This Heart of Mine (Chicago Stars, #5)

This Heart of Mine (Chicago Stars #5)

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This Heart of Mine - Molly Somerville knows she has a reputation for trouble. She did give away her fifteen-million-dollar inheritance, but, hey, nobody's perfect. Still, if anyone has an almost perfect life, it's Molly. While her Daphne the Bunny children's books could be selling better, she loves her cramped loft, her French poodle, and her career creating the fictional...more
Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
Published February 5th 2002 by Avon (first published December 22nd 2000)
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Audrey
I tried to like this book, but I really just didn't.

I was waffling between giving this book a 1 or a 2 because it's not like I absolutely hated it like some of the other 1-star books I've read. However, I didn't like it, so I don't think it really merits that 2-star "it was okay" sort of generosity.

No matter how charming, self-sacrificing, and noble the hero Kevin was, I just couldn't like or enjoy reading about the immature, periodically TSTL, and impulsively reckless heroine Molly. She was sel...more
Anzu The Great Destroyer
Another wonderful story brought to us by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I must say that the whole Chicago Stars series, so far at least, is amazing. This story was simple, but what made it great were the characters. She has great talent when creating fascinating characters, and this is one of the things I love most when reading her books.

In This Heart of Mine I got attached to Kevin even since the beginning. In the previous books from the series I always sided with the girls, especially since the guy...more
Krista (One Love) (Critical)
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Ummi
Synopsis: Ever since she was a teenager, children's book author Molly Somerville has been infatuated with handsome Kevin Tucker, quarterback for her sister's Chicago Stars football team. Unfortunately, Kevin doesn't know she's alive until one fateful weekend when they're marooned together at the family vacation cabin. When Molly gets carried away by her creative imagination and compromises Kevin, the results are disastrous and before the dust settles, Kevin's in trouble with his boss, Molly's in...more
Cacophony
I truly enjoyed this book and I think I have finally come around to appreciating this authors writing style. At first if felt like I was reading a rewriting of the third book in the series but then there was a twist and the story went in a better direction.
I really liked the way the two characters complemented each other and understood each others' faults. I came away from this book convinced that these two characters belonged together and I can't ask for more in a happy ending. Frankly it is a...more
Erin
I liked this one far more than the other SEP novels I've read, and it almost makes up for It Had to Be You, in that we get to see Phoebe and Dan again and their romance is more palatable this time around. (The characters are endearing! You can buy that they love each other!)

The circumstances under which this novels protagonists find themselves together are a little absurd, but the progression of their relationship seems more organic than the relationships in the other SEP novels, plus it was kin...more
Patricia
Susan Elizabeth Phillips follows a similar formula for each installment of this series, but that in no way detracts from their ability to entertain and tug at the heart strings.

"Isn't there a mirror someplace where you can go admire yourself?"
"I've never known a woman so hung up on my good looks."
"ALL your women are hung up on your good looks. They just PRETEND it's your personality."
"I swear, somebody needs to spank you."
"You are, like, so not the man to do it."
"You are, like, such a damned bra...more
Aimee Bowyer
I was all prepared to either skip this book or hate it. Based on the reviews and the disgust people had for the actions of Molly (sister of Phoebe from book one in the series), I wasn't sure if this one was going to be the level of quality I've come to anticipate from Ms. Phillips.

I freely admit.,.i was wrong. Granted, had the genders been reversed, things would be a lot different. The same could be said for the way the acceptance level would be different in the book "The Reader" had the younge...more
Bookswithbenefits
Susan Elizabeth Phillips squeezes the heart with this adorable, funny, and moving story about a girl who turns puppy love into a mature romance.

Synopsis: Molly Somerville, the little sister of the owner of the Stars Football team (Phoebe Somerville of It Had to Be You), is all grown up and a successfull children's author. A long-lived crush on the Stars quarterback, Kevin Tucker, reaches a turning point when he almost runs her over with his Ferrari. Determined to change her life, Molly retreats...more
Sharreb
It's quirky and unexpected. It's not flawless and on some pages you wished it would pick up more pace but it deserves 5 stars for originality and for being hoots of fun on some pages and endearing uon others.
I never saw this coming. Surprised me when Molly climb into Kevin's bed and took advantage of him while hes asleep. And then I was surprise she got pregnant. I did expect him to find out but din expect his marriage proposal. And when they were at the altar I envision the next chapter of the...more
Hannah
I've read the majority of the Chicago Stars series, not in order, and actually started out with Match Me If You Can on accident when I found it lying around a thrift store when I was in high school. So far, I've read Annabelle and Heath's story more times than I'd like to admit, because they're just adorable and I fell in love with them.

If you've read any SEP, you know what's coming. Same basic story line, a few different personalities thrown in each time. I don't read SEP for an intellectual jo...more
VaultOfBooks
By Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Grade B+
An entertaining read but nowhere near Ms Phillips’ best. Honestly, I was expecting better.
Molly Somerville (previously appeared in It Had To Be You) loves her career as the creator of the Daphne the Bunny children’s book series, but the rest of her life could use some improvement, especially her long-term crush on the quarterback for the Chicago Stars football team her sister owns””that awful, gorgeous Kevin Tucker (previously appeared in Nobody’s Baby But Mi...more
Ann Tancio
I had stopped reading the second book when I peeped into this 5th one. I really liked the first book, It Had to Be You, even though I was really skeptic about liking a 'bimbo' and 'total jock' as the main characters. I had to give it to SEP though, she has a way with words and with manipulating characters that even before you know it, you're already in love with all the characters.

So glancing through all the other books, I found out that this one was about Molly and immediately, I know I wanted...more
Rebecca
Absolutely LOVE IT! I'm a huge Susan Elizabeth Phillips fan, but this has got to be one of her best. The story is clever and keeps pace all the way through the book, it's not all happy sunshine and rainbows, but the hard stuff is really well handled, and of course it all turns out well in the end. The inclusion of notes and stories from Daphne the Bunny (the heroine Molly's characters from her children's books) are really well done and compliment the story nicely without being overly corny. The...more
Vladiza
This is the last book I've read of the Chicago Stars series. I haven't read them in order but as I found them...I don't know if what I'm going to write next might be viewed as a spoiler but in doubt better be safe! So If you’d prefer not to have the book spoiled...better not read my review. I’m not writing in particular about this book but I’m referring in general to all books in this series. I enjoyed most of the characters, the author is really good at giving each hero and heroine a unique per...more
Laurie
I stayed up all night reading this book cover to cover, I liked it so much! Kevin was a great hero. He grew up straitlaced, but as the star football quarterback for the Chicago Stars, he lived on the edge. I loved that he was a preacher's kid, that he loved jazz, and he was a reader. It just brought more depth to his character. In the beginning, when he blamed Molly for their "circumstances" I didn't really warm up to his character. But throughout the book I found out, like Molly, that he was mo...more
Iris Blobel
She does not disappoint, does she! Another wonderful book, which I read within only a few days - boy I love those men from the Chicago Stars! AND their women.

The story is pretty much straight forward. Molly, who we got to know from "It Had to be You" is now in her mid-twenties, author of the Daphne children's book series and owner of a big crush for Kevin Tucker ("Nobody's Baby but Mine"). These two coincidentally end up in a cottage together and because of circumstances better not told her, the...more
Julianne
This is one of the "Chicago Stars" series of books about people connected with the professional football team. In this instance, it's the owner's sister and the star quarterback. There's trouble, there's a marriage, misunderstanding, more trouble, depression, then off to a campground in Northern Michigan. This is where life gets more complicated and much more interesting!

Enter an NFL head coach, an aging movie star, a children's books author, a world-famous artist, a powerful businesswoman, rand...more
Erin Kern
When I first read "It Had To Be You" I didn't care for Kevin Tucker. He sort of came off as an immature punk. By the time I got to the end of "Nobody's Baby But Mine," he'd grown on me. Despite that I anticipated the release of "This Heart of Mine" because I wanted to see the interaction between Kevin and Molly.

Out of the entire Stars series Kevin and Molly's story is my favorite. In fact to this day, Kevin and Molly remain two of my favorite H/h duo. The interaction between them is snarky, witt...more
Sarah Eiseman
This book is part of the Chicago Stars series, but can be read out of order without losing too much of the story. This story follows Molly Somerville and Kevin Tucker. Kevin’s the Star’s quarterback, Molly is the half-sister of the Star’s owner, Phoebe Somerville. Molly is a children’s book author and often bases her stories on her interactions with Kevin, her secret crush. These two hook up early in the book and end up with more than they bargained for, which causes both of their families to pr...more
Mara
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Jane Stewart
Another witty and fun read from author Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Although I preferred the first three Chicago Stars football books to this one, I still rank this one with 4 stars as a good read. The first three books which I felt were great are: It Had to be You, Heaven, Texas, and Nobody's Baby But Mine. In this book, I didn't enjoy the two main characters as much as I enjoyed the characters in her other books. I'm not sure why. They both sought entertainment through risk taking. Molly was suppos...more
Jenny
Molly Somerville, sister of Phoebe formerly-Somerville (owner of the Chicago Stars), is a former heiress (she gave away all her money), the creator of a series of children's books, and has been hopelessly in love (she calls it a crush) with the quarterback of her sister's team for years.

One thing leads to another, and Molly and Kevin (aforementioned hunky quarterback) find themselves together, running a bed and breakfast and lakeside campground Kevin's family has dumped in his lap.

The plot its...more
Alison
So far of the three books by Susan Elizabeth Phillips in the Chicago Stars series, this one is my least favorite. It just began so strangely. It's funny because in 'Match Me If You Can' I loved Molly and Kevin together, they seemed so well matched, but damn those are some strange beginnings. Molly pretty much rapes Kevin, sorta... the way they first talk about it, it definitely seems like it's borderline rape anyhow. And on top of that she gets pregnant, then there's a sympathy sham of a wedding...more
Anita
It's really hard loving and hating an arthor at the same time.

I love Susan Elizabeth Phillips because her characters are so real, so likeable. So darn FUNNY and endearing. But I HATE HER at the same time because the Male protagonist usually ends up treating the female like DOG CRAP throughout two-thirds of the book.

Then she gets fed up, tunes out, has a breakdown, whatever, and he realizes what an ass he's been but now it's too late and he has to spend the last third of the book backpedaling and...more
Marcie
It was so hard to first get into this book, transitioning from a heavier novel (that required a dictionary close at hand). It was SO sweet and light and even a little nauseating in the beginning...and then suddenly it happened.

I became the heroine, suffering a miscarriage, deeply depressed, not bathing nor working, sleeping constantly...who cares about mail or phone calls.

But this is a romance novel, so she is whisked to an enchanting woods (summer camp) where she is enlisted to help save, re-in...more
Kath
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C_
Molly, 27 und leicht chaotisch aber wahnsinnig liebenswert, führt ein nettes Leben: Sie ist Kinderbuchautorin, hat ein gemütliches Appartment und eine wundervolle Familie. Allerdings passt das nicht so ganz zu der Tatsache, dass sie die millionenschwere Erbin ihres Vaters sein müsste, einem Footballmagnat, der zwar stinkreich war, seine beiden Töchter aber schwer vernachlässigte. Und so kommt es wohl auch, dass Molly immer mal ein bisschen ausrastet und aus ihrer perfekten Welt ausbricht. So auc...more
Shelly
I need to be shot! Immediately! What in the hell was I thinking in ignoring this book? I've read all but 5 of SEP's work. This one included. 99% of them I adore, love and can't get enough of, but one or two (Glitter Baby and First Lady) took me a lot longer in the story to like, but eventually I did. When I first read It Had to Be You, my first SEP years ago, I really didn't care for Molly. In fact, I decided I wasn't that interested in reading her story, and in books in the series that follow t...more
Twiggy
More of a struggle than the previous books.

I had liked Molly in phoebe's story and was interested to see what had happened to her. Unfortunately she came across as simply neurotic and annoying. She seemed to be the kind of person, who no matter what kind of stupid/ irresponsible or crazy thing she did, everyone else excused her actions and she never had to take proper responsibility for her actions.

Kevin had been introduced previously and was a lot more likeable.

The story line: Molly has a cr...more
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