rather disturbing conclusion. I won't say any more, because I don't want to spoil the plot, but this is another lovely, comfy book, like JOY, or FULL BLOOM. Enough adventure to keep you on your toes, and lots of love, to have you blowing your nose.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
True Love
12 July 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
So this is what a Krentz novel is like without the usual heavy dollop of suspence and secondary characters. And I have to say I loved it.
Test of Time was originally published in 1988, but you'd never know it. When I think of some of the modern romances I struggle through now (sappy heroines, cruel heroes, BIG misunderstandings)...well, let me just say that Test of Time stacks up very well in comparison.
I really liked the heroine, Katy Randall. She is quiet, serious and intelligent - the kind of woman I would like to have as a friend. Garrett Coltrane is also very appealing - dark, rugged, self-made, responsible and decent. I really liked the fact that Garrett was relatively inexperienced in relationships just like Katy was, as I'm not a fan of 'All those other women meant nothing to me, darling' type of heroes.
I suppose the set-up of the novel is a bit formulaic, but that's pretty much what I want from an escapist love story. The book begins with Katy and Garrett's wedding - they have known each other for just 2 months (although they did know each other when Katy was a child and Garrett worked in her father's stables). Katy is deeply in love with Garrett and has convinced herself that he feels the same. But after a passionate wedding night, Garrett admits that he is not in love with her - he doesn't believe in love. Katy is heartbroken and angry with herself for being so foolish. She decides divorce is the only answer although it will break her heart. Garrett convinces her to stay with him for 3 months and then see how she feels. The rest of the novel sees Katy and Garrett get to know each other much better and decide whether they have a future. It's giving nothing away to say that the outcome is very satisfactory :-)
Going back to my first point, it was really nice to read a Krentz novel where the central couple were at the heart of the story all the way through. In more recent Krentz's, the mystery plotline seems to push the romance to the side. I also think there are also too many secondary characters in the more recent Krentz novels, whereas Katy and Garrett are very much the focus of Test of Time. My paperback copy is 250 pages long, so it isn't too short to be satifying either. Overall, this is a great love story with likeable characters and I plan on re-reading it again and again.
Test of Time was originally published in 1988, but you'd never know it. When I think of some of the modern romances I struggle through now (sappy heroines, cruel heroes, BIG misunderstandings)...well, let me just say that Test of Time stacks up very well in comparison.
I really liked the heroine, Katy Randall. She is quiet, serious and intelligent - the kind of woman I would like to have as a friend. Garrett Coltrane is also very appealing - dark, rugged, self-made, responsible and decent. I really liked the fact that Garrett was relatively inexperienced in relationships just like Katy was, as I'm not a fan of 'All those other women meant nothing to me, darling' type of heroes.
I suppose the set-up of the novel is a bit formulaic, but that's pretty much what I want from an escapist love story. The book begins with Katy and Garrett's wedding - they have known each other for just 2 months (although they did know each other when Katy was a child and Garrett worked in her father's stables). Katy is deeply in love with Garrett and has convinced herself that he feels the same. But after a passionate wedding night, Garrett admits that he is not in love with her - he doesn't believe in love. Katy is heartbroken and angry with herself for being so foolish. She decides divorce is the only answer although it will break her heart. Garrett convinces her to stay with him for 3 months and then see how she feels. The rest of the novel sees Katy and Garrett get to know each other much better and decide whether they have a future. It's giving nothing away to say that the outcome is very satisfactory :-)
Going back to my first point, it was really nice to read a Krentz novel where the central couple were at the heart of the story all the way through. In more recent Krentz's, the mystery plotline seems to push the romance to the side. I also think there are also too many secondary characters in the more recent Krentz novels, whereas Katy and Garrett are very much the focus of Test of Time. My paperback copy is 250 pages long, so it isn't too short to be satifying either. Overall, this is a great love story with likeable characters and I plan on re-reading it again and again.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
A typical Jayne Ann Krentz book to enjoy
5 April 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have always looked forward to Jayne Ann Krentz's novels andthis one is no exception. It may not have been her best (like GrandPassion) but I still enjoyed it a lot. Garrett Coltrane is JAK's typical hero, a very male person with a chip on his shoulder. He needed to marry Katy Randall to polish up his business image, whereas Katy married him because she loved him. However, Katy had cold feet on the night of the wedding, and suffice to say, both Katy and Garrett had to undergo a period of really getting to know one another. Of course, in the true JAK tradition, there is a mystery to be solved in the process..... An enjoyable read for a free weekend when nobody interrupts me. END
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3 1/2 stars
25 April 2004
Format:Paperback
This is NOT JAK at her best but neither is it her worst. Katy starts to get bridal jitters right after the wedding but I never quite understood how she and Garrett came to be in that situation. It seemed there was almost no communication of a personal nature between them before the wedding. But that doesn't jibe with Katy's personality. The Katy we see in the book would have darn well gotten her declaration of love before she married Garrett. So it was hard for me to swallow that Katy would all the sudden freak out after the wedding night. It made Katy look like a total idiot. But once you get past that the book isn't too bad as long as you can handel Garrett's alpha male, condescending attitude.
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