Another classic Mills and Boon book. Great strong male lead with a nice female lead following. Easy to follow storyline with a few twists and turns.

This is what I would call a classic Mills and Boone. The almost innocent PA and the magnificent millionaire boss who come together for the press, for the inheritance and somewhere underneath because it feels right. The author covers their antagonism well and Mareka isn’t money digging and Caye does have a heart. The relationship that is troubled with both their parents is well exposed, there is a great opener in the hidden jewellers in london which wove in humour, the not so well explained is the dream of Mareka to open a foundation to empower women. This could have done with more detail to make it come to life.

Accidentally wearing the Argentinian’s Ring by Maya Blake

This was a quick read, just right for a day at the beach (or a short haul flight).

I usually love the Cinderella retelling but this one fell short of the mark. I didn’t love the characters who seemed hell-bent on being cruel to each other. At times, it seemed the only thing going for Caye was his money.

The fake marriage trope has a lot going for it, not least the fun and games of forced proximity and romantic opportunities. Sadly, after the wedding night and a picnic the next day, he disappeared and they didn’t seem to spend much time together at all, and even then, only to swipe and snipe at each other. I struggled to see how H/h could fall in love with each other.

They both have horrible parents and I was relieved that neither had any kind of reconciliation.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and author for sending this digital book for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.

I received an ARC from Mills and Boon is return for an honest review.

I’m really sorry to say that but I really hated this story. It. Doesn’t happen often but in this case, I hated the characters - all of them. I hated the miserable, adolescent heroine, I hated the insensitive, cruel jerk of a hero and I totally hated both sets of parents who were so bad, they became total caricatures.

There was nothing sweet, sexy, romantic or even humorous between Caye and Mareka. She spent her time being unpleasant as if he was the villain and she was some innocent that he’s mistreated. Apparently she was going to use her million to set up a charity. This premise is used so often in romantic fiction - and it has become repetetive and boring. like, it’s okay to take the money as long as it’s for charity. I hated the way Mareka allowed her parents to treat her literally like dirt. Why on earth would you want parents like that to love you and approve of you?
He behaved like a Neanderthal who had never learnt the rules of social interaction. I could not believe his behaviour which went from bad to worse as the story progressed. The sex scenes lacked any sense of emotional involvement at all and left me cold.

The fake marriage is a premise which holds out the expectation of lots of fun and romantic possibilities. Sadly this story offered no such pleasure.. I got to chapter 11 before finally giving up. I really could not take any more.

The miscommunication, back-biting, outright cruelty and misunderstandings just went on, and on, and on. I need to believe that the h/H are actually in love but simply not realising it and - also believe they are going to be happy together.

Sorry to be so harsh. I understand how much writers put into their books, but this one just failed for me.
I am beginning to think that in their determination to make heroines verbally challenging, professionally successful and emotionally independent, Mills and Boon are in danger of throwing out the romance from their books.

2 stars for the writing which flows and engages.