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Summary: Powerful drama -- Highly recommended
Review: Her sister's death leaves Kate Foley sharing responsibility for her eight-year-old nephew with her mother. Her father's death left High Meadow in financial straights, but years of hard work are finally paying off for the horse farm. While neither Kate nor her mother knows the identity of Ben's father, the little family lives in relative peace until he suddenly appears. Kate must make room in their lives for Daniel Montero even as she must control her misgivings at sharing her adopted son. NY Yankees' pitcher Daniel never expected to have children following a bout with the mumps as an adult, so the opportunity to meet his son is welcome. Indeed, Daniel intends to become an important part of his son's life. Kate's unexpectedly strong reactions to him do not put Daniel off from his goal. It does not take long for Daniel to realize that he not only wants the heart of his son, but also his son's mother. But piercing Kate's virginal exterior and exploring the woman concealed beneath will be one the greatest challenges Daniel has ever faced. Author Joan Wolf pens an intriguing and angst filled account of custody struggles, loss, and love in HIGH MEADOW. Readers who have likewise agonized over custody issues will strongly identify with both sides of the issue as Kate and Daniel confront difficult ethical and heart rendering dilemmas. Daniel's desire for children and his own feelings of inadequacy provide an unexpected and welcome twist. Interior dialogue adds profound depth, although many contemporary romance readers may be uncomfortable with such a literary device. Spoken dialogue seems a bit stiff at times, but strong characterizations and outstanding plotting certainly compensates. Secondary characters sparkle, especially as Kate's mother discovers new love and battles cancer. HIGH MEADOW comes highly recommended.
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Summary: what was she thinking?
Review: How to take a good basic plot and destroy it 1) add in a shrill, annoying heroine, 2) add a beta male who is too nice 3) add a too grown/mature 7 year old child 4) add no mystery and weak villian 5) throw in an obvious ending - mix together, gouge customer with price and voila! Don't get me wrong, I love her historicals, but maybe she should stay away from contemporary novels.
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Summary: Very disappointing
Review: I don't mind if an author rehashes an old story, but only if it's good! I had to make myself finish this one. Both romances in the story were boring. The main female character is just plain stupid. She has no valid reason for her conflict with the hero. I, too, wish Ms. Wolf would write some more regencies, but not if the story line is no better than this one.
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Summary: Very disappointing
Review: I don't mind if an author rehashes an old story, but only if it's good! I had to make myself finish this one. Both romances in the story were boring. The main female character is just plain stupid. She has no valid reason for her conflict with the hero. I, too, wish Ms. Wolf would write some more regencies, but not if the story line is no better than this one.
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Summary: I normally love Joan Wolf but...
Review: I want to start by saying that i have loved Joan Wolf books until the last 3. it seems Ms wolf is in a bit of writer block.
This last book " High Meadow" is really a rehash of a few past books. The main caracters are all from past books and in general lack tridimensionality. I absolutely love Ms. Wolf Female Caracters, they are spunky, independant etc. here Kate is really nothing, Molly the same as for the Main male caracter we already met him in another short novel of Ms. Wolf about a rich Latin American Base Ball Player. I must say all the paragraphs about base ball are chinese to me. So on the whole I do not recommand this book.
I hope we will get to reall business soon.
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Summary: High Meadow
Review: I want to start by saying that i have loved Joan Wolf books until the last 3. it seems Ms wolf is in a bit of writer block.
This last book " High Meadow" is really a rehash of a few past books. The main caracters are all from past books and in general lack tridimensionality. I absolutely love Ms. Wolf Female Caracters, they are spunky, independant etc. here Kate is really nothing, Molly the same as for the Main male caracter we already met him in another short novel of Ms. Wolf about a rich Latin American Base Ball Player. I must say all the paragraphs about base ball are chinese to me. So on the whole I do not recommand this book.
I hope we will get to reall business soon.
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Summary: delightful contemporary romance
Review: In Glendale, Connecticut, when her sister Colleen died, Kate Foley became the mother to her nephew Ben. Having no idea whom was Ben's father, Kate and her mother tell the lad that his dad died too. At the same time, Kate works hard to turn around the family horse farm. A former boy friend of Colleen, Marty Lockwood visits the Foley residence when he recognizes Ben as the son of NY Yankee pitching great Daniel Montero. Marty tries to blackmail Daniel, who tells the odious man to get lost or face jail time because he plans to recognize his son if the lad proves to be his. Two years ago, Daniel suffered from the mumps leaving him unable to sire children so he feels Ben is a miracle. Daniel visits Ben and Kate, but though she is hostile towards his arrival, he falls in love with her. He wonders how he will persuade her that they belong together raising Ben as a family. Fans of contemporary romance will enjoy Joan Wolf's delightful tale. Colleen and Daniel are superb lead characters who work hard to do the right thing for loved ones. Some readers will relish their efforts while others will feel they are too perfect. However, it is in their nurturing lies the dilemma as both want to be full time in Ben's life yet not hurt the lad. Ms. Wolf provides a charmer for her myriad of fans. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Emotionally flat & somewhat annoying
Review: Joan Wolf has written some wonderful romances, but this isn't one of them. There are a lot of elements that could have been powerful and emotional - an unknown child, a mother's cancer, a kidnapping, the death of a best friend, the possible loss of a career - but except the cancer side story, all of the other elements are looked at impassionately and discarded in a few pages. I actually found this book rather annoying because of Kate, the unbelievably clueless heroine, and the long conversations that have nothing to do with the story. This book seems to ramble on about nothing. Not one of Joan Wolf's best efforts.
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Summary: What happened?
Review: Joan Wolf is a wonderful writer. I have loved all her other books. I have trouble believing she wrote this one.
There is no chemistry between the protagonists, the heroine is an emotionally deficient nitwit, the plot has everything in it, including cancer and for good measure a kidnapping of a child for sexual exploitation which was a little sidebar .... The writing was stilted with a lot of unecessary meaningless detail. .... As it is, I couldn't finish it. ....
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Summary: What happened?
Review: Joan Wolf is a wonderful writer. I have loved all her other books. I have trouble believing she wrote this one.
There is no chemistry between the protagonists, the heroine is an emotionally deficient nitwit, the plot has everything in it, including cancer and for good measure a kidnapping of a child for sexual exploitation which was a little sidebar .... The writing was stilted with a lot of unecessary meaningless detail. .... As it is, I couldn't finish it. ....
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