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3.0 out of 5 stars
Too Much Unfinished Business, April 7, 2005
This review is from: The Blackmail Marriage : By Royal Command (Harlequin Presents # 2373) (Mass Market Paperback)
Carrie Broadbent at 18 threw herself at Prince Luc. Then The Countess (HIS GODMOTHER) quickly lets Carrie know that Luc no longer wants her and that it would be best if she left immediately.
OF coarse in any book like this it is rare that the messenger is telling the truth. But so begins the story.
Many years later Carrie is forced to go back to the Princes Island to break some news to the Countess, but instead she has to break the news to the prince himself. With in pages Carrie finds herself blackmailed into marriage with the Prince.
This book had so much potential and at the beginning, I was pulled in. But very shortly Carrie's acid tongue got to be too much. Yes, she is being blackmailed, but everything is turned into a battle. I love a book with good tension and word play. But Carrie came off as harsh, unkind and full of hot air.
Luc on the other hand is caught between state affairs and Carrie. He doesn't trust her and does a lot of underhanded things in the name of country. He is also very naive where his godmother goes.
Once you get to the wedding this book is crammed with too much stuff that it makes your head spin. And there is never satisfaction that the Countess has been found out. At least give the reader the chance to see the old bag put down.
Okay book wish the last half wasn't so rushed.
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