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5.0 out of 5 stars
delight start to the Lear Sisters, April 13 2004
London comes out of Historicals to modern day with a fun romp. Aaron Lear is a self-made-man. A poor cotton-farm boy, he built a shipping empire that now sees him a multi-millionaire. But money does not buy you love, and Aaron learns this the hard way when he finds out he is dying. He does not want to face that alone, so he reached out to his ex-wife and daughters. Only, he is not too happy with how his daughters turned out, so he is planning to make radical changes for his remaining life and theirs.First daughter, Robin has been working in middle management of the shipping firm for years, but was more concerned with her rich girl social life. Suddenly, daddy wants her to take over the firm and she has ex-boyfriend, Evan, reporting to daddy-dearest on her. Evan would like her back in his life, and Daddy has given him the pat on his back. However, Robin has a few ideas of her own. Daddy may push and shove, but he cannot control her completely. Especially, since Aaron has hired the house to be redone by Jake Manning, who is a 10! Jake is delighted with well paying job from Aaron, but not too happy with the interest of Robin. He is poor lad struggling to make a better life for himself and his teen-age nephew and fears party-girl Robin spells bad news for him. However, Robin prevails in the end and shows the material girl has a lot of "material" inside. This was a super start to the series, and book two "Beauty Queen" is as delightful. They are "real" people, with good and bad in them, and yet manage to triumph. Looking forward to book three!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
bright start to the trio about the Lear sisters, April 13 2004
London comes out of Historicals to modern day with a fun romp. Aaron Lear is a self-made-man. A poor cotton-farm boy, he built a shipping empire that now sees him a multi-millionaire. But money does not buy you love, and Aaron learns this the hard way when he finds out he is dying. He does not want to face that alone, so he reached out to his ex-wife and daughters. Only, he is not too happy with how his daughters turned out, so he is planning to make radical changes for his remaining life and theirs.First daughter, Robin has been working in middle management of the shipping firm for years, but was more concerned with her rich girl social life. Suddenly, daddy wants her to take over the firm and she has ex-boyfriend, Evan, reporting to daddy-dearest on her. Evan would like her back in his life, and Daddy has given him the pat on his back. However, Robin has a few ideas of her own. Daddy may push and shove, but he cannot control her completely. Especially, since Aaron has hired the house to be redone by Jake Manning, who is a 10! Jake is delighted with well paying job from Aaron, but not too happy with the interest of Robin. He is poor lad struggling to make a better life for himself and his teen-age nephew and fears party-girl Robin spells bad news for him. However, Robin prevails in the end and shows the material girl has a lot of "material" inside. This was a super start to the series, and book two "Beauty Queen" is as delightful. They are "real" people, with good and bad in them, and
yet manage to triumph. Looking forward to book three!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Look past the cover - it's deeper than it looks. I loved it, Oct 23 2003
By A Customer
I picked up this book thinking it would be a bit of fluffy fun, but from the first page it was clear that London had a larger scope in mind. Her tryannical father, diagnosed with terminal cancer, manipulates his three daughters ruthlessly and wounds them all, but Robin finds a way through his destructiveness to the real world. She is a spoiled princess with everything,and Jake is a self-made man who has little tolerance for her, but the two find a middle ground and eventually love, with a lot of humor along the way. This is a charming story. I look forward to seeing what London will do with the other sister's stories.
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