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If you see a Google Drive link instead of source url, means that the file witch you will get after approval is just a summary of original book or the file has been already removed. He gives her a one time close encounter with death. He uses her to his own ends. He endangers her without any second thoughts or remorse. She ends up in the hospital with part of her liver removed and a resection of her small intestine.
After her 'stay' at this '5 star hotel', he She After her 'stay' at this '5 star hotel', he forces her to go where HE wants, without carrying what SHE wants. He doesn't ask for her forgiveness, instead he claims their unborn child as HIS and to top it all he wants her to marry him! She's enraged, slaps him once and then Here are a few lines to demonstrate: "You used me. But damn you, you didn't have to take it as far as you did!
Do you know how it makes me feel that I was such a fool to fall in love with you, when all you were doing was playing a game? Did it stroke your ego—", she says. Damn right you're not! And I'm supposed to buy all this?!!!! I don't think so. So that is why this book goes to my "stupid women and self-centered bastards" shelf. May 07, Esther rated it it was amazing Shelves: virgin-heroine , action-packed , angst , excellent-epilogue , family , re-reading , contemporary-v , no-cheating , virgin , applebook.
Okay, my first somewhat downgrade rating for a reread. This wasn't a 5 star more of a 4. A little disappointed in Chance, I think his character could have been better and was a little of a disappointment.
I liked Sunny and she was sweet. The storyline was good and so was the pacing. Mar 17, Sammy rated it it was ok. I was completely disappointed by this last book in the series. Chance is the kind of man that I would never want to end up with. Thus, it went against his character as described to actively pursue Sunny and in the author's attempt to "grow" his character he only halfheartedly does so 2 the length of time he actively I was completely disappointed by this last book in the series. Thus, it went against his character as described to actively pursue Sunny and in the author's attempt to "grow" his character he only halfheartedly does so 2 the length of time he actively pursued Sunny and tried to make up for what he did which could have been avoided if he had told her and she volunteered since she is sensible was a couple of pages tops hence halfhearted SPOILER!
And I was astonished that Sunny forgave him so easily and continue to be astonished when romance authors do it in other stories since they are females themselves so I would ask if they could so easily and completely forgive if they were betrayed thus in real life. I also ask does Sunny have no anger?
She is completely justified in holding their relationship off until he redeemed himself which he never did! The ending was the last straw that broke the camel's back for me. It should have ended with them being separated sexually for a length of time but where she allows Chance his rights as a father marriage is not necessary to raise a baby especially given the huge support of the Mackenzie family. It also would have allowed Sunny to regain some independence and become a stronger person with more inner strength and it would have given Chance time to redeem himself in her eyes.
As it is and as the book seems to keep bringing up, their relationship feels like a case of propinquity, nothing substantial just a psychological mind twist and circumstances.
View 2 comments. While Chance is certainly overbearing, manipulative and arrogant, there is still something endearing about him. Perhaps it is his harsh childhood or his abiding loyalty to family, or perhaps it is his dark nature and tortured soul. Regardless, Chance is a particularly charming hero despite his shortcomings. Sunny by name and by nature is just as appealing.
She is exceedingly resourceful and copes with dire situations with a strong backbone and a calm demeanor. For someone on the run, she is far too accepting of events. The minor suspense plot unravels quickly but plausibly and the glimpses along the way into Mackenzie family life are wonderful. Looking forward to reading more of Linda Howard this year.
Another great MacKenzie romance, this one features adopted MacKenzie son Chance and Sunny, the daughter of a terrorist who is wanted by pretty much every global agency for his dirty deeds. Chance sets up a "accidental" meeting with Sunny in an attempt to catch her father Chance slowly begins to believe that they the agency made a mistake by targeting her, but, he still makes the consc 4. Chance slowly begins to believe that they the agency made a mistake by targeting her, but, he still makes the conscience decision to use her as bait to end her father's reign of terror.
However he never counted on falling in love with his pawn, a pawn he exposed and placed in danger I wanted a bit more to Chance and Sunny's epilogue, had we had a bit more it would have been a five star read. Jun 15, Jenny rated it liked it Shelves: heroine-i-adore , made-me-swoon , steamy.
Adorable couple and sweet epilogue but I wish they weren't stranded for the biggest part of the book! Feb 25, Aou rated it it was amazing Shelves: virgin-h , oldies , cruel-hero , angst. That idiot part made me cut a half star. View all 3 comments. Jun 17, Dee rated it it was amazing Shelves: military , 1 , reads , harlequin , romance , harlequin-intimate , harlequinstars , harlequin-old , author-linda-howard.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Chance is the boy that Wolf and Mary adopted when he was Mary had found him when he was seriously ill and laying along the roadside. In typical Wolf and Mary style they adopted him, treated him the same as their other children and raised him as a Mackenzie. I loved this story, in fact I am prepared to say it is the best in the series and I loved the ending and then the epilogue Sad to see the end of the Mackenzies - wish that Ms Howard had gone on and written stories about the grandkids.
I Chance is the boy that Wolf and Mary adopted when he was I can't help it, I fell in love with Chance. When he found out that Sunny had nothing to do with her father's operation, and in fact had never met him she was adopted out at a young age and was on the run from him, Chance immediately became protective of her but unfortunately the only way to lure her father out was to use her as bait.
Sunny was absolutely devastated when she realises who chance is and that he is working for the US government and trying to capture her terrorist father. Her heart breaks even further when she realises that their helicopter 'crash' was staged and that Chance had wooed and slept with her for information There was only one problem - she was pregnant and had been shot in the shoot-out and ended up passing out due to blood loss during her escape, but fortunately Chance had found her and got her medical attention before it was too late to save her.
I can't say I liked it when he tells her everything and she forgives him, in my mind there should have been a lot more grovelling but I can forgive that because I just loved the whole story. The ending really was special. Chance was a child who never liked to be touched and only tolerated it because when he was homeless the only times he had been touched was when someone was hurting him or robbing from him and that feeling had always stayed with him.
He had initially tolerated Mary touching and hugging him but rarely tolerated anyone else, but had started to relax when his niece and nephews were born as he loved holding and playing with the children. Do you know what I regret most in my life? Not finding you until you were fourteen.
Not feeling your hand holding my finger when you took your first step. Not getting up with you in the night when you were teething, or when you were sick. Not being able to hold you the way you needed holding, the way all kids need holding. By the time we got you I couldn't do any of that, because you were as skittish as a wild colt.
You didn't like for us to touch you, and I tried to respect that. I'm more proud of you than I've ever been of anything in my life, because you're one of the finest men I've ever known, and you had to work a lot harder than most to get to where you are. If I could have had my pick of all the kids in the world to adopt, I still would have chosen you.
I love this little girl, she is such a character and full of mischief. She literally has all Mackenzie men wrapped around her little finger! Then you make the severe tactical error of letting her watch The Wizard of Oz. Chance says What did she use to try to dye them?
Chance again You couldn't just wipe it off? Unfortunately, Nick cleaned the shoes herself. She put them in the dishwasher. Considering all the grandsons that had been born before I was surprised that none of the Mackenzie children hadn't already named one of their children after their father! I would happily recommend this book and this series to lovers of Harlequin and sweet romance stories. Oct 03, Grrrrace rated it it was ok Shelves: annoying-heroine , anachronistic , mystery-or-suspense , near-death-experience , characters-from-other-books , secrets-and-lies , deception , ruthless-hero , hot-alpha , survival-plane-crash-shipwreck.
Meh--formulaic Linda Howard with characters that seemed mostly borrowed from her other books. Or maybe I just need a break from LH for a while. Sunny was annoyingly And that whole plot line was so contrived, too, and just didn't stand scrutiny.
Chance was a fairly typical L Meh--formulaic Linda Howard with characters that seemed mostly borrowed from her other books. Chance was a fairly typical LH alpha but for some reason left me cold and I like her heroes usually in that old-skool way.
There was a lisping plot moppet in far too many "look at Wolf's and Mary's oh-so-happy-but-badass family" scenes, so full point off for that.
The epilogue had a cute ending view spoiler [ when they reveal that they name the inevitable LH "and baby makes 3" Wolf. Sometimes a little of a good thing is a enough. Oct 02, Eve rated it really liked it. Chance Mackenzie didn't know how old he really was, or where he had been born.
There had been no nurturing in the first fourteen or so years in his life. His early years had taught Chance how risky life was, taught him not to trust anyone. He had always been alone, till he was adopted at fourteen, when Mary MacKenzie Mackenzie's Mountain found him almost dead and saved him. Now Chance works as an undercover agent. His new mission is to capture an elusive terrorist. For this he has to use th Chance Mackenzie didn't know how old he really was, or where he had been born.
For this he has to use the man's daughter as bait, so he plan to seduce Sunny Miller. But not everything goes as planned. Another enjoyable story by Linda Howard. Mar 06, Lisa rated it it was amazing Shelves: no-grovel-at-the-end , strong-heroine , strong-hero , villain-was-lame , hot-hot-hot , great-ending , well-written.
I really enjoyed this book. Both the hero and heroine are likeable, well-rounded characters with strong backstories and motivations. The chemistry between them is sizzling and the plot is compelling. The overall pacing is good, with enough time spent developing the romance to make it believable but no I really enjoyed this book. The overall pacing is good, with enough time spent developing the romance to make it believable but not so much that the overarching plot stalls out.
My usual lengthy review is in the spoiler below and I have a few nitpicks but the bottom line is that this book is a winner, full stop. Anyway, Mary found Chance passed out from flu and pneumonia when he was 14 and she took him to the hospital and basically browbeat everyone around her until she and Wolf were granted custody of him.
Even his name is unknown and he chooses the name Chance for himself on the day his adoption goes through. There were a couple of throw-away lines about him having caused the death of 50, people at some point but that was it. All of this was planned and scouted ahead of time to ensure they were isolated together, but not really in danger.
Sparks fly and they soon end up sleeping together. But at the same time his mind was also filled with how desperately he craved being with her and how violently he rebelled against the idea of any other man ever touching her. It all came together to show Chance as a man who genuinely cared about Sunny, not just an ice cold robot doing whatever it took to get the job done.
That being said, however, I do think he could have handled the ending better. This book is 18 years old now and I think if it was written today, Howard would have changed it so that Chance was up front with Sunny and she bravely volunteered to be the bait because she trusted Chance to keep her safe.
Instead he just keeps on lying to her and placing her in danger against her will. The climax itself was nicely action packed and I liked how emotionally devastating it was for Chance that Sunny nearly died…along with their unborn child. The final resolution of their romance was a tad lackluster though because it took Chance way too long to tell Sunny that he loved her.
That leaves Sunny with the impression that he never cared about her in the first place and is only hanging out now because of the baby. View all 4 comments. Jun 02, Jacqueline J rated it really liked it Shelves: owned , romantic-suspense. This and Mackenzie's Mountain are my favorite of the Mackenzie books. I just love the resilient cheerful heroine. The hero was a jerk for using her but I guess hey it's fiction and he needed to catch the bad guy. But I did enjoy him and how he was so in love with her and desperate to have her forgive him at the end.
Enjoyed seeing all the Mackenzies again. I'm definitely in a slump. I don't like lies in my romance or at least I want the truth to come out sooner than this did. I liked Chance. I liked Sunny. I just wanted more of them when there wasn't lies. First: I bought this by mistake. I was looking for book 2. I already knew it wasn't the best choice for me. Maybe eons ago I might have been able to avoid being angered at this setting, but nowadays after discovering there are no good guys in this world and worse that bad guys are actually better as they do not lie about their badness, secret services settings are unacceptable to me.
After torture, bombings, lies, the founding of terror regime as 'allies' I can't stomach these kinds of people. Af First: I bought this by mistake. After knowing that some ingredient of the alphabet soup actually did put people in situations like the one immagined here, that this is no fiction, I hate them. So there was no was I could warm to the hero, above all knowing that there's no groveling at the end, no changing. It really didn't help that she falls head over heels in lust at first sight and literally crumbles at first touch.
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