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Title: Sparkly heroine meets surly hero
Review: This is one of Roberts' better books, with an uncomplicated, likeable heroine, a surly, tortured hero and an assortment of charming or frightening secondary characters. The plot is simple and there is no doubt about the identity of the villain. There are two reasons why I didn't give this book 5 stars. First, the hero and heroine smoke, which may not have been a big deal in the 1990s when this was written, but by today's standards it's a jarring note. Second, the heroine's charming father drinks. A lot. And everyone dismisses it as a little quirk that does no harm. Again, by today's standards, this is something that is unacceptable.
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