Of course reading notes is beneath him, so she has to apologize to him for making him feel sad when he shows up and throws another public tantrum a few weeks later. She has to rush to her mother's dying bedside, and he's off having a tantrum about her not trusting him unconditionally in the face of all his manipulation so she can't tell him where she's going. I was just letting it ride when the final confrontation broke me. She keeps saying no but meaning yes, pleased when he forces himself on her. He keeps manipulating her, physically and emotionally, and it's all in her best interests. She has to rush to her mother's dying bedside, and he's off having a tantrum about her not trusting him unconditionally in the face of all his manipulation so she can't tell him This didn't work for me the old fashioned alpha male stuff doesn't feel romantic anymore. This didn't work for me the old fashioned alpha male stuff doesn't feel romantic anymore. Who knows why? □□♀️ Anyways, this book was ok □. I think that Promise Me Tomorrow was way better, and surprisingly it’s the one book NR doesn’t want to ever reprint. Of course, the scenery and descriptions were excellent, as one is to expect from NR, but I just couldn’t get into all of the story. I felt that the story wasn’t very thorough, the conflict wasn’t really a conflict, and Raven’s opposition to opening up to Brand got to be annoying. Still, this one just didn’t reach to me the way previous 80s NR romances have. I know a lot of these books can be problematic for our 2021 times, but they’re set in the 80s, and for whatever reason, I like those type of romances. Of course, the scenery Ok, so this wasn’t one of my favorite NR romances, but it was still good…towards the end that is. Ok, so this wasn’t one of my favorite NR romances, but it was still good…towards the end that is. Borderline rapey in parts, very much not ok. Unfortunately I'm finding that most of the early ones are just silly romance, and not even good romance - instead, like in this one, its a strong manly man who knows what he wants and what the beautiful but delicate female lead wants, and if she doesn't want it right away, well, he's right and she's wrong. I have read and enjoyed all of her more recent works & started working my way back through to her early books. Borderline rapey in parts, Easily my least favorite work by Ms.
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