Harlequin Presents #1741: Dangerous Alliance

Once Dimitri Kostakidas crushed Leanne's girlish dreams, refusing her offer of love on a night that would be forever seared into her brain. Now, her mother's failing health had thrown them together once more and Leanne guarded her heart from a second cruel rejection. Fate, it seemed, had other plans. For not only did Dimitri seem unaccountably thoughtful and attentive, but his proposal of marriage was all any girl could wish for. Still, could Leanne trust her feelings? Was the hasty wedding really the answer to her mother's fervent hopes and dreams for these two special people or a mere façade? I enjoyed the Australian setting of the story and this brief glimpse into the realm of the fabulously wealthy. Nevertheless, most of us cannot purchase life or happiness and the realization of Dimitri's love for Leanne brought a genuine smile to my lips.

What woman could resist a handsome compelling Greek like Dimitri Kostakidas? This is another sexy, passion-filled story from Bianchin that you won't want to put down until the end! Description from the book back cover: 'Is the idea of marriage to me so unacceptable?' If Dimitri Kostakidas had asked Leanne Foorde that question years ago when she was an impressionable girl who fancied herself in love with him, the answer might have been a different one. Now she would do anything rather than share Dimitri's bed. But there was no choice in the matter and no escape from the future he had mapped out for her ...

From the back: "Is the idea of marriage to so unacceptable?" A seemingly innocent question, but when spoken by Dimitri Kostakidas it was deeply, disturbingly provocative. Leanne knew she was in danger of being overpowered by Dimitri's vibrant Latin sexuality....Years ago, her resonse might have been different: as an impressionable teenager Leanne had fancied herself in love with Dimitri. But now she would do anything rather than share his bed! There was just one problem...the heat of Dimitri's passion scorched her senses. As her husbund, would he prove untamable? I thought this book was a nice rainy day romance...very soft and tender but not different from the usual Helen Bianchin style.