- Mass Market Paperback: 441 pages
- Publisher: Ivy Books; Reissue edition (Feb 28 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0449146138
- ISBN-13: 978-0449146132
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 9.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
Instead of shrinking from cliches, Dailey rushes to embrace them with a fervor that brings passion and fun to the tale she spins, making the latest novel by the author of the bestselling Calder series a sure-fire winner for her fans. Flame Morgan, the blue-blooded, redheaded v-p of a San Francisco ad agency, is instantly attracted to Chance Stuart, a wealthy, powerful land developer. Equally smitten, Chance lavishes diamonds, orchids and hot kisses on her, all the while withholding a destructive secret that comes to light only after their whirlwind courtship and marriage. For years, Chance has hungered for Morgan's Walk, an Oklahoma estate that Flame inherits. Bad blood between the Stuart and Morgan clans goes back to the days of the Oklahoma land rush. Believing that Chance only married her to get at Morgan's Walk, Flame picks up the baton with alacrity, moving ruthlessly to block her husband. Mysterious threats, heated affairs and the heady scent of revenge are liberally sprinkled throughout the novel with Dailey's assured hand. First serial to Cosmopolitan; Literary Guild main selection.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
The old adage "nothing new under the sun," could certainly apply to Dailey's new romantic novel. Flame Bennett and Chance Stuart, a larger than life duo, engage in a battle for the Oklahoma property of Morgan's Walk, a home to which they both have familial ties. Of course, the conflict is enhanced by the couple's fierce passion for each other. Again Dailey proves herself to be a master of formula fiction, and while this novel is easily predictable, there's plenty of action, and just enough sex and jet-set milieu, to satisfy the author's enormous following. The gloss is comfortably tempered by a bit of homespun color and a little mystery. Who could ask for anything more? Literary Guild main selection.
- Lydia Burruel Johnson, Mesa P.L., Ariz.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Lydia Burruel Johnson, Mesa P.L., Ariz.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Started off strong...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Rivals (Mass Market Paperback)
but faltered and lost me. Once the story went to how the Morgan-Stuart rivalry started back in the 1800s, it became way too slow and boring. Why did the author feel the need to rehash the whole thing in such detail? Especially when it didn't involve the main characters? She could've told that part of the story in half or even a quarter of the space and still conveyed the essence of it and how it affected the lives of the main characters. Unfortunately that wasn't the only problem with the book -- the primary reason I'm giving it only 2 stars was the ending. There was a lot of pain in this story -- as another reviewer said, the main characters hurt each other a lot. Throughout it all I kept thinking to the end when they would see the error of their ways and get back together. They got back together but we got less than a chapter of it. I felt jipped...after everything they did to hurt each other, we got a nice tender scene and then the end. These two characters needed to talk...a lot...and we deserved to read about their reconciliation and forgiving each other. I would not have minded the pain if we got a good dose of joy in the end...but I guess this book was more like reality in that sense. No thanks, I read for magic, not reality. I really liked the way the Flame and Chance started out, I wanted to see them like that again -- so in love and head over heals for each other. I wanted to see Flame trust Chance again and him forgive her for everything. I think the author went to far with Flame's hatred for Chance...she really became bitter and vindictive...I didn't like her anymore. And I got sick and tired hearing about the plans for Morgan's Walk...again, way too much detail -- spare us and get back to the heart of the story -- the relationship between the lead characters. Not enough of that. Could've been an excellent book. If we had gotten some real closure and less unnecessary detail, it would've been a 5 star rating.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too much pain,
By A Customer
This review is from: Rivals (Mass Market Paperback)
I felt the 2 main characters did too many hurtful things to each other to even consider getting back together at the end. I don't think I would forgive Flame if I were Chance. She was delibertly hurtful and untrusting, considering she didn't even know the old lady. I was disappointed and didn't have a good feeling at the end of the book.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Bit too Predictable,
By A Customer
This review is from: Rivals (Mass Market Paperback)
I really liked the strong beginning started out well and kept the pages turning, but midway through it seemed to lose its momento. It became transparent what was going to happen next. Was worth the read, but definitely not one I would reread a second time.
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