The Blind - Date Proposal

by Jessica Hart

Book Overview

The Blind-Date Proposal by Jessica Hart released on Jul 25, 2003 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373037619
• ISBN13: 9780373037612
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Harlequin
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Definately one of the more amusing Harlequin romances

It's not very often that a romance published under the Harlequin/Mills & Boon or similar labels has me laughing out loud, but this one did - and laughing with the book, not at it. Kate Savage is kind and impetuous, and always helping out some creature in difficulty, whether it is a little old lady or a lost animal. Sometimes this leads her to do things which make difficulties for her employers. Kate recently lost both her job and her boyfriend at the same time - he was a manager at the company where she worked, and she told him off for bullying a junior employee, whereby the rat didn't just dump her but got her fired. So currently she is temping. At the start of this book she is having trouble getting on with the new boss, Finn MacBride, for whom she is working as a temporary PA while the permanent holder of the post is recovering from a broken leg. He's handsome in a severe kind of way but strict and apparently unemotional and they don't get on well at all. The book begins with the blind date from hell as two of Kate's friends introduce her to an "eligible widower" - and to the shock of both parties it turns out to be her boss. After a disastrous evening which is hideously embarrassing for both Kate and Finn - though quite amusing to the reader - you might think that not even in a twopenny romance novel could these two characters get together. But then Kate finds a lost puppy on her way in to work on a day when the combination of a school training day and a housekeeper called away to deal with a sick mother forces Finn to bring his nine-year-old daughter Alex to the office. Although Finn complains about having his office turned into "a branch of animal rescue" Alex falls in love with the puppy, and suddenly things get complicated ... Kate and Finn are rather more normal, less ridiculously perfect, and more realistic than the characters in most romance novels, and this book has been written with a good deal of sympathetic humour. Definately a cut above the average romance.

a True Keeper!

This might just be Jessica Hart's best book, to date. It's romantic, warm & heartfelt, with realistic characters. Kate is the warm & charming heroine and Finn is her uptight, cold boss who turns into Kate's hero. Finn's young daughter, Alex, was very real. There are a few little, typical Harlequin plot twists but they don't harm the overall warmth of the story. You could easily see this book as a movie, and it would be great (are you listening, Hollywood?) It's an excellent read, and I recommend it highly.

Fun Read

Kate is a thoughly charming main character and really makes this book a fun read. When I was young and ambitious Kate may have irritated me because her ambition is to be a housewife. However, reading this now as a stay-at-home mom I completely sympathized with her.

Funny and charming

Temping secretary Kate Savage has told her friends about her horrible boss so, when they set her up for a blind date with a widower with stories about a terrible secretary, the friends think they have a magical match. The two will be able to exchange war stories, relax, and get to know each other. Except the war stories are about each other. And there's no way Kate is going to get interested in Fin McBride--even if he is a hunky sort. After a miserable date, Kate wonders if she'll be fired. Finn tells her it would be too much trouble to hire another temp, but he seems to keep a close eye on her. When Kate rescues an abandoned dog and brings it into the office, it's almost the limit for Finn. The office is no place for animals. His daughter, visiting the office because his housekeeper had a medical emergency, doen't agree and what nine-year-old Alex wants, she tends to get. First she wants the dog--and then she wants a mom. Kate tries to persuade herself, and Finn, that she's a party-girl, completely not ready to settle down with a man. Since Finn only talks about practical things and has never recovered from his late wife's death, that doesn't seem to be a problem--except when Kate falls in love--hard. Author Jessica Hart writes in a breezy urban style. American readers will delight in the little Britishisms that litter her style. Everyone will laugh with Kate at her dating disaster, and it would take a hard heart indeed not to feel sympathetic for Kate's problems. Kate makes a wonderful heroine, sassy and unwilling to back down from a fight, but always willing to help out the underdog. Finn's daughter Alex was a delight, avoiding the saccarine sweetness that marrs some romances. Finn is the perfect befuddled male, sexy and kind but clueless. THE BLIND-DATE PROPOSAL is a funny and enjoyable read. I couldn't put it down.