Bridegroom on Approval (Harlequin Romance, 3575)

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Summary: Or not.
Review: Here's the thing: I really liked this book the first dozen or so times I read it, and then I started thinking . . . This is a sequel to "Who's Holding the Baby?", starring Luc Salvatore's irrepressible younger brother Marco. Marco goes as a guest to the Cinderella Ball made famous in the Fairytale Weddings series, and unexpectedly meets Hanna, his soulmate. Hanna was abandoned as a child, and has all kinds of issues, and works hard to control her world through charts and schedules. Marco sets out to prove to her that there's a better way to live, opening her heart to love, etc. The problem? When Hanna does not develop a trusting nature as fast as Marco thinks she should, he walks out on her. The jerk. It does not help that he claims to be doing this to force Hanna to make a decision. It doesn't even help that Hanna eventually passes his test. His incredible arrogance basically shipwrecks this story, and not even his incredible charm offsets it. The second star is for glimpses of the other more sensible members of his family.