THREE/FOUR STARS
Mills and Boon synopsis:
- Billionaire in need…
Sergei Antonovich, a Russian billionaire, was famous for being knee-deep in stunning supermodels and aspiring actresses. But not one was suitable bride material. Would he ever grant his ageing babushka her dearest wish and present her with a grandchild? Of a bride and a baby…
So, why not handle this challenge as business? Without emotion, but with a contract of convenience that granted him the perfect deal: a wife he’d bed, wed, get pregnant…and then discard…
Pregnant Brides
Inexperienced and expecting,they’re forced to marry!
My review:
I didn't realise when I started this book that it was part of a trilogy (the 2nd one written I think) following a group of friends in their journey to finding love. This book was Alissa's story. Her greedy twin signs a contract agreeing to marry Russian billionaire and give him a child, then she ropes in Alissa to fill the role while she swans off with the money he paid her. An unsuspecting Alissa, who trusts her twin implicitly and is doing this to help pay off her mother's debt (and who knows nothing of the private side, planned to accompany this 'business' agreement), then slowly begins to fall for Sergei.
This couple had great chemistry and the story was promising, full of tension. What let the book down was the fact that these two characters hardly ever really talked to one another - the baring of one's soul is not conducted via sexual tension. This romance was good, but the lack of communication between the two was unedifying to say the least.
Ms Graham, you have a wonderful writing style, you have wonderful characters, and a full imagination. A Russian hero? How marvellous. But you were rushing, and avoided displaying true intimacy in this book. I know the hero was supposed to be strong, resilient, tough, mysterious, devilishly attractive, but did all of that really necessitate his loss of voice?
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