If I Can't Have You [Paperback]

Patti Berg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998

Trevor Montgomery, the dashing playboy movie star from the 1930s, mysteriously disappeared more than 50 years ago. Ever since she was a little girl, Adriana Howard has loved the enigmatic screen icon--collecting Hollywood memorabilia and studying his life. Then, one night, a handsome stranger wearing the face Adriana has always loved walks into her bedroom. Is he a brazen impostor or the answer to Adriana's most cherished, impossible dream?.

Editorial Reviews

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Sexy, disillusioned film star Trevor Montgomery walks into a pool one night in 1938, intending to die; instead, he resurfaces in 1998, miraculously called back to life by Adriana Howard's romantic pleas, and discovers that he has become a mysteriousAbut scandalousAlegend in the interim. An old, brutal, unsolved murder keeps the action moving as Trevor searches for the mystery's uneasy answers. In the end, it is the past that must changeAjust a bitAto make everything turn out happily. Humorous and thoroughly romantic, this story is shot through with all the charming decadence of the Thirties Hollywood scene and may appeal to classics film buffs as well as to readers intrigued by the uncommon setting. Berg (Wishes Come True, LJ 5/15/96) lives in Rescue, CA.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 375 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 038079554X
• ISBN-13: 978-0380795543
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,127,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A special book by a very talented writer, February 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: If I Can't Have You (Paperback)

In 1938, Trevor Montgomery mysteriously disapeared, never to be seen in person or on the silver screen again. Most people back then assumed that he killed fellow actress Carole Sinclair and simply vanished to avoid the rap. Though rumors persisited that he was seen in the Sparta estate swimming pool just before his fianl disappearance.

In 1998, Adriana Howard is the biggest fan of Trevor today. She collects any memorabilla about the star. To her friends, Adriana is obsessed with Trevor. However, everything abruptly chnages when a man, insisting that he is the real Trevor, appears in Adriana's bedroom. He looks and acts just like the star, but sixty years should have at least aged him, if he was even alive. Still, Adriana finds the real thing more interesting than the image and soon the couple begin to fall in love. However, Trevor feels strongly that he must learn if he actually killed Carole and where has he been for almost six decades before he can see if a Pre baby boomer can find love with a generation X woman.

IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU is an original and fascinatingtime travel romance that will remind readers of the movie, TIME AFTER TIME. The charcaters are very interesting, especially Adriana, who allows her obsession of a dream to rule her life before her dream comes true. This book in the hands of anyone but the great Patti Berg would be a sure failure, but with the talent of Ms. Berg, the novel turns into a timely feast for fans of great romace

Harriet Klausner

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING BOOK!!, October 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: If I Can't Have You (Paperback)

I loved this storyline. It was a great book - I stayed home all afternoon to read it - I couldn't put it down.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfull story, August 22, 2001

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J COFFMAN "Jackie" (Solihull, West Midlands, England.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If I Can't Have You (Paperback)

This is another winner from Patti. She has a brilliant talent for drawing you into her stories and holds you right till the end.

Well done Patti.