Book Review: Italian Devil’s Baby by Heidi Rice

Introduction 

There appears to be a new genre in the world of romance - dark, spicy mafia themed novels. Lucy Munroe was the first author I noticed that had started to write self published mafia romance novels whilst also showcasing other authors who write in this genre. Heidi Rice is the first author to bring this type of storyline to Mills and Boon Modern and I was interested to see how it fitted in to or broadened the Modern plot types. 

Summary 

Italian Devil’s Baby, the first in the Captive Mafia Seductions is written by Heidi Rice. It is a dark mafia/ secret pregnancy romance.  Vittorio Rocco, is head of the Rocco family, a mafia boss who is feared in Southern Italy. Mia Taylor is a teaching assistant from London who has maxed out her credit cards to take her little sister, Evie on a once in a lifetime trip to Italy. Vito first sees Mia dancing with friends on his on his yacht.  She agrees to meet him and their one night stand goes from there. He whisks her off to his apartment, they have a great night but unfortunately a rival gang led by his half brother Dante break in and shoot Vito. 

Mia is hurriedly removed from the scene and taken back to London to the flat she shared with Evie. She discovers she is pregnant but doesn’t tell Vito as she has now realised he is very much tied up with the mafia! 

Vito comes to find Mia, realises she is pregnant and whisks her back to Italy to his private island that is like a fortress. The chemistry between them is still there but will their relationship withstand the violence, loss of freedom for Mia and the total change to her life?

Review

I enjoyed this novel. It is well paced and doesn’t drag the plot line out. The characters aren’t over the top stereotypes but have character flaws that are relatable to the reader. It is a very sexually charged novel, violent in places, a step up from the traditional M&B Modern. I am looking forward to reading Dante and Evies’ story which is out in October. 

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Mills & Boon: 4 Free Reads for Valentines Day!

Mills and Boon  are offering 4 free e-books to celebrate Valentines Day 2026. For the whole of February 4 e-books, with redesigned vintage covers are available to download from their own site, Amazon, Kobo, Apple etc. this is a great offer as it’s a free way to explore 4 of M&B’s main genres, Modern, Medical, Historical and True Love romance. Even if you are a long time reader this also maybe a good opportunity to scope out a new author and see if there style catches your interest or you may be reintroduced to an author that you used to like but hasn’t made it in to your TBR pile for a while.

The first book I downloaded was Off Limits Fling by Rachael Stewart, She is one of my favourite authors and this novel did not disappoint. This is a True Love novel. Gabe and Avery Monroe meet again 3 years after Gabe turned down Avery’s kiss. Now, due to her brother’s meddling the pair are reunited at Gabe’s Croatian castle for the whole summer. The passion is reignited but will it burn eternal or be blown out? Both the main characters are damaged. In the past Gabe saw Avery as off limits as she had a reputation as a wild child. Now, as they spend time together he sees the real Avery and understands why she acted the way she did. An enjoyable read, both characters are relatable and work well together. Enjoyable descriptions of Croatia. The story is well paced and not dragged out. 

Falling For Her Miami Rival is an LGBTQ Medical romance.  This novel introduced me to a new author, Luana DeRosa. Both Jamie and Allegra work at the ER Palm Grove Hospital. Jamie grew up on foster care and worked hard to get where she is today. The ER depended on her. She applied to be the consultant but the job went to a new Doctor, Allegra. She is hurt but ever the consummate professional she works with Allegra and a connection between the pair develops. Once Jamie finds out Allegra is fresh out of a divorce, however, she decides they would be better staying as rivals.

This is quite a short read and focuses more on the inequalities of the US medical system as a storyline rather than the balance of the relationship between the two women. Jamie is no longer in charge, Allegra is. The author created the basis for a great storyline as she could have developed their characters and relationship around how they learned to cope with the power imbalance in the relationship but it is hardly mentioned. 

The premise for this novel is great but the execution is lacking. There are missed opportunities to develop some interesting storylines but I would still be interested to read her future novels to see how her style develops. 

Accidentally Wearing The Argentinian’s Ring by Maya Blake represents the Modern genre. Mareka is the shy quiet personal assistant to  Cayetano, her rich boss. He is about to become engaged (ultimately the engagement with Octavia is a business transaction) but when Mareka goes to collect the engagement ring from the jewellers she is photographed trying it on! The world now thinks she is his fiancée and he is dumped by Octavia. Caye still needs a fiancée inherit his grandfather’s business as his will stipulates that he must be married to inherit.  and so Mareka is the chosen one, after all she scuppered hos original plan. As the pair work together on Caye’s opulent estate they struggle to keep their engagement a business only proposition. 

This is a traditional M&B Modern romance. The alpha male needs a fiancée/ fake marriage in order to inherit. There was a fleeting hint of mutual attraction between the pair prior to the engagement ring debacle but it was never acted upon. Both main characters have problematic families which affects their attitudes to relationships. An enjoyable read, as are all Maya Blake’s novels. 

Finally the novel I wasn’t particularly looking for to reading as I don’t enjoy reading historical romances but I thought that maybe this one may change my mind - How The Wallflower Wins The Duke by Lucy Morris. This is a spicy Regency romance. Set mainly at a weekend house party Marina Fletcher is attending with her family as her father is a renowned architect and he is competing with the Moorcroft family for a contract to renovate Brook’s country house. Brook Wyndham is ex army, ex spare and now the Duke of Framlingham which he losing interest in. What he really wants to do is go on a Grand Tour and find himself. Marina Fletcher is a successful musician who has decided that she will only marry for love. Brook suggests a fake marriage between the pair.

There is definitely chemistry between the pair and neither are the traditional Regency hero/ione characters. The first part of the book is the tradition clean, almost staid romance whilst the second involves Mariana scrambling through Priest holes to get to Brook as she wants to try sex in case she never gets another chance!

I enjoyed this novel more than I though I would but I still don’t think I would reach for them regularly. As a one off it was okay but I wouldn’t rush to read anymore. I can see why they have stood the test of time and are a M&B staple, they are just not for me. 

Book Review: Unexpectedly His After-Party Consequences (Billion-Dollar Bet) / Princess Bride Swap (Rebel Princesses) by Heidi Rice; Lorraine Hall

Unexpectedly His contains two Mills & Boon Modern novels, After Party Consequences by Heidi Rice (which is part of the Billion Dollar Bet mini series) and Princess Bride Swap by Lorraine Hall (part of the Rebel Princess mini series). 

After Party Consequences’ storyline focuses on a billionaire staying faithful over one summer, to prove he is not a playboy. This time it’s billionaire Cade Landry, if he remains single or with just one woman for the summer he will win ownership of the only place that holds memories of his mother. Instead of remaining single, he is caught in a one night stand with Charlotte Courtney, Charley. She is an ex teenage model who turned her life around, went to fashion college and trained to be a fashion designer. She is using her savings she earned as a model to fund her little flat in the East End of London. They first encountered each other 4 years ago when she was an out of control model/ socialite. Very embarrassing for her. Now she is a grown up 22 year old determined to achieve her ambitions. The press and everyone involved in the bet discover that they had a one night stand and he gets Charley to agree to faking a relationship. The chemistry between them makes this easy but then a third little person makes its way in to the mix! 

Both characters have childhood issues that have shaped their adulthood. He was abandoned, she had disinterested parents. It is interesting to see how the author makes these characters complex but likeable to the reader. Showing how they both grow and develop as they face parenthood. I enjoyed this book and would recommend. 

Princess Bride Swap is the second book in this mini anthology. Princess Beaugonia replaces her twin Zia in the arranged marriage to Prince Lyon Traverso after she has a rare night of freedom as end up pregnant. Beau arranges the new marriage contract between Lyon and herself before informing her father, the King of the Kingdom of Lyon, so he could not scupper her plans. Her father bad never liked Beau. Even though she is the eldest twin he made Zia his heir. Beau and Lyon have chemistry between them but will he support his new bride when he discovers her secrets that have kept her in the shadow of her sister? 

I didn’t enjoy this novel as much as the first in the duo. I found the storyline rather fanciful and this trope has been done so many times. The book, however, is well written and the characters, although not particularly believable, are interesting as the reader watches/ reads their interaction.

This duo of novels makes a good combination of storylines and makes for a good introduction to these authors writing styles.   

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Book Review: Their Altar Arrangement by Natalie Anderson

 Their Altar Arrangement, written by Natalie Anderson, is the first book in the Mills & Boon/ Harlequin mini series The  Convenient Wives Club.    

Elodie Wallace is determined to prevent her little sister, Ashleigh, from marrying Ramon Fernandez at all costs, even if she has to marry him herself! After being manipulated into marriage by her domineering father she is determined not to have the same happen to her sister. It took Elodie years to rebuild her life and she manufactured a whole raunchy alternative narrative in order to do so. When she bursts in in the billionaire she doesn’t realise she has got the wrong Ramon. He is Juan Ramon Fernandez.  The man her sister is engaged to (and Juan’s cousin) is called Jose Ramon Fernandez. Juan also needs a wife as the first of the two men to get married inherits an island - he wants to preserve it whilst his cousin wants to build on it.  They agree to marry for a year and due to the chemistry between have fun. Juan will help her upgrade her escape room business and help . Elodie will be the one to break their marriage up, as she did with her first one.

I really enjoyed this novel and will reread it. I liked that Elodie was firmly in control and Juan was quite often put on the back foot and didn’t automatically get his own way. I felt that the setting way more contemporary and interesting than the formulaic teacher/ secretary etc trope as she is running her own escape room business and isn’t in desperate  need for his money. Both characters have had turbulent childhoods which has shaped who they are. It is interesting to see how they grow develop and change throughout the novel. There is humour between the main characters and the book is well thought out in terms of pacing and storyline. All the loose ends are tied up and the minor characters - Juan’s aunt and Jose also get a final mention rather than just disappearing.   

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Book Review: Boss With Benefits by Lucy King

Boss with Benefits is written by Lucy King and the second in the Mills & Boon Modern mini series Billion Dollar Bet where the heroes have taken a net to only go out with one woman from Independence to Labor Day to repair their images. . The winner of the bet will take all  accumulated shares and have the chance to take Helberg. 

Adam Courtney, the billionaire CEO, must remain celibate in order to keep hold of an acquisition that helps him lessen the guilt of his mother’s death. He is managing to remain so until he meets Ella Green, walks back in to his life to audit his firm. They have had a passionate encounter in the past and he knows how difficult it will be to prevent a repeat of this. Ella is also determined that there will not be repeat performance. She has been burnt both professionally and socially in the past and will not risk her career for mere desire. Can the pair remain aloof or will they succumb to their red hot chemistry?

I did not enjoy this book. It was only a short read so that made it slightly easier! A shame as I normally enjoy the author’s novels but this one just seemed forced. 

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Book Review:Billion-Dollar Dating Game (Billion-Dollar Bet, Book 1 by Natalie Anderson

 

Billion-Dollar Dating Game by Natalie Anderson is the first in the three part mini series Billion-Dollar Bets. The three main men, Zane, Adam and Cade are best friends and billionaires. All three have a reputation as one date wonders but excellent businessmen. All three, each for their own reason, want to purchase Helberg Holdings as Reed, the owner, died several months ago. Zane puts down a bet that if they can date one women between independence and Labour Day he will take all the shares that they have accumulated and have a free run at taking over Helberg Holdings. All three men agree. 

Zane de Marco and Skylar Bennet grew up on the same estate. Neither had a happy childhood. She lived with her strict father, him with his mother. Zane slowly built his empire and Skylar is now an employee. After a night together he persuades her to have a fake relationship so he can win the bet and take over the business that destroyed his childhood. He/ they didn’t take into account that their fake relationship would develop into a true romance, but will their flaws and stubborn characters prevent their romance from being their HEA? 

Full of passion and pent up emotions that can be traced back to childhood, both characters are clearly flawed but likeable. The reader can root for them and hope they get it together so their relationship survives because they are relatable characters that most readers can empathise with. 

This is an enjoyable read, a bit of a slow start but the rest of the novel is well paced and full of chemistry. I would recommend and I am looking forward to reading the other 2 books in the series. 

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Book Review: Faking It Fast-Track Fiancé (The Fast Track Billionaires' Club) / Billion-Dollar Dating Game (Billion-Dollar Bet) by Amanda Cinelli; Natalie Anderson

 

Faking It is a duo of Mills & Boon Modern novels. Fast Track Fiancé by Amanda Cinelli and Billion - Dating Game by Natalie Anderson combine to make this a sizzling late summer read!!

 I’m not particularly interested in Formula 1 racing but as this provides the back drop and shapes the storyline to Fast Track Fiancé I decided to overlook this. Nina Roux is a heiress and reserve driver for the Falco Roux  Team. She had assumed she was about to be promoted after a disastrous race in Monte Carlo but instead legendary driver Apollo  Accardi arrives back after a six year absence.  So she is still benched from Falco Roux’s F1 driving team. Tristan Falco, the owner/ playboy of the team is caught on camera arguing with her. To try and calm the media storm he agrees that if they maintain a paddock romance for the season and she pretends to be his fiancé she can have a seat in the team. All is fine until the fake feelings become very real!!

An enjoyable read full of chemistry and sparks between the two main characters. I liked that Nina was so determined to get her place on the team and not just stay as the reserve driver. 

 Billion-Dollar Dating Game by Natalie Anderson is the first in the three part mini series Billion-Dollar Bets. The three main men, Zane, Adam and Cade are best friends and billionaires. All three have a reputation as one date wonders but excellent businessmen. All three, each for their own reason, want to purchase Helberg Holdings as Reed, the owner, died several months ago. Zane puts down a bet that if they can date one women between independence and Labour Day he will take all the shares that they have accumulated and have a free run at taking over Helberg Holdings. All three men agree. 

Zane de Marco and Skylar Bennet grew up on the same estate. Neither had a happy childhood. She lived with her strict father, him with his mother. Zane slowly built his empire and Skylar is now an employee. After a night together he persuades her to have a fake relationship so he can win the bet and take over the business that destroyed his childhood. He/ they didn’t take into account that their fake relationship would develop into a true romance, but will their flaws and stubborn characters prevent their romance from being their HEA? 

Full of passion and pent up emotions that can be traced back to childhood, both characters are clearly flawed but likeable. The reader can root for them and hope they get it together so their relationship survives because they are relatable characters that most readers can empathise with. 

An excellent duo and I would recommend this novel as both books are rereadable and full of spice. 

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Book Review; Reclaimed With A Ring by Louise Fuller

  

Reclaimed by a Ring is written by Louisr Fuller and is part of the Mills & Boon Modern Diamond Club mini series. 

Trip Winslow has returned to New York and his multi billion dollar empire in New York after experiencing 5 weeks of captivity in Ecuador. He was kidnapped after going there to try to find his father’s mistress. His business advisers tell him that his stock holders have lost faith in him and he needs to bring stability into his life otherwise he won’t regain control of his company. He announced that he is engaged to Lily Dempsey, a senator’s daughter who he was seeing for 2 months before his disastrous trip. Unfortunately they split rather acrimoniously. He gets Lily to agree to a fake engagement/ marriage by kidnapping her. He uses Lucas, her fragile brother, as leverage to blackmail her into cooperating. Slowly the fake engagement feels real but can their relationship survive their insecurities? 

I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I thought I would, I really like the author’s books but this one dragged. There was too much dialogue. It would maybe have been better to publish it as a True Love novel as they seem to focus more on dialogue between the characters.   Trip and Lilys’ background stories seemed too busy and she didn’t build on them. Trip, for example, had ADHD, was very much the younger spare until his much older brother Charlie died. His mother ignored him and he discovered his “perfect” father had been having an affair. Lily had even brought up under the glare of social media as her father was a Senator. Her looks were crucified and she retreated from public life. Her first love had also taken advantage of her insecurities. None of these themes developed through the book but were just touched upon and never mentioned again. It was a book with a potential and if I hadn’t read several of Fuller’s  book I would have though it was great but comparing it to them it was just good but I wouldn’t rush to reread it. 

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Book Review: The Forbidden Greek by Michelle Smart

 The Forbidden Greek is the first novel in Michelle Smart and Pippa Roscoes’ mini series Greek Groom Swap. Billionaire Leander Liassidis has agreed to a marriage of convenience to ensure his oldest  friend Helena Haddon can access her inheritance. He backs out of the wedding and Kate Hawkins is dispatched by his estranged twin brother Leonidas and Helena to find him and bring him back to Greece before she starts her dream job as a veterinary surgeon in Borneo caring for orangutans. 

Kate finally tracks him down but he refuses to return and tries to get her to leave. Slowly they go over old ground and chemistry develops between them but will Leander’s hang ups prevent a HEA for the pair? 

I enjoyed this novel. The characters are both strong willed, determined and bounce off each other. They are relatable to the reader and it’s obvious the author enjoyed writing this book. 

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Book Review: Revealing Her Best Kept Secret by Heidi Rice

Four years ago Lacey had a one night stand with billionaire CEO Brandon Cade. He is involved in media companies and she was a 19 year old trainee journalist. She found herself sacked and consequently blacklisted in the media world, and pregnant. 

Several years on there have been massive changes to her life. She shared a flat with her sister and by changing her name from  Lizzy Devlin to Lacey Carstairs she has managed to resurrect her career as a journalist. She has a little girl, Ruby (her secret). 

She is told by her boss to go and interview Brandon. She is petrified he will remember her, but he doesn’t. He invited her to Paris for one night to a ball. They have another one night stand and he recognises her when he sees her unusual birth mark. Her sister rings and tells her Ruby is ill. Brandon flies them back to London in his private jet and realises he has a daughter. 

He is extremely angry and wants proof she is her daughter. When this is ascertained he demands Lacey should marry him. She refuses so he cleverly lets the press descend on the flat, naturally Lacey is relieved when he rescued them and whisks them off to his Wiltshire mansion, well away from the press. They get married and go on a honeymoon. Brandon will not share a bed with her and is upset she went on the pill without telling him. She is going to apply for a job with a rival  publication owned by a rival firm, which he forbids. There marriage is collapsing before it had had a chance. 

Brendan has unresolved issues with his mother selling him as part of her divorce. Unless he can come to terms with these he won’t be able to let go of the past and his marriage is doomed, but is he able to?

An enjoyable if predictable novel. Brendan’s character isn’t particularly relatable and who wouldn’t recognise an ex-one night stand? There would at least be an inkling of recognition. 

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Book Review: Carrying Her Boss’s Christmas Baby by Natalie Anderson

 

An enjoyable, heart warming Christmassy read. Nothing particular groundbreaking about the storyline. Particularly enjoyed how they first met on Halloween and he was wearing huge gold Angel wings. Violet is young and feisty, the perfect  foil for the aloof, emotionally unavailable businessman. Both have backgrounds that prevent them moving forward until they address these issues. 

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Book Review: Stranded With My Forbidden Billionaire by Lucy King

 

Amelia has just had a huge lottery win and nearly lost half on a scam to purchase a non existent private island! Realising she needs expert financial advice, Seb, her brother, puts her in touch with Nick who is now a self made billionaire. Times have changed since they all want to an elite expensive boarding school. Nick was on a scholarship; now he is worth millions whilst Amelia and Sebs’ father lost their family fortune trying to win back their mother after she had an affair.

Amelia travels to see Nick then to a resort in Zanzibar. Unfortunately someone lets slip to the press that she is a lottery winner. Nick comes to rescue her and they fall into bed together. Despite Nick admitting that he has always loved her Millie refuses to commit as she blames herself for her parent’s marital strife. She goes back to London then realised that she has made a mistake, but will Nick take her back?

An interesting read. Nothing much happens. There is no angst or drama. The pivotal and most interesting part of the novel is when Nick admits that he has loved her for 18 years and has helped her in the hope she will fall in love with him. A well thought out story line which could have been condensed into a shorter read or put into a busier storyline. 

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Book Review: Revealing Her Nine-Month Secret by Natalie Anderson

Revealing Her Nine Month Secret is written by Natalie Anderson and is part of the Jet Set Billionaires Mills & Boon Modern mini series. 

Carrie Barrett and Massimo Donati-Wells enjoy one night in Auckland after she is stood up on a blond date. She realises her period is late and face times Massimo to tell him. The day after this she thinks she has miscarried the baby, so leaves a message for him not realising he is on a plane coming to see her and travels to Fiji to start her dream job. Several months later she sees Massimo in a market in Fiji, collapses and goes into labour. He takes her to hospital where she stays for the next three weeks. He only finds out he is a father/ there is a baby when a receptionist tells him that they are both stable. 

He whisks Carrie and baby Ana to his private Fijian island and they negotiate a contract marriage so Carrie can get Australian residency. Carrie is rather shocked as she didn’t know she was expecting a bay and Massimo is rather sceptical of this claim. Both Carrie and Massimo have been shaped by their childhood problems. Will they be able to overcome the lasting barriers created by these influences and create a forever family?

I enjoyed this novel. The backdrop of both Auckland and Fiji were both described in detail and provided a nice change from the traditional Venice/London/New York etc M&B location. It is also interesting to see the childhood factors that have shaped their adulthood choices: Carrie’s need to please due to feeling and being treated as inferior to the rest of her sporty family whilst Massimo’s aversion to a family is down to to his father abandoning him when he discovers he is not biologically his child. 

I would recommend this book and others by this author as they are all enjoyable to read. 

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Book Review Desert Prince’s Defiant Bride by Julieanne Howells

Desert Prince’s Defiant Bride is Julieanne Howell’s debut Mills & Boon Modern novel and it certainly doesn’t disappoint the reader!

The Crown Prince Kahled has earned the moniker the sad prince as he never appears to smile or look happy when out in public.  Kahled, future King of Nabhan meets Lily Marchand when she sneaks into his rooms in his English countryside mansion order to steal Nate Marchant, her brother’s laptop to prove his innocence - £10 million has disappeared from a charity run jointly by Kahled and his best friend from childhood, her brother.  

Kahled catches her in the act of stealing the laptip and whisks her off to his desert kingdom, in the process blackmailing her into becoming his temporary fiancée, or he will surrender her to the police. Kahled hopes to flush out her brother so the money can be recovered. Lily persuades Kahled that her brother may not have siphoned off the money and he starts investigating who may have done so if not Nate. 

Slowly Lily and Kahled fall in love and he starts to wish they could be together forever. He needs to make an alliance with a neighbouring country and has already virtually agreed to an alliance there. The most he can offer Lily is an affair with house etc. A coup, led by the villain who stole the money happens whilst Lily us in the process of having her heart broken but will Nate be able to tell/ show Lily that it is her that he really wants to be with.

This is a solid, humorous read. The characters gel well together. Both Nate and Lily are complex characters due to their childhoods. Thee are no holes in the storyline which I found to enjoyable. A great first novel, setting a high bar for future books. 

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Book Review: Returning For His Unknown Son by Tara Pammi

Returning For His Unknown Son is written by Tara Pammi and published by Mills & Boon Modern. A combination of marriage of convenience between Christian and Pryia. Christian suffers amnesia, plane crash whilst Pryia is a teenager who married, had a baby and become a CEO (growing up fast). Fast forward 8 years plus (deep breathe) the hero comes back to find he has a son should culminate in a great read but somehow it doesn’t. I normally enjoy Tara Pammi’ s novels and read them in one sitting. I struggled to get through this one. Not the most enjoyable of reads. 

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Book Review: Stolen in her Wedding Gown by Amanda Cinelli

Stolen In Her Wedding Gown is written by Amanda Cinelli and published by Mills and Boon Modern. Priya is about to walk down the aisle for her very fancy socialite Manhattan wedding. Unfortunately her groom has other ideas and has run off to be with someone else. The wedding was a business transaction which would save her father’s business. She, therefore, marries Eros, the erstwhile groom’s half brother  instead.  Priya married to save the family business. Eros marries as he needs to be married before his brother (and stay married for a year) to claim his inheritance. 

Both characters seem rather bitter. Eros that he is the illegitimate brother, Priya that her family do not recognise her successes. The chemistry is obvious between the two characters but is it sustainable when they are not alone on their private island and have to deal with real life. 

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Book Review: Nine Months To Claim Her by Natalie Anderson

Book 2 of the Rebels, Brothers and Billionaires series is Nine Months To Claim Her is written by Natalie Anderson and published by M&B Modern. 

Billionaire CEO Leo Castle is mistaken by Rose(anna) Gold as a security guard at at the he opening of an apartment complex owned by Castle Holdings, whilst she is mistaken by him as a waitress. Her parents, who own an interior design company had worked on the project but as they could not attend had sent Rosanna instead. Leo catches Rosanna breaking off a leaf and the chemistry goes from there. They realise their mistaken identities when Rosanna accompanied her mother to a meeting at Castle Holdings. She also discovers she is pregnant with twins. Will Leo and Rosannas’ childhoods prevent their HEA?

I enjoyed this book because the characters are relatable to the reader. Rose changed her name as she hated that it was Rose Gold and that it was expected that she would take over the family interior design business whereas in reality she was interested in horticulture. She has never been the perfect daughter, never got high enough grades, had scoliosis and didn’t want to be a socialite. Leo is the black sheep, the illegitimate son, who watched his mother work herself into an early grave.  He is now a workaholic due to the guilt he feels about his mother’s death. The complexities of the two main characters is interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. 

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#AD Book Review: Her Sicilian Baby Revelation by Michelle Smart

Orla O’Reilly met billionaire Tonino Valente when she went to Sicily to meet her father. She ran back to Ireland when she was told by Sophia Tonino was engaged to her.  She was was pregnant and involved in a major car accident. Both Orla and her little boy, Finn,  suffered major injuries - he now has cerebral palsy. She also suffers from amnesia and can’t remember who the father of her baby is.  She meets Tonino at a wedding and the memories come flooding back. Tonino is determined to be a hands on father so they move to Sicily. Will Orla be able to overcome her trust issues and realise she loves Tonino? The epilogue of the novel will tell all. 

This is the first novel written by Michelle Smart that I haven’t enjoyed. I just couldn’t relate to either the storyline or main characters. The characters didn’t seem to gel or have any chemistry of any kind. Not my favourite novel this month.  

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#AD Book Review: Untamed Billionaire’s Innocent Bride by Caitlin Crews

Untamed Billionaire’s Innocent Bride is written by Caitlin Crews and published by Mills & Boon Modern. Lauren Clarke is the PA to Matteo Coombes. She has been given the task of tracking down his long lost brother in Hungary and bringing him back to London in order to avoid a PR disaster. She tracks Dominick down to the woods, where she assumes he is living hand to mouth in a shack whereas in reality he is a billionaire! In order to avoid a scandal she marries him, but will they get their HEA?

This book is based upon the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. In the opening pages Lauren is depicted as walking through the woods in her high heels and red outfit, whilst Dom is depicted as the big bad wolf. Although the imagery is cleverly done, I just found this book hard to get into and it didn’t capture or hold my attention as other Crews novels have done.

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Book Review: The Spaniard’s Stolen Bride by Maisey Yates (M&B)

The Spaniard’s Stolen Bride is the the second novel in Maisey Yates’ M&B mini series, Innocent brides. I reviewed the first novel here. 

Liliana Hart is briefly mentioned in the first instalment as she is Matius’ fiancée. She is kidnapped by his brother, Diego, to prevent the marriage and Mattias taking the inheritance.    Haunted by his mother’s death, abuse from his father and the death of his pregnant wife, Diego Navarro  is not the traditional M&B Hero.  He is bitter, vengeful and doesn’t care who he hurts.  Liliana, however, is quiet and thoughtful who goes willingly with Diego when he kidnaps and marries her in order to secure his inheritance. Liliana helps Diego work through the bitterness and pain that has shaped his life, whilst Diego shows his wife that she does not need to keep seeking her father’s approval. She only agreed to marry Mattias as her father wanted her to and she felt, as always, that she had to make up for her mother dying in childbirth with her. The novel follows these characters as they fall in love and overcome these issues.

I enjoyed this book. It is interesting that although Maisey Yates is a prolific M&B and romance author, she still can find a new slant or storyline that moves away from the enjoyable but sometimes formulaic storylines. This novel is steamy in terms of romance but also thoughtful when dealing with the characters’ issues, showing how their characters are shaped and for the most part improved upon as the pair grow closer.  They certainly deserve a HEA!

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