A Suspicious Proposal (Presents, 2112)

Rating:
Summary: An OK way to pass the time
Review: In Helen Brooks latest release, Essie Russell, a vet meets Xavier Grey, a Canadian millionaire, while at her friends wedding where she is the chief bridesmaid. In a case of mistaken identity, Essie is insulted when Xavier presumes that she is Janice, the other bridesmaid who is an actress as well as a party animal simply because she is blond and beautiful. She plays him along for awhile just to get back at him and he is understandable angry when he finds out. Like many of the other European written romances I've read before, Brooks falls back on old plot points such as a heroine who is afraid of commitment because of a jerk of an old boyfriend and a rags-to-riches millionaire who came up from the gutter. (How many men can be self-made millionaires by the time their 33?) In this respect, there is no surprise in the plot and the characters seem interchangeable from characters from other similar novels. However, Brooks does make things a little more interesting by including the random paragraph that is seem from another point of view. Like a tom cat at Essie's vet practice for example, as well as a peek into Xavier's mind. This is refreshing because almost all romance novels are seen from the heroine's point of view. Overall, not a bad read even if it did fall onto old topics and was a pleasant way to pass a long summer's day.

Rating:
Summary: An OK way to pass the time
Review: In Helen Brooks latest release, Essie Russell, a vet meets Xavier Grey, a Canadian millionaire, while at her friends wedding where she is the chief bridesmaid. In a case of mistaken identity, Essie is insulted when Xavier presumes that she is Janice, the other bridesmaid who is an actress as well as a party animal simply because she is blond and beautiful. She plays him along for awhile just to get back at him and he is understandable angry when he finds out. Like many of the other European written romances I've read before, Brooks falls back on old plot points such as a heroine who is afraid of commitment because of a jerk of an old boyfriend and a rags-to-riches millionaire who came up from the gutter. (How many men can be self-made millionaires by the time their 33?) In this respect, there is no surprise in the plot and the characters seem interchangeable from characters from other similar novels. However, Brooks does make things a little more interesting by including the random paragraph that is seem from another point of view. Like a tom cat at Essie's vet practice for example, as well as a peek into Xavier's mind. This is refreshing because almost all romance novels are seen from the heroine's point of view. Overall, not a bad read even if it did fall onto old topics and was a pleasant way to pass a long summer's day.