BOOKS: A TON OF ROMANCE; BOOK OF THE WEEK HER ONE AND ONLY VALENTINE by TRISH WYLIE (Mills & Boon Centenary Special pounds 2.89) ***.Byline: HENRY SUTTON Henry Cecil Sutton (born September 26, 1868 - died May 24, 1936) was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the British boat Cobweb, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class. External links
Rhiannon McNally and her young daughter are spending their first night alone in a big creepy house, which they've just inherited. Then something goes bump in the night and, armed only with a tennis racquet, Rhiannon sets out to investigate. Oh, and there's a raging storm outside and there's also a power cut and, guess what? Yes, Rhiannon's certain someone is standing just around the corner. Swinging her racquet, she lands a hefty swipe straight into the muscular stomach of - of all people - Kane Healey. What the hell is he doing here? Kane is a ruggedly handsome alpha male. He's also the father of Rhiannon's daughter, Lizzie, but Rhiannon and Kane were history before the girl was even born. However, through a quirk quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. of fate, while Rhiannon might have inherited the house, Kane has inherited the vast estate surrounding it. Battles of property and the heart follow but, this being a Mills & Boon, Rhiannon is warm and easy to like, while Kane is strong and charismatic. And, although there's plenty of sexual tension, the bedroom door remains firmly closed on any explicit detail. However, this is not the end of the story, by any measure. Mills & Boon is marking its centenary on, of course, Valentine's Day. While reviews of its books rarely appear, and few bookshops display copies (most are sold by mail order), 10 million M&Bs are sold in the UK each year - that's almost one every five seconds. Each month, the company publishes 50 new titles, now under 10 different romantic series, from Modern Heat - which does unlock the bedroom door - to Medical, which invariably in·var·i·a·ble adj. Not changing or subject to change; constant. in·var  i·a·bil features lusty lust·y adj. lust·i·er, lust·i·est 1. Full of vigor or vitality; robust. 2. Powerful; strong: a lusty cry. 3. Lustful. 4. Merry; joyous. , starry-eyed doctors and nurses. And every book has a guaranteed happy ending. Trish Wylie's Her One And Only Valentine, which is being marketed under the Romance series, ends with Rhiannon and Kane smooching at the local Valentine Ball. Yes, they'll live happily ever after The term happily ever after is used in association with many works of children’s fiction and romantic fiction. It describes a happy ending, often a cliché in which all the good characters have emerged victorious and all the evil characters have been punished. in the big house stuffed with laughing children and surrounded by rolling countryside. If only real life was as rosy. No wonder someone once said that reading a Mills & Boon was as effective as popping a Valium. Happy birthday, M&B. Hs and Ks, Henry. YOUR TOP BOOK Read a great novel? Then tell us all about it now at www.mirror.co.uk/top5 STAR RATINGS: ***** Must read at all costs **** Good *** Average ** Poor * Save your money CAPTION(S): MILLS & SWOON: Still loved-up after 100 years |
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