Review: A Nice Collection of Romance Novels with Something for Everyone
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
He's Irresistible by Susan Hatler, Veronica Blade, and Virna DePaul is a 2013 release. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.The First book in this three book box set is: Love at First Date by Susan Hatler. I must confess that I have read this story before as part of another box set collection. This is the review I wrote at that time for this story:The first story is Ellen's. Ellen has a career working in customer service at a computer software firm. She has an anal personality and a mother that has not had the best of luck with men. Watching her mother go through heartbreaking times, Ellen thinks the best relationships are with those we are the most compatible with. When her good friend Rachel has trouble with her dog Chester, Ellen takes him to dog training class and meets the guy her heart says is "the one", but her brain says they are not compatible. Which one will win out.. her heart or her brain? This one is a 3.5The second book in this collection is: From Fame to Shame by Veronica BladeJackie and Maddie may be twins and look identical, but their personalities are like night and day. Jackie is a famous actress and Maddie is a down home country girl. Jackie is in the midst of a potential meltdown and calls Maddie for help. Maddie can't believe her ears when Jackie tells her she really needs a break from Hollywood and wants Maddie to pretend to be her for just a week. Maddie isn't sure she can pull that off, but Jackie really seems like a rubberband stretched to the breaking point, so she agrees to try it. Enter Dallas Bines, Jackie's former boyfriend. Dallas seems ready to rekindle things with Jackie and Maddie is having a hard time remembering she is not Jackie.Cute story, nothing all that original but there were a few funny moments, very light reading. Jackie's assistant, Stella, nearly steals the show. This one gets 3 starsThe third story in the collection is: Wild For Mr. Wrong by Virna DePaulBryn Donovan is a prosecutor nicknamed “Justice” with a chip on her shoulder concerning defense attorneys. That is especially so for Daniel. Daniel has a reputation with the ladies and comes across as being too casual for Bryn's taste. Bryn's best friend, Tam is married to Vance and Vance is partners with Daniel. When Daniel overhears a private conversation between Bryn and Tam and his name comes up , he is shocked at how disdainful Bryn's feelings toward him are.Daniel is a very cocky attorney and seemed to enjoy making Bryn uncomfortable. However, the story takes on a more serious tone and the two duke it out in court. When all hope seems lost, one will reach for the other in an effort to comfort them after a terrible tragedy.This was my favorite story in the collection. It has a darker tone and very mature subject matter. It also addresses the age old human tendency to judge people without really knowing them. Bryn and Daniel were both guilty of that as well as some of the secondary characters. Thankfully, one of these people had to courage to step up and behave like an adult and the results led to a better understanding of one another and just maybe opened the door for a future together. This one gets 4 starsOverall this is a nice collection of romance novels with something for everyone . 3.5 stars - rounded to 4 for the collection as a whole.