Blind-date Proposal, The (Romance S.) [Import] [Hardcover]

Jessica Hart (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Mills & B. (May 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0263177017
• ISBN-13: 978-0263177015
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

More About the Author

JESSICA HART

Jessica's earlier career was a haphazard one, including stints as foreign newsdesk secretary in London, cook on an Australian outback cattle station, TEFL teacher in Jakarta and interpreter on expedition in Cameroon. She first stumbled into writing as a way of funding a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies, and since then she has written 58 books for Harlequin Mills & Boon's Romance/RIVA series. A multiple finalist and past winner of both a RITA (Christmas Eve Marriage, Best Traditional Romance 2005) and the UK's coveted Romance Prize (Contracted: Corporate Wife, 2006), Jessica was awarded the National Readers' Choice Award (Traditional category) for her 50th book, Last-Minute Proposal, in 2009 and again in 2010 for Cinderella's Wedding Wish.

Jessica lives in York, and is a freelance editor as well as a writer and tutor. To find out more about Jessica, visit her website, www.jessicahart.co.uk, and her new blog,
http://jessicahartromancewriter.blogspot.com/.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true romantic keeper, December 3, 2004

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SusieQ (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blind Date Proposal (Mills & Boon Romance) (Hardcover)

This might just be Jessica Hart's best book, to date. It's romantic, warm and heartfelt, with realistic characters. Kate is the befuddled, but warm and charming heroine who hasn't had any luck with men in her life, and Finn is her uptight, cold boss, a widower who gradually turns into Kate's love interest. Finn's 10 year old daughter, Alex, was a very realistic child character (which I don't often see in a romance novel). It was a pleasure to see Kate grow into a stonger person over the course of the story. You could easily see this book as a movie and it would be great (are you listening, Hollywood?) It's an excellent read, and I recommend it highly.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and charming, August 21, 2003

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booksforabuck "BooksForABuck" (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Blind - Date Proposal (Harlequin Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Temping secretary Kate Savage has told her friends about her horrible boss so, when they set her up for a blind date with a widower with stories about a terrible secretary, the friends think they have a magical match. The two will be able to exchange war stories, relax, and get to know each other. Except the war stories are about each other. And there's no way Kate is going to get interested in Fin McBride--even if he is a hunky sort.

After a miserable date, Kate wonders if she'll be fired. Finn tells her it would be too much trouble to hire another temp, but he seems to keep a close eye on her. When Kate rescues an abandoned dog and brings it into the office, it's almost the limit for Finn. The office is no place for animals. His daughter, visiting the office because his housekeeper had a medical emergency, doen't agree and what nine-year-old Alex wants, she tends to get. First she wants the dog--and then she wants a mom. Kate tries to persuade herself, and Finn, that she's a party-girl, completely not ready to settle down with a man. Since Finn only talks about practical things and has never recovered from his late wife's death, that doesn't seem to be a problem--except when Kate falls in love--hard.

Author Jessica Hart writes in a breezy urban style. American readers will delight in the little Britishisms that litter her style. Everyone will laugh with Kate at her dating disaster, and it would take a hard heart indeed not to feel sympathetic for Kate's problems. Kate makes a wonderful heroine, sassy and unwilling to back down from a fight, but always willing to help out the underdog. Finn's daughter Alex was a delight, avoiding the saccarine sweetness that marrs some romances. Finn is the perfect befuddled male, sexy and kind but clueless.

THE BLIND-DATE PROPOSAL is a funny and enjoyable read. I couldn't put it down.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read, January 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Blind - Date Proposal (Harlequin Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Kate is a thoughly charming main character and really makes this book a fun read. When I was young and ambitious Kate may have irritated me because her ambition is to be a housewife. However, reading this now as a stay-at-home mom I completely sympathized with her.