Try it free |
Read books on your computer or other mobile devices with our FREE Kindle Reading Apps.
|
| ||
| Digital List Price: |
$4.05
What's this?
|
| Print List Price: | $4.50 |
| Kindle Price: | $3.10 includes free wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet |
| You Save: | $1.40 (31%) |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leading man Wolf Kerrick is always in the headlines. This time the sexy Spanish superstar has taken Alexandra, an unknown, ordinary girl, and turned her into an instant celebrity, then into his Hollywood bride!
But all the glitz and glamour of their lavish wedding is tarnished by a dirty secret--and if the tabloids find out, there'll be shock waves throughout the world....
Product Details
Would you like to give feedback on images?
|
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Really wanted to like this but...,
This review is from: Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife (Harlequin Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)
It just did not work for me. I usually like the Alpha males even when other reviewers claim they are the biggest jerks and should not have been forgiven in the end. What I like is their change and how they redeem themselves in the end. That just did not happen in this book. Instead, the author placed the entire blame on the heroine's insecurity. I don't think there are many woman out there who would be secure enough in a marriage of convenience to withstand her husband spending all his time and effort on the woman he supposedly really loves and can't be with. But what really ruins this book is the fact that, although he spends the entire book telling her what to do and getting angry at her, the moment she asks him to put her first he walks out on her. And is gone for months!!!! Then when he comes back and she calls him on it he shrugs and says "you issued me an ultimatum". That to me shows a complete disregard and disrespect for her feelings. In the end, the author tries to redeem the hero somewhat but it was a very minimal effort and just was not enough.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Well written, but the story didn't quite click for me,
By
This review is from: Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife (Harlequin Large Print Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)
Alexandra (Alex) Shanahan had moved to Lost Angeles to make her way in Hollywood. But despite her talent, she's stuck as a low-level go-fer in a large studio. When she gets an unusual offer, she has to think about it. If she'll act as top movie star Wolf Kerrick's girlfriend for a month or so, he'll pay her more than she makes at the studio, give her wonderful clothes, access to fashion and makeup consultants, and guarantee her an assistant director slot in an upcoming major film. Persistent rumors that he's involved with a married woman threaten to destroy his career.
The offer would be too much to even consider rejecting--except Alex had a brief failed past with Wolf--a past she's certain he doesn't even remember since it's been years, she's lost weight, and, well, a man like Wolf doesn't dwell on the past. Finally, though, Alex agrees. She can do it, pretend to be his lover, fake an interest in a man she's had a crush on since she was a girl and saw him in an early film. The act seems to be working--the tabloids instantly latch onto her as Wolf's latest flame, but the married woman, an acting super-star, keeps up the pressure. When, in a freakish coincidence, Alex is drugged and almost raped, Wolf decides he needs to marry her to protect both of their reputations. One thing Alex is certain of--if they're married, sex is definitely going to be part of the story. Still, there's the important matter of the other woman--Alex just isn't up to sharing. Author Jane Porter (see more BooksForABuck.com reviews of romance by Jane Porter) does a great job delivering on the fantasy--Hollywood stylists and mega-exclusive hairdressers transform plain-Jane Alex into a glamorous beauty, Wolf's unlimited funds and plans for an African film, mean they can travel, dine in top restaurants, and be treated like American royalty. I found it hard, though, to suspend disbelief enough to buy into the whole date of convenience/marriage of convenience thing. Double-standard or not, male actors are not condemned for their affairs with married female actors--the female takes the blame. Insisting on marrying her when the tabloids took her alergic reaction to a date-rape drug as evidence of attempted suicide strained my credulity a bit too far. Alex should have reported her assailant to the police, and the police report would have served as better proof of Wolf's innocence than any marriage. I did like Wolf's attraction to Alex's innocence (again, delivering the Cinderella fantasy), with the plot twist/complication this brought. Ultimately, despite Porter's engaging writing, I just couldn't buy the whole plot device.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Don't let a clumsy supermodel near your Armani outfit!,
By
This review is from: Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife (Harlequin Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)
Alexandra Shanahan left her Montana home and family to try to make her way in Hollywood and try to become her own individual self. While tabloids are screaming about his affair with a married woman, heart throb Wolf Kerrick, the big movie sensation, needs to repair his image. What better way to divert the tabloids? He gets a new girlfriend and makes sure their orchestrated romance is in front of the cameras! One dinner here and one opening there; a matinee here and a party there ---all in front of the celebrity hungry public. One spilt drink on her party dress leads to a marriage.....to a man she hates and then one misstep after another.
I enjoyed seeing the fun, crazy places that Jane Porter led her heroine. I only wish that she had added a line or two to explain why Wolf went to Alexandra in the beginning. I also would have liked her to flesh out a bit more the relationship between Wolf and Joy or Wolf and his family to prepare the reader just a bit more for the departure scene and the resolution. Nevertheless, this is novel is a thrilling read. What a fun ride Jane Porter makes for her characters and her readers!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
To add, correct, or read more Book Extras for Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife , visit Shelfari, an Amazon.com company.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
