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Price of Passion
by
Susan Napier
Kate had learned certain lessons as Drake Daniels's lover:
Lesson number one: the price of loving Drake was not to love him.
Lesson number two: never give him what he expected.
Discovering she was pregnant certainly fulfilled lesson number two. Drake had made it clear commitment and children were not on his menu. Now Kate must break her news. But when she sees Drake, passion...more
Lesson number one: the price of loving Drake was not to love him.
Lesson number two: never give him what he expected.
Discovering she was pregnant certainly fulfilled lesson number two. Drake had made it clear commitment and children were not on his menu. Now Kate must break her news. But when she sees Drake, passion...more
ebook, 192 pages
Published
March 1st 2008
by Harlequin Presents
(first published January 2007)
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This read was funny to me in that I'd actually been trying out a few things with format. I wasn't planning on reading the book when I did. I simply opened it one time to see how it had converted from ePub to mobi and then couldn't stop reading. Next thing I knew I was on chapter 3 and had absolutely no intentions of stopping. And I had to go pick up kids and such! So I had to quickly transfer it to my phone so I could read while sitting in parking lots and such. :-) So I think you can pretty muc...more
Contemporary (90's?) secret pregnancy romance with Katherine a writing researcher and a famous author, Drake Daniels get together and finally change from only lovers to committed relationship. Kate is a great researcher in New Zealand so she finds out where Drake hides to write his books because she has to figure out what she is going to do with her oops baby when they had a light commitment-less relationship for the past two years. Drake Daniels has lots of secrets, even his name is not his 're...more
WHY did I not see the "Pregnancy romance" on the cover! GAWD! Who thinks getting pregnant by accident is all romance? I will never get past a whole genre of this. I keep torturing myself!
I was over half way done & asking myself... Based on their relationship, why would you feel the need to get to know him more to tell him he got you pregnant. You both are so cold blooded & distant it's stupid!
This book is a: Present time, flashback to explain what is so damn confusing, to present day fr...more
I was over half way done & asking myself... Based on their relationship, why would you feel the need to get to know him more to tell him he got you pregnant. You both are so cold blooded & distant it's stupid!
This book is a: Present time, flashback to explain what is so damn confusing, to present day fr...more
Katherine (Kate) is a researcher for a publishing house, who is pregnant with the baby of Drake Daniels, a wildly famous author whose "speciality was constructing tough, gritty, anti-heroes who were rude, crude and lethal to know". He often disappears for months, no one knows where, to write his novels, but Kate has figured out that he has a house in Oyster Beach, New Zealand. She follows him there to try to break the baby news.
The best Harlequin I've read so far. I'd recommend this one. If I g...more
The best Harlequin I've read so far. I'd recommend this one. If I g...more
Another freebie book on my Nook. I don't know about this one. I don't do typical modern romance, but I've had some success outside my comfort zone. This was not one of them. Like most reviews I have read, the first 100 or some pages are a snooze-fest, and truely not really worth my time. The action does pick up some toward the end, but I never liked the male lead Drake, so it was hard for me to root for him. I don't think I'll read much of this edition of books anytime soon.
198 pages
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198 pages
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The three stars are for the second half of the book. The first half of the book just seemed to go on and on setting up the story without ever getting to the story and I wasn't going to finish it. A few months later I was looking to clean out some files and I thought I would see if I could get any further before I dumped it. Wouldn't you know it? I left off right where the story started. And then it turned out to be quite enjoyable.
Feb 12, 2010
Rachel Thompson
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2 of 5 stars
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The beginning of the book was both confusing (as in the author didn't come right out and let you know the characters already knew each other--I hate this type of plot device) and boring. Too much back-story or 'info-dumping' for my taste. I just wanted to get on with the story. It got better the further I got into it, but I shouldn't have to wait until the middle of a book for something of interest to happen.
Jan 15, 2010
Lissa1229
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2 of 5 stars
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This was one of sixteen Harlequin freebies. The Harlequin romances have a recurring them misunderstanding or mistaken identity, good looks, tons of money.
This book is a "misunderstanding" Out of all of them this was ok. I didn’t like the beginning or the characters but then about half way through I liked the dialogue and interaction between the two main characters and actually started liking this book.
This book is a "misunderstanding" Out of all of them this was ok. I didn’t like the beginning or the characters but then about half way through I liked the dialogue and interaction between the two main characters and actually started liking this book.
It took me a little while to get into this book because it was slightly confusing in the beginning, but as I got further into it, I was drawn deeper into the story. Overall, it was enjoyable and I liked seeing the interaction between the two characters (and them fighting their feelings for one another), but I'm not sure it's one that I'll re-read any time soon.
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Another of the eHarlequin free give-aways for their 60th birthday.
I'd say this was one of the better novels that they gave away, for the banter between the two characters and the unexpected plot twists. Yes, it has every cliche in the genre, but isn't that *why* you read these kinds of novels?
I'd say this was one of the better novels that they gave away, for the banter between the two characters and the unexpected plot twists. Yes, it has every cliche in the genre, but isn't that *why* you read these kinds of novels?
4 ½ Stars! ~ Great! ~ I love Ms. Napier's books. This one is filled with angst, a sexy tortured hero, fiesty yet vulnerable heroine, witty banter, fun and charm. An added bonus was mention of the Marlows a family from previous books by Ms. Napier. I do hope Steven gets his own book soon.
I got this as a free book for my e-reader. I am not a huge fan of romance novels but to be honest this one was enjoyable. There is not much plot, other than what you get with this genre, but it is an easy read for a lazy day. Would be good with a lounge on the beach and a margarita.
One of the free ebooks from harlequin's 60th anniversary celebration. Available for downloading on their website.
If it wasn't for a few editing issues, the book would've been great, but as it was, there were lines that had no spacing between words. However, that could've been a compatiblity issue since i was reading it on my phone.
If it wasn't for a few editing issues, the book would've been great, but as it was, there were lines that had no spacing between words. However, that could've been a compatiblity issue since i was reading it on my phone.
Mar 01, 2009
Holly
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3 of 5 stars
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I really enjoyed this one. Although it had the same elements all HP, it was better than many others I've read. The heroine did bother me when she didn't stand up for herself, but I loved that the hero wanted to make things work.
Good for a quick read with witty banter between the main characters. However, the hero took a little too long to act like he wanted to be with the heroine. He was also a jerk to her when he first find out she was pregnant.
This particular line is really not my style of book ("sophisticated men of the world and captivating women" usually translates to "the alpha-est alpha heroes that ever alphaed") but this was very clever and had some fantastic supporting characters.
Okay, five books in one day, plus the one I metaphorically hurled against the wall and the end of American Gods. I'm done now. Really.
...the next one has secret twins.
I can totally stop after six!
Okay, five books in one day, plus the one I metaphorically hurled against the wall and the end of American Gods. I'm done now. Really.
...the next one has secret twins.
I can totally stop after six!
So this story picks up two years into a friends with benefits relationship. The story was decent, but I wish the author would have gone more into the back story of the characters.
This was a very nice book and i liked it. It was very funny in places the end wasn't good enough but it was OK. I don't know if to give this book 3 or 4 stars but maybe 3.5.
Every. Cliche. In. The. Genre.
Downloaded for free as an ebook from Harlequin. (WHICH IS AWESOME, HARLEQUIN. I WOULD JUST LIKE SOMETHING WITH A BIT MORE SUBSTANCE.)
Downloaded for free as an ebook from Harlequin. (WHICH IS AWESOME, HARLEQUIN. I WOULD JUST LIKE SOMETHING WITH A BIT MORE SUBSTANCE.)
I do not like writing a bad review. But I have to say this book was confusing. And I see from other readers they thought the same thing. I am leaving it like that.
I adore all Susan Napier's books. This was maybe not as funny as some of her previous works, but still a wonderful way to escape from everyday life.
I loved the banter between the hero and heroine! This one sucked me in right from the beginning. I'll be reading this one again :)
I did get this for free on Amazon. I don't even know if it was worth the free price.
I found it boring and unrealistic.
I found it boring and unrealistic.
Mar 15, 2013
McKenna
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2 of 5 stars
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The book was okay. I really just couldn't get past the opening sugar scene. It threw all viability out the window for me.
One of the free ebooks I downloaded when I bought my Sony eReader. I hadn't read a romance novel in awhile. Light reading!
There's a lot wrong with this book. I agree with one reviewer that the first really BAD thing is that we aren't told the woman and man know each other up front. Took forever to figure that out. I also didn't like the way she was acting like a stalker/supplicant.
However, I read this book 2-3 years ago and I still remember it AND its details AND that I liked it AND what was wrong with it. At this point in my romance reading, that's utterly remarkable. So, 3.5 stars, up from what should really be 2...more
However, I read this book 2-3 years ago and I still remember it AND its details AND that I liked it AND what was wrong with it. At this point in my romance reading, that's utterly remarkable. So, 3.5 stars, up from what should really be 2...more
Kate Crawford and Drake Daniels have been lovers for two years, but have never had an official or exclusive relationship. She discovers that she is pregnant, but is unsure how to break the news to Drake.
Susan Napier often produces very enjoyable romances, and this is no exception. The characters are cute, and the dialogue amusing. I loved the way Kate dealt with Drake's supposed mistress, and I loved the fact that though they have an "open" relationship, Kate and Drake have both been faithful to...more
Susan Napier often produces very enjoyable romances, and this is no exception. The characters are cute, and the dialogue amusing. I loved the way Kate dealt with Drake's supposed mistress, and I loved the fact that though they have an "open" relationship, Kate and Drake have both been faithful to...more
The ending........oh, and Drake was a surprisingly non asshattish man. Alpha, yes, but not an ass.
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Perhaps being born on Valentine’s Day was an omen that Susan Napier would become a romance writer. This New Zealand author has written over 30 Mills & Boon category romances since 1984. Napier and her husband Tony Potter met when they both worked at the Auckland Star newspaper. After they married, she left the newspaper to work for a film company where she learned the art of dialogue. After th...more
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Feb 01, 2009 03:29pm