Dear Love Doctor [Mass Market Paperback]

Hailey North (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 2001

"...so give up on him and get on with your life. He will only break your heart, My conclusion as to his ability to commit is...Diagnosis Terminal!"

The Love Doctor

Daffodil "Daffy" Landry stared at her words of advice to the lovelorn and pressed her hand against her breast. Was she writing about this unknownCasanova...or about herself?

Broken Hearts Mended Here

Diagnosis Terminal! Charming, sexy, and self-made Hunter James isn't one to back away from a challenge. Slapping his copy of the New Orleans Crescent against his thigh, he approached the newspaper's outer office. How dare that anonymous, autocratic, and insufferable Love Doctor label him as incapable of commitment? Did she ever consider that he simply hasn't met the right woman? He'll uncover the author's identity and give her a piece of his mind. But first, appreciating an opportunity when it presents itself, he's got to meet the beckoning blonde behind the reception desk.

Who knows? Maybe the Love Doctor has led him to the woman of his dreams after all...

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A sparkling and witty author." -- --Romantic Times

"A treasured find." -- --Affaire de Coeur

About the Author

Hailey North believes in the magic of love and she hopes that the fantasies she weaves help readers to do the same. When not spinning tales, Hailey can be found at Tulane University, where she directs the Media Arts and Paralegal Studies programs. Or look for her jogging happily along the Mississippi River levee.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (May 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380813084
• ISBN-13: 978-0380813087
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #909,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rewarding read., July 15, 2001

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Affaire de Coeur - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dear Love Doctor (Mass Market Paperback)

Daffy Landry is so wounded by witnessing her mother's infidelity she is unable to maintain a healthy relationship. She pushes men away, sometimes brutally, to prevent them from being hurt by her. As a result, she has a reputation as a tease and a bad relationship risk. She has two jobs: one as a society columnist for one New Orleans paper, and, ironically, one as "Dear Love Doctor"-- writing advice for the lovelorn-- for a tabloid. She's pretty good at giving detached advice, but she hits a nerve with one man when she refers to him in her column as "Diagnosis Terminal," a bad relationship risk. No names are used in the column, but Hunter James knows he is the man in the column because of clues in the letter. He goes to the tabloid in search of the Love Doctor but soon forgets his mission entirely when the receptionist is the beautiful woman he had recently seen across a crowded room. This beautiful woman is actually Daffy's twin, which the astute Hunter soon figures out. (The two women affect him differently.) He is enthralled by Daffy and pursues her with great determination. He's telling himself that he doesn't want commitment, but he's serious about Daffy. Her commitment fears force her to keep her distance. She's also afraid of what might happen when Hunter finds out she's the Love Doctor.... These characters wrestle with insecurities and fears that come from childhood. It's fun and rewarding to watch them free themselves from old patterns and wounds.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dear Love Doctor, June 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dear Love Doctor (Mass Market Paperback)

Though the beginning had a few kinks in it such as too much mental lusting and communication, it soon picked up and became a fun read. Jonni(Jonquil) sets her sister Daffy (Daffodil) up with a well known entrepenaur Hunter James. An illegitimate, rags to riches guy, Hunter comes to the office of The Crescent a New Orleans newspaper looking for the writer of the "Dear Dr. Love" column who has defined him to a write in reader as "terminal" in the relationship department . From here on in the book is humorous and sexy without ever getting too deep. Both Hunter and Daffy have met thier match and are somewhat taken aback by real love. Something, neither has ever experienced before. Which, I found refreshing. No disasterous love affairs in the past, but baggage from both thier backgrounds which is dealt with, humorously. All in all, a fun, fast read that you don't have to think about or sink into.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Love Doctor" prescribes lots of heat......, July 1, 2001

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Kay Lewis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dear Love Doctor (Mass Market Paperback)

.....and the temperature soars when gorgous, man-eating, Daffy Landry and the wealthy love'em & leave 'em, Hunter James are paired up by Daffy's twin sister. These two are notorious for leaving broken hearts in their respective paths. Will they do the same to each other? How do they avoid falling head over heels for one another when they can't even be around each other for more then 5 seconds without wanting to tear clothes off of each other? The chemistry is so hot between these two, I advise only reading this book if you have a spray bottle of cold water near at hand and are prepared to cool yourself down with it. I enjoyed this book so much, that once I started it I didn't put it down except to eat and refill my spray bottle. I would love to see these two characters pop up in future books of Ms. Norths. Get this book, crab a comfy chair (don't forget the spray bottle) and prepare to tune out the world while you enjoy "Dear Love Doctor"!