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3.21 of 5 stars
She was trapped into a lie! Rowan's stepmother, Antonia Winslow, was selfish and totally unscrupulous. It suited her purposes to pretend that Ro... read full description

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Feb 17, 2009
A good vintage Harlequin Presents with the downtrodden heroine who is under the evil stepmonster's thumb but still has some spunk and a smart mouth. The rather different aspect about this one is that the stepmonster has convinced Rowan to pretend to be a teenager when they go to stay with a distant cousin who is also the stepmom's love interest. Things get even more eye-raising when sparks fly between the hero, Carne who is is in his thirties, and Rowan who was supposed to be a sixteen year old More...
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Feb 27, 2009
Mojca rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Gotta love those vintage Harlequin booklets. It is rather refreshing coming across a book, especially one in the Harlequin/Silhouette line, with quite a good story without the required quota of sex scenes. But this one was written in the beginning of the 80's when the "mattress dancing" in books was definitely a no-no.

I like my books a little on the steamy side, I'm not dead, but I found I didn't miss it that much in this book. The author had woven an intricate plot, heavin More...
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Aug 13, 2010
Jen rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Ewww, cradle snatcher! you're probably thinking. I was practically thinking it. But by the end you can't help but think that perhaps intuitively Carne realised he was in love with a much more mature and beyond-her-years woman, than the child image being forcibly projected.
Oct 13, 2011
Kerry rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Brilliant vintage mills and boon, lots of misdirection, misadventure and suppressed passion. One of my fav's to date.
Dec 31, 2011
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