Heart's Ease

by Anne Stuart

Book Overview

Heart's Ease by Anne Stuart released on Nov 24, 1983 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373160399
• ISBN13: 9780373160396
• Release Date: December 1983
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Early Stuart..... but just as good!

I am slowly but surely making my way through Anne Stuart's back list. She is just so good! I really enjoyed Heart's Ease which is an early Harlequin American Romance. This book reminded me of what got me hooked into romance when I was a teenager. It was fast paced, emotional, and I finished reading it in one sitting. There were somethings about this book that didn't make a ton of sense (Meredith's character and why she saw Cassie as her mother for one!), but none of the complaints I had overshadows the true brilliance of this book. Bran is the type of guy that you love to hate, but by the end you are definitely loving him. Cassie's betrayal was difficult for me to swallow, but Stuart weaves this tale together flawlessly making both Cassie and Bram sympathetic charaters. Worth the time and money spent to get this one!

A perfect 10!

Five Stars is not enough so here are 5 more ***** for this one is a perfect 10. Big book, little book...it just does not get any better than this. Anne Stuart shows a great writer is not made, but born.Cassie O'Neill is hurt and shocked that people - even friends turn away from her when she is falsely accused of tampering with lab results. Her friend Meredith, shortly there after, nearly killed in a car accidentally and is begging for her. In order to appease his sister, Bran Rathborn, picks Cassie up at the airport and she is disturbed to see Rathborn dislikes her, totally believes Cassie is guilty, and resents her influence over his sister. But strikes a bargain with her to stay and see Meredith through a serious operation and recovery. She stays and pretends they are best friends in front of his sister and he will help her find a job elsewhere. Cassie would have stayed anywhere, caring for Meredith, but Bran will not accept her feelings as honest and feels she must be paid some way. Cassie at this point is just too tired to fight, seeing he will not listen to her.Despite his mistrust of Cassie, and his belief she is guilty, he is falling in love with her and Cassie with him. After spending the night together, Bran rushes to the university in the hopes of finding evidence to prove Cassie innocent, but returns saying all evidence proved her guilt, but he blackmailed the university in destroying all the evidence to cover for her. He loves her, but feels she is guilty. Cassie loves him, but cannot stay knowing he just destroy the evidence that could have in time proved her innocent and knowing he believes in her so little, so she leave.She moves far away, changes her name and we find her two years later. A working mother to a two year old daughter, Bran's daughter. Now suddenly Bran is in town, promising a grant for her research group. At first, she is shocked to find out he does not recognise her. He does he is just biding his time.There story is warm, funny, and intensely sexual and another of Anne Stuart's gems you cannot put down.