Call It Destiny

By Jayne Ann Krentz

Book Overview

Call It Destiny by Jayne Ann Krentz released on Jan 25, 2000 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551665638
• ISBN13: 9781551665634
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

One of her older books.

When Heather Strand had been wild and rebellious, she waved goodbye to her family as she rode away on the back of a Yamaha motorcycle with Rick. Her father wanted her to take over the family business, the Hacienda, an upscale hotel with no equal in the near area. Father and daughter were just too alike and clashed too often. Now Heather returns home. She has proven to herself, and everyone else, that she could succeed on her own in the hotel business. Her father is stepping down and she is taking over. She also plans to wed her father's right-hand man, Jake Cavender. But on her wedding night she finds some business files and learns that she has been betrayed by Jake and her father. **** This is one of Jayne Ann Krentz's older novels. Personally, I believe her older novels are her best works. I recently reread this one and loved it as much as I did the first time years ago. The author puts some real tension between her main characters, reasons that are believable and not simply misunderstandings. **** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

A Marriage of Convenience is not Convenient

JAKS prints are somewhat dated since they are 12 - 15 years old, but some don't show the wear and withstand the test of time. This one sort of walks the fine line. I got a little irked by the arrogance of the female character, but as the book went along it turned out well. Heather was the headstrong daughter of a hotel owner in Tucson. At 18, the last the family saw of her was her waving bye bye from the back of a yamaha (sheesh JAK, you could have shown some class and made it a Harley, but this was not in the heyday of the Harleys so I shall excuse this!! lol). 10 years later she had come home to assume, what she presumes is the reigns of the family business. Her father is ready to retire and she is itching at the bit to be boss. She also decides that a marriage of convenience - a partnership, is just what she needs so she proposes marriage to Jake Cavendish, her father's business manager. On the night before the marriage, Heather learns she is not to take over the family business, because Jake already owns it and he would be boss, not her. Kicking off her well controlled image, she dons her bike outfits, rolls up to the curb of the church and tells the groom in front of the guests just what she thinks of him.Naturally, in JAK it is a battle to the end between two headstrong people that find love is the winner.Some of the action is a little contrived, but on the whole a very pleasant read.

Clash of the Titans!

Once a wild child, Heather Strand has matured and returned home to take over her father's hotel and enter into a marriage of convenience with Jake Cavender, her father's second in command. Then the night before the wedding, Heather discovers it was all a lie. Jake owns the hotel. Heather must work through her anger, feelings of betrayal, and newly discovered love for Jake. It isn't until danger appears that Heather and Jake work through their fierce independence.Krentz is known for her Alpha males and strong-willed females, but Jake and Heather must be the poster children. An exciting tale from start to finish.

Jayne Ann does a terrific job!

I have read the other reviews and I am a little startled at the negative ones. If you are a fan of Jayne Ann, a real fan, you will love this book. She has a way of telling a story that will make your heart skip a couple of beats. I have read hundreds of other authors but if you were to look in my book shelf, Jayne Ann would be the only romantic suspense writer you will find. I thought that the characters were wonderful. The main lady was reckless and strong and the main man was strong, dashing and vulnerable...you can't get any better.