Rebecca Winters, born Rebecca Brown Burton, was the author of over 175 romance novels published with Harlequin, delighting readers worldwide for more than 35 years. Her stories, translated into many languages, have sold nearly thirty million copies. A French teacher turned novelist, she combined her love of language, family, and storytelling into a remarkable literary legacy.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Ms. Winters' debut Harlequin Romance. This is a tale of a newlywed couple facing the challenges of sudden blindness. Vance is determined to reject his bride and Libby is determined to stay by his side and face the future together no matter what it brings. There is some intrigue over sabotage and an enemy out to destroy Vance that adds just the right tension and some justification to Vance's often harsh treatment of Libby. The HEA was very rewarding and sigh worthy :)
But to Libby, her husband was the same, despite the accident that had left him blind. He was still the Vance Anson who'd created a successful mining empire in Kenya, still the loving husband whose kisses promised such rapture.
How could Libby fight Vance's insistence that his blindness changed everything? He no longer wanted Libby in his life--had even handed her an airline ticket home to England.
But Libby was determined to stay with her husband. She loved him too much to leave... .
Oh this was so terrible it was funny. I initially said 2 stars but decided that wasn't fair because I unintentionally laughed so much while reading. Completely unrealistic, from the actions of the hospital staff to the rich young heroine's ability to blend so quickly into life in Kenya. I might have actually enjoyed the romance but Vance was just so not lovable. He was harsh and cruel and we had no background for their falling in love so we just had to assume he was loving to Libby at some point. Overall, glad I read it, but not looking for a sequel.
This was really good! At one point, someone in the story mentioned that the h had a constant heart when it came to the H, and I think that would have been a better title for the book. She'll never stop loving the H, even if she's like to wring his neck at times! He's what the Korean drama fans would call the "noble idiot": after losing his sight in an "accident", he wants to push the h away, so she won't be burdened by a blind husband. Both of them go through an emotional wringer, each in their own way.
There's also intrigue, crime drama, business rivalry, and a secondary character (a business associate of the H) who has more than his share of troubles, and got an undeserved bad rep, thanks to, the villain in the story. I wanted to see a HEA for him too, and a reconciliation with his ex.
لو كنت حبيبي: هل هذا هو الرجل الذي تزوجته؟ بالنسبة لمارسي نعم، فما زال بلايك الحبيب الوحيد الذي يخفق له قلبها، ولن ترضى بغيره شريكاً للعمر لكن بلايك يعيش الآن في عالم آخر، قاس، يشاركه فيه ظلام أبدي قال لها، أتمنى لو أستطيع أن أخنقك بيديّ فهل يستطيع حبها أن يقاوم هذا الحقد ، وماذا ينفعها كل عطائها لرجل ليس عنده ما يعطيها إياه إلا تذكرة سفر كي ترحل عنه للأب
I borrowed this one from my sister-in-law and really enjoyed it. Vance treated Libby rather brutally at times but I found it understandable. Not that Libby deserved bad treatment, only that I understood why Vance was so bitter and angry. Good read :)