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Charming read, February 10, 2011
This was a charming , easy read, one that impresses you with its simplicity of plot and depth of feeling. It includes the unfurling of a love match, from one wedding to another of a group of close knitted friends. I particularly liked the fact that you live the story of all friends and do not have to read their stories in separate books, since sometimes you can miss on one of them and spoil the collection. It also gave me an insight into the difficulties of specially gifted people, who though extremely intelligent and/ or rich are cast aside or misunderstood. These people might seem to have everything yet can be very lonely and once they give their heart, it is a forever affair. Lucky those who get their love.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Three Cheers for Emma Darcy, August 27, 2009
I've always been a huge fan of Emma Darcy and out of all the stories she has ever written, this one truly made my hour in reading. (I'm a voracious and fast reader, I can't help it!)
Tamalyn meets Fletcher at a friend's wedding and there is an instant connection. Warned off by her friend, who just so happens to be Fletcher's sister, Tamalyn is intrigued. Her friend tells her that Fletcher is a boy genius and a loner, who just happens to have made an incredible fortune from his intelligence. He has a predilection for models. From there, it seems like a rocky start and it is - Fletcher wants more from her physically, but Tamalyn isn't willing to give it. They meet again at yet another of her friend's wedding where they hit it off, proving that lightning strikes twice, and are able to go further along than at the previous wedding where they first met - she nursed a drunken relative, thus eliminating any time to be spent between them. They meet again at a third wedding of another friend of hers. They realize that what they have between them is something they both want to pursue. Ultimately, Fletcher and Tamalyn go away on vacation together, but at the end of the vacation, break up. Tamalyn discovers she's pregnant, he marries her...and the book continues to soar from there.
The whole theme of the book centers around weddings, the eventual outcome between two people who love each other. It is also about strong friendships.
What I truly enjoyed about this book was not only the banter, but the way Ms. Darcy was able to progress from first meeting to two years later. I loved how the characters evolved and interacted. I loved the fact that Tamalyn had strong friendships to support her in her trying times. I liked that the book had the right balance between the relationship of the hero and heroine along with the relationships between her friends. What more could a girl want than a wonderful husband, a beautiful family, fabulous friends and a lifestyle one would envy? This wasn't an over the top melodramatic piece of HP and frankly, it felt like an anomaly - but a good one!
The romance and the relationship blossomed and was paced in such a way that it was believable and non-contrived. It doesn't feel like anything was rushed; it was incredibly well-paced and definitely one story I would be more than happy to keep in my collection of books.
Even though Ms Darcy has been writing for HP for quite a while, her voice remains fresh and current. Her plots don't have that standard, "I'm a virgin that loses it to an alpha male" schtick. That gets old. Fast. Some of her stories have had that, but what I enjoy is that the 'virgin' theme isn't always in every single one of her books (like it is for some other HP authors), but she can write her heroines as also being more experienced, yet credible.
Thanks, Emma Darcy for writing such a [...] novel. :) I have actually never had a book in the Presents line truly appeal to my heart the way this one did.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Ruthless Billionaire; Forbidden Baby!!!!!!, September 29, 2009
This book has made it's way to number two out of 25. Fletcher meets Tammy at his sisters wedding, and its magic or in Fletcher's term lighting. Although they clash head first Fletcher is determined to get Tammy into his bed because he feels that there is something there. He as a dislike for marriages better yet he doesn't believe in them, yet he attends his sisters friends own just to meet up with Tammy time after time. When she tells him that she is pregnant he does the gentleman thing and proposes that they get married and move in together to raise the child. Tammy doesn't want this because she believes that for two people to want to get married they should love each other not just do it because they are bringing a child to the world. They get into an argument that made me feel like I was involved. This book is worth it....
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