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Lingering Melody
Carrie Stuart returned to London with reluctance
There she would face the bittersweet memories of the past. There she had met Matthew Silver.
Meeting him again four years later was no accident. He had manipulated events to put her back in his power, and she found that the gentle, considerate lover she'd known had become an unfeeling, hard stranger.
He blamed her for their bre...more
There she would face the bittersweet memories of the past. There she had met Matthew Silver.
Meeting him again four years later was no accident. He had manipulated events to put her back in his power, and she found that the gentle, considerate lover she'd known had become an unfeeling, hard stranger.
He blamed her for their bre...more
Paperback, Harlequin Presents #1062, 189 pages
Published
March 1988
by Harlequin Books
(first published May 1987)
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May 21, 2012
Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
HP fans/jealous and possessive hero theme lover
Shelves:
category-contemporary-romance,
harlequin-presents,
2012-harlequin-silhouette-challenge,
2012-sky-s-the-limit-club,
yearly-reading-challenge,
favorites,
stalkerific-hero,
hero-is-first-and-only-lover,
madeup-husband-or-fiance,
harlequin-presents-readers-2012-cha,
secret-baby,
heroine-is-a-mom,
daddy-hero,
kids-in-the-mix,
twins,
forced-bride,
family,
bucket-of-longing-angst,
you-never-forget-your-first,
older-hero-younger-heroine,
musical-story,
all-things-spring-challenge,
hp-hall-of-fame
This is a book with a wow factor. It has all the elements that make the older HP books sizzle, crack, and pop. The ruthless hero, the great dialogue, and the crazy demands that you can only read about in a Harlequin Presents novel. One of my friends on GRs, you know who you are, raves about this book, and she's never wrong about HPs being awesome. She was right again!
I won't lie about my love of stalkerific heroes, and Matt makes my list. He was just wow. I had no doubts that this man couldn't l...more
I won't lie about my love of stalkerific heroes, and Matt makes my list. He was just wow. I had no doubts that this man couldn't l...more
Jul 11, 2012
Fiona Marsden
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
People who love reunion stories
Recommended to Fiona by:
Angelina Neale
Have I ever mentioned how much I love reunion romances. So long as they have some very important elements. First one is that the hero and heroine haven't been sleazing all over the countryside with multiple other lovers in the meantime. Ok so that might be a bit of a spoiler. But there are plenty of other things to discover about this book.
Matt and Carrie lived together as lovers four years ago and when Matt went off without explanation, Carrie left him, believing he'd gone to another woman. Now...more
Matt and Carrie lived together as lovers four years ago and when Matt went off without explanation, Carrie left him, believing he'd gone to another woman. Now...more
'I don't want you getting friendly with any men at all!' he stated with
frightening intensity, 'You're mine!'
-------------------
'It's time you were pregnant again,' he said coolly, stressing every
word, gripping her tightly as alarm flared again at the coldness of his
words. 'Don't waste any energy in fighting,' he advised quietly, 'it's
going to happen. With my child inside you, you'll feel less inclined to
hang on to a wonderful, lost dream. I can't think of anything more
real and intrusive for a wo...more
frightening intensity, 'You're mine!'
-------------------
'It's time you were pregnant again,' he said coolly, stressing every
word, gripping her tightly as alarm flared again at the coldness of his
words. 'Don't waste any energy in fighting,' he advised quietly, 'it's
going to happen. With my child inside you, you'll feel less inclined to
hang on to a wonderful, lost dream. I can't think of anything more
real and intrusive for a wo...more
4 Stars ~ After a bad relationship in his 20's, Matt had devoted his life to making his business a success. Meeting Carrie, an innocent and very young student, threw him for a loop. Against his better judgement, he couldn't keep away from her. And when she completed her course to gain secretarial skills, he asked her to move in with him. They were very much in love, always together. But Carrie had felt a little overwhelmed by Matt, and as he had never told her he loved her, she felt a little ins...more
This book is like Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way. Full of drama and angst, misunderstandings, true love and noble sacrifice with an added dash of secret babies. I loved the melodrama of it all. The heroine Carrie left the hero Matt four years ago when he ran off to America to go to the side of his former lover. Now he has tracked her down and threatened to ruin her cousin Allan if she doesn't marry him.
One of the strong points of the book is that the secondary characters are so w...more
One of the strong points of the book is that the secondary characters are so w...more
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Meh. Stupid heroine. It's different if the OW appeared in a flesh, but no, she's just a name and the heroine could go jealous and scared aaallll the way. You want to know? Ask.
It's so clear that the heroine ran away sheer because her "imagination".
AND it's different too if the hero treated you like a worthless woman, but no, he treated you like a queen and the heroine could feel insecure all damn way to hell.
So immature. Well, i guess it's because her age anyway.
The basic plot of the story is...more
It's so clear that the heroine ran away sheer because her "imagination".
AND it's different too if the hero treated you like a worthless woman, but no, he treated you like a queen and the heroine could feel insecure all damn way to hell.
So immature. Well, i guess it's because her age anyway.
The basic plot of the story is...more
Carrie Stuart returned to London with reluctance
There she would face the bittersweet memories of the past. There she had met Matthew Silver.
Meeting him again four years later was no accident. He had manipulated events to put her back in his power, and she found that the gentle, considerate lover she'd known had become an unfeeling, hard stranger.
He blamed her for their breakup yet he was the one who had left. Carrie had resolved Matt would never know that her husband was a figment of her imagina...more
There she would face the bittersweet memories of the past. There she had met Matthew Silver.
Meeting him again four years later was no accident. He had manipulated events to put her back in his power, and she found that the gentle, considerate lover she'd known had become an unfeeling, hard stranger.
He blamed her for their breakup yet he was the one who had left. Carrie had resolved Matt would never know that her husband was a figment of her imagina...more
Okay, this novel was incredibly romantic. It made my heartbeat speed up pretty quick. I really loved the fact that this is an older harlequin and it dealt with pregnancy and babies BEFORE marriage. You don't see many of those around, so this one surprised the heck out of me and made me enjoy it all the more. The characters were great, the storyline was strong. There was some points I didn't quite care for but overall, it's four stars worth of awesome!
This truly a wonderful classic old skool HP. It has secret babies (twins), blackmail, major misunderstandings and plenty of angst. Not only does it have all the major tropes but it is well written, has great characters and a wonderful HEA.
I think the lead male was bipolar and the lead female was very naive.
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Marvelous book!it has most things I love in a book,second-chance, runaway lover, misunderstanding, emotional wreck
4.8* rating
4.8* rating
Rating 3.5 stars
For me, this was a difficult read....and actually offended me.
He was an extremely, vindictive abusive man and she was a very submissive woman. (view spoiler)
I would avoid this one....
He was an extremely, vindictive abusive man and she was a very submissive woman. (view spoiler)
I would avoid this one....
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