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Champagne Girl
Marana Rose had never met her father.
He divorced her mother when Marana was a baby. When her mother went on a long holiday, it seemed the obvious opportunity to seek him out.
From the first, Adam Holbrook was opposed to the idea. He warned her that Michael Rose would eventually destroy her as he destroyed everyone near to him. Marana could not believe Adam’s warnings; as soon as she met her father he welcomed her and showered her with presents.
But as time went on she became aware that there were flaws in the image she had built up of him. Did Adam always have to be right?
Will Marana Rose be able to settle old family rifts and still be the champagne girl of her dreams?
Champagne Girl is a fizzling romantic novel that will have you hooked.
He divorced her mother when Marana was a baby. When her mother went on a long holiday, it seemed the obvious opportunity to seek him out.
From the first, Adam Holbrook was opposed to the idea. He warned her that Michael Rose would eventually destroy her as he destroyed everyone near to him. Marana could not believe Adam’s warnings; as soon as she met her father he welcomed her and showered her with presents.
But as time went on she became aware that there were flaws in the image she had built up of him. Did Adam always have to be right?
Will Marana Rose be able to settle old family rifts and still be the champagne girl of her dreams?
Champagne Girl is a fizzling romantic novel that will have you hooked.
372 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1996
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April 17, 2020
Another Forgotten Gem from Mills & Boon
I discovered the works of Audrie Manley Tucker back in the 1980s and absolutely loved them, then forgot about them in the 90s and 00s. I have now rediscovered the stories and am trying to build up a collection. Champagne Girl is a new one for me. I had heard of it, but never read it before. Even though it was definitely up to Ms Manley Tucker's usual standard, I have only given it three stars instead of five, because of the behaviour of some of the characters and how the story panned out. I don't want to give spoilers, but I will say that I disagreed with most of Marana, the protagonist's, actions. I was literally shouting at her not to do the things she was doing. Furthermore, I disliked Clare, and thought it was faintly ridiculous how, in the space of a few short weeks, she morphed from a fat, slightly frumpy, schoolgirl, to a confident, attractive young woman who totally captivated a man she had just met. Furthermore I didn't like the fate that Ms Manley Tucker had in store for Michael, Rooks way, and the business. If I had written. The story it would have been a little bit different. Having said all that, I still enjoyed it and will keep it in my collection, as it has all the old Manley Tucker magic, and stories like hers are hard to come by these days.
I discovered the works of Audrie Manley Tucker back in the 1980s and absolutely loved them, then forgot about them in the 90s and 00s. I have now rediscovered the stories and am trying to build up a collection. Champagne Girl is a new one for me. I had heard of it, but never read it before. Even though it was definitely up to Ms Manley Tucker's usual standard, I have only given it three stars instead of five, because of the behaviour of some of the characters and how the story panned out. I don't want to give spoilers, but I will say that I disagreed with most of Marana, the protagonist's, actions. I was literally shouting at her not to do the things she was doing. Furthermore, I disliked Clare, and thought it was faintly ridiculous how, in the space of a few short weeks, she morphed from a fat, slightly frumpy, schoolgirl, to a confident, attractive young woman who totally captivated a man she had just met. Furthermore I didn't like the fate that Ms Manley Tucker had in store for Michael, Rooks way, and the business. If I had written. The story it would have been a little bit different. Having said all that, I still enjoyed it and will keep it in my collection, as it has all the old Manley Tucker magic, and stories like hers are hard to come by these days.
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