The Last Honest Woman (OHurleys Book 1)

Her husband died in a crash five years ago and the whole world was already aware of his numeral infidelities and other transgressions but the h kept quiet, now she's agreed to do a bio I had a few problems with the h in this one, one moment she could be an incredibly strong woman raising her sons on her own while on the other hand I found her belief to lie about her husband kind of martyr like. What I disliked was that she lied to the hero constantly even though he could look beyond her lies.

She did tell him the truth once not the full extent of it view spoiler [how she stopped travelling wid him once she got pregnant then found out abt his cheating, she let it slide because they were having a baby, soon they started leading separate lives, then he one day drunk raped her and she got pregnant again hide spoiler ] , I did admire her desire to protect her kids but dunno she had this martyr complex and kept on lying and I didn't get why, her husband was a douche. She knew the H thought she was a gold digger at first with loads of money who was just making a show of running a ranch, but she never told him that she didn't get a single penny from her husband and that her witch of her mother-in-law got it all and that she had to get a loan to live.

I get it why she didn't tell him before but after she got involved with him, she should have instead her sister had to tell the H. The H had been married before so that is why he thought that she would be a social climber but he saw her later, her love for her children and everything. He made her see herself as a woman and also that her husband was a failure not her.

What he didn't understand was why she didn't leave her husband and she does tell him later that she had hope and didn't want to admit failure but at the end she had served him with divorce papers. I am left with mixed feelings about this book, I just had a problem with the h and her tendency to fudge the truth, all in all not a book I can recommend. Oct 26, Blodeuedd Finland rated it it was ok Shelves: It was an easy and sometimes sweet read.

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But I did get annoyed at Abby now and again. Yes she wanted to portrait her husband in a good way, and therefore she tried to lie to the writer who was writing her late husbands biography. But why keep it up when he knew she was lying and not to mention when he thought the worst of her. Some things I can understand why she wanted to keep hidden but others made no sense since they really had nothing to do with the bottom line of things. And Dylan was kind o It was an easy and sometimes sweet read. And Dylan was kind of an ass too, he thought the worst of her, well do your background check and stop judging people from some photos from the past.

How is that a good way to start?

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So we have two idiots that drove me crazy now and again. And then her famous siblings showed up, it seems they have books of their own too. Not that I got that interested in reading them. Ok I did not hate the book even if it may seem like that. It was a sweet lovestory, it's just that the man characters were real stubborn. But I read the sweet parts, and I got the true story behind her marriage.

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That made a good story. And her kids were adorable, almost the best part of the book, at least the best people of the book. They made up for idiotic adults. It was an ok book, not bad, and not good. An easy book to read, I did not have to think much and it sure took no time at all to read it. Dec 22, Thenia rated it really liked it Shelves: The first book in the series, introducing the O'Hurley family, starting with Abby, the middle of triplets and widow of a famous racer, and Dylan Crosby, a journalist hired to write her late husband's biography. Abby is doing her best to raise her two sons alone, while trying to make her horse breeding farm stable.

She's far from what Dylan expected and he insists on viewing her with his expectations in mind for a long time, led by the cynicism of past experiences. He does not think very highly of The first book in the series, introducing the O'Hurley family, starting with Abby, the middle of triplets and widow of a famous racer, and Dylan Crosby, a journalist hired to write her late husband's biography.

He does not think very highly of her and can tell that she's lying, while she is determined to keep her secrets her own, but the sparks between them fly from the beginning. An engaging story with its ups and downs, and a few entertaining glimpses into the original O'Hurley family. Maddy, the youngest triplet's story comes next in Dance to the Piper. Feb 20, Rebekah rated it really liked it Shelves: Abigail was 18 when she married a famous race car driver, but not long after their "happy ever after" it became a nightmare. He cheated constantly and didn't hide it.

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He Flaunted his many women. A race car crash ended his life 5 yrs ago. Now she's agreed to do a biography with journalist Dylan because she needs the money. Also, she has an unreasonable need to have her children grow up with an altered image of who their father was. Dylan thinks she is nothing but a spoiled rich girl, can't imagine Abigail was 18 when she married a famous race car driver, but not long after their "happy ever after" it became a nightmare.

Dylan thinks she is nothing but a spoiled rich girl, can't imagine any other reason she would have stayed besides the money. Unbeknownst to him, she received nothing from her spouses death, all of this fortune going to her mother in law. As Dylan realizes Abigail is more than she appeared he is intrigues and desperate for find out who she really is and what makes her tick. Another Great book by Nora Roberts. I was in something of a funk last night, and this book kept me company. And good company it was. Originally written in the 80s, it's the earliest Nora Roberts book I've read so far.

While the book is only mildly dated, really, it is less The biggest weakness is, unfortunately, the core of the four-book series: Raised by a die-hard entertainer, the triplet girls and older brother grew up on the road. They have understandably s I was in something of a funk last night, and this book kept me company.

They have understandably strong ties to each other. My problem is that those relationships are very idealized. We see the good side of the father's need to perform and his love for them seems real, but the book glossed over any aspects of living an essentially itinerant life that were more negative. Maybe the dad just irritated me and I didn't like how big a pass he gets for those things that annoyed me. The romance with Abigail worked okay. The situation was overtly confrontational and Dylan was kind of a jerkface and only barely redeemed later on.

And Abby frustrated me, sometimes, as well. She can't have thought her plan would really work with someone of Dylan's reputation, could she? It was weak of her to even try. The pure relationship side of the romance is what made it work, in the end, for me. It was here, when Dylan allowed himself to be softer, more caring, that I started to be more invested in their story.

For all my discontent with elements of the book, I ended up liking it well-enough, if only for the central relationship working itself out. A note on Steamy: Only one real sex scene though several lead-ins with occasional frank talk about sex made this way mild on the steamy scale.

There are deeper issues involved, however, so this book is more mature than its pure explicitness indicates. This is the first chapter of the O'Hurley series. A set of triplet girls, born to a song and dance couple always on the move to their next gig. With music and travel in their blood, the paths that they take as adults are predictable.

That is except for Abby. This is her story. Swept off her feet by a charismatic race car driver, she finds that life in the fast lane is not all it's cracked up to be. Her marriage rocky at best, she retreats to her horse farm in Virginia. There she finds a modicum This is the first chapter of the O'Hurley series. There she finds a modicum of peace, raising her babies and spreading her wings in the world of horse breeding.

When her husband is killed in a crash, she retreats ever deeper into the peaceful solitude her farm offers. That is until she allows a biography to be written about her late husband. The brash, intense reporter sent to ferret out "the facts", threatens to destroy her hard won peace. She seriously rethinks her decision. Love can be sweeter the second time around.

That is my take away from this story. I liked Abby right away, her back story and the strength to do what needed to be to take care of her kids.

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But I did, even though he poo pooed her concern over presence of the children and their possible reaction to the relationship. Personally I found that offensive and would have been a deal breaker for me. But hey,not my story to tell, right? In the last part of the story, we are re-introduced to all the triplets along with Mom and Pop, as they gather in support of Abby. A perfect set up for chapter two of the O'Hurley's.

I'm reading this because it is a available as an audio download at the library b was 'in' last night when I was looking for a short book to listen to while waiting for the book I really want to turn up at the library and c is short: Some books I feel are too smart for me: I thought was not smart enough. The hero was annoying beyond belief.

If this is supposed to be an Alpha male I don't want one - he came acr Disclaimer: If this is supposed to be an Alpha male I don't want one - he came across to me as a bully, and a stupid one at that. For an investigative journalist he seemed weirdly unable to give up his assumptions in spite of pretty clear evidence to the contrary. The dramatic climax of the book was so clumsily signalled in the first couple of chapters that I spent the entire last third of the book anticipating it.

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I can only assume that Nora Roberts has come along as a writer since the '80s. This is the first book of the The O'Hurleys series, Abby gets to fall in love all over again. In the process of leaving a legacy for her children, having a book written about her late husband seemed the thing to do. After meeting Dylan and seeing how deep he was really going to probe for the answers she didn't want to give she started second guessing that choice.

Dylan just wanted answers and knew that the widow was the only source, what he didn't count on was becoming attached to the kids and t This is the first book of the The O'Hurleys series, Abby gets to fall in love all over again. Dylan just wanted answers and knew that the widow was the only source, what he didn't count on was becoming attached to the kids and to their mom. While most of this romance is predictable, there is a few twists to the story that make it interesting. The family dynamics is fun and very enjoyable.

Intersted in starting the next book in the series to find out which sister gets to find love next. Wieder mal ein typischer Nora Roberts-Roman. Freue mich im Anschluss auf den zweiten Teil.

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