Waiting For Nick (Those Wild Ukrainians) (The Stanislaskis) [Mass Market Paperback]

Nora Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Stanislaskis | Publication Date: February 1, 1997

Frederica Kimball had been waiting all her life...waiting to grow up...waiting to become a woman...waiting for the day when Nicholas LeBeck would fall as desperately in love with her as she had always been with him...

Now, at last, she was ready!

Nick didn't know what hit him. Sweet, adorable Freddie, whom he'd always loved like a kid sister, was suddenly looking and acting like a woman--and WHAT a woman! And she was making him feel things no brother ought to feel. The waiting was over...but the wanting had just begun...

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373240880
• ISBN-13: 978-0373240883
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,501,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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87 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for Nick, July 9, 2001

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"sacduchess" (Elk Grove, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waiting For Nick (Silhouette Special Edition, No 1088) (Mass Market Paperback)

Nora Roberts is the queen of romantic sequels. I am a great fan of her many triologies. This book is no different. We already fall in love with young Freddie in earlier books of the Stanislaski family and we can't help but smile about her girlish crush to the trouble Nick. In this book Freddie gets her man. But the getting has to be smart since Nick seems to forever see her as a little girl. It is up to her to show him that she is a woman, and a woman whose been in love with him since she was a little girl. The love scenes are endearing and sweet and when they finally get together, you can't help but give a happy sigh for the love that bloomed from friendship and circumstances. I don't want to give it all away, but this is definitely a must read for all those Nora Roberts fans out there. Nora Roberts has a winner in this one~as always!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Stanislaski "Steps", June 11, 2001

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Anne Cahill (Groton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waiting For Nick (Those Wild Ukrainians) (The Stanislaskis) (Mass Market Paperback)

This 5th installment of the Stanislaski "series" focuses on the extended family of "those wild Ukrainians" (as the book jacket tackily calls them).

Freddie, the stepdaughter of Natasha Stanislaski (from book 1 of the series), is all grown up now and ready to leave behind small-town life for the big city lights. New York is the natural place to go for more than one reason -- she has aspirations of writing lyrics for musicals, her extended family lives there, etc. But all the reasons just come down to one: Nick LeBeck lives there, and it's HIS music Freddie wants to write for. Nick, the stepbrother of Zack, who is married to Rachel, who is Natasha's sister (see the convoluted relationship?) was a troubled teen who has pulled his life out of its collision course with destruction and made a name for himself in the world of music composition. But he also has a chip on his shoulder about his background and his misspent youth, and when Freddie declares that she's loved him for years it throws him for a loop and makes him want to push her away. Their relationship is alternately tender and rocky, and Freddie's patience is put to the test as she waits for Nick to accept their love, but ultimately love does win out (doesn't it always?).

I enjoyed this book very much and think it is definitely worthy of carrying the Stanislaski name!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Satisfying Visit with the Stanislaskis!, December 17, 2001

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Sophie (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waiting For Nick (Silhouette Special Edition, No 1088) (Mass Market Paperback)

"Waiting for Nick" is the 5th instalment in the Stanislaski family series and it is great. As always, it is wonderful to revisit the characters who we came to love in earlier books.
In this story, Natasha and Spence's little Freddie is all grown up and heading out into the world. She moves to New York City with several goals, but most of all, she wants to get her man. Freddie has been in love with Nick, her Aunt Rachel's husband Zack's stepbrother, for most of her life. Unfortunately, Nick forever sees her as little cousin Freddie. Nick has overcome his rocky start in life and made a name for himself as a talented composer, but he still carries a chip on his shoulder because of his past mistakes. Freddie is determined to become Nick's partner, and write the lyrics for the music he composes. As Freddie puts her plan to win Nick's heart in motion, Nick finds it harder and harder to resist her advances. Nick and Freddie have a rocky relationship with all kinds of ups and downs, and Freddie's patience and determination are put to the test.
This is a lovely romance and a heart-warming story of making your dreams come true. Freddie and Nick are both complex and realistic characters and it is impossible not to love them. This is a relatively quick read, but it is still satisfying and worthwhile.