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A Pavement of Pearl
Rianna accompanied her brother to Sicily to join an underwater expedition in the hope of finding something of interest for a travel article she intended to write.
But the uncompromising Holford Sinclair, leader of the expedition, made it clear that he had no time for Rianna's interference in his work. How dared he treat her like this?
But the uncompromising Holford Sinclair, leader of the expedition, made it clear that he had no time for Rianna's interference in his work. How dared he treat her like this?
186 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
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January 26, 2013
This is a sweet romance from 1974. The heroine Rianna accompanies her brother to a diving expedition in Sicily. The hero is Holford Sinclair the leader of the expedition. He has two other women in his life. An attractive young Sicilian girl Emilia and the widow of one of his former team members. This woman, Lynda Patterson is the main antagonist, causing trouble for Rianna and cultivating misunderstandings. Rianna's friendship with Duncan, another member of the expedition is the subject of one of those misunderstandings.
I enjoyed the story though now an then was tempted to skim when the heroine was off filming tourist destinations. It was very educational but seriously I wanted to get back to Holford who was a rather nice hero.
This is a typical romance of the time showed entirely from the heroine's POV. These days letting the hero go off for pages on end would be seriously frowned on. An enjoyable read set around diving for archeological treasures. Not quite as sizzling as Amy Andrew's recently published similarly themed story The Devil and the Deep.
I enjoyed the story though now an then was tempted to skim when the heroine was off filming tourist destinations. It was very educational but seriously I wanted to get back to Holford who was a rather nice hero.
This is a typical romance of the time showed entirely from the heroine's POV. These days letting the hero go off for pages on end would be seriously frowned on. An enjoyable read set around diving for archeological treasures. Not quite as sizzling as Amy Andrew's recently published similarly themed story The Devil and the Deep.
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November 7, 2021This couldn't hold my interest.
January 3, 2026
I liked this more than the last Iris Danbury HR I attempted to read.
Part travel log, part romance, I’d characterize this as old-school, sweet and slow-going. Both the h and H are generally nice, relatable persons. I do wish the H had shown a little more spine (and smarts) dealing with the main OW; if he had, this might have rated higher. Since this OW is determined to marry the H, in the end her storyline is never properly dealt with, and we don’t know why she seems to lose interest (or not) in him.
Nonetheless, the end was endearing. And given the usual HR fare from this time period, I will add that I was pleased to see a h actually vested in her work.
Part travel log, part romance, I’d characterize this as old-school, sweet and slow-going. Both the h and H are generally nice, relatable persons. I do wish the H had shown a little more spine (and smarts) dealing with the main OW; if he had, this might have rated higher. Since this OW is determined to marry the H, in the end her storyline is never properly dealt with, and we don’t know why she seems to lose interest (or not) in him.
Nonetheless, the end was endearing. And given the usual HR fare from this time period, I will add that I was pleased to see a h actually vested in her work.
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