Melinda Cross

Madeline Chambers (New York City piano teacher) wins a competition and gets to work with composer Elias Shepherd, who she really admires as a musician. They are attracted to each other, but neither want a relationship due to being hurt in the past.

This was an enjoyable read, though a bit gloomy at times. Madeline thinks she is unattractive, colorless, with pale hair, grey eyes, and pale skin. She doesn’t think Elias could be interested in a girl like her. At times Madeline seemed to be very self-pitying and a bit immature for her age (25). Elias was an okay hero, though sometimes he was cranky and temperamental, and he didn’t want a relationship with another pianist since his pianist ex-wife dumped him for another man. I did enjoy the music-based story though, and I was curious to see how everything would work out between the two of them. I also liked the character, Becky. An entertaining read from the 1990’s.… (mehr)

I'm glad I got a rec from a Goodreads friend for this book because the first time I tried to read it I gave up on the second page. But when I got past that first thing that annoyed me I liked it. The heroine was sweet but naive. The hero was bowled over by her and had a hard time with that whole don't be kissing on your patients thing. I would have been happier if the book had taken place over a longer time period than a week though. I had a hard time believing that the heroine knew what love was much less that she would stay in love with this man who was the first man she ever met who wasn't her servant.

Still taking into account that this is an HP, it had a lovely amount of angst and drama and was well worth the read.… (mehr)