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Fiction. Romance. HTML:In the New York Times–bestselling author's Americana series, a secretary and her boss cozy up while stuck in a Chicago blizzard—"Dailey remains the best!" (Affaire de Coeur). Discover romance across America with Janet Dailey's classic series featuring a love story set in each of the fifty states. With A Lyon's Share, the New York Times–bestselling legend—with more than 300 million copies of her novels sold—brings us to Illinois, where passion comes alive in a show more bustling Midwestern metropolis. At Lyon Construction in Chicago, young secretary Joan Somers has always had an unbusinesslike attraction to her handsome boss, Brandt Lyon. But the dynamic entrepreneur has been too busy to notice, and can sometimes seem colder than the winter wind off Lake Michigan. Joan even considers quitting to spare herself the heartache—until fate intervenes with a pre-Christmas snowstorm that closes off streets and shuts the Windy City down. Stranded together in the office overnight, Joan suddenly has Brandt's full attention . . . and the two must find a way to keep warm. But once the line between employer and employee is crossed, there's no turning back. show lessTags
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A Lyon's Share
2 Stars
From the minute she was hired at Lyons Construction, Joan Somers has managed to keep a professional distance from her gorgeous boss, Brandt Lyons, and conceal the fact that she has been in love with him from the first. But when a sudden blizzard results in the two being stranded in the office over the weekend, the barriers between them crumble and it becomes impossible for them to return to the way things were before. Will they move forward together or apart?
A typical 1970s category romance with a domineering boss and a flustered secretary afraid to admit her feelings for him.
Despite one or two scenes that have the potential for steam, the book is rather sedate and this is to its detriment. A little action would show more have gone a long way toward making this a better read as Brandt's alpha attitude and Joan hot/cold angst cannot carry it alone.
There are definitely better office romance books out there such as Billie Green’s Time After Time. show less
2 Stars
From the minute she was hired at Lyons Construction, Joan Somers has managed to keep a professional distance from her gorgeous boss, Brandt Lyons, and conceal the fact that she has been in love with him from the first. But when a sudden blizzard results in the two being stranded in the office over the weekend, the barriers between them crumble and it becomes impossible for them to return to the way things were before. Will they move forward together or apart?
A typical 1970s category romance with a domineering boss and a flustered secretary afraid to admit her feelings for him.
Despite one or two scenes that have the potential for steam, the book is rather sedate and this is to its detriment. A little action would show more have gone a long way toward making this a better read as Brandt's alpha attitude and Joan hot/cold angst cannot carry it alone.
There are definitely better office romance books out there such as Billie Green’s Time After Time. show less
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Janet Dailey was born on May 21, 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She was a romance writer, who wrote over 150 books during her lifetime. Her works include No Questions Asked, the Calder series, the Americana series, and Merry Christmas, Cowboy. In 1993, she received the Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award. She died on December 14, 2013 show more at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- A Lyon's Share
- Original publication date
- 1977-03
- Important places
- Illinois, USA
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- 55
- Popularity
- 539,715
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (2.25)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- ASINs
- 4
