Tender Triumph (Sonnet Books)

Loved the book, love this writer!

I thought I had read everything Judith had written until I stumbled upon this book. I laughed, cried and felt the strong emotions both Ramon and Katie possessed.I wished their story kept on when the final page was read. That is a sign of a good book when you want more.Thank you for writing this story.Becky

Unlike other reviewers, I loved this book. It may not be as good as Paradise or Perfect, two of my favorite modern romances by McNaught, but I throughly enjoyed it. Ramon is a strong, handsome self made man of Spanish origins who wasborn in Puerto Rico but educated at Harvard and who has become a successful international businessman whose company is based in St. Louis. His father, jealous of his son's many accomplishments, decides to leave Ramon no corporate legacy--not even Ramon's own wealth--on his way out of this world. Ramon returns from months in Europe to find he has nothing and decides to go back to his roots in rural Puerto Rico. But before he does, he meets Katie, a beautiful blue-eyed, dark red haired young woman on her way up who has been wronged by an abusive first husband. Each is hiding something from the other but a passionate love overtakes them. While the story may be simple, the way McNaught tells it draws you into another culture and another world is quite wonderful. I loved Ramon's consistency and his smooth, subtle intelligence. He's a man you can love. And Katie is a sincere authentic wit who like many of us is held back by the disappointments and failures we have experienced. But this is a story about second chances and coming back from the bottom I found encouraging. And it is a good sexy read!

Any book by Judith McNaught is a good read and will keep you on the edge of your seat. This book was an absolute pleasure to read from beginning to end. It was splendidly crafted with engaging characters and expertly evoked contemporary settings. I could not put this book down.

Ciertamente no creo que esto sea lo mejor que Judith McNaught puede ofrecer. Hasta hace poco las malas críticas a este libro siempre me habían echado para atrás a la hora de adquirirlo aún a pesar de que me encanta la cultura latina y me parecía que Puerto Rico podía ser un magnífico y original escenario para ambientar la novela. Lo triste es, que después de leer la novela entiendo a qué se deben dichas críticas.Por una parte, ella tiene demasiados prejuicios para ser de mi agrado y por si eso no fuese suficiente, le falta la inteligencia, el valor, la dulzura y simpatía que caracterizan a todas la protagonistas de J.M.Y por otra parte Ramón no es mucho mejor protagonista. Un "perspicaz" hombre de negocios que levanta un imperio no puede ser tan ESTUPIDO como para ignorar lo que su padre estaba haciendo a sus espaldas ni como para olvidar que le adeudan 4 millones de dólares como si de 10 se tratasen ¡¡No estamos hablando de calderilla por Dios!! Quiere ser el hombre de la casa, le pide que abandone todo cuanto conoce (su trabajo, su hogar, su familia, amigos...) y le éxige que utilice solo el dinero que él y solo él le proporcione. Él éxige a su pareja total sinceridad y con toda la hipocresía del mundo le oculta que hasta hace poco era un multimillonario y que está trabajando para recuperar de nuevo su fortuna ¿Y cuál es su forma de retenerla a su lado? ¡Mantenerla en un constante estado de tensión sexual no satisfecha!Yo, personalmente, soy incapaz de identificarme o sentir la más leve simpatía por un MACHISTA (con mayúsculas) y una tonta que consiente que la traten como tal y la ninguneen desde el principio.

Judith McNaught is one of my favorites...her stories are timeless.I have rereadeach of her books over and over again. Once you have become involved inher telling of a time in someone's life, it is impossible to ignore until you reachher always entertaining, gripping, and satisfying endiing.

I can't count how many times I have re-read Judith Mcnaught's work. She weaves stories that make it hard to put the book down. I can't qait for her next book (not the re-write of Double Exposure - already read it...but a new story).

The story was very good. Interesting