Review: A gem to read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2013
Many plots have main characters who don't know each other marrying for various reasons - money, disappointed grandmothers, drunken clubbing nights, one night stands which produce progeny - but this one has a different beginning. Max, a king pin of a investment company, discovers that his visa is about to run out which will necessitate his return to the USA and cause the business to collapse. Now I'm not sure why the company will collapse if he is not there, but this is the premise. Someone needs to marry him to make sure that the employees do not lose their jobs and they get a huge account which is precariously pending.Mia, who has loved Max from afar but hidden her feelings because of his obvious popularity with woman, says she will do it to save her partially-renovated house and the other employees jobs. One of five daughters and regarded as the ugly duckling in the family, Mia's mother is ecstatic at getting her married off and they arrange the wedding in double quick time.This plot should be a cliche and ho hum like every other, but the sheer joy in the writing and the delightful characters make this book a pleasure to read. The sex scenes are hot but not tediously so, the family gatherings are very natural and the one small blip in the landscape - the intervention of an old boyfriend of Mia's - is just enough to shake things up just a tad.I found myself smiling while I read and at no time did I yearn for the drama and hysteria which frequently accompanies the scenario in a traditional plot such as this one.The ending is most satisfying!Recommended for a rainy afternoon read or when you are in need of cheering up.  :)