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Bachelor Territory
Thoughts of Craig kept creeping into Alison's mind.
She brought herself up sharply. What was the matter with her? Craig might be attractive in a rugged sort of way, but he was a constant reminder of the past she was trying to forget.
Anyway, he was all wrong for Alison. In fact, Craig Carter was the one man with whom she could not afford to be friendly.
She brought herself up sharply. What was the matter with her? Craig might be attractive in a rugged sort of way, but he was a constant reminder of the past she was trying to forget.
Anyway, he was all wrong for Alison. In fact, Craig Carter was the one man with whom she could not afford to be friendly.
- GenresHarlequin Romance
192 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1977
About the author
Gloria Bevan
51 books4 followersGloria Isabel Bevan
aka Fiona Murray, Gloria Bevan
Gloria Isabel was born on 20 July 1911 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia, the daughter of a mining engineer. At three, her family moved to New Zealand, and considers herself a New Zealander. She lived in Auckland, from 1926 to 1936. On 1937, she married Thomas Henry Bevan, a building inspector, and they had three daughters.
After leaving school she worked as a typist, but she had been writing stories for as long as she could remember and feel "there's a certain magic about writing even when the characters refuse to act the way I want them to." She not begin to publishing until she was well into her fifties, first detective novels as Fiona Murray in 1965, She started corresponding with fellow New Zealand writer, Essie Summers who introduced her to publisher Alan Boon and under her married name, Gloria Bevan, she wrote 25 contemporary romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1969 to 1992, many of which are set in her beloved New Zealand. When not writing, she explored the many and varied exotic locations within reach of her suburban Auckland home. Her obvious love of her country and her particular talent for weaving interesting background information into her novels made her a popular romance writer of her era.
Gloria Bevan was interviewed by New Zealand author Rachel McAlpine in 1992 for The Passionate Pen. This was published in 1998. In The Passionate Pen's Introduction, McAlpine mentions that Gloria Bevan had moved into a rest home. According to New Zealand's National Library website, Mrs Bevan died in 1998
aka Fiona Murray, Gloria Bevan
Gloria Isabel was born on 20 July 1911 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia, the daughter of a mining engineer. At three, her family moved to New Zealand, and considers herself a New Zealander. She lived in Auckland, from 1926 to 1936. On 1937, she married Thomas Henry Bevan, a building inspector, and they had three daughters.
After leaving school she worked as a typist, but she had been writing stories for as long as she could remember and feel "there's a certain magic about writing even when the characters refuse to act the way I want them to." She not begin to publishing until she was well into her fifties, first detective novels as Fiona Murray in 1965, She started corresponding with fellow New Zealand writer, Essie Summers who introduced her to publisher Alan Boon and under her married name, Gloria Bevan, she wrote 25 contemporary romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1969 to 1992, many of which are set in her beloved New Zealand. When not writing, she explored the many and varied exotic locations within reach of her suburban Auckland home. Her obvious love of her country and her particular talent for weaving interesting background information into her novels made her a popular romance writer of her era.
Gloria Bevan was interviewed by New Zealand author Rachel McAlpine in 1992 for The Passionate Pen. This was published in 1998. In The Passionate Pen's Introduction, McAlpine mentions that Gloria Bevan had moved into a rest home. According to New Zealand's National Library website, Mrs Bevan died in 1998
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
December 8, 2021
Upon review, this is a 4-star book for me. The H ultimately makes it very clear that he thinks the h is the ideal woman in every way. He praises her character, her skills, her looks, -- everything. She is a gem herself. This book has a female friendship that I really liked, and nice prospective in-laws, too. The OW is immensely pushy, and too thick-skinned to accept the rebuffs from the H and the rest of the family, but eventually she gets the message.
December 9, 2025
This started off well with a quirky and hardworking farm heroine (almost 20) falling for the hero (no age given) at first sight. The hero is a little naive (a bit dim even) but handsome and hardworking. He’s soon besotted when the heroine and her new friend turn up at his new farm in New Zealand to help out his mother. Things are going well until his ex-girlfriend turns up and won’t leave. He’s met her on a cruise a year ago and she’d stayed at his old farm with him for 3 months before they broke up. After her new romance goes off the rails, she returns to the hero like she has the right to live there and plan for the future. It was so weird - why didn’t he just tell her to shove off? At this point he is in love with the heroine and must have known that having his ex-girlfriend kiss him and live at the house is a bad idea? Then it became annoying because everything was about the OW.
3 stars on a re-read when the OW annoyed me even more than last time and the hero really did seem a bit wet to put up with her for no reason. However, the cute heroine and her friend are wonderful.
3 stars on a re-read when the OW annoyed me even more than last time and the hero really did seem a bit wet to put up with her for no reason. However, the cute heroine and her friend are wonderful.
September 15, 2023
It was ok
Not much romance
A decent H and h but she was also over-thinker and presumptuous
I mean the H declared his love , everyone told her the same but she always had some absurd reason to disbelieve him.
Ok one thing I don’t get it is why did the H let the OW stay at his place for so long???
Not much romance
A decent H and h but she was also over-thinker and presumptuous
I mean the H declared his love , everyone told her the same but she always had some absurd reason to disbelieve him.
Ok one thing I don’t get it is why did the H let the OW stay at his place for so long???
December 18, 2023
Thoughts of Craig kept creeping into Alison's mind.
She brought herself up sharply. What was the matter with her? Craig might be attractive in a rugged sort of way, but he was a constant reminder of the past she was trying to forget.
Anyway, he was all wrong for Alison. In fact, Craig Carter was the one man with whom she could not afford to be friendly.
She brought herself up sharply. What was the matter with her? Craig might be attractive in a rugged sort of way, but he was a constant reminder of the past she was trying to forget.
Anyway, he was all wrong for Alison. In fact, Craig Carter was the one man with whom she could not afford to be friendly.
March 15, 2025
It was alright. The MMC should have sent the OW off the day she arrived, though, if one believes his assertion that he was already in love with the FMC by then.
November 25, 2013
I thought this one was pretty good. I was thoroughly entertained with Jo and her evil plans. She was a joke.
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