Blurb:
A Heart
in Conflict (Challenge the Heart Book 2) Opposites attract, it is a well-known
fact. At times this leads to insurmountable conflict, when at other times, sit
back and watch the fireworks.
Steve
Tanakis considers himself cool and calmly confident. Head of a fashion
business, he needs to be in control of his life and his business decisions. He
decides it is time to find a suitable mother for his son. Through with the pain
that comes along with passion, he now considers what he wants is an unemotional
wife, one who will fit well into his way of life.
Georgie McNamara, assistant designer in his fashion house, is flamboyant, vivacious, and gregarious, the antitheses to his idea of the perfect choice. The tiny whirlwind turns Steve's organized lifestyle upside down, somehow worming her way into his, and his son’s life, foiling all his plans to find that uncomplicated wife. Along the way Steve comes to realize there is a lot more to this bundle of feminine trouble than he first thought. Is she more trouble than he can handle?
Georgie McNamara, assistant designer in his fashion house, is flamboyant, vivacious, and gregarious, the antitheses to his idea of the perfect choice. The tiny whirlwind turns Steve's organized lifestyle upside down, somehow worming her way into his, and his son’s life, foiling all his plans to find that uncomplicated wife. Along the way Steve comes to realize there is a lot more to this bundle of feminine trouble than he first thought. Is she more trouble than he can handle?
Excerpt:
“I need
to get married.” Steve Tanakis gazed into his half empty glass.
“And
why the hell would you want to do that?” His accountant stared at him.
“I
didn’t say I want to, I said I need to. I’ve decided it’s about time I got a
wife.”
“Aha.”
David grinned. “Take mine. Or—a better idea—take one of my three exes. They’re
screwing the last dollar out of me.”
Steve
made a soft sound of disgust. “Don’t tell me you’re thinking of ditching
Marylyn.”
“The
woman drives me nuts. The piranha is hell-bent on making me a pauper, what with
her passion for diamonds and cars! And those other bitches...” He cursed
softly.
“The
trouble with you is that you’re too much of a romantic. You expect too much of
your women. You marry without putting any real thought into it, then spend your
days regretting your haste. There might be a good business mind ticking over
inside that head of yours—” Steve tapped his temple. “—But where women are
concerned you’re a fool. Now, what I propose is to find myself a perfect
example of womanhood.”
David
laughed. “Oh, so as you obviously haven’t found this paragon yet, I take it
Marika isn’t in line as the next Mrs. Tanakis?”
Steve
looked across to Marika, who was talking to his head designer, her every
gesture manufactured to draw the attention of all the males present. Most women
would do just about anything to have a figure like hers. The epitome of
sophisticated elegance; diamonds glittered at her throat and fingers.
My Review:
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
This was a fun trip through the Australian fashion world. I enjoyed Steve and Georgie (especially Georgie) and seeing their romance blossom. While we didn't really get the chance to get to know a lot of the secondary characters, there were definitely some of the usual romance tropes (plucky heroine, brooding older hero, etc.) present. However, I enjoyed the writing style and was pulled into the story, and even though I could predict where the story was going, I still liked the journey to get to the story's end. Plus I could also tell that the author definitely knew what she was talking about, which made the story much more enjoyable for me.
*I received this book in exchange for an honest review.*
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Author Bio and Links:
Award
winning author Tricia McGill was born in London, England, and moved to
Australia many years ago, settling near Melbourne. The youngest in a large,
loving family, she was never lonely or alone. Surrounded by avid readers, who
encouraged her to read from an early age, is it any wonder she became a writer?
Although her published works cross sub-genres, romance is always at their
heart. They say write what you know, and before early retirement gave Tricia
the time to write full time, she worked as a pattern cutter in a clothing
factory, and even had her own designing and dressmaking business for a while.
So, her years in this industry is where the inspiration to write Georgie and
Steve’s story sprung from.
Thank you for hosting
ReplyDeleteThanks a million for the lovely review and for hosting me today, Tricia
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