Rating: 
Summary: ehhhh!!!
Review: Well, I did not really like either character, but the hero was such a cold fish. I could'nt really sense any love between them just convenience. So this wasn't a terrible book but it surely did not live up to the Governess Bride series we have all come to know and love.
Sorry MS. Dodd please try again.
Rating: 
Summary: Good, but not a very contemporary Contemporary
Review: I enjoyed this book. It's a very easy read. Throughout, however, it definitely reminded me of a historical. Hope is a virginal maid...oops, girl...and Zach is a lofty lord..oohh, oops, businessman. There were parts of the story that were just completely unbelievable - the kidnapping comes to mind. The romance between Zach and Hope was an enjoyable one, and let's face it, it's a romance novel. It was mostly all the other inconsistencie that made me give it only 3 stars. My biggest disappointment...her entire goal in life is to find her siblings...and exactly HOW many pages of this book were devoted to that?? I was truly disappointed that there wasn't more of the search, explanation and payoff on the sibling front. When "Jake Jones" came on to the scene, I had to flip back through the book to remember who on earth he was supposed to have been. That avenue was clearly left wanting in this reader's opinion. I didn't as much appreciate the cliffhanger, either. I will look for the next book for what I HOPE will be the stronger focus on the family and sibling issues, but I would have preferred to see this story brought to a complete and satisfying close, and I did not get that.
Rating: 
Summary: Perfectly awful...
Review: It's quite obvious that Ms. Dodd is making her first foray into contemporary romance. This one reads like a historical--innocent virgin meets stormy, older man who teaches her the ways of love. The dialogue is stilted and archaic; I had to keep reminding myself that the story takes place in the present. Only the continual mention of computers, the Internet and cell phones kept me in the 21st century. The characters are two-dimensional, the situations unbelievable (especially the kidnapping by the local mobster). I'd never read Christina Dodd before and don't think I will again.
Rating:
Summary: good, but had some problems with this one...
Review: I really enjoy Ms. Dodd's writing and I finished this book in no time. However, the main character, Hope, really "rubbed me the wrong way," and was so close to being TSTL (to stupid to live). So many things about her character made no sense to me: a. Although she said over and over and over that she was "a minister's daughter," she had no qualms about her unprotected, premarital sex with a man she had only met a few days prior. But, golly gee, she really wondered how was she going to make time for the relationship. b. I never remember her doing a lot to search for her siblings which was what her obsession was supposedly. c. Hope was so annoying when she was spouting her political diabtribes such as: how Americans really know nothing about their own country/geography, much less that of the rest of the world, and how if they tried to learn more about the rest of the world we would be better off, blah, blah, blah. This coming from a character who was trying to make her way to Texas, ended up poor in Ohio, and ends up going back to Boston. Hello, why not buy a bus ticket to Texas instead of Mass.? Her comment about someone dying because they couldn't get cough syrup was really over the top. If you are in such sad shape, I don't think Vicks Formula 44D is going to do you much good. 4. And having lived in an orphanage you would think she'd be a little more street wise. Overall, I enjoyed this book, finding Zach's character making up for Hope's annoying tendencies.
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Summary: just the way you are - simply dreadful
Review: I like Christina Dodd but she is getting increasingly hit and miss. Her regencies are good but this is a contemporary and different standards apply. Why is the heroine a virgin? Why is there a 13 year gap between her and the hero? This reads like a bad mills and boon from the early 80's. They were part of their time and place but this book has no excuse. It had so many internal inconsistencies and cliches that it infuriated me. I was skimming by the end and even so it infuriated me. It was so predictable and banal. Reading it was a waste of a good afternoon.
Rating:
Summary: It was worth the cover price
Review: I have read a lot of Christina Dodd books, and I have to say this one is good but not great. I love the Characters and hate the final page...
Rating:
Summary: Unsatisfying....
Review: This confirms my suspicion that Dodd is much better at historicals than contemporaries. I hope that she goes back to writing regencies and stays away from present day settings. Liked it but it is not her strong suit.
Rating: 
Summary: Just The Way You Are
Review: I've been reading Christian Dodds books for years, I really like her first modern book. The story between Hope and Zach are so cute. I love how Hope mistake Zach as the butler and how he continue the joke. Both of them was not looking for love but they found each other. The supporting characters; the subscribers at the phone agency, Zach's Aunt and his parents and Zach friend Jason all blended well together. I read this book in a day, I could not put it down. I will recommended this book to anyone. I cannot wait until the 2nd book on Hope's sister Pepper. I'll be waiting....
Rating:
Summary: What A Disappointment
Review: What can I say? I'll start with the high points since it is always good to start with a compliment. Dodd retains her sense of humor that you expect from reading her historicals, and that is good. The book moves fast so it can be read in one sitting (If you chose to finish it, that is) I don't however, believe that most people upon hearing that a child's parents had been accused of embezzlement would blame the child for the crime, especially in a modern city like Boston. That is just too unbelievable for words. Combine that with an irrational contempt for Wal-Mart (Hey, dosen't Wal-Mart sell her books?) and community colleges, and you have a reciepe for alienating most of your reading public. I think this book was a good attempt to write a contemporary, but you cannot use the same formula for a modern story as you do for a historical -times and values change and they will not ring true, which sadly is the case here.
Rating:
Summary: 1 Star is Too Many!
Review: This is the type of book that gives romance novels a bad name. Insulting to women, men, and the working poor. Not worth the paper is it printed on. Do not waste your money! I would offer to send you mine for free but I used it as a wastebasket liner.
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