Bed of Grass (Maryland, Americana, #20) By Janet Dailey
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She had returned home for her grandfather s funeral even though it meant confronting Judd Prescott again Judd who didn t know he was Tadd s father. Book Bed of grass valley The man was compellingly attractive than ever but if Valerie had learned one thing it was to stay away from Judd Prescott If only Judd would stay away from her Mass Market Paperback A classic Presents love story that somehow really touched you Mass Market Paperback Uh okay Too much miscommunication and the couple just not speaking that led to this being drawn out But a moment that really stuck out for me was her realizing her grandfather hadn t opened her letters.
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Janet Anne Haradon Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey her married name Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide. Bed of grassa portland Born in 1944 in Storm Lake Iowa she attended secretarial school in Omaha Nebraska before meeting her husband Bill Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they retired to travel throughout the United States inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances where she set a novel in every state of the Union In 1974 Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels 21 of Janet Anne Haradon Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey her married name Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide. Book Bed of grasses Born in 1944 in Storm Lake Iowa she attended secretarial school in Omaha Nebraska before meeting her husband Bill Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they retired to travel throughout the United States inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances where she set a novel in every state of the Union In 1974 Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List She won many awards and accolades for her work appearing widely on Radio and Television Today there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages making her one of the most popular novelists in the world. Book Bed of grasshopper Six years ago our h was an absolute tempestuous wildchild living on the ranch with her aging grandfather in Maryland She falls in lust with her neighbor the H and they give into their passions only for her to get pregnant Her grandfather then disowns her and she moves away. Book Bed of grass eq As her grandfather passes away she goes to visit the ranch with her stubborn young son and determined friend only to be confronted by the H again and the memories of their shared past. Bed of grassking aku Really enjoyed this book The h grew up in the six years and went from the devilish teen to a mature mother The friend was protective the son was headstrong and the H smitten from afar I thoroughly loved the angst in this one and ends on a sweet note. Book Bed of grasses Safe 4 5 Mass Market Paperback I often have to remind myself when I m reading these older romance novels that the author is portraying the types of values and belief systems that differ a lot from what we re accustomed to in our present era This novel is a perfect example of how people s ideals and moral standards sometimes led them to make such drastic and painful choices that end up destroying not only themselves but also those closest to them In this novel the heroine Valerie had been a teenager having an affair with the H Judd who was her wealthy playboy neighbour Judd had also been about 10 years older than the 18 yr old heroine Valerie s only relative was her grandfather and the old man had very inflexible standards when it came to the way young ladies were expected to behave As usually happens whenever there s a stark generational conflict between obstinate close relatives the situation is never resolved with warm communication Valerie had been a spoilt attention seeking teenager who often tested her grandfather s patience She would steal his liquor smoke cigarettes take his best horses for midnight rides without his permission and eventually she started having a clandestine affair with Judd Valerie developed a somewhat obsessive fixation with Judd and in her lonely teenage mind he was the ultimate in male perfection Poor Valerie s childish infatuation soon developed into love but Judd refused to have a public relationship that was outwardly respectable Valerie was Judd s dirty little secret I didn t like this at all because he s 10 years older and should not have been meeting an 18 yr old delinquent girl for midnight sex out in the lush green pastures I place the major portion of the blame for Valerie s terrible predicament on Judd because he was the mature person in their relationship An 18 yr old girl who s been sheltered all her life might have the physical appearance of a woman but her heart will still contain certain childish yearnings and dreams My heart broke for Valerie in the flashback scenes where she kept yearning for the day when Judd would ask her to be his date or escort her to one of the many social functions held at his own mansion Judd had never cheated on Valerie while they were having their clandestine sexual relationship yet he never asked her out on public dates He also often partnered women closer to his age and from his social class whenever he had to attend functions in the area This was terribly humiliating for Valerie and the dumb teenager would have continued to accept that situation if she had not ended up pregnant Her grandfather responded to the pregnancy in a predictable manner for a man of his beliefs he kicked her out After he kicked her out he started spinning a web of lies around the community about how Valerie had met a guy eloped and was now settling down to happy wedded bliss In the meantime Valerie was actually suffering through a life of poverty while simultaneously trying to take night courses to improve her education and expand her employment horizons The only lucky strike that she had was her encounter with a kindly older lady called Clara who shared her accommodation and helped babysit her son Tadd. Bed of Grass pdf Judd on the other hand soon realized what a fool he had been to not tell Valerie how he felt about her Apparently and according to Judd himself he had been sexually obsessed with her but had also been in love with her Nonetheless he had not wanted to share her with the rest of the world Wtf I am not even going to explore my feelings about the inner workings of Judd s F up mind His justification just didn t make much logical sense to me personally Didn t he realize that by stifling the love he felt and by hiding their relationship he would only be ensuring that it withered and died Whatever Judd s inner psyche doesn t deserve any further speculation The novel focuses on Valerie s return to her home after her grandfather dies In a strange gesture of goodwill I want to scream It must have been hell for Judd to keep hearing that the girl he loved and lost was now happily married with a son I didn t hate Judd for not being celibate during the separation years because as far as he was concerned Valerie was married It was a nice and interesting novel and I enjoyed reading a lot about the horses It was also endearing to see how Valerie took responsibility for her mistakes and matured into a productive and responsible woman It was a lovely second chance and secret baby romance Mass Market Paperback Heroine Valerie Wentworth who lives in Cincinnati Ohio goes back home to Maryland for her grandfather s funeral Valerie left home after her grandfather kicked her out seven years ago at age 18 when she got pregnant She arrives in Maryland and runs into ex lover hero Judd Prescott who doesn t know Tadd is his son This was a very enjoyable read Valerie really matured from the rebellious teenager that she was to a responsible young woman Judd was the usual Harlequin Presents brooding hero I found the back story that dealt with the horses interesting I really liked some of the secondary characters Valerie s friend Clara who was like a mother to her and stable hand ex jockey Mickey. Book Bed of grass fed An entertaining read from Janet Dailey s Americana series set in Maryland Mass Market Paperback I liked h Mass Market Paperback A typical summer madness story that begins with a precocious wild teenager an experienced player who should have known better about contraceptives at least rolls in hay or bed of grass cruel brush offs secret pregnancy long separation and then it s back home for predatory asshat vs trembling doormat part 2 some flat fireworks and lo we have a story. PDF Bed of grass fed Why are these asshat Hs forever lazily mocking taunting jeering stripping with eyes pawing and getting away with it The story is not bad per se but the H s casually amused behavior doesn t lend to believing in the depth of his love forget something deeper spiritual since always I mean if there is something quite so perpetually amusing why isn t the h or me the reader getting the joke I wanted to smack him a few times and tell him to behave. Book Bed of grass fed Like I said it is not a bad story and the H is okayish too In fact I liked the h a lot but I am generalizing such HPs here because there is this common thread through all of them A teenage pregnant girl who has to run away is thrown out by a moralistic family is scared hungry homeless jobless friendless somewhere and she goes through literal hell to have and raise a child and then on reuniting years later she takes further insults demeaning comments groping disbelief before she gets anywhere Rarely does a guy truly appreciate the difficulties such hs go through. Bed of Grass kindle store Thankfully no ow is mentioned or this would have taken train wreck dimensions For this book my biggest grouse is the H s behavior or really non behavior towards his son Even when he accepts that the boy is his he is friendly but in an indifferent and casual way Well I guess I am thinking of the Greek Italian Hs in the throes of newly discovered father dom we get these days. Bed of grassini family One profound moment which was almost farcical was how their upset son gets lost and is found sleeping in the same patch of grass where he waswell conceived The h H are really moved at this miracle and the h thinks about stories of how the salmon go back to their spawning grounds I was alternating between finding it really profound or trying to and silly in the extreme Well you can judge it for yourself if you read it grin Mass Market Paperback
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Valerie Wentworth was a rebellious teenager who drank smoked and had an illicit love affair with wealthy and classy neighbor Judd Prescott She fell in love but all he wanted was sex When she found out she was pregnant her grandfather kicked her out and told the whole town she d eloped At his death she returns with her and Judd s son Tadd At first Judd keeps his distance because he thinks she s married When he finds out she isn t he does just about whatever he can to get Valerie to stay But Valerie doesn t trust Judd s motives To her he seems to be manipulating everything so that Valerie will be his mistress and they can resume their passionate affair And finding out that Tadd is his son gives Judd the ammunition he needs to accomplish his goals. How much is book about grass This was not my favorite story by this author I liked that it was angsty and came close to being the train wreck that is so common of this time period It was certainly not boring that s for sure Naturally this feels quite dated since it was written in the 70 s or 80 s I don t necessarily mind that outside of the attitudes of the time that are weaved into the story like gender roles and such I guess what I didn t like is that all of the drama and angst that was central to the story felt somewhat contrived and unnecessary If Judd had merely been a bit open and honest about what he wanted or if Valerie had been less evasive and suspicious Don t get me wrong Judd was pretty much an asshole His jealousy in his youth drove Valerie away and boy did that feel like a farfetched reason for his cruel attitude at the time But when she returns and he learns that she s available instead of merely saying how much he cares and always has and that he d like a chance again he mocks her and laughs at her and heavily insinuates that he d like her to be his mistress again Then he manipulates her by playing off of Tadd making promises to him and making her the bad guy when she has to say no Which is a pretty shitty thing to do And all this is done in an attempt to get her to stay I m not sure how that works One would think pissing off the woman you love is a sure way to get her to go Valerie was quite emotional but her anger is pretty well justified Even so when he mocks her anger I think when stories go this direction and there s this kind of assholery and crazy angsty drama I d rather it go all out and be a train wreck But this is a clean romance It s also one with a surprising lack of paternal possessiveness from the Hero He doesn t seem to care that Tadd is his son nor that he s lost 6 years of Tadd s life It seems that Tadd is a means to an end for Judd And for the reader Tadd is pretty much a brat Mass Market Paperback Janet Dailey was my favourite author in my teens along with LaVyrle Spencer and I devoured every book of theirs I came across but some how I missed this one. Book Bed of grassland Like most of the books Janet Dailey wrote this one sucks you in from the start and pulls on your heart strings The push and pull between the main characters feels real as though you are experiencing it with them. Bed of Grass kindle fire A second chance love story with thoughts and denials and misunderstandings Add in a precocious seven year old well meaning friends and family it adds up to an amazing reading experience Mass Market Paperback Her wild youth was a thing of the pastValerie Wentworth had paid dearly for the mistakes she d made as a passionate girl Turned out of her grandfather s house she had raised Tadd her son all alone:EBook Bed of grasses
The old man had left his property to Valerie It wasn t worth much but at least she would gain a little nest egg to set aside for her child s future. EBook Bed of grasses Janet Dailey passed away peacefully in her home in Branson on Saturday December 14 2013 She was 69 site_link Bed of Grass is the story of Valerie and Judd. Book Bed of grass and ice Now after seven years heartbreaking Everything else was just bland and dragged out Skip around this one Mass Market Paperback.