He may be worth billions, but the secret I’m holding onto?One very scandalous, immeasurably precious, unborn baby… pregnant with his baby!
How am I going to break the news to him,
When I just found out he was lying to me the whole time?
He’s no contractor…
He’s the client!
HIM:
The gorgeous American swept into my house like a blizzard,
And I soon got to know her just as intimately as I do my beloved city.
Sure, I lied, but for good reason.
We all give into temptation from time to time, right?
I’m a hot-blooded man, and she makes me melt.
I just never thought that my little deception could have scandalous consequences…
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Good scandal story, too much work background
I liked the overall premise of this book. The heroine, Grace is a decorator from New York, who is hired by this beautiful society lady Amelia Hornsby-Harris from her Penthouse to restore and decorate her and her husband David’s Victorian mansion in London. When Grace arrives at the mansion she expects the workers she hired to be there and working, but they aren’t due to a winter storm.
Grace is under a tight deadline in order to get the job done in time for a Christmas Eve Party, so she gets right or work stripping wall paper when one of the British contractors comes in. He is a handsome guy named Dan and Grace puts him right to work. They work together over the next two days and get close.
After getting together with Dan in her hotel room on the second night, Grace returns to the mansion the following Day to find Amelia and her husband David, who happens to be the same guy who said his name was Dan. The storyline about their relationship is great, though there could be more of it.
I kind of felt like the book focused a bit too much on the details of the decorating and what each room of the mansion and the penthouse and of each of Grace’s jobs were looking like, than the romance or the characters themselves. I didn’t really care that the dining room in the mansion would be too dark if the painted it the same colors that Amelia used in the dining room in her penthouse. It also made no difference to me that Grace put some extra white in the ceiling near the baseboards to open up the room and make it look a bit larger.
Other than that, I liked the romance between David and Grace. I liked how he felt so awful about everything and how much he missed her. I liked how Amelia was as a person, I thought she added credibility to the story. I also enjoyed the ending.
Grace is a interior decorator. Grace is all about work and no play. Grace wants to make a name for herself. Grace is hired by Amelia to redecorate her London home. When Grace gets their there are no workers around but Dan that is really David. Then Grace makes the mistake in thinking that Dan is the hired help. David doesn’t correct her either. They get to work but also get to know each other too in the process. Grace takes the chance or leap with Dan. The next day Grace couldn’t believe here eyes when David Amelia’s husband walks up and introduces himself and it’s the guy she knows as Dan. David wants to explain himself to Grace so he asks her to meet him. Grace couldn’t believe what she was hearing. I enjoyed reading this book. I loved the storyline and plot. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.