Review: Fairytales4GrownUps.com Review
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2012
This story begins with Mary-Beth Drake saying I love you to her fiancé, but the catch is she said the wrong name.  This realization takes her back to the time when she was with that man named oddly enough Yves.  She was an awkward med student and fell in love with a sexy womanizing French doctor who was visiting, Harvard where she was studying.  They had one night of sex and he leaves devastating her.  Three years after this emotionally traumatic event Mary Beth has changed a lot; but she is beginning to have concerns about her upcoming marriage to her much older mentor.  She has the opportunity to further her career, but in order to do so she must travel to France for three months to train, with Yves.  Her future husband encourages her to go to further her career while her friends want her to go to work out her feelings.Initially Yves doesn't recognize her which proves in Mary-Beth's mind that he is nothing but a womanizer.  After spending a considerable amount of time working and living under the same roof, each starts to have a change of heart.  Yves begins to develop feelings for Mary Beth, feelings he has a hard time understanding due in no small part to his past relationships.  Mary-Beth comes to realize that she cannot marry her fiancé because she doesn't love him.  Now that they are both open to explore their feelings it gets interesting.  I won't say anymore because I don't want to ruin the story for you, but it will definitely keep you flipping the pages trying to figure out whether Mary-Beth can truly give her heart to Yves and vise versa.One of the biggest reasons I really enjoyed this book was the main characters romance. It was really easy to relate to the feelings and situations and see myself in those circumstances, which makes for a great read.  I find it interesting that foreign men are always portrayed as being very romantic, and this is just another example of that.  The horseback riding and picnic in the field of flowers is the epitome of the stereotypical romantic.  I just wanted to melt after reading it, even though I am so not a fan of horses, I am scared of anything that is bigger than me and can also thinks for itself.  This was truly a great book and I would definitely recommend reading this anyone who has any interest in romance novels or love stories!Visit us at fairytales4grownups.com for the full review, many more reviews, and our blog.