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Nights of Passion #4
Untamed Billionaire, Undressed Virgin
Connor O'Brien is damaged, inside and out--proof of his dark and dangerous life.
Sophy Woodruff has never known a man as devastatingly sexy as Connor. Intense, brooding and distant, he's everything she shouldn't desire....
Despite his vow of noncommitment, Connor can't resist bedding Sophy. But Sophy is a virgin, and once he's undressed her, this billionaire isn't sure he can walk away....
Sophy Woodruff has never known a man as devastatingly sexy as Connor. Intense, brooding and distant, he's everything she shouldn't desire....
Despite his vow of noncommitment, Connor can't resist bedding Sophy. But Sophy is a virgin, and once he's undressed her, this billionaire isn't sure he can walk away....
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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May 14, 2013
Sydney, Australia
Marquarie Street as seen from the Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia. Where Sophie plays Cat Woman on a window ledge, due to a gust of wind.
Photo Credit: Mike Hitchen
The front of the Taronga Zoo.
Graceful giraffes inside; one of the meeting locations between Sir Frank & Connor.
Harbour Bridge - Day & Night
Point Piper, home of Wolsley Road, 10th on the world's most expensive streets and location of Connor’s mansion.
Rose Bay
Photo Credit: accesser
★★★★☆ Wiley old fox and Secret Intelligence veteran, Sir Frank Fraser, arranges a ‘vacation’ for widower Connor O’Brien so he can check up on his son’s “little popsy” – one Sophy Woodruff. Throw in a suspicion of being an operative, a real name versus a nickname, a shirtless early morning shave in a woman’s restroom, a misplaced letter from a laboratory, a peek into someone else’s briefcase followed by a body search, and you have a fun set up. And what better way to place a bug in a woman’s bedroom than to be there to seduce her? Lord only knows what one would hear when the suspect is really a speech-language-pathologist instead of a spy.
Neat that the misunderstandings came at the beginning of this entertaining HEA story from RomanLandia. Plus, I loved checking out the meeting locations between Sir Frank and Connor!
Marquarie Street as seen from the Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia. Where Sophie plays Cat Woman on a window ledge, due to a gust of wind.
Photo Credit: Mike Hitchen
The front of the Taronga Zoo.
Graceful giraffes inside; one of the meeting locations between Sir Frank & Connor.
Harbour Bridge - Day & Night
Point Piper, home of Wolsley Road, 10th on the world's most expensive streets and location of Connor’s mansion.
Rose Bay
Photo Credit: accesser
★★★★☆ Wiley old fox and Secret Intelligence veteran, Sir Frank Fraser, arranges a ‘vacation’ for widower Connor O’Brien so he can check up on his son’s “little popsy” – one Sophy Woodruff. Throw in a suspicion of being an operative, a real name versus a nickname, a shirtless early morning shave in a woman’s restroom, a misplaced letter from a laboratory, a peek into someone else’s briefcase followed by a body search, and you have a fun set up. And what better way to place a bug in a woman’s bedroom than to be there to seduce her? Lord only knows what one would hear when the suspect is really a speech-language-pathologist instead of a spy.
Neat that the misunderstandings came at the beginning of this entertaining HEA story from RomanLandia. Plus, I loved checking out the meeting locations between Sir Frank and Connor!
September 9, 2013
Interestingly different in that the hero was a spy. The heroine was a bit of a ditsy mary jane type. She had an education and a good job though so she met the hero as an equal even if she was younger and a virgin. She kind of had him with his head spinning a bit which is a favorite trope of mine.
The plot was fun and moved along well. There was angst and humor and I liked the heat level between the hero and heroine. I will definitely look for more from this new to me author
The plot was fun and moved along well. There was angst and humor and I liked the heat level between the hero and heroine. I will definitely look for more from this new to me author
March 14, 2017
Leído y sí, es fetiche. Es una historia muy bonita.
Connor es un hombre duro que vive al borde del peligro por un trabajo de diplomático y de "agente" de inteligencia para su país. El ha perdido a su esposa e hijo en un accidente de avión y piensa que no puede rehacer su vida con otra mujer, hasta que Sir Freaser le manda a buscar para que haga un trabajo para él. Mediante chantaje emocional es que el anciano logra que Connor trabaje para él y le entrega un nombre: Sophy Woodruff.
Al inicio piensan que es la amante de Elliot, pero rápidamente te das cuenta que de cada uno tiene una vida y problemas y todo lo que conlleva ser personas independientes. Ella no es la amante, ES LA HIJA. Y El hijo de puta de Elliot, porque no hay otra manera de llamarlo, lo que quiere hacer es darle dinero para que desaparezca, cuando la chica solo quiere el calor de hogar que no tuvo pese a haber sido adoptada.
Así que mientras Connor descubre esto, pues va teniendo interesantes escenas con Sophy. Hasta que terminan en una cama. Primero no quiere saber absolutamente nada porque el hecho que ella sea virgen, según él, hace que vea pajaritos preñados por todos lados, pero Sophy es una mujer bastante centrada en lo que quiere y hace. Así que, pese a que está enamorada, cuando Connor le da a entender que él se va, ella solo le pide una vez que se quede, y al ver que él no va a cambiar de decisión, acepta y se va.
Luego, cuando ella está en la fiesta de su abuelo, Sir Freaser, está toca decaida, hasta que ve llegar a Connor casi corriendo y zarandeándola para llevarla a sus brazos y rogarle su perdón porque no puede vivir sin ella.
Como personajes, creo que no hay demasiado que acotar sobre cada uno, porque están hechos a consciencia. Me parece perfecto cómo la autora se ha dado el trabajo de hacerles a cada uno una vida completamente independiente el uno del otro y que al unirse, se vean esas mismas diferencias. Sophy es un GRAN personaje, sobre todo porque no es de las mujeres que van de lloronas, ni tampoco de las que creen que acostarse con el planeta entero tiene justificaciones tontas. Ella es virgen porque, ella claramente lo dice: "Porque no le ha dado la gana de dejar de serlo, porque a nadie deseó tanto como para hacerlo". Creo que esta novela tiene muchos puntos a favor en personajes que:
1. Hacen lo que dicen.
2. Tienen principios y enfocan su vida de acuerdo a esa ETICA MORAL.
3. No hay dramas y todo se lleva correctamente.
4. No hay culpas, ni recriminaciones.
5. Sophy no va de feminista, pero es mucho más centrada que la mayoría de historias dónde las protagonistas se jactan de serlo.
Yo sí recomiendo este libro. Es uno de los mejores en romance que he leído hasta ahora.
Connor es un hombre duro que vive al borde del peligro por un trabajo de diplomático y de "agente" de inteligencia para su país. El ha perdido a su esposa e hijo en un accidente de avión y piensa que no puede rehacer su vida con otra mujer, hasta que Sir Freaser le manda a buscar para que haga un trabajo para él. Mediante chantaje emocional es que el anciano logra que Connor trabaje para él y le entrega un nombre: Sophy Woodruff.
Al inicio piensan que es la amante de Elliot, pero rápidamente te das cuenta que de cada uno tiene una vida y problemas y todo lo que conlleva ser personas independientes. Ella no es la amante, ES LA HIJA. Y El hijo de puta de Elliot, porque no hay otra manera de llamarlo, lo que quiere hacer es darle dinero para que desaparezca, cuando la chica solo quiere el calor de hogar que no tuvo pese a haber sido adoptada.
Así que mientras Connor descubre esto, pues va teniendo interesantes escenas con Sophy. Hasta que terminan en una cama. Primero no quiere saber absolutamente nada porque el hecho que ella sea virgen, según él, hace que vea pajaritos preñados por todos lados, pero Sophy es una mujer bastante centrada en lo que quiere y hace. Así que, pese a que está enamorada, cuando Connor le da a entender que él se va, ella solo le pide una vez que se quede, y al ver que él no va a cambiar de decisión, acepta y se va.
Luego, cuando ella está en la fiesta de su abuelo, Sir Freaser, está toca decaida, hasta que ve llegar a Connor casi corriendo y zarandeándola para llevarla a sus brazos y rogarle su perdón porque no puede vivir sin ella.
Como personajes, creo que no hay demasiado que acotar sobre cada uno, porque están hechos a consciencia. Me parece perfecto cómo la autora se ha dado el trabajo de hacerles a cada uno una vida completamente independiente el uno del otro y que al unirse, se vean esas mismas diferencias. Sophy es un GRAN personaje, sobre todo porque no es de las mujeres que van de lloronas, ni tampoco de las que creen que acostarse con el planeta entero tiene justificaciones tontas. Ella es virgen porque, ella claramente lo dice: "Porque no le ha dado la gana de dejar de serlo, porque a nadie deseó tanto como para hacerlo". Creo que esta novela tiene muchos puntos a favor en personajes que:
1. Hacen lo que dicen.
2. Tienen principios y enfocan su vida de acuerdo a esa ETICA MORAL.
3. No hay dramas y todo se lleva correctamente.
4. No hay culpas, ni recriminaciones.
5. Sophy no va de feminista, pero es mucho más centrada que la mayoría de historias dónde las protagonistas se jactan de serlo.
Yo sí recomiendo este libro. Es uno de los mejores en romance que he leído hasta ahora.
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December 29, 2017
Light, sweet, fun, read. Liked both main character, also the wily old Sir Frank, Sophy's eventually discovered grandfather. The romantic scenes especially the beach one was very sweet. Also, Sophy was really funny especially when she does the cat woman on the office ledge.
November 11, 2012
I'm really surprised at how much I liked this. At first, I rolled my eyes a couple of times, but it left me with a huge smile on my face.
Connor was only supposed to check out Sophy for a family friend, but he couldn't resist her. Sophy was a little on the naive side, but I really liked her. My heart went out to her for her interactions with Elliott. Truthfully, I would have liked to see elliott's reaction when he realized his father, Sir Frank, found out she was was his (Elliott's) daughter and welcomed her with open arms like he did.
When Connor came back for Sophy, my heart squealed with joy. It was perfect :)
Connor was only supposed to check out Sophy for a family friend, but he couldn't resist her. Sophy was a little on the naive side, but I really liked her. My heart went out to her for her interactions with Elliott. Truthfully, I would have liked to see elliott's reaction when he realized his father, Sir Frank, found out she was was his (Elliott's) daughter and welcomed her with open arms like he did.
When Connor came back for Sophy, my heart squealed with joy. It was perfect :)
July 31, 2010
Pretty good read even though I didn't get the title. They are both damaged and fight the good fight. My one real problem with this book was the ambiguity surrounding Sophy/Violet's foster parents. Did they love her or not? I'll probably need to read it again.
February 16, 2015
Mostly I just felt terrible for the heroine. And confused about whether or not her grandfather knew she was his granddaughter and that's why he shoved the hero at her or if that was just a coincidence. Anyway, she deserved better. From everyone.
April 6, 2021
I did not like it. I don't like heroes that have a deceased wife and child (just does not appeal to me), sometimes a story is so good that I dont care and it even adds to story (definitely not the case with this one, the hero, his wife and child felt very 1 dimensional and didn't even know their names or really much of heroes history besides basic facts). Heroine was better developed and I liked her for most part but she did things that made me roll my eyes (like getting stuck on ledge after mindlessly trying to get letter). Np.
August 2, 2018
The title bears virtually no resemblance to the book itself - while the hero might be a billionaire, he's mostly a spy posing as a lawyer (long story) and the heroine is a speech pathologist with a full life, albeit the usual faintly Dickensian background. The emotions and romance plot are done well, although the sex scene prose was more than usual-category-romance level purple.
May 2, 2018
BONITO, Y DEJA CON GANAS DE QUE SEA MÁS LARGO
February 14, 2019
Nombres: Connor & Sophy.
Profesiones: Diplomatico/Abogado & Foniatra.
Pais: Australia.
Profesiones: Diplomatico/Abogado & Foniatra.
Pais: Australia.
March 6, 2020
I did not like the dude at all. I had to skim read the early part of the book because the way he was treating her was not roguishly charming, it was just gross gaslighty bullshit and if he fell off the ledge I wouldn't have been sad to see him go.
Her family was garbage front to back. I hope she's able to build a relationship with her younger brother, who clearly is in desperate need of at least one person who gives a fuck about him. ugh
Her family was garbage front to back. I hope she's able to build a relationship with her younger brother, who clearly is in desperate need of at least one person who gives a fuck about him. ugh
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June 14, 2021Connor O'Brien is damaged, inside and out- proof of his dark and dangerous life.
Sophy Woodruff has never known a man as devastatingly sexy as Connor. Intense, brooding and distant, he's everything she shouldn't desire....
Despite his vow of noncommitment, Connor can't resist bedding Sophy. But Sophy is a virgin, and once he's undressed her, this billionaire isn't sure he can walk away...
Sophy Woodruff has never known a man as devastatingly sexy as Connor. Intense, brooding and distant, he's everything she shouldn't desire....
Despite his vow of noncommitment, Connor can't resist bedding Sophy. But Sophy is a virgin, and once he's undressed her, this billionaire isn't sure he can walk away...
May 30, 2010
Why do they always get me weepy and have a "happily ever after" ending...when there really is no such thing??
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July 27, 2011Very good. I liked this story. Sophy and Connor were excellent characters.
February 2, 2016
This was a so/so read for me. I have no real emotion regarding this read... ;-/
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