His Forbidden Passion (Romance) [Hardcover]

Anne Mather (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 2009 | Series: Romance

Too hot to handle, too strong to deny… Dominic Montoya was darkly handsome and, oh, so dangerous to know. Cleo knew he was strictly off-limits. But she couldn’t turn her back on him altogether; he had information that could change her whole life… Cleo was torn as to which path she should choose, but reluctantly agreed to follow Dominic to his home on the sultry Caribbean island of San Clemente. Soon they were caught in the tangled web of their new family connections – and their forbidden attraction was too hot to handle…but too strong to deny…

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Mills & Boon Series Hardback; Library ed edition (October 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0263208583
• ISBN-13: 978-0263208580
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,486,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suzie Housley, Romance Junkies Book Review, June 5, 2011

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This review is from: His Forbidden Passion (Harlequin Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)

Cleo Novak is shocked to learn her whole life has been formed on a lie. The people she believed to be her parents turned out to be her adopted parents. She learned that her biological father was married and had an affair with an Island woman who died in childbirth. To complicate matters further, Cleo's biological grandfather is terminally ill and has requested to meet her before he dies.

When Cleo meets her biological father and his wife Lilly, she discovers they have adopted a son named Dominic. Dominic and Cleo share an unspeakable chemistry. It is hard for both of them to resist one another. She agrees to follow him to San Clemente where he has made his home on the Caribbean island.

Will their families past threaten to tear apart their newfound love? Or will they be able to put all of that behind them and build a new life together?

HIS FORBIDDEN PASSION has more twists and turns than a Chinese puzzle box. This is one romance that definitely will keep you guessing. Anne Mather weaves a tale that is assured to keep your entertained.

5.0 out of 5 stars I Loved This Book, January 27, 2012

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This review is from: His Forbidden Passion (Harlequin Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)

"His Forbidden Passion" was an unexpected delight in every way. The heroine and hero of the story, Cleo and Dominic, meet in an unusual way. They also happen to be a biracial couple, which is just incidental to the story. She is half black, he is white. The attraction between the two is almost instantaneous. But they are both fighting it because of a variety of reasons. Our heroine is plucky, stubborn, intelligent, beautiful and has great integrity. Our hero is a handsome alpha male, as is common in Harlequin Presents books, but he is also compassionate and has a conscience. And, thank Goodness, he does not treat the heroine like trash, unlike many "heroes" in Harlequin books lately (treating the heroine like trash always makes me want to slap the hero stupid in Presents books). And it is totally refreshing that the hero, Dominic, recognizes that he is in love fairly early on in the story. Usually, in Harlequin Presents books, the hero has never known love before and, thus, does not recognize he is in love until the last 10 pages of the book. In "His Forbidden Passion", Dominic has had love all of his life from his family members, understands how love feels, and actually welcomes the knowledge that he is in love with Cleo. I almost fell off my chair when he did that - I found that exciting and lovely!

There are a stunning number of twists and turns in this book, which is fabulous. The romantic scenes between Cleo and Dominick are both steamy and romantic - perfect for a romance novel. The book is well-written by Anne Mather, we are told the story from both the heroine's and the hero's point of view. There are, of course, obstacles in our couple's way in the form of their family ties and his current girlfriend, Sarah. Both Cleo and Dominic suffer from a love they each think is unrequited, and the ending of the book is both realistic and wonderfully romantic. As I said before, I loved this book from beginning to end. It is a quick, easy, happy read. I hope Harlequin brings us more in their "Presents" series of books like this book. It's wonderful Harlequin took a chance on presenting a biracial couple - and the payoff for their risktaking is fabulous. Readers will love this book no matter what race they are, because great romance is great romance, no matter what. Bravo, Harlequin!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars RealReader, February 20, 2011

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This review is from: His Forbidden Passion (Harlequin Presents) (Kindle Edition)

His Forbidden PassionThis book was different in that the heroine is bi-racial and the hero white. Cleo discovers the people she thought were her parents were in fact her adopted parents. Her real father was married and had an affair with her Island mother who died giving birth. The father too later died. Enter her biological grandfather the wealthy patriarch who is terminally ill and wants to get to know his grandchild Cleo. To further complicate matters, Cleo's biological father and his wife Lilly had another son--but he was adopted when little--named Dominic. Dominic and Cleo are immediately, passionately drawn to one another and the sparks that fly between those two would burn the waters of the Atlantic...where the whole drama unfolds on an island in the Bahamas. I always enjoy romances where there's forbidden love and a passionate attraction that the couple cannot resist...this was that sort. I found this book highly romantic. There were a couple of areas I felt the writer could have developed...I would have liked to have seen the friendship develop between the two--he never took her out to dinner or a date....I also hate stories with 'incestuous overtones' and felt this book was riddled with those overtones albeit it was via step-this and step-that--so I'm knocking off a point for those two reasons. I loved Dominic and Cleo together and was gripped from start to finish. The end of the book was moving.