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[[Category:1979 Releases]][[Category:Category Romance]] | [[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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| + | | 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]] | * '''Author:''' [[Violet Winspear]] | ||
| − | * '''Publisher:''' [[ | + | * '''Publisher:''' [[Mills and Boon Romance | Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#1496]] |
| − | * '''Year:''' 1979 | + | * '''Year:''' 1979, March |
* '''Setting:''' | * '''Setting:''' | ||
* '''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 | * '''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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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== | ||
| + | * '''1979, March''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#1496]]) (UK Original Release) | ||
| + | * '''1979, July''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#300]]) (US Original Release) | ||
| + | * '''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]] | ||
| + | | [[Image:Book-Cover-HP0300-Desire Has No Mercy-1979.07-Violet Winspear.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Jul 1979 <br\>US Edition]] | ||
| + | <!--| [[IMAGE: IMAGE NEEDED|125x197px|thumb|left|Jan 1985 <br\>UK Reissue]]---> | ||
| + | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 04:31, 17 April 2011
| 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 |
- Author: Violet Winspear
- Publisher: Mills & Boon Romance #1496
- Year: 1979, March
- Setting:
- Amazon Listing: Desire Has No Mercy - out of print
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
- 1979, March - Paperback Release (Mills & Boon Romance #1496) (UK Original Release)
- 1979, July - Paperback Release (Harlequin Presents #300) (US Original Release)
- 1985, January - Paperback Release (Mills & Boon Best Seller Romance #509)
