Contemporary Romance
I received both The Marriage Trap and The Marriage Mistake
from Edelweiss. The books are the
second and third in a series. I
haven’t read the first book but that didn’t make any difference in following
the stories. At the heart of each story the main character uses a love spell
found in a book. They write what
they want in a husband, do the spell and then burn the paper in a fire that is
part of the spell. The theme in both
books are marriages that do not start as love stories but end up with a HEA.
The love spell brings exactly what
Maggie and Carina asked for in a husband.
In order for his sister to marry, Italian billionaire
Michael Conte has to find himself a bride – and fast! When he learns that
photographer Maggie Ryan is going to be in Milan, Michael hatches a plan to
introduce her to his family as his “fiancée.” Never mind that Maggie is
confident, independent, and a control freak. Never mind that she’s everything
he doesn’t want in a wife… and everything he wants in his bed!
Convinced that Michael is in love with her married gal pal, Maggie agrees to keep up the ruse if he’ll keep away from her friend. Besides, she’s not attracted to charming, ridiculously hot billionaires who drive her nuts. Once they’re in Italy, however, everything changes – and the sexual tension between Maggie and Michael goes from simmer to naked nuclear meltdown!
Convinced that Michael is in love with her married gal pal, Maggie agrees to keep up the ruse if he’ll keep away from her friend. Besides, she’s not attracted to charming, ridiculously hot billionaires who drive her nuts. Once they’re in Italy, however, everything changes – and the sexual tension between Maggie and Michael goes from simmer to naked nuclear meltdown!
Both Michael and Maggie are great characters. Both have run from the mutual
attraction. When you add the
characters from Michael’s family you have a great mix. Watch for how Michael’s Mother
influences the story. She is
really sneaky. This is a fun,
interesting book that would make a good weekend read. The characters in the next book play a part in The Marriage
Mistake.
Here is the Goodreads summary for The Marriage Mistake:
Carina Conte has had a crush on her brother Michael’s best
friend, Max Gray, since she was a teenager. Now she’s earned her MBA and come
to work at Michael’s new venture, America’s fastest-growing bakery empire. But
some things never change: her family still treats her like a child. With three
drop-dead gorgeous siblings, she’s still the ugly duckling of the bunch. And
Max, the company’s new CEO, still barely notices her.
Max knows Carina Conte is strictly off limits. But hot-blooded lust wins out at a conference when the two share a scorching one-night stand—and are busted by her mother! Now, forced by old-world Italian tradition into a marriage he’s not ready for, Max is miserable—and Carina is furious. Her new husband is about to realize that hell hath no fury like a woman transformed.
Max knows Carina Conte is strictly off limits. But hot-blooded lust wins out at a conference when the two share a scorching one-night stand—and are busted by her mother! Now, forced by old-world Italian tradition into a marriage he’s not ready for, Max is miserable—and Carina is furious. Her new husband is about to realize that hell hath no fury like a woman transformed.
This is another quick fun read. Carina and Max have a long history. It is fun to see Carina try to ignore
her feelings for Max and as Max is realizing his feeling for her. Some of the time lines in the book did
not mesh. I think it was probably
because this was an arc and had just not gotten everything edited. The characters from the first two books
were a part of this story.
Michael’s and Carina’s Mother is also at it again in this story.
Both are feel good stories and enjoyable reads. That book with the love spell is still
out there so there may be another story or two in the series.
Gallery Books published The Marriage Trap and The MarriageMistake you Jennifer Probst in 2012.
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