10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
They both acted like children!, June 27, 2005
This review is from: Every Woman's Fantasy (Harlequin Single Title) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is really a 3 1/2 but not bad enough to be a three. The premise of the story was good but there was no follow through on it. Mark has broken five engagements before but now thinks he's found "the one" in Charlie. Mark proposes to each woman on the first night after they have sex. He does the same to Charlie and they plan to marry in two weeks.
Here's my problem. Charlie finds out about the broken engagements and that the longest notice any of the brides got was 4 days before the wedding, the shortest 10 minutes; really a crummy thing for Mark to do. Yet she doesn't hesitate to plan to go through with the wedding, even though Mark still doesn't tell her about it. AND she never tells Mark she knows!
That's rather irresponsible and stupid behavior. She's pledging the rest of her life to a man who keeps such a major thing from her. And they never really do talk about it and he never really explains why he kept doing it. They need to get some serious couples therapy before marrying.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The serial fiancé -- Very highly recommended, April 4, 2001
Ten minutes before the processional, groom Mark O'Grady decides that he can't get married -- again. This time it was because his bride-to-be was addicted to cellular technology. Before that one was a shopaholic, another nags, another only exhibits interest in ancient languages, and the first of the jilted fiancées hates camping. None of his friends except Sam, the best man, will show up for the ceremony anymore. His mother even refuses the invitations!
Mark really does want to get married; it's divorce he's trying to avoid. So he takes Sam's advice about looking for his next bride. He places an ad in Texas Men. Sam reasons that Mark keeps getting engaged to the wrong women because they are beautiful, so naturally he has sex with them. Except under his wild exterior, Mark is really an old fashioned kind of guy. He thinks that once he's had sex with a woman, he has to marry her. So this time they place the ad, sort through the responses, and Mark corresponds with the prospective lady -- for a long time.
Six months later, after a three-month correspondence, Charlie McPherson eagerly plans to meet Mark. She has decided to change her image, however, going for the siren look. She's tired of the low maintenance, wholesome image she ordinarily portrays. This time she intends to experience unbridled passion and searing ecstasy. Since that's exactly opposite of what Sam encourages in Mark, events promise to get very interesting!
Falling in love was never so much fun! Especially when a rapid courtship leads to a wedding proposal, and the ladies in purple T-shirts arrive to warn Charlie of Mark's nefarious past. With DOA for Damn O'Grady's Ass plastered across their T-shirts and the date of the termination of the wedding plans, these ladies mean business. They have formed a support group, meeting once a month to "talk, drink wine, eat take-out, play Uno, trash Mark." So the question remains if Charlie is at last the woman Mark's looking for, or if she's the next member of the DOA support group!
EVERY WOMAN'S FANTASY demonstrates the sensual, exquisite pleasure of meeting one's soul mate, degenerating into every woman's nightmare when the DOA arrive! Hysterically addictive and divine, EVERY WOMAN'S FANTASY fulfills every romance reader's most serious demands, including madcap fun, a tender love story, and the perfect ending. Very highly recommended!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sexy, Steamy, and Hot!, February 20, 2007
This review is from: Every Woman's Fantasy (Harlequin Single Title) (Mass Market Paperback)
Wow! What a sexy story! Very romantically presented with excellent characterizations. Vicki Lewis Thompson knows how to write tantillizing stories! I was mesmerized and couldn't put the book down until I got to the end!
Unfortunately, when Charlie discovered Mark's secret, instead of confronting him with it, she devised an elaborate scheme to test him. The way Mark ultimately regained Charlie's trust was highly irresponsible. This immature and childish game-playing turned me off and distracted from the fun and sexiness of the story. It would have been more realistic and would have sent a better message to have the conflict resolved through open communication and honesty. I was glad for the redeeming ending!
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