Reviews for Annual Review of Banking Law

The average rating for Annual Review of Banking Law based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-04-14 00:00:00 Linda Burke Roarke has been sent to acquire Joanna because someone is concerned over her party like lifestyle and they want to “save” her from herself. Old school HP. Roarke claimed it wasn’t kidnapping, but what else would it be called if the other party didn’t agree to go wherever they were being taken to? Of course, Roarke knows all about Joanna because she is in the gossip columns and that is the gospel truth! Then he acts as though a chauffeur having to take her home at 3am is a terrible imposition. Isn’t that what they are paid to do? The place he takes her to is quite safe, only it’s really not! Roarke seems to believe that she should trust him – she really shouldn’t as he had no plans of taking her home and he lies to get her to get out of the chopper as well. Double standards abound in this book and it felt like Joanna went from a strong woman who was looking for something more to a wet rag in the end! Another character seemed to imply that if Joanna had thrown a fit about being kidnapped then she wasn’t being very polite. Even Roarke seemed surprised and put off that Joanna attempts to fight some – how dare she defend herself that’s not proper etiquette for a kidnapped victim! Very frustrating when that occurred and the story got worse as far as over the top old school is concerned – Joanna falls in love w/ Roarke by page 54!! I kid you not!! When the trouble comes to the hideaway because servants just up and disappeared, Roarke goes out looking and Joanna gets worried. Naturally when he comes back she snaps some as she was concerned. This sets him off and she later apologizes to him! Why did her mom lie to her? If the story says, I don’t remember. Honestly if it comes from one side, the one trying to make an impression, I wonder if it’s even true and why didn’t Joanna question her mom? She wants to clean the house for a great first impression for their guest that orchestrated her whole kidnapping too! Then relegated w/ how wonderful that individual is too however, we are to buy his reasons for the past? I’m sorry but really? There were so many instances of eye rolling in this story I thought mine would get stuck!

Review # 2 was written on 2013-10-04 00:00:00 Donnie Vanhook Shouldn't we be there by now? " Roarke's reply to her question was cryptic. "That all depends on where you think we're going," he said. Joanna knew then that she should never have come. Wealthy socialites were being kidnapped every day.... But the realization had come too late. She knew nothing of this darkly handsome stranger--nothing except his name. But as Roarke directed the helicopter deeper and deeper into the Amazon jungle, Joanna feared what-she soon might know of him. (