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Four years ago the passionate and very public affair between a charismatic Italian Formula One racing driver and a young journalist ended in an explosion of betrayal and deceit. Rafael Santini and Eden Lawrence vowed never to see each other again!
Now Rafe is back in Eden's life. An older, wiser Eden knows she needs more from Rafe desire for the only man she's ever loved .
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Chantelle Shaw
660 books158 followersI grew up without a TV, let alone DVD’s, computer games etc that my kids spend so much time engrossed in, but I learned to read at an early age and from then on I was always entertained – so much so that my friends used to hide their books when I visited them because all I wanted to do was read!
When I was a teenager I discovered Mills & Boon romances in my local library, and so began a lifelong love affair. I still remember that feeling of anticipation when I settled down with a pile of books - all bearing the famous rose logo - knowing that I would be drawn into a world of love, passion and emotional intensity that I have never found in any other books. I enjoy reading a wide range of books, especially historical novels, and I am a big fan of Agatha Christie, mainly I think because her characters seem so real, but I love romances and unashamedly admit that I only want to read books with a guaranteed happy ending. Reading is my joy and pleasure and I don’t want to cry buckets at the end of a book or have my sleep disturbed by its gruesome content.
For me, the characters in Harlequin Mills & Boon romances are the key. I love reading and writing about strong, alpha heroes and feisty, independent heroines who find that they can’t fight the blazing attraction between them.
When I married my own tall, dark, but sadly not wealthy hero, we moved out of London to the Kent coast and started a family that grew and grew. I adore my six children, and when they were small I loved being a stay-at-home mum, but there can be days, as I’m sure many of you know, when you feel isolated and – dare I say it – bored of conversing with three-year-olds. Harlequin Mills & Boon romances were my life-line and my sanity and I read them whenever I had a spare five minutes (in the bath, pacing the floor at three am with colicky baby on one shoulder and a book in the other hand!)
My imagination soared and I decided to try and write a book myself. My first attempt was typed up on a manual type-writer with the full-stop key and the letter p missing. Luckily my hero and heroine were not called Paul and Poppy, but it still meant going over my manuscript with a pen to fill in the gaps!
That first book was duly rejected as were my next two. I suppose I was disheartened and by now I had four small children and very little spare time, so although I continued to read romances, I gave up writing. It wasn’t until my youngest son started school that I tried writing again. I was struggling to come to terms with the death of my darling mum Gabrielle and writing became my therapy. Mum had always nagged me to get on and write a book and had an unshakeable belief that I would one day be published – I’m so glad that she was proved right and my biggest regret is that she isn’t here to share my success with me.
I wrote two more books which were both rejected by HM&B, but I was given some advice on my writing from the editorial team that encouraged me to try again. Third time lucky certainly applied to me – the day I received ‘the call’ was exactly four years after Mum had died. It was one of the most exciting moments of my life - but instead of chatting to the editor about contracts I had to dash off and pick my sick daughter up from school. Reality is never far away in my house!
I have now had nine books published - At the Sheikh's Bidding was released in September 08. My next book, Argentinian Playboy, Unexpected Love-Child will be out in the UK in July 09, and The Greek Billionaire's Innocent Princess in the UK in August 09. I have just had my twelfth book accepted and am already busy on my thirteenth. Now that my children are growing up I am able to write every day between 9 am and 3 pm, but often I become so involved with my characters that I sneak off to write again in the evening!
I feel I must be one of the luckiest people in the world to be doing something that I love, but I work hard at my luck and I believe that w
When I was a teenager I discovered Mills & Boon romances in my local library, and so began a lifelong love affair. I still remember that feeling of anticipation when I settled down with a pile of books - all bearing the famous rose logo - knowing that I would be drawn into a world of love, passion and emotional intensity that I have never found in any other books. I enjoy reading a wide range of books, especially historical novels, and I am a big fan of Agatha Christie, mainly I think because her characters seem so real, but I love romances and unashamedly admit that I only want to read books with a guaranteed happy ending. Reading is my joy and pleasure and I don’t want to cry buckets at the end of a book or have my sleep disturbed by its gruesome content.
For me, the characters in Harlequin Mills & Boon romances are the key. I love reading and writing about strong, alpha heroes and feisty, independent heroines who find that they can’t fight the blazing attraction between them.
When I married my own tall, dark, but sadly not wealthy hero, we moved out of London to the Kent coast and started a family that grew and grew. I adore my six children, and when they were small I loved being a stay-at-home mum, but there can be days, as I’m sure many of you know, when you feel isolated and – dare I say it – bored of conversing with three-year-olds. Harlequin Mills & Boon romances were my life-line and my sanity and I read them whenever I had a spare five minutes (in the bath, pacing the floor at three am with colicky baby on one shoulder and a book in the other hand!)
My imagination soared and I decided to try and write a book myself. My first attempt was typed up on a manual type-writer with the full-stop key and the letter p missing. Luckily my hero and heroine were not called Paul and Poppy, but it still meant going over my manuscript with a pen to fill in the gaps!
That first book was duly rejected as were my next two. I suppose I was disheartened and by now I had four small children and very little spare time, so although I continued to read romances, I gave up writing. It wasn’t until my youngest son started school that I tried writing again. I was struggling to come to terms with the death of my darling mum Gabrielle and writing became my therapy. Mum had always nagged me to get on and write a book and had an unshakeable belief that I would one day be published – I’m so glad that she was proved right and my biggest regret is that she isn’t here to share my success with me.
I wrote two more books which were both rejected by HM&B, but I was given some advice on my writing from the editorial team that encouraged me to try again. Third time lucky certainly applied to me – the day I received ‘the call’ was exactly four years after Mum had died. It was one of the most exciting moments of my life - but instead of chatting to the editor about contracts I had to dash off and pick my sick daughter up from school. Reality is never far away in my house!
I have now had nine books published - At the Sheikh's Bidding was released in September 08. My next book, Argentinian Playboy, Unexpected Love-Child will be out in the UK in July 09, and The Greek Billionaire's Innocent Princess in the UK in August 09. I have just had my twelfth book accepted and am already busy on my thirteenth. Now that my children are growing up I am able to write every day between 9 am and 3 pm, but often I become so involved with my characters that I sneak off to write again in the evening!
I feel I must be one of the luckiest people in the world to be doing something that I love, but I work hard at my luck and I believe that w
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May 8, 2017
This one had an old school vibe to it. The heroine was a virgin, daughter of a minister when she met the Formula One Racer hero four years before. He visited her paraplegic brother in the hospital and she fell head over heels. They began a hot and heavy public romance. The hero’s father and brother broke them up by staging a scene for the hero to think the heroine was cheating on him with his brother.
They meet four years later with a lot of water under the bridge:
1. Hero’s brother has died.
2. Heroine’s brother has died
3. Heroine has a disfiguring scar from an explosion in Africa.
4. Heroine was in Africa as a high profile reporter, for three years, risking her life.
5. Heroine has remained celibate. Hero has not, although he tells her that he was imaging all the other women with her face.
Hero wants heroine – and after the hero spends a cartload of money to install her in a lovely home – the heroine succumbs to his dubious charms.
They have all kinds of misunderstanding and rows. At one point, after flouncing away,the heroine realizes she wants him back on whatever terms. She goes to the race track and publicly begs him to come back to her.
They move on to Italy where the hero’s father is up to his old tricks. He actually sends photos of the heroine and her scar to the tabloids to embarrass the heroine.
The hero is cold and distant because he overheard the heroine say to his father she wasn’t interested in marriage. Heroine did that so the father wouldn’t think she was a threat. She knows the hero won’t marry her – but she just wants to be with him.
Hero’s father then has a heart attack and confesses his part to the hero. Hero feels so guilty he gives up the heroine after yet another row, without any explanation.
A few weeks pass. The hero catches her as she is moving out of the house he bought her. He grovels about his guilt and explains that his father’s objections were that he was afraid the heroine had birth defects in her family gene pool because her brother was a paraplegic. When the hero explained the brother injured himself, the hero’s father dropped all objections.
And that has to take the cake for reasons to break up a couple.
The hero in this one is a P. I. G. pig of the first order. The heroine is unstoppable in her love. Really – she’s like that second generation Terminator that can’t be melted or killed or stopped. Nothing the hero does seems to matter. I find this dynamic very entertaining. If you love to be outraged, this one is for you.
They meet four years later with a lot of water under the bridge:
1. Hero’s brother has died.
2. Heroine’s brother has died
3. Heroine has a disfiguring scar from an explosion in Africa.
4. Heroine was in Africa as a high profile reporter, for three years, risking her life.
5. Heroine has remained celibate. Hero has not, although he tells her that he was imaging all the other women with her face.
Hero wants heroine – and after the hero spends a cartload of money to install her in a lovely home – the heroine succumbs to his dubious charms.
They have all kinds of misunderstanding and rows. At one point, after flouncing away,the heroine realizes she wants him back on whatever terms. She goes to the race track and publicly begs him to come back to her.
They move on to Italy where the hero’s father is up to his old tricks. He actually sends photos of the heroine and her scar to the tabloids to embarrass the heroine.
The hero is cold and distant because he overheard the heroine say to his father she wasn’t interested in marriage. Heroine did that so the father wouldn’t think she was a threat. She knows the hero won’t marry her – but she just wants to be with him.
Hero’s father then has a heart attack and confesses his part to the hero. Hero feels so guilty he gives up the heroine after yet another row, without any explanation.
A few weeks pass. The hero catches her as she is moving out of the house he bought her. He grovels about his guilt and explains that his father’s objections were that he was afraid the heroine had birth defects in her family gene pool because her brother was a paraplegic. When the hero explained the brother injured himself, the hero’s father dropped all objections.
And that has to take the cake for reasons to break up a couple.
The hero in this one is a P. I. G. pig of the first order. The heroine is unstoppable in her love. Really – she’s like that second generation Terminator that can’t be melted or killed or stopped. Nothing the hero does seems to matter. I find this dynamic very entertaining. If you love to be outraged, this one is for you.
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November 2, 2014
I couldn't finish...maybe I'll go back just to read the awful scenes described by others, but I stopped reading at the least romantic line I've ever read in any romance novel. "Promise me you’ll stay with me, Eden, for as long as I want you.” For "as long as I want you"? Are you kidding? He's been with multiple women in their years apart while of course, despite a sensual, passionate nature, she's been on ice. He had the mistress of the past 3 months in his bed when he brought Eden back to his hotel room after seeing her again the first time! (I should have stopped reading there). This is another HP where we are supposed to believe the hero loves the heroine despite every bit of evidence to the contrary.
April 2, 2013
She was just way too accepting of all the filth he and his family threw at her.
There was one particularly violent sex scene, that had I been her, he would have become one whole octave higher.
There was one particularly violent sex scene, that had I been her, he would have become one whole octave higher.
January 18, 2021
This is a spin-off from my ‘how bad can it be tour?’ It’s ‘how bad can he be?’ Bad... at best he’s arrogant, at worst, he’s a nasty pig. I’m leaning towards old school pig, I’m making the choice to be entertained by him.
1. He wants her even though she’s supposedly done him wrong, cheating on him with his brother.
2. He’s jealous of a male friend/acquaintance.
3. He trusts everyone but her.
4. He’s either charming or nasty.
5. He refuses to take no for an answer and pushes and prods her until she eventually gives in.
6. He has a villainous father, who he completely trusts.
7. He takes too long to figure out he’s been manipulated.
She puts up a good fight, but eventually decides she’ll take whatever she can get for some semblance of a relationship. When she’s had enough of his and his father’s behavior, she goes home. He eventually follows and grovels (not even a good grovel) in the last 2% of the book. The reader deserved an epilogue with this one, with all the back and forth and the story not resolving until the very end, there wasn’t much of a HEA.
1. He wants her even though she’s supposedly done him wrong, cheating on him with his brother.
2. He’s jealous of a male friend/acquaintance.
3. He trusts everyone but her.
4. He’s either charming or nasty.
5. He refuses to take no for an answer and pushes and prods her until she eventually gives in.
6. He has a villainous father, who he completely trusts.
7. He takes too long to figure out he’s been manipulated.
She puts up a good fight, but eventually decides she’ll take whatever she can get for some semblance of a relationship. When she’s had enough of his and his father’s behavior, she goes home. He eventually follows and grovels (not even a good grovel) in the last 2% of the book. The reader deserved an epilogue with this one, with all the back and forth and the story not resolving until the very end, there wasn’t much of a HEA.
April 17, 2017
„You always were an easy lay,‟
April 1, 2013
Rafael Santini is an Italian Formula One racing driver and Eden is a graceful journalist who fights for human rights and has made great strides in humanitarian efforts. They had an affair 4 years ago but Rafe ended things with her when he saw her in the arms of his younger brother. After his brother dies Rafael and Eden meet again but this time she is reluctant to resume their relationship and trust him with her heart again.
Loved this book! Eden was such a great character. Compassionate, strong, loyal, pretty bad ass at times, with a vulnerable side that really endeared her to me. She is a humanitarian with deep mental and also real flesh wounds. Her leg is now deformed and she doesn't want Rafael to see her like this and compare her with the models he usually dates. She doesn't want him to complicate her life again especially since their breakup still hurts. But he evokes feelings in her she certainly can’t deny or forget the way he made her feel four years ago.
Rafael is arrogant, possessive and I didn't know whether to love him or hate him, but I knew I wanted Eden to give him another chance. He is rough, tough and mean but he has this sweet side to him. He is fiercely protective and loves Eden with passion but I wanted to slap him so many times for allowing his father to ruin his relationship with such a flawless woman.
The ending could have been better but Rafael's and Eden's story is not to be missed!!
Loved this book! Eden was such a great character. Compassionate, strong, loyal, pretty bad ass at times, with a vulnerable side that really endeared her to me. She is a humanitarian with deep mental and also real flesh wounds. Her leg is now deformed and she doesn't want Rafael to see her like this and compare her with the models he usually dates. She doesn't want him to complicate her life again especially since their breakup still hurts. But he evokes feelings in her she certainly can’t deny or forget the way he made her feel four years ago.
Rafael is arrogant, possessive and I didn't know whether to love him or hate him, but I knew I wanted Eden to give him another chance. He is rough, tough and mean but he has this sweet side to him. He is fiercely protective and loves Eden with passion but I wanted to slap him so many times for allowing his father to ruin his relationship with such a flawless woman.
The ending could have been better but Rafael's and Eden's story is not to be missed!!
May 9, 2013
I got this as a suggestion book and I thought I'd give the genre a try.... Big mistake, kept falling asleep... And the sloppy writing did nothing for me. How could the author just lazily use a whole continent as a point of reference? If you wanted a place in Africa so badly why not pick the Congo, land mines there, or Niger or Somalia or Sudan, but to confine the whole continent to 'war and famine and poverty etc' is unforgivable. South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritania, Cape Verde, etc are all there, they're not plagued by land mines and war lords. "oh she went to Africa and was scarred, got involved in a war and stepped on a landmine" substitute Africa with Europe or Asia in the quote, does it sound ridiculous? It should cause it's fucking incorrect. Lazy sloppy work... I can't get over the fact that egregious collosal basic mistake was made. I make such a big deal of it because it's central to the story but is so wrong it's fucking nauseating and also because I'm an African and nothing is more insulting to me than to assume about a continent with over 1bn people, thousands of ethnic groups and as many languages, lump them up into your book (novella) and pat yourself on the back about how you've been sympathetic to these poor people and weave a non story about your liver lillied heroine into it and how's she's suffered doing her bit for charity *teeth grinding*. Note to author: sloppy place settings, disturbing hero and syncopathic heroine... Thank God it was cheap, not spending a dime on this genre again, disappointed is too soft a word. I'll stick to my Mark Twains, Rick Riordans and Wilbur Smiths. Eurg!
April 25, 2023
El prota es estúpido. Dios. Se pasó el libro haciendo sentir mal a la prota. No la cree. Y encima, ni la suplicó. Quise verlo sufrir el triple. Y la muerte de su hermano, dios. No me gustó para nada.
January 27, 2014
Arrogant Rafael- his explanation for his other women during their period of seperation "I pretended that they were you."!!!!!!
the absolutely wimpy Eden with no backbone goes begging back to him. Though they show that she's angry and smarting she does not come across as being stronger for her ordeal.
Throw in the Hero's father into the mix - he connives, conspires and conscripts his younger son into letting Rafael catch him with Eden in a compromising position.
Grrrr... I so did not like this book. Definitely not gonna read it again.
the absolutely wimpy Eden with no backbone goes begging back to him. Though they show that she's angry and smarting she does not come across as being stronger for her ordeal.
Throw in the Hero's father into the mix - he connives, conspires and conscripts his younger son into letting Rafael catch him with Eden in a compromising position.
Grrrr... I so did not like this book. Definitely not gonna read it again.
avoid
April 28, 2013Another slut hero and celibate heroine...who'd rather let cobwebs accumulate in her vadge than let some other, more worthy, guy near it.
No thanks.
August 11, 2020
I read this book in 2011. I need to re-read to post a review ☺️
November 12, 2018
Soulmate in the most primitive way. This book satisfied and appealed to my reader's thirst. Imagine loving each other with such an intensity you can sense each other's presence without seeing them. Sigh! That's is what true love is all about, beyond that limitation of the physical world. Rafe and Eden shared that type of intimacy. They both loved each other,passionately so much so that it became their Achilles heel.
Rafe was a H like a geyser in Mount Everest. He has it all, The Sicilian looks, the dough, the intelligence and the celebrity status. He had a passionate temperament that if he loved , it was intense and if he hated it was equally so. Eden was his half, she was vulnerable, intelligent, content, feisty and loving. She was a journalist and a determined one, willing to risk her life to bring out the truth for those who couldn't speak.She had a heart of gold.
This story reminded me of Michelle Reid's Gold Ring of betrayal. A book I am willing to re-read a million times over. I truly enjoyed this one. I was doubtful when I read the reviews and I'm happy ☺I decided to find out for myself. I enjoyed the style of writing and the theme.
This one was filled with angst to the max, but the reader would also see that behind the hurt and anger there was immense pain from betrayal and confusion. Eden was given some insight by Rafe' s brother about his intention to marry an heiress and her days with Rafe was numbered. A heartbroken Eden became emotional and Rafe's brother offered his shoulders. They were at the poolside,scantily clad, their embrace looked damning. Rafe is a possessive man got angry and furious when he saw them. Rafe's brother lied about the relationship he shared with Eden condemning her and with shock and disbelief she didn't get a chance to defend herself. Rafe ended the relationship once and for all.
Four years later, They met at an interview conference, Rafe realised he wants her and was willing to forgive her. Eden stood up to him(I enjoyed how she tried his patience) she told him where and what he can do with his forgiveness. She certainly held him off for some time. Another reason she was able to push him away was because of her leg scars. I was even wondering if she would ever give him a second chance.....Rafe was losing this battle.
After seeing Rafe in an accident, Eden's resistance collapsed,She was out of mind with what if he didn't make it. She decided life was too short and resumed her affair with Rafe. Their relationship grew and Rafe chose to believe her over his deceased brother.However the father was the mastermind behind their breakup .A tough Sicilian farmer's son who made it big because of Rafe's racing. Her wanted Eden out of Rafe's life and Eden saw that,but Rafe wouldn't hear of it and kept calling her a liar. Eden truly loved Rafe to be this tolerant.
The father came to a near death experience which made Rafe question everything, he hired an investigator and found startling evidence. By this time Eden gave up and left him, Rafe finally got the truth and raced to redeem himself,but she had already gone.
Rafe was filled with guilt and remorse, he was hurt from hurting her, true soul mates.He begged and pledged his love , after much tears she gave in and they found their HEA.
Rafe was a H like a geyser in Mount Everest. He has it all, The Sicilian looks, the dough, the intelligence and the celebrity status. He had a passionate temperament that if he loved , it was intense and if he hated it was equally so. Eden was his half, she was vulnerable, intelligent, content, feisty and loving. She was a journalist and a determined one, willing to risk her life to bring out the truth for those who couldn't speak.She had a heart of gold.
This story reminded me of Michelle Reid's Gold Ring of betrayal. A book I am willing to re-read a million times over. I truly enjoyed this one. I was doubtful when I read the reviews and I'm happy ☺I decided to find out for myself. I enjoyed the style of writing and the theme.
This one was filled with angst to the max, but the reader would also see that behind the hurt and anger there was immense pain from betrayal and confusion. Eden was given some insight by Rafe' s brother about his intention to marry an heiress and her days with Rafe was numbered. A heartbroken Eden became emotional and Rafe's brother offered his shoulders. They were at the poolside,scantily clad, their embrace looked damning. Rafe is a possessive man got angry and furious when he saw them. Rafe's brother lied about the relationship he shared with Eden condemning her and with shock and disbelief she didn't get a chance to defend herself. Rafe ended the relationship once and for all.
Four years later, They met at an interview conference, Rafe realised he wants her and was willing to forgive her. Eden stood up to him(I enjoyed how she tried his patience) she told him where and what he can do with his forgiveness. She certainly held him off for some time. Another reason she was able to push him away was because of her leg scars. I was even wondering if she would ever give him a second chance.....Rafe was losing this battle.
After seeing Rafe in an accident, Eden's resistance collapsed,She was out of mind with what if he didn't make it. She decided life was too short and resumed her affair with Rafe. Their relationship grew and Rafe chose to believe her over his deceased brother.However the father was the mastermind behind their breakup .A tough Sicilian farmer's son who made it big because of Rafe's racing. Her wanted Eden out of Rafe's life and Eden saw that,but Rafe wouldn't hear of it and kept calling her a liar. Eden truly loved Rafe to be this tolerant.
The father came to a near death experience which made Rafe question everything, he hired an investigator and found startling evidence. By this time Eden gave up and left him, Rafe finally got the truth and raced to redeem himself,but she had already gone.
Rafe was filled with guilt and remorse, he was hurt from hurting her, true soul mates.He begged and pledged his love , after much tears she gave in and they found their HEA.
January 27, 2021
Believably it took me that long (look below) to really read this book. As boring as it could be. I really can’t connect with books that do not give a chase. Rafe and Eden have already been pretty intimate in the past and now meet again when Eden has to interview him.
I wonder if Rafe lost his brain and brawn somewhere along the race tracks. He was predictable and said the most boring/ ungentlemanly things to Eden and didn’t sound like a cool formula one driver. The chemistry I felt had already extinguished (maybe) during their first time together.
The misunderstandings were made up high like a mountain from a molehill. No one said anything to clear up things. I couldn’t quite guess why Eden would always shut her trap and let Rafe think the worst of her. Eden also didn’t appear attractive or demure to my senses. Pass.
I wonder if Rafe lost his brain and brawn somewhere along the race tracks. He was predictable and said the most boring/ ungentlemanly things to Eden and didn’t sound like a cool formula one driver. The chemistry I felt had already extinguished (maybe) during their first time together.
The misunderstandings were made up high like a mountain from a molehill. No one said anything to clear up things. I couldn’t quite guess why Eden would always shut her trap and let Rafe think the worst of her. Eden also didn’t appear attractive or demure to my senses. Pass.
July 7, 2018
Uhhhh what now? First off how many times can the same thing happen in a story? Both our brothers got injured. Both our brothers died. Both times we are together crazy crap happens to break us up? All seems too coincidental to me.
Did anyone else picture the hero like a Zoolander model. Really pretty but so stupid you want to runaway from him full speed? Cause this hero was so dumb! Shown fact - 'you're a liar!'. Shown compassion -'why are being kind? What do you want?' Shown other people manipulating him - 'you're a cheap whore!'.....not someone anyone should enjoy reading about. You'd think being a racecar driver and a millionaire would win him some points but sadly he just used all of that to treat the heroine like a mindless sex toy.
Side note - Why is it that practically the only speaking female character was the heroine? We had a maid and a random bimbo but it was the heroine vs all the men in the book.
The heroine felt like she belonged in another story, because she was sooooo cool! And adventurous and brave but when the hero gets a paper cut she gives up everything she said she wouldn't to be the hero's side piece again. Honey, we can root for you if you are in war-zones and writing articles to better the world, we can't support you when you change your mind overnight and let the hero treat you like furniture he sleeps with again.
The reason for the break up was barely explained at the end and the hero, being pretty but stupid, didn't grovel nearly enough.
Did anyone else picture the hero like a Zoolander model. Really pretty but so stupid you want to runaway from him full speed? Cause this hero was so dumb! Shown fact - 'you're a liar!'. Shown compassion -'why are being kind? What do you want?' Shown other people manipulating him - 'you're a cheap whore!'.....not someone anyone should enjoy reading about. You'd think being a racecar driver and a millionaire would win him some points but sadly he just used all of that to treat the heroine like a mindless sex toy.
Side note - Why is it that practically the only speaking female character was the heroine? We had a maid and a random bimbo but it was the heroine vs all the men in the book.
The heroine felt like she belonged in another story, because she was sooooo cool! And adventurous and brave but when the hero gets a paper cut she gives up everything she said she wouldn't to be the hero's side piece again. Honey, we can root for you if you are in war-zones and writing articles to better the world, we can't support you when you change your mind overnight and let the hero treat you like furniture he sleeps with again.
The reason for the break up was barely explained at the end and the hero, being pretty but stupid, didn't grovel nearly enough.
April 26, 2020
Enduring romance
It has a slow start and a predictable plot but a sweet romance you feel their passion Easily it is a well written love story but a quick ending that leaves you wanting more
It has a slow start and a predictable plot but a sweet romance you feel their passion Easily it is a well written love story but a quick ending that leaves you wanting more
October 5, 2020
Leído en Oct 2014
2.5 estrellas
2.5 estrellas
April 12, 2021
Tóxico como yo 🤡
July 27, 2024
H was not as bad as I was expecting from all the reviews.. he said some shitty things but he seemed pretty smitten right from the start to me.
March 11, 2025
Disgusting.
June 2, 2021
I’m an avid fan of this author and I read all her other books and I always look forward of her new book release but I’m disappointed with this book that’s why I gave 2 stars only
January 25, 2021
Ένα ζευγάρι πολύ αγαπημένο, με απίστευτη χημεία μεταξύ τους!!! ΠΟΛΥ ΩΡΑΙΟ!!!! ΠΟΛΥ ΑΓΑΠΗΜΕΝΟ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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August 25, 20240 estrellas.... Que protagonista tan boba.
No puedo creer que estos eran los tipos de libros que yo leía en mi niñes como a los 9 o 10 años y me gustaban, claro está que no entendía la mayoría de los temas, quizás era por eso.
No puedo creer que estos eran los tipos de libros que yo leía en mi niñes como a los 9 o 10 años y me gustaban, claro está que no entendía la mayoría de los temas, quizás era por eso.
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August 26, 2014الموت حبا
وقفت تايري في وجه الريح ولم تضعف ... حدقت في عيني الموت ولم تخف .. فلماذا يخيفها الآن ايوان سنكلير ؟ ولماذا يضعف قلبها إلى هذا الحد أمامه ؟ ألم يقل لها ستو إن الحب هو للضعفاء والمغفلين ؟
لكن ستو مات الآن ومات كين أيضا .. ولعل الحب هو ما قتلهما .. وعادت تايري وحيدة في الحياة كما كانت منذ ولدت .. لا أهل . لا أقرباء . لا أحباء .لا أحد إلا هذا الرجل ... إنه يطاردها يحاصرها ينقذها ليعود ***جنها يريد أن يحاسبها على جريمة لم تقترفها ..
... وعلى شفتيها صرخة تحبسها كي لا تنطلق : ألا تعلم .. جريمتي الوحيدة أنني أحببت ؟
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وقفت تايري في وجه الريح ولم تضعف ... حدقت في عيني الموت ولم تخف .. فلماذا يخيفها الآن ايوان سنكلير ؟ ولماذا يضعف قلبها إلى هذا الحد أمامه ؟ ألم يقل لها ستو إن الحب هو للضعفاء والمغفلين ؟
لكن ستو مات الآن ومات كين أيضا .. ولعل الحب هو ما قتلهما .. وعادت تايري وحيدة في الحياة كما كانت منذ ولدت .. لا أهل . لا أقرباء . لا أحباء .لا أحد إلا هذا الرجل ... إنه يطاردها يحاصرها ينقذها ليعود ***جنها يريد أن يحاسبها على جريمة لم تقترفها ..
... وعلى شفتيها صرخة تحبسها كي لا تنطلق : ألا تعلم .. جريمتي الوحيدة أنني أحببت ؟
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December 18, 2022
His Private Mistress
Four years ago they met because her brother was a avid Formula One cars fan, and especially Rafe. Their time together was as fast as any race track and car can go. But his family didn't like a little miss English nobody, and lies were told to break them up. Now she is working with a newspaper n her own hometown and was given the opportunity to get an interview with him. The past has not been cleared up and many people still hidden what really happened. Can these two star crossed lovers get their happy ending?
Four years ago they met because her brother was a avid Formula One cars fan, and especially Rafe. Their time together was as fast as any race track and car can go. But his family didn't like a little miss English nobody, and lies were told to break them up. Now she is working with a newspaper n her own hometown and was given the opportunity to get an interview with him. The past has not been cleared up and many people still hidden what really happened. Can these two star crossed lovers get their happy ending?
April 8, 2011
2.5 stars really... Hero is arrogant, argumentative, and has a temper that's out of this world and I ended up scanning a scene because I didn't feel like anger should have made the situation okay. The heroine while strong in some parts, in others had the mentality of the TSTL type when she continually puts up with his crap and stays. Could have been better.
October 28, 2014
What can you say? You know this is a harlequin romance which means terrible plot, a love struck woman and a man so breathtakingly sexy said women becomes stupid and looses all morals because of her desperate need to be with this man. And this is exactly what this book is. Stupid? yes. Did I want to slap both main characters? Yes. Was I disappointed? No :)
June 4, 2021
Four years ago the passionate and very public affair between a charismatic Italian Formula One racing driver and a young journalist ended in an explosion of betrayal and deceit. Rafael Santini and Eden Lawrence vowed never to see each other again! Now Rafe is back in Eden's life. An older, wiser Eden knows she needs more from Rafe desire for the only man she's ever love
August 11, 2012
Grade:D-
Ugh.
Ugh.
May 25, 2013
typical harlequin :)
April 7, 2014
...☆2.5☆...
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