Hero in Disguise

Reed Sisters: Holding out for a Hero #1

by Gina Wilkins

She was holding out for a hero.....

Settling down was not for Summer Reed. Party by night, work by day and let tomorrow take care of itself--that was her motto. But when Derek Anderson, her roommate's globe-trotting brother, crashed into her life, Summer was dismayed to find he had other plans for her future.

Derek knew witty Summer was the woman for him. And he was the hero to satisfy all her requirements ... and then some. After weakening her resistance with passion, he waged a subtle campaign to overcome her every defense.. . .

Genres: Romance

220 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 1987

About the author

Gina is known as: Gina Ferris, Gina Ferris Wilkins and Gina Wilkins. If looking for a specific book please check all names.

Gina Wilkins sold her first book to Harlequin in 1987, and has been writing full-time ever since, publishing more than 90 books for Harlequin/Silhouette. Her books are translated into 20 languages. A lifelong resident of central Arkansas, she attended Arkansas State University, obtaining a degree in journalism. She pursued careers in advertising and human resource development before achieving her lifelong goal of becoming a published writer. The bestselling author is a four-time winner of the prestigious Maggie Award for Excellence sponsored by the Georgia Romance Writers, and has won several awards from the reviewers of Romantic Times magazine. She was a recent nominee for a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times.

A member of Romance Writers of America, Diamond State Romance Authors and Novelists, Inc., she is a past president of Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas. She is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences, civic organizations and in middle and senior high schools, where she focuses on literacy and goal setting.

Gina and John, her husband of more than 30 years, have raised three “extraordinary” children, two daughters and a son, all pursuing careers in science and medicine.

Reviews

[Saly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was very average. Our heroine was in an accident five years earlier that shattered her dreams and heart and since then is content to live a shallow life: working at a job she doesn't like, going to parties etc, when the hero who happens to be her roommate's older disapproving brother comes into her life. The romance here was pretty lack-lustre and pretty soon these two come together & decide to get married.

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

HT #174 = 4.5 stars

[Sue Perkinson Hawkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book

[elstaffe]

Pull quotes/notes
"'Dammit, woman. Must you argue with everything I say?' he roared. 'Give me the damned leg!'
Summer gave him the damned leg." (136)

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hero in Disguise, Hero for the Asking and Hero by Nature. If anyone asks me what were the first mills and Boon I read, its these. Derek, Clay and Jeff combined are my first literary loves. I loved these books and have them constantly beside my bed. They even come with me on holiday. I found them on Amazon and my darling husband bought them for me as a valentines day present. I read them over and over again. Summer, Spring and Autumn are brilliantly written about, and their "heroes" are perfectly matched. I wish Gina would write a follow up. It would be great to see how Derek copes when his daughter meets her match. Especially if she can be as autocratic as he was.

[Nancy Raines]

Hero #1

[Larisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bantering dialogue a la Hepburn and Tracy.