Review: Sexy, smart and suspenseful!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2013
Wife in Name Only is a beautifully crafted romance, filled with sizzling attraction, engaging sense of humor and an exotic setting that will leave you breathless.After a childhood at a trailer park, self-made man Rory thrives to expand his empire, but his image of Ice Man might be hurting him professionally. His estranged wife Zoe has moved to the beautiful island of Tonga, where she opened a resort exclusive for honeymooners. However, the editor from a famous magazine wants to do a spread with her, showing the owner with her dreamy husband.During their marriage, Rory changed which is why she left him. He let his endless ambition get in the way and not only neglected his wife, but didn't fight for her after she left him. Typical guy, clueless. It was funny and sad when they had conversations about why she left, and really although he'd noticed they drifted apart he thought time would bring them together again.Their conflict is realistic, and readers will relate to Zoe. How many times did we start a relationship and had to end it, because it turns out we wanted different things?The strong pull they feel for each other can't mask how different they are; how different Zoe became after she moved to and became part of the island. Later on we learn more about her reasons for doing that and that's very poignant. There's also a great suspenseful subplot, but I don't want to spoil it for you. Am trying really hard not to say anything.Although this romance contains all the feel good elements that readers look for, it goes the extra mile and it gives us depth and lots of soul. It got me thinking about relationships in general, and it made me venture to the attic to look for my ABBA collection. I wish I could give it six stars!