And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke
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Book Reviews of And Then He Kissed Her
Book Review: Disappointed!
Summary: 1 Stars
I must have been one of few that did not appreciate this book. It is about a 30 year old, prim and proper spinster that goes from one extreme to the other. I can handle sex in a book, but this girl goes running after the "leading man" to sleep w/ him after he completely berates her for holding to any of her virtues. Now I get it, she was finally choosing to "seize the day," but it seemed like the leading man was really pressuring her to get what he wanted. I also did not like that having virtues, and expecting more from a man than an illicit affair were such character flaws. I can apprecaite that she was more passionate than she realized, but for the last one-third of the book, she was little more to him than most all the other women had been for the past five years. It wasn't until the last 10 to 15 pages that he seemed to show any signficant emotion other than lust for her, after she revealed more of her troubled childhood. I also didn't understand how he truly became sooooo lustful for her, after having working w/ her for five years w/o really even noticing her as a woman. She finally stood up for herself at the end, and expected more than sex from him, but I wish she had played a little hard to get after their first time, rather than becoming his illicit lover! Don't know that I'll read any more of this author. I was disappointed based on the other positive reviews. I just didn't buy the love story between these two, until close to the very end. It only seemed like lust, especially on his part.
Book Review: HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Summary: 4 Stars
I ENJOYED THIS BOOK. IT HAD A LOT OF INTERESTING HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ABOUT THE LOT OF WOMEN IN THIS TIME PERIOD. STRONG WOMAN AND GREAT STORY AND ROMANCE.Book Review: One of my favorite Guhrke titles
Summary: 5 Stars
I really love this Guhrke book. The story of a feisty spinster secretary who works for a wonderfully handsome marriage-shy boss is formulaic, but I thought Guhrke made it work. The chemistry between prim Emma and gorgeous Harry is steamy. I have this book on my keeper shelf.
That being said, I would like to caution other romance addicts that Guhrke is a really strange author. It's almost like she has multiple personalities when she writes. Some of her books, like this one, are really first-rate. But some, like The Marriage Bed (Avon Romantic Treasure) and She's No Princess (Avon Romantic Treasure) are just terrible -- I really couldn't believe that the same author penned them.
My advice is to always take a good look at the reader comments of any Guhrke title -- and don't just pre-order figuring that you will get a good product. She's really erratic.
Book Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
I read this book a while back so I don't recall all the details, but I do remember finding the heroine extremely annoying. I don't think it was just her self-esteem issues (since that's realistic enough), but moreso some of the decisions she made and some of the stuff she said. She also made me think "doormat" on several occasions. I also did not really find the hero sigh-worthy. Did not find the dialogue or the writing witty like many of the other readers did. Maybe my hopes for this was too high going in . . . Book Review: Miss Manners meets a rake...
Summary: 3 Stars
I truly enjoyed reading this book. I will admit that the beginning was tirelessly slow and left me hanging as to when these two would actually get together. But after page 138, things started to get MUCH better.
The characters were well conceived and the plot was pretty imaginative. Overall, a great story. I recommend this one!