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The Painted Palace
He didn't want her. Did she want him?
Pavlo's voice was accusing. "You see? Selfish and self-centered. You demand your own way regardless of other people!"
Sarna almost choked with rage. Since their first meeting, she'd thought him arrogant; he thought her pig-headed.
But it took time for events to prove that Pavlo's arrogance was part of his Cretan pride and Sarna's pig-headedness was just her English independence. Would they ever understand each other?
Pavlo's voice was accusing. "You see? Selfish and self-centered. You demand your own way regardless of other people!"
Sarna almost choked with rage. Since their first meeting, she'd thought him arrogant; he thought her pig-headed.
But it took time for events to prove that Pavlo's arrogance was part of his Cretan pride and Sarna's pig-headedness was just her English independence. Would they ever understand each other?
- GenresHarlequin Romance
188 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1977
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December 7, 2021
This was quite a read. OW2 was unbearable and ended up suffering some consequences. I wouldn't describe it as romantic, though -- there were too many events where both MCs are on the periphery
May 3, 2013
A good old fashioned, feisty independent English girl meets a proud dominant hotty from Crete, tale. Pavlo is an archaeologist which I really liked. Modern romances seem to be stuck on Billionaire's and Princes for the most part.
Sarna is in Crete with her father for the sake of his health. Her brother works for Pavlo so when her apartment building burns down, she is forced to live in his villa along with his cousin Eleni, a possible bride for him and her father, who strikes up a great friendship with her own father.
The story largely evolves around the cultural divide that brings misunderstandings, along with the interference of Sarna's man hungry sister Amanda and her husband Laurence, a former boyfriend of Sarna's.
Like many of these old books, the story is injected with plenty of touristy information about the setting. The archaeology slant meant we visited the major Minoan sites with lots of useful things to learn.
I enjoyed it. A nice romance with a bit of angst and a yummy hero.
Sarna is in Crete with her father for the sake of his health. Her brother works for Pavlo so when her apartment building burns down, she is forced to live in his villa along with his cousin Eleni, a possible bride for him and her father, who strikes up a great friendship with her own father.
The story largely evolves around the cultural divide that brings misunderstandings, along with the interference of Sarna's man hungry sister Amanda and her husband Laurence, a former boyfriend of Sarna's.
Like many of these old books, the story is injected with plenty of touristy information about the setting. The archaeology slant meant we visited the major Minoan sites with lots of useful things to learn.
I enjoyed it. A nice romance with a bit of angst and a yummy hero.
January 5, 2026
This fell flat. A two-star rating is generous considering my general dislike for so many of the characters, including the H who, for most of the book, enjoyed being as offensive as possible to the h. The doormat h was somewhat more likeable, but annoying nonetheless. As to the h’s sister, the less said the better.
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April 12, 2020Gostei da sinopse. Quero adquiri-lo para ler
May 9, 2022
He didn't want her. Did she want him?
Pavlo's voice was accusing. "You see? Selfish and self-centered. You demand your own way regardless of other people!"
Sarna almost choked with rage. Since their first meeting, she'd thought him arrogant; he thought her pig-headed.
But it took time for events to prove that Pavlo's arrogance was part of his Cretan pride and Sarna's pig-headedness was just her English independence. Would they ever understand each other?
Pavlo's voice was accusing. "You see? Selfish and self-centered. You demand your own way regardless of other people!"
Sarna almost choked with rage. Since their first meeting, she'd thought him arrogant; he thought her pig-headed.
But it took time for events to prove that Pavlo's arrogance was part of his Cretan pride and Sarna's pig-headedness was just her English independence. Would they ever understand each other?
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October 20, 2014I love these old original Harlequin books, I have a few hundred that I am reading and giving away.
Time to clean out the storage room, make more room for all the hardbacks I have. I love the Crete setting of this book and Pavlo.
Time to clean out the storage room, make more room for all the hardbacks I have. I love the Crete setting of this book and Pavlo.
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