djinnia's review against another edition
4.0
It's a classic love story. Lauren is asked to spy on a company by a distant relative, but she tries to get out of it. Only she meets with Nick Sinclair and is interviewed for a job that she now wants, if only to meet with Nick.
She later realizes that Nick isn't just a common engineer she thought he was; he's the wealthy owner of the company.
With the industrial espionage as one of the main driving forces of contention between Nick and Lauren, it's a fun read with hint of intrigue.
What I really wanted to do is bang Nick upside the head with a two-by-four because of his stupid pride
Anyway, a nice romantic read for a lazy day.
She later realizes that Nick isn't just a common engineer she thought he was; he's the wealthy owner of the company.
With the industrial espionage as one of the main driving forces of contention between Nick and Lauren, it's a fun read with hint of intrigue.
What I really wanted to do is bang Nick upside the head with a two-by-four because of his stupid pride
Spoiler
when he thinks Lauren betrayed him. I, for one, wouldn't have forgiven him that easily. no matter how painful his childhood was, he should have at least listened to her side before throwing her out of office.Anyway, a nice romantic read for a lazy day.
aminowrimo's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really cute story. It has all sorts of gooshy dialogue at times, lots of fire-cracker dialogue. I like both. A lot.
Basically, Lauren's seventh or eighth cousin, Philip Whitworth, agrees to interview her for a job. He sends her off to Sinco to get hired, but she deliberately fails the test. And then she ends up falling on her face in front of a very handsome man and his friend, who take her up to the president's office at Global so she can get cleaned up.
Lauren ends up getting hired, she meets Nick, the handsome man again, they make love… and then he sends her off as if what they did means nothing to him.
So there's a lot of tension here, and Lauren is constantly trying to get Nick to back off. Which won't work, because he's decided he wants her.
And then he discovers she's 'betrayed' him, sends her off without letting her explain… etc.
It gets four stars because of the lovely scenes whenever he's being an ass and he knows it. The second-to-last scene is incredible poignant.
Basically, Lauren's seventh or eighth cousin, Philip Whitworth, agrees to interview her for a job. He sends her off to Sinco to get hired, but she deliberately fails the test. And then she ends up falling on her face in front of a very handsome man and his friend, who take her up to the president's office at Global so she can get cleaned up.
Lauren ends up getting hired, she meets Nick, the handsome man again, they make love… and then he sends her off as if what they did means nothing to him.
So there's a lot of tension here, and Lauren is constantly trying to get Nick to back off. Which won't work, because he's decided he wants her.
And then he discovers she's 'betrayed' him, sends her off without letting her explain… etc.
It gets four stars because of the lovely scenes whenever he's being an ass and he knows it. The second-to-last scene is incredible poignant.
ab18's review against another edition
3.0
The angst was absolutely excellent, the grovel however, left me unsatisfied.
Judith McNaught does a lot of the young ingenue forced to grow up through a painful relationship stories. Her heroines are irritatingly naive and a bit embarrassing in how they chase the hero.
Lauren spends a lot of time dreamily staring into Nick’s eyes, letting him know she’s physically available, offering her heart, even though by her own admission, she barely knows him. She falls in love with love and then gets all shocked and demoralized when she finds out he’s a playboy who wanted one thing from her. She is an idiot for missing all the women who came over and hung all over Nick in FRONT OF HER!!!
To his credit, Nick tried to avoid her. She kept placing herself in his way. He never made her any promises and it was very clear what he was after.
I did like the way she refused him after their initial affair. She finally found some self respect. But do women really lust after a man when they find out he’s been used by every woman of his acquaintance?
The story reads a little like a fairy tale. The sex is mostly sanitized, the men’s language is surprisingly clean (and unrealistic for the corporate world), the woman is constantly referred as the “young beauty”, the “sprawled beauty”, the innocent beauty and so on. There’s the unrealistic evil mother who apparently stayed with her hated husband because the bedroom activity was great. Really? There’s the evil relative who blackmails. There’s the grown man who’s just a hurting little boy inside. It just had too many cutesy cliches.
Honestly, there was little to no reason for Lauren not to have been up front with Nick from the start. Same from him to her. Why couldn’t he have revealed his job and his parentage? It wasn’t that big a secret.
A cotton candy read with great emotionally torturous scenes for those who like that sort of thing.
Judith McNaught does a lot of the young ingenue forced to grow up through a painful relationship stories. Her heroines are irritatingly naive and a bit embarrassing in how they chase the hero.
Lauren spends a lot of time dreamily staring into Nick’s eyes, letting him know she’s physically available, offering her heart, even though by her own admission, she barely knows him. She falls in love with love and then gets all shocked and demoralized when she finds out he’s a playboy who wanted one thing from her. She is an idiot for missing all the women who came over and hung all over Nick in FRONT OF HER!!!
To his credit, Nick tried to avoid her. She kept placing herself in his way. He never made her any promises and it was very clear what he was after.
I did like the way she refused him after their initial affair. She finally found some self respect. But do women really lust after a man when they find out he’s been used by every woman of his acquaintance?
The story reads a little like a fairy tale. The sex is mostly sanitized, the men’s language is surprisingly clean (and unrealistic for the corporate world), the woman is constantly referred as the “young beauty”, the “sprawled beauty”, the innocent beauty and so on. There’s the unrealistic evil mother who apparently stayed with her hated husband because the bedroom activity was great. Really? There’s the evil relative who blackmails. There’s the grown man who’s just a hurting little boy inside. It just had too many cutesy cliches.
Honestly, there was little to no reason for Lauren not to have been up front with Nick from the start. Same from him to her. Why couldn’t he have revealed his job and his parentage? It wasn’t that big a secret.
A cotton candy read with great emotionally torturous scenes for those who like that sort of thing.
boohelimo's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
xanabertolo's review against another edition
3.0
A minha estreia com a autora, gostei mas..
A história não é novidade, e cumpre a função de entreter.
A história não é novidade, e cumpre a função de entreter.
salhas's review against another edition
5.0
احب القصص اللي تدور حول علاقة الرجال مع امهاتهم سواء كانت علاقات جيدة او لا ... في هذه الرواية علاقة البطل مع امه معدومة ... الذكريات اللي يحملها بذاكرته مؤلمة ، مازلت استرجعها كأني قد شفتها كلمحة من شريط سنمائي .. الكاتبة تعتبر من الكاتبات اللي احب اقراء لهم ولو ان هذه الرواية الوحيدة لها اللي علقت ببالي اكثر من غيرها
simplyparticular's review against another edition
2.0
My copy has the "flower" cover that was a McNaught trademark in the 90s.
As long as you remember that this was written as a category romance early in McNaught's career, it's a light, fun read with a little bit of corporate espionage intrigue. Some of McNaught's later hallmarks are in evidence - the alpha male and the innocent virginal heroine.
It is not an in-depth, emotional book like McNaught later wrote.
As long as you remember that this was written as a category romance early in McNaught's career, it's a light, fun read with a little bit of corporate espionage intrigue. Some of McNaught's later hallmarks are in evidence - the alpha male and the innocent virginal heroine.
It is not an in-depth, emotional book like McNaught later wrote.
melluuvsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Not gonna lie... I was pretty nervous at first, but the author really turned this ship around.
This book has all the good stuff:
- manwhore H / virgin h
- mistaken identity
- one-night-stand (at least from his perspective)
- arrogant jackass, resisting love, who thinks he's in control (hehehe)
This book has all the good stuff:
- manwhore H / virgin h
- mistaken identity
- one-night-stand (at least from his perspective)
- arrogant jackass, resisting love, who thinks he's in control (hehehe)
izziede's review against another edition
3.0
A long complicated plot with secrets and misunderstandings.
The Hero is arrogant and can be very cruel.
During separation the Hero dates and goes on business trips where he's photographed with other women.
There are no intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine but the Hero during the separation thinks of his plans of going away with an on/ off woman and having sex with her. No details.
He doesn't go but this paragraph gave me the impression he was with others during separation.
One of the accusations is she is another man's mistress though the Hero knew she was a virgin. ??
HEA.
Personally I wouldn't have touched him with a ten foot pole but the heroine is a push over and forgives him easily.
Not much of a grovel.
The Hero is arrogant and can be very cruel.
During separation the Hero dates and goes on business trips where he's photographed with other women.
There are no intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine but the Hero during the separation thinks of his plans of going away with an on/ off woman and having sex with her. No details.
He doesn't go but this paragraph gave me the impression he was with others during separation.
One of the accusations is she is another man's mistress though the Hero knew she was a virgin. ??
HEA.
Personally I wouldn't have touched him with a ten foot pole but the heroine is a push over and forgives him easily.
Not much of a grovel.
thenia's review against another edition
4.0
The story of Lauren, a naive young woman trying to help her family out of debt, and Nick, a handsome and wealthy company president whom she falls for.
Nick is enchanted by Lauren when they first meet and pursues her until she gives in to his charms, but although Lauren falls head over heels for him, a weekend is all he wants with her, breaking her heart.
She uses that experience to grow a backbone and doesn't let the handsome jerk walk all over her, which gives her plenty of cookie points. At the same time her attitude keeps Nick out of balance and forces him to face the issues of his past that keep him from reaching for happiness
Enjoyable, if dated, story with one of my favorite tropes,, and a happy ending.
Nick is enchanted by Lauren when they first meet and pursues her until she gives in to his charms, but although Lauren falls head over heels for him, a weekend is all he wants with her, breaking her heart.
She uses that experience to grow a backbone and doesn't let the handsome jerk walk all over her, which gives her plenty of cookie points. At the same time her attitude keeps Nick out of balance and forces him to face the issues of his past that keep him from reaching for happiness
Enjoyable, if dated, story with one of my favorite tropes,