The Tycoon's Bride by Michelle Reid (HP 2106)

Reviewed by Janet85 on June 22nd, 2008, 7:08pm

by Michelle Reid

Format: Print Books

Series: Harlequin Presents

Favourite Scene: (it's adorable hope he goes from saying "I am kind" to "I can be" and then growling "I will be!")

'I thought you were kind!' she burst out, blue eyes bright with a pained disillusionment. 'I thought you genuinely cared about what had happened to me! When all the time while you've been shadowing me around today you've been plotting this!' Her voice rose on a clutch of hurt. He winced at the sound of it. 'I am kind!' he growled, looking faintly uncomfortable with his own role here.
Claire's thick huff of scorn made his eyes flash warningly, then, with a grimace, he seemed to be allowing her the right to be scornful.
'I can be kind,' he amended huskily, scraped an impatient set of long fingers through his hair, then even amended the amendment. 'I will be kind,' he declared in a voice that made it a promise.
 

Another Fav Scene:

'You asked for this,' he growled, coming to lean over her. 'You wanted to make me angry-well, I'm angry,' he confirmed as his naked body slid between the sheets. 'You wanted to make me jealous,' he added as he reached out for her. 'Well, I am damned well jealous!'
'Of my dreams?' she taunted, opening her eyes.
'Of everything to do with you!' he rasped, and imprisoned her very willing mouth.

My Review:

Her mother had a second baby late in life, then unexpectedly died and the heroine struggled to raise her baby sister.  The heroine I believe was 22, the hero 32 or 34, I can't recall.  The hero is the baby's uncle, who has just found out about the existence of the child and wants to claim her.  The heroine meets the hero under false pretenses, and agrees to marry the hero for the baby's security, when really the hero is insisting on obtaining this particular wife and child because he is the baby's uncle.  The hero grows to respect the heroine for struggling along and loving her sister so intensely.  Passion ends up flaring between them, and like any Michelle Reid book, the passion is great!  Love it.  This was a great emotional read, I enjoyed it. 

My Rating: 4/5 stars, not quite my fav MR book, but a really enjoyable read!  Love the emotional connection I feel reading about her vivid characters.