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Fired from yet another job, Cassidy St. John never expected the answer to her prayers would come looming out of the fog on Fisherman's Wharf. When celebrated artist Colin Sullivan offers her a job modeling for one of his paintings, it seems as though her troubles are over. But they're only just beginning . . .
Sullivan is mesmerising, and when he focuses his painter's gaze on Cass she finds him almost irresistible. But he also has an infamous reputation that makes her wary. Cass has no intention of becoming one of his conquests, thrown aside once the painting is done. But as she struggles to contain her feelings, she has no idea of the spell she's cast on Sullivan himself. Unaccustomed to refusal, Sullivan is fascinated by Cass - her spirit and her beauty. But it's her independence and surprising innocence that intrigues him the most. There's something different about Cassidy St. John. And as her feelings reveal themselves in her portrait, Sullivan dares to hope he can change her mind - and change his life - for ever.
Sullivan is mesmerising, and when he focuses his painter's gaze on Cass she finds him almost irresistible. But he also has an infamous reputation that makes her wary. Cass has no intention of becoming one of his conquests, thrown aside once the painting is done. But as she struggles to contain her feelings, she has no idea of the spell she's cast on Sullivan himself. Unaccustomed to refusal, Sullivan is fascinated by Cass - her spirit and her beauty. But it's her independence and surprising innocence that intrigues him the most. There's something different about Cassidy St. John. And as her feelings reveal themselves in her portrait, Sullivan dares to hope he can change her mind - and change his life - for ever.
249 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1984
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Nora Roberts
1,209 books59.8k followersNora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Hideaway, Under Currents, Come Sundown, The Awakening, Legacy, and coming in November 2021 -- The Becoming -- the second book in The Dragon Heart Legacy. She is also the author of the futuristic suspense In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.
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April 16, 2020
Es uno de los peores libros que he leído en mi vida.
Un libro machista, con un protagonista machista, violento y controlador. NO, NO, NO. Este tipo de libros no hacen ningún bien.
Un libro machista, con un protagonista machista, violento y controlador. NO, NO, NO. Este tipo de libros no hacen ningún bien.
December 6, 2020
I finally finished a Nora Roberts story! I have never been able to get into her style of writing or her characters, for that matter. But this had enough of a nostalgia vibe for me to persevere.
The premise of the story: set in San Francisco, starving writer heroine is approached by a wealthy artist to sit for a portrait. Hero is a cynical rake with an Irish accent. Heroine is a daydreamer, a virgin and a beauty who falls for the hero as they spend time together.
There is an OW (a fellow artist) who warns off the heroine and a jolly wannbe OM, but most of the story centers around the heroine's mooning over the hero or thinking about her novel.
For the black moment: the heroine rejects the hero's no strings overtures and pretends the hero hasn't seen into her soul based on the way he painted her eyes. *rolls my eyes/windows to my soul*
The hero comes crawling back after not being able to contact her for two weeks. He's in love and ready to offer marriage.
What a prize.
I would have loved this when I was younger since it's a great fantasy that a man can understand and fall in love with you based on your great beauty. It's about as realistic as a cosmetics advert and about as profound.
The premise of the story: set in San Francisco, starving writer heroine is approached by a wealthy artist to sit for a portrait. Hero is a cynical rake with an Irish accent. Heroine is a daydreamer, a virgin and a beauty who falls for the hero as they spend time together.
There is an OW (a fellow artist) who warns off the heroine and a jolly wannbe OM, but most of the story centers around the heroine's mooning over the hero or thinking about her novel.
For the black moment: the heroine rejects the hero's no strings overtures and pretends the hero hasn't seen into her soul based on the way he painted her eyes. *rolls my eyes/windows to my soul*
The hero comes crawling back after not being able to contact her for two weeks. He's in love and ready to offer marriage.
What a prize.
I would have loved this when I was younger since it's a great fantasy that a man can understand and fall in love with you based on your great beauty. It's about as realistic as a cosmetics advert and about as profound.
September 1, 2022
It is very hard to interpret how very much i love Nora Roberts. Both her contemporaries and suspenseful romances excite me, and "Sullivan`s Woman" with its inner beauty created by Nora Roberts flawless language, and with passionate main-characters who fall in love with each other in a way that`s described memorable..and romantic. I have forgotten how many times i sighed dreamily at it! Oh how beautiful it was!!!!
The heroine, the reckless Cassidy St. John who strives to be a writer was a creature of hope and optimism, of fate and luck. I very much adored her! With her dreamlike persona and innocence and bright humor she unknowingly steals the heart of the dark and arrogant hero, the famous painter Colin Sullivan. I just LOVE their first encounter, it made me laugh out as hell, and the way Roberts made the chemistry flow between these two made me gape out the whole time, just wow how the romance was glowing between them..and it is clear in the total devotion for the dynamic (also poetic in his words) Colin that he was falling in love with her, and the scenes where she would smile out of the window and he just looking at her,that was so beautiful! A man who always took whatever he wanted in life, for the first time, was not selfish when it came to her.It is clear he would be giving everything for her to be happy. These two are destined soulmates who simply can`t live without each other and i am so thankful to Nora Roberts, for having created this extravagant and impressive love-story. Both Colin and Cassidy are characters i strongly fell for, and i am so happy for these two soulmates happy ever after, they will indeed have a everlasting delicious marriage life with lots of babies.!
The heroine, the reckless Cassidy St. John who strives to be a writer was a creature of hope and optimism, of fate and luck. I very much adored her! With her dreamlike persona and innocence and bright humor she unknowingly steals the heart of the dark and arrogant hero, the famous painter Colin Sullivan. I just LOVE their first encounter, it made me laugh out as hell, and the way Roberts made the chemistry flow between these two made me gape out the whole time, just wow how the romance was glowing between them..and it is clear in the total devotion for the dynamic (also poetic in his words) Colin that he was falling in love with her, and the scenes where she would smile out of the window and he just looking at her,that was so beautiful! A man who always took whatever he wanted in life, for the first time, was not selfish when it came to her.It is clear he would be giving everything for her to be happy. These two are destined soulmates who simply can`t live without each other and i am so thankful to Nora Roberts, for having created this extravagant and impressive love-story. Both Colin and Cassidy are characters i strongly fell for, and i am so happy for these two soulmates happy ever after, they will indeed have a everlasting delicious marriage life with lots of babies.!
May 1, 2019
If you find men who belittle and dismiss you sexy....
Then this book is for you.
If you get turned on by rape threats...
Then this book is for you.
If you like couples with ZERO chemistry...
Then this book is for you.
Sullivan's Woman is awful!
Then this book is for you.
If you get turned on by rape threats...
Then this book is for you.
If you like couples with ZERO chemistry...
Then this book is for you.
Sullivan's Woman is awful!
August 1, 2015
This book is another book that is on my top ten favourite books. It was the second Nora Roberts book I had ever read, at the age of 14. It was also one of my first romance novels.
My friend had lent a twofer of this and Irish Rose to me, I read Irish Rose first and didn't like it that much, then I read Sullivan's Woman. I loved it so much.
The heroine is so sweet and wonderful and innocent, but it is the hero that makes up this wonderful story. Moody, eccentric, brooding, he is a very special hero. I have never read any hero quite like him. Nora Roberts has a gift for creating the most special heroes, Roarke from the In Death series is my heart, I even named my iPad after him. Roarke is the root of my obsession with all things Irish.
What I also loved about this story was the misty, surreal mood it gave, and the painting theme. I have always loved art. It became even more special to me when I started painting, and - I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH. EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, IT CAN STILL MAKE ME WRITHE IN ANGUISH AND PAIN JUST READING ONE OR TWO SCENES. SULLIVAN MADE THE STORY SO, SO VERY SPECIAL. DON'T ASK ME WHY I AM TYPING IN CAPS, I HAVE NO IDEA. ALL I KNOW IS I LOVE THIS BOOK.
My friend had lent a twofer of this and Irish Rose to me, I read Irish Rose first and didn't like it that much, then I read Sullivan's Woman. I loved it so much.
The heroine is so sweet and wonderful and innocent, but it is the hero that makes up this wonderful story. Moody, eccentric, brooding, he is a very special hero. I have never read any hero quite like him. Nora Roberts has a gift for creating the most special heroes, Roarke from the In Death series is my heart, I even named my iPad after him. Roarke is the root of my obsession with all things Irish.
What I also loved about this story was the misty, surreal mood it gave, and the painting theme. I have always loved art. It became even more special to me when I started painting, and - I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH. EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, IT CAN STILL MAKE ME WRITHE IN ANGUISH AND PAIN JUST READING ONE OR TWO SCENES. SULLIVAN MADE THE STORY SO, SO VERY SPECIAL. DON'T ASK ME WHY I AM TYPING IN CAPS, I HAVE NO IDEA. ALL I KNOW IS I LOVE THIS BOOK.
May 2, 2023
"I don't know when I fell in love with you. Perhaps it was years before I met you."
August 8, 2015
(Updated)
I am incredibly annoyed with this book.
Colin is a douche bag. I don't see anything suave or charismatic about him. I just saw a horny SOB who is supposedly suave due to him being Irish. Nora Roberts really likes Ireland, and I can see why, its a great place, yet she doesn't need to hammer in that he is Irish and that he likes Cassidy because she has Irish blood.
Speaking of Cassidy, I am just so irritated with how he treated her. At the start he promises her that he isn't interested in her in a physical and sexual way, he just wants her to model for his portrait. Yet when he wants her to look a certain way, what does he do? He KISSES her. Why couldn't he have just instructed her to look like she's been kissed? Soon after the kiss, he tells her that he wants her sexually. And he gets pissy when Cassidy refuses him, yet he pounces on her and makes advances that she doesn't want from him.
I'm upset about this because if I had things in my perspective, I wouldn't expect or want Colin to make a move on me. I'd trust him to keep his word, especially if I don't want it from him and expect him to honor his agreement. Yet if I suddenly felt that he wanted to make things too personal, seeing as how he would get mad at me if I refused him and would force himself on me, even if they were kisses, I would not like it. It sure as hell wasn't what Cassidy signed up for and it is a very unprofessional move. It also shows how much Colin respects women, as he is such a charmer that he believes that any girl will spread her legs for him on command. What. A. Dick.
Seriously, he gets uncomfortable when his models fall in love with him, yet based on his actions with Cassidy, the vibe I got was that the last girl didn't fall in love with him right out of the blue. He flirts with them, demands physical love from them and then wonders why girls fall to his feet and profess their love for him. He even calls Cassidy by pet names and endearments, the most notable being when he called her "Cass, love".
Human beings are emotional as well as logical and when someone goes to all that time and effort to make a person feel attractive and even loved, to realize that it was all for sex is heartbreaking.
It makes the last girl more sympathetic than pathetic. I feel bad for her because Colin used her as a cheap lay. Not that he'd admit it.
I can sense that Cassidy respects herself enough to not be another notch on his bedpost. Yet at the end, she shows that if he wears her down enough, she will do whatever he wants her to do.
I am done with berating Colin, I'm sorry to say, yet I need to move on because if I don't, the whole review will be about how flawed he is as a character and ideal of what a man should be.
Now onto Cassidy. She is dull and bland and a thoroughly uninteresting character. I am sick of girls like her. The heroines who become very lame and useless whenever the supposed hero is in the story. It makes me sick every time. Its sad because I know Cassidy has potential to be a great character with a stunning personality that makes up how interesting she is, yet all I really got from her is that she daydreams and blabs out whatever is on her mind regardless of what other people say.
I still don't see why she lost her job. You don't deeply daydream to the point where you talk aloud while daydreaming. I only know from my own experience, I daydream a lot but from personal experience I have never begun to have a conversation with someone while not paying attention. I get faster if I'm walking somewhere and sometimes my facial expressions reflect my expressions in my daydream if I'm dreaming deeply enough. With Cassidy, It feels stupid, and the 'best' part is that it has no further use in the story except to get her fired.
Besides this, we know little about what Cassidy is really like. I have a vague idea of her family life, but outside I know she doesn't have a boyfriend and never had sex and is a pure little maiden and OH GOD I am SICK of hearing about all these girls who have no experience in sex or kissing and are in their twenties. Real girls who have never had sex probably know more about it than Cassidy does. It is NOT realistic and it insults our intelligence.
Another thing I hate is how she got so insulted that the papers called her a beauty. I understand that Cassidy doesn't want to be seen by anyone as another girl who slept with Colin, yet they don't imply anything, pick apart her body or analyze her flaws. They just say that she's attractive.
But now that I've picked apart the characters, to the plot we go!
So as you probably know, its another girl meets arrogant man, is attracted to arrogant man, they have a falling out and get back together. The plot isn't really something I'd like to discuss but there are two spoilers which irritate me.
1. Cassidy doesn't go after Jeff.
Why? Why would she choose Colin over Jeff. Jeff is great and when Cassidy is around him, that is the only time that I see her behaving like a person instead of a lovesick fangirl. She jokes with him, chats and shows more positive emotions than she does with Colin, who irritates, violates and confuses her. Why I'm so upset about this is because Cassidy becomes more relatable with Jeff and they have amazing chemistry together.
2. Colin's speech at the end
So towards the end of the story Colin comes back into Cassidy's life after insulting her and viciously thrusting her out of his life. While trying to win the woman of his life back he says something along the lines of "I will hurt you but no one will love you more."
What? No one will love Cassidy more than him? Oh isn't that a sweet thing to say!
Only problem, it isn't. See, I was looking up advice on how to spot an abusive relationship and funny thing is, that line is mentioned. Not the "I can hurt you" (although thats a HUGE red flag for you ladies and gents and should not be taken lightly either) but the words after.
"No one will love you more than me."
While that sounds sweet and like a pledge of undying love, it means that no one except for the abuser loves and will love the victim. So when Colin says that, he means that he is the only one who "loves" Cassidy enough to put up with her.
And if you think that I'm reading too much into this and that Colin really isn't abusive, re-read his line. He guarantees hurting her. He doesn't specifically address how, only that he will. And while yelling at her doesn't sound mean, just remember that he has forced himself on Cassidy, (and I don't care if they are kisses, no means no) and has insulted her before.
Plus, he immediately gets Cassidy to marry him, AND since she is virtually a loner, he can easily get her ties with Jeff severed.
Now this is definitely not what Roberts meant by this line. If I was trying to write a romance, I wouldn't want to imply that the hero may have hidden abusive tendencies too. Unfortunately, when people do analyze the characters just past the skin, they will see good and bad traits that appear in either good people or bad people and Colin just happened to have some traits of an abuser lurking beneath his personality. And Cassidy, the innocent girl that she is, seems like the ideal candidate for walking into a trap.
The characteristics are there, and authors have written sadistic characters in romances whether or not they recognize it. My prime example is Elizabeth Lowell's Lincoln McKenzie from Desert Rain, who raped the woman that he loved because he thought that since she was attractive, that made it ok. Also he called her a whore several times and assumed that because she was attractive, that it made it alright for him to do whatever he wanted to her. He can't stand to see his sister with makeup on. Calls women who do like wearing makeup and sex "toys" and uses a woman's beauty as a punishment, and since Holly (the heroine) committed the crime of being a gorgeous fashion model, that gives him the right to punish her by raping her. For being beautiful
He's a sick emotionally disturbed man, even if he was sorry about it. He needs therapy and jailtime. He shouldn't even be allowed to have custody of his sister since he'd probably rape her if she wore makeup during one of his episodes.
Anyway, I digress.
Sullivan's Woman didn't satisfy me at all.
Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed my review, if you like rants that is. XD
I am incredibly annoyed with this book.
Colin is a douche bag. I don't see anything suave or charismatic about him. I just saw a horny SOB who is supposedly suave due to him being Irish. Nora Roberts really likes Ireland, and I can see why, its a great place, yet she doesn't need to hammer in that he is Irish and that he likes Cassidy because she has Irish blood.
Speaking of Cassidy, I am just so irritated with how he treated her. At the start he promises her that he isn't interested in her in a physical and sexual way, he just wants her to model for his portrait. Yet when he wants her to look a certain way, what does he do? He KISSES her. Why couldn't he have just instructed her to look like she's been kissed? Soon after the kiss, he tells her that he wants her sexually. And he gets pissy when Cassidy refuses him, yet he pounces on her and makes advances that she doesn't want from him.
I'm upset about this because if I had things in my perspective, I wouldn't expect or want Colin to make a move on me. I'd trust him to keep his word, especially if I don't want it from him and expect him to honor his agreement. Yet if I suddenly felt that he wanted to make things too personal, seeing as how he would get mad at me if I refused him and would force himself on me, even if they were kisses, I would not like it. It sure as hell wasn't what Cassidy signed up for and it is a very unprofessional move. It also shows how much Colin respects women, as he is such a charmer that he believes that any girl will spread her legs for him on command. What. A. Dick.
Seriously, he gets uncomfortable when his models fall in love with him, yet based on his actions with Cassidy, the vibe I got was that the last girl didn't fall in love with him right out of the blue. He flirts with them, demands physical love from them and then wonders why girls fall to his feet and profess their love for him. He even calls Cassidy by pet names and endearments, the most notable being when he called her "Cass, love".
Human beings are emotional as well as logical and when someone goes to all that time and effort to make a person feel attractive and even loved, to realize that it was all for sex is heartbreaking.
It makes the last girl more sympathetic than pathetic. I feel bad for her because Colin used her as a cheap lay. Not that he'd admit it.
I can sense that Cassidy respects herself enough to not be another notch on his bedpost. Yet at the end, she shows that if he wears her down enough, she will do whatever he wants her to do.
I am done with berating Colin, I'm sorry to say, yet I need to move on because if I don't, the whole review will be about how flawed he is as a character and ideal of what a man should be.
Now onto Cassidy. She is dull and bland and a thoroughly uninteresting character. I am sick of girls like her. The heroines who become very lame and useless whenever the supposed hero is in the story. It makes me sick every time. Its sad because I know Cassidy has potential to be a great character with a stunning personality that makes up how interesting she is, yet all I really got from her is that she daydreams and blabs out whatever is on her mind regardless of what other people say.
I still don't see why she lost her job. You don't deeply daydream to the point where you talk aloud while daydreaming. I only know from my own experience, I daydream a lot but from personal experience I have never begun to have a conversation with someone while not paying attention. I get faster if I'm walking somewhere and sometimes my facial expressions reflect my expressions in my daydream if I'm dreaming deeply enough. With Cassidy, It feels stupid, and the 'best' part is that it has no further use in the story except to get her fired.
Besides this, we know little about what Cassidy is really like. I have a vague idea of her family life, but outside I know she doesn't have a boyfriend and never had sex and is a pure little maiden and OH GOD I am SICK of hearing about all these girls who have no experience in sex or kissing and are in their twenties. Real girls who have never had sex probably know more about it than Cassidy does. It is NOT realistic and it insults our intelligence.
Another thing I hate is how she got so insulted that the papers called her a beauty. I understand that Cassidy doesn't want to be seen by anyone as another girl who slept with Colin, yet they don't imply anything, pick apart her body or analyze her flaws. They just say that she's attractive.
But now that I've picked apart the characters, to the plot we go!
So as you probably know, its another girl meets arrogant man, is attracted to arrogant man, they have a falling out and get back together. The plot isn't really something I'd like to discuss but there are two spoilers which irritate me.
1. Cassidy doesn't go after Jeff.
Why? Why would she choose Colin over Jeff. Jeff is great and when Cassidy is around him, that is the only time that I see her behaving like a person instead of a lovesick fangirl. She jokes with him, chats and shows more positive emotions than she does with Colin, who irritates, violates and confuses her. Why I'm so upset about this is because Cassidy becomes more relatable with Jeff and they have amazing chemistry together.
2. Colin's speech at the end
So towards the end of the story Colin comes back into Cassidy's life after insulting her and viciously thrusting her out of his life. While trying to win the woman of his life back he says something along the lines of "I will hurt you but no one will love you more."
What? No one will love Cassidy more than him? Oh isn't that a sweet thing to say!
Only problem, it isn't. See, I was looking up advice on how to spot an abusive relationship and funny thing is, that line is mentioned. Not the "I can hurt you" (although thats a HUGE red flag for you ladies and gents and should not be taken lightly either) but the words after.
"No one will love you more than me."
While that sounds sweet and like a pledge of undying love, it means that no one except for the abuser loves and will love the victim. So when Colin says that, he means that he is the only one who "loves" Cassidy enough to put up with her.
And if you think that I'm reading too much into this and that Colin really isn't abusive, re-read his line. He guarantees hurting her. He doesn't specifically address how, only that he will. And while yelling at her doesn't sound mean, just remember that he has forced himself on Cassidy, (and I don't care if they are kisses, no means no) and has insulted her before.
Plus, he immediately gets Cassidy to marry him, AND since she is virtually a loner, he can easily get her ties with Jeff severed.
Now this is definitely not what Roberts meant by this line. If I was trying to write a romance, I wouldn't want to imply that the hero may have hidden abusive tendencies too. Unfortunately, when people do analyze the characters just past the skin, they will see good and bad traits that appear in either good people or bad people and Colin just happened to have some traits of an abuser lurking beneath his personality. And Cassidy, the innocent girl that she is, seems like the ideal candidate for walking into a trap.
The characteristics are there, and authors have written sadistic characters in romances whether or not they recognize it. My prime example is Elizabeth Lowell's Lincoln McKenzie from Desert Rain, who raped the woman that he loved because he thought that since she was attractive, that made it ok. Also he called her a whore several times and assumed that because she was attractive, that it made it alright for him to do whatever he wanted to her. He can't stand to see his sister with makeup on. Calls women who do like wearing makeup and sex "toys" and uses a woman's beauty as a punishment, and since Holly (the heroine) committed the crime of being a gorgeous fashion model, that gives him the right to punish her by raping her. For being beautiful
He's a sick emotionally disturbed man, even if he was sorry about it. He needs therapy and jailtime. He shouldn't even be allowed to have custody of his sister since he'd probably rape her if she wore makeup during one of his episodes.
Anyway, I digress.
Sullivan's Woman didn't satisfy me at all.
Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed my review, if you like rants that is. XD
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 15, 2020
y otro bodrio a la lista de peores lecturas del año.
Alguien debería decirle a esta señora que que te aborden en la calle cual presa de un loco no es romántico, que que te arrastren del brazo a placer del simio con desorden de humor, tampoco.
Quizá alguien debería decirle que las relaciones tóxicas no son ni mucho menos bonitas, este personaje necesita ayuda psiquiátrica y esta protagonista necesita quererse un poquito más.
No se la recomiendo a nadie, se me ocurre quizá que su sitio es la basura.
PopSugar 2020 un libro con protagonistas veinteañeros.
Alguien debería decirle a esta señora que que te aborden en la calle cual presa de un loco no es romántico, que que te arrastren del brazo a placer del simio con desorden de humor, tampoco.
Quizá alguien debería decirle que las relaciones tóxicas no son ni mucho menos bonitas, este personaje necesita ayuda psiquiátrica y esta protagonista necesita quererse un poquito más.
No se la recomiendo a nadie, se me ocurre quizá que su sitio es la basura.
PopSugar 2020 un libro con protagonistas veinteañeros.
July 24, 2019
"I don't know when I fell in love with you. Perhaps it was that first night in the fog. Perhaps it was when you first wore that dress. Perhaps it was years before I met you. I suppose it doesn't matter when."
"Sullivan's Woman" is the story of Cassidy and Colin.
A part-Irish and part American dreamer meets a temperamental artist when she agrees to be his muse, and finds herself falling for an unattainable man in this book.
It's a sweet slow burn romance with a heroine who wears her heart on her sleeve, an seemingly absent minded passionate hero, some OW drama, burning kisses followed by an angsty takedown, a heartfelt apology and HEA.
Enjoyed it.
Safe
3.5/5
"Sullivan's Woman" is the story of Cassidy and Colin.
A part-Irish and part American dreamer meets a temperamental artist when she agrees to be his muse, and finds herself falling for an unattainable man in this book.
It's a sweet slow burn romance with a heroine who wears her heart on her sleeve, an seemingly absent minded passionate hero, some OW drama, burning kisses followed by an angsty takedown, a heartfelt apology and HEA.
Enjoyed it.
Safe
3.5/5
April 16, 2020
Lo unico bueno del libro es que es corto, y no fue tanto el tiempo perdido :(
April 18, 2020
No apto para mi. Un protagonista machista que en lo único que piensa es en él mismo y ya desde su primera aparición me cae fatal.
April 15, 2020
Pues... ha sido una lectura mala, mala, mala y mala. No tiene ni pies ni cabeza. El argumento es muy manido, está lleno de tópicos y clichés, y muy apresurado.
Además defiende un amor que puede llegar a interpretarse como misógino. El tío en violento y a la tía le da igual. Porque él guapísimo y rico y ella se enamora a primera vista. Y aunque quiere, no es capaz de resistirse.
También encontré un fallo garrafal. Él está en pantalones cortos y ... de repente lleva vaqueros. O es que eran pantalones cortos vaqueros?? un ejemplo, solamente...
Al final perdí la cuenta de cuentas veces eché la cabeza hacia detrás con los ojos en blanco.
En fin, una estrella sobre 5 porque no existen las estrellas negativas.
**Popsugar 2020 categoría 50. Un libro cuyo protagonista tenga veintitantos años (Cassy tiene 23).
Además defiende un amor que puede llegar a interpretarse como misógino. El tío en violento y a la tía le da igual. Porque él guapísimo y rico y ella se enamora a primera vista. Y aunque quiere, no es capaz de resistirse.
También encontré un fallo garrafal. Él está en pantalones cortos y ... de repente lleva vaqueros. O es que eran pantalones cortos vaqueros?? un ejemplo, solamente...
Al final perdí la cuenta de cuentas veces eché la cabeza hacia detrás con los ojos en blanco.
En fin, una estrella sobre 5 porque no existen las estrellas negativas.
**Popsugar 2020 categoría 50. Un libro cuyo protagonista tenga veintitantos años (Cassy tiene 23).
April 14, 2020
No vale la pena ni poner una reseña. Mi peor lectura de los últimos años.
March 8, 2019
Intense, passionate book ... cheeky and funny h with a temparemental artist H, seething chemistry and funny, witty dialogues ... worth reading ..
April 14, 2020
Historia que arranca de una buena idea (pintor que se enamora de su musa y viceversa) pero con un desarrollo horrible. Personajes poco creíbles, inicio prometedor, nudo inexistente y desenlace apresurado. Menos mal que es corto y la pérdida de tiempo no ha sido muy grande.
May 17, 2020
I wanted to give this 1 star, but I changed my mind. You see, I finished this book, and I had a pretty good time doing it. What does that say about me? I'm not proud of it, I'll tell you that much. It all started in a coffee shop where I found Sullivan's Woman on a shelf next to a few other Harlequins with silly names and covers. I started reading. At first I was laughing- the heroine lives in San Francisco, and her favorite place is Fisherman's Wharf. FISHERMAN'S WHARF. That's just not possible. She also goes there to walk around and think which is bat tits crazy. Nora Roberts, are you for real? There are definite regressive vibes here. People are constantly touching the heroine for no reason. Everything is from the heroine's POV, and we don't learn much about Sullivan at all except that he's a COMPLICATED MAN, okay?
But soon I was caught up. I wanted them to end up together, even though nothing about this made sense. I knew they would because that's what this is. So I surreptitiously took the book with me and finished it on the plane. I'm sorry. Luckily it was short because this book was totally ridiculous.
But soon I was caught up. I wanted them to end up together, even though nothing about this made sense. I knew they would because that's what this is. So I surreptitiously took the book with me and finished it on the plane. I'm sorry. Luckily it was short because this book was totally ridiculous.
April 4, 2011
As a stand alone romance, this story was light and entertaining. Man meets woman. Lust and love ignite. Conflict occurs; happy ending. Had I not read a couple of her other books first, with gutsy story line, with fuller content and beautifully written prose, I may not have sought her out as an author. I am very grateful I read Northern Lights before Sullivan's Woman. There is no doubt however that the author knows her genre well and knows how to captivate her readers.
November 26, 2020
Azt hiszem, ha ezzel a könyvével kezdtem volna az ismerkedést Nora Roberts világával, valószínűleg ma eggyel kevesebb kedvenc íróm lenne és ezt a mai napig bánnám. Ez a könyv valami ritka unalmas, a szereplők meg a tipikus jellegtelen és klisés harlequin-féle karakterek, a pocsékabb eresztésből. Nem becsmérelném ezzel a romantikus füzeteket, mert elfogyasztottam belőle pár tucatot. Cassidy az a tipikus naiva, kicsit nagyon idegesítő, Colin meg oké, hogy habókos művész, hogy egyem a tehetségét, de ettől függetlenül akkora tahó is, hogy az valami félelmetes. Hogy ebből mégis hogy lett szerelem... pfff... jókora talány. Egy biztos... tizenhat évvel az első olvasás után ez a történet még gyatrább is, mint amire emlékeztem.
February 2, 2025
Ik vond dit een wat minder boek dan de andere twee die ik van Nora Roberts gelezen hebt. Daarnaast werd ik ook gek hoe vaak het woord ‘trachtte’ gebruikt werd
March 30, 2013
He loomed out of the fog, like some mythic figure, but Cassidy St. John soon discovered Colin Sullivan was flesh and blood and all man. He had fame, wealth, charisma and a reputation with the ladies. Yet, from the moment Colin focused his mesmerizing attention on Cass, she was torn between prudence and the irresistible desire to be reckless with her heart.
Its so hard for Cassidy to find a job that she is good at, that can pay her rent and allow her to eat everyday. She just got fired from her job at the exclusive boutique. She tends to be to up front and honest with the customers. I guess telling them they are a size 16 not a 14 won't win her any friends. Then out of the fog her next job literally runs her down. The great painter, wants her to sit for him. She'll be set for another 2 months with this job. If she'd only sell her book. That would make things alot better. I guess thats why they call them starving authors.
This book allows us behind the scenes of the struggling author, and the notorious painter. They get along.... sort of.... he finds her charming, and witty... he has a nasty mean streak that he doesn't bother to control. How will she get through this setting? She just wants to get out with her heart still in tact. Its a quick read, with just the right plot. Its a typical Nora Roberts writing, even if it is one of her earlier books. I gave it a 5 star.
Its so hard for Cassidy to find a job that she is good at, that can pay her rent and allow her to eat everyday. She just got fired from her job at the exclusive boutique. She tends to be to up front and honest with the customers. I guess telling them they are a size 16 not a 14 won't win her any friends. Then out of the fog her next job literally runs her down. The great painter, wants her to sit for him. She'll be set for another 2 months with this job. If she'd only sell her book. That would make things alot better. I guess thats why they call them starving authors.
This book allows us behind the scenes of the struggling author, and the notorious painter. They get along.... sort of.... he finds her charming, and witty... he has a nasty mean streak that he doesn't bother to control. How will she get through this setting? She just wants to get out with her heart still in tact. Its a quick read, with just the right plot. Its a typical Nora Roberts writing, even if it is one of her earlier books. I gave it a 5 star.
May 24, 2015
Acabei por gostar mais do que previa no início. Apesar de não ser nada de especial, é uma história fofa, principalmente o final que me derreteu o coração. Colin e Cassidy foram um casal querido; não costumo apreciar artistas e as suas manias, mas estes foram surpreendentemente nada irritantes.
Não gostei foi de Gail, mas penso que qualquer leitora que tenha lido, não gostou dela também. lol
Não gostei foi de Gail, mas penso que qualquer leitora que tenha lido, não gostou dela também. lol
March 11, 2017
I thought this was an Excellent story. It really kept me interested and couldn't wait to see what happened next. The main characters she made lovable I thought. Written so well that I could picture was was happening, and felt like I was there, now I would like to go to San Francisco because of this book. I could see myself having the main characters as friends in real life.
May 23, 2018
Would have been 4 stars, but Sullivan was kinda abusive-ish at moments. I've found I enjoy an antihero every now and then, but this guy was hard to swallow.
Also, holy shit this has gotta be super old to be Silhouette Romance #280.
Also, holy shit this has gotta be super old to be Silhouette Romance #280.
June 30, 2015
Precis som resten av Roberts böcker jag läst, där vi endast läser ur kvinnans synvinkel, består konflikten av att hon inte inser att mannen ifråga faktiskt har känslor för henne. Förutsägbart? Japp! Men jag gillar ändå.
May 31, 2023
My beautiful late nan owned every single one of Nora’s books.
So when she moved in with us for her last few years we spent the time reading our way through every single one together.
Granted they are not the type of books I like to read, but they were still really good and sweet.
March 12, 2019
Eén van de mindere boeken van Nora Roberts. Normaal vind ik haar personages nog wel leuk, maar deze man was een arrogante dominante kwal die ik echt niet leuk kon vinden.
April 14, 2020
Se veía como un romance lindo y prometedor: el pintor que se enamora de su musa...pero no, todo se pone feo
August 21, 2023
never read something so easy and so cute and so old.
May 11, 2025
This is a reason why she’s the queen
February 9, 2022
Not bad for one of Nora's 80's books.
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