Published November 6th 2012
About the book:
Carina Conte has had a
crush on her brother Michael’s best friend, Max Gray, since she was a
teenager. Now she’s earned her MBA and come to work at Michael’s new
venture, America’s fastest-growing bakery empire. But some things never
change: her family still treats her like a child. With three drop-dead
gorgeous siblings, she’s still the ugly duckling of the bunch. And Max,
the company’s new CEO, still barely notices her.
Max knows Carina
Conte is strictly off limits. But hot-blooded lust wins out at a
conference when the two share a scorching one-night stand—and are busted
by her mother! Now, forced by old-world Italian tradition into a
marriage he’s not ready for, Max is miserable—and Carina is furious. Her
new husband is about to realize that hell hath no fury like a woman
transformed….
The Marriage Mistake was fun, flirty and addictive. There’s a fair amount of sexual tension and
denial that makes it oh-so-satisfying when they finally give in and let
go.
Carina is the naïve heroine longing to break free of her
traditional Italian family’s overprotective constraints, and experience life
and passion. She had a mad, intense crush
on her brother’s best friend, Max all growing up, one that was evident to
everyone including Max. Max, of course,
only looked on her as a little girl and thought her crush was cute. Carina had to endure the countless girlfriends
he went through. She’s moved to America
to take a position in her brother, Michael’s company, but she’s not that little
fluttering girl anymore. When Michael
assigns her to work with and learn from Max in La Dolce Maggie, she plans on
showing Max she’s long since over him.
Max is Michael’s right hand man at La Dolce Maggie. They have been best friends since they were boys
growing up in Italy. When he finds out
he’s to train Carina, Max is not happy.
He doesn’t want the distraction and Carina was always so passionate and
emotional, really not a fit in a tough business world. What he doesn’t expect is the Carina that
comes through the door. She’s grown up,
confident, and gorgeous. Not the unsure,
volatile girl he remembers. Max
remembers the crush she used to have on him, but there are no traces of it now,
and that hurts his ego a little. This is
all for the best though because he has no intention of settling down right
now. However, the feelings Carina stirs
up in him are dangerous. He knows he
can’t act on them and ruin the relationship he has with the Conte family if
things go wrong.
On one night of weakness they give in to their passions and
are caught by Carina’s mother, Mama Conte, who swiftly forces them into a
marriage to make things right. As we’ve
learned from the previous story, Mama Conte is always knows best, even though
it may take Carina and Max a little while to figure this out.
I wanted to smack these two upside the head a few times, but
that’s what makes these stories so much fun.
The giving in and the pushing away, back and forth, until they finally
figure out they’re perfect for one another.
There were all kinds of smoking hot sexual tension in this story! Ms. Probst certainly knows how to write some
spicy scenes. I loved how Max got all
growly and alpha on Carina once he let go, but I loved his sweet side too. Carina was such a passionate and honest
woman, she’s a force to be reckoned with, charming the socks off any who come
around her.
This series is so much fun, I can’t wait to read the next
one. Is Carina’s sister, Julietta
next? I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
A copy of this was provided Simon and Schuster via
Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
4 Suns
Jennifer Probst has done it again. I couldn't put this book down. Jennifer knows just how to hook you in and keeping you wanting more. The anticipation she creates in her books is perfect. Little glimpses into the hot passion has you begging for more. I will continue to read her books.
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