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To the Ends of the Earth
Photographer Cat Cochran has been to exotic places most people only dream about - but all she wants to do is settle down and get her life in order. One last assignment and she can put her past behind her. But first she must photograph the mysterious and elusive ship designer T.H. Danvers and his awesome creations.
Travis Danvers is dangerous - a millionaire with an athlete's body; an enigmatic charmer capable of breaking down Cat's well-constructed defenses with a buccaneer's arrogance and flourish. She knows she must resist him, for experience has taught her that pain is the eventual price of pleasure to be found in the arms of such a man. But caught in the waves of a sensual sea, Cat hears siren whisper seductively, telling her to abandon all caution; to ride with Travis on the winds of forever.
Travis Danvers is dangerous - a millionaire with an athlete's body; an enigmatic charmer capable of breaking down Cat's well-constructed defenses with a buccaneer's arrogance and flourish. She knows she must resist him, for experience has taught her that pain is the eventual price of pleasure to be found in the arms of such a man. But caught in the waves of a sensual sea, Cat hears siren whisper seductively, telling her to abandon all caution; to ride with Travis on the winds of forever.
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Elizabeth Lowell
210 books1,930 followersIndividually and with co-author/husband Evan, Ann Maxwell has written over 60 novels and one work of non-fiction. There are 30 million copies of these books in print, as well as reprints in 30 foreign languages. Her novels range from science fiction to historical fiction, from romance to mystery. After working in contemporary and historical romance, she became an innovator in the genre of romantic suspense.
In 1982, Ann began publishing as Elizabeth Lowell. Under that name she has received numerous professional awards in the romance field, including a Lifetime Achievement award from the Romance Writers of America (1994).
Since July of 1992, she has had over 30 novels on the New York Times bestseller list. In 1998 she began writing suspense with a passionate twist, capturing a new audience and generation of readers. Her new romance novel Perfect Touch will be available in July of 2015.
To get a full list of titles as well as read excerpts from her novels, visit www.elizabethlowell.com.
In 1982, Ann began publishing as Elizabeth Lowell. Under that name she has received numerous professional awards in the romance field, including a Lifetime Achievement award from the Romance Writers of America (1994).
Since July of 1992, she has had over 30 novels on the New York Times bestseller list. In 1998 she began writing suspense with a passionate twist, capturing a new audience and generation of readers. Her new romance novel Perfect Touch will be available in July of 2015.
To get a full list of titles as well as read excerpts from her novels, visit www.elizabethlowell.com.
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June 17, 2019
A book with hyper-hyped up angst and a really mean, cruel H. I liked the story but the treatment was overly dramatic and the h was tormented all the way to hell and back by the H and the author.
**Spoilers**
The h is Queen Mary Sue of Miseryland.
She has the weight of the whole world on her poor undernourished shoulders. She is putting her siblings’ through med school, supporting her silly spendthrift mother and don’t ask about those photography expenses. All till January. Only if these 4 months would pass soon and then she could rest- and love, but till then she has to soldier on!
She is so overworked, sooo exhausted, soooo drained all the time that I felt my own energy getting sapped, just reading it.
And btw what work? For most of the book, she’s only traipsing around the beach in front of her house taking meaningful pictures of the sea, sand, shells and little or big boys. Only later she goes out to photograph politicians, babies etc.
She’s an adult who should know how and when to eat or sleep - as her doctor keeps telling her. And creepily her doctor warns her of the impossibility of sustaining a pregnancy even when there was no pregnancy-yet.
And the H was a real prince!
He is so pathetically insecure and paranoid that some woman is going to take away his hard-earned and otherwise money (like his ex did. *sob sob* Only a measly million actually!) that he wants to marry only someone who’s at least as rich as him. He keeps bragging how rich he was (with his own business and his family’s ?16 companies), but I never got the measure of his wealth (like one does in the billionaire world of HPs!). Towards the end when he is thinking how his best buddy- the h’s agent/mentor - was richer than him, I wanted to facepalm. And here I was thinking we are talking the Sultan of Brunei scale!
The amount of blow-hot-blow-cold routine in this book can give you whiplash. Everything’s fine one minute, then his suspicions would rear their ugly uppity head and he turns all sneery and scary. Even when he believes her that she needs the money for her family, he thinks she’s overdoing the self-respect bit and should simply take money from him because that’s how women operate anyways. The h just sighs wearily, goes for her iron-vitamin shots and he/they are back to normal again – for the day.
The mother and siblings, for whom she does soooo bloody much, weirdly remain nameless, faceless and phone-less.
For more angst - she was once a rich girl who married an 'even richer' guy who treated her about as awesomely as the H!
The scene where she happily announces her pregnancy and the H’s ‘fear’ of ‘the trap’ are realized was one of the ugliest I’ve ever read.
**Spoilers**
The h is Queen Mary Sue of Miseryland.
She has the weight of the whole world on her poor undernourished shoulders. She is putting her siblings’ through med school, supporting her silly spendthrift mother and don’t ask about those photography expenses. All till January. Only if these 4 months would pass soon and then she could rest- and love, but till then she has to soldier on!
She is so overworked, sooo exhausted, soooo drained all the time that I felt my own energy getting sapped, just reading it.
And btw what work? For most of the book, she’s only traipsing around the beach in front of her house taking meaningful pictures of the sea, sand, shells and little or big boys. Only later she goes out to photograph politicians, babies etc.
She’s an adult who should know how and when to eat or sleep - as her doctor keeps telling her. And creepily her doctor warns her of the impossibility of sustaining a pregnancy even when there was no pregnancy-yet.
And the H was a real prince!
He is so pathetically insecure and paranoid that some woman is going to take away his hard-earned and otherwise money (like his ex did. *sob sob* Only a measly million actually!) that he wants to marry only someone who’s at least as rich as him. He keeps bragging how rich he was (with his own business and his family’s ?16 companies), but I never got the measure of his wealth (like one does in the billionaire world of HPs!). Towards the end when he is thinking how his best buddy- the h’s agent/mentor - was richer than him, I wanted to facepalm. And here I was thinking we are talking the Sultan of Brunei scale!
The amount of blow-hot-blow-cold routine in this book can give you whiplash. Everything’s fine one minute, then his suspicions would rear their ugly uppity head and he turns all sneery and scary. Even when he believes her that she needs the money for her family, he thinks she’s overdoing the self-respect bit and should simply take money from him because that’s how women operate anyways. The h just sighs wearily, goes for her iron-vitamin shots and he/they are back to normal again – for the day.
The mother and siblings, for whom she does soooo bloody much, weirdly remain nameless, faceless and phone-less.
For more angst - she was once a rich girl who married an 'even richer' guy who treated her about as awesomely as the H!
The scene where she happily announces her pregnancy and the H’s ‘fear’ of ‘the trap’ are realized was one of the ugliest I’ve ever read.
January 27, 2016
I know this is considered a classic Lowell. But, overall, for me the only part that really stood out was the last few chapters. Those were tear jerking, even if the prose was a bit too OTT at times. But - hey - I freely admit to loving Kathleen Woodiwiss.
The H definitely had to make an effort to get the heroine back, which is SO lacking in many romances. Several chapters, rather than a couple of pages, were devoted to the fallout. Honestly, if you can get a copy for cheap, it's worth it to start reading around chapter 18-19 and through the end. This book has been discussed and spoiled to death, but here's a brief summary of the big drama if you're interested:
The first part was a bit boring for me. The dialogue seemed dated, even for the 80s. I kept waiting for Travis to call Cat a "dame" or something similarly hilarious.
If you have a interest in sailing or photography, your mileage may vary. There's a lot of description of the art of both. If you're into that, you may appreciate it more. Sadly, I can't take a decent picture with a shiny new digital camera that basically takes the picture for me :(
They are two TOTALLY different books, but I couldn't help being reminded of my favorite Lowell book Only His. Both heroes are convinced of the type of woman the heroine is (1980's = whore, 1880's = fancy lady). Both end with the hero crying, which proves to the heroine that he's not a douche and really loves her, because nothing but love could make such a strong, manly man cry.
Yeah, dude was a teeth-grinding ass for hundreds of pages, but some of us get a kick out of these fictional assholes. Don't ask me why, cuz I dunno.
The H definitely had to make an effort to get the heroine back, which is SO lacking in many romances. Several chapters, rather than a couple of pages, were devoted to the fallout. Honestly, if you can get a copy for cheap, it's worth it to start reading around chapter 18-19 and through the end. This book has been discussed and spoiled to death, but here's a brief summary of the big drama if you're interested:
The first part was a bit boring for me. The dialogue seemed dated, even for the 80s. I kept waiting for Travis to call Cat a "dame" or something similarly hilarious.
If you have a interest in sailing or photography, your mileage may vary. There's a lot of description of the art of both. If you're into that, you may appreciate it more. Sadly, I can't take a decent picture with a shiny new digital camera that basically takes the picture for me :(
They are two TOTALLY different books, but I couldn't help being reminded of my favorite Lowell book Only His. Both heroes are convinced of the type of woman the heroine is (1980's = whore, 1880's = fancy lady). Both end with the hero crying, which proves to the heroine that he's not a douche and really loves her, because nothing but love could make such a strong, manly man cry.
Yeah, dude was a teeth-grinding ass for hundreds of pages, but some of us get a kick out of these fictional assholes. Don't ask me why, cuz I dunno.
January 3, 2010
What a suck-all read and an overall waste of time. After the first 100 pages it felt like the story was being rehashed endlessly because the author didn’t know what else to write. I had to virtually skim read my way to the end to get through it.
The story is about Cat, a successful photographer who’s having a hard time making ends meet because she’s financially responsible for way too many moochers in her family. Her clients don’t pay her, she has bills and creditors up the wazoo and her health suffers drastically because she works round the clock but she still keeps taking on new jobs in the hopes that in a few months everything will be better. Initially she comes across as a tough as nails heroine but really she’s just another doormat waiting for the right jerk-off to walk all over her. And in walks the hero, Travis, one of the most annoying characters I’ve read in a while. He came across as some geezer instead of a guy in his 30s. All he talks about is how rich he is and that he can buy his women because he’s not getting burned again after a failed marriage. All his "I have so much money and I can buy anything" crap just grated like nails on the chalk board. His incessant bragging made him look insecure (which I don’t think was the author’s intention) instead of “manly and virile”. Granted this romance was written in the 80s and they were a bit different then compared to now but I really can’t see how anyone could like these two even if you do like the pain in the butt alpha.
Cat’s character was moderately better than Travis’ but she took too much garbage from him and he needed to be kicked to the curb after the first time he called her a whore and a bitch. Better yet when he referred to all women like that you know this guy is flashing the ol’ neon forehead sign “I am a loser”. Their sparring was more like petulant children who needed a good time-out than adults who don’t know how to convey their feelings to one another. Travis was always suspicious of Cat and if you add that to the “you’re nothing but a slutty whore like all the others” over and over well I don’t know why she kept giving him that “one more chance” :-/ She also sounded like a walking skeleton with all her health issues so I found it very hard to believe that she could work as much as she did. A near rape scene with one of her clients by the beach was treated like nothing more than an aggressive flirtation –the guy said he was going to have her whether she wanted it or not and he was forcing her to the ground --had me bug-eyed. She went about her merry way after and continued working with him because of her “contract” (!) and even the hero didn’t bash his head in when he saw it happening --???????
There was way too much photography info filler about colour, light, shadow play blah blah blah that got on my nerves. There’s one of those cutesy 6 year old kids that everyone gushes over but that gets in the way one time to many causing easily avoidable trouble. There’s a sad part almost like Linda Howard’s Cry No More where the heroine is nearly catatonic but in no way is it as well done. The romance itself, though more on the hot side, felt dated almost like an older Judith McNaught contemporary. I didn't think that the h/h were compatible so I couldn't believe in their "love" --how do you love someone who blows like the wind one day treating you like you're lower than dirt and the next day singing your praises?? I also thought the writing was overly flowery and that there was a hyper use of adjectives in general. Lowell went overboard on some of the description and she could've taken out a thesaurus to find some other way to describe the hero's ‘tourmaline eyes’ and ‘tawny hair’ –ack the repetition! She also tried too hard with the feline references for ‘Cat’. At one point you’re wondering if she really is a cat 8-/ What I did like was the beach front setting. She did a good job painting the picture of this white beach house all fresh and sparkling with the sea for a view.
So, unlikeable characters, a story that doesn’t move and over the top writing just makes for one bad book.
The story is about Cat, a successful photographer who’s having a hard time making ends meet because she’s financially responsible for way too many moochers in her family. Her clients don’t pay her, she has bills and creditors up the wazoo and her health suffers drastically because she works round the clock but she still keeps taking on new jobs in the hopes that in a few months everything will be better. Initially she comes across as a tough as nails heroine but really she’s just another doormat waiting for the right jerk-off to walk all over her. And in walks the hero, Travis, one of the most annoying characters I’ve read in a while. He came across as some geezer instead of a guy in his 30s. All he talks about is how rich he is and that he can buy his women because he’s not getting burned again after a failed marriage. All his "I have so much money and I can buy anything" crap just grated like nails on the chalk board. His incessant bragging made him look insecure (which I don’t think was the author’s intention) instead of “manly and virile”. Granted this romance was written in the 80s and they were a bit different then compared to now but I really can’t see how anyone could like these two even if you do like the pain in the butt alpha.
Cat’s character was moderately better than Travis’ but she took too much garbage from him and he needed to be kicked to the curb after the first time he called her a whore and a bitch. Better yet when he referred to all women like that you know this guy is flashing the ol’ neon forehead sign “I am a loser”. Their sparring was more like petulant children who needed a good time-out than adults who don’t know how to convey their feelings to one another. Travis was always suspicious of Cat and if you add that to the “you’re nothing but a slutty whore like all the others” over and over well I don’t know why she kept giving him that “one more chance” :-/ She also sounded like a walking skeleton with all her health issues so I found it very hard to believe that she could work as much as she did. A near rape scene with one of her clients by the beach was treated like nothing more than an aggressive flirtation –the guy said he was going to have her whether she wanted it or not and he was forcing her to the ground --had me bug-eyed. She went about her merry way after and continued working with him because of her “contract” (!) and even the hero didn’t bash his head in when he saw it happening --???????
There was way too much photography info filler about colour, light, shadow play blah blah blah that got on my nerves. There’s one of those cutesy 6 year old kids that everyone gushes over but that gets in the way one time to many causing easily avoidable trouble. There’s a sad part almost like Linda Howard’s Cry No More where the heroine is nearly catatonic but in no way is it as well done. The romance itself, though more on the hot side, felt dated almost like an older Judith McNaught contemporary. I didn't think that the h/h were compatible so I couldn't believe in their "love" --how do you love someone who blows like the wind one day treating you like you're lower than dirt and the next day singing your praises?? I also thought the writing was overly flowery and that there was a hyper use of adjectives in general. Lowell went overboard on some of the description and she could've taken out a thesaurus to find some other way to describe the hero's ‘tourmaline eyes’ and ‘tawny hair’ –ack the repetition! She also tried too hard with the feline references for ‘Cat’. At one point you’re wondering if she really is a cat 8-/ What I did like was the beach front setting. She did a good job painting the picture of this white beach house all fresh and sparkling with the sea for a view.
So, unlikeable characters, a story that doesn’t move and over the top writing just makes for one bad book.
March 2, 2022
I've reread the ending of this book a million and one times
August 2, 2019
Dreary romance torture porn.
Geez Louise, this was a tough one. Heroine makes one poor choice after another with the men in her life with the exception of the sweet 7 yo boy next door. At least HE loves her.
Shades of grey and black dominate this bleak romance where the hero monologues and pronounces ad nauseam his distrust of women and their love of money. The billionaire H scorns the hard-working heroine who is supporting her where-the hell-are-they family. Offers her money to stay with him then gets angry when she suggests SHE IS NOT A WHORE! Ugh man.
This bright, shiny romance goes pear-shaped when she gets pregnant despite thinking she is sterile. It gets even bleaker at this point. Trigger
Yeah, yeah the hero grovels, gets pale, and even cries but so what.
One very practical point the really bugged me ...
Not my cup of tea whatsoever, but the perfect way to ruin an afternoon if you are an angst junky or like to cry.
Geez Louise, this was a tough one. Heroine makes one poor choice after another with the men in her life with the exception of the sweet 7 yo boy next door. At least HE loves her.
Shades of grey and black dominate this bleak romance where the hero monologues and pronounces ad nauseam his distrust of women and their love of money. The billionaire H scorns the hard-working heroine who is supporting her where-the hell-are-they family. Offers her money to stay with him then gets angry when she suggests SHE IS NOT A WHORE! Ugh man.
This bright, shiny romance goes pear-shaped when she gets pregnant despite thinking she is sterile. It gets even bleaker at this point. Trigger
Yeah, yeah the hero grovels, gets pale, and even cries but so what.
One very practical point the really bugged me ...
Not my cup of tea whatsoever, but the perfect way to ruin an afternoon if you are an angst junky or like to cry.
December 15, 2025
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December 3, 2021
To the Ends of the Earth is Lowell’s 1998 expansion/reissuance of her early (1984) Silhouette Intimate Moments novel The Danvers Touch (which I haven’t read). It’s an angst ONION—layer upon layer of drama/trauma that drives the conflict between the MCs, and then Lowell just piles it onto the heroine’s long-suffering shoulders: . What an emotional torture fest! I think I was more exhausted than the chronically overworked heroine by the end!
Since my main criticism of TtEotE is that it’s just TOO DAMN LONG for what it is, I probably would have been better off reading the original Silhouette version (and might out of curiosity). Lowell relies way too much in this version on repetitious scenes where the MCs fight, or agonize, over the main conflict and lots and lots and lots of detail about boats, sailing, seascapes, and photography to pad out the simple plot (overworked weight-of-the-world-carrying photographer meets wealthy boat designer and their mutually disastrous past marriages have resulted in distrust of and cynicism about the opposite sex that blights any possible relationship between them). This probably worked better in its original shorter format, and while EL does a good job of maintaining the conflict and sexual tension, it’s too much weight for a relatively flimsy structure. I skimmed a lot.
That’s the bad and a lot to overcome.
The good: quick, sparring dialogue; flawed but interesting characters, Lowell’s usual skilled descriptions of beautiful locations, a tight focus on the MCs, good sexual tension, and LOTS of heat. And the plot development that occurs about ¾ of the way through definitely amps up the tension and the angst—the angst onion becomes really dense and strives to elicit maximum tears (although by that point I just kinda wanted to get to the end). I skimmed parts but overall it was an okay, angsty melodramatic read with a strong but sometimes irritating female lead, an asshat alpha hero who needed frequent and vigorous swift kicks to vulnerable areas, good secondary characters who don’t take up too much page time, and a story that plods in parts but shows that Lowell could write a good contemporary romance even in the early days of her career (assuming this version wasn’t significantly different from the ’84 version). Overall, I’d probably recommend reading The Danvers Touch original version rather than this expanded angstfest, and only if you’re on an EL kick like I am.
Funny moment of realization: at one point, en flagrante delicto, the heroine tells the hero, CAPTAIN Danvers, that she “never wanted to touch a man the way that I want to touch you.” I am a child of the 70s/80s, y’all, and that is totally a CAPTAIN and Tennille song lyric. Dunno if it was a little joke from EL or just a coinkeedink but I got a kick out of it (and listened to a song I haven’t heard in decades—gotta love schmaltzy 70s pop/soft rock).
Since my main criticism of TtEotE is that it’s just TOO DAMN LONG for what it is, I probably would have been better off reading the original Silhouette version (and might out of curiosity). Lowell relies way too much in this version on repetitious scenes where the MCs fight, or agonize, over the main conflict and lots and lots and lots of detail about boats, sailing, seascapes, and photography to pad out the simple plot (overworked weight-of-the-world-carrying photographer meets wealthy boat designer and their mutually disastrous past marriages have resulted in distrust of and cynicism about the opposite sex that blights any possible relationship between them). This probably worked better in its original shorter format, and while EL does a good job of maintaining the conflict and sexual tension, it’s too much weight for a relatively flimsy structure. I skimmed a lot.
That’s the bad and a lot to overcome.
The good: quick, sparring dialogue; flawed but interesting characters, Lowell’s usual skilled descriptions of beautiful locations, a tight focus on the MCs, good sexual tension, and LOTS of heat. And the plot development that occurs about ¾ of the way through definitely amps up the tension and the angst—the angst onion becomes really dense and strives to elicit maximum tears (although by that point I just kinda wanted to get to the end). I skimmed parts but overall it was an okay, angsty melodramatic read with a strong but sometimes irritating female lead, an asshat alpha hero who needed frequent and vigorous swift kicks to vulnerable areas, good secondary characters who don’t take up too much page time, and a story that plods in parts but shows that Lowell could write a good contemporary romance even in the early days of her career (assuming this version wasn’t significantly different from the ’84 version). Overall, I’d probably recommend reading The Danvers Touch original version rather than this expanded angstfest, and only if you’re on an EL kick like I am.
Funny moment of realization: at one point, en flagrante delicto, the heroine tells the hero, CAPTAIN Danvers, that she “never wanted to touch a man the way that I want to touch you.” I am a child of the 70s/80s, y’all, and that is totally a CAPTAIN and Tennille song lyric. Dunno if it was a little joke from EL or just a coinkeedink but I got a kick out of it (and listened to a song I haven’t heard in decades—gotta love schmaltzy 70s pop/soft rock).
May 10, 2022
This is a big angst fest, prepare your tissues if you want to reach the end of the book.
Some of you will need some alcoholic help too, others some chocolate or sugars.
This author has the worst heroes ever.
This one is no exception.
The heroine is a photograph and the hero is a billionaire, they have to work together.
Both have a failed marriage for different reasons: the hero married a gold-digger who only wanted him for his money, the heroine married a spoiled boy who only wanted her to have a child, but she wasn't able to get pregnant.
So both are very bitter and, since they are attracted to each other, they agree to have an affair, a no-string one of course.
She tells him she's sterile and so they don't use anything to prevent pregnancy.
That is very silly and naive especially from the hero.
The man is stupid to the core.
Since he doesn't trust one woman in the world he should have used condoms, because the first rule for males who don't trust women about preventing pregnancy is always to use condoms, and use their own!
This one trusts the heroine, a woman he basically has just met, who could have any type of STD and then he's surprised when she's pregnant.
The heroine is an idiot too.
She didn't have tests to know if she was sterile or not. The only man she tried to have a child was her husband, so she should have planned many tests about it.
So, they have a very hot affair and the heroine thinks that they are in love and when she tells the heroine she's pregnant his reaction is appalling.
He offers her money to have sole custody of their child, tells her she's a w**re and she cheated him.
Then he leaves.
The heroine, who's also the greatest of martyrs since she pays for her siblings' education all by herself, and so has no money, refuses to accept anything from the hero and decides to do all by herself.
Since she's also very sick and can't eat properly, she starts bleeding and her doctor tells her she won't probably be able to carry on her pregnancy. Her body is too weak and is refusing this pregnancy.
The heroine wants this pregnancy very much because it's the only thing she has left of the hero she still loves.
So she spends all her times in bed, with the help of one of her neighbours and her son, a lil boy the heroine is very fond of.
The heroine loses her child trying to save the boy's life.
The hero saves both but she loses her baby.
He understood he loves her and she's not the gold digger he thought she was, but it's too late.
He will try to make it up to her, and eventually he will be able to get her out of her depression.
This book is very dramatic and not a light and fun reading.
The hero acts like a selfish spoiled brat, who thinks all women wants his money and so treats the heroine like dirt.
Nope. His behaviour was simply ridiculous.
It's obvious that the heroine would have lost her child even if the hero was with her, because she was already sick, but it all makes the situation more dramatic and tragic.
The hero's behavior is not forgivable, he's an adult and is not even able to cope with an unplanned pregnancy, after he didn't do anything to prevent it.
His behavior is abominable.
No redemption for it.
Yes, he suffered afterwards but it was too late IMO.
If you love deep drama and angst this is for you.
Some of you will need some alcoholic help too, others some chocolate or sugars.
This author has the worst heroes ever.
This one is no exception.
The heroine is a photograph and the hero is a billionaire, they have to work together.
Both have a failed marriage for different reasons: the hero married a gold-digger who only wanted him for his money, the heroine married a spoiled boy who only wanted her to have a child, but she wasn't able to get pregnant.
So both are very bitter and, since they are attracted to each other, they agree to have an affair, a no-string one of course.
She tells him she's sterile and so they don't use anything to prevent pregnancy.
That is very silly and naive especially from the hero.
The man is stupid to the core.
Since he doesn't trust one woman in the world he should have used condoms, because the first rule for males who don't trust women about preventing pregnancy is always to use condoms, and use their own!
This one trusts the heroine, a woman he basically has just met, who could have any type of STD and then he's surprised when she's pregnant.
The heroine is an idiot too.
She didn't have tests to know if she was sterile or not. The only man she tried to have a child was her husband, so she should have planned many tests about it.
So, they have a very hot affair and the heroine thinks that they are in love and when she tells the heroine she's pregnant his reaction is appalling.
He offers her money to have sole custody of their child, tells her she's a w**re and she cheated him.
Then he leaves.
The heroine, who's also the greatest of martyrs since she pays for her siblings' education all by herself, and so has no money, refuses to accept anything from the hero and decides to do all by herself.
Since she's also very sick and can't eat properly, she starts bleeding and her doctor tells her she won't probably be able to carry on her pregnancy. Her body is too weak and is refusing this pregnancy.
The heroine wants this pregnancy very much because it's the only thing she has left of the hero she still loves.
So she spends all her times in bed, with the help of one of her neighbours and her son, a lil boy the heroine is very fond of.
The heroine loses her child trying to save the boy's life.
The hero saves both but she loses her baby.
He understood he loves her and she's not the gold digger he thought she was, but it's too late.
He will try to make it up to her, and eventually he will be able to get her out of her depression.
This book is very dramatic and not a light and fun reading.
The hero acts like a selfish spoiled brat, who thinks all women wants his money and so treats the heroine like dirt.
Nope. His behaviour was simply ridiculous.
It's obvious that the heroine would have lost her child even if the hero was with her, because she was already sick, but it all makes the situation more dramatic and tragic.
The hero's behavior is not forgivable, he's an adult and is not even able to cope with an unplanned pregnancy, after he didn't do anything to prevent it.
His behavior is abominable.
No redemption for it.
Yes, he suffered afterwards but it was too late IMO.
If you love deep drama and angst this is for you.
March 13, 2012
Rating 2.5
I read this book because few of my friends tell me it has really good grovelling in the end so I continued with the book even when I was annoyed by the hero's attitude of judging every action through his money hungry ex-wife's behaviour, even when he got involved with the heroine and she made it very clear she likes being on her own, supporting herself and not wanting his money, he didn't listen and kept waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I actually got very annoyed with the heroine's absent family as well, she was pushing herself beyond exhaustion to pay for her brother's education and her mother's wedding. She should have maybe told them how hard it was for her. She grew up rich but when her father died her mother wasn't someone who had money awareness and then she got married to a rich guy who turned out to be a douche since she couldn't have kids.
She tries not to get involved with the hero since he is rich and she sees his arrogance and his wanting to have an affair on a business level but well she does and is happy. The hero is one of those jerks who wants her to spend time with him instead of working so tries to offer her money.
I wish she had slapped him and left and when she finds out she is pregnant, his behaviour is despicable, though he does try to make up for it.
Read this book if you are in a mood for oldies & drama and can wait till the end for grovelling.
I read this book because few of my friends tell me it has really good grovelling in the end so I continued with the book even when I was annoyed by the hero's attitude of judging every action through his money hungry ex-wife's behaviour, even when he got involved with the heroine and she made it very clear she likes being on her own, supporting herself and not wanting his money, he didn't listen and kept waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I actually got very annoyed with the heroine's absent family as well, she was pushing herself beyond exhaustion to pay for her brother's education and her mother's wedding. She should have maybe told them how hard it was for her. She grew up rich but when her father died her mother wasn't someone who had money awareness and then she got married to a rich guy who turned out to be a douche since she couldn't have kids.
She tries not to get involved with the hero since he is rich and she sees his arrogance and his wanting to have an affair on a business level but well she does and is happy. The hero is one of those jerks who wants her to spend time with him instead of working so tries to offer her money.
I wish she had slapped him and left and when she finds out she is pregnant, his behaviour is despicable, though he does try to make up for it.
Read this book if you are in a mood for oldies & drama and can wait till the end for grovelling.
December 27, 2016
Just discovered this author - written a while ago but with Kindle all these "Old" authors are being discovered by me. Loved it. Very atmospheric, beautifully written - OK Travis is a bit of a dog with some of the things he says to Cat but sure we all love a mean-ass hero (at least I do) especially when they redeem themselves in the end. Off to check out some more of Ms Lowell's work.
August 5, 2016
Only part worth reading is the grovel, which I do re-read on occasion.
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August 27, 2025Dnf 20 %
He is written in a way that made him hot in 1990’s because we didn’t know any better. In today’s society he is super icky! Can’t see past it. I might revisit because it has Kiss an Angel vibes.
He is written in a way that made him hot in 1990’s because we didn’t know any better. In today’s society he is super icky! Can’t see past it. I might revisit because it has Kiss an Angel vibes.
September 12, 2015
1-1/2 stars (extra half star for really good grovelling).
I usually love Elizabeth Lowell, but this one did not do it for me. I pretty much hated it.
******POSSIBLE SPOILERS******
I do like books when the H screws up royally and hurts the h. I love the angst and tear-your-heart out feelings. With it, I also need a lot of groveling.For it to work, I also have to like the H and h. In this book, Travis is very, very wealthy. He also has been burned by his ex-wife. Because of that, ALL women are not to be trusted and are after only one thing of course. I could not buy that at all, and I'm not a big fan of other books like that. Anyway he meets Cat, who is a very successful photographer. For some reason, she is responsible for paying the way of her twin siblings into medical school. Her mother is too flaky, and for some reason the responsibility belongs to her. I did not understand this part. Her mother is going to marry someone rich in January, then she is off the hook. Until then, she is working 20 hours a day, seven days a week. Not only am I not sure why the mother can't figure it out herself, I'm wondering whatever happened to student loans? She is maxing out her credit cards and can't pay the rent, but they don't think of a student loan? He has issues with his ex that cause distrust in all women, and she has issues with her ex that cause issues with rich men.
Almost from the moment they met, he was hostile and nasty to her. He keeps thinking she is somehow after him for his money and trying to set him up. He would say something horrible to her about her money hungry ways (they have not even known each other more than a few hours) and she would get justifiably pissed and tell him to leave. Then he would kiss her and it would be over. And then something else would happen to set him off and make him suspicious of her. He is so paranoid about women being only after his money, he is completely unlikeable. Finally, he starts to trust her and they are in a relationship. Until she gets pregnant. Instead of being happy, at all, he is furious and immediately decides she is trying to trap him into marriage with a baby. He says a lot of hateful things, including calling her a whore. He offers her one million dollars to have the baby and then he would take full custody and she would never see the baby again. He leaves her after she refuses, and because of her poor health from working so much for so long with little rest or sleep, she is in an extremely high-risk pregnancy. When she does miscarry, because she was saving the life of a little boy and almost drowns, Travis returns. He is sorry he misjudged her. He is sorry she lost the baby and she almost died. He ends up doing a lot of groveling by trying to take care of her and nurse her back to health. Although I'm not sure he ever uttered the words, "I'm sorry" to her. That's always a good start.
I wanted to like this book, but I just could not bring myself to forgive Travis. He was just too nasty and rude to her too many times. One cutting remark I could understand and forgive, but after that the h becomes a doormat and liking the H becomes impossible. Why characters make the choices they make also has to make sense to me. The H painting all women as money-grubbing whores (his words)because his ex-wife wronged him, and the h sacrificing her health and everything else to put her siblings through school didn't really work for me. This is one I just cannot recommend.
I usually love Elizabeth Lowell, but this one did not do it for me. I pretty much hated it.
******POSSIBLE SPOILERS******
I do like books when the H screws up royally and hurts the h. I love the angst and tear-your-heart out feelings. With it, I also need a lot of groveling.For it to work, I also have to like the H and h. In this book, Travis is very, very wealthy. He also has been burned by his ex-wife. Because of that, ALL women are not to be trusted and are after only one thing of course. I could not buy that at all, and I'm not a big fan of other books like that. Anyway he meets Cat, who is a very successful photographer. For some reason, she is responsible for paying the way of her twin siblings into medical school. Her mother is too flaky, and for some reason the responsibility belongs to her. I did not understand this part. Her mother is going to marry someone rich in January, then she is off the hook. Until then, she is working 20 hours a day, seven days a week. Not only am I not sure why the mother can't figure it out herself, I'm wondering whatever happened to student loans? She is maxing out her credit cards and can't pay the rent, but they don't think of a student loan? He has issues with his ex that cause distrust in all women, and she has issues with her ex that cause issues with rich men.
Almost from the moment they met, he was hostile and nasty to her. He keeps thinking she is somehow after him for his money and trying to set him up. He would say something horrible to her about her money hungry ways (they have not even known each other more than a few hours) and she would get justifiably pissed and tell him to leave. Then he would kiss her and it would be over. And then something else would happen to set him off and make him suspicious of her. He is so paranoid about women being only after his money, he is completely unlikeable. Finally, he starts to trust her and they are in a relationship. Until she gets pregnant. Instead of being happy, at all, he is furious and immediately decides she is trying to trap him into marriage with a baby. He says a lot of hateful things, including calling her a whore. He offers her one million dollars to have the baby and then he would take full custody and she would never see the baby again. He leaves her after she refuses, and because of her poor health from working so much for so long with little rest or sleep, she is in an extremely high-risk pregnancy. When she does miscarry, because she was saving the life of a little boy and almost drowns, Travis returns. He is sorry he misjudged her. He is sorry she lost the baby and she almost died. He ends up doing a lot of groveling by trying to take care of her and nurse her back to health. Although I'm not sure he ever uttered the words, "I'm sorry" to her. That's always a good start.
I wanted to like this book, but I just could not bring myself to forgive Travis. He was just too nasty and rude to her too many times. One cutting remark I could understand and forgive, but after that the h becomes a doormat and liking the H becomes impossible. Why characters make the choices they make also has to make sense to me. The H painting all women as money-grubbing whores (his words)because his ex-wife wronged him, and the h sacrificing her health and everything else to put her siblings through school didn't really work for me. This is one I just cannot recommend.
May 23, 2022
6🌟
Epic grovel after hero royally messes up
Alphahole 😭
I just need to reread asap
Book hangover here I come
Epic grovel after hero royally messes up
Alphahole 😭
I just need to reread asap
Book hangover here I come
October 24, 2023
3.5 stars, I think? The hero got on my nerves for being a prick, and the heroine for being a doormat. But what the hell, it was still an enjoyable read.
August 2, 2012
There were so many reasons to hate this book.
Travis - D-bag. Total asshole, probably one of my least favorite heros of all time. He really gave me no reason to like him through the first 7/8 of the book.
Cat - Working herself to near death...for what? So her mother could have a new chaise? So the twins could go to college and...not work while there? It just didn't make sense to me that she took on all this responsibility without complaint, or forcing the adults to take care of their own issues. I also got irritated at the incessant reminders by EL of Cat's physical duress from all of her hard work. And I say hardwork with a slight snarl. Come on. You're a photographer on a beach. I think EL could have come up with a better occupation to garner sympathy than a freaking photographer on a beach.
But I digress...
I caught myself snarling on more than one occasion of Travis' continued dismissal of Cat's intentions, and constant comparing her to his ex-wife.
However... I freaking love this book. One of my favorites of all time, my copy is so beatup as I've read it more times than I can count.
Everything about it, despite all that should turn me off from liking it, just seemed to work. The climax was ahhhhh-may-zing. Travis' redemtion was epic, probably the best I've ever read. This is one of probably only 5 books I've ever read that made me cry, and brings tears with each re-read.
This is also the first EL book I ever read and made me a fan for life. She writes such gripping emotion into each character, and spends time really developing each person with so many layers that you can't help but feel connected to each and every one. She's an amazing author and To the Ends of the Earth is one of my favorite novels of all time. Love it.
I give it a tearful 5 stars.
Travis - D-bag. Total asshole, probably one of my least favorite heros of all time. He really gave me no reason to like him through the first 7/8 of the book.
Cat - Working herself to near death...for what? So her mother could have a new chaise? So the twins could go to college and...not work while there? It just didn't make sense to me that she took on all this responsibility without complaint, or forcing the adults to take care of their own issues. I also got irritated at the incessant reminders by EL of Cat's physical duress from all of her hard work. And I say hardwork with a slight snarl. Come on. You're a photographer on a beach. I think EL could have come up with a better occupation to garner sympathy than a freaking photographer on a beach.
But I digress...
I caught myself snarling on more than one occasion of Travis' continued dismissal of Cat's intentions, and constant comparing her to his ex-wife.
However... I freaking love this book. One of my favorites of all time, my copy is so beatup as I've read it more times than I can count.
Everything about it, despite all that should turn me off from liking it, just seemed to work. The climax was ahhhhh-may-zing. Travis' redemtion was epic, probably the best I've ever read. This is one of probably only 5 books I've ever read that made me cry, and brings tears with each re-read.
This is also the first EL book I ever read and made me a fan for life. She writes such gripping emotion into each character, and spends time really developing each person with so many layers that you can't help but feel connected to each and every one. She's an amazing author and To the Ends of the Earth is one of my favorite novels of all time. Love it.
I give it a tearful 5 stars.
February 10, 2009
If you like Sharon Sala's Out of the Dark or/and Linda Howard's Cry No More you will not be disappointed in Elizabeth Lowell's To The Ends of the Earth. Lowell's hero's can be abrasive and hard edged and Danvers is no exception. However, in this book, the hero grows emotionally and he is the one that gives up a part of himself.
The heroine - Cat - is so incredibly strong so when she reaches her breaking point it is so incredibly sad. The scenes that for lack of a better word cripples these two are some of the best lines I have read. What makes the culmination of their love story so great is that the heroine remains the same and it is the hero who undergoes the changes. He is still a strong alpha male but he becomes so much more for her and opens up in ways I didn't think possible when I first started the book. When he cried it was for her and for him.
This book is a keeper!
The heroine - Cat - is so incredibly strong so when she reaches her breaking point it is so incredibly sad. The scenes that for lack of a better word cripples these two are some of the best lines I have read. What makes the culmination of their love story so great is that the heroine remains the same and it is the hero who undergoes the changes. He is still a strong alpha male but he becomes so much more for her and opens up in ways I didn't think possible when I first started the book. When he cried it was for her and for him.
This book is a keeper!
June 17, 2015
Every year I reread To the Ends of the Earth by Elizabeth Lowell. I have owned the paperback for over 10 yrs and it always breaks my heart every time. Travis and Cat are both so desperately seeking to find the other piece of their heart, yet when they find it are scared to claim it. Have read many of Ms. Lowell's books but this one is my favorite. All the drama, emotion and heartbreak you would expect in a romance.
July 31, 2023
Although it took me some chapters to get into the story, it turned out to be a solid read. The feminist in me was, a couple of times, a tiny bit outraged but taking into account the times in which this story was written, I felt that the core of the story still held up.
I am too much of a cynic to ever understand how swiftly people get into each other, and I felt that Travis was putting on the moves too quickly. However, Travis's and Cat's feelings for each other seemed genuine right on the go. Travis was such an asshat when things imploded, but I believe that he did grovel and make up for his mistakes.
Overall an enjoyable story.
I am too much of a cynic to ever understand how swiftly people get into each other, and I felt that Travis was putting on the moves too quickly. However, Travis's and Cat's feelings for each other seemed genuine right on the go. Travis was such an asshat when things imploded, but I believe that he did grovel and make up for his mistakes.
Overall an enjoyable story.
October 29, 2010
This book was an absolute miss for me. Amongst the bad puns, cheesy lines, and overall lack of a true plot, sexy photographer Cat Cochran and ga-zillionaire shipmaker Travis Danvers found...um...love? I couldn't relate to any of the characters in this book because the author didn't really give enough time for me to get to know them. I felt that the 'romance' moved way too fast(which is saying alot seeing as how it's a romance novel).
Within about 10 minutes of initially meeting, the characters were already spilling the story of their lives to each other and after all was said and done the end result was that we still didn't know much about the main characters except a couple of their extreme nuerosis. Cat is working herself to death (almost literally) for a mother and two twin siblings that we never even get to meet. If her devotion and love for them was so strong that she was willing to sacrifice so much for them, they should have at least had one line in the book.
I could go on and on with what this book is lacking but I won't, seeing as how it's already taken up precious hours I'll never get back. I will just say this; Having read some of Lowell's later works, I was extremely disappointed with this read. I had to make another shelf called "Never Touch Again!" just so I'll never be in danger of re- reading this in the future.
Within about 10 minutes of initially meeting, the characters were already spilling the story of their lives to each other and after all was said and done the end result was that we still didn't know much about the main characters except a couple of their extreme nuerosis. Cat is working herself to death (almost literally) for a mother and two twin siblings that we never even get to meet. If her devotion and love for them was so strong that she was willing to sacrifice so much for them, they should have at least had one line in the book.
I could go on and on with what this book is lacking but I won't, seeing as how it's already taken up precious hours I'll never get back. I will just say this; Having read some of Lowell's later works, I was extremely disappointed with this read. I had to make another shelf called "Never Touch Again!" just so I'll never be in danger of re- reading this in the future.
April 23, 2023
Apparently I read too many bully books because I really didn’t think this dude was that bad. 😬 Sure, he’s a total asshole but I don’t think he was as cruel as some of the other reviewers are making him out to be. I may just be jaded but I thought, when he wasn’t letting his damaged past get to him, that he was super sweet to the h. He was always carrying her, bathing her, feeding her. I totally swooned when he covered her ears to protect them from the loud whistles that he exchanged with his crew on his boat. I loved all that. I love when you get these manwhore women hating Hs who are just so different with the care they show hs.
The first half of this book was irritating though. All the talk about money drove me crazy! Yes, it’s all important to the story and to their situation but it was just not fun to read. It picks up around 30%. I was frustrated because he’s a billionaire Or millionaire or whatever and he has her agent as his BFF so like if he wanted all her attention so bad why didn’t he just manipulate the situation?!? Of course it all comes together in the end and we realize why everything needed to happen the way it was happening but it didn’t mean that it didn’t bug me while reading.
It gets really good at around 50%. That last 40% especially was so good that it made the annoying beginning totally worth it. We get so few h shut down books that I was practically salivating while reading it. Oh man, it was so emotional. So engaging. Those scenes are just so impactful and the author did a great job. I cried, of course I did. Jason! Gah!! I loved the h so so much here. That was such a bone chilling intense scene. The writing was spot on for me. Her cameras too! Everything was just so emotional and just hit so freaking well in this last half that it made me appreciate all the groundwork that was laid in the beginning. It’s just a really well done book in that way.
The Hs redemption was delicious too. At this point he’s all in, even before this point, so it didn’t bother me too much but I do wish there was less pushing from Harrington. Part of the grand gesture was already in the works but he added more.
Overall: 3.5 because as much as I loved that last 40% I really needed an epilogue. It was missing for me. The author gave us enough that I could envision what their lives were going to look like but I really wanted to see it in the book.
The first half of this book was irritating though. All the talk about money drove me crazy! Yes, it’s all important to the story and to their situation but it was just not fun to read. It picks up around 30%. I was frustrated because he’s a billionaire Or millionaire or whatever and he has her agent as his BFF so like if he wanted all her attention so bad why didn’t he just manipulate the situation?!? Of course it all comes together in the end and we realize why everything needed to happen the way it was happening but it didn’t mean that it didn’t bug me while reading.
It gets really good at around 50%. That last 40% especially was so good that it made the annoying beginning totally worth it. We get so few h shut down books that I was practically salivating while reading it. Oh man, it was so emotional. So engaging. Those scenes are just so impactful and the author did a great job. I cried, of course I did. Jason! Gah!! I loved the h so so much here. That was such a bone chilling intense scene. The writing was spot on for me. Her cameras too! Everything was just so emotional and just hit so freaking well in this last half that it made me appreciate all the groundwork that was laid in the beginning. It’s just a really well done book in that way.
The Hs redemption was delicious too. At this point he’s all in, even before this point, so it didn’t bother me too much but I do wish there was less pushing from Harrington. Part of the grand gesture was already in the works but he added more.
Overall: 3.5 because as much as I loved that last 40% I really needed an epilogue. It was missing for me. The author gave us enough that I could envision what their lives were going to look like but I really wanted to see it in the book.
June 6, 2022
Re-read- A late nineties contemporary with a classic jerk hero who got burned by one woman in the past and thus All Women Are Money Grubbing H*es. His idiotic reasons for pushing away the heroine were ridiculous but the delicious grovel at the end made up for his insufferableness. The grovel was glorious! Recommended for fans of Howard and McNaught heroes.
Tropes:
Instalust
Sick comfort
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
🔥🔥/5
Tropes:
Instalust
Sick comfort
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
🔥🔥/5
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 24, 2012
Even though this book did make me cry , I still only thought that it was worth 3 ** . It's very dated and usually I can deal with that just fine, take Separate Beds by LS, very dated but still a fav of mine that I love to reread. TTEOTE however had me skimming through a lot of the dialog, too many "my love"s and over use of nick names such as Fire and Ice for the h.
Cathy, aka Cat (h) knows that rich men are just incapable of love , she's been there and learned the hard way. After her experience with her ex husband , that lesson was well and truly learned. Now she is living on her own and earning her own way as a photographer . One day while she's out in the Ocean taking pictures, she's so focused on getting the perfect picture that she fails to notice that the tide is coming in, and it's a little too late when she does notice. As she is trying to make her way back to shore out of no where comes a very handsome stranger and he wisks her to safety.
Travis (H) can't believe that he was watching this young woman who apparently had no clue that the tide was coming in, as he watches her he notices that she doesn't look around for help , she doesn't call out for help and really doesn't expect anyone to be there to help her. Now he knows that she lives alone, and if he's lucky she will repay him with a simple dinner date to repay him for the rescue. He's not looking for anything meaningful, just a mutually gratifying experience until it runs it's course , and then they can part ways. His exwife has taught him that women only really love money and if he ever marries again it will be to some one who is as rich as he is.
Like I said, this book is dated and it reads like an early Harliquin. It is a tear jerker and for that alone I think it's worth a read.
Cathy, aka Cat (h) knows that rich men are just incapable of love , she's been there and learned the hard way. After her experience with her ex husband , that lesson was well and truly learned. Now she is living on her own and earning her own way as a photographer . One day while she's out in the Ocean taking pictures, she's so focused on getting the perfect picture that she fails to notice that the tide is coming in, and it's a little too late when she does notice. As she is trying to make her way back to shore out of no where comes a very handsome stranger and he wisks her to safety.
Travis (H) can't believe that he was watching this young woman who apparently had no clue that the tide was coming in, as he watches her he notices that she doesn't look around for help , she doesn't call out for help and really doesn't expect anyone to be there to help her. Now he knows that she lives alone, and if he's lucky she will repay him with a simple dinner date to repay him for the rescue. He's not looking for anything meaningful, just a mutually gratifying experience until it runs it's course , and then they can part ways. His exwife has taught him that women only really love money and if he ever marries again it will be to some one who is as rich as he is.
Like I said, this book is dated and it reads like an early Harliquin. It is a tear jerker and for that alone I think it's worth a read.
July 16, 2015
The only reason this book didn't get one star was because I thought the grovelling scene at the end was pretty good. However, with that being said, I skimmed the majority of this book! The first twenty pages I read completely through but I was so confused with the cheesy, cheesy dialogue and over-the-top attempts at poetic imagery. It was like the author used a thesaurus for every other word. Ridiculous. As if that wasn't enough, I get that Travis was burned by a woman, but he always thought the worst of Cat. She said something in the beginning of the book about how sailing must feel and Travis immediately thought she was a gold digger...?? WTF. Not everything is about you bro!
Frustrating read.
Frustrating read.
June 22, 2011
I only gave this 2 stars because Travis is a complete jerk. He calls Cat a whore and says some other really rude and mean things to her. And she is supposed to forgive him and take him back? Too little too late. Also, his crew on his boat are always tiptoeing around him because he is angry and in a bad mood. But they really like him and are loyal to him. It sounds as if he needs some anger management training. I also could not have cared less about Cat. If I had to hear one more time how hard she had to work, I would have thrown the book across the room. She had a pretty cushy job. Try working in a factory or as a waitress or working two jobs. Then we'll talk...
May 17, 2009
Books almost never make me cry. This one made me tear up...then cry...and cry some more. It was a long time ago when I first read this book, and it might just be conditioning, but now I cry every time I read this book.
Cat's almost too good to believe, but she's a woman you can respect and love. Travers definitely doesn't deserve her at first, but by the end you love them together.
Cat's almost too good to believe, but she's a woman you can respect and love. Travers definitely doesn't deserve her at first, but by the end you love them together.
December 28, 2015
Ugh, this book. I am being generous by giving it 2 stars. I thought the first part was okay, but the last half was not okay. The characters were really annoying, especially Travis. It was one of those books were the characters were treated badly in the past, so now everyone they meet will treat them the same way. Just a frustrating book.
April 26, 2010
Kinda ranks up there with Linda Howard's "Sarah's Child" on my Alpha Males you just REALLY want to smack upside the head list. There is a HEA although very, very bittersweet.
February 24, 2017
This book had so much gender in it that I was so exhausted by the time I was done reading it, I needed a nap.
November 11, 2018
I wish there had been an epilogue or a better ending. Great story though
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