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Title: The Wish-List Wife / Mad about Mindy... and Mandy (Harlequin Duets, No. 98)
ISBN: 0373441649
Author:
Barbara Dunlop
Toni Blake
Publicate Date: 2003-04-01
Publish: 2003-04-01
List Price: $5.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Guess I'm in the minority, but I didn't like either story
From the back cover:
THE WISH-LIST WIFE by Barbara Dunlop
This ain't no list of groceries!
Firefighter Adam Hollander has a problem: he needs a mother for his nine-year-old daughter. The solution: a list of qualities that'll capture everything he's looking for. Until Haley Roberts, his gorgeous new neighbour, hijacks his list! Despite having a nine-year-old daughter of her own, Haley insists she'll matchmake him a match in no time--she's as opposite from the list as can be, or is she?
MAD ABOUT MINDY...AND MANDY by Toni Blake
A match made by Mindy is one worth keeping!
Professional matchmaker Mindy McCrae has her work cut out for her. She has a 95-percent success rate with her clients, but Benton Maxwell III is going to drop that stat like a stone. He wants Suzy Homemaker, not a modern independent woman! But Mindy's determined to fulfill her part of the bargain. He wants the perfect woman? She'll become his perfect woman...in more ways that one!
And my review:
Given the high reviews, I really expected to like this book. Though romantic comedies are not my usual choice, I do enjoy a book with humor and wit.
But the running joke about the heroine in THE WISH-LIST WIFE being a lesbian? Not funny. Seriously, "I've decided to become a lesbian," is the first line of the book. Okay, the woman jaded about men falls in love. No problem--it's a romance staple. But the lesbian joke? Not really all that funny. Especially since the heroine didn't really have any same-sex tendencies, and just decided to give up on men and figured that claiming to be a lesbian would be the best way to repel them. After about the 20th time this joke was used, I got too annoyed to keep reading. Two stars.
MAD ABOUT MINDY...AND MANDY started off so well. I really liked this author's writing style, and she was really good at rounding out her characters. Even if the set-up is something that would never happen in real life, (no woman would pretend she has a twin sister and go out with a guy she despises) I though it was quite funny, like something you'd find in a light romantic comedy movie. Because the character development was well done up to that point, I was totally shocked when the author decided that it was time (by chapter four) to throw the characters into bed, especially with the heroine throwing herself at the hero. Ugh. I was just starting to like her, and that pretty much killed it. I don't find casual sex between practical strangers romantic. I don't have a problem with sex in the proper context of a loving, commited relationship. I don't like when it's thrown around as a plot device to create tension. That ended any interest I'd had in the book and I quit reading. Two stars.
Well, I guess I'm in the minority here, but I don't recommend this collection.
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2: BARBARA DUNLOP--Rising Star in Comedic Romance!
What a pleasure-filled read! Light-hearted and not the type of romantic comedy where the author is trying for punchlines all the time. This was truly enjoyable. Writing was crisp, dialogue was snappy, hero and heroine were realistic and lovable. Great read!
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3: Two Hilarious Reads in One
I purchased this Duets because I love everything Barbara Dunlop writes -- always laugh out loud funny with off the wall characters. The Wish List Wife was true to form. Haley, who has sworn off men, decides to help her new neighbor Adam find a wife, using his own wish list. Haley herself doesn't meet any of the requirements but, guess what? True love finds a way around requirements. Mad about Mindy - and Mandy, has a similar matchmaker with a list theme. The results in that one are also hilarious.
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4: Toni Blake aka Toni Blair does it again!!
Ms. Blake wows us once again with this wonderful, light-hearted, and very touching story, Mad About Mindy... and Mandy. This is a delightful book about a well-crafted character who finds true love as she discovers her hidden personality. It will leave you smiling and definitely wanting more from this gifted author. I want to see more books by this author!
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5: Toni Blake aka Toni Blair does it again!!
Ms. Blake wows us once again with this wonderful, light-hearted, and very touching story, Mad About Mindy... and Mandy. This is a delightful book about a well-crafted character who finds true love as she discovers her hidden personality. It will leave you smiling and definitely wanting more from this gifted author. I want to see more books by this author!
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