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忘れられない月曜日 (ハーレクイン・ロマンス
Her boss meant business! Saville Craythorne was not amused! He'd discovered that Edney - his new assistant - was in fact the pretty girl he'd asked for a date last Saturday night! Edney was mortified! The tall, handsome stranger who'd kissed her and invited her out to dinner was now her boss! Edney needed her job, and Saville made it clear he never indulged in after-hours affairs! The only answer was to be cool and utterly professional - but that was easier said than done...when attraction was on the agenda!
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First published June 1, 1998
About the author
Jessica Steele
343 books113 followersJessica Steele was born on May 9, 1933 in the elegant Warwickshire town of Royal Leamington Spa. She has two super brothers, Colin and George, and a lovely sister, Elizabeth. She was a delicate child and missed a lot of school. In fact, she left school at aged 14, when she was diagnosed as having tuberculosis. At 16, she started work as a junior clerk. In 1967, Jessica married with her husband, Peter and within a very short space of time they had moved from her hometown to the lovely area where they now live. Their house is built into the side of a hill, and has beautiful views over more hills and valleys. Her brothers and her sister are very close and she has plenty of nephews and nieces to make up for the fact that she and her husband have no children of their own. Both she and her husband are more than a little dog-oriented, and their current dog is a Staffordshire bull terrier named Florence. Florence is gorgeous. She loves everybody but, since she is 40 pounds of dynamite and would hurl her boisterous self at everyone she meets - given half a chance - she has to be restrained (as much as possible). She is fun.
Her husband spurred Jessica on to her writing career, giving her every support while she did what she considers her five-year apprenticeship (the rejection years) while learning how to write. She published her first books in 1979. Jessica has tried using a typewriter, but it just doesn't work for her. She is much happier writing in longhand, and in actual fact has a dozen or so fountain pens filled and ready to go at the start of any one session. A friend has a secretarial agency and, after deciphering Jessica's writing, returns an immaculately typed manuscript. To gain authentic background for her books, she has travelled and researched in Greece, Russia, Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Hong Kong, China and Japan.
Her husband spurred Jessica on to her writing career, giving her every support while she did what she considers her five-year apprenticeship (the rejection years) while learning how to write. She published her first books in 1979. Jessica has tried using a typewriter, but it just doesn't work for her. She is much happier writing in longhand, and in actual fact has a dozen or so fountain pens filled and ready to go at the start of any one session. A friend has a secretarial agency and, after deciphering Jessica's writing, returns an immaculately typed manuscript. To gain authentic background for her books, she has travelled and researched in Greece, Russia, Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Hong Kong, China and Japan.
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June 6, 2020
Started out fairly strong for what I expect of a Harlequin category romance from the '80s - I mean the heroine is stupider regarding interpersonal interactions than the norm and that takes some doing, but she seems to genuinely enjoy her job and actually do some job things, as well as dating around - but not particularly interesting, and when we hit the end and I was just being subjected to pages and pages of nauseating conflict resolution between hero and heroine, I decided I didn't care enough to keep reading. It's like when you're out to dinner with married friends and they start addressing each other by pet names and arguing over who the dog loves more ("no, schmoopy, she loves YOU more!"), it's just not something you necessarily need to be present for. So I didn't actually finish it.
January 23, 2026
How truly cringy.
The heroine (22) behaves more like a 13 year old with a first crush. She meets the hero (mid 30s) at a party and he takes her home because her date is too handsy for her (everyone is too handsy as she is as pure as the …etc). He gets her number and calls from Milan to arrange a date for Friday night. Meanwhile she starts her new job and he turns turns up on Friday morning as her new boss. He gives her the silent (and angry) treatment all day and calls to cancel the date after work. Another week passes and she is dining out with her stepbrother’s friend (who is pining for his ex-wife so is not handsy), and the hero enters the restaurant with a beautiful brunette. Clearly the hero is still shopping around at this point (he later states she was for one night only). Weeks pass where he has meetings and is grumpy, and she goes to see her mother for the weekend and he thinks she has a man. His cousin takes her to a party and tries it on, then the hero enters with a blonde this time and ends up taking the couple home so that the heroine is not tempted by the cousin, etc. It just went on and on. If the hero liked her, why not just say it? So pointless. She spends time lamenting her love for him and being excruciatingly embarrassing. They go away for business and he tries it on, so she tells him she is a virgin and he might not enjoy it (???!!!!!!!). He then gives her a wide berth. The culmination (after more boring office days, weekends apart and a cricket ball injury to the hero), when in a big meeting, she marvels at how amazing he is and he sees ‘the love shining in her eyes’ and loses his train of thought. So, what does she do? She runs out of the building at lunch time and never returns. Of course, being Jessica Steele writing, we get the summary of the whole book for about 30 more CRINGY pages (usually I enjoy these in lighthearted spirit) and the dippy, dimbo heroine will be marrying the arrogant, woman-magnet, moody muppet hero.
Maybe I just was not in the mood for it.
The heroine (22) behaves more like a 13 year old with a first crush. She meets the hero (mid 30s) at a party and he takes her home because her date is too handsy for her (everyone is too handsy as she is as pure as the …etc). He gets her number and calls from Milan to arrange a date for Friday night. Meanwhile she starts her new job and he turns turns up on Friday morning as her new boss. He gives her the silent (and angry) treatment all day and calls to cancel the date after work. Another week passes and she is dining out with her stepbrother’s friend (who is pining for his ex-wife so is not handsy), and the hero enters the restaurant with a beautiful brunette. Clearly the hero is still shopping around at this point (he later states she was for one night only). Weeks pass where he has meetings and is grumpy, and she goes to see her mother for the weekend and he thinks she has a man. His cousin takes her to a party and tries it on, then the hero enters with a blonde this time and ends up taking the couple home so that the heroine is not tempted by the cousin, etc. It just went on and on. If the hero liked her, why not just say it? So pointless. She spends time lamenting her love for him and being excruciatingly embarrassing. They go away for business and he tries it on, so she tells him she is a virgin and he might not enjoy it (???!!!!!!!). He then gives her a wide berth. The culmination (after more boring office days, weekends apart and a cricket ball injury to the hero), when in a big meeting, she marvels at how amazing he is and he sees ‘the love shining in her eyes’ and loses his train of thought. So, what does she do? She runs out of the building at lunch time and never returns. Of course, being Jessica Steele writing, we get the summary of the whole book for about 30 more CRINGY pages (usually I enjoy these in lighthearted spirit) and the dippy, dimbo heroine will be marrying the arrogant, woman-magnet, moody muppet hero.
Maybe I just was not in the mood for it.
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July 8, 2013
Good book. Like the way the author wraps up loose ends at the end of the book.
April 22, 2016
An ok ok read. I skimmed through most of the pages.
May 31, 2026
Cute quick read
A couple of spicy spots that can be skipped. Cute story. She meets boss before her hire date, and they are both shocked since they previously met. He doesn't want a relationship with a co-worker. Some lol moments. Fun read.
A couple of spicy spots that can be skipped. Cute story. She meets boss before her hire date, and they are both shocked since they previously met. He doesn't want a relationship with a co-worker. Some lol moments. Fun read.
January 26, 2019
I stayed up late glued to the page. Beautiful story but the ending... must have gone on for 40 pages 😳 it’s ok sometimes not to tie up each loose end.
October 5, 2022
Story was ok till the last endless 30 pages of drivel.
July 28, 2022
Her boss meant business!
Saville Craythorne was not amused! He'd discovered that Edney - his new assistant - was in fact the pretty girl he'd asked for a date last Saturday night!
Edney was mortified! The tall, handsome stranger who'd kissed her and invited her out to dinner was now her boss!
Edney needed her job, and Saville made it clear he never indulged in after-hours affairs! The only answer was to be cool and utterly professional - but that was easier said than done...when attraction was on the agenda!
Saville Craythorne was not amused! He'd discovered that Edney - his new assistant - was in fact the pretty girl he'd asked for a date last Saturday night!
Edney was mortified! The tall, handsome stranger who'd kissed her and invited her out to dinner was now her boss!
Edney needed her job, and Saville made it clear he never indulged in after-hours affairs! The only answer was to be cool and utterly professional - but that was easier said than done...when attraction was on the agenda!
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