Sweet, freeing ending.Click on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Time/era of story - 1980's-1999įorbidden/mismatched love? - Yes How mismatched? - poor loving rich Marriage/Married - Yes Marriage subplot: - rekindling lost love Struggling with whom? - Dad If one lover chases another. Misconceptions and misunderstandings throw obstacles in their path including her controlling ass of a father. Meredith goes on to prove herself, throwing her energies and passion into the family business, Bancroft and Co., a premiere department store in Chicago until Matt storms back into her life eleven years later as a feared financier.Įngaged to her childhood love, Parker, Meredith discovers the truth about her divorce. Meredith becomes pregnant after one night of passion, and they marry only to find themselves divorced through betrayal, tragedy, and misunderstanding. Matt is an ambitious, 28-year-old steelworker by week and mechanic by weekend from Indiana, planning on his Venezuelan oil field bonus to give him the seed money to start his own empire while Meredith is an ugly duckling who has blossomed into a swan despite her tyrannical father. 35.19 18 Used from 15.36 6 New from 29.45 1 Collectible from 103.18. Ruthless corporate raider Matthew Farrell. McNaught did an amazing job on this story. Judith McNaught comes close to an Edith Wharton edge (The Chicago Tribune) in this stylish and fast-paced classic. This is the typical poor-but-ambitious-and-determined sexy man drawn to the young, beautiful, rich girl-woman who are torn apart only to reunite at the end after much hardship.

The theme of the Second Opportunities series is simply that, second chances. New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught comes close to an Edith Wharton edge (Chicago Tribune) in this sensual and sweeping romance of two. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Every Breath You Take, Night Whispers, Perfect, A Gift of Love, Someone to Watch Over Me,, Double Standards Paradise by Judith McNaughtĬontemporary romance in a paperback edition that was published by Pocket Books on 1991 and has 709 pages. In this book review, we dive into the world of 'Paradise' by Judith McNaught, a gripping romance novel that takes us on a journey through the class differences and obstacles faced by two. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review.

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