Throwback Thursday: This Magic Moment by Nora Roberts

Author: Nora Roberts
First published by Silhouette in 1983

Pierce was an austere and solitary figure, a magician who had dazzled and entranced audiences all over the world. Only one woman, Ryan, had guessed the pain that lay behind his art, the past he had chosen to conceal behind the flash and the glitter.

His unhappy childhood had taught him to rely on nothing. Yet Ryan was determined to offer him the only truth she knew: Their love was no illusion.

Unfortunately, This Magic Moment has fallen under the "bad early works" list by one of my favorite authors. This Magic Moment was so cringy, I skimmed the last half of the book.  The characters were cliche and the dialogue was over the top cheesy. 

I had the biggest issue with the the main character, Ryan.  Her reactions were contradictory and over the top.   After knowing Pierce for a couple of days, she claims to be in love with him.  But a day later, when he wants wants to sleep with her, she says no because she doesn't know him.  How can you  know someone enough to be in love with them, but not enough to sleep with them?  After they do finally do the deed, she freaks out because she woke up alone.  She keeps up the rant when he shows up fairly soon after with a valid excuse.  At that point, I could't take much more and skimmed to the end.  I'd say this is one you can skip.