Eve Carrick was a spoiled rich girl who had only to lift
her little finger to be waited on hand and foot. She was also beautiful, and
had always been able to get any man she wanted. Garth Seton was the pilot she
had hired to fly her about and generally do her bidding on a trip to Finland -
and Eve assumed that he would be as willing to fetch and carry for her as all
the others had been.
But Garth Seton didn't jump to anyone's bidding. And
there was something else about him that Eve didn't know yet......
A fifty-year-old romance that shows how much the genre
has changed. All in all, I enjoyed the story. There is a spoiled rich girl who
thinks everyone should jump to her bidding. Taking her on is the hired pilot
who calls her out on her attitude. The sparks fly from the moment they meet.
Eve is a spoiled, rich girl who has had everything handed
to her her entire life. As the story opens, she feels jaded by the life she's
living and decides to visit a school friend in Finland. This friend always
treated her like a normal person. She hires a pilot to take her to the remote
town and expects him to accede to her every demand. Garth accepts the job but
has no intention of being her lapdog. He makes it clear from the start that he
has no use for spoiled rich people.
I didn't like Eve much at first. She was entitled,
sarcastic, and snooty, though not mean. Garth rubs her the wrong way from the
moment they met. She always feels as though he is laughing at her. He does come
across as judgmental. He teases her frequently about her easy life, and seems
amused when she talks back to him. There's a hiccup in the plan to visit her
friend, which forces them to spend more time together. There are some good
moments between them, but there are also more instances of Garth's judgmental
attitude.
Matters became complicated when the plane malfunctioned
on their flight back to Helsinki. A forced landing in the midst of a storm
strands them in a primitive wilderness cabin. The situation calls for
cooperation, not confrontation. I liked seeing the changes in Eve as she
discovered new abilities. Along with the decrease in antagonism came the
realization that she had very different feelings for Garth. Before she can do
anything about those feelings, she makes a disturbing discovery.
I felt bad for Eve and understood the feelings of hurt
and betrayal that led to her injury. I liked how he took care of her and that
he accepted his responsibility. I liked the ending and that she made him work
for her forgiveness.
One of the differences I noticed about this older book is
the lack of the male viewpoint. In most current romances, we see events from
both main characters. I missed getting a look at Garth's thoughts and
motivations.
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