- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Avon; 1st mmpb edition (Mar 15 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380810492
- ISBN-13: 978-0380810499
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,956,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In this frankly frothy tale, Bevarly (Monahan's Gamble) spins two sexy and sassy romances that stretch the bounds of the believable. In high school, Wyatt Culver had a crush on Eve van Dormer, a crush she secretly reciprocated. But a tryst on prom night went horribly awry, and Eve's family mysteriously fled town before the two could reconcile. Twenty years later, eccentric California businessman Luther van Dormer, concerned that a jilted old business partner may harm his daughters, hires private investigator Wyatt to act as Eve's bodyguard and escort her to their high school reunion. Eve refuses Wyatt's assistance, however, leaving him no choice but to kidnap her and drive her cross-country to the reunion. While the two enjoy midnight swims and passionate caresses, Wyatt's partner, Julian, plays bodyguard to Eve's cool and collected twin sister, Simone, as she too heads for the reunion. Both couples seem poised to find the true love they've all been seeking when an actual abduction throws a last-minute monkey wrench into their plans. Wyatt and Julian are quirkily appealing romantic heroes, and Bevarly's voice is fresh and funny. Still, even the narrative's near-manic energy isn't always enough to mask an insubstantial, and sometimes downright silly, plot.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Oakland Press
"Elizabeth Bevarly knows how to show readers a good time."
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2.0 out of 5 stars
tedious,
By A Customer
This review is from: He Could Be The One Mm (Mass Market Paperback)
The problem with romantic comedy plots is that too many authors writing for the genre have no sense of humor. Or else their humor is so tedious it has the reader pulling her hair out. That was certainly the case with Bevarly.The thought that two grown women are so obsessed with events/people from high school twenty years earlier is really quite pathetic. An entire book around that premise is excruciating. The entire plot is one contrivance after another. This author needs to study up on writing men. Men do not talk like that!!! The two guys in the story were indistinguishable from each other when they spoke, as were all the flat cardboard characters. It's interesting to note that the only people who gave this book a good review are other writers. Certainly the readers weren't fooled in this instance.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not the One!,
By "rmwsreader" (Bordentown, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: He Could Be The One Mm (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed the first Elizabeth Bevarly mainstream novel and even those published by Silhouette. However, these last few have missed the mark. "He Could be the One" should not have been published as a mass market mainstream novel. The plot is flimsy and was held together by the author repeating the heroine's thoughts and speech repeatedly in order to stretch the story. While Eve and Wyatt's story could have been fantastic if given the proper depth, this rendition only left a disappointed fan. I sensed the secondary character, Eve's sister Simone, might get a story of her own. If so, lets hope the author takes the time to develop the story more fully before going to market. I would suggest buying this used or waiting for a paperback exchange at your local library. I probably won't make another purchase unless I read the reviews first.
2.0 out of 5 stars
DON'T PAY FULL PRICE FOR THIS ONE!,
By A Customer
This review is from: He Could Be The One Mm (Mass Market Paperback)
This is not a keeper. I'm not saying throw it back, just don't pay full price for this book. The story would have worked much better had EB limited her use of "uh", "eh", "um", "mmm", "hmm", and "gee." A little of this and the reader thinks it's cute, but too much will drive you crazy. To make matters worse, the hero is primarily the guilty party. Instead of making him endearing, he comes across as being inept. Let's hope this isn't a trend which EB plans to adopt for future books. If you haven't read "How To Trap A Tycoon". . .do so. It's EB at her best.
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