seriously romantic: the accidental elopement by maggie dallen

the accidental elopement feels somewhat inaccurately titled because the elopement happened on purpose. lucia brunelli proposed the marriage of convenience and she proposes running off to vegas to do it. ryan goes along with it because he's trying to get revenge on lucia's friend daniel, because way back when daniel took over his father's business and his family lost everything. and his brother and mother are still bitter and are being assholes about it and ryan wants to get revenge with minimal casualties.

actually he doesn't really want to get revenge because a part of him knows that it would be an insane thing to do, because obviously his father is at fault for the failures of his company and the financial ruin of the family. ryan isn't insane. he's actually a really nice guy who goes out of his way to help and protect lucia when he thinks she's a girl who has fallen on hard times and is in the u.s. illegally. and when they do get married and all the stuff comes out about his family, he owns up to it and is a decent and normal human being about the whole thing. he also admits his feelings for lucia way more easily than she does.

lucia on the other hand is a bit more of a challenge to like. she's a spoiled rich girl and her problems are totally #firstworldproblems. but at the same time she never doubts ryan's essential goodness. she only freaks out about having feelings for him and his feelings for her because everything happens mega-quickly. and she had career plans and life goals that didn't factor in falling in love with someone.

but these two crazy kids do love each other. so the misunderstandings and freak outs and craziness all gets worked out in the end. this is the third book in a series, and while it does stand alone, i think you miss a bit of character development, if you haven't read the previous two novels in the series, especially for lucia and some of the other secondary characters.

**the accidental elopement will publish on november 22, 2016. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/kensington books (lyrical shine) in exchange for my honest review.

Comments

simply catching up on all things general hospital

hmmm, it's been months since i've blogged about gh . partly this is due to the fact that i fell behind while i was traveling. partly because all the outrage lapsed into disinterest when i realized i couldn't bring myself to care anymore and everything that was happening was just so trite and boring. some days i still feel that way. and there are still whole storylines that i either hate or just fast forward through. but there are some good things too. in no particular order, here are my thoughts on the goings-on in port charles: 1. soras [and why re-casting roles works on soaps even if you do miss the original actors]: the new, older versions of sonny's kids are turning out to be quite enjoyable. [although hilariously, cameron whom i believe is older than molly is now younger. and because cameron is so cute, i'm kind of hoping they won't fix that. we also haven't seen spencer in ages, so he may be approaching 50.] in any case, at this point we've only s

genre debate: urban fantasy versus epic fantasy: team epic gets their say

Team Epic: Why I Love Epic Fantasy! Since it's my blog, I'll go first: Epic fantasies take you on quests that take you beyond the limits of what is real. The rules can be different, they are different, and everything just matters more. It's not just one life at stake, it's lives, it's a whole world, a whole way of being. Epic fantasies force you to use your imagination and take you on an adventure to places you never thought possible, but as different as everything feels, there are still things that are always real, no matter how you write it. Keep reading to see what a handful of Entangled TEEN authors think about epic fantasies: Erica Cameron - Island of Exiles (The Ryogan Chronicles, #1): Why do I love epic fantasy? It's a blank slate. We can erase all of our preconceived notions of society and law and even science, throwing all of that over the side of a cliff. Epic fantasy lets us push humanity well past the breaking point with ever

simply a preview of the forbidden by jodi ellen malpas

Releasing on August 8, 2017, read on for more information about The Forbidden , including an excerpt and giveaway! Synopsis What do you do when you can't control your feelings for someone? When you know you shouldn't go there? Not even in your head. Annie has never experienced the 'spark' with a guy-the kind of instant chemistry that steals your breath and blindsides you completely. Until a night out with friends brings her face to face with the wickedly sexy and mysterious Jack. It's not just a spark that ignites between them. It's an explosion. Jack promises to consume Annie, and he fully delivers on that promise. Overwhelmed by the intensity of their one night together, Annie slips out of their hotel room. She is certain that a man who's had such a powerful impact on her and who could bend her to his will so easily, must be dangerous. But she's already in too deep. And Jack isn't only dangerous. He is forbidden.

definitely, possibly, maybe

Search This Blog