A review by theeditorreads
El hijo del francés by Lynne Graham

5.0

What do you do when you like a book, in this case books, from the word go? You just read them as fast as you can, because you can’t get enough of it! And that’s what happened to me, so much so, that after reading the soft copies, I ordered the hard copies, for keepsakes.

This M&B Trilogy, 'Brides of L'Amour' by [a:Lynne Graham|49378|Lynne Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1263992473p2/49378.jpg] consists of the following books:
1. [b:The Frenchman's Love-Child|1389836|The Frenchman's Love-Child (Brides of L'Amour, #1)|Lynne Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1183210612s/1389836.jpg|1379923]
2. [b:The Italian Boss's Mistress|1389840|The Italian Boss's Mistress (Brides of L'Amour, #2)|Lynne Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1512601179s/1389840.jpg|429080]
3. [b:The Banker's Convenient Wife|1389815|The Banker's Convenient Wife (Brides of L'Amour, #3)|Lynne Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429476703s/1389815.jpg|1379902]

This series is about four childhood friends, Tabby, Pippa, Hilary, and Jen who went their separate ways when tragedy struck one fine French day (the books are about them, in that order, except the fourth one who has vanished from the face of the Earth. Planning on a romantic suspense, Harlequin?)

This series had me in splits!

This book is about Tabby, how she comes into contact with her baby daddy, and the big reveal (that he is the baby’s daddy!). It takes you through a journey, where their past of young love is shown through flashbacks.

This one’s hilarious for most of the part, and young Jake is absolutely delightful. The author has done a great job, some of the lines are permanently etched on my brain.

Christien is a sweetheart (and I hardly say that about any M&B male characters). The way he surprises Tabby on her return is charming. I loved Tabby’s sass, and also the male-bonding scenes between father and son.

Laughed my head off when Tabby’s friend, Pippa, quips about Christien accepting his son without any question:
‘Your son is the mirror image of his very handsome papa. And Christien Laroche is not the male I took him for if he does not relish the sight of himself reprised in miniature,’ Pippa opined drily. ‘Furthermore, when Jake reveals his meteoric IQ and his deeply boring current obsession with fast cars Christien will experience such a shocking sense of soul-deep recognition that he will be flattered to death.’


And of course, the entire nightie episode, a glimpse of which is as follows (there is more of where this comes from):
‘Christien woke to find his three-year-old son staring at him from the foot of the bed.
‘What are you doing in Mummy’s bed?’ Jake asked, wide-eyed.
‘She had a nightmare,’ Christien responded glibly.
‘What happened to her nightie?’ Jake demanded.
‘It fell off…when she was having the nightmare,’ Christien told him boldly, but a faint flush of colour underscored his superb cheekbones.
Tabby, who had woken up too, started to laugh.
‘You’re supposed to be supporting me here,’ Christien breathed in a meaningful undertone out of the corner of his handsome mouth.
‘You’ll have to do better than that to get support!’ Tabby spluttered, for she was in the grip of helpless giggles.’


Originally posted on:
https://sassyshaina.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/brides-of-lamour-trilogy-by-lynne-graham/