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Her Last Night of Innocence
World-famous racing driver Cristiano Maresca always spent the night before a race in the arms of a beautiful woman…
Three years ago that woman was Kate Edwards, and her time with Cristiano awakened her to unimaginable pleasure. But the following day the untamable Cristiano had a near-fatal crash. Then Kate discovered she was expecting his baby…
Now Monte Carlo is set to celebrate Cristiano’s return to the track. Shivering with nerves, Kate braves the paparazzi to find the man who set her body aflame - and tell him her scandalous secret.
Three years ago that woman was Kate Edwards, and her time with Cristiano awakened her to unimaginable pleasure. But the following day the untamable Cristiano had a near-fatal crash. Then Kate discovered she was expecting his baby…
Now Monte Carlo is set to celebrate Cristiano’s return to the track. Shivering with nerves, Kate braves the paparazzi to find the man who set her body aflame - and tell him her scandalous secret.
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2010
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India Grey
132 books94 followersIndia Grey was born in England, UK. A self-confessed romance junkie, she was just thirteen years old when she first sent away for the Mills & Boon Writers' Guidelines. She can still recall the thrill of getting the large brown envelope with its distinctive logo through the letterbox, and subsequently whiled away many a dull school-day staring out the window and dreaming of the perfect hero. She kept these guidelines with her for the next ten years, tucking them carefully inside the cover of each new diary in January, and beginning every list of New Year's resolutions with the words Start Novel. In the meantime she also gained a degree in English literature and language from Manchester University, and in a stroke of genius on the part of the Gods of romance, met her gorgeous future husband on the very last night of their three years there. The last fifteen years have been spent blissfully buried in domesticity, and heaps of pink washing generated by three small daughters, but she has never really stopped daydreaming about romance. She's just profoundly grateful to have finally got an excuse to do it legitimately! After meeting the bestselling novelist Penny Jordan, she returned to writing romance, and sold her first novel in September 2006. In 2009, her novel Mistress: Hired for the Billionaire's Pleasure won the Love Story of the Year by the Romantic Novelists' Association.
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October 15, 2015
May contain some spoilers
I didn’t want this book to end!!!! I have always loved India Grey’s books but “Her Last Night of Innocence” is by far my favorite one. I loved reading about Cristiano Maresco, a famous, gorgeous, rich racing car driver
Their story is filled with pain, sorrow, love and the joy of finding each other’s true soul mates after so many obstacles that faced their lives.
Kate is sent to Monte Carlo by her boss to interview him and catches the attention of the playboy, who is quite happy to seduce her even if it’s just a one night-stand, which is what usually happens in his life with the women he meets in his circle.
After spending a wonderful night of passion, where they discover so much about each other, Cristiano leaves her with the words “wait for me!”.
But Cristiano is badly injured in the crash during the race, which results in him suffering not only physically but memory loss and not remembering the night he had spent with her.
Kate was kept away from him by his group of handlers so decided to return home to England, where a few weeks later, discovers she is pregnant with his child. After writing various letters to him and trying other means of contacting him and not receiving any joy, decides to continue with her life and her new baby boy.
Four years later, she is sent by her boss to meet Cristiano in Monte Carlo and is saddened and angry when he doesn’t recognize or remember her. She had agreed to meeting him again as she wanted closure by let him know he had a son and to assure herself she no longer loved him.
Cristiano can’t understand why she feels so familiar to him and why the emotional connection pull with her and just as she’s about to leave, he asks her to go with him to a friend’s chalet in Switzerland. He also begins having flashbacks and is certain that she could be someone who would help get his memory back. But before things can be resolved, she is called back home as her son has fallen ill. She leaves without telling him about their son because he had admit to her he never wanted to get marry or have children.
She leaves with a broken heart knowing she will never see Cristiano, the only man she has ever loved, again. But Cristiano finds a letter in a bag she left behind and finally discovers the secret. He has a son!!!!!!
Their time together is so emotional and so intense – so many obstacles in their way before they are able to be together. His memory loss, his love for car racing and her fear of it….her father and brother had both died in car crashes. She wants him to give up his profession before she agrees to be with him. He is unable to understand why she demands this of him. Eventually Kate realizes she is being unfair to him and if she wants his love totally she will have to do something about her fears. And wow…..what a way to go……loved what she did to overcome this obstacle and finally realize that they and their child were meant to be a family.
The author’s characters are so real and engaging….there’s more to the alpha-male hero Cristiano – he’s someone looking desperately for love, to find a woman he can talk and laugh with instead of meaningless sex. Kate, who in the beginning thought might be one of those shy virgins who is trodden on by men, is surprisingly a very capable, caring strong woman who is not afraid to face her obstacles and demons.
Fabulous settings….Monte Carlo
and the world of the rich and famous, jetsetter lifestyle of international motor racing,
Though this is year another story about a shy virgin, gorgeous millionaire and a secret baby, it had so so much more. It was a fresh and innovative take on this much used plot.
A fantastic, fabulous, incredible story ending - a happy live for Cristiano, Kate and their son Alexander. A truly, real and spectacular HEA.
This book is on my “Most Loved Books” section of my bookcase!!!!!
And I definite REREAD!!!
I didn’t want this book to end!!!! I have always loved India Grey’s books but “Her Last Night of Innocence” is by far my favorite one. I loved reading about Cristiano Maresco, a famous, gorgeous, rich racing car driver
and Kate Edwards, a shy virgin who doesn’t believe that she is beautiful and is unable to understand how a man like him could ever even look her way!!!
Their story is filled with pain, sorrow, love and the joy of finding each other’s true soul mates after so many obstacles that faced their lives.
Kate is sent to Monte Carlo by her boss to interview him and catches the attention of the playboy, who is quite happy to seduce her even if it’s just a one night-stand, which is what usually happens in his life with the women he meets in his circle.
After spending a wonderful night of passion, where they discover so much about each other, Cristiano leaves her with the words “wait for me!”.
But Cristiano is badly injured in the crash during the race, which results in him suffering not only physically but memory loss and not remembering the night he had spent with her.
Kate was kept away from him by his group of handlers so decided to return home to England, where a few weeks later, discovers she is pregnant with his child. After writing various letters to him and trying other means of contacting him and not receiving any joy, decides to continue with her life and her new baby boy.
Four years later, she is sent by her boss to meet Cristiano in Monte Carlo and is saddened and angry when he doesn’t recognize or remember her. She had agreed to meeting him again as she wanted closure by let him know he had a son and to assure herself she no longer loved him.
Cristiano can’t understand why she feels so familiar to him and why the emotional connection pull with her and just as she’s about to leave, he asks her to go with him to a friend’s chalet in Switzerland. He also begins having flashbacks and is certain that she could be someone who would help get his memory back. But before things can be resolved, she is called back home as her son has fallen ill. She leaves without telling him about their son because he had admit to her he never wanted to get marry or have children.
She leaves with a broken heart knowing she will never see Cristiano, the only man she has ever loved, again. But Cristiano finds a letter in a bag she left behind and finally discovers the secret. He has a son!!!!!!
Their time together is so emotional and so intense – so many obstacles in their way before they are able to be together. His memory loss, his love for car racing and her fear of it….her father and brother had both died in car crashes. She wants him to give up his profession before she agrees to be with him. He is unable to understand why she demands this of him. Eventually Kate realizes she is being unfair to him and if she wants his love totally she will have to do something about her fears. And wow…..what a way to go……loved what she did to overcome this obstacle and finally realize that they and their child were meant to be a family.
The author’s characters are so real and engaging….there’s more to the alpha-male hero Cristiano – he’s someone looking desperately for love, to find a woman he can talk and laugh with instead of meaningless sex. Kate, who in the beginning thought might be one of those shy virgins who is trodden on by men, is surprisingly a very capable, caring strong woman who is not afraid to face her obstacles and demons.
Fabulous settings….Monte Carlo
and the world of the rich and famous, jetsetter lifestyle of international motor racing,
....billionaires, beautiful homes and hotels…..
Though this is year another story about a shy virgin, gorgeous millionaire and a secret baby, it had so so much more. It was a fresh and innovative take on this much used plot.
A fantastic, fabulous, incredible story ending - a happy live for Cristiano, Kate and their son Alexander. A truly, real and spectacular HEA.
This book is on my “Most Loved Books” section of my bookcase!!!!!
And I definite REREAD!!!
December 30, 2017
Interesting twist on the secret baby story. Race car driver loses his memory of his one night stand with the virgin heroine after his car crashes the next day. Heroine tried to contact him several times but his PA didn't pass on her letters. The H/h meet again after four years when the hero is poised to return to racing. The heroine goes to Monaco in one last attempt to tell the H about his son.
The hero kinda sorta recognizes her and then realizes she holds the key to his memory loss. They go to his neurologist's alpine cottage and proceed to pick up where they left off. Their interlude is broken when the heroine has to rush back to England because her son is in the hospital with meningitis.
Hero finds the letter she wrote him informing him of his son, and then flies to England to confront her.
This is where the story lost a star for me. The heroine turns into a worry-wart, nervous-nellie and makes all kinds of excuses to keep the H away from his son because he is a race car driver and might die someday. *sigh* I'm so over this trope.
The heroine's change of heart and the hero's change of heart about racing were very abrupt. The evil PA didn't get her comeuppance.
An epilogue would have been nice since I don't know what a man of his energy and combination of talents is going to do with himself all day if he isn't racing.
A diminished hero isn't an HEA I can get behind.
The hero kinda sorta recognizes her and then realizes she holds the key to his memory loss. They go to his neurologist's alpine cottage and proceed to pick up where they left off. Their interlude is broken when the heroine has to rush back to England because her son is in the hospital with meningitis.
Hero finds the letter she wrote him informing him of his son, and then flies to England to confront her.
This is where the story lost a star for me. The heroine turns into a worry-wart, nervous-nellie and makes all kinds of excuses to keep the H away from his son because he is a race car driver and might die someday. *sigh* I'm so over this trope.
The heroine's change of heart and the hero's change of heart about racing were very abrupt. The evil PA didn't get her comeuppance.
An epilogue would have been nice since I don't know what a man of his energy and combination of talents is going to do with himself all day if he isn't racing.
A diminished hero isn't an HEA I can get behind.
March 28, 2023
Reread.
Rating still 4 star.
Some angst and second chance romance.
Would have liked more of their first meeting and back story.
Rating still 4 star.
Some angst and second chance romance.
Would have liked more of their first meeting and back story.
February 27, 2023
3.5 stars
Kate went to tell her son’s father about him. But then decided not to tell him. Nice story, lots happening to keep the story going.
Kate went to tell her son’s father about him. But then decided not to tell him. Nice story, lots happening to keep the story going.
April 8, 2011
Excellent spectacular read,a sorrowful roller coaster love story ,both Cristiano-Kate have their own fears and they need to overcome those fears come together love together n be happy together
Kate Edwards couldn't believe she had spent the most amazing night with the famous Christiano Marseca. They had not just shared passion, they talked about their pasts, something this Italian playboy never did and it was special for both of them. However, thinking about her while racing his car ended in a crash and he suffered a memory loss. When Kate returned home to England, she found out she was pregnant and wrote to him several times sending letters to his villa in Monte Carlo but never heard back from him. However, as fate would have it, four years later, Christiano had somewhat recovered and had returned to race for his mentor and friend. Kate's company, one of the sponsors, which had originally sent her years earlier were sending her again. Her boss and friend, agreed she needed closure, needed to tell Christiano he had a son and that he and his wife would babysit her little boy.
There was something familiar about her, Christiano could sense it but he couldn't put his finger on it. He could also sense she was nervous being at the party and he followed her. He experienced some flashbacks due to his retrograde amnesia and remembered she had interviewed him the evening before the race. Could she be the key to him remembering those hours before the crash? Because he was sure he had slept with her, even though she was so different from the women he usually bedded. So he ran after her and that's when the intensity began in the storyline
Kate couldn't believe he was in her hotel room as she was packing to return home to England. Christiano didn't remember her so she would leave the envelope for him with the message to contact her solicitor and that he had a son or would she? Christiano made an abrupt decision, as he was going to take up his physician on using her chalet in Switzerland, he was going to take Kate with him and get down to the bottom of things. He was sure she was the key to his memory loss. What he didn't count on was her fear of driving fast. Kate had lost both her father and brother to fatal car accidents.
Bittersweet is how I would describe their time together, making love, sharing, laughing, loving. During their time at the chalet, pivotal things happened. Kate realized she never stopped loving him, she learned he never wanted to marry nor have children, and then the most horrible thing happened, her son became extremely ill and she need to get home to England fast! Her heart was broken, in tatters because she knew she would never see her lover again. She also realized that because he told her he never wanted children, he had released her from the burden of telling him about Alexander.
low and behold Christiano found her evening bag with the letter that told him he had a son!who is seriusly ill(Meningitis)the emotions are brought out so well.Christiano was determined to have his son, with or without Kate and poor Kate's emotions because she loved them both so very much. All I can say is that that this author gave Christiano, Alexander and Kate the most amazing happy ending. It took getting over her fear of fast cars and it took Christiano getting his memory back and realizing what Kate had meant to him back in Monte Carlo and now in the present.
i have only one complaint Suki who was Cristiano's PA kept lying to him abt wht happened and she was jealous of Kate and she never allowed kate to meet Cristiano when she was few months pregnant and also hided the letters Kate wrote but when later Cristiano comes to know of it,nothing is done no one confronts her not even she is fired ya demoted ,i really wanted to see her pay for her deeds
Definetely a keeper
Recommend it
Kate Edwards couldn't believe she had spent the most amazing night with the famous Christiano Marseca. They had not just shared passion, they talked about their pasts, something this Italian playboy never did and it was special for both of them. However, thinking about her while racing his car ended in a crash and he suffered a memory loss. When Kate returned home to England, she found out she was pregnant and wrote to him several times sending letters to his villa in Monte Carlo but never heard back from him. However, as fate would have it, four years later, Christiano had somewhat recovered and had returned to race for his mentor and friend. Kate's company, one of the sponsors, which had originally sent her years earlier were sending her again. Her boss and friend, agreed she needed closure, needed to tell Christiano he had a son and that he and his wife would babysit her little boy.
There was something familiar about her, Christiano could sense it but he couldn't put his finger on it. He could also sense she was nervous being at the party and he followed her. He experienced some flashbacks due to his retrograde amnesia and remembered she had interviewed him the evening before the race. Could she be the key to him remembering those hours before the crash? Because he was sure he had slept with her, even though she was so different from the women he usually bedded. So he ran after her and that's when the intensity began in the storyline
Kate couldn't believe he was in her hotel room as she was packing to return home to England. Christiano didn't remember her so she would leave the envelope for him with the message to contact her solicitor and that he had a son or would she? Christiano made an abrupt decision, as he was going to take up his physician on using her chalet in Switzerland, he was going to take Kate with him and get down to the bottom of things. He was sure she was the key to his memory loss. What he didn't count on was her fear of driving fast. Kate had lost both her father and brother to fatal car accidents.
Bittersweet is how I would describe their time together, making love, sharing, laughing, loving. During their time at the chalet, pivotal things happened. Kate realized she never stopped loving him, she learned he never wanted to marry nor have children, and then the most horrible thing happened, her son became extremely ill and she need to get home to England fast! Her heart was broken, in tatters because she knew she would never see her lover again. She also realized that because he told her he never wanted children, he had released her from the burden of telling him about Alexander.
low and behold Christiano found her evening bag with the letter that told him he had a son!who is seriusly ill(Meningitis)the emotions are brought out so well.Christiano was determined to have his son, with or without Kate and poor Kate's emotions because she loved them both so very much. All I can say is that that this author gave Christiano, Alexander and Kate the most amazing happy ending. It took getting over her fear of fast cars and it took Christiano getting his memory back and realizing what Kate had meant to him back in Monte Carlo and now in the present.
i have only one complaint Suki who was Cristiano's PA kept lying to him abt wht happened and she was jealous of Kate and she never allowed kate to meet Cristiano when she was few months pregnant and also hided the letters Kate wrote but when later Cristiano comes to know of it,nothing is done no one confronts her not even she is fired ya demoted ,i really wanted to see her pay for her deeds
Definetely a keeper
Recommend it
February 25, 2013
This started off well, but I couldn't buy into Cristiano and Kate’s relationship. It moved a little slowly at times. The descriptions and internal monologues seem to just drag on and on. This is my 2nd book to read by this author and I have noticed that she has nice ideas plot-wise but the end result is flat and monotonous. The lame sex scenes and the bad epilogue didn't help either.
February 21, 2012
4.5 stars.
The heroine Kate hears that racing driver Cristiano, the hero, is about to return after a long recuperation following a very bad crash a few years back, and she knows that now is the time to tell him that their glorious night together resulted in their son. However when she finally gets the courage to approach him Cristiano doesn't know who she is, so she decides not to bother. Cristiano has no memory of Kate but senses something between them so, desperate to regain parts of his lost memory, he goes to her and asks her to spend some time away with him. When they are together, Kate is reminded of just how close they became in that one night they had together and tries to help Cristiano remember, but she can't quite work up the nerve to tell him about their son. However, when she has to leave after an emergency back home Cristiano finds out the truth quite by accident. Following her back to England, Cristiano wants to get to know his son, as well as work out if the passion between Kate and he can give them a future together.
Wow, this is a gorgeous book, I loved it. There really is something special about India Grey that makes her books so wonderful. They dazzle. And dazzle, this book does.
My heart broke at times for the hero and heroine - they so desperately wanted to be together but so many things conspired against them. The passion and emotion in their relationship is intense and written with such heart. I literally couldn't put this book down, it has everything; sorrow, joy, passion, anger etc. And, it is brilliant.
I can't recommend it (and India Grey's other books) enough.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
The heroine Kate hears that racing driver Cristiano, the hero, is about to return after a long recuperation following a very bad crash a few years back, and she knows that now is the time to tell him that their glorious night together resulted in their son. However when she finally gets the courage to approach him Cristiano doesn't know who she is, so she decides not to bother. Cristiano has no memory of Kate but senses something between them so, desperate to regain parts of his lost memory, he goes to her and asks her to spend some time away with him. When they are together, Kate is reminded of just how close they became in that one night they had together and tries to help Cristiano remember, but she can't quite work up the nerve to tell him about their son. However, when she has to leave after an emergency back home Cristiano finds out the truth quite by accident. Following her back to England, Cristiano wants to get to know his son, as well as work out if the passion between Kate and he can give them a future together.
Wow, this is a gorgeous book, I loved it. There really is something special about India Grey that makes her books so wonderful. They dazzle. And dazzle, this book does.
My heart broke at times for the hero and heroine - they so desperately wanted to be together but so many things conspired against them. The passion and emotion in their relationship is intense and written with such heart. I literally couldn't put this book down, it has everything; sorrow, joy, passion, anger etc. And, it is brilliant.
I can't recommend it (and India Grey's other books) enough.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
April 10, 2011
Kate couldn't believe that happened to her. She was supposed to interview the famous car racer, but they connected. They talked about themselves, something Christiano rarely did, and one thing led to another and they finished in bed. It would've been a happy ending, if Christiano didn't have a car crash on the track next morning that resulted in memory loss. So when Kate couldn't get to him she went home, heartbroken and pregnant.
Kate has had some tragedies in her life. Both her father and her brother died in a car crash. To say that she has a phobia about cars is an understatement. Of course, Christiano races cars for living and it scares her to death. She doesn't deal with her fear the best way, but it's understandable.
Christiano races so that he could prove himself to everyone, his mother, but mostly to himself. That one night that he can't remember haunts him. But when he sees Kate something in him recognizes her. That was a good moment.
A good story, even though I usually hate the secret baby plot. Both Kate & Christiano are real characters with flaws, and I like their relationship with Alexander, their son.
But I had some issues with the ending, it was a big turnaround for Christiano. And yes, what happened to Yuki (Christiano's assistant), she was the reason he didn't know about his son, and she was never mentioned after the reunion? Some closure would've been nice.
Rating:
4 stars.
Kate has had some tragedies in her life. Both her father and her brother died in a car crash. To say that she has a phobia about cars is an understatement. Of course, Christiano races cars for living and it scares her to death. She doesn't deal with her fear the best way, but it's understandable.
Christiano races so that he could prove himself to everyone, his mother, but mostly to himself. That one night that he can't remember haunts him. But when he sees Kate something in him recognizes her. That was a good moment.
A good story, even though I usually hate the secret baby plot. Both Kate & Christiano are real characters with flaws, and I like their relationship with Alexander, their son.
But I had some issues with the ending, it was a big turnaround for Christiano. And yes, what happened to Yuki (Christiano's assistant), she was the reason he didn't know about his son, and she was never mentioned after the reunion? Some closure would've been nice.
Rating:
4 stars.
July 13, 2011
3.5 stars. My first time to read an HP by India Grey. Very enjoyable, but with a few loose ends and in need of an epilogue. I wanted to know if there were any consequences for the PA who seemingly kept the knowledge of his son from him. His sudden abandonment of his career for his family felt rushed. Will definitely read more from this new-to-me author.
November 1, 2018
A fabulous read filled with all the most delicious tropes;
Amnesia
Secret Child
Reunited
Meningitis (why is this always part of the secret baby/child trope?)
Lots of fear and hurt
The H isn’t a douche
The h is lovely
An adorable child
The only thing missing was the perfect pet. It was a light, easy, fun read that I enjoyed very much.
Amnesia
Secret Child
Reunited
Meningitis (why is this always part of the secret baby/child trope?)
Lots of fear and hurt
The H isn’t a douche
The h is lovely
An adorable child
The only thing missing was the perfect pet. It was a light, easy, fun read that I enjoyed very much.
December 11, 2015
A wonderful read.
A highly wonderful storyline that keeps getting better the more you read.....a nice adventure.
While conducting an interview both Kate and Cristiano experience undeniable attraction and a connection leading them to an unforgettable night of passion. He requests her to wait for him after the race because he can't bare to part....unaware that someone else watching and jealous.
Kate worst nightmare occurs....he crashes! An upset Kate tries to see him but can't get in.....and finally gives up and goes home, hoping he will contact her. Finding out she is pregnant she does her best to contact him again.....still no results. Years pass and people keep telling her that the father should be paying something for his child. She finally gets up the nerve to contact him again in person but receives a shock instead.
A nice love story....about forgotten love. Really who could trust if you lose your memories???? Kind of a scary question. Who could you trust with all your thoughts, emotions, and memories....who would tell you the truth even if it hurts? Good idea to keep a diary.... but then that could fall into the wrong hands too! No easy answer.
A highly wonderful storyline that keeps getting better the more you read.....a nice adventure.
While conducting an interview both Kate and Cristiano experience undeniable attraction and a connection leading them to an unforgettable night of passion. He requests her to wait for him after the race because he can't bare to part....unaware that someone else watching and jealous.
Kate worst nightmare occurs....he crashes! An upset Kate tries to see him but can't get in.....and finally gives up and goes home, hoping he will contact her. Finding out she is pregnant she does her best to contact him again.....still no results. Years pass and people keep telling her that the father should be paying something for his child. She finally gets up the nerve to contact him again in person but receives a shock instead.
A nice love story....about forgotten love. Really who could trust if you lose your memories???? Kind of a scary question. Who could you trust with all your thoughts, emotions, and memories....who would tell you the truth even if it hurts? Good idea to keep a diary.... but then that could fall into the wrong hands too! No easy answer.
March 30, 2011
I've only read a couple of books by this author but haven't had a 'bad' story yet. Will always grab for this author's books just to check out.
It's always good to at least expect a good short from someone for the $5 you will be spending.
It's always good to at least expect a good short from someone for the $5 you will be spending.
November 21, 2012
I read this under the other title and I did like the novel but I found it sad that it took so much effort to try and tell the hero that he had a son. I mean talk about overkill. It was sad in that aspect.
August 7, 2015
Rating: 4.5 stars because I vividly remember the storyline.
If I remember clearly a story which I read 4 years ago that I haven't read since first reading it, then to me it's a very good indication that it was a great read.
If I remember clearly a story which I read 4 years ago that I haven't read since first reading it, then to me it's a very good indication that it was a great read.
November 23, 2010
India Grey is one of the best newer authors in the Modern series line and her books keep getting better.
January 11, 2016
This story was just too fake for my liking and It did not sound like love to me but lust also the whole secret baby thing was weird in this one! Why not just tell him he knocked u up babe?! I mean I understand after the accident but it was long enough for her to at least tell him he had a kid. Whatever just not my thing.
January 24, 2024
Almost five stars.
Deducted because the heroine’s phobias started irritating me by the end.
Also because it seemed that something she said to the poor hero triggered his first accident.
Story starts with heroine being sent to get some bytes from the hero for the ad agency campaign for a mineral water which sponsors him.
Oh yes .. he is a racing car driver. She works for an ad agency. Very unlike the women he usually dates.
She’s lost two men in her family to car accidents.
He comes from impoverished background and was dyslexic. So racing was his only means to break out of his circumstances.
They are intensely attracted. Have a one night stand. Hero gets amnesia about 24 hours forgetting heroine.
She meanwhile has his baby.
They meet again in Monaco four years later. Again attraction.
What I didn’t like was that she made him give up his career which was his passion because she was scared.
Not ok.
Very neurotic.
Pity the poor man.
Deducted because the heroine’s phobias started irritating me by the end.
Also because it seemed that something she said to the poor hero triggered his first accident.
Story starts with heroine being sent to get some bytes from the hero for the ad agency campaign for a mineral water which sponsors him.
Oh yes .. he is a racing car driver. She works for an ad agency. Very unlike the women he usually dates.
She’s lost two men in her family to car accidents.
He comes from impoverished background and was dyslexic. So racing was his only means to break out of his circumstances.
They are intensely attracted. Have a one night stand. Hero gets amnesia about 24 hours forgetting heroine.
She meanwhile has his baby.
They meet again in Monaco four years later. Again attraction.
What I didn’t like was that she made him give up his career which was his passion because she was scared.
Not ok.
Very neurotic.
Pity the poor man.
December 28, 2019
I really liked this. I liked the characters, the premise, the progression of the story, the problems they faced and how they dealt with them. I liked the resolution a whole lot. It worked that well because the author had planted the seeds for the character's transformation right at the start. Very well done.
October 5, 2023
2.5 stars
I should have loved this - amnesia, secret baby, Formula 1
I just didn't like the heroine, she just was too diffident and self-effacing and a bit dull and I didn't get why the H was so smitten. Also, I didn't like the H losing the race and giving up his career for the h, after all his been through.
I should have loved this - amnesia, secret baby, Formula 1
I just didn't like the heroine, she just was too diffident and self-effacing and a bit dull and I didn't get why the H was so smitten. Also, I didn't like the H losing the race and giving up his career for the h, after all his been through.
September 22, 2024
Cristiano pasa la noche con Kate, ambos quedan flechados pero por situaciones cada quien sigue su camino hasta que cuatro años después se vuelven a encontrar. Ha sido una historia algo confusa pero bonita. Demasiado rápido en suceder todo pero tristemente el prólogo me conto toda la historia. Fácil de leer.
September 21, 2018
I really loved this book, this was a re-re-read for me. Ahhh sublime! Perhaps India Grey realised she'd written the perfect book? This one was written in 2010 but she hasn't written anything since 2012.
May 31, 2017
Good read hated and I do mean hated the very rushed ending!
April 29, 2020
Will be reviewed and shelved later when i have find time and energy after this tiring times.
March 17, 2021
Insert>>>Heavy Sigh<<<
Alex is the Romance Fox has a great review. This book was a very satisfying romance ! There is some wonderfully cheesy dialogue but it actually works in this book.
Alex is the Romance Fox has a great review. This book was a very satisfying romance ! There is some wonderfully cheesy dialogue but it actually works in this book.
March 18, 2021
1 star.
DNFed at 60 percent.
The writing was bad. The heroine was a major doormat and, there wasn't anything special about the hero either.
DNFed at 60 percent.
The writing was bad. The heroine was a major doormat and, there wasn't anything special about the hero either.
January 29, 2019
This plot was like an outline of an actual story. It had all the beats in place but no of the flair to bring it to life. Gotta say the heroine was not very readable, she makes bad choices and finds out the truth then still makes bad choices, you are a mother! Get your life together woman! Poor hero was just kinda long for the drive. He didn’t know much, what he did know he held back from the heroine. And it’s seemed the pa had some nefarious intentions but that was never explored. You can’t fault the heroine considering 2 members of her family died in car crashes...the hero’s lifestyle would NOT appeal to her.
May 29, 2016
So used to reading LG books with dyslexic heroines, I was a little taken aback by the fact that here Cristiano, the H, has severe dyslexia. His past and his determination was quite sad to read about. The fact that he kept trying to prove himself somehow yet found himself inadequate. His struggle of reading the letter given to him by Kate in the chateau. These scenes were quite emotional.
I was not very ready for this book because of the fact that the story seemed quite depressing. Cristiano also suffers from amnesia where he forgets one day - the day he met and fell in love with Kate. I thought it would be so angsty, but actually the book was light and sad.
Both Cristiano and Kate were crippled by their pasts. Cristiano due to his horrible experience in school and his failure to make his mother proud and Kate due to the many deaths she has witnessed. While he is a risk-taking adrenaline chaser, she is a fearful and cautious wreck after the death of her father and brother in car crashes.
So the story of a race car driver and a woman who thinks it's all rubbish was interesting to begin with. I liked that the H was not critical, judgmental and harsh towards the h as that would have ruined the book. He didn't have the trademark HP arrogance, he was instead quite broken and insecure. Kate makes him see the light and he helps her with her fear of...everything.
I also loved Alexandro and the supporting characters because all of them had light. One thing though, the matter of the "OW" Suki was unresolved. She did keep them apart though that was not explicitly mentioned in the books. In the end I guess the couple do get away from her malicious influence but I felt at that point there was no closure. Otherwise, the book was an emotional and beautiful love story of two opposites fighting their biggest fears.
I was not very ready for this book because of the fact that the story seemed quite depressing. Cristiano also suffers from amnesia where he forgets one day - the day he met and fell in love with Kate. I thought it would be so angsty, but actually the book was light and sad.
Both Cristiano and Kate were crippled by their pasts. Cristiano due to his horrible experience in school and his failure to make his mother proud and Kate due to the many deaths she has witnessed. While he is a risk-taking adrenaline chaser, she is a fearful and cautious wreck after the death of her father and brother in car crashes.
So the story of a race car driver and a woman who thinks it's all rubbish was interesting to begin with. I liked that the H was not critical, judgmental and harsh towards the h as that would have ruined the book. He didn't have the trademark HP arrogance, he was instead quite broken and insecure. Kate makes him see the light and he helps her with her fear of...everything.
I also loved Alexandro and the supporting characters because all of them had light. One thing though, the matter of the "OW" Suki was unresolved. She did keep them apart though that was not explicitly mentioned in the books. In the end I guess the couple do get away from her malicious influence but I felt at that point there was no closure. Otherwise, the book was an emotional and beautiful love story of two opposites fighting their biggest fears.
March 23, 2013
blurb from goodreads
before a race in the arms of a beautiful woman…
One night three years ago that woman was Kate Edwards, and her time with Cristiano awakened her to unimaginable pleasure. But the following day the untamable Cristiano had a near-fatal crash…and then Kate discovered she was expecting his baby….
Now Monte Carlo is set to celebrate Cristiano's return to the track. Shivering with nerves, Kate braves the paparazzi to find the man who set her body aflame—and tell him her scandalous secret….
Italy's most notorious playboy has a love child!
This book is good and I like this book's writing style
I also love the character. I love Cristiano ! He's gorgeous.
He is flawed but he's sweet and sexy.
and Kate, she isn't sexy but she's very nice and caring. She's also smart.
thing I don't like
June 5, 2011
Kate fell for a race car driver, Cristiano, four years ago. He was in a near fatal accident on the track after they spend a wonderful night together.
Four years have passed and Kate has a son. She will not move on with her life until she knows there is no possibility of a family with Cristiano. She has tried to contact him on several occasions without much luck, until she gets invited to his return to the track party.
They see each other, he follows her and they spend sometime together in a cabin. Unfortunately, he doesn't remember the last twenty four hours before the car crash which is the time he spent with her four years ago.
She leaves when she gets a phone call telling her Alexander, her son, is sick with meningitis.
Cristiano follows her after he finds out he has a son.
In the end she is able to let go of her fear for his life as a racing driver but it makes his choice somewhat unbelievable.
2/5 Fangs
cross posted at my blog http://mrsleifs.blogspot.com
Four years have passed and Kate has a son. She will not move on with her life until she knows there is no possibility of a family with Cristiano. She has tried to contact him on several occasions without much luck, until she gets invited to his return to the track party.
They see each other, he follows her and they spend sometime together in a cabin. Unfortunately, he doesn't remember the last twenty four hours before the car crash which is the time he spent with her four years ago.
She leaves when she gets a phone call telling her Alexander, her son, is sick with meningitis.
Cristiano follows her after he finds out he has a son.
In the end she is able to let go of her fear for his life as a racing driver but it makes his choice somewhat unbelievable.
2/5 Fangs
cross posted at my blog http://mrsleifs.blogspot.com
October 6, 2012
This is one book I wish was longer. I actually liked these characters. A lot.
It was a nice change to read about a race car driver instead of the numerous Greek tycoons. And I love this author's style. She has a good and clear language, her characters are warm and likable, and the plot is actually believable. These characters are "normal" unlike the tycoons who have mountains and mountains of money.
Once I started reading this one, it was impossible to put down the book. If I were a writer, this is how I would want my stories to be: "real". India Grey is up there with Cara McKenna when it comes to writing characters you can't help but fall in love with. Anyone who knows how much I love a Cara McKenna book, knows this is high praise. ;)
It was a nice change to read about a race car driver instead of the numerous Greek tycoons. And I love this author's style. She has a good and clear language, her characters are warm and likable, and the plot is actually believable. These characters are "normal" unlike the tycoons who have mountains and mountains of money.
Once I started reading this one, it was impossible to put down the book. If I were a writer, this is how I would want my stories to be: "real". India Grey is up there with Cara McKenna when it comes to writing characters you can't help but fall in love with. Anyone who knows how much I love a Cara McKenna book, knows this is high praise. ;)
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