Love is in the Cards

by Emma Goldrick

Book Overview

Love Is In The Cards by Emma Goldrick released on Mar 25, 1991 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373113609
• ISBN13: 9780373113606
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A light funny read

Read the review below (essentially the back cover blurb) to find out what the book is about. Read this review to find out why you might want to pick this book up.I don't usually write reviews of Harlequin series titles. I have made one or two exceptions for books with unusual plots or remarkable humor. In this book, the humor is generated by the donkeys and the dog. Did I mention that the donkey constitutes himself a protector of the heroine, and buts the hero? Or that the heroine gets the donkey to cooperate, supposedly by threatening him with the glue factory? There are also marvellous descriptions of a bus journey on St Vincent (in the Caribbean), plus an exploding volcano. Not to mention great cooking, and lots of information about agriculture and the economy. Actually, after reading this book, I felt better informed about the island than I had ever before. Emma Goldrick uses animals as bit players and the island patois to infuse this story about an odd couple with laughter and kindly humor. I can't count the number of times I giggled out loud. And for once, I felt that the "locals" were not merely stereotypes nor colorful wallpaper. A rarity indeed for a Harlequin.On the other hand, this is not a particularly serious read nor a lengthy read (took me about an hour). Read this book for fun - and to feel yourself at home in a lovely island.

from the back cover

When Peggy found handsome James Marston lying hurt near her Caribbean plantation, she hoped he was bring news of her inheritance. She desperately needed the money to save her farm. In fact, he was a financial wizard getting away from it all, and he knew nothing ahout the legecy. However, Jim soon spotted Peggy's redundant crops of arrowroot and, having problem of his own, he quickly devised a deal to suit both of them. Peggy was tempted by his plan-but just what had her superstitious housekeeper meant when she'd read Jim's tarot cards and predicted riches, fire...and love?