Untamed by Carole Mortimer (HP 757)

Reviewed by Janet85 on June 6th, 2008, 12:14am

by Carole Mortimer

Format: Print Books

Series: Harlequin Presents

Back Cover:

Having her scathing letter condemning the film star Rod Bartlett's morals—or lack of!—published had stirred up far more controversy than Keilly Grant had ever anticipated. One thing she certainly hadn't bargained for, though, was the disturbing passion the mysterious Rick Richards aroused in her when he suddenly turned up to delve into her reasons for writing a personal attack on a complete stranger in the first place. After all, Rod Bartlett would never be anything to her—would he?  

My Review:

The heroine's cousin lost her virginity to the hero, an actor, 8 years ago or so.  The cousin was eaten up by guilt over her indiscretion and blamed the hero for seducing her with "promises of marriage".  The heroine now thinks very badly of the hero because of the things she heard about him.  She writes a scathing letter about him, he comes to investigate the person who wrote such things.  And he is attracted to her, but he doesn't tell her who he really is.  Once she finds out, it's a bit awkward. 

It's a little icky for the heroine to be with the man who took her cousin's virginity, especially since the hero is going to take hers too, what an icky little coincidence that makes it look like the hero collects virgins!  The hero says he won't apologize for his sexual past, and that he isn't ashamed of it and it wasn't all one-night stands, but it's kind of hard for me to personally find a Hollywood star's sex life "tame and unsordid".  I also disliked that he continues on acting and that they viewed a film together where he had a nude scene and sex scene.  I don't know if I'd want to live with a man who professionally got naked with attractive starlets.  I'd have felt better if he were working behind the camera!

My Rating: 3/5 stars, interesting premise, some ickyness.