The South American's Wife: Latin Lovers

Karen Downing wakes up in a strange hospital bed in Rio de Janeiro with a dark, brooding man by her side. The man promptly informs her that she is his wife of three months, but Karen can't remember the last three months of her life for anything. The man also informs her that she had left him for another man. Karen can hardly believe that she would cheat on her husband - especially a man such as handsome and virile as this one - but then again, she can hardly believe that she'd marry a man she didn't even know for a week! When her husband takes her back to the home they had shared, will Karen be able to remember the reason she ran away from this man?Luiz Andrade couldn't believe that his wife had left him for a sniveling jerk, but she apparently had. Luiz didn't believe in divorce, though, so he went after his wife, and had found her in a hospital, apparently devoid of her memories of him. Despite the fact that he can't get the picture of her in the arms of another man out of his mind, he is determined to make this marriage work, whether Karen wants it to or not. There has never been a divorce in the Andrade family, and he won't be the first to get one! The passion is still there between them, but Luiz doesn't trust it, and doesn?t trust her, either. Can their marriage be saved?I enjoyed this book a great deal. I was intrigued from the first page of the book, and I wouldn't put it down until I had finished the story! There was definite tension throughout most of the book while Karen wondered why she had left the man of her dreams, and the reader keeps guessing along with her. I was surprised once the reason she left was revealed, which is a rare thing since I usually figure out the 'surprise' endings before I read half of the book. Not this time! I also enjoyed the tension between Luiz and Karen, because the attraction was obviously still there even though her memories of him weren't there. The only reason I gave this book only four stars was the fact that Luiz was too domineering for my tastes. He was sexy, yes, and he was also intriguing, but he believed that his wife had to do exactly what he said at all times. I felt like he was treating Karen like a child instead of a wife and an equal. The ending of the book also left several loose ends, the epilogue tried to tie them up but I just wasn't satisfied at how rushed the ending of the book was. Still, this book was a great read, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a quick, interesting romance.