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The Hellion Mass Market Paperback – March 1, 1989

by LaVyrle Spencer (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 512 ratings
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A classic romance from New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer.

The image of elegance, social standing, and beauty, Rachel has barely recovered from her husband’s death when the wildest, most passionate flame of her youth steps back into her life. The all-time hell-raiser of Russellville, Alabama, Tommy Lee has had three marriages behind him and a string of fast cars and women. The townsfolk say he’ll never change, but Rachel knows differently.
 
Once, they were high school sweethearts, too young and reckless to comprehend the consequences of their love. Now, 24 years later, Tommy Lee can still excite Rachel like no other man. Maybe this time they can make it work in spite of his wild reputation, the local gossip, and Rachel’s questioning heart.
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    March 1, 1989
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    4.2 x 0.9 x 6.78 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0515099511
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    978-0515099515
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LaVyrle Spencer is a contemporary and historical romance novelist who has written twelve New York Times bestsellers. Whether set in the Old West or in present day suburban Minnesota, a Spencer novel means seeing love in a new light and meeting characters so real it's all you can do not to climb into the pages yourself. Several of Spencer's books have been made into movies (Publishers Weekly called one of her television deals "precedent-setting") and in 1988 she was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. She lives with her husband, Dan, in North Oaks, Minnesota.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (March 1, 1989)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 327 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0515099511
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0515099515
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 0.9 x 6.78 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 512 ratings

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LaVyrle Spencer (born July 17, 1943) is an American best-selling author of contemporary and historical romance novels. She has successfully published a number of books, with several of them made into movies. Twelve of her books have been New York Times bestsellers, and Spencer was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame in 1988. She retired from writing in 1997.

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Karyn Garvin
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely story to read again and again
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2017
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Love the story, I own the paperback and have read it many times. Enjoy all of LaVyrle Spencer's books, and this is one of my favorites. I was dismayed, however, at the number of typographical errors in the Kindle version, which I recently purchased and just finished reading again. Words are run together, Beth's name is wrong in several places, and some words are misspelled. I've never run across a Kindle book with so many errors in it. Needs to be re-edited and corrected.
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Louise Glass
4.0 out of 5 stars We Can Go back Again
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2017
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I have read many of Lavyrle Spencer's books. Most were written over twenty years ago yet most of them are timeless. The Hellion is one of my favorites from this author.
It shows you can go back again. Rachel and Tommy Lee were in love as teenagers and circumstances pulled them apart. After 24 years Rachel loses her husband and her old flame Tommy Lee shows up at the funeral.
Ms. Spencer pulls out all the stops and succeeds in spades.
You can tell this is a very old book because Tommy Lee smokes like a chimney and Rachel likes the smell of the tobacco.
We meet a lot of other characters in this novel and they bring it to life in a way only a writer as gifted as the author can accomplish.
I have a few pet peeves which is why the four star rating.
1-It was too short
2-As others had written we needed closure on a few topics.
3-Did they have a baby after getting married?
4-Did Rachel's father eventually come around completely?
5-Did Tommy Lee quit smoking? Even back when this was written the threat of lung cancer was a reality.
Alas we are forced to come up with an answer to these queries on our own. I wish the book was larger. Some of her others are 400 plus pages, yet Spring Fancy and the Hellion are very short compared to those other tomes.
It is a compliment to Ms. Spencer that she was able to put that much storyline and fine characterization into such a small novel. My literary pen goes off to her.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read if you are pulling for the underdog.
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2022
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Love this book. Read it twice over the years and even though I know the outcome, I still love the end. Wish there was a sequel to see how they manage.
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Virginia
5.0 out of 5 stars The Hellion
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2012
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Love, love, love this book....it's an old favorite that I read often. it takes you back to the past, when first time love just didn't work out. after years have gone by do these two get a second chance. Will the years of all of his playing around, failed marriages and getting a wild reputation....will Tommy Lee get a second chance at love. and will Rachel the rich, successful and graceful woman even give Tommy Lee a second look. Can people change, can they win at second chances? This book is action packed, you will be hooked from the first Chapter....enjoy!!!
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Helen
3.0 out of 5 stars Good love story
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2017
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I read this book years ago and loved the story of these two and their history of teenage love and heartbreak.
I bought the Kindle version in order to revisit this sweet love story again, but sadly the beautiful story was ruined by the careless typos throughout the ebook. The constant recurring typos were most distracting! The word "that" was replaced by the word "matt" over and over again. And toward the end of the book the character named "Beth" had a nonsense word substituted in place of her name many times, as well.
This kind of poor transition from a printed book to an ebook is not good business and I regret the price I paid for this title for my Kindle, when I could have bought it in paperback for less and enjoyed a flawless read of one of my favorite author's books.
Five stars for the story.
One star for all of the errors.
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Sally Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous read. But needed an EPILOGUE
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2016
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I absolutely adored this book. Second chance romances are my absolute favorite. My one and only gripe was the lack of epilogue. If any story begged for an epilogue it was this one.

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I would have liked to have read that Rachel & Tommy Lee had another child together. I also would have liked to have had them find their daughter. THEIR Beth.
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adan acosta
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2013
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Great love story!
Every story needs a rebel and Tommy Lee is perfect!
Rachel lives what seems to be a picture perfect life.
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Maryb
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite books of all time
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015
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One of my favorite books of all time. The familiarity of the era, the reality of the characters, the strength and perseverance of young love, they are all so well written, so very familiar that it seemed the story could have been about me! Oh how I wish Ms. Spencer would grace us with more of her uncommon ability to portray ordinary people's lives in books in such a way that we realize we are not ordinary. I miss her.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2016
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Another excellent book by LaVyrle Spencer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely story great writing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2016
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I love this story. Had to purchase another copy. I rarely read anything now that isn't available on Kindle. Still love books but they are inconvenient to hold and you have to have a different light for night reading.

This story is really engaging about attractive middle aged man and woman. Who you find out as the story develops loved each other when they were young, were separated for 24 years and still are struggling with how they feel now. Dont want to ruin the story by explaining more Tommy Lee the male had turned into the town's hell raiser and had several marriages, nothing severe but drinking, young women fast cars. Rachel is elegant, well brought up, ,doing the right thing for reputation. Love the characters in this book, very believable people and their feelings, funny spunky lines. Recommended leaves you with a lovely glow
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2015
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