Review: Tempted by Trouble by Michelle Smart
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2013
**3.5 Stars**From the book cover and description, I assumed that Tempted by Trouble was going to be your typical "boy meets girls, they fall in love, and happily ever after." What surprised me was that this story that Michelle Smart has penned was way more than that. It was much deeper, more emotional, and heartbreaking at the same time.Ms. Smart's writing was smooth and the story flowed nicely. As for the characters, Pippa & Marco, they were well developed. Pippa has had a hard past and was quite the rebel in her early days, but one can come to understand why she did the things she did once her childhood story unravelled. She was young, alone and afraid and had needed love, comfort, and reassurance. I just wanted to give her good ol' hugs throughout the story. She had some very heartbreaking moments in the book where my heart just broke out for her. For example, when Pippa was lying in the hospital bed with Marco there reassuring her that there are people who love her and want nothing but the best for her, she replied back, "Name one person who loves me." My heart just broke into pieces.As for Marco...I wanted to slap him on more than one occasion.I had mixed feelings towards him and it was hard for me to like him at first honestly. His derogatory remarks, doubts, and attitude towards Pippa was a bit more than I could stand. I wasn't sure if I was ever going to warm up to him, but thankfully I did...towards the end. I would've liked for him to grovel more as I honestly think that he didn't fully redeemed himself before the story ended, but that's just according to me. Furthermore, I felt that the resolution with her father came a bit too easily and the HEA came a bit too quickly for me.Yet, in the end I thought that Tempted by Trouble was a quick & sexy read with just the right amount of emotions. It was an engaging read overall as I was up long past my bedtime and finished Tempted by Trouble in two sittings.*ARC courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review.