Bartaldi's Bride

Rating:
Summary: Heart's desire.
Review: Back Cover description: Clare usually ran a mile from powerful, sensual men like Guido Bartaldi. Only, she'd agreed to live under Guido's roof as companion to his wayward ward, the young woman clearly destined to become Guido's wife....
Horrified at Guido's marriage plans, Clare soon decided to leave-and found herself all but
captive in Guido's palatial villa. Then she realized it was she who'd been chosen as Bartaldi's bride.

Good sexual tension, plot moves along and all ends well. I only gave it 3 stars because one: Guido keeps on about marrying his ward while romancing Clare, two: Clare's character seemed to collapse about half way through the story and three: the ward annoyed me.

Rating:
Summary: good enough though it wasnt really special.........
Review: i like the plot but the story wasn't really that great. though the book wasnt that bad or anything.

Rating:
Summary: Not romantic
Review: I've read worse but this one made no sense. Why didn't he tell her what was going on? Why even pretend he was going to marry Paola? (BTW I love that name - Paola. Like something the mob would be handing out). And the main character, Clare, absolutely HATED Guido the whole book and they treated each other terribly and then - Poof!- they were in love and living happily ever after. Good sexual tension but no payoff (or Paola - LOL) till the very end and no romance in the book.