Morning Side Of Dawn (Silhouette Intimate Moments) [Paperback]

Justine Davis (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373076746
• ISBN-13: 978-0373076741
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable series romance, April 25, 2000

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BarkLessWagMore (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Morning Side of Dawn (Hardcover)

If you're one of the few who hasn't read and re-read this story or, horror of all horrors, are allowing it to collect dust on your To Be Read shelf (like I was) I urge you to read it, ASAP. It's about learning to see past the surface and finding the true beauty within a person and getting past assumptions and misconceptions and learning to love. The hero is disabled (and that's all I'm going to give away!) and, after being rejected by the people who meant the most to him, has spent the majority of his adult life avoiding people. The heroine is a super-model, who has millions but is unhappy with her life and finds herself envious of those who've found love because she's been unable to. People just don't care to dig deep enough to see the beauty inside of her. Whaaaa, you say, right? How can I sympathize with a rich super-model? Well, I didn't think I could - until I read the book. She's not a self-centered snot and is a surprisingly sympathetic and likable character with a few insecurities of her own. Her dogged attraction to the reluctant hero and her determination to break down his barriers come across realistically and touched me deeply. The hero is one of the most unforgettable I've ever read about in a romance. He's beautiful and wounded - both inside and out - and oh-so-deserving of love. This is a compassionate love story even my shoddy memory won't soon forget. Read it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Insight!, July 13, 2004

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This review is from: Morning Side Of Dawn (Silhouette Intimate Moments) (Paperback)

I have worked with people who have special needs as well as having my own. This book had great insight about to how to deal with prejudice and love. The hero in this book thought he was more limitted than he was and he had his own prejudices to deal with. His experiences with prejudice did much to cause this. The heroine handles the situations with an insight that is wonderful and helpful for anyone dealing with such circumstances. The heroine really loves her man. (She even discovers that there is prejudice towards her because of her modeling job ). This book balances lessons and love well. Enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a Keeper, May 17, 2010

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B. Skipalis (Jacksonville, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morning Side Of Dawn (Silhouette Intimate Moments) (Paperback)

The third in a trilogy that includes "Stevie's Chase" and "Left at the Altar", "Morning Side of Dawn" follows the story of "supermodel" Cassie "Cassandra" Cameron, who is being stalked and thinks she may have had enough of the world of modeling. Enter Dar Cordell, a friend of her brother's who is the only one able to protect her while her brother and sister-in-law are out of town on a much-needed family vacation and her sister-in-law's brother and his wife are dealing with a difficult first pregnancy. Dar is attractive, an athlete, and a double leg amputee who hides away from the world when he is not competing in - and winning - races. The two romantic leads are, perhaps, overly perfect - a supermodel and a super athlete, but this is a romance novel, after all, and they have their faults as well. There are many obstacles in their way, not least of all their own stubbornness.

What sets this book apart from others in the romance genre is the handsome Dar Cordell, a very rare example of a double leg amputee being the leading man/hero of the story. Justine Davis realistically portrays his physical experiences and reality while, at the same time, showing him as attractive and desirable exactly as he is. If you like "wounded hero" romances, this is definitely one of the better examples of that genre. And it is not a bodice-ripper, although it does have its intimate moments which are well worth the wait as the story builds and Cassie and Dar's friendship and romance build along with it. It is sexy without being smutty, and it leaves you wanting more.

While this book is best read after reading the other two in the trilogy first, it also stands well on its own. It is intelligently written, well-researched, and, most importantly, it engages the reader in a way that makes you really care about what happens, not just to the main characters, but to the supporting characters as well. I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys wounded hero romances, and Dar Cordell is one of the best wounded heroes I've encountered in all of my reading. Justine Davis has shown real commitment to her material and to the various characters that are included in these books by writing a trilogy rather than stand-alone novels, and I have yet to find any other romance novels that even come close to giving us another hero like Dar Cordell.