A typical old Harlequin, laden with local color and sexism. Since the author is Karen van der Zee, the West African local color is very well done, albeit sometimes uncomfortable for modern readers. It was also interesting to read an old HP with a social conscience. Even van der Zee's good writing co...
Rating 3.5The heroine in this book angered me, infuriated me but all the while she made me feel for her, her pain and abandonment issues were so great that even when she fell in love with the hero, she just couldn't grasp it and believe it and instead did everything in her power to drive him away on...
Nothing wrong with this, just not what I was in the mood for.
4.5 stars. Karen van der Zee was really one of a kind; I can't imagine another writer of Harlequin Presents creating a heroine who declares that her name "sounds like the name of a toilet bowl cleaner."There's a lot of humor in this story that nicely balances how very sad it is. Sanny Joy Copeland ...
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