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Book ReviewsThe Bride's Proposition (Thorndike Large Print Harlequin Series) |
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Book: The Bride's Proposition (Thorndike Large Print Harlequin Series)
Written by: Day Leclaire |
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5
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Pretty unforgettable
Rating:
4 / 5
Although it's a bit more, um, torrid than the stuff I usually enjoy, this book's basic plot is so irresistibly great that I'm willing to cut it a lot of slack. Penelope, the heroine, is a serious, logical businesswoman (or so she tries to convince herself) who finds herself with a sudden extremely urgent (business-related) need to get married. Her best bet is (tall, dark, handsome, charming) fellow business magnate Stefano Salvatore. Although Stefano's been accused of some shady business dealings, Penelope's investigations have convinced her that he's innocent. So, she thinks, surely he'll welcome her proposal of a business-only marriage in exchange for help clearing his name.
But Stefano is one of those only-marry-for-love, don't-mess-with-my-family, Italian-muttering, honorable-to-the-core, totally irresistible Salvatores, and poor Penelope's logical heart doesn't stand a chance. Neither, frankly, does the reader's.
Four-and-a half stars; would've been five if only everybody had managed to stay fully dressed a little more consistently. Packs a tremendous message about real honor and loyalty, and Stefano's about ten times as likeable as his twin brother Marco from "Bridegroom on Approval" (whom poor Penelope repeatedly mistakes for him in the beginning!).
Oh, WOW!
Rating:
5 / 5
I am in love! Stefano Salvatore is the best hero I've read in a long, long time. Where are these kind of guys in real life?? That's what I want to know, cuz I want one. Nellie is SO adorable. She reminds me a little of a Jane Ann Krentz type, only tons better. Not quite all the same, if you know what I mean. Lots of cute moments. I laughed. I cried. And then I got mad cuz it ended. The bottom line is that this is a great book. That's it, guys, I'm gonna check out the rest of hers. I'm sold!
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