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Ellie Peters has a great apartment, a cool job as a UN interpreter, and a terrific dog. Now all she needs is the right guy to share it with and life will be perfect. But everything she's worked for is threatened the day her obsessive-compulsive, disinfectant-loving mother announces she's divorcing Ellie's father and moving in with her! And to add insult to injury, Ellie's just learned that her ex-fiance, Michael, has become her new boss!
Michael Deavers remembers all too well the sparks that flew between him and Ellie. He'd love to rekindle what they once had, but he learned from their brief engagement that he's just not a commitment kind of guy. Though with Ellie once again under his nose, it's hard to remember why he ever had cold feet.
Now Ellie is desperate to get Michael out of her head, her mother out of her hair and her life out of the gutter…but old flames die hard, and this interpreter hasn't counted on the language of love.
Ellie Peters has a great apartment, a cool job as a UN interpreter, and a terrific dog. Now all she needs is the right guy to share it with and life will be perfect. But everything she's worked for is threatened the day her obsessive-compulsive, disinfectant-loving mother announces she's divorcing Ellie's father and moving in with her! And to add insult to injury, Ellie's just learned that her ex-fiance, Michael, has become her new boss!
Michael Deavers remembers all too well the sparks that flew between him and Ellie. He'd love to rekindle what they once had, but he learned from their brief engagement that he's just not a commitment kind of guy. Though with Ellie once again under his nose, it's hard to remember why he ever had cold feet.
Now Ellie is desperate to get Michael out of her head, her mother out of her hair and her life out of the gutter…but old flames die hard, and this interpreter hasn't counted on the language of love.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 2004
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Millie Criswell
49 books34 followersNational bestselling author Millie Criswell didn't start out to be a writer. Instead, she had aspirations of joining the Rockettes as a toe-tapping member of their dancetroop, or tapping her heart away in one of those big, corny MGM musicals. Of course she was only ten at the time, had absolutely no talent as a dancer, and cannot be blamed for her failure to succeed.
To date, Ms. Criswell has written twenty-one historical, category, and contemporary romances. She has won numerous awards, including the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, the Reviewers' Choice Award, the National Reader's Choice Award, and the coveted MAGGIE Award from Georgia Romance Writers.
Ms. Criswell resides in Virginia with her husband of thirty-two years. She has two grown children, both lawyers, and one neurotic Boston terrier
To date, Ms. Criswell has written twenty-one historical, category, and contemporary romances. She has won numerous awards, including the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, the Reviewers' Choice Award, the National Reader's Choice Award, and the coveted MAGGIE Award from Georgia Romance Writers.
Ms. Criswell resides in Virginia with her husband of thirty-two years. She has two grown children, both lawyers, and one neurotic Boston terrier
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November 15, 2020
This book is, unfortunately, very much a product of its time. And here I am in 2020, reading it, and just feeling embarrassed by some of the content.
Right off the bat: the book is homophobic/biphobic/transphobic. I imagine more of the language used or the jokes made were socially acceptable in 2004 but not now.
The book also leans a heavy weight on well - women’s weight. At one point, a group gathers for a meal and eats lasagna and the personal trainer goes “well we’ve all just gained three pounds” and was serious. A pound is 3500 calories. But if you struggle with food or your body, the language in this book would be triggering.
Finally, while I liked the idea of the romance between Ellie and Michael, too much of the book was focused around the dissolution of two other marriages while the primary romance were never together. I would have liked more.
Right off the bat: the book is homophobic/biphobic/transphobic. I imagine more of the language used or the jokes made were socially acceptable in 2004 but not now.
The book also leans a heavy weight on well - women’s weight. At one point, a group gathers for a meal and eats lasagna and the personal trainer goes “well we’ve all just gained three pounds” and was serious. A pound is 3500 calories. But if you struggle with food or your body, the language in this book would be triggering.
Finally, while I liked the idea of the romance between Ellie and Michael, too much of the book was focused around the dissolution of two other marriages while the primary romance were never together. I would have liked more.
July 31, 2025
Your average romance novel with a bit of spicy sex. Annoying that the main characters work as translators at the UN but we don't even know what languages the man speaks. I like a little background to go with my story!
June 16, 2023
This was funny and sweet. A perfect summer read!
September 14, 2010
this was kind of a cute read. A little slow on the uptake, and a tad bit boring in places with some really corny conversations. This was the first book I've read from this author, towards the middle of the book it really picked up for me. The end is where I felt some of the corniness really kicked in. I just thought, maybe it could of been better. Not bad though, I thought it was a cute story but it didn't grab my attention and hold it and found I had no problem reading a few pages and then coming back to it later
August 31, 2016
I cannot even. This book...
I figured I'd get an easy, fun read that I'd expect from any romance/chick-lit novel. After all, it had survived quite a while on the library shelves. If it hadn't been for the fact that I had taken this on a trip and had no other options, I never would've bothered going past page 10. The characters, the dialogue, the plot, the writing... Nothing about this book is redeeming.
I figured I'd get an easy, fun read that I'd expect from any romance/chick-lit novel. After all, it had survived quite a while on the library shelves. If it hadn't been for the fact that I had taken this on a trip and had no other options, I never would've bothered going past page 10. The characters, the dialogue, the plot, the writing... Nothing about this book is redeeming.
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June 5, 2023Though I can't seem to get into anything lately, at least I'm pulling books off the shelf that I have been holding onto for a while. Unfortunately, I'm definitely not in the mood for an ex-fiancee and overbearing mother.
October 23, 2011
It was interesting. I loved the tension between Ellie and Michael. You never really knew what was going to happen or something had happened. The side story about Ellie's parents was also very good. This is my first Millie Criswell book and I am looking to read more from her!
February 13, 2009
This book was alright. The main character didn't reallt hold my interest as much as her mom did, but it was a decent read.
August 11, 2009
It was pretty good. A good book to read if you are irritated with your mother and just wished someone would understand. :) A pretty standard love story.
August 18, 2010
Very Good Book! enjoyed it !! ♥♥
June 24, 2011
slow and boring
December 27, 2016
This was such a cute and funny book. Loved it
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