Holding on to Alex (Marry Me, Cowboy: Reunion Western-Style #9)

By Margaret Way

Book Overview

Alex's life was moving in a dream direction. A beautiful primaballerina with a promising career, she had long ago sacrificed many things including her first love to pursue her dream of dancing on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373653182
• ISBN13: 9780373653188
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Silhouette
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Holding on to Margaret Way

Margaret Way is a writer whose books I always enjoy. Her books are fast-paced and tightly-knitted with very realistic situations. In 'Holding on to Alex', we have Alexandra Ashton, beautiful principal dancer of The National Australian Ballet who gives up marriage to the man she adores in order to persue her dream , to fulfill her ambition and prove her worth as an individual. Scott Maclaren is devilsihly handsome, rich and powerful and can have any woman he wants. He is embittered by the 'betrayal' of Alex whom he is madly in love with. She chose her career over him on the eve of their engagement because he will not have his wife living apart from him. He sees it as a wilful act of defection. He has known her since she came to live with him at ten as the ward of his aunt because she was orphaned. Now Scott is informed by his aunt that Alex has been injured in a performance and decides to bring her home for recuperation. His aunt sees this as a second chance for the two young people she loves most in this world. Although Alex tells him she has always loved him and still does, can Scott trust her ? Is Alex willing to be a hands-on wife and let him hold on to her? This story explores their conflicts in life and with one another.For Alex, the desire to marry the love of her life and be a full-time housewife warring with the desire to spread her wings and be a successful ballerina. Scott cannot fully understand her desire so both lost out.This is a situation many young couples encounter . The choice between marriage and career is a difficult one and the outcome can be happy only if there is compromise and self-sacrifice. I love this story and love Margaret Way's writing . I enjoyed " Beresford's Bride " and " Boardroom Proposal" and will look for more of her books.

Holding on to Alex by Margaret Way

Description from the book back cover: Alex had idolised Scott McLaren when she had lived on his family's cattle station as a little girl. But soon the wider world had beckoned and she had left Scott and the life they could have created together. Now she was returning home to recuperate after an accident, and despite his hurt, Scott couldn't leave her to struggle on her own. She needed him for now, but he feared there'd be no keeping Alex once she recovered - unless he could find a way to hold on to her ...

this book is great!

this is about this ballerina alex and the love of her life scott. who due to some miscomunications ,broke up. then alex got hurt during 1 of her practices ,so scott took her back to his ranch to recuperate . then like all good romances ,they fell back in love. this book is written with a great deal of delicacy and sensetivity. i love it !!!