罠におちたウエイトレス

by Carole Mortimer, 槙 由子 (Translator), キャロル モーティマー

「君が服従するまで決して解放などしない」
射抜くようなまなざしで、彼は告げた。

シアは室内の喧噪をよそに、ニューヨークの夜景をぼんやり眺めていた。
俳優の友人の招待で来て4日。パーティにばかり出ているが、
セレブ同士の集まりに、話し相手など見つかるはずもない。
ウエイトレスをしながら大学に通うシアは打ちのめされていた。
「眺めを楽しんでいるのか」不意に聞こえた声にシアは振り返った。
月明かりに、たくましい長身の男性の姿が浮かびあがる。
端整な顔立ちを間近にしたとたん、シアはその強烈な魅力に圧倒された。
大富豪ルシアン・スティール。今夜のパーティの主賓だった。
いきなり彼にここを出ないかと誘われ、思わず逃げ出したシア。
だがすぐに思い知らされる。彼は欲しいものがあれば、ただ奪うのだと。

Genres: Harlequin, Romance

180 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2014

About the author

I have written almost 250 romance novels in contemporary and Regency.

I am a USA Today Bestselling Author and recipient of the 2015 RWA Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014 I received a Pioneer of Romance Award from Romantic Times in the US and in 2012 I was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II for my 'outstanding service to literature'.

I am very happily married to Peter with six sons, and live on the Isle of Man

Reviews

[✿яσsαℓιη∂α✿ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harlequin (Beyaz Dizi)'den okuduğum ikinci kitap. Bizde "Sihirli Dokunuş" adıyla çıkmış.
Beyaz Dizi'ler kitap okuyamadığınız zamanlarda ilaç gibi geliyor. Tavsiye ederim.

Esas kızımız Thia, İngiliz Edebiyatı öğrencisi ve geçimini garsonluk yaparak kazanıyor.
Esas adamımız Lucien ise Amerikalı trilyonerimiz.

İkili bir davet de tanışıyorlar ve birbirlerini görür görmez birbirlerinden etkileniyorlar. Thia, gururundan zerre ödün vermiyor ve Lucien'ı görmezden geliyor. Ama Lucien kızımızın peşini bırakmıyor. Çünkü istediğini alma konusunda üstüne yok. :P

Sonra Thia da Lucien'ın çabalarına kayıtsız kalamıyor ve birbirlerini tanıma aşamasına geçiyorlar. Bu arada aralarında tutkulu sahneler geçse de komik diyaloglarda geçmiyor değil. Lucien'ın ukala ve kibirli tavrına Thia'dan sert karşılıklar geliyor. Thia'nın açık sözlülüğüne hayran, Lucien'ın ısrarcı tavrına ara ara sinir olsam da onu tatlı bulmadığım kısımlarda olmadı değil. (=

Carole Mortimer'ın kalemini beğendim. Her ne kadar konu klişe olsa da hepimiz klişeleri severiz. :D Ben seviyorum en azından. Dediğim gibi kitap okuyamama sorunsalına ilaç gibi geliyor. Her ne kadar olaylar hızlı gelişip sonu "şak" diye bitse de bu Beyaz Dizi'lerde normal bir durum. Bu durumu da okuya okuya aşacağıma inanıyorum. :D

Yazarın diğer kitaplarına da bir şans vereceğim. (=

[Andrea Lujano · Rating 2 out of 5]

Protagonistas: Cynthia & Lucien

Profesiones: Empresario & Camarera/Estudiante

Pais: Nueva York

[♡︎ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just … no.

[Joseph DeBrine · Rating 3 out of 5]

i stole this from a hostel in the new zealand fjords. ¡que sexy!

[Reads by Starburst · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rumors on the Red Carpet by Carole Mortimer was a fast paced, well written with enough steam to get your pulse racing. The entire plot is about how the hero seduces the heroine and ultimately falls in love with her in a span of four days. While love at first sight is a good concept, it should be believable which it was not and appeared more of lust at first sight to me. Read More

[Ada · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es el típico cuento de hadas muy bien contado, quien no quiere un archimillonario para si.

[Debby · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like Carole Mortimer’s vintage books much better than her new books.

The sex scene is hot and explicit, so that’s why I give it two stars instead of just one star.

What I especially didn’t like in this book is how starstruck the h was in the beginning of the book when she met him. She knew all about him, that he was a powerful multi millionaire and that he owned 90% of the media (which he corrected) and bla bla. She looked like a fan or groupie. It was a bit shameful to read how much she looked up to him because of his wealth and fame.

And what I find unbelievable is that she is a virgin. I’m sorry, but no real 100% virgin climbs on top of a man with her first time penetration and takes his penis to put it inside of her.

She walked around without a bra all the time and she says she also didn’t wear a bra at her work as a waitress. She has full breasts and she waits on people with her boobs swinging everywhere? No way. Well, maybe if she worked at Hooters.

Also there were too many pages written about her male friend who was doing crazy things. I don’t understand why that friend got so much space in the book because they never had a relationship. He was just some male friend.

All in all, it was disappointing because I know from her old vintage books that Carole Mortimer is an excellent writer, one of the best. It seems as if someone else wrote this book, that’s how disappointing this book was.

[Helen Moulden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disappointing ending. I don't like stories being left up in the air. Especially when it doesn't really have any side stories that can be used as another book. Good characters though.

[Bookworm1522 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast paced quick read. I love a book where the hero is completely smitten.

[Calysta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bit over the top, but enjoyable enough to read all the way. I liked the woman a lot and the man was an idiot but not bad.

I could have done without the super racist "one of my ancestors was raped by an Indian" thing or as the author termed it: Native American Indian *gags*

[Johanna Juntunen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oli hyvä kirja. Kyllä luki mielellään :)

[Angela_t · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed this

I loved how this was such an exciting read without angst and missunderstandings that just gets frustrating and boring most of the time.
It was well written with the hottest alpha hero and gorgeous heroine.
My only complaint is that I wish it was set on a longer timeframe. I'm not a big fan of instalove. Nevertheless, this author pulled it off in a way that wasnt overly annoying.

[Helena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro bastante corto y ágil de leer donde los dos protagonistas se enamoran a primera vista. Sí, me ha parecido un romance precipitado y plagado de altibajos, pero adoro a Cyn, tan independiente y humana, y adoro a Lucien, tan adorable.

[Harlequin Books]

Received 4 stars st RT Book Reviews
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