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Last Summer
by
Theresa Weir (Goodreads Author)
Contemporary Romance
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A young widow...
A self-destructive celebrity...
A small town in Texas...
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A SHORT DESCRIPTION:
"Unimpressed with hometown boy Johnnie Irish's superstar status, widowed schoolteacher Maggie Mayfield nonetheless falls for the returning idol, who has only revenge on his mind."
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A young widow...
A self-destructive celebrity...
A small town in Texas...
***
A SHORT DESCRIPTION:
"Unimpressed with hometown boy Johnnie Irish's superstar status, widowed schoolteacher Maggie Mayfield nonetheless falls for the returning idol, who has only revenge on his mind."
Mass Market Paperback, 303 pages
Published
January 1st 1993
by Bantam
(first published October 30th 1992)
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Rating 3.25
I would have rated this book higher but it seemed too morose and the hero too self-destructive about his diabetes, the heroine too much of a chicken and there was too much of separation between them.
They meet the first time when he comes to the town for a parade and ends up collapsing, she thinks it is drugs but finds out it isn't. He leaves and comes back almost a year later after he collapsed again and he stays for a while and they end up making love, but she is a coward and lets hi...more
I would have rated this book higher but it seemed too morose and the hero too self-destructive about his diabetes, the heroine too much of a chicken and there was too much of separation between them.
They meet the first time when he comes to the town for a parade and ends up collapsing, she thinks it is drugs but finds out it isn't. He leaves and comes back almost a year later after he collapsed again and he stays for a while and they end up making love, but she is a coward and lets hi...more
Dec 04, 2012
Mary B.
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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This book is different... in a good way.
Maggie Mayfield is a widow living a predictable, albeit relatively boring, life as a drama teacher in a small Texas town. Hope, Texas has little one could call remarkable...isolated in the Texas desert, only one highway goes in or out of the town. The biggest excitement in the town comes every Spring when the school children put on their annual play in the old opera house. The town's only claim to fame is that they produced one of Hollywood's biggest come...more
Maggie Mayfield is a widow living a predictable, albeit relatively boring, life as a drama teacher in a small Texas town. Hope, Texas has little one could call remarkable...isolated in the Texas desert, only one highway goes in or out of the town. The biggest excitement in the town comes every Spring when the school children put on their annual play in the old opera house. The town's only claim to fame is that they produced one of Hollywood's biggest come...more
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Bad boy Johnnie Irish returned to Hope, Texas on a lark. His goal? To get in, get out and forget, for the last time, this miserable community where he was raised. He only cared for one person in this "nothing town in the middle of one giant litterbox." His former drama teacher, Harriet.
He met up with Maggie Mayfield who was in charge of the town parade. A young widow who missed her husband immensely, Johnnie and Maggie clashed. Little did either one know but circumstances would draw them togethe...more
He met up with Maggie Mayfield who was in charge of the town parade. A young widow who missed her husband immensely, Johnnie and Maggie clashed. Little did either one know but circumstances would draw them togethe...more
Oh My, Oh My, Oh My!
After reading this book, I made Amazon Marketplace's day and ordered her entire backlist, which for some reason is now out of print. This author is incredible. I love love love her writing style. It has the perfect mix of humor, heartache, and characters that are real enough to make you cry...and by the way...you do!
Johnnie Irish lived a nightmare growing up in the hands of an abusive, cruel, and neglectful mother. He has never recovered. He is an actor, a comedian, who use...more
After reading this book, I made Amazon Marketplace's day and ordered her entire backlist, which for some reason is now out of print. This author is incredible. I love love love her writing style. It has the perfect mix of humor, heartache, and characters that are real enough to make you cry...and by the way...you do!
Johnnie Irish lived a nightmare growing up in the hands of an abusive, cruel, and neglectful mother. He has never recovered. He is an actor, a comedian, who use...more
Johnnie Irish had a horrible childhood and has been running from it in a very destructive way. Becoming a famous comedic, handsome actor, he can hide his past and pain. Beyond his better judgement, Johnnie agrees to go back to his hometown for their Homecoming Parade. Johnnie does not want to let down his audience by showing nothing but his "true" image as bad boy. Maggie Mayfield is a young widow who has made Hope her hometown. She is a school teacher and in charge of the drama department for t...more
Very interesting, very realistic romance. Not your typical hero. The author allows us to see the good, the bad and the ugly and I still grew to love him anyway. The heroin is a normal, fairly intelligent, a little insecure woman. Their worlds intersect many times and their relationship grows in many different ways. Many developments were unexpected. It’s not a sweep you off your feet romance; it’s more of a slow progression. After much turmoil is does eventually end up with a HEA. It kept me int...more
Bad boy actor, Johnnie Irish, returns to his hometown where the past haunts him. Straight laced, widowed school teacher, Maggie, couldn't give a rat's *ss about his super star status. She knows he is bad news and does not want to be another notch on his bed post. After several encounters, there is more to Johnnie than she thought but she is still weary of trusting him.
So, this is more than a cute, little, light contemporary romance. This book actually surprised me with some deep issues. Johnnie'...more
So, this is more than a cute, little, light contemporary romance. This book actually surprised me with some deep issues. Johnnie'...more
I loved that this book took place over years and not weeks. Maggie May does not want to like the bad boy actor but can't seem to help herself. Johnnie English is searching and doesn't want to admit that he was found something good in Maggie. They circle each other, connecting and backing off for a while in such a sweet, gut renching way.
The main characters are well drawn but I didn't get to know the secondary ones as well. I wasn't sure where they were going to end up which is always a plus. It...more
The main characters are well drawn but I didn't get to know the secondary ones as well. I wasn't sure where they were going to end up which is always a plus. It...more
I loved this book! I like books where the characters have dark sides, like Johnny, who comes from such a fractured childhood, and Maggie, who sees herself as a boring person living a boring life. No one can predict the chemistry that can come up between two persons, and these two had it. At one time I was frustrated and was wondering if these two clumps were ever going to get their act organized, but getting there was the good part. If I felt like banging their heads together, that means the aut...more
I loved this book. It was the type of book that I remember reading in HS.
I felt bad for Johnnie because of his issues (past and present). Maggie May, well I couldn't help but picture Rob Stewarts song of the same name. She was very sympathetic and was not a pushover.
I also liked how the author lengthened the story to encompass a couple of years. So it wasn't meet, screw, fall in love, get married. There was so much more in between.
Will I read this book again? Absolutely!!
Will I reccomend this bo...more
I felt bad for Johnnie because of his issues (past and present). Maggie May, well I couldn't help but picture Rob Stewarts song of the same name. She was very sympathetic and was not a pushover.
I also liked how the author lengthened the story to encompass a couple of years. So it wasn't meet, screw, fall in love, get married. There was so much more in between.
Will I read this book again? Absolutely!!
Will I reccomend this bo...more
First, let me start by saying I am generally not a fan of straight contemporary romance. So, while I was taking a chance on this book in that area, the "bad boy hiding his pain" trope was begging me to pick this one up.
And I am very glad I did. Johnnie, poor and brutally mistreated in his youth, is now a Hollywood actor with major issues he keeps hidden. Maggie is a rather innocent transplant to his former small town, alone after her husband's death. Her prejudices against him collide with his...more
And I am very glad I did. Johnnie, poor and brutally mistreated in his youth, is now a Hollywood actor with major issues he keeps hidden. Maggie is a rather innocent transplant to his former small town, alone after her husband's death. Her prejudices against him collide with his...more
3.5 to 3.75
a bit dated= cassette tapes, panty hose, test tube pregnancy test, the town having problems with an unwed pregnant woman. However, these things were easy to get past.
I liked that Maggie & Johnny weren't just sunshine and rainbows. Maggie had to overcome her assumptions towards Johnny, and he had to work on taking better care of himself. the book implied that the relationship would always take work. i appreciated that piece of realism.
a bit dated= cassette tapes, panty hose, test tube pregnancy test, the town having problems with an unwed pregnant woman. However, these things were easy to get past.
I liked that Maggie & Johnny weren't just sunshine and rainbows. Maggie had to overcome her assumptions towards Johnny, and he had to work on taking better care of himself. the book implied that the relationship would always take work. i appreciated that piece of realism.
This story has the making to be quite intense if there was less separation of Maggie and Johnnie. I like that their story took place over a long period, but it left many details out. Johnnie's character needed time to figure out his feelings and work through some of his demons. Maggie had to learn to trust her feelings and stop expecting him to disappoint her. The detail I missed the most was Maggie telling Johnnie how she felt after they'd slept together. I wanted him to explain what he was say...more
I know it is an older book, but I had trouble getting past the dated imagery. That being said, I thought the book had it's good points. Similar to the other TW book I read, I enjoyed the characters coming together after some personal struggle. Didn't quite believe in Johnnie as the big movie star--was a little too rednecky for me. Hated his name the most! I might have given this story a 2.5 star rating if it were an option.
LOved the quirky loveable and tormented characters in this story. The plot basically just followed the relationship between Johnnie and Maggie who really are a good match. Their problems were based less on the cliched misunderstanding and more on each character making assumptions about each other without really understanding the deeper feelings. I found them both sweet and endearing. One of the final scenes that takes place in the hovel Johnnie grew up in was very unexpected and emotional as was...more
I downloaded this one free on Kindle and it was a decent romance. I thought it was a little longer and more drawn out than necessary. There were a few twists with the male lead having diabetes (which I thought was overdone a bit, especially because he is so self-destructive about it) and the female lead being a young widow. Overall, good for a freebie.
Mar 29, 2012
Klaudyna Z.
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
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I liked this book. It was really sweet.
The only thing that bothered me was that sometimes I just wanted to shake Maggie and yell at her to tell Johnnie how she really feels. Because I think a lot of hurt could have been saved.
But overall I loved the book and I thought the ending was perfect.
The only thing that bothered me was that sometimes I just wanted to shake Maggie and yell at her to tell Johnnie how she really feels. Because I think a lot of hurt could have been saved.
But overall I loved the book and I thought the ending was perfect.
I absolutely adored the story of Johnnie Irish's struggles to find love and peace in his life haunted by nightmares of his life as a child in Hope, Texas. This book packs a punch of emotions and I highly recommend it to all romance book lovers!
My review: http://bit.ly/debuWL
My review: http://bit.ly/debuWL
Was skeptical because this was a free e-book, but I'm so glad I decided to read it. I could not put this book down. Finished it in one night. I love Maggie and Johnnie's characters and loved that I was emotionally drawn in to the story.
Quick reading but still surprisingly good romance by underrated author. Her characters are more complicated than most chick lit/romance ones. The male lead is in this one is a diabetic bad boy.
This book was awesome!!! I loved every moment of it. The tortured abused soul that had to learn to love and trust made the whole story line perfect. Maggie was perfect for Johnnie.
It was a bit slow for 3/4 of the book. The last 1/4 was exciting. Too much dilly-dallying with Johnnie and running back and forth to and from California.
Two- haiku review
He's back in Texas
Revisits awful childhood
Meets sexy teacher
He's got health issues
They're together then apart
Plenty of angst here
He's back in Texas
Revisits awful childhood
Meets sexy teacher
He's got health issues
They're together then apart
Plenty of angst here
This was a free book I got from pixel of ink and I was a little bored at first but started to really like the story and I was very pleased at the end.
I really didn't care for the Johnnie character at all (and I do love a bad boy story). However I will search for more books on Ms Weir's backlist.
what is it about summer that makes me continue to read average books. not horrible, but wouldnhave loved.to.move more.quickly.
Really liked it. Reminiscent of Judith McNaught style. Lots of angst. Finished in one day.
It wasn't anything super great, but, it was good for a free book :)
Fun book, fast read, light and romantic, completely unrealistic but I don't read for reality anyway!
Don't we all love the bad boy? Really good book and of course the bad boy had a sweet heart.
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Theresa Weir (a.k.a. Anne Frasier) is an award-winning NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR of twenty-three books and numerous short stories that have spanned the genres of suspense, mystery, thriller, romantic suspense, paranormal, and memoir. Her titles have been printed in both hardcover and paperback and translated into twenty languages. Her memoir, The Orchard, was a 2011 Oprah Ma...more
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