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The Accidental Mistress: The Wedding Challenge (Harlequin Romance)

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When I say that the book and characters are shallow I mean that there was very little background provided and very little insight into the characters. Take the "hero" Dominic, he is identified right away as an explorer but we learn almost nothing else. What does he explore? Why? How did he become an explorer? Why is he having trouble financing his expedition? Who else will be going with him? What does he expect to learn? Why is he going to a PR firm to help get funding? Why is the top flight PR firm giving him a "freebie"? I know next to nothing about explorers but I'm pretty sure funding comes through applying for grants handed out by various institutions. Would hanging out with a supermodel help?

OK, what about the "heroine" Izzy. Why had she spent so much time traveling around in third world countries? What was she doing during that time? What was her job before assisting Pepper? Why didn't she get psychlogical help after the incident in South America? Why didn't she tell her family about it? I must say that the way this is written, Izzy and Jemima look like women with very deep psychological problems. The whole part where she doesn't eat andgoes off into la-la land was very weird. And Dominic comes off looking very bad. She faints dead away and he doesn't even get her medical attention. Instead he considers himself a "gentleman" because he doesn't take advantage of her highly impaired condition (that's called being a normal decent human being Dominic!). I found that whole scene very disturbing. This couple has nothing between them except for sex and a couple of shared secrets. I give their marriage six months tops.