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Reasons for Revenge #1
Scorned By The Boss
Shipping tycoon Jefferson Lyon wasn'ta man who took no for an answer—from anybody. So when his "faithful" secretary finally had enough of his difficult,demanding ways and quit, he followedher to the tropical resort where she wasvacationing. There'd be no relaxing forJefferson…he was playing at seductionin order to get Caitlyn back to work.
But his ex-assistant was turning out to bemore determined, and more desirable, thanthe arrogant millionaire had ever realized.
But his ex-assistant was turning out to bemore determined, and more desirable, thanthe arrogant millionaire had ever realized.
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published August 7, 2007
About the author
Maureen Child
1,175 books549 followersUSA Today best selling author Maureen Child is the author of more than ninety romance novels and novellas. Maureen is a five time nominee for the prestigious Rita award from Romance Writers of America.
One of her novels, A Pocketful Of Paradise, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.
Over the years, she’s written under lots of different names and she prefers the term ‘pseudonym’ to ‘alias’. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.
Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire—books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.
Maureen writes paranormal romance novels under the pesudonym of Regan Hastings
One of her novels, A Pocketful Of Paradise, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.
Over the years, she’s written under lots of different names and she prefers the term ‘pseudonym’ to ‘alias’. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.
Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire—books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.
Maureen writes paranormal romance novels under the pesudonym of Regan Hastings
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February 24, 2015
When her fiancee, Peter, acuse Caitlyn to be in love with her boss, she immediately denied it. But after a tough week and her boss being impossible about her hollidays, she decided to abandon her job and Jefferson. Something he couldn't admit so he tried to seduce her in order to make her back to her job. But when she listen a telephon conversation about his plans, she decided that two could play the game.
Again, love interfered and they found falling for each other. The problem was that the trust was lost and he must convince her that his feelings were true.
This is not the best book I read but it was ok. The change in the POV help the plot a lot. Now I want to read Max and Janine's story...
Again, love interfered and they found falling for each other. The problem was that the trust was lost and he must convince her that his feelings were true.
This is not the best book I read but it was ok. The change in the POV help the plot a lot. Now I want to read Max and Janine's story...
January 21, 2024
I didn't like it. It never felt like the hero actually loved heroine, even at the end it felt like he missed the efficiency and order she brought to his life. It didn't feel he really got to know her, he was constantly shocked she didn't act like his usual women did, after 3 years he didn't really know her. His thoughts were always about himself and how she made his life easier.
Not a fan of heroine working for him for years while he slept with so many other women, while she had to send them jewelry and talk to them. He never even noticed heroine til her absence inconvenienced him. Plus she was the only woman to ever walk away from him and he couldn't allow that. He decided to seduce her before he was even really attracted to her, all in some convoluted idea of getting her to work for him again.
The heroine was ok, while she was attracted to him she didn't stay celibate for the 3 years she worked for him while he slept with countless other women, she was even engaged to another man for awhile. Np.
Not a fan of heroine working for him for years while he slept with so many other women, while she had to send them jewelry and talk to them. He never even noticed heroine til her absence inconvenienced him. Plus she was the only woman to ever walk away from him and he couldn't allow that. He decided to seduce her before he was even really attracted to her, all in some convoluted idea of getting her to work for him again.
The heroine was ok, while she was attracted to him she didn't stay celibate for the 3 years she worked for him while he slept with countless other women, she was even engaged to another man for awhile. Np.
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May 11, 2011
Why do I do this to myself? I go to a library sale, see a pile of Silhouette or Harlequins. I think to myself, "I shouldn't." Then I remember the five or six good series romances I've read and look, just in case. Invariably, I end up with a series romance that takes me an hour to read and a day to dislike enough to get it out of my system.
Jefferson's plan to get his secretary to come back to work for him? Let me spell it out for you. He's going to seduce her, then act so horribly that she'll dump him, and then she'll feel bad about dumping him and take her job back. Supposedly this guy is a genius, and, yet, this is the dumbest plan on Earth. Let's look at its possible points of failure: (1) His attempts to seduce will fail, (2) She will not dump him when he treats her badly, (3) she'll feel good about dumping him, and (4) she'll feel bad, but not that bad.
Honestly, I'll give him number one since she's been looking lustfully at him. But, two? I've known any number of women to put up with any random amount of shit from guys they love or like and to still keep dating them. This includes petty theft, cheating, and emotional abuse. What was he planning to do to make the dumping work? And then there is me. I've dumped people. Here's how sad I am about it. :D That's right. I'm not. I wasn't at the time. When I dump people it is to make my life better. Why should I feel shitty about it? Why should Caitlyn?
I honestly didn't mind Caitlyn. She was a little too good and efficient, but I've read many a series romance and that barely phases me. I did like her realization about why she got engaged to the man she was engaged with prior to the start of the novel. It made sense and it made me think she could be intelligent and resist Jefferson's attempts at seductions.
I never actually felt like Jefferson fell in love with Caitlyn though. I felt he was upset that she didn't fall at his feet with joy right away and I'd snicker every time he noticed lovingly she wasn't a gold digger, but really? That was all it took?
I think I would have to give Maureen Child another read to see if it was the book that was the problem or if she's simply an author that is incompatible with me.
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Jefferson's plan to get his secretary to come back to work for him? Let me spell it out for you. He's going to seduce her, then act so horribly that she'll dump him, and then she'll feel bad about dumping him and take her job back. Supposedly this guy is a genius, and, yet, this is the dumbest plan on Earth. Let's look at its possible points of failure: (1) His attempts to seduce will fail, (2) She will not dump him when he treats her badly, (3) she'll feel good about dumping him, and (4) she'll feel bad, but not that bad.
Honestly, I'll give him number one since she's been looking lustfully at him. But, two? I've known any number of women to put up with any random amount of shit from guys they love or like and to still keep dating them. This includes petty theft, cheating, and emotional abuse. What was he planning to do to make the dumping work? And then there is me. I've dumped people. Here's how sad I am about it. :D That's right. I'm not. I wasn't at the time. When I dump people it is to make my life better. Why should I feel shitty about it? Why should Caitlyn?
I honestly didn't mind Caitlyn. She was a little too good and efficient, but I've read many a series romance and that barely phases me. I did like her realization about why she got engaged to the man she was engaged with prior to the start of the novel. It made sense and it made me think she could be intelligent and resist Jefferson's attempts at seductions.
I never actually felt like Jefferson fell in love with Caitlyn though. I felt he was upset that she didn't fall at his feet with joy right away and I'd snicker every time he noticed lovingly she wasn't a gold digger, but really? That was all it took?
I think I would have to give Maureen Child another read to see if it was the book that was the problem or if she's simply an author that is incompatible with me.
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July 11, 2011
Caitlyn and Jefferson... Jefferson is stepping into his father's shoes as owner of the shipping business, having worked himself up the ranks... he takes his job very seriously - and Caitlyn has been his personal assistant for 3 years... she does the job well...
and Caitlyn is going through a personal crisis - her fiance broke off the engagement 1 month before the wedding, stating that he doesn't want to be her 2nd choice - that her heart belongs to her boss... fighting the truth that she never acknowledged, she gets angry at Jefferson's offhand manner in treating her - just another piece of office equipment...
her two best friends are also having man trouble... so they decide to take the money they saved for the weddings and go to Fantasy... Caitlyn goes immediately, her friends to join her in 2 weeks...
and Jefferson shows up at Fantasy - he misses her in the office - and he has a plan (it works with other women afterall) - to seduce her, make her break up with him, hire her back as she'll feel guilty...
before full seduction (and she is close) she overhears him talking with his brother about his cold plans... and she decides to play him for the fool - to participate in the seduction and then to walk away...
but she finally acknowledges that she loves him... and though she knows she'll probably still be walking away, she decides to enjoy their time together - and he is charming, and sexy, and she feels a real connection... but Jefferson just ignores the feelings, and goes with what feels good - until it comes to a head... she sends him away after telling him she loves him, but won't stay personally or professionaly with him as he cant' reciprocate...
he goes home - and realizes he loves her... and returns, and they get married.... ahhhhh
and Caitlyn is going through a personal crisis - her fiance broke off the engagement 1 month before the wedding, stating that he doesn't want to be her 2nd choice - that her heart belongs to her boss... fighting the truth that she never acknowledged, she gets angry at Jefferson's offhand manner in treating her - just another piece of office equipment...
her two best friends are also having man trouble... so they decide to take the money they saved for the weddings and go to Fantasy... Caitlyn goes immediately, her friends to join her in 2 weeks...
and Jefferson shows up at Fantasy - he misses her in the office - and he has a plan (it works with other women afterall) - to seduce her, make her break up with him, hire her back as she'll feel guilty...
before full seduction (and she is close) she overhears him talking with his brother about his cold plans... and she decides to play him for the fool - to participate in the seduction and then to walk away...
but she finally acknowledges that she loves him... and though she knows she'll probably still be walking away, she decides to enjoy their time together - and he is charming, and sexy, and she feels a real connection... but Jefferson just ignores the feelings, and goes with what feels good - until it comes to a head... she sends him away after telling him she loves him, but won't stay personally or professionaly with him as he cant' reciprocate...
he goes home - and realizes he loves her... and returns, and they get married.... ahhhhh
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December 30, 2015
Caitlyn steht da, ihre Hochzeit ist geplatzt und statt Trost und Mitgefühl zu bekommen, will ihr Chef den Urlaub streichen. Das reicht ihr jetzt und kündigt ihren Job und fährt in den Urlaub. Doch Jefferson Lyon lässt Caitlyn nicht so einfach gehen und folgt ihr auf die Insel in das Ferienparadies "Fantasie". Verführung ist sein Plan, aber sein Plan ist ohne Caitlyn gemacht.
Ich liebe diese Geschichten, in dem der Chef der Traummann ist und er es nie mitbekommt. Bis es zu spät ist und sie gegangen ist. Meine Lieblingsstory und dann noch als Kulisse die Tropen und eine Insel. Kurz mal im Urlaub gewesen und die Geschichte genossen ohne mich von der Couch zu bewegen. :) Kurz, leidenschaftlich, gefühlvoll und eine wunderschöne Kulisse, genau die richtige Mischung hatte die Geschichte.
Ich liebe diese Geschichten, in dem der Chef der Traummann ist und er es nie mitbekommt. Bis es zu spät ist und sie gegangen ist. Meine Lieblingsstory und dann noch als Kulisse die Tropen und eine Insel. Kurz mal im Urlaub gewesen und die Geschichte genossen ohne mich von der Couch zu bewegen. :) Kurz, leidenschaftlich, gefühlvoll und eine wunderschöne Kulisse, genau die richtige Mischung hatte die Geschichte.
October 25, 2011
This could have been really good however the turnaround in Jefferson (terrible name for a hero)was unconvincing and told to us rather than felt. He needed to suffer much more and Caitlyn needed to grow a spine much more quickly.
June 30, 2011
This was a cute book. Adult reading with some sex. The story was kind of fun and almost believable. I liked it and was entertaining.
July 22, 2015
The story was cute, and I finished it in one sitting. While I enjoyed the whimsy and the conclusion, I have to admit that it was initially a little difficult to get past the unlikely premise.
January 25, 2017
Terminado de leer el 19/01/2010
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