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Still Temptation
Still Temptation by Angela Wells released on Jul 25, 1989 is available now for purchase.
- GenresRomanceHarlequin Romance
192 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1989
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June 24, 2015
Verona has come to Greece to act as companion and chaperone to her young friend (and lodger) Katina. Andreas, Katina's brother, is expecting an elderly lady, not the beautiful young woman that he meets at the airport. Sparks fly from the first instant, and only increase as the days go by and the two of them disagree on everything, most importantly the marriage that Andreas has arranged for his baby sister. Can the two of them ever stop fighting long enough to address the attraction that flows between them?
I really should have reviewed this when I read it a few months ago, because it's not as clear in my head as it was. What I do remember is that I really despised Andreas for at least the first three quarters of the book. He was tyrannical, misogynistic and even cruel at times. Most of the time I couldn't understand why any woman would fall for him, let alone one as non-traditional (and as un-Greek) as Verona. And then there would be a scene where he acted like a rational, decent human being - and I'd suddenly see what Verona saw in him. It was all very confusing and I'm glad it was a short book.
I probably should have rated it two stars, but I really loved the description of the island, and that pushed it up another half-star at least for me. Angela Wells can certainly write her locations well, if this book is anything to judge by - though I've never been to Crete, I've been elsewhere in Greece, and this story captured the beauty and wildness of the islands wonderfully. Despite not really enjoying the romance and the characterisation, I have another Wells story on my to-read list, simply because I want to see what she can do with Menorca, the island where I grew up.
All in all, 2.5 stars, edging up to 3 because of the descriptions of culture and fauna and flora. But not one that I'd want to read again.
I really should have reviewed this when I read it a few months ago, because it's not as clear in my head as it was. What I do remember is that I really despised Andreas for at least the first three quarters of the book. He was tyrannical, misogynistic and even cruel at times. Most of the time I couldn't understand why any woman would fall for him, let alone one as non-traditional (and as un-Greek) as Verona. And then there would be a scene where he acted like a rational, decent human being - and I'd suddenly see what Verona saw in him. It was all very confusing and I'm glad it was a short book.
I probably should have rated it two stars, but I really loved the description of the island, and that pushed it up another half-star at least for me. Angela Wells can certainly write her locations well, if this book is anything to judge by - though I've never been to Crete, I've been elsewhere in Greece, and this story captured the beauty and wildness of the islands wonderfully. Despite not really enjoying the romance and the characterisation, I have another Wells story on my to-read list, simply because I want to see what she can do with Menorca, the island where I grew up.
All in all, 2.5 stars, edging up to 3 because of the descriptions of culture and fauna and flora. But not one that I'd want to read again.
March 14, 2024
Actually the conflict seems real. The British miss is disgusted with the Greek tradition of arranged marriages.
But everything else is boring.
The girl is melting when the guy she despises touches her hand.
The guy is insulting the girl he's just only met and then kissing her senseless.
The girl believes the guy is to marry another.
The girl is suffering.
The guy is getting even insultier.
The girl surrenders but say no when the guy proposes because he doesn't say the word LOVE.
The guy says the word.
Alles.
But everything else is boring.
The girl is melting when the guy she despises touches her hand.
The guy is insulting the girl he's just only met and then kissing her senseless.
The girl believes the guy is to marry another.
The girl is suffering.
The guy is getting even insultier.
The girl surrenders but say no when the guy proposes because he doesn't say the word LOVE.
The guy says the word.
Alles.
July 28, 2022
She wanted more than a summer romance
Sociology student Verona Chatfield found the flirtatious stranger amusing. Then she realized that he was Andreas Constanidou, the man who had hired her to chaperon his sister on a two-month vacation in Crete.
It was obvious that, through force of will, Andreas intended to chaperon Verona, as well. It seemed that he disliked tourists who came to Greece only for the summer.
The instant physical attraction between them threatened to destroy Verona's vacation. Exactly what did he want from her?
Sociology student Verona Chatfield found the flirtatious stranger amusing. Then she realized that he was Andreas Constanidou, the man who had hired her to chaperon his sister on a two-month vacation in Crete.
It was obvious that, through force of will, Andreas intended to chaperon Verona, as well. It seemed that he disliked tourists who came to Greece only for the summer.
The instant physical attraction between them threatened to destroy Verona's vacation. Exactly what did he want from her?
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