A Hero For Sophie Jones

The Jones Gang #9

by Christine Rimmer

He was the kind of man her mama warned her about, workaday rancher Sophie B. Jones realized, as she looked up to find Sinclair Riker's unrelenting gaze on her. But resisting him was not an option, for though his words hinted at the darkness of his soul, his eyes spoke another message altogether - one that Sophie could not help but answer...

Sinclair knew better than to fall for an innocent like Sophie Jones. He knew that heartless seduction was supposed to be his stock-in-trade, and that he had come to the ranch with one purpose only - to do Sophie out of her beloved land, bu any means possible. So what was it about this woman that had him yearning for the purity of her soul? And could love really turn Sin...into Sophie's saint?

Genres: Romance

242 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1998

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Christine Rimmer has written more than one hundred contemporary romances for Harlequin Books. She has won Romantic Times BOOKreview’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for best Silhouette Special Edition. She has been nominated seven times for the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award and five times for Romantic Times Series Storyteller of the Year.

A California native who first longed to be an actress, Christine earned her theater degree from California State, Sacramento and then went to New York to study acting. Later, she moved to Southern California, where she began her writing career with short stories, plays, and poems. Her poems and short stories were published in a number of small literary journals. Her plays were produced at The Back Alley and Group Theaters in Southern California and have been published by Dramatists Play Service and West Coast Plays.

She now lives in Oregon with her family and two very contented cats named Tom and Ed.

Reviews

[Saly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay this one didn't work for me. First of all the heroine wasn't that innocent but naive and she had no connection to Jones except the same surname. The romance was too insta, she sees the hero and asks to sleep with him. Yeah too insta everything.

[Michelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

This story was attached as a bonus book with another I wanted to read or I'd never have gotten it. The story was just awful - Sophie was an annoying twit. She and Sinclair had nothing in common and would burn out after a really short time; they'd never last as a couple. Their "big fight/break-up" was laughable. Sophie actually said we've been together 5 whole days and you'd lied the entire time. Seriously!?! And let's think about those 5 days - they had sex then separated in the daytime for work. It was not some huge, in-depth romance; they barely knew each other and had nothing in common. I was soooo happy when the book ended.

[Pam A · Rating 2 out of 5]

Simplistic hot steamy romance, rather unlikely, but so be it. From the girls part, love at first sight, despite red flags. From the guys part, her unrelenting love finally sways hi from his bad guy ways. And everything works out in the end.

[Gwen Susanek]

Good book! Recommended

[Bookfanatic · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall not a bad story, but it's quite predictable. The heroine is exactly the type of heroine I despise..the overly sweet, innocent woman who only sees the good in everyone even when their darkest secrets are revealed. The hero is your typical rich, tall, dark and handsome man with a wild past. She of course turns him around from his sinful ways. Oh and his name is Sin...short for Sinclair.

[Ann-marie]

Sophie is innocent young lady who believes the good in everyone, enters Sinclair riker who under pretense befriends her without telling her he has come to reclaim the property she now's uses as her theater. The fast love is a bit unbelievable on sophies part but still an okay read.

[Luv_a_good_story · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, at first I thought there was way too much dialogue, but then I got sucked into the story and had to see how it ended. The ending was quite short and I would have liked to see more of how they worked it out.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the characters and setting and the love scenes were um, very descriptive. Kept me interested, a quick read.

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

For a harlequin romance, the story was ok but it was a cookie cutter harlequin. It really wasn't believable.

[Dee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two-haiku reivew:

She's a free spirit
He's high-powered businessman
Here to force her out

Common plot done well
Interesting characters
New author to me

[Danthony74 · Rating 2 out of 5]

It moves very slowly. I finished it but it wa a typical Harliquin. What did I expect.

[Melody · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a good light read.

[Alisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75

[Karen Geurts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed Sophie B. Jones and Sinclair's story. They have lived two very different life styles, yet they blended well. I like the characters and background story. I wanted a little more for the end. But a good read. Thank you.