All She Ever Wanted

by PatrickRedmond (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $3.40

  Not everyone wants to fall in love. For Tina Ryan, it is simply a refuge for the weak, lonely and needy. Once she was like that herself - but not now. Following a turbulent, tormented childhood, she has reinvented herself to become Chrissie: strong, self-reliant and in control. She is everything she ever wanted to be and nothing, not even a man, will ever be allowed to threaten that. But she is also human. When love does enter her life, as unexpectedly as a mugging, it threatens this new personality she has worked so hard to create. And nothing can ever be allowed to do that. Control must be maintained and love must be on her terms. No matter how dreadful those terms might be ...

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.40

  Only the weak fall in love. The strong survive on their own. Tina was weak once: a scrawny, vulnerable child, deserted by her father, bullied at school, an object of derision and fun. Not any longer. Now she's Chrissie. Bold, self-reliant, beautiful. Girls envy her. Men desire her. She is everything she ever wanted to be and nothing, especially a man, will ever be allowed to change that. But Chrissie is also human. When love does enter her life, unexpectedly, shockingly, it threatens this carefully-crafted personality she has worked so hard to create. And nothing can ever be allowed to do that. Control must be maintained and love must be on her terms. No matter how dreadful those terms might be ...