Title: Clearly an early work
Product review: I agree with "Reader from the Midwest" that Emily is a wimpy, spineless disappointment, and Jacob is obnoxious and overbearing, like Emily's whole family. This is clearly an early work re-issued, before Ms. Krentz hit her stride with strong, well-rounded women and men who are strong without being dictatorial, domineering, or controlling. Don't give up on Krentz if this is the only one you've read, just stick to those written in the 1990's (or later). I've found the re-issues of the 1980's works of popular writers such as Krentz and Linda Howard to be almost uniformly disappointing. They often have the old romance formula of controlling, unable-to-express-love, know-it-all man and feisty (but not too much!) woman, who ultimately submits to most of his demands because he "loves" her. Who needs that kind of love? Anyway, try Jayne Ann Krentz again in her modern incarnation and don't waste money on these re-issues...
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