Taken: The Spaniard's Virgin (Harlequin Presents) [Mass Market Paperback]

Lucy Monroe (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Presents | Publication Date: July 1, 2007

Amber Taylor looked innocent--and that interested Spanish billionaire Miguel Mendez. But as a model--she sold her innocence every day.

The seduction was relentless.... Miguel's Mediterranean charm made Amber feel beautiful for the first time in her life.

It was supposed to be a quick fling with a top model. But now Miguel had taken the most precious gift of all--her innocence!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (July 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373126441
• ISBN-13: 978-0373126446
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #556,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With more than 6 million copies of her books in print, USA Today bestseller Lucy Monroe has published more than 50 books and had her stories translated for sale in dozens of countries. While she writes several subgenres of romance (paranormal, historical, single title and short contemporary) for multiple publishers, all of her books are sexy, emotional and show that love will conquer all. She's a passionate devotee of romance and shares her love for the genre with her readers through her books and a policy of open communication. You can find Lucy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LucyMonroe.Romance) her blog (http://lucymonroeblog.blogspot.com), her official website (http://lucymonroe.com).

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Lucy Monroe Keeper, July 9, 2007

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Judy "book reader" (Cincinnati, ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taken: The Spaniard's Virgin (Harlequin Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)

Lucy Monroe delivers another heartfelt and loving story in Taken: The Spaniard's Virgin.

Model Amber Taylor's career is finally shifting into high gear. On a photo shoot she meets businessman Miguel Mendez. Amber had lived a relatively low-key life and her meeting with Miguel changes everything. He makes her think and feel things that are new and exciting for her.

This American beauty intrigued Miguel Mendez. Her innocence attracts him like no other woman. Miguel proposes that they enjoy each other's company until Amber has to return home. When Amber asker for more Miguel cruelly turns her away. But he soon realizes he has lost a love of a lifetime.

Amber's life is in turmoil, what she believed all her life about her parents is a lie. She has a father and a twin sister she never knew about. When she has an accident she is devastated to find out she was pregnant and has lost the baby.

Miguel comes to America to beg for her forgiveness. Can Amber forgive Miguel, will she be able to let go of all the pain and take a 2nd chance?

Taken: The Spaniard's Virgin is another gem by Lucy Monroe. She really can weave a full-bodied tale in a short format. Each book she writes makes me want to read more and more.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explosive, emotional and highly "charged"!, July 9, 2007

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Marilyn Shoemaker (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taken: The Spaniard's Virgin (Harlequin Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book blew me away, it's that powerful. From the moment they met at Amber Taylor's photo shoot they are both captivated by each other. Miguel Mendez was so taken with Amber's beauty he knew he had to spend as much time as he could with her and Amber felt the same way. Miguel knows in a couple of weeks he needs to leave for Prague and wants to make the most of their time together so he asks Amber to stay in his home. This attraction between them is a highly "charged" but Amber is very willing to become involved with Miguel; however, she's hiding a secret......she's never been with a man!

Their love story was emotional and explosive and will have you turning the pages and weeping along the way. There are a few twists and turns and I promise you won't be sorry you've taken the journey with Amber and Miguel.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Emotional rollercoaster....., November 30, 2008

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Holly R (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taken: The Spaniard's Virgin (Harlequin Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)

Amber Taylor was on a modeling assignment in Barcelona, Spain. She was hawking cell phones with her barely clad, perfectly toned body and what a near naked woman has to do with selling cell phones, no one knows, but hey, it landed the attention of gazillionaire Miguel Menendez, so obviously it works. Business tycoon and jaded Romeo, Miguel knew there was something different about Amber. The modeling world should have turned her as jaded as him and even though he tries to tell himself differently, he can't help but respond to her glowing innocence. He sweeps her off her feet and the two engage in a sensuous love affair where he initiates Amber in the joys of lovemaking. They indulge in a two week affair but afterwards he decides he must do the right thing and cut her loose. Miguel doesn't believe their newfound love will be able to overcome their busy schedules so even though he knows he's breaking her heart, he walks away. Too late, he discovers that he can't live without her, but will he be able to convince Amber of his love and devotion?

This started out pretty good. It was a fun and certainly passionate beginning to Amber and Miguel's romance, but during the middle part of the book I was kind of making hurry up motions. It seemed to flounder in the middle and I was getting bored. Then Lucy Monroe kicked it into high gear and I could only read on with a kind of sick fascination as this emotional rollercoaster started doing loop de loops. Wow. I wasn't expecting any of this. But I should have. Within the first couple of pages Lucy Monroe is setting up Amber's personality and explaining what kind of woman she was. Plus, she was way over her head with Miguel so the aftermath was only to be expected.

Since Miguel is not present for all the turmoil in Amber's life after he dumped her via telephone, (what a spineless jerk) I did not like him. Ugh. He is not my idea of a knight in shining armor, as he hides out in Prague, presumably pining away for her. He needed to grovel A LOT more for me to have let him back into my life. Some women fall in love hard and fast and love only once and obviously Amber is one of them. This was an interesting read and certainly different, but a little too much like a sick soap opera for me to have enjoyed it.