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Wildcat Tamed
Gemma had always loved visiting her grandmother at Correy House. Now, with Gar Anders there, everything had changed. I can't stand him, Gemma thought.
His words of the previous night returned to taunt her. "Someone should have taught you a lesson in good manners," he'd declared, then added quietly. "Perhaps it will be me."
He had spoken in the heat of an argument, but Gemma was suddenly sure that he remembered everything he'd said. And meant every word!
His words of the previous night returned to taunt her. "Someone should have taught you a lesson in good manners," he'd declared, then added quietly. "Perhaps it will be me."
He had spoken in the heat of an argument, but Gemma was suddenly sure that he remembered everything he'd said. And meant every word!
- GenresHarlequin RomanceRomance
188 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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September 30, 2020
This book by MW has alot to do with the heroine coming to terms with her "helplessness" and "vulnerability" in relation to notions of femininity. I wondered if the writer was trying to reverse the expected gender roles in this one.
To begin with, the heroine is basically a tall man-hating tomboy and the hero is the nice tolerant caregiver who does all the real work outside and inside. For example he is the one doing the cooking and cleaning at the same time as working outside fixing the small house. While this doesn't sound too bad, what I really found annoying was the unreasonable and too aggressive attitude of the heroine. This might sound like typical "taming of the shrew" story but it really was too extreme on the heroine 's side. She slaps the hero and when really there didn't seem any need for violence and the number of times she has to be rescued by the hero is absolutely ridiculous-the heroine being a total brainless nut-case.
Moreover, having a liking for scottish setting s I could not really connect with the background or scottish ambience primarily because the majority of the book lacked romance. The time the h/H spend alone at Correy house should have held some romantic moments but the interaction centers on keeping a truce for most part of the novel. There was no om and no threatening ow in this one but this book didn't measure up to my taste anyway. I must add that being an excellent romantic writer, Mary Wibberley has written some of my most favourite books but not this one.
To begin with, the heroine is basically a tall man-hating tomboy and the hero is the nice tolerant caregiver who does all the real work outside and inside. For example he is the one doing the cooking and cleaning at the same time as working outside fixing the small house. While this doesn't sound too bad, what I really found annoying was the unreasonable and too aggressive attitude of the heroine. This might sound like typical "taming of the shrew" story but it really was too extreme on the heroine 's side. She slaps the hero and when really there didn't seem any need for violence and the number of times she has to be rescued by the hero is absolutely ridiculous-the heroine being a total brainless nut-case.
Moreover, having a liking for scottish setting s I could not really connect with the background or scottish ambience primarily because the majority of the book lacked romance. The time the h/H spend alone at Correy house should have held some romantic moments but the interaction centers on keeping a truce for most part of the novel. There was no om and no threatening ow in this one but this book didn't measure up to my taste anyway. I must add that being an excellent romantic writer, Mary Wibberley has written some of my most favourite books but not this one.
October 20, 2019
Gemma had always loved visiting her grandmother at Correy House. Now, with Gar Anders there, everything had changed. I can't stand him, Gemma thought.
His words of the previous night returned to taunt her. "Someone should have taught you a lesson in good manners," he'd declared, then added quietly. "Perhaps it will be me."
He had spoken in the heat of an argument, but Gemma was suddenly sure that he remembered everything he'd said. And meant every word!
His words of the previous night returned to taunt her. "Someone should have taught you a lesson in good manners," he'd declared, then added quietly. "Perhaps it will be me."
He had spoken in the heat of an argument, but Gemma was suddenly sure that he remembered everything he'd said. And meant every word!
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