Sunday, January 15, 2012

Can’t Stop Loving You-Bette Ford

Can’t Stop Loving You


Bette Ford

Avon, Jan 31 2012, $7.99

ISBN: 9780061728853



Having no security until she came to live in the foster home of Mrs. Green, Laura Murdock believes money is critical to keep her off the streets. She has vowed to marry a wealthy man. Her work at a women’s crisis center in Detroit affirms her belief that money is key to survival.



In St. John’s, Lara and renowned artist Wilham Sebastian Kramer meet. He is her favorite painter so is honored when he asks her to pose. As they fall in love, she remains in denial though they marry in Vegas. He is preoccupied with business while she already distrusts any male although Jessie Tucker makes a bid to win her over.



The second of Mrs. Green’s foster daughters (see Can't Get Enough of You) is an interesting contemporary Virgin Islands romance in which the child becomes the adult who cannot communicate his or her fears so uses defense mechanisms to hide their feelings. Lara sings “I’m Not In Love” (10cc) and Wilham buries himself in the hotel deal. Although readers obtain profound insight into what holds back the protagonists, the romance between the pair remains extremely passive until later on in the tale.



Harriet Klausner



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