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The Sensational Stanton Sisters #2
A Touch of Temptation
Back in the headlines…again!
Cool, calm and collected CEO Kimberly Stanton is following hot on the heels of her scandalous sister Olivia. Not only has she revealed her (very sudden!) pregnancy, but she has rocked the international business world with the shock announcement of her marriage to outrageous Brazilian bad-boy-tycoon Diego Pereira!
If rumors of huge blowout arguments, bailout money for Kim's company and dark secrets are already besetting society's most notorious couple, who can say what lies ahead for these two lovers? One thing's for sure—it'll be so much fun watching!
Cool, calm and collected CEO Kimberly Stanton is following hot on the heels of her scandalous sister Olivia. Not only has she revealed her (very sudden!) pregnancy, but she has rocked the international business world with the shock announcement of her marriage to outrageous Brazilian bad-boy-tycoon Diego Pereira!
If rumors of huge blowout arguments, bailout money for Kim's company and dark secrets are already besetting society's most notorious couple, who can say what lies ahead for these two lovers? One thing's for sure—it'll be so much fun watching!
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
About the author
Tara Pammi
535 books200 followersTara Pammi can't remember a moment when she wasn't lost in a book, especially a romance which, for a teenager, was much more exciting than mathematics textbook. Before long, she was hiding romance novels within bigger textbooks, smuggling them into the home through her unsuspecting younger cousin’s school bag, and cycling more than a few miles to her favorite library to borrow more.
Through numerous ‘true’ loves :-) and traveling thousands of miles from family and friends, her attachment to books and especially romance novels stayed constant.
One fine day, toiling away as a grad student in a basement lab, Tara started typing the beginning of a story instead of her thesis. But it wasn’t until years later, encouraged by her real life hero, Tara realized what she truly wanted to do was to write.
Tara lives in Texas with her real life hero and her two little girls. When she isn't writing or reading, Tara can be found failing in the kitchen, watching TV or making resolutions to exercise more, or even a little.
Through numerous ‘true’ loves :-) and traveling thousands of miles from family and friends, her attachment to books and especially romance novels stayed constant.
One fine day, toiling away as a grad student in a basement lab, Tara started typing the beginning of a story instead of her thesis. But it wasn’t until years later, encouraged by her real life hero, Tara realized what she truly wanted to do was to write.
Tara lives in Texas with her real life hero and her two little girls. When she isn't writing or reading, Tara can be found failing in the kitchen, watching TV or making resolutions to exercise more, or even a little.
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September 19, 2017
The opening worked for me and then it went downhill from there.
H/h have been married for six years, but were only together for a few weeks. They met on a cruise ship. After their marriage broke up, the heroine went back to Harvard and is now launching a digital magazine. Hero went on to revenge himself against his father and to make a ton of money. They had no contact in six years until a month before the opening of this story. The heroine wanted the H to sign divorce papers so she could marry an OM. Instead they had unprotected sex and the papers never got signed. That’s okay. The OM married the h’s twin sister (from book one).
So at the opening the hero is there to deliver the divorce papers and to see if the heroine shows any feelings. Seems that is a big deal to him because anywhere outside of bed the heroine is an ice princess. He is patting himself on the back for his cruelty when the heroine informs him of her pregnancy.
The heroine feels nothing for her pregnancy but anger. The hero leaks to the press that she is pregnant so all of her investors pull out. Then the hero invests in her company, moves her into his penthouse, and goes with her to an award ceremony where she encounters her evil father and her sister and her husband. Because I didn’t read the first story I couldn’t tell what they were doing there, frankly. The father had one scene and then he was gone forever.
The heroine kept avoiding her sister, so that relationship was useless to the reader since there was no new info coming out or any scenes that showed any other side to the heroine’s character.
On top of all of these complications the author adds in a subplot about a Brazilian gang the hero was in and she has scary teenage boys living with them. Oh - the heroine is having twins.
The heroine has a fit of rebellion and goes to a sex party ($10,000 admission) with one of her female editors and the hero tracks her down there. (Why? The heroine had a one night stand five years before, never had sex with her fiance, and now she’s going to sex parties?)
The hero takes her to his private island off the coast of Brazil and they start to get along, but no sex. So the heroine dives into the sex party goody bag and rubs a vibrator on her leg. The hero is watching, of course, and once the heroine begins to beg, he uses the pink handcuffs on her and a good time is had by all.
That’s supposed to be when the heroine realizes she loves the hero, but even a long drawn out sex scene can’t stop the hero from being an idiot. Frightened by the intimacy, he invites his female friend/lawyer to the island. The one he has been with for years, but never committed to. That's the shoe drop that brought this hot mess to a one star. 3/4 of the way through the story we find he hero has been a serious relationship while still married to the heroine.
The heroine puts up with the OW's presence for a few days until the hero takes the OW to his half-brother’s funeral and not his wife. Heroine leaves him again, but then realizes she has to stop running away (?) and goes back to him. HEA
I can't even believe I wrote that last sentence. The heroine feels she is wrong for leaving the hero when he's hurt her with the OW. (He says he didn't think it would hurt the h's feelings - the OW knew his brother well - that's why he took her. It's over between them. The heroine need not worry.)
I can't even . . . The erotica lite sex scenes were ridiculous. The author should have used her word count to clear up the hazy backstory. Both the H/h cheated their respective OWs and OMs. Neither one had feelings for them. I feel sorry for the twins if they're ever born. This one needed an epilogue (and better content editing).
H/h have been married for six years, but were only together for a few weeks. They met on a cruise ship. After their marriage broke up, the heroine went back to Harvard and is now launching a digital magazine. Hero went on to revenge himself against his father and to make a ton of money. They had no contact in six years until a month before the opening of this story. The heroine wanted the H to sign divorce papers so she could marry an OM. Instead they had unprotected sex and the papers never got signed. That’s okay. The OM married the h’s twin sister (from book one).
So at the opening the hero is there to deliver the divorce papers and to see if the heroine shows any feelings. Seems that is a big deal to him because anywhere outside of bed the heroine is an ice princess. He is patting himself on the back for his cruelty when the heroine informs him of her pregnancy.
The heroine feels nothing for her pregnancy but anger. The hero leaks to the press that she is pregnant so all of her investors pull out. Then the hero invests in her company, moves her into his penthouse, and goes with her to an award ceremony where she encounters her evil father and her sister and her husband. Because I didn’t read the first story I couldn’t tell what they were doing there, frankly. The father had one scene and then he was gone forever.
The heroine kept avoiding her sister, so that relationship was useless to the reader since there was no new info coming out or any scenes that showed any other side to the heroine’s character.
On top of all of these complications the author adds in a subplot about a Brazilian gang the hero was in and she has scary teenage boys living with them. Oh - the heroine is having twins.
The heroine has a fit of rebellion and goes to a sex party ($10,000 admission) with one of her female editors and the hero tracks her down there. (Why? The heroine had a one night stand five years before, never had sex with her fiance, and now she’s going to sex parties?)
The hero takes her to his private island off the coast of Brazil and they start to get along, but no sex. So the heroine dives into the sex party goody bag and rubs a vibrator on her leg. The hero is watching, of course, and once the heroine begins to beg, he uses the pink handcuffs on her and a good time is had by all.
That’s supposed to be when the heroine realizes she loves the hero, but even a long drawn out sex scene can’t stop the hero from being an idiot. Frightened by the intimacy, he invites his female friend/lawyer to the island. The one he has been with for years, but never committed to. That's the shoe drop that brought this hot mess to a one star. 3/4 of the way through the story we find he hero has been a serious relationship while still married to the heroine.
The heroine puts up with the OW's presence for a few days until the hero takes the OW to his half-brother’s funeral and not his wife. Heroine leaves him again, but then realizes she has to stop running away (?) and goes back to him. HEA
I can't even believe I wrote that last sentence. The heroine feels she is wrong for leaving the hero when he's hurt her with the OW. (He says he didn't think it would hurt the h's feelings - the OW knew his brother well - that's why he took her. It's over between them. The heroine need not worry.)
I can't even . . . The erotica lite sex scenes were ridiculous. The author should have used her word count to clear up the hazy backstory. Both the H/h cheated their respective OWs and OMs. Neither one had feelings for them. I feel sorry for the twins if they're ever born. This one needed an epilogue (and better content editing).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 20, 2018
I finished the book, so 2 stars.
February 6, 2022
I read the first in the series and then this one. Fortunate, since so many references to the events in Book one occur here and it would be difficult to know what was going on if you hadn’t read the first in the series.
I really have enjoyed many of Tara Pammi’s books, but this one - no, I didn’t. I disliked the heroine Kim who was so self obsessed, aggressive and ridiculously masochistic in tolerating her father’s bullying. I found it difficult to empathise with her.
As for the hero, after liking him for most of the book, I disliked Diego when it became apparent he’s had a long term relationship with Marissa and then took her, not Kim to his brother’s funeral. What?
I persevered and read the whole book but I’m sorry - I was so disappointed. And what’s with the epilogue that focussed on Alex and Olivia from book 1? That made no sense to me.
I really have enjoyed many of Tara Pammi’s books, but this one - no, I didn’t. I disliked the heroine Kim who was so self obsessed, aggressive and ridiculously masochistic in tolerating her father’s bullying. I found it difficult to empathise with her.
As for the hero, after liking him for most of the book, I disliked Diego when it became apparent he’s had a long term relationship with Marissa and then took her, not Kim to his brother’s funeral. What?
I persevered and read the whole book but I’m sorry - I was so disappointed. And what’s with the epilogue that focussed on Alex and Olivia from book 1? That made no sense to me.
October 23, 2013
I am addicted to Harlequin Presents but I don't like this new author at all so this is the last book I read from her. I hated the heroine, she did not have any maternal feelings for her innocent unborn twins. She had a cold robot heart!
October 23, 2014
Torn between 2 and 3 stars. Really loved the prior book in the series but could not enjoy this one fully. Hero Diego is harsh.
1) story itself was a bit disjointed. As if it started in the middle or things would be raised as if they'd been explored before. Perhaps it was just trying to hard to be mysterious, bit that cause a sense of disconnection. One example of this was the dripping out of bits and pieces or the hero and heroine backstory, how they met on the cruise and why they split up...told in drips that didn't hang together as well as a completed scene. Another was the hints of what went on the month prior when they hooked up again. Sometimes it felt like the literary version of an art film that was trying to be edgy and didn't really make linear sense.
2). Another example was hero bringing up the maternal nature of Marissa, who we learn has been his long time girlfriend after his separation from heroine, and that he apparently was given an ultimatum. What a way to first learn of her... That pretty much ended the book for me, knowing he was in a serious relationship with someone. It just didn't seem like he really loved the heroine.
3). Hero having women including meaningful relationships for 6 years while heroine moves on once (a year after) and it was "horrible" made no sense in the context of their breakup. Why did it have to be horrible? Felt so contrived.
4) heroine's lack of maternal feeling was troubling but could have been a learning moment, but was not handled well. Needed much more of a big deal/intervention
Overall, thought the book tried to be edgy but fell short. Kind of like using a vibrator on your leg (which actually happens in the book!)
1) story itself was a bit disjointed. As if it started in the middle or things would be raised as if they'd been explored before. Perhaps it was just trying to hard to be mysterious, bit that cause a sense of disconnection. One example of this was the dripping out of bits and pieces or the hero and heroine backstory, how they met on the cruise and why they split up...told in drips that didn't hang together as well as a completed scene. Another was the hints of what went on the month prior when they hooked up again. Sometimes it felt like the literary version of an art film that was trying to be edgy and didn't really make linear sense.
2). Another example was hero bringing up the maternal nature of Marissa, who we learn has been his long time girlfriend after his separation from heroine, and that he apparently was given an ultimatum. What a way to first learn of her... That pretty much ended the book for me, knowing he was in a serious relationship with someone. It just didn't seem like he really loved the heroine.
3). Hero having women including meaningful relationships for 6 years while heroine moves on once (a year after) and it was "horrible" made no sense in the context of their breakup. Why did it have to be horrible? Felt so contrived.
4) heroine's lack of maternal feeling was troubling but could have been a learning moment, but was not handled well. Needed much more of a big deal/intervention
Overall, thought the book tried to be edgy but fell short. Kind of like using a vibrator on your leg (which actually happens in the book!)
November 22, 2018
Explosive! Hottt! Feisty! Passionate! A thin line between anger and passion. Nothing they did was normal and soft. Everything from,love to hate to passion was whirlwind and unstable. Perfect group of ingredients to make such a spectacular book! Reminds me of the late 80's early 90s HP....with a dallop of modern romance.
October 19, 2018
First, you really need to read the first book in the series A Hint of Scandal to fully understand what's going on in this book. Even so, I was somewhat confused as the author kept referencing events in the MC's past- as in I got whiplash from trying to follow.
There was a lot of angst in this story as Kim was trying to deal with emotions that came up as she was dealing with her business, her soon-to-be ex, and her pregnancy; maybe there were too many issues. On the surface, Kim was an "ice princess", but in reality was really fragile due to her problems with her absent mother, abusive father and hot-and-cold husband. Then there were the issues with Diego, her maybe husband, as he deals with *his* family traumas and how they impact Kim.
Over all, they were both emotional messes and I'm not sure there really be an HEA. I feel sorry for the kids!
There was a lot of angst in this story as Kim was trying to deal with emotions that came up as she was dealing with her business, her soon-to-be ex, and her pregnancy; maybe there were too many issues. On the surface, Kim was an "ice princess", but in reality was really fragile due to her problems with her absent mother, abusive father and hot-and-cold husband. Then there were the issues with Diego, her maybe husband, as he deals with *his* family traumas and how they impact Kim.
Over all, they were both emotional messes and I'm not sure there really be an HEA. I feel sorry for the kids!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 6, 2014
Diego
Kim
I'm a sucker for second chance romance
i loved it ,enjoyable and angsty
Though both leads had lots of daddy, mommy issues.
They were perfect for eachother.
I loved Kim and Diego
I haven't read the other book in
the series.so i wished the epilogue
was abt kim and diego
January 6, 2014
What I liked- the angst, the hero and a compelling story.
Unfortunately there were more issues which I didn't like such as- the heroine. She had daddy issues, mommy issues and motherhood issues. She needed therapy not romance. I didn't like that the bad daddy never got drop kicked by the heroine or her sister. The heroine's lack of retribution towards him really had me disliking her. I didn't like the heroine's lack of maternal love toward her unborn twins. I get pushing the envelop when it comes to heroines but I despise when it makes them unlikable. Yes, in real life women have such struggles but I don't read hps for reality.
A Touch of Temptation was an ok read.
Unfortunately there were more issues which I didn't like such as- the heroine. She had daddy issues, mommy issues and motherhood issues. She needed therapy not romance. I didn't like that the bad daddy never got drop kicked by the heroine or her sister. The heroine's lack of retribution towards him really had me disliking her. I didn't like the heroine's lack of maternal love toward her unborn twins. I get pushing the envelop when it comes to heroines but I despise when it makes them unlikable. Yes, in real life women have such struggles but I don't read hps for reality.
A Touch of Temptation was an ok read.
March 6, 2015
I read the book after I saw the reviews and I almost believed them.
Personally, I didn't mind the heroine's attitude. Mostly because I prefer a disagreeable woman to any brainless-TSTL-doormat.
They both had unresolved personal issues they needed to deal with
As a romance, it's less than sugary and I liked it.
Personally, I didn't mind the heroine's attitude. Mostly because I prefer a disagreeable woman to any brainless-TSTL-doormat.
They both had unresolved personal issues they needed to deal with
As a romance, it's less than sugary and I liked it.
hq-to-read
March 13, 2018Kimberley/Olivia
Back in the headlines…again!
Cool, calm and collected CEO Kimberly Stanton is following hot on the heels of her scandalous sister Olivia. Not only has she revealed her (very sudden!) pregnancy, but she has rocked the international business world with the shock announcement of her marriage to outrageous Brazilian bad-boy-tycoon Diego Pereira!
If rumors of huge blowout arguments, bailout money for Kim's company and dark secrets are already besetting society's most notorious couple, who can say what lies ahead for these two lovers? One thing's for sure—it'll be so much fun watching!
Sister has own book too.
Back in the headlines…again!
Cool, calm and collected CEO Kimberly Stanton is following hot on the heels of her scandalous sister Olivia. Not only has she revealed her (very sudden!) pregnancy, but she has rocked the international business world with the shock announcement of her marriage to outrageous Brazilian bad-boy-tycoon Diego Pereira!
If rumors of huge blowout arguments, bailout money for Kim's company and dark secrets are already besetting society's most notorious couple, who can say what lies ahead for these two lovers? One thing's for sure—it'll be so much fun watching!
Sister has own book too.
November 3, 2018
am I reading HP? Disgusting.
November 18, 2013
I received this book from the GoodReads First Reads Program. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Kimberly Stanton is your average, brilliant, and organized CEO of her very own start-up company. Everything is going wonderful until that she discovers that she is pregnant with her husband's baby. Normally this would be fine, but they have been estranged for six years. They met up four weeks ago to sign divorce papers, and things went down a bit differently. After Kim and Diego's (her husband) quick meet-up, she had not talked to him. After she discovers that she is pregnant, Kimberly tells Diego that she is pregnant. Kimberly and Diego proceed to engage in a battle of the wills. Will they let their barriers down, be honest with each other, and allow themselves to be in love or is a final divorce in the works?
I had not read a straight-up romance in a while, and I was hankering for one. I saw A Touch of Temptation on my shelf and decided to give it a read. When I am in a romance mood, I will go to the library and check out a stack of Harlequin romance novels. I love them, because they are usually about 200 pages, and I can find a stack of romances about whatever I am craving. You want a romance with cowboys? You got it. You want a romance with a military spouse? You got it. You want a romance with a widow and kids? You got it. Harlequin has a book for everyone. It is kind of amazing.
This is a "Harlequin Presents" story. According to Harlequin: "You want alpha males, decadent glamour and jet-set lifestyles. Step into the sensational, sophisticated world of Harlequin Presents, where sinfully tempting heroes ignite a fierce and wickedly irresistible passion!" For some reason, I had thought the Harlequin Presents series was for slightly longer romance novels, not for alpha male story lines. I am not a fan of the alpha male character in romances. Sure, I like a guy who is strong and passionate; however, I do not like when the men are possessive and the man and woman spend a lot of time being cruel to one another. I am okay with a little fighting in my romance, but I do not like the marking territory fighting that tends to happen in romances with super alpha males. Diego, the romantic lead, in this story is a super alpha male. At the beginning of the book, his goal is to make Kimberly's life pretty miserable, because he is angry with her. I was not a fan of this at all. If you are a fan of the alpha male character, you will probably like his character. He just was not for me.
Outside of my dislike of Diego, the characters were well written. I was really impressed with how quickly Pammi was able to flesh out these characters. They seemed pretty believable after just a few pages. I thought the first half of the book was interesting and tight. Although I did not care for Diego, everything seemed to be going in a pretty orderly fashion. That is, Kimberly and Diego are fighting fairly regularly, but you know that eventually they are going to fall in love (I did not put in a spoiler warning, because this is a Harlequin romance novel, of course they are going to fall in love). During the first 100 pages or so, I felt myself getting into the story and feeling genuinely interested in how things were going to go.
After the halfway point, things got weird. Kimberly suddenly goes off and does something completely out of character. It was so out of character, I thought it was going to turn out that Diego was having a dream. He wasn't having a dream. After this sudden random event, Kimberly and Diego go on a little vacation and start to work things out. Although I was weirded out by the random scene, I started to fall back into the flow of things, but the story never really came back together. Kimberly and Diego resolved some of their issues, but then they kept trying to antagonize each other. They knew what set each other off, but they seemed to refuse to communicate or be understanding of each other. At the end, it felt like Pammi felt pressure to finish the book, and Kimberly and Diego suddenly worked everything out. Kimberly's sister is very happy that Kimberly and Diego are together, but I was left thinking that I was not sure at all about this.
Overall, this was not the best Harlequin romance novel that I have read. The Presents series is not my cup of tea. Additionally, the story felt like it still needed a bit of work. If you love alpha male romances, and you see this at the library, you might want to check it out. I would not pay list price for it though.
Kimberly Stanton is your average, brilliant, and organized CEO of her very own start-up company. Everything is going wonderful until that she discovers that she is pregnant with her husband's baby. Normally this would be fine, but they have been estranged for six years. They met up four weeks ago to sign divorce papers, and things went down a bit differently. After Kim and Diego's (her husband) quick meet-up, she had not talked to him. After she discovers that she is pregnant, Kimberly tells Diego that she is pregnant. Kimberly and Diego proceed to engage in a battle of the wills. Will they let their barriers down, be honest with each other, and allow themselves to be in love or is a final divorce in the works?
I had not read a straight-up romance in a while, and I was hankering for one. I saw A Touch of Temptation on my shelf and decided to give it a read. When I am in a romance mood, I will go to the library and check out a stack of Harlequin romance novels. I love them, because they are usually about 200 pages, and I can find a stack of romances about whatever I am craving. You want a romance with cowboys? You got it. You want a romance with a military spouse? You got it. You want a romance with a widow and kids? You got it. Harlequin has a book for everyone. It is kind of amazing.
This is a "Harlequin Presents" story. According to Harlequin: "You want alpha males, decadent glamour and jet-set lifestyles. Step into the sensational, sophisticated world of Harlequin Presents, where sinfully tempting heroes ignite a fierce and wickedly irresistible passion!" For some reason, I had thought the Harlequin Presents series was for slightly longer romance novels, not for alpha male story lines. I am not a fan of the alpha male character in romances. Sure, I like a guy who is strong and passionate; however, I do not like when the men are possessive and the man and woman spend a lot of time being cruel to one another. I am okay with a little fighting in my romance, but I do not like the marking territory fighting that tends to happen in romances with super alpha males. Diego, the romantic lead, in this story is a super alpha male. At the beginning of the book, his goal is to make Kimberly's life pretty miserable, because he is angry with her. I was not a fan of this at all. If you are a fan of the alpha male character, you will probably like his character. He just was not for me.
Outside of my dislike of Diego, the characters were well written. I was really impressed with how quickly Pammi was able to flesh out these characters. They seemed pretty believable after just a few pages. I thought the first half of the book was interesting and tight. Although I did not care for Diego, everything seemed to be going in a pretty orderly fashion. That is, Kimberly and Diego are fighting fairly regularly, but you know that eventually they are going to fall in love (I did not put in a spoiler warning, because this is a Harlequin romance novel, of course they are going to fall in love). During the first 100 pages or so, I felt myself getting into the story and feeling genuinely interested in how things were going to go.
After the halfway point, things got weird. Kimberly suddenly goes off and does something completely out of character. It was so out of character, I thought it was going to turn out that Diego was having a dream. He wasn't having a dream. After this sudden random event, Kimberly and Diego go on a little vacation and start to work things out. Although I was weirded out by the random scene, I started to fall back into the flow of things, but the story never really came back together. Kimberly and Diego resolved some of their issues, but then they kept trying to antagonize each other. They knew what set each other off, but they seemed to refuse to communicate or be understanding of each other. At the end, it felt like Pammi felt pressure to finish the book, and Kimberly and Diego suddenly worked everything out. Kimberly's sister is very happy that Kimberly and Diego are together, but I was left thinking that I was not sure at all about this.
Overall, this was not the best Harlequin romance novel that I have read. The Presents series is not my cup of tea. Additionally, the story felt like it still needed a bit of work. If you love alpha male romances, and you see this at the library, you might want to check it out. I would not pay list price for it though.
August 31, 2017
1.5 Stars!
October 2, 2013
Talk about angst! I had to read this book in chunks as it got a little intense emotionally.
Both characters were so damaged from their pasts and yet wanted the same thing- for the other to love them as they are- yet couldn't see the forest from the trees so to speak.
Kim was the over achieving perfectionist who used that to cover up a multitude of hurt and pain from her horrible childhood with both parents leaving her with a multitude of issues. On top of that after discovering she's pregnant with Diego's baby, she's struggling with the whole motherhood issue.
Diego was a bad-boy (having grown up in the mean streets of Rio) who has turned his life around so to speak but really is hell bent on making Kim pay and hurt like he's been hurting when she walked away.
I had a love-hate relationship with Diego. The push-pull of their relationship was like a roller coaster and it was annoying how they never would tell the other how they felt or what they wanted until the very end when everything was almost lost. Also did not like how Kim pretty much came grovelling to him at the end. Giving her divorce papers seemed to be taking the coward's way out when after making a good talk of trying to make their marriage work, he didn't really do a whole lot to put his heart or himself emotionally on the line for her which is what I'm pretty sure she wanted. She screwed up a lot where he was concerned but his actions and words were more damaging by far.
I'm starting to like Harlequin Desires a bit more. Feel like that line just has more and the hero's seem to be more likeable- they aren't always overbearing a-hole alpha males.
Both characters were so damaged from their pasts and yet wanted the same thing- for the other to love them as they are- yet couldn't see the forest from the trees so to speak.
Kim was the over achieving perfectionist who used that to cover up a multitude of hurt and pain from her horrible childhood with both parents leaving her with a multitude of issues. On top of that after discovering she's pregnant with Diego's baby, she's struggling with the whole motherhood issue.
Diego was a bad-boy (having grown up in the mean streets of Rio) who has turned his life around so to speak but really is hell bent on making Kim pay and hurt like he's been hurting when she walked away.
I had a love-hate relationship with Diego. The push-pull of their relationship was like a roller coaster and it was annoying how they never would tell the other how they felt or what they wanted until the very end when everything was almost lost. Also did not like how Kim pretty much came grovelling to him at the end. Giving her divorce papers seemed to be taking the coward's way out when after making a good talk of trying to make their marriage work, he didn't really do a whole lot to put his heart or himself emotionally on the line for her which is what I'm pretty sure she wanted. She screwed up a lot where he was concerned but his actions and words were more damaging by far.
I'm starting to like Harlequin Desires a bit more. Feel like that line just has more and the hero's seem to be more likeable- they aren't always overbearing a-hole alpha males.
November 23, 2013
Companion to a previous Pammi I read - and just as boring. I guess I'm still getting used to the rhythm of her writing, the plot was blah, couldn't warm up to the characters, and the book just went on and on and on. Two Presents in a row - it's almost enough to make me swear off HQPs except I know when they're good they're awesome. Wish I could say that about this one. And it took me 10 days to finish it, too.
October 27, 2014
This book follows Kim Stanton, it's takes place where Olivia Stanton story ended. I enjoyed this book way more than I enjoyed the other one. I laughed and cried on some parts. I felt frustrated with the characters but that made me like this story even more. I'm giving this book a 4 out 5 stars, because even though it was better than the first one. This story does not have an epilogue which is what I what I would have loved to see for both stories.
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December 29, 2014"Pammi reverses the usual gender roles with an emotional, protective and tortured hero and a logical, cold and broken heroine who are pursuing a second chance at romance. These characters should probably wear boxing gloves because their battles and subsequent lovemaking are title-worthy." RT Book Reviews, rated 4 1/2 stars
April 24, 2019
This author is VERY good at intense emotions. But these characters were just awful and stupid and horrible and the melodrama was dragged out too long. Still, the author's style had me reading until the very end. *shrug*
November 13, 2013
a satisfying conclusion to the duet about twins Kimberley and Olivia.
September 24, 2014
Normally I'm happy when the heroine is a CEO and has some power. But, the dude was an ass who messed with her company and I'm not cool with that.
June 1, 2016
Again, what a strong heroine!! I wish the hero and heroine had fought less but still a worthy read...For all her flaws, I did like the twin in the first book better than this heroine....
January 4, 2015
One in a run of average mills and boon romances. It was almost exactly what was expected. Just a little bit blah!
November 30, 2015
I didn't enjoy Kim and Diego's story, I couldn't understand Kim and her need to please everyone nor Diego's inconsistencies.
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