Review: Seduced Into A Paper Marriage (The Hudsons of Beverly Hills #6) by Maureen Child
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TITLE: Seduced Into A Paper Marriage (The Hudsons of Beverly Hills #6)
AUTHOR: Maureen Child
ISBN: 9780373769469
PUBLISHER/IMPRINT: Harlequin/Silhouette Desire
LENGTH: Novel, 192 pages
GENRE: Contemporary Category Romance
BOOK BLURB:
No one ever denied Devlin Hudson. The COO of Hudson Pictures could have any woman he wanted, but what he wanted was a woman who made no demands. He’d thought Valerie Shelton was that woman.
But his prim, proper wife had walked out on their matrimonial merger, and now Devlin was pulling out all the stops to get her back. He vowed to win over winsome Val the old-fashioned way…in bed. Then he discovered his “shy” young bride had a passionate side-and a romantic agenda that would rock his world….
MY THOUGHTS:
This was an okay, but average, read. It had it’s moments - some sexy, some sweet, but nothing that really stood out for me. I really didn’t buy Dev’s reasons for keeping himself apart from Val. I would have liked a little more backstory for how these two got together. Maybe I’ve been reading too many Presents lately, but I was expecting this one to be much more angst-ridden, given the relationship-in-crisis theme. There’s a little, but most of it is with Dev’s family, not so much with Dev and Val. I liked that Val stood up for herself and decided to fight for her marriage this time ’round, but thought she gave up too easily when she asked for a divorce near the end. Dev’s change of heart afterward felt too sudden and his “love speech” to Val felt rather out of character.
You might enjoy this one if you’re looking for something light to occupy you during a short downtime.
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