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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Humorous romance with a touch of intrigue, November 6, 2009
This review is from: Ain't Too Proud to Beg (Mass Market Paperback)
With her trio of co-workers and their motley crew of dogs, obit writer Josie Sheehan has sworn off men, But a chance encounter with pet store CEO Rick Rousseau has her rescinding her vows. But Rick has a checkered and tortured past and has sworn off everything - including woemn - for the past seven years. And when the two fall for each other - it's explosive. But Rick's past is catching up with him, putting Josie in danger too. Can the two rise above it and fulfill each other's happily ever after?
Donovan's latest returns to her early roots - quirky heroine and hunky hero combined with romance, lots of humor, and a side of underlying danger. Though the writing is not as crisp as say her first novel, Knock Me Off My Feet or her quirky Take a Chance on Me, it nevertheless is an engaging and entertaining story, with her trademark of spice. I did think the romance was a bit rushed, but it doesn't detract from the story. Heck - Donovan could write obits and I'd still be intrigued.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
There's a lot to like here, January 4, 2010
This review is from: Ain't Too Proud to Beg (Mass Market Paperback)
I won't go into the storyline again, but contrary to other reviewers, I really, really liked this book! It was hysterically funny and the strength of Susan Donovan is her ability to define her characters so well. Though Rick was almost too good to be true, he was born out of a deep, wrenching guilt over a horrible tragedy that resulted from his former destructive lifestyle. Josie was adorable, a sort of regular girl who is thrust into an extraordinary life with Rick. Their love story is tender and passionate and mature.
On the supporting side, Rick's best friend, Teeny, had some of the best lines. Josie's dog-walking buddies were a scream and I'm looking forward to the next book where another is featured in her own love story.
A couple of things bothered me. One was Donovan's use of the crazy ex-girlfriend who plots to put the hero in danger for revenge (though, in this book, she was never his girlfriend, but was illogically possessive of a man who rejected her advances). In "The Girl Most Likely To . . .," her previous book, it is almost exactly the same icky plotline.
I was also bothered by the abrupt ending to the suspense plot that had been built up continuously throughout the book. The resolution to that character was sorely lacking and should have been explored more fully.
Overall, a deep, emotional book that tugged at my heart. Definitely recommended.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ain't Too Proud to Beg, January 25, 2010
This review is from: Ain't Too Proud to Beg (Mass Market Paperback)
Josie Sheehan works for a newspaper writing obituaries. She is now 35 and realizes that if anyone had to write her obituary it would be very sad indeed. Besides many failed relationships, the only thing Josie has right now is her Labradoodle Genghis. Along with three friends, Josie agrees that men are off the list of things to do for now and that it's better to just walk their dogs. That is until she meets her dream man at a new dog-grooming store.
Rick Rousseau can't believe he is anyone's dream man - more like their nightmare man. But when a woman bursts onto his life and then asks him out for coffee, Rick is helpless to refuse her. Unexpected circumstances make that an unfulfilled promise. Rick has secrets in his background that could harm anyone close to him. However, once he gets to know Josie, Rick isn't going to let that stop him from learning everything there is to know about this unusual woman and why she pulls him so much.
Josie believes Rick is a dog groomer only to discover he is the CEO instead. Something about Rick pulls Josie to act unlike herself unafraid - after all, Genghis loves Rick and he is a great judge of character. As their relationship deepens, Rick tells all of his secrets to Josie - the entire time worried that a budding relationship is about to go down in flames. Josie surprises Rick once again by accepting all he is. Lurking and coming closer by the hour is a danger that could not only crush their love but it could be deadly to one of both of them. Trust and love is what will keep Josie and Rick together or it might crumble in their hands.
Man's best friend and a wish to the universe brought them together, but only love can keep them that way. Ain't Too Proud to Beg is an unlikely love story between a man who had given up on the chance to love and a woman who constantly chose the wrong men. Josie is part of a pact between her dog walking friends to give up on men. Rick's past actions have made him turn his back on attempting to love. I laughed as Josie got up the nerve to ask for her dream man only for him to appear and laughed again as I watched Josie and Rick collide for the first of many times. The loving humor that was the backdrop to Rick and Josie was perfect when matched against the past that was trying to pull them apart. But when a wish and fate bring you together, anyone would be foolish to ignore it. Ain't Too Proud to Beg is a sweet and funny love story that proves everyone deserves a second chance at love.
Jo
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