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| colspan="2" align="center" width="175px" | [[Image:Book-Cover-HP0004-ThePleasureAndThePain1973.05-AnneMather.jpg|175px|thumb|center|US Edition]]
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| valign="top" width="75px" | '''Publisher''' ||width="100px" | [[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#4]]
 
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| valign="top" | Series # || [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|4]]
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|                      || [[Mills and Boon Romance | Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#546]]  
 
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| valign="top" | US Release || May 1973
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| valign="top"             | '''Release Month''' || May 1973 (US)
 
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| valign="top" | Preceded by|| ''[[Sweet Revenge - Anne Mather | Sweet Revenge]]''
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|                                                    || June 1971 (UK)
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| colspan="2"              | '''[[Harlequin Presents]] Series #'''
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| valign="top" width="75px" | '''Preceded by''' ||width="100px" | ''[[Sweet Revenge - Anne Mather | Sweet Revenge]]''
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| valign="top"              | '''Followed by''' ||''[[Devil In A Silver Room]]''
 
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| valign="top" width="75px" | Preceded by||width="100px" | ''[[Sweet Revenge - Anne Mather | Sweet Revenge]]''
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| valign="top"             | '''Preceded by''' || ''[[Wings Of Night]]''
 
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* '''Author''': [[Anne Mather]]
 
* '''Author''': [[Anne Mather]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#4]]
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* '''Publisher''': [[Mills and Boon Romance | Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#546]]
* '''Year''': 1973, May
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* '''Year''': 1971, June
* '''Setting''':  
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* '''Setting''':
* '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000N5YBJS/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Paperback]
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* '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000N5YBJS/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 The Pleasure And The Pain] - Out of Print
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== Book Description ==
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=== Blurb ===
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Five years ago Raphael Madralena had left Laura Fleming, renouncing their passionate relationship, to return to Spain to marry the girl he had been betrothed to since childhood. Now, he was a widower and they were to meet again. It was inevitable that the old fires would be relit.
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===Excerpt===
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Raphael looked at her impatiently. "I consider that you deserve punishment for coming here and disturbing the even tenor of my days."
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Laura shrank back in her chair. "Whatever do you mean?"
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"Very well, senorita, I will tell you. I think perhaps you will do very well for Carlos. For my son." Laura's stomach churned nauseously. "You can't be serious! I no longer desire the post," she said, shakily.
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Raphael's eyes were dark now. "Then that is unfortunate for you, because I must insist you accept it. You signed a contract in London, did you not? For a probationary period of one month?"
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"You - you wouldn't hold me to that!" Laura murmured, disbelievingly.
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== Publication History ==
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* '''1971, June'''  - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Romance | Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#546]]) (UK Original Release)
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* '''1973, May'''  - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#4]]) (US Original Release)
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* '''1983, March''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance | Mills & Boon Best Seller Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance By The Numbers|#403]])
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== Cover Variation (By Release Date) ==
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{|
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-HP0004-ThePleasureAndThePain1973.05-AnneMather.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Jun 1973 <br/>US Edition]]
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-MBBSR0403-The Pleasure and The Pain-1983.03-Anne Mather.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|May 1973 <br/>UK Reissue]]
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-ThePleasureAndThePain-AnneMather.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Release Unknown <br/>Edition Unknown]]
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Latest revision as of 07:04, 8 July 2010

File:IMAGE NEEDED
1971 UK Edition
By Anne Mather
Publisher Harlequin Presents #4
  Mills & Boon Romance #546
Release Month May 1973 (US)
  June 1971 (UK)
Harlequin Presents Series #
Preceded by Sweet Revenge
Followed by Devil In A Silver Room
Mills & Boon Romance Series #
Preceded by Wings Of Night
Followed by Return To Dragonshill

Book Description

Blurb

Five years ago Raphael Madralena had left Laura Fleming, renouncing their passionate relationship, to return to Spain to marry the girl he had been betrothed to since childhood. Now, he was a widower and they were to meet again. It was inevitable that the old fires would be relit.

Excerpt

Raphael looked at her impatiently. "I consider that you deserve punishment for coming here and disturbing the even tenor of my days."

Laura shrank back in her chair. "Whatever do you mean?"

"Very well, senorita, I will tell you. I think perhaps you will do very well for Carlos. For my son." Laura's stomach churned nauseously. "You can't be serious! I no longer desire the post," she said, shakily.

Raphael's eyes were dark now. "Then that is unfortunate for you, because I must insist you accept it. You signed a contract in London, did you not? For a probationary period of one month?"

"You - you wouldn't hold me to that!" Laura murmured, disbelievingly.

Publication History

Cover Variation (By Release Date)

Jun 1973
US Edition
May 1973
UK Reissue
Release Unknown
Edition Unknown