Fans of Eloisa James & Julia Quinn discussion

Sorry I was soooo late. I first read this book Sunday and I loved it! This is an excerpt that shows how well the hero knows the heroine. Hope you guys enjoy :)

"Can I ask you something?"
"You can ask," HERO emphasized.
"What made you decide to double-team her today with two attorneys, particularly two attorneys whose methods are notoriously heavy-handed?"
For a second LAWYER thought he wasn't going to answer, but then HERO admitted with an ironic smile, "That was a tactical error on my part. In my haste to get the agreement drawn up in time for this meeting, I failed to make L…. and P…. understand that I wanted her convinced to sign, not bludgeoned to death." Putting his half-empty glass down on the table, he stood up, making it obvious that their little tete-a-tete was over.
Left with no choice, LAWYER did likewise, but as he bent to pick up the papers, he added, "That was more than a mistake, it was the kiss of death. Besides bullying and coercing her, you betrayed and humiliated her by letting L….. tell us all that she'd slept with you last weekend. She's going to hate you for that for a lot longer than eleven weeks. If you knew her better than you do, you'd realize that."
"HEROINE is incapable of lasting hatred," HERO informed him in an implacable voice that was tinged with pride, and LAWYER had to hide his shock because every word HERO was saying now was inadvertently confirming his own suspicion. "If she weren't incapable of it, she'd hate her father for spoiling her childhood and for belittling her success at work. She'd be hating him now for what she's just discovered he did to us eleven years ago. Instead, she's trying to protect him from me. Rather than hating, HEROINE looks for ways to excuse the inexcusable in people she loves—including me, by telling herself I was justified in leaving her because I'd been forced to marry her in the first place." Oblivious to LAWYER's stunned fascination, HERO eyed him across the cocktail table and added, "HEROINE can't stand to see people hurt. She sends flowers to dead babies with notes to tell them they were loved; she cries in an old man's arms because he's believed for eleven years that she aborted his grandchild, and then she drives four hours in a storm because she has to tell me the truth right away. She's softhearted, and she's overly cautious. She's also smart, astute, and intuitive, and those things have enabled her to excel at the department store without being devoured by back-biting executives or turning into one herself." Leaning down, he picked up his fountain pen and shot a cool, challenging look at LAWYER. "What else could I possibly need to know about her?"
LAWYER returned the look with one of his own— satisfied triumph. "I'll be damned," he said softly, laughing. "I was right—you are in love with her. And because you are, you wouldn't do a damned thing to hurt her by prosecuting her father."

I think I know what this is...if so its one I read years ago

:) you might be true: D

I know! I'm not a big fan of this author's books generally, but she has written two novels that I love passionately. This is one of them. It's one of my all-time favorites.

Ohhh I know this!!! I love that book so much!

No idea.

Calila wrote: "Ohhh I know this!!! I love that book so much!"
I love it as well! I have o idea why I didn't read it sooner.

Janga wrote: "I know! I'm not a big fan of this author's books generally, but she has written two novels that I love passionately. This is one of them. It's one of my all-time favorites."

I'm curious to see the 2nd book :)

Aly is so frigging bored wrote: "I'm curious to see the 2nd book. :)"

I'll share after the reveal. :)

I have no idea. This is driving me nuts.

Nope, not sure of this one. Can't wait for the reveal :-) ♥

Ooh no idea!

I haven't read this one.

So familiar. I read this one some time ago.

Answer
Paradise by Judith McNaught

I feel the need for a reread. :) Perfect is my other McNaught favorite, a novel that proves an author can break a handful of romance "rules" and still produce a compelling book that readers rave about two decades after the book's debut. I also like the Foster stories, although they are less impressive than P & P. I respect McNaught's contribution to historical romance, but I don't love those books as I do some of her contemporaries.

I have to read that one soon :) I love her HRs, they are so beautiful, though some of her characters leave a lot to be desired.

Janga wrote: "I feel the need for a reread. :) "

Yup, me too. Really want to read it again now.

But there is no kindle version....which WTH?!?! ....so it's not in the cards. =(

PS. Just hit the "Tell The Publisher" link, but I don't know how often that actually results in the book being made available in Kindle format.

I don't think I've read this in....well, a LOT of years. ;) But I remember enjoying it. And it was one of my first contemporary romance reads!

I don't think I've read any of JM's contemporary romances! I might have to go have a look see what's available for kindle!

Pssst....available on Kindle now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*hope this was okay to bump up*