Billionaire's Arrangement, formerly published as Pulse of Love, is a contemporary romance about two people deciding if they should change for the sake of love. The ending is reminiscent of a classic story by O. Henry, and that makes it that much more satisfying.
Megan Donovan was a ski bum living without care on the slopes of Colorado, but her happiness has an expiration date... She had agreed to take over the family business, which means she'll be moving back east. But she's not ready to leave her boyfriend, Nick Merrill, behind. But she knew that Nick is even MORE of a free spirit than she is, and she had tried to keep him at bay for the past three years, not taking it any further than "fun", while never giving the reason why. It is best to bear the burden alone, she thought, Nick wasn't meant to be in a city. But Nick knew Megan was the woman he wanted, and when Nick found out the real reason, he'll make sacrifices too... But can he be happy in the city? And what will happen when he realizes that? And what will she do about it?
Most romances start with falling in love. This one doesn't. This one means the couple is already in love, and they are about to fall OUT of love, then realize the depth of their feelings toward each other, and decide how far are they willing to go to resolve them. It is much deeper than a typical romance.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Ski bumette had to give up her boyfriend and head back to the city to run the family business; he came along because he can't give her up, but can be make a living in the city?
Tropes: on the rocks, different worlds, family pressure, sacrifice
Overall Rating: 4/5
Showing posts with label sacrifice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sacrifice. Show all posts
GRR Reviews Mail Order Bride: His Russian Darling by April Jane
His Russian Darling is a historical mail-order bride story about sacrifice and finding the good in bad circumstances. However, there doesn't seem to be much romance.
Rosaline Belikov came to the US to seek a better life, having left Russia and noble life behind. Her childhood sweetheart's apothecary is failing, and the only way she can keep him in the Americas is for her to become a mail order bride and send him and her mother the money to help him through the tough times... Or he will have to leave American anyway with a no-win situation, she chose to marry herself out West, all the way to Montana, to an older rancher who knew her heart was already someone else's, then proceed to woo her anyway...
There really wasn't that much more as the older rancher managed to win Rosaline over. There's a couple other bonus stories but that's mostly filler material.
Category: Historical Western
Primary Plot: Woman must marry herself out West to save her childhood sweetheart's future; will she find love out West instead?
Tropes: Mail order bride, different worlds, sacrifice, triangle
Overall Rating: 3/5
GRR Reviews Worth the Gamble (Hidden Springs Book by Kristine Raymond
Worth the Gamble is a Western Historical Romance in the author's Hidden Spring series. It is sweet, romantic, and the plot points are VERY appropriate, but due to the resolution NOT achieved by either character for the darkest hour (though the grand gesture is recognizable) I cannot give this story 5/5 stars.
Olivia Thatcher is practically a spinster, getting older. While her career as Hidden Spring's teacher was fulfilling, her heart aches for love... until Dallas Trent came to town. Dallas is a gambler, and extremely honest. The problem is he's too good, AND he's a gunslinger too, and he made more than a few enemies, and his reputation preceded him... for shooting a man over game of cards, a reputation he did not deserve. But Dallas Trent is a learned man, and when Olivia ran into problems with her students, Dallas came to her rescue, and their friendship developed into a lot more. When Dallas is accused of murdering another gambler, and only Olivia can be his alibi, Dallas chose to remain silent to save Olivia's reputation in town...
SPOILER AHEAD
Dallas' silence is his grand gesture, but it LED to the darkest hour, instead of resolving it. It was up to the sheriff and the rest of Hidden Spring to track down the witnesses and alibi for Dallas to exonerate him and achieve the Happily Ever After. HEA was not achieved through the FMC or the MMC's efforts.
Category: Historical Western
Primary Plot: Town teacher fell for the honest gambler / gunslinger. When he's accused of murder, she is her alibi, but he'll protect her reputation by staying silent...
Tropes: sacrifice, different worlds,
Overall Rating: 4/5 (rounded up from 3.5/5)
Olivia Thatcher is practically a spinster, getting older. While her career as Hidden Spring's teacher was fulfilling, her heart aches for love... until Dallas Trent came to town. Dallas is a gambler, and extremely honest. The problem is he's too good, AND he's a gunslinger too, and he made more than a few enemies, and his reputation preceded him... for shooting a man over game of cards, a reputation he did not deserve. But Dallas Trent is a learned man, and when Olivia ran into problems with her students, Dallas came to her rescue, and their friendship developed into a lot more. When Dallas is accused of murdering another gambler, and only Olivia can be his alibi, Dallas chose to remain silent to save Olivia's reputation in town...
SPOILER AHEAD
Dallas' silence is his grand gesture, but it LED to the darkest hour, instead of resolving it. It was up to the sheriff and the rest of Hidden Spring to track down the witnesses and alibi for Dallas to exonerate him and achieve the Happily Ever After. HEA was not achieved through the FMC or the MMC's efforts.
Category: Historical Western
Primary Plot: Town teacher fell for the honest gambler / gunslinger. When he's accused of murder, she is her alibi, but he'll protect her reputation by staying silent...
Tropes: sacrifice, different worlds,
Overall Rating: 4/5 (rounded up from 3.5/5)
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