Also, Vito didn't seem to want to believe the best of Ava. All along, he was willing to think she was everything that the past seemed to dictate, but he didn't consider how much his brother Olly loved and respected Ava and take that seriously enough. Let me put it this way, if my sister has a high opinion of someone, I take it very seriously. I guess that's why I was not 100% satisfied with this book. When it is revealed how badly Ava was wronged, I wanted to feel more remorse and regret for what she went through from Vito. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her firstbook, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed adegree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was athome with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold herfirst book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in thelocal newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million ofher books in print worldwide. Her sisters eventually visit her after they see her name linked with the hero's in the tabloids. Hero invites them to his party so heroine can get to know them better. Heroine thinks their affair will only lasts to the Christmas party, but hero has other ideas. Heroine thinks this is a bad idea because it will put her in the vicinity of her family who has disowned her and will cause people to talk. Her alcoholic mother died while she was in prison and she is also estranged from her sisters and father. Hero doesn't care about the gossip and thinks she should reconcile with her family.

Firstly, I would have loved to know Olly. Such a fabulous human being- precious and loving to everyone around him, especially our h and H- all his references made me tear up. Hero is still angry with her, but is just as attracted to her as he was the night of the crash when she was just 18. They cross swords at the office a few times and the hero creates jobs for her, until he decides that both he and the heroine need to get over his brother's death. To do this he will hold his annual Christmas party at his house and the heroine will plan it just as she and his brother had done in the past. He finagles a way for her to work at his home to put in the annual Christmas party he's neglected since Ollie's death. Saucy banter and lost virginity make for an uneasy relationship. The h knows her shelf life is short for a variety of reasons: the H's relationship mileage, and, oh yeah, the fact she's responsible for the brother's death. It is an incredible coincidence that I read two Lynne Graham books within days of each other, and each has a hero named Vito and a heroine who is a redhead and who has a strangely similar family history (with a few differences). Honest to goodness, I didn't do that deliberately. It was just one of those serendipity things.

For this initiative, The Bicester Collection has partnered with Ashoka Arab World. Founded in 2003, the platform has pioneered social entrepreneurship, contributing to the flourishing sector across the Arab region, and is also the Academic Partner of the world-renowned New York University Abu Dhabi.I think Ms. Graham did a great job bringing out that incredible sexual chemistry between these two. It was slow and sensual, but also, at times, it was great to see these too slowly tearing down each other’s walls. They were right for each other. I felt like they each got the other one – they completed each other. I also enjoyed that it was written in dual POV. It helped so much more to be inside Vito's head and feel anything that he felt. Heroine is devastated that her mother let her go to jail rather than tell the truth. Hero is sorry he caused her pain. He asks her to marry him with the ring wrapped in many boxes. Heroine isn't sure but he shows her the receipt, he bought the ring before he knew she was innocent. HEA with the dog living with them and in the epilogue, acquiring another. Also in the epilogue, H/h have a daughter, heroine went to medical school and they are expecting another child. 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. 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.