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Sicilian Husband, Blackmailed Bride (Harlequin Presents)

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You have got to be kidding me. There was only one conflict in this book, a stupid misunderstanding, that was stretched across 180 pages to be resolved in one page. One page! That was terribly unsatisfying. The first half of the book was so hateful and drawn out that I forced myself to keep reading, because this book had a five star rating at the time.

I can only describe the heroine as an insecure cowardly liar. I liked Guido, though. You never doubted his feelings for Amber and even when he tried to be cruel, he would soften.

The ending was so abrupt, that I wish the author had cut out 10 pages from the hideous almost wedding scene, that dragged on half the book, and put those 10 pages to a satisfying resolution. This was my first Kate Walker book and hopefully it will be my last. If you like this genre, I would suggest Lucy Monroe instead. She actually has moments where the hero and heroine enjoy each other for a few minutes.

Months ago, Amber Wellesley married Guido Corsentino after a whirlwind week of romance during which the two were inseparable. Amber knew she was marrying the man of her dreams and couldn't wait for them to start their new lives together.

Months later Amber finds herself once more standing in front of the altar. This time she is marrying a man of her family's choosing for the benefits he would bring to the marriage as well as the prestige it will bring them to have such an influential and high standing son-in-law. The marriage ceremony doesn't go as planned because the one man she thought she was no longer married to is now standing in the church proclaiming differently. It seems the lowly photographer she fell in love with, is anything but penniless.

In typical Harlequin Presents style, Kate Walker has penned a romantic tale of burning desire and tempestuous love. Guido wanted Amber from the first moment he saw her and those feelings were reciprocated. I found myself wincing from Guido's forcefulness but then a moment later his feelings for Amber would be tender and poignant. Amber's despair at being in love with him and feeling as if he didn't care made me upset more than once.

Sicilian Husband, Blackmailed Bride had me hook, line, and sinker. Just call me a fool for love because I couldn't put this book down!

Talia

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