NYEDS

Oh, I enjoyed this on many levels! The ugly duckling, the forced proximity, protection of her brother, revenge on a bad guy and the hero's determined plan to get the heroine that didn't insult her or hurt her, but let her be more than she thought she could be. Altogether a very strong story that left me with a very happy and satisfied feeling. (MTH)

Although it is a topic I like, I have to admit that the hero not believing the child is his has cropped up a couple of books in a row for me. I did like, however, that he had motivation to believe the child wasn’t his, though the anger he felt at her going to someone else for help was a bit over the top.

Poor Sophie Gruebella hates her name and her life—then a one-night stand at a wedding leads her to a whole new life!

A celebrity chef goes to a high school to teach a potential delinquent and a shy girl to compete for a cooking prize and is watched over by a prim teacher repressing all sorts of passions!

A classic she’s pregnant and he doesn’t believe they are his and all of a sudden he’s going to claim custody and they need to resolve their issues (or at least he has to admit his love!). The writing was good, but the characters just seemed at odds for much of the time. (MTH)

I admit to being quite surprised we were getting Lucifer’s story straight off—I was sure they’d be a build-up to him!

I’m a little sad that I’ve not loved his past books as much as his first two.

This reminds me somewhat of Heyer’s Freddie (I think?) hero—you think he’s the daft best friend type, but he does have some surprising twists and turns to him.