Golden Man (Perfect Hero) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Evelyn Rogers (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist
Suffering from the effects of her first diuretic, average citizen Ginny Baxter wanders off from her White House tour in search of a lavatory and winds up handcuffed by Secret Service agents in front of the gorgeous, single, and celibate president of the United States. Stephen Marshall, all-around good guy and head of the country, is immediately smitten with the frank, unpretentious auto repair employee and before long forfeits his celibacy. The happy couple soon discovers, however, the awful pressures placed on those in the public eye, and the difficulty of maintaining a private life in its unforgiving glare. Rogers' lovers are memorable and entertaining. Ginny is refreshing and humorous, even though she comes close, at times, to being crass and foolish, but Stephen Marshall is perfect--patient, a tad unconventional, and extremely lovable--making the plausibility of their relationship moderately suspect. But this is a minor flaw as Rogers' unique premise and brisk dialogue captivate the reader until the final page of this upbeat romance. Deborah Rysso

Product Description
A lovely average citizen finds herself in love with the man of her dreams who also happens to be the President of the United States in this new romance from the author of "Hot Temper, Betrayal" and "Texas Empires: Crown of Glory".

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505522950
• ISBN-13: 978-0505522955
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,198,306 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cinderella does the White House in a great modern romance, November 26, 1998

By A Customer

At only thirty-nine, Stephen Marshall has been President of the United States for about a year. Already his advisors and his beloved Aunt Doris inform him that if he wants to be reelected he, being a bachelor, needs a woman by his side. To insure that no sex scandal impacts him, Stephen lives the life of a cold showering monk.

Ginny Baxter is Jane Q. Public citizen, who is on the tour of the White House, when her blood pressure medicine sends her looking for a bathroom. Somehow she clears the entire house without being stopped, ultimately running into the Secret Service and the President. Quick thinking Stephen selects Ginny as his political rescuer and invites her to attend a reception. She wonders if she is Cinderella or just the butt of a bad practical joke. The mother of a teenager and the country's most eligible bachelor begin to see each other and fall in love with one another. However, he is political suave and she is suburban baseball mom,

leaving no doubt that midnight will strike early for this unusual couple.

GOLDEN MAN is a contemporary American fairy tale that succeeds due to the immense talent of Evelyn Rogers. The story line, especially the night of the "disaster", seems so real because of the awesome skills of the writer. The lead players are charming, but it is the political hacks, sycophants, and friends of the president that turns Cinderella goes DC into a deserved crown of glory for Ms. Rogers.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a heart warming contemporary fairy tale, October 26, 1999

By A Customer

If you enjoyed the movie where Michael Douglas played the bachelor president in love with Annette Bennings' character(forgot the movies'name),you will love this.But where did they get the totally dredful cover art?It had nothing to do with the story inside.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Left Me Wanting For MORE!, August 30, 1999

By A Customer

This is the First book I've read by this author and BOY WAS I IMPRESSED! This book spoke to the heart. The character were all too real to me. It just proved to me that emotion are very potent feelings, and you can be lead astray, by them, very easily. We could all take a lesson from this book. On a whole this was a beautifully written book. I only wish I could write 1/4 as well as this author. Ms. Rogers, please continue to write with the intensity and passion and realism you injected into this wonderful book, and I'll do my part by buying and reading them as fast as you can write them!!!