Wife for a Week

While totally implausible, this was just a hoot to read. Funny, snappy dialog and amusing situations combined with some hot scenes to make a wicked fun read.

The book opens with the heroine chatting up a shoe in the store she works in. Midway through her conversation, an older woman and her adult son walk in the door. Before she knows what the hell happened, she's kissing him and agreeing to act as his wife for an upcoming trip to Hong Kong in exchange for an easy £10k. Along the way they banter hilariously, they have scorching hot makeouts, she accidentally takes out a contract on his life and they totally fall head-over-heels in love.

True to life? Good god, no. Grinning ear-to-ear from start to finish? Absolutely.

I'm working through Kelly Hunter's backlist after falling in love with the first one I read. She has a series going of four brothers and one sister. This is the sister's book. While not quite as incandescent as Pete's story this one was really good. It was humorous but not in a trying too hard brittle edged way. The heroine is light hearted and charming and the hero falls hard for her. Think old Cary Grant movies. The dialog and action are snappy, the locale exotic. There was a twist that I totally didn't see coming. Be careful reading reviews of this until after you've read it as some of them give away the delicious twist without warning of a spoiler. I would have been disappointed if I'd already known it.

I'm already on to Tristan's book.

Harlequin Presents books are fluff reading for me, books to read when I'm tired or feeling a little blue and want to escape into some totally unrealistic world for a few hours. And if that's your aim, this is a good book to choose from the shelf. There were several moments when I found myself laughing out loud. I liked the heroine, who was a little more spirited and independent than the typical Harlequin Presents heroine. And the hero wasn't so much of a jerk, which is always nice.

Yes, there were some moments of ridiculousness in the book: the "shoe size" fascination, the description of certain parts of anatomy, and the fact that the heroine was a virgin. Of course, this IS Harlequin Presents, so I expect the heroine to be virginal, show more engaging in unprotected sex, and usually pregnant by the end of the book (fortunately, the last one wasn't true in this book).

Altogether, I thought that this was a good offering from the Harlequin Presents line. A lot of the books tend to sound all alike after a while, so it was great to read one that was actually funny and cute with some memorable characters in the cast. show less

This was a cute and fast read.

Nick needs someone to fake being his wife for a week while he secures a business deal in Hong Kong. He needs this because the last time he was in Hong Kong his prospective business partner's daughter had thrown herself at him. In order to spare her feelings and not cause any bad blood, he lied and told her he had a wife. However, now that lie has come back to bite him on the ass and he needs to produce said wife. This is where Hallie comes in. She's agreed to be his fake wife in exchange for enough money for her to finish getting her diploma.

Like I said this was cute story. Nick and Hallie had some really great bantering going on that kept things interesting. The side characters were also pretty fabulous. show more I loved that Nick's business partner's daughter, Jasmine, wasn't portrayed as evil or conniving. I really ended up enjoying her character, as well as the small side romance going on between her and her bodyguard.

My only complaint about the story was the odd inclusion of the Chinese mafia and also the quick pace of Hallie and Nick's relationship. They declare their love for each other and have plans to get married right as they're leaving China. I know this is a romance but that was just way too fast for me. They've known each other for less than a week. I would've been more content if they had just decided to have a relationship at the end of the story. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a quick read that's pure fluff. show less

I was really looking forward to this book, because I haven't read a category book set in HK, and I have an irrational soft spot for the city. Unfortunately, this book couldn't live up to my expectations. It also disappointed on a different level. First of all, why, why, WHY did the heroine have to be virginal? And second, what's with the bloody 'big feet' obsession? Argh. I hated her so much. Stupid heroine.

I was really looking forward to this book, because I haven't read a category book set in HK, and I have an irrational soft spot for the city. Unfortunately, this book couldn't live up to my expectations. It also disappointed on a different level. First of all, why, why, WHY did the heroine have to be virginal? And second, what's with the bloody 'big feet' obsession? Argh. I hated her so much. Stupid heroine.

loved just about everything about it, particularly the banter.