Synopsis
from Goodreads: He
was every woman's fantasy!
Luke Bannister swore he'd never return to his hometown of Chandler, Arizona. He was sick of being labelled a delinquent and sick of his father's constant abuse. But most of all, he was sick of hearing that he wasn't good enough for Meg Hennessy. So he lit out for Hollywood, looking for his big break.
Meg couldn't believe it! After ten years, Luke was finally coming home. Her childhood sweetheart, now daytime TV's sexiest star, had built the reputation of being a "loverboy." Well, he'd better not expect her to join his harem. He'd dumped her once—she wasn't about to let it happen again!
Luke Bannister swore he'd never return to his hometown of Chandler, Arizona. He was sick of being labelled a delinquent and sick of his father's constant abuse. But most of all, he was sick of hearing that he wasn't good enough for Meg Hennessy. So he lit out for Hollywood, looking for his big break.
Meg couldn't believe it! After ten years, Luke was finally coming home. Her childhood sweetheart, now daytime TV's sexiest star, had built the reputation of being a "loverboy." Well, he'd better not expect her to join his harem. He'd dumped her once—she wasn't about to let it happen again!
Stats
for my copy: Mass market
paperback, Harlequin Enterprises, 1994.
How
acquired: Through Book Mooch.
My
thoughts: One of
Ms. Thompson's better older Harlequins. Luke, the bad boy juvenile
delinquent of Chandler, Arizona, took off right out of high school,
to look for a better life. Ten years later and he is a soap opera
star, on the verge of breaking into the movies. Meg was left behind
with a broken heart. She has political aspirations and is now a board
member of the local Chamber of Commerce, on the verge of being voted
in as president. She's not thrilled that Luke has been asked to come
back to Chandler to be the parade grand marshall during the town's
annual Ostrich Festival.
Meg
dreads having to pick Luke up the airport, while Luke is eager to
see Meg again. As they become reacquainted, all sorts of old
feelings resurface, but they are set on very different career paths,
and neither wants to give up their dreams.
Throw
in a young paparazzi photographer looking for her own big break, a
brother with a lot of resentment issues, and a couple of parental
secrets being revealed, and you have an enjoyable romance that makes
you root for the characters to get together while wondering how on
earth they will ever be able to have an HEA, and very happy when the
resolution finally arrives.
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