Fancy

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Summary: ODD BUT UNDERSTANDABLE ROMANCE!
Review: Chance Dawson wants the dancer, Fancy Cranson from the first moment he dances with her. Needless to say, her rejection of his magnaminous proposition [grin] and the slap to his face in front of his men didn't endear her to him. Ego and attitude, what a way to put the skids to a romance.

Fancy, at 19, loved the way she got her name, has her cousin, Lenny, a handsome young man of 21 to look after. Misunderstanding?? You bet, Chance only sees a good looking young man escorting Fancy home and staying with her. Aha! Jealosy does its little deed.

Jeb, an older scaler and camp cook knows and appreciated the better qualities of Fancy and Chance. He takes an occasional stab at straightening out their misconceptions.

Big Myrt looks after her dancers and will not tolerate any man mishandling the girls if they refuse the mens' attentions. But there is one bad apple in the bunch, Pilar who wants any man in pants and especially Chance.

The situation heats up when Chance is informed that his step-brother and his wife have drowned and left their son, Tod an orphan.

Ahh! But did you know that Fancy's sister, Mary is Tod's mother?
Chance has a very rude awakening. Fancy is not about to let him take and claim Tod. Tod has visited Fancy and her father a number of times and is well aware of her and Lenny. [Opps! Chance gets his ideas scrambled again.]

Chance refuses to give up all claims to Tod and so they must live together. Ah, now Chance will get Fancy in a position to be seduced. You have got to remember that Chance has only associated with "ladies of the night". Kind of colors his attitude.

Ah well, you know what happens - he seduces her - she finds she has a long lost grandmother - she leaves with the boys - there is sabotage in the camp - Chance is hard to get along with - still no marriage in mind if he finds her - well it develops into a really intrigueing situation - Pilar ends up with Jeb's butcher knife in her back -- Guess Who????? More suspects in camp.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - [I guess women still turn out to be the weak characters - or are they meant to be seduced? Is that what keeps them breeding?] Execellent story - great characters - great pace.

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Summary: Hess Books are the Best
Review: Norah Hess books are the best books I have ever read. Fancy's attitude keeps you wondering what she is gonna do next. Once you start reading, you won't put it down.

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Summary: Chance wants Fancy badly. . . but not as his wife.
Review: Perhaps it's because he first met her as a dance hall girl and assumed she was a whore. Anyway, Chance Dawson is determined to get Fancy in his bed. Fancy, struggling to keep her family fed, is not interested in his proposition. Dancing is the only way she can make a living in this logging town owned by. . . you guessed it. . . Chance Dawson. When he pressures her employer to fire her, Fancy is forced to bring her family to live in Chance's home.

Although I did enjoy this book, I was aggravated by Chance's stubborn refusal to consider making her his wife, especially after he discovered her innocence. Considering that nearly every single man in the town would have jumped over hoops to marry her, his reluctance to claim her as his own seemed odd. Especially when she proved to be a great housekeeper and cook in addition to her other desirable characteristics. This circumstance caused me to doubt the depth of his love for her. Now if the author had given us a good REASON for his attitude, perhaps I could have accepted it. But I don't find it terribly romantic that he expected her to be ecstatic at the prospect of being his whore. . . especially when she had her family's welfare to consider.

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Summary: Chance wants Fancy badly. . . but not as his wife.
Review: Perhaps it's because he first met her as a dance hall girl and assumed she was a whore. Anyway, Chance Dawson is determined to get Fancy in his bed. Fancy, struggling to keep her family fed, is not interested in his proposition. Dancing is the only way she can make a living in this logging town owned by. . . you guessed it. . . Chance Dawson. When he pressures her employer to fire her, Fancy is forced to bring her family to live in Chance's home.

Although I did enjoy this book, I was aggravated by Chance's stubborn refusal to consider making her his wife, especially after he discovered her innocence. Considering that nearly every single man in the town would have jumped over hoops to marry her, his reluctance to claim her as his own seemed odd. Especially when she proved to be a great housekeeper and cook in addition to her other desirable characteristics. This circumstance caused me to doubt the depth of his love for her. Now if the author had given us a good REASON for his attitude, perhaps I could have accepted it. But I don't find it terribly romantic that he expected her to be ecstatic at the prospect of being his whore. . . especially when she had her family's welfare to consider.