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The Disobedient Wife
Love, honor and disobey?
Kendal was devoted to her husband and baby son, but there was room in her life for a career, as well, wasn't there? Jarrad didn't think so. He expected Kendal to be a dutiful wife and mother -- while he had a successful career... a glamorous mistress?
There was no proof of Jarrad's infidelity, but Kendal couldn't live with her suspicions any longer. Her marriage seemed over. Until the unthinkable someone had kidnapped their baby! Working together to find their son, would Jarrad and Kendal mend thier marriage?
Kendal was devoted to her husband and baby son, but there was room in her life for a career, as well, wasn't there? Jarrad didn't think so. He expected Kendal to be a dutiful wife and mother -- while he had a successful career... a glamorous mistress?
There was no proof of Jarrad's infidelity, but Kendal couldn't live with her suspicions any longer. Her marriage seemed over. Until the unthinkable someone had kidnapped their baby! Working together to find their son, would Jarrad and Kendal mend thier marriage?
192 pages, Hardcover
First published October 10, 1997
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About the author
Elizabeth Power
146 books33 followersFollowing in her father's footsteps, Elizabeth Power wanted to be a writer from a very early age. Once she realised that copying Rupert Bear stories word for word from her albums wasn't really the thing to do, she was on her way!
By the age of fourteen, Elizabeth had produced her first full-length novel—alas! never published—and by the age of fifteen her teenage years meant life was so full that all literary ambitions became somewhat overshadowed.
Married in her early twenties, Elizabeth found that the needs of the home became her priority. Despite the ever present nagging little voice in her conscience that constantly reminded her of those unfulfilled writing ambitions, the creativity had stopped.
A few weeks before her thirtieth birthday, Elizabeth was thinking about what she had done with her first thirty years and realised she had been telling herself that she would "start writing tomorrow" for at least twelve of them! She couldn't help wondering, "whatever happened to that dream?" Within two weeks her "tomorrow" would come when fate took a hand in the form of redundancy!
Writing was now Elizabeth's life. After several attempts, the letter that was to change her life arrived from Mills & Boon. They wanted to publish her book. The novels flowed, and they have continued to publish her books ever since.
Living in England's beautiful West Country, she likes nothing better than taking walks with her husband along the coast or in the adjoining woods, and enjoying all that nature has to offer.
Travelling ranks very highly among Elizabeth's pleasures, and so many places she has visited have been recreated in her books.
Of her writing, emotional intensity is paramount. She says, "Times, places and trends change, but emotion is timeless." A powerful storyline with maximum emotion set in a location in which one can really live and breathe whilst the story unfolds is what she strives for.
By the age of fourteen, Elizabeth had produced her first full-length novel—alas! never published—and by the age of fifteen her teenage years meant life was so full that all literary ambitions became somewhat overshadowed.
Married in her early twenties, Elizabeth found that the needs of the home became her priority. Despite the ever present nagging little voice in her conscience that constantly reminded her of those unfulfilled writing ambitions, the creativity had stopped.
A few weeks before her thirtieth birthday, Elizabeth was thinking about what she had done with her first thirty years and realised she had been telling herself that she would "start writing tomorrow" for at least twelve of them! She couldn't help wondering, "whatever happened to that dream?" Within two weeks her "tomorrow" would come when fate took a hand in the form of redundancy!
Writing was now Elizabeth's life. After several attempts, the letter that was to change her life arrived from Mills & Boon. They wanted to publish her book. The novels flowed, and they have continued to publish her books ever since.
Living in England's beautiful West Country, she likes nothing better than taking walks with her husband along the coast or in the adjoining woods, and enjoying all that nature has to offer.
Travelling ranks very highly among Elizabeth's pleasures, and so many places she has visited have been recreated in her books.
Of her writing, emotional intensity is paramount. She says, "Times, places and trends change, but emotion is timeless." A powerful storyline with maximum emotion set in a location in which one can really live and breathe whilst the story unfolds is what she strives for.
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August 12, 2020
So another trainwreck from this author. (That’s not a bad thing in my book)
Heroine was convinced hero cheated based on the report of her alcoholic brother-in-law who was fired for embezzling from the hero’s company – and from the tales the ambitious OW told.
Heroine took their infant son and moved to Scotland for six months. The story opens with the heroine telling the hero she’s going to move to the US and work there. (Because the US has a dearth of interior designers. *rolls eyes*)
Hero wants full custody of his son if she goes.
Heroine balks at this and talks it over with her neurotic younger sister who is no help at all. Heroine and her sister were both scarred by their father’s infidelity – heroine doesn’t trust men and sis is obsessed with having a baby and creating a family unlike her own. Too bad she married an alcoholic embezzler.
H/h are at an impasse – she’s too jealous to see straight and he’s too proud to assuage her fears about the OW. (Who pops up and says ridiculous things at regular intervals.)
Then their son is kidnapped and H/h have sex again. (Why yes, those two actions are logical cause/effect in HP world)
They eventually find the son
Heroine is chastised and realizes she wants to be with her baby always and will cut down on work and play happy housewife.
OW has a last stand where she announces her pregnancy in a way that the heroine thinks it’s the hero’s. She faints. Hero finally realizes that OW has been playing these games with his wife, but it’s okay – she’s leaving the company/country to go with her baby daddy.
Hero never really grovels and still blames the heroine for being neurotic and jealous for their problems. Heroine was all about proving a negative, but hero’s actions didn’t help. Yet another HEA that felt forced from this author.
Heroine was convinced hero cheated based on the report of her alcoholic brother-in-law who was fired for embezzling from the hero’s company – and from the tales the ambitious OW told.
Heroine took their infant son and moved to Scotland for six months. The story opens with the heroine telling the hero she’s going to move to the US and work there. (Because the US has a dearth of interior designers. *rolls eyes*)
Hero wants full custody of his son if she goes.
Heroine balks at this and talks it over with her neurotic younger sister who is no help at all. Heroine and her sister were both scarred by their father’s infidelity – heroine doesn’t trust men and sis is obsessed with having a baby and creating a family unlike her own. Too bad she married an alcoholic embezzler.
H/h are at an impasse – she’s too jealous to see straight and he’s too proud to assuage her fears about the OW. (Who pops up and says ridiculous things at regular intervals.)
Then their son is kidnapped and H/h have sex again. (Why yes, those two actions are logical cause/effect in HP world)
They eventually find the son
Heroine is chastised and realizes she wants to be with her baby always and will cut down on work and play happy housewife.
OW has a last stand where she announces her pregnancy in a way that the heroine thinks it’s the hero’s. She faints. Hero finally realizes that OW has been playing these games with his wife, but it’s okay – she’s leaving the company/country to go with her baby daddy.
Hero never really grovels and still blames the heroine for being neurotic and jealous for their problems. Heroine was all about proving a negative, but hero’s actions didn’t help. Yet another HEA that felt forced from this author.
August 21, 2016
EP loves those OW scenarios and this one is a humdinger - h marries H in glow of honeysuckle and true lurve but embezzling in-law tells h that H and OW business partner are going off together all the time to smex it up. OW is continually a bitch to the h and the H just tells her to get over it.
She leaves his sorry rear, comes back to tell him she and baby are going to US for her career but then child is kidnapped and the H refuses to let her go anywhere with the child. She won't leave the baby so she is stuck with probably unfaithful spouse, bitchy OW and panic at the thought of losing her child.
Okay, the h was neurotic as all EP's h's are but I do think the H was cheating, it was pretty obvious they weren't really compatible and he really did nothing to reassure or help her. The climax is when the OW says she is preggers and indicates it the H's. Instead of kicking her skanky rear to the curb he just glosses over it and tells h he only lurves her - I wasn't buying so I had an adult beverage and two cookies and then read the ending again. Another beverage or two and I might have believed it.
She leaves his sorry rear, comes back to tell him she and baby are going to US for her career but then child is kidnapped and the H refuses to let her go anywhere with the child. She won't leave the baby so she is stuck with probably unfaithful spouse, bitchy OW and panic at the thought of losing her child.
Okay, the h was neurotic as all EP's h's are but I do think the H was cheating, it was pretty obvious they weren't really compatible and he really did nothing to reassure or help her. The climax is when the OW says she is preggers and indicates it the H's. Instead of kicking her skanky rear to the curb he just glosses over it and tells h he only lurves her - I wasn't buying so I had an adult beverage and two cookies and then read the ending again. Another beverage or two and I might have believed it.
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August 7, 2020
She’s an idiot and he needs to communicate.
July 30, 2011
The only thing that saved this book for me was the ending was good otherwise it seemed to be a waste of time as neither parties did not communicate till the end.
January 21, 2018
Old school Hp
June 30, 2018
Not the book in the review
The book is ok and the story is fine. The hero grows on you eventually. The book review about this book is about a different story entirely.
The book is ok and the story is fine. The hero grows on you eventually. The book review about this book is about a different story entirely.
May 28, 2023
HPlandia is crazy as always!!
November 8, 2025
More like "The Self-Centered Manipulative Wife"! While I wouldn't have blamed her for leaving him if she had actual proof that he cheated (rather than listening to the OW of all people, as well as her crap brother-in-law), I still would NOT condone her using their son as a weapon, first taking him to Scotland and then planning to go overseas and live in the US! (Like she couldn't have found just as many career opportunities in London)! It's a case of, "So, you got naked with another woman (or so I'm told), well, I'll show you! I'm taking our son far away, so you'll never see him! HA! HA! SO THERE!"
Talk about selfish! She couldn't see beyond her own feelings, didn't even realize what a mental case her sister was! (I don't think her dad left her mom for another woman, I think he wanted to escape from his daughters!)
And while under other circumstances I'd have been furious with the H telling the h to take the job and leave the country if she wants but their son stays with him, since she had no qualms about separating him from their son (and had already done it, while she was in Scotland), then turnabout is fair play!
Ironically, everyone in this story is crappy, except the H, whom the h accuses of being crap! He should have taken a crap on all of them, took his kid and ran like Hell!! He had the money, the resources, and the looks to attract a better mother for his son!
With more h's like this, every H will go MGTOW!
Talk about selfish! She couldn't see beyond her own feelings, didn't even realize what a mental case her sister was! (I don't think her dad left her mom for another woman, I think he wanted to escape from his daughters!)
And while under other circumstances I'd have been furious with the H telling the h to take the job and leave the country if she wants but their son stays with him, since she had no qualms about separating him from their son (and had already done it, while she was in Scotland), then turnabout is fair play!
Ironically, everyone in this story is crappy, except the H, whom the h accuses of being crap! He should have taken a crap on all of them, took his kid and ran like Hell!! He had the money, the resources, and the looks to attract a better mother for his son!
With more h's like this, every H will go MGTOW!
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February 19, 2019Love, honor and disobey?
Kendal was devoted to her husband and baby son, but there was room in her life for a career, as well, wasn't there? Jarrad didn't think so. He expected Kendal to be a dutiful wife and mother -- while he had a successful career... a glamorous mistress?
There was no proof of Jarrad's infidelity, but Kendal couldn't live with her suspicions any longer. Her marriage seemed over. Until the unthinkable happened: someone had kidnapped their baby! Working together to find their son, would Jarrad and Kendal mend thier marriage?
Kendal was devoted to her husband and baby son, but there was room in her life for a career, as well, wasn't there? Jarrad didn't think so. He expected Kendal to be a dutiful wife and mother -- while he had a successful career... a glamorous mistress?
There was no proof of Jarrad's infidelity, but Kendal couldn't live with her suspicions any longer. Her marriage seemed over. Until the unthinkable happened: someone had kidnapped their baby! Working together to find their son, would Jarrad and Kendal mend thier marriage?
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