Review: The Couple Behind the Headlines – Lucy King

Posted on March 19, 2013 by juliemt

If you like fun and flirty contemporary romances that pack plenty of emotional punch, then you will absolutely adore Lucy King’s latest Modern Romance, The Couple Behind the Headlines. Sexy, sassy and absolutely impossible to put down, this award-winning author has struck gold once again with a terrific romance that is simply irresistible!

Socialite Imogen Christie’s life had once been a dizzying whirl of champagne parties, designer handbags and luxurious holidays. With lots of money in the bank, a gorgeous fiance and a fantastic best friend, Imogen had once had the world at her feet. But when the man she thought she was going to be spending the rest of her life with jumped into bed with the one woman she thought she could trust with her life, Imogen quickly realizes that money is no substitute for love and friendship. Determined to put this devastating betrayal behind her and to make a new life for herself, Imogen decides to throw herself into her charitable foundation and to try and forget about her snake of an ex-fiance and her traitorous best friend – but that’s easier said than done when she is constantly tripping over them at the various social events and parties which she attends! Imogen realises that the only way she is going to stop being the recipient of pitying glances and sympathetic platitudes is if she has a no-strings affair with somebody who baulks at the mere mention of the word commitment – which is why hotshot playboy Jack Taylor is the perfect candidate for the job!

Jack Taylor is the kind of man who works hard and plays even harder. Intelligent, charismatic and as sexy as sin, Jack Taylor can have any woman he wants – and when he claps eyes on Imogen Christie, the gorgeous financier realises that he’s found his next conquest! Jack is the sort of man who is more than willing to share his bed, but he’s vowed never to allow anyone to breach the defenses which he has built around his head. Yet, he cannot stop himself from wishing that his temporary fling with Imogen could lead to something more permanent. However, he is just too scared to let anyone in to scratch beneath the sophisticated exterior which he projects to the rest of the world…

Imogen has already had her heart broken once and she is not prepared to subject herself to that kind of pain ever again! Despite her resolve to keep things casual with Jack, Imogen finds herself falling for the hunky playboy. But how can they possibly contemplate a future together when they are both so scared of getting hurt again?

Will Imogen and Jack find the courage to admit the truth about their feelings for one another? Or will they continue to let fear rule their lives and destroy this final chance at happiness?

A gripping tale about healing from the past, putting your heart on the line and taking a chance on love, The Couple Behind the Headlines is a fast-paced and feel-good page turner that I gobbled up in one sitting! I loved Imogen and Jack and their explosive chemistry, wickedly funny repartee and red-hot affair kept me enthralled from start to finish!

Packed with characters you cannot help but love, delicious humour, blazing passion and poignant romance, Lucy King’s The Couple Behind the Headlines has got winner written all over it!

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Review: The Greek’s Acquisition – Chantelle Shaw

Posted on March 19, 2013 by juliemt

Sexy, delicious and oh so compelling, Chantelle Shaw’s The Greek’s Acquisition is vintage Modern Romance!

Louise Frobisher is desperate. She needs to raise enough money for her terminally ill mother to have a life-changing operation that could give her the much needed second chance she so desperately craves. Having exhausted all other avenues, Louise realizes that the time has come for her to swallow her pride and come face to face with the one man who had shattered her heart and destroyed her confidence: handsome Greek billionaire Dimitri Kalakos. Louise has never managed to forgive Dimitri for his cruel betrayal – nor has ever managed to vanquish him from her heart. Yet, Louise is prepared to do anything to save her mother’s life – even beg the one man she has never stopped loving for mercy!

Dimitri had been gobsmacked when Louise had walked through the doors of his luxurious offices – and he was absolutely stunned when she made him a business proposition for the one thing he thought his money couldn’t buy: the beautiful island of Eirenne. Dimitri had been yearning to possess Eirenne for years yet Louise had always refused to sell it to him. So what had prompted this sudden change of heart? Wearing a designer dress straight off the Parisian catwalk, eye-wateringly expensive shoes and exclusive items of jewelry, Louise does not look like she is desperate need of cash. Dimitri is convinced that his former flame is keeping something from him, but Louise is remaining tight-lipped. Determined to reclaim Eirenne and desperate to uncover the secrets Louise is hiding, Dimitri decides to play the long game with Louise and begins his ruthless punishment by claiming a passionate kiss that leaves them both breathless!

Louise is adamant that she will not allow Dimitri’s tempting kisses to distract her from her goal of selling Eirenne and giving her mother a chance of survival. However, resisting Dimitri is easier said than done. As old passions rekindle and long-buried emotions come rushing back to the surface, Louise and Dimitri find themselves falling madly in love with one another all over again.

But are they prepared to give their relationship another chance? Or will they continue to let past mistakes, old wounds and devastating secrets to stand in the way of their happiness?

The Greek’s Acquisition is a sensuous contemporary romance that simmers with blazing passion, intense drama and heart-pounding emotion. Chantelle Shaw never fails to grab her readers’ attention from the very first page and keep them engrossed until the last word and in The Greek’s Acquisition she has penned another hugely enjoyable contemporary romance that will keep readers gleefully turning the pages late into the night.

With an intrepid and resourceful heroine, a gorgeous Greek hero who will make readers swoon, a vivid exotic setting, enthralling twists and turns and feel-good romance, The Greek’s Acquisition is another Chantelle Shaw keeper fans of Mills and Boon Modern Romance will definitely not want to miss!

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Review: A Bond Between Strangers – Scarlet Wilson

Posted on February 13, 2013 by juliemt

An unexpected twist of fate gives way to a love that will last a lifetime in Scarlet Wilson’s enjoyable and emotional Medical Romance, A Bond Between Strangers.

When his wife Tabitha had walked out on their marriage after she had discovered that she couldn’t give him the family he had always wanted, John Carter had felt nothing except relief that he no longer had to pretend to love the high maintenance woman whom he knew he should never have married. John didn’t miss Tabitha or her incessant spending and constant hissy fits, but not having a child of his own is a regret which wounds his heart. With a failed marriage behind him and his fortieth birthday looming, John fears that he has missed his chance of making his dream of having a family a reality.

John had resigned himself to spending the rest of his life on his own – until one day a letter from an IVF clinic drops through his letterbox and informs him that there’s been a mix up and a stranger he’s never met is carrying his baby! John is absolutely floored by this bombshell, but shock quickly gives way to a determination not to lose this last chance at fatherhood. However, before he can claim his miracle baby, John must first find Lily Grayson, the woman whom years ago he had selected as an egg donor to give him and Tabitha the child they couldn’t conceive naturally. John hires a private detective to track down Lily, however, when he finally claps eyes on the woman who could make his fantasy of being a dad come true, he is stunned by the sheer force of attraction that draws him to the courageous, intelligent and heartbreakingly beautiful nurse.

Lily was flabbergasted when she had learned that an administrative mix-up had resulted in a complete stranger to be wrongly implanted with her eggs. With the paparazzi camping out on her doorstep and the media desperate to splash her turmoil all over the newspapers, Lily needs to keep a low profile and to find a safe place to hide from the unscrupulous glare of the spotlight. Turning to John Carter – the only person in the world who could possibly understand what she is going through – seems natural. But their convenient arrangement quickly leads to an all-consuming attraction which they simply weren’t prepared for…

Are John and Lily strong enough to face up to their feelings for one another? Or will they allow the obstacles standing in their way to tear them apart?

Scarlet Wilson has penned a tender, heartbreaking but wonderfully uplifting story of renewal, redemption, sacrifice and the power of love which I absolutely loved. As always, she writes with great depth and understanding about the human heart and creates terrifically nuanced characters that leap off the page and linger in the mind long after the last page is turned, and Lily and John’s strength, maturity and vulnerability are sure to make them firm favourites with readers everywhere.

Scarlet Wilson is a talented rising star in category romance who is not scared of stretching barriers and pushing the envelope and in A Bond Between Strangers she has penned a compelling, emotionally believable and wholly engrossing romantic tale which readers will not be able to put down!

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Review: Her Motherhood Wish – Anne Fraser

Posted on January 28, 2013 by juliemt

Unexpected passion strikes between an incorrigible playboy and a woman determined to keep her heart under lock and key in Anne Fraser’s touching and thought-provoking Medical Romance, Her Motherhood Wish.

Beautiful, intelligent and successful, Dr. Olivia Simpson had the world at her feet. She had a fabulous social life, a fulfilling career and, more importantly, she was married to a handsome man who worshipped the ground she walked on. Olivia’s life was almost perfect – the only thing missing from this blissful idyll was a baby to call her own. But the bottom had soon fallen out of Olivia’s perfect world when her beloved husband Richard had been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Olivia couldn’t face the thought of spending the rest of her life without the man she loved nor could she bear the idea of never holding Richard’s child in her arms. The determined doctor was determined to bring her husband’s baby into the world, so prior to his death, she had Richard’s sperm frozen and stored in an IVF clinic. After years spent mourning the man who meant more to her than anybody else in the world, Olivia is finally ready to be a mother and to put all of her time and energy into raising a child. Although she is well aware that single motherhood will be anything but easy, Olivia is determined to give her baby the best childhood and all the love and support in the world. Romance is the last thing on her mind – so why can’t she stop thinking about the handsome Dr. David Stuart?

Charming, sophisticated and as sexy as sin, Dr. David Stuart has all the female doctors and nurses falling at his feet. Although the good-looking neurosurgeon could have any woman he wants, he is immediately bowled over by the beautiful Olivia Simpson. But he is stunned when he realizes that the woman he cannot stop thinking about is carrying her late husband’s baby! David knows that he should give Olivia a wide berth – it’s just a shame that fate seems to have other ideas!

When Olivia finds out that there has been a mix-up at the IVF clinic and that the child she is carrying is not her dead husband’s, she reluctantly finds herself turning to David. Despite their best intentions, Olivia and David soon find themselves falling head over heels in love with one another. But is David ready to give up his playboy ways for the sake of his ready-made family? And is Olivia willing to trust her heart – and her unborn child’s well-being – to a man who has spent most of his adult life running away from commitment?

A heart-warming and heart-wrenching emotional drama from a writer whose star is on the rise, Her Motherhood Wish is a dramatic, believable and uplifting Medical Romance about the ties that bind, healing from old wounds and the magic of falling in love guaranteed to bring a tear to even the most jaded of eyes.

Packed with characters you cannot help but care about, tender romance and pulse-racing twists and turns, Her Motherhood Wish is a fantastic tale that’s got keeper written all over it!

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Review: His Mask of Retribution – Margaret McPhee

Posted on December 31, 2012 by juliemt

Falling in love with the enemy’s daughter is not an option for a vengeful highwayman with revenge in his heart in His Mask of Retribution, the latest page-turning Regency romance from the talented Margaret McPhee.

Highwayman Rafe Knight has got good reason to despise The Earl of Misbourne. He believes that the Earl is responsible for destroying his parents’ lives and ruining his childhood. Having spent years plotting his revenge against the man who had blighted his life, Rafe has finally come up with the perfect plan to annihilate the man he hates with every bone in his body: he will abduct Misbourne’s beautiful daughter Marianne and hold her hostage until the dastardly aristocrat confesses that he was responsible for the death of Rafe’s beloved parents. Rafe is determined to go to any lengths to make Misbourne pay for callously taking his parents’ lives – however the ruthless highwayman wasn’t prepared for the sheer force of attraction that consumed him when he clapped eyes on Marianne Winslow or on falling head over heels in love with her!

Marianne’s beauty and charm has bewitched and enchanted every single eligible gentleman of the Ton. Although she has had plenty of suitors and been betrothed three times, Marianne has yet to walk down the aisle – and the Ton has started to talk! Her exasperated father is determined to get his beautiful daughter married off – regardless of whether his daughter approves of his choice of husband for her or not! Although the last thing Marianne wants is to marry a man she doesn’t love, she knows that she has got no other option but to comply with her father’s wishes. But just when all seems lost, Marianne finds herself held at gunpoint and abducted by a dashing highwayman!

Marianne knows that she should fear the dangerous marauder, however, she finds herself strangely drawn to her handsome abductor. Thrust together by fate and united by a passion which simply cannot be denied, Marianne and Rafe quickly find themselves giving into temptation and getting closer. Attraction soon gives way to love, but how can they possibly contemplate a future together when there is so much standing in their way?

Is Marianne and Rafe’s love strong enough to obliterate the obstacles that are standing in their way? Or will Rafe’s thirst for revenge cost him the only woman he will ever love?

His Mask of Retribution is an exciting and enthralling tale of secrets, scandal and seduction readers of Regency romances will devour in a single sitting! Margaret McPhee writes beautifully and skillfully about the past and she will touch her readers’ hearts with this tender, passionate and wonderfully absorbing historical romance.

With an intelligent and valiant heroine, a wickedly saturnine hero, plenty of nail-biting tension, emotional pathos and red-hot passion, His Mask of Retribution is a spectacular Regency romance guaranteed to keep readers reading late into the night!

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