Back Cover:
Spanish aristocrat Antonio Rocha viewed Sophie Cunningham as a common little tramp: she sported a tattoo, and was dragging up his orphaned baby niece in a caravan! But although she might not speak or live like a lady, Sophie did have plenty of love for a family of babies. And, contrary to his arrogant assumption, she was a virgin. Inexplicably attracted to Sophie, Antonio decided a marriage arrangement on his terms was the answer . . .
Line that made me go "wtf": (what hero calls his heroine sluttish???)
He could no longer ignore the obvious: shameful though it was, it could only be her sluttish qualities that attracted him.
Favourite Scene: (I love that he could read her face so well and know that)
Antonio could not drag his penetrating dark eyes from her heart-shaped face. She looked traumatised. He knew instantly that Norah Moore's visit to his hotel had not been a part of any scam and that what the older woman had told him in confidence about Sophie was true. Appalled at the manner in which he had confronted her on that sensitive issue, he was filled with immediate regret.
Another Fav Scene: (I think the innocence and love are very transparent in Sophie)
Sophie went pink when she realised that she still hadn't told him she loved him. `I love you...lots and lots and lots.'
My Review:
I liked the premise of this story and how wrong the hero was proven to be about his heroine. The story set up a very nice conflict and worked it's way out of that conflict. I loved their wedding night, and I loved the next night they were together, and how they decided to live their marriage one day at a time after that (I liked that they stopped thinking of it as a business deal). The passion was great, the characters jumped off the page, even though some readers might find the heroine's innocence a little unusual given that life should have made her cynical. I loved how the hero treated the reveal at the end of the book, and how it didn't affect the fact that he wanted to stay married to her forever. Yummy.
Rating: 4/5 stars, I love me some good love and steam, and this was one innocent heroine that I liked.
