The Virgin's Proposition

If you're a fan of Anne McAllister's like I am, you've read her Greek series, especially and clans of Savas and Antonides, Greek families who is in the end become family due to marriages and share a beautiful family home in Greece. The Virgin's Proposition was a beautifully written romance which featured a princess, Anny Chamion and a hunky American actor Demetrios Savas, a beautiful Greek alpha. They met quite by chance at the Ritz Carlton in Cannes at which time was the celebrated Cannes Film Festival. Anny was at the hotel to meet the husband her father wanted her o marry, a man she didn't love but respected and knew it was her duty to her country to marry him. However, quite by chance, Demetrios Savas was also at the very same hotel and trying to getaway from the press that was hounding him so when he spotted the lovely and demure Anny he came up with a plan to act like he knew her and have her help him escape the press. Anny knew immediately who Demetrios was, a famous actor who had married a beautiful starlet who had died leaving a grieving husband behind. For that reason she assumed, he had disappeared from the news but now he was in Cannes promoting his latest release. She felt for him and his loss and he was so unlike Gerard the man she was promised to but she was intrigued, went with him, shared a meal with him and took him to the hospital where she volunteered and for the first time in a long time she felt like a real person. Like Anny, Demetrios felt joy like she did and felt he owed her something; she only had to ask. Actually she did, she asked him to make love to her and it was unbelievable. To make matters worse, the next evening when they thought they would never see each other again, they met on her fiancé's yacht and Demetrios was furious. Demetrios knew one thing for sure, he wanted to get on his brother's sailboat as promised and sail to Santorini for peace and solitude and return the boat and get on with his life. What he didn't count on was Anny showing up at the dock requesting to sail with him nor his strong desire and how she tempted him every step of the way. Was he a fool to allow her onboard? Could they both survive the journey and keep their hands off each other? The Virgin's Proposition was a beautifully written love story giving two interesting characters a second chance at love with twists and turns which made their journey even more enjoyable to read. Behind the Book: [...].

I admit to being a follower of the Savas-Antonides families in Anne McCallister's line, so I had good expectations for this book. She delivered big time. The heroine, Anny, is a favorite: a wonderful blend of innocence, strength, integrity and intelligence. She had a good heart, addressed her life's challenges head-on (with the help of hero Demetrios, of course) and was a perfect match for him. Demetrios's story was just as interesting, and his past relationship certainly made the conflict he had over his feelings for Anny make sense. Despite his closed-off nature, he was a nice guy, and I admit that I like a hero who is just a really nice guy. So many of the heroes in these books start out as jerks and evolve into nice guys, or at least nicer guys, simply so they can win the girl in the end. That wasn't the case with him. It's rare that two characters are equally matched in the areas of strength and depth and yet are completed by their relationship with the other person. The plot was easy to follow and moved nicely. Even though it drew on familiar themes (Hollywood star meets someone whom he thought was an ordinary, but charming graduate student), the story had enough twists and pleasant surprises to keep it fresh. Time and circumstances were such that you could see these two evolving in their feelings for each other, especially Demetrios. They fit. Ms. McCallister also did a great job of inserting several characters from her previous stories in the Savas-Antonides series without them being heavy-handed and taking up too much of Anny and Demetrios's story. Sometimes characters from previous books are shoehorned in, and it just doesn't fit. This worked well and let readers catch up with what everyone was doing ... and hope for more from these two families from her.

With spirited dialogue, romantic settings and fresh characters, Anne McAllister captures your heart with her latest romantic romp, The Virgin's Proposition! Ms. McAllister will thrill your sensual senses and melt your heart as you watch Princess Anny come into her own and entice the ever-so-sexy Demetrios out of his comfort zone and back to life! The Virgin's Proposition is a glamorous tale, fresh in its interpretation, of the Hollywood star meeting a "common" girl (well, he did think she was a student before he knew she was a princess). It's exciting, fast paced and extremely romantic. You'll sigh, possibly cry, and definitely come away with a warm fuzzy feeling when your done!