Simply Love

This is one of Anderson's best! I won't write yet another summary but instead point out the books more exceptional qualities. Rather than just telling the reader that the hero is depraved, the author shows just how flawed he is. This only serves to make his redemption more powerful. Luke is one of the more comlpex and interesting heroes I've come across lately. While the herione is exceptionally naive, the author does a good job of explaining why she is this way and why it was necessary for her to be raised as such. The ending was gut wrenching in the best way; it was very powerful. This is a keeper.

Luke Taggert is a business man...a business man who's willing to do anything it takes to get what he wants. And right now he wants Cassandra Zerek. She signs a contract, agreeing to his terms, but doesn't understand the ramifications of what she's signing. Due to her misunderstanding the terms of their agreement, Luke doesn't get what he wanted...no, instead he gets much, much more than he bargained for.Catherine Anderson does a great job redeeming Luke, a hero who was everso unheroic at the beginning of the book, and a man you fell in love with by the end of it. Simply Love was simply a great read!

I loved this book!! What more can I say? This book made me laugh until tears came to my eyes, this book made me cry and most importantly, this book made me feel incredibly warm and fuzzy and totally sorry that I finished it off so quickly!Luke and Cassandra are wonderful characters - although to be perfectly honest, Cassandra was a little too naive for my taste - really - could one woman - ignorant to the worldly ways of men or not - be so ignorant to Luke's blatant intentions?I really liked Luke - sure he was mean and lying and manipulative, but deep down he was wonderful and came to his senses before the love of his life left him.This book had me sighing and wishing for that soul-rending absolute love that they had for each other.A real good read... worth every cent!

Luke Taggert is a classic example of what lengths a man will go to for love (in a romance novel, that is!) Yes - he's a distrustful, selfish adult due to a horrendous, abusive childhood but wow! Does he complicate his life and Cassandra's with lies and deceit. He could have made life so simple if he'd just said "I love you Cassie." But then we wouldn't have had this wonderful story, would we? Anyway - I went through a real love/hate relationship with Luke. Cassandra was so easy to like but Luke! I could have belted him a couple of times, he felt so real. Which just goes to prove what a master storyteller Catherine Anderson is. The 400 pages just slipped by - I had a difficult time putting the book down. Bravo! I also loved her book Forever After.

Very few book move me tears, but Simply Love by Catherine Anderson did the job. Luke Taggart is my perfect idea of a hero and even when he has Cassandra Zerek's father and brother thrown in jail for a trumpt up charge he never lost his humanity. Cassandra is almost too innocent to be true, I had a little trouble someone could be that innocent outside of a cloustered nunnery. But her innocence and Luke's jaded appeal make for a wonderful story.