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Candle in the Wind
Adrift in the Caribbean, wrecked against a reef, stranded alone on an island with someone who called himself Mike Scott--Samantha tried desperately to recall the events that had brought her to such an impasse.
Samantha couldn't remember anything--not her name, nor even this tall, suntanned stranger who had saved her from death and who claimed to be her husband.
But Samantha had no proof: no papers, no ring, no recollection of those deep blue eyes that kept staring intently into her own. She wanted to believe him--but how could she?
Samantha couldn't remember anything--not her name, nor even this tall, suntanned stranger who had saved her from death and who claimed to be her husband.
But Samantha had no proof: no papers, no ring, no recollection of those deep blue eyes that kept staring intently into her own. She wanted to believe him--but how could she?
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First published November 1, 1979
About the author
Sally Wentworth
108 books95 followersDoreen was born on 1936 or 1937 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She married Donald Alfred Hornsblow, with whom she has a son Keith, in 1968. The family lived in Braughing, England.
Doreen began her publishing career at a Fleet Street newspaper in London, where she thrived in the hectic atmosphere. She started writing after attending an evening class and sold her first novel to Mills & Boon in 1977, she published her novels under the pseudonym Sally Wentworth. Her novels were principally set in Great Britain or in exotic places like Canary Islands or Greece. Her first works are stand-alone novels, but in 1990s, she decided to create her first series. In 1991, she wrote a book in two parts about the Barclay twins and their great love, and in 1995, she wrote the Ties of Passion Trilogy about the Brodey family, that have money, looks, style, everything... except love.
Doreen was an accounts clerk at Associated Newspapers Ltd. in London, England, and accounts clerk at Consumers' Association in Hertford, England. In 1985, she was the founding chair of the Hertford Association of National Trust Members, and named its life president. She also collected knife rests and she was member of The Knife Rest Collectors Club.
Doreen Hornsblow died from cancer on 30 August 2001, at 64 years of age.
Doreen began her publishing career at a Fleet Street newspaper in London, where she thrived in the hectic atmosphere. She started writing after attending an evening class and sold her first novel to Mills & Boon in 1977, she published her novels under the pseudonym Sally Wentworth. Her novels were principally set in Great Britain or in exotic places like Canary Islands or Greece. Her first works are stand-alone novels, but in 1990s, she decided to create her first series. In 1991, she wrote a book in two parts about the Barclay twins and their great love, and in 1995, she wrote the Ties of Passion Trilogy about the Brodey family, that have money, looks, style, everything... except love.
Doreen was an accounts clerk at Associated Newspapers Ltd. in London, England, and accounts clerk at Consumers' Association in Hertford, England. In 1985, she was the founding chair of the Hertford Association of National Trust Members, and named its life president. She also collected knife rests and she was member of The Knife Rest Collectors Club.
Doreen Hornsblow died from cancer on 30 August 2001, at 64 years of age.
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June 10, 2019
"Candle in the Wind" is the story of Samantha and Mike.
When Samantha wakes up without memory in the middle of the ocean, she finds herself aboard a boat with a stranger who calls himself Mike and claims to be her husband. They fight for survival in the sea, get marooned on a deserted island, make passionate love and ultimately get rescued.
However, as her memory continues to fail her, and as Mike tries to hide her identity from everyone, few secrets are revealed, and soon Sam realizes that everyone around her is a bad, bad liar..
A thrilling mystery with many layers- the best part of which is the super obsessed and crazy hero. The heroine is just lost, her father and I wish they had found their HEA before
Safe
2/5
When Samantha wakes up without memory in the middle of the ocean, she finds herself aboard a boat with a stranger who calls himself Mike and claims to be her husband. They fight for survival in the sea, get marooned on a deserted island, make passionate love and ultimately get rescued.
However, as her memory continues to fail her, and as Mike tries to hide her identity from everyone, few secrets are revealed, and soon Sam realizes that everyone around her is a bad, bad liar..
A thrilling mystery with many layers- the best part of which is the super obsessed and crazy hero. The heroine is just lost, her father and I wish they had found their HEA before
Safe
2/5
June 5, 2021
An exciting opening with the H/h lost at sea and the heroine suffering from amnesia devolves into a boring second half where the heroine spends time with a bland OM and goes out of her way to avoid the holes in her nefarious* father's story about her involvement with the hero.
While the heroine is TSL, the hero is sullen and shifty most of the time. I was tired of both of them by the HEA. Sail away, H/h. Enjoy your melodrama.
*He forces an abortion on the heroine. Not something you see in HPs too often.
While the heroine is TSL, the hero is sullen and shifty most of the time. I was tired of both of them by the HEA. Sail away, H/h. Enjoy your melodrama.
*He forces an abortion on the heroine. Not something you see in HPs too often.
October 13, 2024
This one is certainly dated. But just when I thought I knew where it was going to go... I didn't. So for that, I give this 1980 book four stars.
August 13, 2010
This old skool read starts off in a riveting manner with the H/h stuck at sea in a dinghy for a week, desperately rowing toward land. They make it onto an uninhabited tropical island and it was like watching an episode of "Survivor" with them building a shelter and scavenging for food.
The heroine cut her head and lost her memory. The hero tells her that they are married and are on their honeymoon but she instinctively knows that he is not telling her everything. Are they really married? Or was she kidnapped and a victim of Stockholm Syndrome?
The story takes a lot of twists and turns which kept things interesting but not every single question is answered by the end. Readers who want everything neatly tied at the end of their reading experience need to beware.
Tropes: older hero (13 years), amnesia
Grade: C+
The heroine cut her head and lost her memory. The hero tells her that they are married and are on their honeymoon but she instinctively knows that he is not telling her everything. Are they really married? Or was she kidnapped and a victim of Stockholm Syndrome?
The story takes a lot of twists and turns which kept things interesting but not every single question is answered by the end. Readers who want everything neatly tied at the end of their reading experience need to beware.
Tropes: older hero (13 years), amnesia
Grade: C+
January 10, 2018
"Candle in the Wind" are my first book by Sally Wentworth and one i immediately fell in love with.
The heroine has amnesia from the start of the book and wakes up in a boat to find a handsome stranger telling her that they are married.
Samantha and Mike Scott encounter a stranded exotic island where make their lives..and Mike makes her gradually fall in love with him.
OH,HOW I JUST LOVED THEIR ROMANCE!So beautiful and passionate at the same time..and Mike Scott..GOSH WHAT A TRUE HERO!He fought for her every second of his breath intensely and stubbornly...Just love that he climbed up the Mansion just to get his heroine!!!
The End made me Both laugh and cry of Joy!Mike and Samantha are a beautiful couple together!
He stole my heart completely and i just wanted Samantha to trust in his love,which were very clear to us readers.Sally Wentworth really outshines the beauty in her plots,and i will gladly read more books by her..!
The heroine has amnesia from the start of the book and wakes up in a boat to find a handsome stranger telling her that they are married.
Samantha and Mike Scott encounter a stranded exotic island where make their lives..and Mike makes her gradually fall in love with him.
OH,HOW I JUST LOVED THEIR ROMANCE!So beautiful and passionate at the same time..and Mike Scott..GOSH WHAT A TRUE HERO!He fought for her every second of his breath intensely and stubbornly...Just love that he climbed up the Mansion just to get his heroine!!!
The End made me Both laugh and cry of Joy!Mike and Samantha are a beautiful couple together!
He stole my heart completely and i just wanted Samantha to trust in his love,which were very clear to us readers.Sally Wentworth really outshines the beauty in her plots,and i will gladly read more books by her..!
September 11, 2019
The thing with old-school Harlequins is you sometimes have to take all the rapey stuff in stride. Did I feel my blood boil as he threatened his amnesiac wife with sexual assault? Yes, yes I did. Did I recognize it as a sign of the times and breathe? No, I drank a glass of wine and had a quiet mental breakdown.
Sally Wentworth is one of my faves because of The Judas Kiss, which I encourage everyone to read - even if you don't like romance novels - because it is truly breathtaking in all of its crackhead whackadoodle glory. I honestly DARE YOU to read it and tell me you were bored. It's deliciously crazy.
Candle in the Wind is less so. Not only am I humming Elton John right now and feeling sad once again about Princess Diana, but I'm also wondering why the woman on the cover looks middle-aged when she's supposed to be like 19, and why everyone with money in books doesn't want any of it. Give ME your jewels! I will take them!
Truthfully, this book is fairly entertaining. I love a good "shipwrecked on a desert island" trope. The heroine has amnesia but she's on the island with her husband, who dearly wants to sex her, and yet... how can she? For she cannot remember! Anything! Not even what she looks like! She might be ugly! (She's not, she's blonde and thin and has honey-toned skin, in the grand tradition of Harlequin heroines everywhere).
The story picks up a bit when they finally escape, and nefarious, meddling fathers enter the fray. The hero is a likeable sort beyond the rapey stuff - and I suppose I appreciated the way the heroine takes charge and tries her best not to be a colossal moron but again, stop running away from money.
I will take your money.
Sally Wentworth is one of my faves because of The Judas Kiss, which I encourage everyone to read - even if you don't like romance novels - because it is truly breathtaking in all of its crackhead whackadoodle glory. I honestly DARE YOU to read it and tell me you were bored. It's deliciously crazy.
Candle in the Wind is less so. Not only am I humming Elton John right now and feeling sad once again about Princess Diana, but I'm also wondering why the woman on the cover looks middle-aged when she's supposed to be like 19, and why everyone with money in books doesn't want any of it. Give ME your jewels! I will take them!
Truthfully, this book is fairly entertaining. I love a good "shipwrecked on a desert island" trope. The heroine has amnesia but she's on the island with her husband, who dearly wants to sex her, and yet... how can she? For she cannot remember! Anything! Not even what she looks like! She might be ugly! (She's not, she's blonde and thin and has honey-toned skin, in the grand tradition of Harlequin heroines everywhere).
The story picks up a bit when they finally escape, and nefarious, meddling fathers enter the fray. The hero is a likeable sort beyond the rapey stuff - and I suppose I appreciated the way the heroine takes charge and tries her best not to be a colossal moron but again, stop running away from money.
I will take your money.
February 18, 2019
Heroine's stupidity was OTT.
May 9, 2015
Candle in the Wind
3 Stars
Not bad for an early category romance.
The first 1/3 when Sam awakens with no memory and she and her husband, Mike, have to survive together on an uninhabited island is great. Mike and Sam have great chemistry and their romance is intense. The fade to black scenes are disappointing. but then this is an older work.
Unfortunately, the rest of the book does not live up to the beginning as Sam learns who she really is and the conflicts begin emerging. There are one or two irritating moments as Sam is torn between the men in her life. One point that annoyed me no end was Sam readily accepting that .
Even though there is a HEA, the ending is rather abrupt and it is disappointing that Sam's .
3 Stars
Not bad for an early category romance.
The first 1/3 when Sam awakens with no memory and she and her husband, Mike, have to survive together on an uninhabited island is great. Mike and Sam have great chemistry and their romance is intense. The fade to black scenes are disappointing. but then this is an older work.
Unfortunately, the rest of the book does not live up to the beginning as Sam learns who she really is and the conflicts begin emerging. There are one or two irritating moments as Sam is torn between the men in her life. One point that annoyed me no end was Sam readily accepting that .
Even though there is a HEA, the ending is rather abrupt and it is disappointing that Sam's .
March 8, 2022
Trigger warning: I'm kind of amazed that was included.
3.5 stars I liked this one--shipwrecked with amnesia, kidnappings, the puzzle of who is telling her the truth. The guy is arrogant but not a jerk, and Sally Wentworth keeps the mystery and tension going. She did a great job of making you feel the heroine's uncertainty and confusion--and I really appreciated that the heroine never conveniently recovers her memory, unlike pretty much all other amnesia romances.
March 17, 2011
3-1/2 stars
I enjoyed this story but only give it 3-1/2 stars because it was one of those edgy books where you are just waiting for the other shoe to fall. She had amnesia and didn't know who to trust and you just knew she was going to make the wrong choice. And she did. It was nice though to see the hero absolutely refuse to give up and just keep coming back to try to convince her that they love each other, no matter how he got beat up by her father's goons. Still it was a good read. I like Sally Wentworth's stuff.
I enjoyed this story but only give it 3-1/2 stars because it was one of those edgy books where you are just waiting for the other shoe to fall. She had amnesia and didn't know who to trust and you just knew she was going to make the wrong choice. And she did. It was nice though to see the hero absolutely refuse to give up and just keep coming back to try to convince her that they love each other, no matter how he got beat up by her father's goons. Still it was a good read. I like Sally Wentworth's stuff.
April 14, 2019
This book is surprisingly good despite its low rating on Goodreads. The hero was so compelling that I wish there were more books about him.
June 19, 2023
Concept was good.
Young troubled heiress meets an older business man who is living on a boat in the Caribbean. In fact he saves her from drowning herself. She starts chasing him till he falls for her. They get married and go away to escape from her ruthless psychopathic father.
Only their boat capsizes. The girl loses her memory. They barely make it to a deserted island. Survive there. Get rescued.
The man tells her nothing. She has amnesia. He doesn’t know how to tell her. With result she sees an old paper put to keep a bag in shape and that has a story of her being kidnapped. She calls up her father. Goes back to him.
He gets her baby aborted with pills. Removes all evidence of her marriage. Brings a paid gigolo to marry her.
Hero keeps trying to meet her and convince her of their love.
In the end she goes back to him.
Sadly, the worst part, her memory never comes back.
It was a bit tedious and dated in that the speed of the story was very slow.
The heroine does not really love him. Does she? He’s her way out. Her escape. Almost.
Not on a re-read list for sure.
Author missed creating a great story. She had all the ingredients. Yet end product wasn’t as fiery as it could have been.
You check out and see.
Young troubled heiress meets an older business man who is living on a boat in the Caribbean. In fact he saves her from drowning herself. She starts chasing him till he falls for her. They get married and go away to escape from her ruthless psychopathic father.
Only their boat capsizes. The girl loses her memory. They barely make it to a deserted island. Survive there. Get rescued.
The man tells her nothing. She has amnesia. He doesn’t know how to tell her. With result she sees an old paper put to keep a bag in shape and that has a story of her being kidnapped. She calls up her father. Goes back to him.
He gets her baby aborted with pills. Removes all evidence of her marriage. Brings a paid gigolo to marry her.
Hero keeps trying to meet her and convince her of their love.
In the end she goes back to him.
Sadly, the worst part, her memory never comes back.
It was a bit tedious and dated in that the speed of the story was very slow.
The heroine does not really love him. Does she? He’s her way out. Her escape. Almost.
Not on a re-read list for sure.
Author missed creating a great story. She had all the ingredients. Yet end product wasn’t as fiery as it could have been.
You check out and see.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 21, 2019
Entertaining short story for my daily subway rides.
June 8, 2018
Every word of his might well be a lie
Adrift in the Caribbean, wrecked against a reef, stranded alone on an island with someone who called himself Mike Scott--Samantha tried desperately to recall the events that had brought her to such an impasse.
Samantha couldn't remember anything--not her name, nor even this tall, suntanned stranger who had saved her from death and who claimed to be her husband.
But Samantha had no proof: no papers, no ring, no recollection of those deep blue eyes that kept staring intently into her own. She wanted to believe him--but how could she?
Adrift in the Caribbean, wrecked against a reef, stranded alone on an island with someone who called himself Mike Scott--Samantha tried desperately to recall the events that had brought her to such an impasse.
Samantha couldn't remember anything--not her name, nor even this tall, suntanned stranger who had saved her from death and who claimed to be her husband.
But Samantha had no proof: no papers, no ring, no recollection of those deep blue eyes that kept staring intently into her own. She wanted to believe him--but how could she?
December 3, 2023
I've never read a HP book with so many weird vibes! It starts out strange, with the H and h (Mike and Samantha) shipwrecked, struggling to survive on a raft, then being stranded in a deserted island, while Samantha has amnesia - due to hitting her head from the wreck - and doesn't remember that Mike's her husband!
While, technically not her husband, because it seems when they eloped only a week before, Sam got her period, so no sex for the time being! Now, of course, since she has no memory of him, she's not going to want to get naked, despite the romantic setting (once they got their survival skills together, that is). He goes from gentleman to horndog, she goes from rape accusations to orgasms, and after some idyllic days, it becomes clear that Sam would still like to be rescued, whereas Mike seems content to stay on the island. Why is that?
Well, they are rescued (by some low lives who want to kill them, which was really ridiculous, just a touch of unnecessary melodrama), and then Mike seems to want them to be incognito, to the point that he wants Sam wearing dark glasses and a scarf on her head. She gets suspicious (you think???) but Mike makes lame excuses, then a chance encounter with a newspaper tells the tale!
Sam's an heiress, her father's searching for her, and she's apparently been kidnapped!! By Mike???? Is he a kidnapper? Are they really married? What the heck's going on? Sam manages to place a call to get in touch with the man who's supposedly her father, and the next thing you know, she's being rescued by Daddy, while his thugs (rich powerful guys, especially the shady ones, always seem to have them around) keep Mike from coming after her. But not for long!
Sam ends up back in the family mansion, being told a not-too-flattering story about Mike, from a father she can't remember at all, one who insists she be examined by a doctor after her ordeal. that makes sense, except that the exam took place in her bedroom, right after she took a bath, she was wearing nothing but a bathrobe, Doc tells her to take it off and lie on the bed, AND SHE OBEYS HIM!!!! I'd have kicked him the hell out and reported him!! Talk about a pervert!
What's worse, is the housekeeper (who's also Daddy's mistress) is there as chaperone (what a joke) and is checking out Sam's body, obviously jealous (or perhaps bi?)! Doc gives her a complete exam (big surprise), then gives her some pills to take, which she does without arguing. Of course, any woman who'll lie down naked on her bed while a strange (and I do mean STRANGE) doctor sticks his fingers in her vagina will do anything, no matter how foolish.
Now here comes the worse part!!! The pills were abortifacients, and the next thing you know, she's doubled over with cramps, and expelling the fetus in the toilet! GROSS!!!!
I should have stopped reading at that point, as this is really sick!! This is what her dad had in mind, when he called the doctor in; to give her a complete exam, determine if she was pregnant, and then give her something to get rid of what would have been his grandchild! ANYONE WHO FORCES AN ABORTION ON A WOMAN BELONGS IN JAIL!!!!! AND THAT'S WHERE THIS PIECE OF CRAP SHOULS HAVE GONE!!!
The whole idea of this story is that Sam's father, a controlling, domineering, autocratic narcissist, thought of his daughter as his property (the same as he did his late wife, whom he apparently drove to suicide), and he had certain men in mind to match her up with (including an upper-class drug dealer and a horny old man), who met his social/financial/business standards, and whom she despised. She fell for mike, whom her father despised, and was determined to have a life with him and escape her father's clutches, but no way would he allow that to happen!
That's the story Sam gets from Mike, when he catches up with her (after getting roughed up a bit by daddy's hired goons, which happens again and again, ad nauseum), whereas Daddy has a different story, about Mike being a fortune hunter, who refused to give up on Sam's money, so he kidnapped her!
Gee, who to believe??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME, LADY????? Daddy Dearest killed your unborn baby, drove your mother to drown herself, treats his housekeeper/bedwarmer like a whore, doesn't that tell you something???? There shouldn't have been any doubt in her mind as to who she could trust, but that hit on the head must have done a real number on her brain, because she's still not sure! (All concrete evidence of their marriage is missing. Gee, who do you suppose did that? Sam the Twit blames Mike! The page with the registry entry for their marriage is missing, and instead of realizing that Pops had it removed, she thinks maybe Mike had a page pulled taken out, so he could tell her it was there, but her dad did it, when it was really never there at all! Altogether now: WTF!!!!!)
Suddenly, an accidental hit on the head (while trying to prevent yet another goon attack on Mike) jars something, because though she still doesn't get her memory back (probably because she doesn't want it), now she knows she loves Mike, trusts him, believes they really are married, and thinks she's lost him for good! But no, he only left temporarily, to get concrete evidence of their marriage, by fin ding the priest who married them, who was conveniently called out of town. But now, no evidence is needed, she loves him, no matter what!!
She doesn't even care about finding out anything more about her mother, which is too bad, as I was hoping it was murder not suicide, and dad would be put in jail where he belongs! Instead, he remains free to continue his horrible ways.
In case you think this couldn't get any dumber, guess again! I forgot this detail. Though Sam never even confronted her diabolical dad about the baby, she eventually broke down and told mike what happened, because it seems he wanted to know what happened to their baby!!! how did he know???? apparently, he kept track of her periods (so dumb, they weren't together hat long) and when she didn't get one when she should have, he concluded she was pregnant!
OH, COME ON!!!!
Come to think of it, that should have been the title of this book!
While, technically not her husband, because it seems when they eloped only a week before, Sam got her period, so no sex for the time being! Now, of course, since she has no memory of him, she's not going to want to get naked, despite the romantic setting (once they got their survival skills together, that is). He goes from gentleman to horndog, she goes from rape accusations to orgasms, and after some idyllic days, it becomes clear that Sam would still like to be rescued, whereas Mike seems content to stay on the island. Why is that?
Well, they are rescued (by some low lives who want to kill them, which was really ridiculous, just a touch of unnecessary melodrama), and then Mike seems to want them to be incognito, to the point that he wants Sam wearing dark glasses and a scarf on her head. She gets suspicious (you think???) but Mike makes lame excuses, then a chance encounter with a newspaper tells the tale!
Sam's an heiress, her father's searching for her, and she's apparently been kidnapped!! By Mike???? Is he a kidnapper? Are they really married? What the heck's going on? Sam manages to place a call to get in touch with the man who's supposedly her father, and the next thing you know, she's being rescued by Daddy, while his thugs (rich powerful guys, especially the shady ones, always seem to have them around) keep Mike from coming after her. But not for long!
Sam ends up back in the family mansion, being told a not-too-flattering story about Mike, from a father she can't remember at all, one who insists she be examined by a doctor after her ordeal. that makes sense, except that the exam took place in her bedroom, right after she took a bath, she was wearing nothing but a bathrobe, Doc tells her to take it off and lie on the bed, AND SHE OBEYS HIM!!!! I'd have kicked him the hell out and reported him!! Talk about a pervert!
What's worse, is the housekeeper (who's also Daddy's mistress) is there as chaperone (what a joke) and is checking out Sam's body, obviously jealous (or perhaps bi?)! Doc gives her a complete exam (big surprise), then gives her some pills to take, which she does without arguing. Of course, any woman who'll lie down naked on her bed while a strange (and I do mean STRANGE) doctor sticks his fingers in her vagina will do anything, no matter how foolish.
Now here comes the worse part!!! The pills were abortifacients, and the next thing you know, she's doubled over with cramps, and expelling the fetus in the toilet! GROSS!!!!
I should have stopped reading at that point, as this is really sick!! This is what her dad had in mind, when he called the doctor in; to give her a complete exam, determine if she was pregnant, and then give her something to get rid of what would have been his grandchild! ANYONE WHO FORCES AN ABORTION ON A WOMAN BELONGS IN JAIL!!!!! AND THAT'S WHERE THIS PIECE OF CRAP SHOULS HAVE GONE!!!
The whole idea of this story is that Sam's father, a controlling, domineering, autocratic narcissist, thought of his daughter as his property (the same as he did his late wife, whom he apparently drove to suicide), and he had certain men in mind to match her up with (including an upper-class drug dealer and a horny old man), who met his social/financial/business standards, and whom she despised. She fell for mike, whom her father despised, and was determined to have a life with him and escape her father's clutches, but no way would he allow that to happen!
That's the story Sam gets from Mike, when he catches up with her (after getting roughed up a bit by daddy's hired goons, which happens again and again, ad nauseum), whereas Daddy has a different story, about Mike being a fortune hunter, who refused to give up on Sam's money, so he kidnapped her!
Gee, who to believe??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME, LADY????? Daddy Dearest killed your unborn baby, drove your mother to drown herself, treats his housekeeper/bedwarmer like a whore, doesn't that tell you something???? There shouldn't have been any doubt in her mind as to who she could trust, but that hit on the head must have done a real number on her brain, because she's still not sure! (All concrete evidence of their marriage is missing. Gee, who do you suppose did that? Sam the Twit blames Mike! The page with the registry entry for their marriage is missing, and instead of realizing that Pops had it removed, she thinks maybe Mike had a page pulled taken out, so he could tell her it was there, but her dad did it, when it was really never there at all! Altogether now: WTF!!!!!)
Suddenly, an accidental hit on the head (while trying to prevent yet another goon attack on Mike) jars something, because though she still doesn't get her memory back (probably because she doesn't want it), now she knows she loves Mike, trusts him, believes they really are married, and thinks she's lost him for good! But no, he only left temporarily, to get concrete evidence of their marriage, by fin ding the priest who married them, who was conveniently called out of town. But now, no evidence is needed, she loves him, no matter what!!
She doesn't even care about finding out anything more about her mother, which is too bad, as I was hoping it was murder not suicide, and dad would be put in jail where he belongs! Instead, he remains free to continue his horrible ways.
In case you think this couldn't get any dumber, guess again! I forgot this detail. Though Sam never even confronted her diabolical dad about the baby, she eventually broke down and told mike what happened, because it seems he wanted to know what happened to their baby!!! how did he know???? apparently, he kept track of her periods (so dumb, they weren't together hat long) and when she didn't get one when she should have, he concluded she was pregnant!
OH, COME ON!!!!
Come to think of it, that should have been the title of this book!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 24, 2020
Pretty good but if this were the first Sally Wentworth romance I wouldn't look for too many more. It's a bit contrived. OK, very contrived! But the romance is real.
July 30, 2019
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September 25, 2020
Wow the first romantic novel I read and it was gteat back from 80' i love it and fall everything about it ,,
January 25, 2024
For me, SW wrote another story that could easily be a Saturday afternoon movie, to watch with popcorn and a cold soda. It has an incredible amnesia plot that presents a surprising ending, where it demonstrates that true love can overcome even lost memories. I love the couple of good guys (for me, Mike belongs to the list of wonderful good guys in the HP universe aiaiiii), the whole mystery plot that involves them both. Very worth reading. I loved it in the past and I keep it with me to this day.
February 23, 2024
4 stars just for the hero - Mike was gloriously in love and never gave up on Sam. Her dad and that part of the book was a little unpleasant, but any scene with Mike...worth it :-)
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July 27, 2011It had issues but overall I liked it.
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