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Honeymoon Baby by Susan Napier
5.0
Synopsis:
Set near Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand, twenty-seven-year-old Jennifer (Jen) Jordan runs a bed and breakfast, Beech House, for the annual skiers, together with her mother. She gets a totally unexpected visitor in the form of thirty-three-year-old Raphael (Rafe) Jordan, who addresses her as Mrs Jordan in a disgusting way, coz she was his father's wife, (and presumably a gold digger) but, was pregnant with Rafe's child.
Basically, this story is about Sebastian Jordan playing the matchmaker between his estranged son, Raphael and a girl whom he met while on a holiday in New Zealand, from Britain.
Review:
Rafe is a former male model, and former editor of a raunchy men's magazine, and understandably, is a born charmer. He detests Jen and calls her stepmama (which made me cringe, more so when he practically pawed her, ugh...) since she was married to his father, who is now dead. He and his father never got along. His father was a very wealthy doctor and businessman, and a totally aloof person.
Paula Scott, Jen's mother is a sassy lady who falls for Rafe's charm, much to Jen's dismay, though Rafe was a bit disconcerted after seeing her in a wheelchair. After that though, Rafe and Paula get along like a house on fire.
Jen wears tortoiseshell spectacles. I haven't encountered a heroine yet in M&B world with spectacles. Imagine my surprise! This book is so sexy, with all the blatant talk of sex as well as the teasing and flirty banter. With the backdrop of the bursting volcano, it made for a damn interesting read.
Jenny has a secret career, which even her mother knows nothing about. I love it when writers write about such characters. I wonder what goes on in their heads when they do that. In a way, this is a book about books also, and ya know how I love 'em. Raphael and Jennifer's special connection is really sweet.
There is a white Persian cat, Maxie; a short-haired Burmese-cross cat, Milo; and a golden labrador, Bonzer; as well as Fergus, the budgie.
This book is hilarious all along. It ends on a humorous note too, though an epilogue would have been nice.
P.S. If published today, it could have made it to the Dare imprint. I can't stress enough about how this book is a laugh riot. And for keeps. I'm so getting a paperback. Totally recommended.
Susan Napier has raised my expectations so high with this book that I think I will just avoid the other books in this series (for fear of getting disappointed) for the time being.
Originally posted on:
https://sassyshaina.wordpress.com/2019/05/04/honeymoon-baby-by-susan-napier/
Set near Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand, twenty-seven-year-old Jennifer (Jen) Jordan runs a bed and breakfast, Beech House, for the annual skiers, together with her mother. She gets a totally unexpected visitor in the form of thirty-three-year-old Raphael (Rafe) Jordan, who addresses her as Mrs Jordan in a disgusting way, coz she was his father's wife, (and presumably a gold digger) but, was pregnant with Rafe's child.
Basically, this story is about Sebastian Jordan playing the matchmaker between his estranged son, Raphael and a girl whom he met while on a holiday in New Zealand, from Britain.
Review:
Rafe is a former male model, and former editor of a raunchy men's magazine, and understandably, is a born charmer. He detests Jen and calls her stepmama (which made me cringe, more so when he practically pawed her, ugh...) since she was married to his father, who is now dead. He and his father never got along. His father was a very wealthy doctor and businessman, and a totally aloof person.
Paula Scott, Jen's mother is a sassy lady who falls for Rafe's charm, much to Jen's dismay, though Rafe was a bit disconcerted after seeing her in a wheelchair. After that though, Rafe and Paula get along like a house on fire.
He had already drunk half of his own tea, and eaten two of her mother's feather-light scones while inveigling his way into her good graces. Jennifer's eyes told him she would like to dump the contents of her cup over his head. She wasn't fooled by his amiable air of relaxation.
Jen wears tortoiseshell spectacles. I haven't encountered a heroine yet in M&B world with spectacles. Imagine my surprise! This book is so sexy, with all the blatant talk of sex as well as the teasing and flirty banter. With the backdrop of the bursting volcano, it made for a damn interesting read.
She deleted large chunks of her hard-copy files, safe in the knowledge that they were already doubly backed up onto floppies.
Jenny has a secret career, which even her mother knows nothing about. I love it when writers write about such characters. I wonder what goes on in their heads when they do that. In a way, this is a book about books also, and ya know how I love 'em. Raphael and Jennifer's special connection is really sweet.
I've read some pretty hair-curling things in my time...'
Since her hair was now dead straight, Jennifer guessed that they had had no permanent effect.
There is a white Persian cat, Maxie; a short-haired Burmese-cross cat, Milo; and a golden labrador, Bonzer; as well as Fergus, the budgie.
Once you've experienced how intense sex can be with the right person, you get bored with bonking the fluff.'
'You weren't bored last night,' she accused hotly, incensed at being reduced to a casual 'bonk'. That was even less meaningful than a one-night stand!
This book is hilarious all along. It ends on a humorous note too, though an epilogue would have been nice.
P.S. If published today, it could have made it to the Dare imprint. I can't stress enough about how this book is a laugh riot. And for keeps. I'm so getting a paperback. Totally recommended.
Susan Napier has raised my expectations so high with this book that I think I will just avoid the other books in this series (for fear of getting disappointed) for the time being.
Originally posted on:
https://sassyshaina.wordpress.com/2019/05/04/honeymoon-baby-by-susan-napier/