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Web of Silver
Jody Pine was looking forward so much to her beloved foster-parents' silver wedding party. There was just one snag - Jody would have to meet Ross Drummond again. She and Ross had never hit it off; he had no time for her, and she had always been conscious of the fact that he was really "one of the family" while she was not.
Still, Mark Wyley would be there as well to liven things up - and perhaps Ross would have improved since their last meeting. Or again, perhaps he wouldn't . . .
Still, Mark Wyley would be there as well to liven things up - and perhaps Ross would have improved since their last meeting. Or again, perhaps he wouldn't . . .
- GenresHarlequin Romance
188 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1974
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July 23, 2015
Weird Love-hate relationship between Jody and Ross. He made many sly digs and insults towards her. She admitted that getting him angry excited her and she didn't know why so she was constantly prodding him to get a reaction. She was also extremely immature for her age. The romance was very unconvincing.
July 23, 2023
From beginning Jody the confused, immature h and the H, Ross were not comfortable with each other although they had similar backgrounds and interests. Finally Ross shouts that there is no way, NO WAY that they will have any kind of a future together and she had better accept that. Well before much time elaspes ( a day?) he is professing his undying love for her.
The award goes to Ross for one of the fastest aboutfaces HPlandia.
The award goes to Ross for one of the fastest aboutfaces HPlandia.
September 25, 2022
I like many vintage romances provided they have a s3mi credible romance and preferably decent characters, not mail order stock villainous OW and wimpy OM, not to mention an immature h who pouts every page or two and an H who has all the usual chauvinism and jerkiness with none of the charm. Oh, and a plot that isn’t telegraphed on page 2.
October 12, 2015
Enjoyable story and I still have this in my book collection. I prefer the UK book cover version rather than this one in good reads.
April 21, 2017
This book did not age well.
Ross Drummond is a friend of Jody Pine's adoptive parents. There is a major age gap, which would not be that much a problem if he did not constantly speak to her in a patronizing tone about her being immature and "barely out of a schoolroom." He also threatens to turn her over on his lap and spank her on at least one occasion. (Scarily, not that uncommon in romance books at that time.)
Jody responds to these remarks with scowls and backtalk. I was more inclined to see Jody more favorably, but then the book is written entirely in Jody's point of view so her actions are fully explained. She stand up to him a couple of times for more selfless reasons, once accusing Ross that he could be cruel. (In this case he was stringing along another admiring woman, though unintentionally.) But eventually he confesses to her that he's in love with her and all is well, at least for the next few minutes. The relationship cannot last much longer than a few days.
That Harlequin thought that any of this was romantic is creepy. Was there a popular fetish for very young women falling in love with older men at the time? If so, this book took every opportunity to accentuate it in a rather demeaning way.
Ross Drummond is a friend of Jody Pine's adoptive parents. There is a major age gap, which would not be that much a problem if he did not constantly speak to her in a patronizing tone about her being immature and "barely out of a schoolroom." He also threatens to turn her over on his lap and spank her on at least one occasion. (Scarily, not that uncommon in romance books at that time.)
Jody responds to these remarks with scowls and backtalk. I was more inclined to see Jody more favorably, but then the book is written entirely in Jody's point of view so her actions are fully explained. She stand up to him a couple of times for more selfless reasons, once accusing Ross that he could be cruel. (In this case he was stringing along another admiring woman, though unintentionally.) But eventually he confesses to her that he's in love with her and all is well, at least for the next few minutes. The relationship cannot last much longer than a few days.
That Harlequin thought that any of this was romantic is creepy. Was there a popular fetish for very young women falling in love with older men at the time? If so, this book took every opportunity to accentuate it in a rather demeaning way.
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