Surprise Partners (Silhouette Special Edition No. 1318) [Paperback]

Gina Wilkins (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373243189
• ISBN-13: 978-0373243181
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 3.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,400,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Best-selling, award-winning author Gina Wilkins sold her first novel to Harlequin in 1987 and has been writing full-time since. Her 100th Harlequin book, HUSBAND FOR A WEEKEND, will be published by Harlequin Special Edition in April, 2012, coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of the Special Edition line. She has recently penned her first psychological suspense novel, WAKE ME, a Kindle exclusive release.

Whether through drama, humor or suspense, she says her underlying theme in her storytelling has always been "the universally-identifiable search for a safe place to call home." She is a four-time winner of the respected Maggie Award for Excellence sponsored by Georgia Romance Writers and was nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award by the reviewers of Romantic Times magazine.

A lifelong resident of central Arkansas, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Arkansas State University and worked in advertising and multi-media employee training before launching her writing career. A past president of Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas, she is a member of Romance Writers of America, Diamond State Romance Authors, and Novelists, Inc. She has been married for more than thirty years to her husband, John, with whom she raised two daughters and a son, all pursuing careers in science and medicine.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A convenient courtship, July 30, 2000

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Terri O'Hanlon (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surprise Partners (Silhouette Special Edition No. 1318) (Paperback)

Scott, the attorney focused on becoming a partner in his law firm, is the downstairs neighbor to Lydia, a research scientist focused on completing her doctorate. Neither has time for a romance, and both have pesky interfering sisters determined to set them up with blind dates. They conspire to be convenient partners to family events to get their sisters off their backs. Events push the partnership past convenience, into real friendship and true love. But because neither wants to hold the other back from their goals, and neither wants to break their original agreement to stay uninvolved, their relationship hits a brick wall. Once their goals are achieved, they realize that dreams are more important than goals, and it is one of the sisters that changes her tack and steers them to the solution that finally brings them together.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A love story between two friends, May 18, 2000

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C. M. Chen (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surprise Partners (Silhouette Special Edition No. 1318) (Paperback)

The most commendable element of this story was the friendship between the hero and the heroine. What begins as a mild sort of meeting of minds broadens into a good friendship between Scott and Lydia.

Two career-driven people, Scott and Lydia are always under attack by their respectively good-intentioned sisters who want nothing more than to see them happily settled down. As well-intentioned as the two were, they really began to irritate a bit as meddlesome siblings do. In that respect, they were effective, yet a hindrance to the story.

The main attraction is the expansion of Scott and Lydia's friendship which only grows stronger with their developing relationship. I really liked the idea of a heroine who was determined to see her dreams through rather than push them aside. But most importantly, I enjoyed how Wilkins characterized Scott as a man who was equally career-driven yet willing to compromise because he saw something incredibly special in the strength of Lydia's mind and character.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AN ENJOYABLE BOOK!, May 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Surprise Partners (Silhouette Special Edition No. 1318) (Paperback)

I have always enjoyed Wilkin's works. This book is no exception. Wilkins has the talent to combine a relationship with romance and career. I liked Lydia's passion to pursue a career and Scott's willingness to support her. My favorite Wilkins' book is "After Hours" followed closely by "Doctors In Disguise."