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'''Desire Has No Mercy''' is a luridly titled work of some distinction. Spoiled daughter of wealth and privilege Julia comes to a casino to beg the owner to allow her sister's gambling debts to be destroyed. Julia's sister is engaged to a powerful man who will break the engagement if he learns of her debts. Julia is the product of a stifling but privileged upbringing scarred by loneliness and vulnerability. Her strict and unyielding grandmother held sway over her life.
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[[Category:1979 Releases]][[Category:Category Romance]]
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| colspan="2" align="center" width="175px" | [[Image:Book-Cover-MBR1496-Desire Has No Mercy-1979.03-Violet Winspear.jpg|175px|thumb|center|1979 UK Edition]]
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| colspan="2" | '''By [[Violet Winspear]]'''
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| valign="top" width="75px" | '''Publisher''' ||width="100px" | [[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#300]]
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|   || [[Mills and Boon Romance | Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#1496]]
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| valign="top" | '''Release Month''' || Jul 1979 (US)
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|   || Mar 1979 (UK)
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| colspan="2" | '''[[Harlequin Presents]] Series #'''
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| valign="top" | '''Preceded by'''||''[[Bitter Alliance]]''
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| valign="top" | '''Followed by'''||''[[The Awakening]]''
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|- style="background:lightgray" align="center"
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| colspan="2" | '''[[Mills and Boon Romance | Mills & Boon Romance]] Series #'''
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| valign="top" | '''Preceded by'''||''[[Stormy Possession]]''
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| valign="top" | '''Followed by'''||''[[Man From Down Under]]''
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* '''Author:''' [[Violet Winspear]]
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* '''Publisher:''' [[Mills and Boon Romance | Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#1496]]
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* '''Year:''' 1979, March
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* '''Setting:'''
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* '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/Desire-Has-Mercy-Violet-Winspear/dp/B000T8U1GQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198292885&sr=1-2 Desire Has No Mercy] - out of print
  
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Julia comes face to the face with the hard bitten but dynamic casino owner, Rome Demario. He is powerful and charismatic, but mocks her while recalling their tortured past. Rome was a poor son of a laundress for Julia's family and they share memories of lonely childhood spent gazing across the divide. Julia is humilated yet her family pride makes her demand the IOU's from Rome. He barters sex with Julia for the debts, and she angrily agrees, scornfully submitting to Rome's sexual advance.
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==Reader Comments==
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'''Desire Has No Mercy''' is a luridly titled work of some distinction. Daughter of wealth and privilege Julia comes to a casino to beg the owner to allow her sister's gambling debts to be destroyed. Julia's sister is engaged to a prominent man who will break the engagement if he learns of her debts.  
  
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Julia comes in contact with Rome again months later. The cool and poised Miss Van Deere is pregnant, and threatens to abort the child. Rome quickly takes her away to his homeland fortress, bringing her childhood maid they both remember to attend. Rome's interest in having a child contrasts with Julia's disgust at the situation. Rome attempts to make the best of things but Julia scorns him again and again as the child grows. Both are trapped by pride and desire.
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Julia comes face to the face with the hard bitten but dynamic casino owner, Rome De Mario. He is handsome, powerful and charismatic, but mocks her while recalling their tortured past. Rome was a poor son of a maid for Julia's family and they share memories of lonely childhood spent gazing across the divide. Julia is humilated yet her family pride makes her demand the IOU's from Rome. He barters sex with Julia for the debts, and she angrily agrees, scornfully submitting to Rome's sexual advance.
  
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Feeling betrayed both by her programming of the wealthy upper class mores her grandmother instilled and used by her sister, Julia lashes out at Rome once too often. Rome deliberately allowed the sister to run up the debts to gain contact with Julia, whom he always rememberd. She is more than symbol of the happiness he cannot buy despite his amazing wealth. But Julia is bitter that she is left no dignity.
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Julia comes in contact with Rome again months later. The cool and poised Miss Van Holden is pregnant, and threatens to abort the child. Rome persuades her to marry him instead and quickly takes her away to his homeland fortress, Campania, Italy. Rome's interest in having a child contrasts with Julia's disgust at the situation. Rome attempts to make the best of things but Julia scorns him again and again as the child grows. Both are trapped by pride and desire.
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Julia lashes out at Rome once too often, accusing Rome of deliberately allowing her sister to run up the debts to humilate to gain revenge on the Van Holdens.  
  
 
Just as her feelings waver he leaves, and they re-unite in a touching affirmation of love as the baby is born. Julia and Rome can finally belong to each other, as their childhood eyes promised.
 
Just as her feelings waver he leaves, and they re-unite in a touching affirmation of love as the baby is born. Julia and Rome can finally belong to each other, as their childhood eyes promised.
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==Publication History==
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* '''1979, March''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#1496]]) (UK Original Release)
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* '''1979, July''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#300]]) (US Original Release)
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* '''1985, January''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance|Mills & Boon Best Seller Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance By The Numbers|#509]])
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==Cover Variation (By Release Date)==
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-MBR1496-Desire Has No Mercy-1979.03-Violet Winspear.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Mar 1979 <br\>UK Edition]]
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-HP0300-Desire Has No Mercy-1979.07-Violet Winspear.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Jul 1979 <br\>US Edition]]
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Latest revision as of 04:31, 17 April 2011

1979 UK Edition
By Violet Winspear
Publisher Harlequin Presents #300
  Mills & Boon Romance #1496
Release Month Jul 1979 (US)
  Mar 1979 (UK)
Harlequin Presents Series #
Preceded by Bitter Alliance
Followed by The Awakening
Mills & Boon Romance Series #
Preceded by Stormy Possession
Followed by Man From Down Under

Reader Comments

Desire Has No Mercy is a luridly titled work of some distinction. Daughter of wealth and privilege Julia comes to a casino to beg the owner to allow her sister's gambling debts to be destroyed. Julia's sister is engaged to a prominent man who will break the engagement if he learns of her debts.

Julia comes face to the face with the hard bitten but dynamic casino owner, Rome De Mario. He is handsome, powerful and charismatic, but mocks her while recalling their tortured past. Rome was a poor son of a maid for Julia's family and they share memories of lonely childhood spent gazing across the divide. Julia is humilated yet her family pride makes her demand the IOU's from Rome. He barters sex with Julia for the debts, and she angrily agrees, scornfully submitting to Rome's sexual advance.

Julia comes in contact with Rome again months later. The cool and poised Miss Van Holden is pregnant, and threatens to abort the child. Rome persuades her to marry him instead and quickly takes her away to his homeland fortress, Campania, Italy. Rome's interest in having a child contrasts with Julia's disgust at the situation. Rome attempts to make the best of things but Julia scorns him again and again as the child grows. Both are trapped by pride and desire.

Julia lashes out at Rome once too often, accusing Rome of deliberately allowing her sister to run up the debts to humilate to gain revenge on the Van Holdens.

Just as her feelings waver he leaves, and they re-unite in a touching affirmation of love as the baby is born. Julia and Rome can finally belong to each other, as their childhood eyes promised.

Publication History

Cover Variation (By Release Date)

Mar 1979 <br\>UK Edition
Jul 1979 <br\>US Edition
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