Review: Five stars for the first story, three for the second
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2013
The Notorious Gabriel Diaz is a knockout, a story about revenge and love.  The second tale Inexperienced Mistress is not on the same par.  It's not a bad romance but it definitely lacks the wow punch of the first story.In the Notorious Gabriel Diaz, Lucy discovers that her father has embezzled quite a lot of money from his employer, Gabriel Diaz.  Lucy remembers that Gabriel had shown an interest in her two years previously and she travels to London to find a way her family can pay back the debt.Gabriel is willing to cancel the debt as long as Lucy agrees to be his mistress.  He has never forgotten her and sees this as his perfect opportunity to catch the one who got away.Nothing goes as planned.  Both the leads discover that things are not nearly as apparent as they think they are.  Lucy is sweet and unaffected and so incredibly nice that she completely disarms Gabriel.  Lucy discovers that Gabriel is noble and lonelier than she ever imagined.  I simply loved their story because the leads were so incredibly interesting and they communicated their thoughts well.The second story lacks the charm of the first couple.  Their relationship seems forced and the heroine is so uncertain of herself that she second guesses her actions quite a bit.  I felt the hero liked the heroine just because she was different from his leggy models rather than for her own style and substance.  Half the time the two are combative and the other half, the heroine is flexing her independent streak by shutting out the hero.