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Mad Enough To Marry
TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY
Long, lean Logan Chase was dangerous to Elena O'Brien. Which was why she had to be mad to consider his offer of shelter. Yes, she needed a temporary home while hers was renovated, but live with Logan, the man she once dreamed of loving forever? That is, until he broke her heart....
Okay, so Logan had a lot to make up for. After all, as a restless, brooding young man, he'd left Elena high and dry--and on prom night, of all nights! But opening his home to her now was surely insane. Because suddenly he was sharing cozy meals--and even cozier kisses--with Elena. Once he took this innocent beauty to his bed, would this confirmed bachelor be mad enough to...to marry?
Long, lean Logan Chase was dangerous to Elena O'Brien. Which was why she had to be mad to consider his offer of shelter. Yes, she needed a temporary home while hers was renovated, but live with Logan, the man she once dreamed of loving forever? That is, until he broke her heart....
Okay, so Logan had a lot to make up for. After all, as a restless, brooding young man, he'd left Elena high and dry--and on prom night, of all nights! But opening his home to her now was surely insane. Because suddenly he was sharing cozy meals--and even cozier kisses--with Elena. Once he took this innocent beauty to his bed, would this confirmed bachelor be mad enough to...to marry?
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2002
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July 2, 2014
I normally don't really review Harlequin novels only because most of them are enjoyable reads, but follow a same cookie-cutter pattern. I will say that Ms. Ridgway's books have been enjoyable reads and I'm of course always happy for...well, a happy ending. I've read back-to-back This Day Forward and then this book, Mad Enough to marry. I'm also always happy to see heroines that were women in their mid-twenties that were still virgins. I know many romance authors these days find this unrealistic and not following the trendier, more liberal thinking when it comes to sex and relationships. However, I'm perhaps a stick in the mud when it comes to still finding the rare author that will writer her heroine with the "unrealistic" ideals to wait for the right man. In this case, the hero.
Now that I've gone on my soap box, I'll get to the reason I did a review for this book. It's incredibly petty and someone can call me on it...although I wish you wouldn't. (joke) I was reading this book and observed tht the hero paid at the heroine's kissing booth with a $1,000 bill. I'm a sucker for trivia and this was a game I used to play with my mother while growing up. I was always quizzed on which president was on U.S. currency. I knew that Cleveland was, at least after the 1930s, on a high denomination bill that is no longer in circulation. I looked at the copyright date for this book and saw that it was 2002, unless I was reading a revised copy. But in any event, I couldn't help but find the use of a $1,000 bill a bit odd. $1,000 bills are so rare that these days you'll only find them with private collectors. I did notice that the words used to describe the hero when he pulled out the money were "well-worn" bills. Still, the use of such a valued item didn't really work with me. Until the end of the book however, I assumed perhaps the hero didn't know the value of such a bill and the heroine would be later told that the bill was sold to a collector and the prom committee earned far more money than $1,000. That scenario didn't happen, so I'm left again unsettled. I realize of course, that the high-denomination bill was for effect. Much more so than a regular $100, but...
Despite my nitpicking, the story was quick, had lots of chemistry between the hero and heroine and had a happy ending. I do recommend this author.
Now that I've gone on my soap box, I'll get to the reason I did a review for this book. It's incredibly petty and someone can call me on it...although I wish you wouldn't. (joke) I was reading this book and observed tht the hero paid at the heroine's kissing booth with a $1,000 bill. I'm a sucker for trivia and this was a game I used to play with my mother while growing up. I was always quizzed on which president was on U.S. currency. I knew that Cleveland was, at least after the 1930s, on a high denomination bill that is no longer in circulation. I looked at the copyright date for this book and saw that it was 2002, unless I was reading a revised copy. But in any event, I couldn't help but find the use of a $1,000 bill a bit odd. $1,000 bills are so rare that these days you'll only find them with private collectors. I did notice that the words used to describe the hero when he pulled out the money were "well-worn" bills. Still, the use of such a valued item didn't really work with me. Until the end of the book however, I assumed perhaps the hero didn't know the value of such a bill and the heroine would be later told that the bill was sold to a collector and the prom committee earned far more money than $1,000. That scenario didn't happen, so I'm left again unsettled. I realize of course, that the high-denomination bill was for effect. Much more so than a regular $100, but...
Despite my nitpicking, the story was quick, had lots of chemistry between the hero and heroine and had a happy ending. I do recommend this author.
April 26, 2011
So...guy shows up late for prom night, and drop dead gorgeous heroine pitches a hissy fit. Hero leaves, returns years later, helps heroine out by letting her stay in his home while hers in renovated, blah blah blah
Didn't like it at all, and I normally like Christie Ridgway. Of course, this was an earlier work. Confusing plot, light on the details in some areas, but it was $1 from the grocery store!
Didn't like it at all, and I normally like Christie Ridgway. Of course, this was an earlier work. Confusing plot, light on the details in some areas, but it was $1 from the grocery store!
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March 16, 2014
so good i really couldnt put it down!
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