Unlocking her Innocence - Lynne Graham
Mills & Boon Modern
Harlequin UK, 2012
ISBN: 9780263891065
My rating
From the back cover:
"An impossible attraction
Three years ago Ava Fitzgerald stole what was most important to billionaire Vito Barbieri - his brother's life - leaving an insurmountable void in his once full and pleasurable existence.
Since her release from prison Ava has agonised over her fragmented memories from that night - her misguided play for Vito, his humiliating rejection and then...nothing.
Vito's latest business merger brings him face to face with his new employee - a troubled-eyed Ava. Haunted by the dark shadows of the past, Vito is intent on revenge. Yet despite his iron-will his plan gives way to an impossible desire..."
Reading
the blurb made me feel excited about reading this one, and I needed that
excitement to actually make me want to read this latest offering from Lynne
Graham.
I love
revenge stories, (I think this might be one of my favourite tropes, second only
to secret babies!) and this on has the added surprise of a heroine whom has
been in prison. Whilst
reading I actually found that it isn't actually very revengey, but still an
enjoyable book.
Where the
last few Lynne Graham books have suffered from heroes that take the Alpha-Male
idea a step too far, this book has a much gentler, more accepting hero whom is
still as Alpha as you need and this certainly benefits the story.
There is
a lot of shared emotion between the hero and heroine, and lots of well thought
out conflict. The heroine is particularly well written; she had a lot to deal
with but never caved under everything and didn't come across as a martyr.
I think a
little more could have been made of with regards to the heroine's prison time,
but the story didn't lack because of it. I'll be
honest and say that I could have done without the 'discovery & resolution',
it felt a little contrived in my opinion.
Overall,
not a bad book at all. In fact a quite enjoyable one.
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