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Millionaire of the Month #4
An Improper Affair
Millionaire of the Ryan Sperling
Source of Silicon Valley
The ultimate revenge
Business mogal Ryan Sperling prided himself on being different from his old man, a self-centered philanderer who had let the family assets dwindle. Now, as Ryan closed in on his greatest achievement—orchestrating his father's downfall—the charismatic bachelor had encountered an unforgettable woman…with inextricable ties to his family. It was unthinkable to fall for the daughter of his father's mistress. But it was impossible to walk away before he could taste her….
Source of Silicon Valley
The ultimate revenge
Business mogal Ryan Sperling prided himself on being different from his old man, a self-centered philanderer who had let the family assets dwindle. Now, as Ryan closed in on his greatest achievement—orchestrating his father's downfall—the charismatic bachelor had encountered an unforgettable woman…with inextricable ties to his family. It was unthinkable to fall for the daughter of his father's mistress. But it was impossible to walk away before he could taste her….
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2007
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About the author
Anna DePalo
192 books139 followersWhile still in her teens, Anna DePalo began her first novel. She wishes she could say that this early manuscript went on to receive numerous accolades and to bring her fame and fortune. Instead, that first attempt—well, all three pages of it—hit the trash heap, and she understood why many authors have burned their papers for posterity.
She has lived in Italy and England, graduated from Harvard, earned an advanced degree in political science, and practiced intellectual property law.
One day, she decided to give fiction writing another try, believing that having done some more living would help her tell the truth about life in the pages of made-up stories. This time she didn’t stop at three pages—or even ninety-three. That first finished manuscript soon sold to Harlequin, became a bestseller and award-winner, and has been published in over twenty countries to date.
Anna's books have hit the USA Today best-seller list, and have won the RT Book Club Reviewers' Choice Award, the OCCRWA Book Buyer’s Best, the NJRW Golden Leaf, and the NECRWA Readers' Choice. She lives with her husband, son and daughter in New York.
She has lived in Italy and England, graduated from Harvard, earned an advanced degree in political science, and practiced intellectual property law.
One day, she decided to give fiction writing another try, believing that having done some more living would help her tell the truth about life in the pages of made-up stories. This time she didn’t stop at three pages—or even ninety-three. That first finished manuscript soon sold to Harlequin, became a bestseller and award-winner, and has been published in over twenty countries to date.
Anna's books have hit the USA Today best-seller list, and have won the RT Book Club Reviewers' Choice Award, the OCCRWA Book Buyer’s Best, the NJRW Golden Leaf, and the NECRWA Readers' Choice. She lives with her husband, son and daughter in New York.
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February 8, 2021
2.5
Ryan Sperling's time in the lodge...and Ryan is a millionaire with a serious grudge against his father and corporate leader, Webb Sperling. He's spent his life trying NOT to become his father. He arrives in Hunter's Landing in time for his friend Dev's marriage (from the first book). It's the need for a gift for this occasion that brings him into a local shop, Distressed Success, where he's instantly in lust with the owner, Kelly. But he soon learns that this intensely attractive woman is the daughter of his father's mistress (whom he cannot forgive because she had an affair with his father while his mother was dying of cancer). Ryan instantly jumps to the conclusion that she's a gold-digging tramp with crazy feminine wiles, just like her mother. Likewise, Kelly judges Ryan for his wealth and upbringing. But Kelly has been hired to decorate some rooms at the lodge, an opportunity she cannot pass up, but it will mean being in close quarters with a man who can't stand her.
This was just okay. I liked the tension between the characters at first, I liked that they both have the "trying not to become like my parent" thing going and that they really connect over this once things get going. Their chemistry wasn't bad either. In fact, it might have been a lot better if not for one little thing that just irked me and colored my whole view of Ryan afterwards. I mean yeah, I wasn't thrilled that he instantly assumes she's a trashy tramp and starts slut shaming her when he doesn't even know her...but that's the sort of thing he needs to overcome, right? My problem was that he believes the absolute worst of her until she gets drunk and admits that she's practically a virgin (and she has no memory of admitting this). After that moment, Ryan realizes he's misjudged her and decides to pursue a romance with her. So what if she hadn't been a virgin? What if she'd slept around a bit? What if she'd had a steady boyfriend for quite a few years? Then she'd be experienced, yes? Then she'd still be a gold-digging slut in his eyes. He pursued her precisely because her innocence meant that to him, she was an okay person...it had nothing to do with her personality. This pops up later in the story when Ryan admits she'd told him and she assumes that he pursued her because she would be an easy conquest. Not once does she consider how shallow it makes him or how he might still be treating her if she'd actually been sexually experienced. I had trouble getting over that little detail.
Ryan Sperling's time in the lodge...and Ryan is a millionaire with a serious grudge against his father and corporate leader, Webb Sperling. He's spent his life trying NOT to become his father. He arrives in Hunter's Landing in time for his friend Dev's marriage (from the first book). It's the need for a gift for this occasion that brings him into a local shop, Distressed Success, where he's instantly in lust with the owner, Kelly. But he soon learns that this intensely attractive woman is the daughter of his father's mistress (whom he cannot forgive because she had an affair with his father while his mother was dying of cancer). Ryan instantly jumps to the conclusion that she's a gold-digging tramp with crazy feminine wiles, just like her mother. Likewise, Kelly judges Ryan for his wealth and upbringing. But Kelly has been hired to decorate some rooms at the lodge, an opportunity she cannot pass up, but it will mean being in close quarters with a man who can't stand her.
This was just okay. I liked the tension between the characters at first, I liked that they both have the "trying not to become like my parent" thing going and that they really connect over this once things get going. Their chemistry wasn't bad either. In fact, it might have been a lot better if not for one little thing that just irked me and colored my whole view of Ryan afterwards. I mean yeah, I wasn't thrilled that he instantly assumes she's a trashy tramp and starts slut shaming her when he doesn't even know her...but that's the sort of thing he needs to overcome, right? My problem was that he believes the absolute worst of her until she gets drunk and admits that she's practically a virgin (and she has no memory of admitting this). After that moment, Ryan realizes he's misjudged her and decides to pursue a romance with her. So what if she hadn't been a virgin? What if she'd slept around a bit? What if she'd had a steady boyfriend for quite a few years? Then she'd be experienced, yes? Then she'd still be a gold-digging slut in his eyes. He pursued her precisely because her innocence meant that to him, she was an okay person...it had nothing to do with her personality. This pops up later in the story when Ryan admits she'd told him and she assumes that he pursued her because she would be an easy conquest. Not once does she consider how shallow it makes him or how he might still be treating her if she'd actually been sexually experienced. I had trouble getting over that little detail.
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December 12, 2023
Não dá para aturar um heroi que só acha que a palavra da mocinha vale alguma coisa quando descobre que ela é virgem.
Poupem-me.
Poupem-me.
May 8, 2009
#4 out of 6 in the Millionaire of the Month series by various authors.
September 25, 2009
Modern
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July 31, 2011I've read better, but it wasn't horrible.
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July 2, 2018Why is Vladimir Putin on the cover of a romance novel? It was a good book, but I find this just straight-up hilarious.
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