Forbidden Wine

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Summary: second chances and new love
Review: This is the story of Briane and Heath. Briane was an orphan with an irresponsible sister, Briony, who had a child with her boyfriend, Reece. However, neither wanted the kid so Briane loved him. Eventually, they disappeared with her holding the bag when Reece's father swooped in and mistakenly thinking the girl was actually Briony and the boy was her son, his grandson, insisted they return to his home with him. Love blossomed between them almost immediately, despite the 19 year age difference. In actuality, not as much fuss was made of the age difference than Heath's past with his deceased wife and her acquaintances that still cast a shadow. I didn't find the age difference at all offensive, but I did find some of the treatment that Heath gave Bree hard to take. But, unfortunately, this was typical in romance novels of this era. Women get treated like dirt and take it without question, and the man eventually realizes his mistake and SOMETIMES apologizes for past behavior. This was a sweet story of second chances for Heath, a very cynical man, and new love for Bree, who was very innocent. So, I recommend this book, for the romance if nothing else and you're willing to overlook some of the era's ideas of how women should be treated.