The Trophy Husband

by Lynne Graham

Nine to Five (HP 1835)

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9 to 5 Hidden agendas... The personal assistant: When Sara caught her fiancé being unfaithful with her cousin, she felt doubly betrayed. Her boss: Almost miraculously, Alex Rossini was on hand to help Sara pick up the pieces. However, having worked for Alex for some time now, she knew he never did anything without expecting something in return. So why was she surprised when he revealed that he was prepared to pay the cost of having her-be it money or marriage? Business or pleasure? Sara show more wanted Alex so badly, she would have given herself to him with no strings attached. But in order to win Alex, she would have to play his game-and choose her price... show less

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This was a very well written book. The story was tight and the plot was well developed and made total sense. There was drama but no drama for drama's sake. The hero, Alex, loves his secretary Sara, and the minute she breaks her engagement to another man he swoops in and hustles her into marriage. He had some real asshatty moments but what was cool was that eventually the heroine figured out that he had a pattern and she called him on it. That was one of the examples of why the book was so well written. You could look back and see along with the heroine that his asshat moments were always of the same type and they were something that totally made sense that a man would feel and his reaction was very realistic.

The heroine was not at all a show more spineless wimp as is often the case with LG. Sure she was unable to deny him sexually but she stood up for herself on all other counts and really had him dancing to her tune most of the time. She made her share of mistakes in the relationship too but they were well written mistakes and made sense.

Even though the book was written totally in her POV you could easily tell what was going on with the hero. You knew all along that he loved her.

The ending surprised me in a good way. I thought huh? really? I totally didn't expect something that happened there. The ending was not rushed and every emotion was played out and discussed. Loved it and highly recommend it.
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Author Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 and has lived in Northern Ireland her entire life. She attended Edinburgh University and published her first book in 1987. She has one biological child and four adopted children. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Canonical title
The Trophy Husband
Original publication date
1996-06
People/Characters
Alex Rossini; Sara Lacey
Important places
London, England, UK; Venice, Veneto, Italy
First words
Sara paid off the taxi in a breathless rush and raced up the stairs to the flat she shared with Antonia.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She gave herself up blissfully to sensation instead.

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Fiction and Literature, Romance
DDC/MDS
813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
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Reviews
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Rating
(4.05)
Languages
Dutch, English, Swedish
Media
Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
13
ASINs
2