Review: Romance with sizzle
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2014
The Bride Who Wouldn't by Carol Marinelli is a full novel masquerading as a novella. Kate and Ivor became friends as she helped him research his family history. Old enough to be her father, they trust each other with their secrets, and come up with a marriage of convenience that will provide her with money for her family business, and him a respectable marriage to change his image. When Ivor dies before they marry, Kate is in a jam. She has to pay the back the money she doesn't have. Isaak Zaretsky is furious and wants to confront the gold-digger who took his uncle's money. Neither is what the other expects, and Isaak decides to honor his uncle's contract and marry Kate. As the two embark on a honeymoon in Paris, Isaak realizes Kate knows more about his family history and begins to uncover more secrets.Kate and Isaak generate a sizzling heat and it is fun watching the two grow closer. Can they make it a real marriage? The characters are well-developed and you won't want to put this one down.