Back Cover:
It was payday for Prince Nicolo Barbieri. The Italian aristocrat's negotiations to take over Manhattan's SCB bank were about to bear fruit. But he wasn't expecting Aimee Black, granddaughter of the bank's current owner-- who was pregnant with Nicolo's baby! Nicolo felt duty bound to marry Aimee and give his child his name. But Aimee had other ideas about surrendering herself to this arrogant foreigner, who surely didn't love her!
Favourite Scene: (I love the supressed excitement in an adult man!)
"Of course," Nicolo had said calmly but when he hung up, he'd pumped his fist in victory.
Another Fav Scene: (ha! I just knew when I read this at the beginning that the mighty would fall and regret mocking marriage! I hope the other two men who laughed at marriage have stories about them meeting their Waterloo!)
"Life," Lucas would say solemnly, "is short."
"And Marriage," Damian would add even more solemnly, "is forever."
The last part of the toast was left to Nicolo.
"And freedom," he'd say dramatically, "freedom, gentlemen, is everything!"
My Review:
Hot diggity. The best way to describe this book is as a hell of a passionate chase. The hero and heroine meet accidentally over and over again… and each time they set eyes on each other, passionate awareness just flares and they set each other off like bombs and clash then fling themselves straight into a whirlwind of passion. Um... yum! It wasn't a slow and carefully built love, it was a mad rush, which was yummy. I thought it was different and fun.
Some people might have a problem with the fact that the hero/heroine had anonymous sex, without names, and in a public place the first time. Obviously given the title, the heroine ends up pregnant and his bride. Great reveal about the pregnancy, nice shock value, and the hero arrives soon after she finds out and he's ready for another confrontation. I loved that soon after they were married for convenience, he took pride in introducing her as his pregnant wife, he seemed very pleased with it and not upset that he'd been dumb and knocked the wrong woman up, he was happy she'd be the mother of the sons he wanted. Great read, quite a ride!
Rating: 4/5 stars, whew, this is a passionate ride!
