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Secrets of the Stowe Family #1
Forbidden Hawaiian Nights
Simmering desire leads to a red-hot island fling! Let USA TODAY bestselling author Cathy Williams sweep you away to paradise with this out-of-bounds workplace romance.
Once they give in to attraction…
...there’s no telling how long it will burn!
For brooding tycoon Max Stowe, Hawaii is no vacation. He must track down his missing sister and take over running his island hotel until she reappears. His first task? Enlisting the help of headstrong landscape gardener Mia Kaiwi…
Max is everything Mia shouldn’t want—commanding and completely off-limits as her temporary boss! But there’s no escape from temptation working so closely together. And when Max declares his desire, it’s up to Mia—dare she explore their connection, even if just for a few scorching nights?
From Harlequin Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Read all the Secrets of the Stowe Family
Book 1: Forbidden Hawaiian Nights
Book 2: Promoted to the Italian's Fiancée
Book 3: Claiming His Cinderella Secretary
Once they give in to attraction…
...there’s no telling how long it will burn!
For brooding tycoon Max Stowe, Hawaii is no vacation. He must track down his missing sister and take over running his island hotel until she reappears. His first task? Enlisting the help of headstrong landscape gardener Mia Kaiwi…
Max is everything Mia shouldn’t want—commanding and completely off-limits as her temporary boss! But there’s no escape from temptation working so closely together. And when Max declares his desire, it’s up to Mia—dare she explore their connection, even if just for a few scorching nights?
From Harlequin Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Read all the Secrets of the Stowe Family
Book 1: Forbidden Hawaiian Nights
Book 2: Promoted to the Italian's Fiancée
Book 3: Claiming His Cinderella Secretary
- GenresRomance
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published January 26, 2021
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38 people want to read
About the author
Cathy Williams
1,307 books200 followersCathy Williams, born in Trinidad and Tobago, is a British author who has written romance novels for Mills & Boon since 1990. She lives in Chiswick, London, with her three daughters and continues to craft engaging, heartfelt love stories.
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April 17, 2022
I received an ARC from Netgalley and Mills and Boon in return for an honest review.
Oh dear! This ought to have been great. Exotic setting in Hawaii. Luxurious, sumptuous lifestyle details with private jets, luxury hotels and designer clothes. Beautiful, environmentally friendly, surfer female and gorgeous, alpha, cold billionaire. Alone together touring the islands with growing sexual tension culminating in......
But it took ages to get going and then I started to skim because it was slow and boring for much of the time. There were some lovely segments in it but I was never really engaged in the characters or the story. This was a disappointing read from the normally brilliant writer. Sorry , not for me!
Oh dear! This ought to have been great. Exotic setting in Hawaii. Luxurious, sumptuous lifestyle details with private jets, luxury hotels and designer clothes. Beautiful, environmentally friendly, surfer female and gorgeous, alpha, cold billionaire. Alone together touring the islands with growing sexual tension culminating in......
But it took ages to get going and then I started to skim because it was slow and boring for much of the time. There were some lovely segments in it but I was never really engaged in the characters or the story. This was a disappointing read from the normally brilliant writer. Sorry , not for me!
March 10, 2021
I needed a good cheesy love story. It was long overdue. This quick little read will check all the boxes if you are a romantic at heart.
Max flies in from London to look for his AWOL sister in Hawaii. A sister that he handed a fabulous job of designing a building a new hotel for the family's empire. Max, being the control freak he is, isn't happy with his sister's good friend, Mia, won't tell him where she is. So in his typical professional only work mode, he picks up his sister's project and makes Mia show him the way in the development. Two completely opposite characters roaming the beautiful islands of Hawaii, can you think of anything better?
Thank you Harlequin Presents for sending me this book from the Instagram giveaway, I absolutely loved reading it.
Max flies in from London to look for his AWOL sister in Hawaii. A sister that he handed a fabulous job of designing a building a new hotel for the family's empire. Max, being the control freak he is, isn't happy with his sister's good friend, Mia, won't tell him where she is. So in his typical professional only work mode, he picks up his sister's project and makes Mia show him the way in the development. Two completely opposite characters roaming the beautiful islands of Hawaii, can you think of anything better?
Thank you Harlequin Presents for sending me this book from the Instagram giveaway, I absolutely loved reading it.
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January 2, 2021Categories
Multicultural & Interracial Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romance
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Secrets of the Stowe Family (Book #1)
Multicultural & Interracial Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romance
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Secrets of the Stowe Family (Book #1)
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January 2, 2021Categories
Multicultural & Interracial Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romance
Miniseries
Secrets of the Stowe Family (Book #1)
Multicultural & Interracial Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romance
Miniseries
Secrets of the Stowe Family (Book #1)
January 30, 2021
There's fantastic chemistry between Mia and Max from their first encounter, but Max is all about work, and Mia isn't anxious to risk her heart again. Hawaii weaves its magic, the elements and proximity conspire to make sensual encounters inevitable.
This is a conflicted romance Max and Mia have a professional relationship, should they compromise it? Both have to change their outlook on life but are they ready to change enough for a happy ending?
This is a great start to the Secrets of the Stowe family series. It romantic and sensual and has a lovely happy end.
I received a copy of this book from Mills and Boon via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
This is a conflicted romance Max and Mia have a professional relationship, should they compromise it? Both have to change their outlook on life but are they ready to change enough for a happy ending?
This is a great start to the Secrets of the Stowe family series. It romantic and sensual and has a lovely happy end.
I received a copy of this book from Mills and Boon via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
August 23, 2021
I have to admit that I was one of those who just didn't get into this story. It really dragged in the middle and I just didn't care about the two MC's.
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August 13, 2021
2.5* Didn't enjoy this as much as I normally enjoy Cathy Williams but this might be my state of mind as still going trough early bereavement symptoms.
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September 2, 2024I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if this had been written by AI. It most definitely didn’t have an editor. It’s truly that bad.
January 30, 2021
There's fantastic chemistry between Mia and Max from their first encounter, but Max is all about work, and Mia isn't anxious to risk her heart again. Hawaii weaves its magic, the elements and proximity conspire to make sensual encounters inevitable.
This is a conflicted romance Max and Mia have a professional relationship, should they compromise it? Both have to change their outlook on life but are they ready to change enough for a happy ending?
This is a great start to the Secrets of the Stowe family series. It romantic and sensual and has a lovely happy end.
I received a copy of this book from Mills and Boon via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
This is a conflicted romance Max and Mia have a professional relationship, should they compromise it? Both have to change their outlook on life but are they ready to change enough for a happy ending?
This is a great start to the Secrets of the Stowe family series. It romantic and sensual and has a lovely happy end.
I received a copy of this book from Mills and Boon via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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