Oh Mik!!!! What a guy!!! I do love a guy that isn't afraid of anything and wears his loving heart on his sleeve!! I absolutly adored Mik, I loved before in Taming Natasha, but wow he is perfect!! I love how he doesn't care what people think and he basks in the love of family and friends, and how much he cares for everyone in his life!!Sydney was very interesting, I didn't like her very much at the beginning because she was cold and so perfect, but I could relate to her, so I understand. I love how under that tough exterior she was incredibly vulnerable, because of her failed marriage with Peter. I loved how she thought that it was her fault, that she wasn't good enough, or she was a failure in bed, that the marriage failed when it was just that they were like brother and sister. I totally understand where insecurites came from. I loved how against her wanting it to happen, Mik affected her, in her clothes and how she treated people. I loved when they went to visit Tash and her family, and Sydney took care of Katie, and Brandon asked them why they didn't have kids or something, and just how well she fit in with the family. I loved their love scenes because Mik is just so passionate that he brought it of Sydney. I was scared that Syndey was going to fall back to her old ways of letting her mother tell her what to do but I'm glad she didn't when she went to her apartment, or when she was forcing Channing on her. I loved how passionate Syndey was about the company and about the people, and how she got through everything. I love that Mik was an artist, yet so humble, and how he scuplted her and gave her the Cinderlla, explaing how she is like Cinderella, always following the rules. I loved Tash's fairy tale figurines. I loved how Syndey without wanting to, always worried about Mik's safety like when he came home hurt at the end with Alex. I loved the contrast between the ring Channing gave her, big, and out there, and Mik's simple and warm ring. I love how Mik didn't care about anything and proposed to her, and of course she got spooked, and then she came back after seeing that she wasn't a failure after seeing Peter, and she was ready for that life with him, and the family they had in them. I can't wait to see more of them in the next books!! Mik was just perfect, manly, sweet, romantic, everything!!I loved how Mik told her he wanted a life with her, babies with her, and how even after she told him no the first time, she still wore the ring around her neck.
1990 'lı yıılarda geçen tipik bir Nora hikayelerinden..Yine çok severek okudum.Elimden bırakamadım..İlk hikayede Natasha Stan,slaski'nin hikayesini okuduktan sonra Stanislaski kardeşlerinin hikayelerinin ikincisinde Mikhail Stanislaski'nin macerası vardı..Bu nasıl bir seridir böyle ki aile ortamınının sıcaklığı beni mest etti. Stanislaski ailesinin sıcaklığı sevgisi beni büyüledi..Tabii ki kadın kahramanımız Sydney Hayward'ıda..Sydney Hayward'a büyük babasının ölümü ile aile şirketinin yönetimi ve yüklü bir miras kalmıştı. Çocukluğundan beri bir Hayward gibi olmayı öğrenmesi için yetiştirlmişti.Her zaman ailesinin dilek,istekleri ve beklentileri onun hayatını yönlendirmişti..Biten evliliğini de onların istek ve doğrultusunda yapmıştı ama sonu hüsran olmuş ve çocukluk arkadaşı en iyi dostunu kaybetmişti bu uğurda...Bu şirketin yönetimi ile de hiç bilmediği alanlara yelken açıyordu..Büyük babsonın ölümü ile devraldığı şirketin mal varlıkları içinde Mikhail Stanislaski'nin de oturduğu apartmanda vardı..Fakat burası çok eski bakımsızdı.Büyükbabası hastalığı sırasında ilgilenememişti..Bu apartmanın acil tamire ihtiyacı vardı. Sydney ile karşılaşmaları deyim yerinde ise tam bir savaş başlattı aralarında..Fakat sert görünüşlü Ukraynalı yabani adam soğuk görünümlü bu sosyetik genç kadının hayatını alt üst etti..Tüm taşları yerinde oynattı annesi ile arasını bozulmasına neden oldu..Değer miydi? Bunun cevabı için sizi Kalbinin Sesini Dinle kitabına davet ediyorum...Bu Ukraynalı aşlenin sıcaklığı sizi iliklerinize kadar ısıtsın...
What do You think about Luring A Lady (1991)?
The second in the stories of the Stanislaski siblings, this one features Mikhail and Sydney, a debutant turned executive. And like its predecessor, it's another strong 90s Roberts novel. Like Spence in the first book, Mik is one of those masterful, commanding men. Unlike Spence, that sits much better with his character as a builder/sculptor/tenement spokesperson. Sydney, too, fits better than Tash as an uncertain woman finding her certainty as she is, in fact, in transition between the fashionable fribble she has been and the executive taking over her grandfather's company after his death. Their romance was fun to watch as they reinforce the best aspects of each other, making one of those synergistic relationships that I prefer.I'm liking this series, for all it's not quite up to Roberts' later standards. I continue to enjoy the family dynamics of the Stanislaski's, though at least some of that is attributable to Roberts not bringing them in as deus ex familia. They're just normal folks with their quirks, idiosyncrasies, and love to see them through.A note about Steamy: Pretty standard for a Roberts novel, though again, the scenes were shorter than usual. I think this may be a feature of being published under the Silhouette brand. The steam is steamy, mind, it just seems shortened.
—Jacob Proffitt
Mikhail deve ter sido o Stanislaski que mais me interessou quando os conheci no primeiro livro, de modo que estava ansiosa por ler este livro. E não me desiludiu! Gostei tanto, mas tanto! Fiquei ainda mais apaixonada por esta família maravilhosa!Também Sydney é uma personagem maravilhosa! A autora criou uma personagem que me pareceu mesmo real. Gostei muito de ver como ela mudou em tantos aspetos, libertando-se do que a obrigava a ser uma pessoa comedida para ser mais liberta e divertir-se ou como se impôs na empresa. Uma personagem 5*!O romance com Mikhail, desde o início, quando se conheceram, foi maravilhoso, proporcionou-me um grande prazer de ler.Fiquei ainda com mais vontade de ler os dois próximos livros, dos outros irmãos Stanislaski.
—Sonia Cristina
This was the right book at the right time for me. I love how Nora Roberts can delve into so many different types of relationships, and get to the heart of the matter (no pun intended, but definitely appropriate). Sydney's coming to terms with the failure of her first marriage, the reacquaintance with the friend she thought lost, and the kindling of a passion she didn't know she was capable of give me hope and perhaps some perspective. I love the rowdy, warm, fractious and loving Stanislaski fami
—Ronda
