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Dangerous Encounter
PBK
190 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
About the author
Flora Kidd
136 books35 followersFlora Mildred Cartwright was born on 1926 in Liverpool, England, UK. The youngest of four children, Flora and her family lived in the same house until she was a teen. In 1949, she graduated from Liverpool University, where she met Robert Kidd, her husband. They moved to her beloved Scotland, where she began teaching, writing, and raised their four children: Richard, Patricia, Peter and David.
Flora Kidd published her first novel, Visit To Rowanbank, in 1966 at Mills & Boon. In 1977, the family moved to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, where she continued her romance career with Mills & Boon until 1989, when she retired. In 1994, she published the first of the The Marco Polo Project novels, to support a project to build a replica of the 19th century ship Marco Polo.
Flora Kidd passed away on March 19, 2008 at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Flora Kidd published her first novel, Visit To Rowanbank, in 1966 at Mills & Boon. In 1977, the family moved to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, where she continued her romance career with Mills & Boon until 1989, when she retired. In 1994, she published the first of the The Marco Polo Project novels, to support a project to build a replica of the 19th century ship Marco Polo.
Flora Kidd passed away on March 19, 2008 at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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October 2, 2019
Helen's involvement with Blair Calder hadn't got very far since he was married to Wanda. Then she found herself virtually the prisoner of another man -- the mysterious Magnus.
December 27, 2017
20-الحلم الضائع
عبير الجديدة
ثوري وقعت في حب ماغنس عندما كانت طالبة , وعرضه عليها العمل على جزيرة إستوائية بعيدة في إيرونيا بدا وكأنه كافى لتحقيق احلام شبابها , ثم اكتشفت عندما وصلت عند الجزيرة بأن ماغنس كان متزوجاً وإبنته الثائرة كارلا تلاحق اخطر رجل في الجزيرة , د ينزل هالام , وجدت ثوري نفسها تقع في شرك علاقات ماغنس الغرامية وإستعملت تحجر قلب دينز لإنقاذها من عواقب تهورها , ولكن بترك دينزل يتحكم في حياتها ألم تخرج من الجنة الى النار ؟
عبير الجديدة
ثوري وقعت في حب ماغنس عندما كانت طالبة , وعرضه عليها العمل على جزيرة إستوائية بعيدة في إيرونيا بدا وكأنه كافى لتحقيق احلام شبابها , ثم اكتشفت عندما وصلت عند الجزيرة بأن ماغنس كان متزوجاً وإبنته الثائرة كارلا تلاحق اخطر رجل في الجزيرة , د ينزل هالام , وجدت ثوري نفسها تقع في شرك علاقات ماغنس الغرامية وإستعملت تحجر قلب دينز لإنقاذها من عواقب تهورها , ولكن بترك دينزل يتحكم في حياتها ألم تخرج من الجنة الى النار ؟
July 14, 2023
I can't really make up my mind if this should be a three star or two, but I'll give it an extra one for the mini tour of Scotland, plus I love when the H, Magnus calls the h, Helen "Eilidh", the Scottish translation of her name.
Aside from that, I felt like the story needed more depth. Magnus had the type of career that was not conducive to a private life, and that should have had more impact on his relationship with Helen. Also, with quite a bit of talk about his mother, a famous opera singer, it was a bit of a letdown when she doesn't make an appearance.
the opposite is true for Helen's mother, who I could have done without, as she kept pushing the OM (the second OM, actually), Bob on Helen, when it was clear she wasn't interested. Bob himself seemed to serve no other purpose than to be a filler, a way of passing time by the author until Helen and Magnus see each other again.
As for Blair (the first OM), the whole story with him and Helen just didn't ring true. Helen was not the type to get involved with a married man in any way, and that includes friendship, as it didn't go beyond casual dates and a few kisses (which didn't raise her heartbeat a bit) and even plans to spend a weekend with him were platonic on her part. What doesn't make sense is that this guy was so obviously phony, giving her all the usual lines about he and his wife, Wanda leading separate lives, she's always chasing other men, it's only a matter of time until we're divorced, etc. Everything but the classic "she just doesn't understand me", and I was waiting for that one! How a supposedly level-headed Helen couldn't see through this bull crap artist is just too ridiculous. And Magnus's relationship with the estranged couple was really stretching things.
More time should have been devoted to Helen and Magnus together, too much was wasted.
Not a bad story, but not one of the best.
Aside from that, I felt like the story needed more depth. Magnus had the type of career that was not conducive to a private life, and that should have had more impact on his relationship with Helen. Also, with quite a bit of talk about his mother, a famous opera singer, it was a bit of a letdown when she doesn't make an appearance.
the opposite is true for Helen's mother, who I could have done without, as she kept pushing the OM (the second OM, actually), Bob on Helen, when it was clear she wasn't interested. Bob himself seemed to serve no other purpose than to be a filler, a way of passing time by the author until Helen and Magnus see each other again.
As for Blair (the first OM), the whole story with him and Helen just didn't ring true. Helen was not the type to get involved with a married man in any way, and that includes friendship, as it didn't go beyond casual dates and a few kisses (which didn't raise her heartbeat a bit) and even plans to spend a weekend with him were platonic on her part. What doesn't make sense is that this guy was so obviously phony, giving her all the usual lines about he and his wife, Wanda leading separate lives, she's always chasing other men, it's only a matter of time until we're divorced, etc. Everything but the classic "she just doesn't understand me", and I was waiting for that one! How a supposedly level-headed Helen couldn't see through this bull crap artist is just too ridiculous. And Magnus's relationship with the estranged couple was really stretching things.
More time should have been devoted to Helen and Magnus together, too much was wasted.
Not a bad story, but not one of the best.
December 27, 2024
What a strange story with strange characters and actions. I just couldn’t get into it. I am potentially confused at how the romance first started. Like how? What? When? Why? Seriously, what’s the background? Any back story? I truly wish I could stay long enough to find out what this one was all about but I really can’t.
August 15, 2011
These old Harlequin romances are almost never brilliant, and this one was no exceptions. The sentences ran on forever, and the writing was more than a bit sexist at times. But the descriptions of the Scottish coastline and countryside sounded lovely, and I thought Helen and Magnus made a good pair. I was able to read this in less than a day, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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