The Gentle Season [Mass Market Paperback]

Dia Hunter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000

Nicodemus Turner is in a bind. Not only has the handsome gambler just found out that he has a daughter he's never met, but in order to get custody he has six months to become a proper father and marry. And while Nick is head-over-heels in love with his best friend Alewine Jones, the stubborn lady freighter doesn't take kindly to the notion of a wedding. The solution: a poker game where the prize will be a full house. Nick is Aly's closest companion, her best fishing partner, and he can make her insides go mushy with one lingering glance. That still doesnt mean she will up and marry him. But that mushy feeling comes back every time she looks into Nicks eyes. Suddenly Aly realizes that Nick has won more than her hand, hes won her heart.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843947055
• ISBN-13: 978-0843947052
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,418,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worthy of 5 stars..., October 1, 2006

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ThisThatNEverything "thisthatneverything" (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gentle Season (Mass Market Paperback)

Description from the back of book:

Nicodemus Turner is in a bind. Not only has the handsome gambler just found out that he has a daughter he's never met, but in order to get custody he has six months to become a proper father and marry. And while Nick is head-over-heels in love with his best friend Alewine Jones, the stubborn lady freighter didn't take kindly to the notion of a wedding. The solution: a poker game where the prize will be a full house.

Nick was Aly's closest companion, her best fishing partner, and he can make her insides go mushy with one lingering glance. That still doesn't mean she will up and marry him. But that mushy feeling comes back every time she looks into Nicks eyes. Suddenly Aly realizes that Nick has won more than her hand, he'd won her heart.

* I certainly don't see how this book has received 5 star ratings. I was quite bored for most of the book. There wasn't much passion, adventure or mystery. Everything was pretty much laid right out there for you with nothing left for you to look forward to. I thought the writing was a little odd in this book. Sure I understated that Aly wasn't that educated & that she spoke improperly but when even when people weren't speaking the author would use words making me think she wasn't that bright herself. One example was she used the word "eatened" that's not even a real word. The word "ate" would've fit but "eatened"??? That was just one example of many. I didn't care for the characters & I really didn't care what happened. Unfortunately I can't recommend this book.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Highly Recommended, June 5, 2000

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This review is from: The Gentle Season (Mass Market Paperback)

Nicodemus Turner needs a favor. Finding out he's a father and only has six months to marry and prove himself fit to undertake guardianship of the six-year-old daughter puts him in a quandary. The only one he would ever consider is the woman he is in love with - - Alewine Jones, his best friend. The problem is Aly is stubborn, her pride almost bigger than her mouth, and she has no interest in marrying him. The only way she would accept his proposal would be if she were obligated by honor. So Nick arranges a poker game with the intention of gaining a wife as the prize.

Aly always kept a promise. So when Nick named his price after the suspicious poker game, Aly reluctantly agreed. Very reluctantly. The outspoken lady freighter had quite a few words to say about it. Used to doing things the way she wanted and when she wanted, she had no interest in being hog-tied, even to her best fishing partner. Besides, when she was around him she turned mushy inside, and when he turned his attentions on her full-force she knew her heart was in danger. How could he really want her, when she had no notion of how to be a proper female?

Can Nick convince Aly he needs her forever? Will Aly learn to trust her woman's heart?

Move over Calamity Jane! Ms. Hunter captures a reader's attention with a tight plot and original characters. Nick's utterly charming manner and Aly's underlying vulnerability cause the reader to really root for the relationship. The subplot of the relationship between Nick's daughter and her mother is wonderfully complex.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NEED TO LAUGH? THIS ONE'S FOR YOU!, May 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Gentle Season (Mass Market Paperback)

The Gentle Season by Dia Hunter is a fun-filled romp of a romance. The heroine, Alewine Jones, is a cross between Calamity Jane and Ma Kettle. The six-year-old child, Jezlynn, proves to be an even bigger stinker than the surprise one at the critter wash. While the child keeps gambler Nick Turner on his toes, Aly does her best to keep the to-die-for hero on his back! This historical romance is a keeper for readers who enjoy love and laughter.