5 HP stars - which as you all know are different than the 5 stars I gave to "To Kill a Mockingbird". You gotta judge each book on its own merits according to its type/genre. Anyhoo...

A sweet little HP read. You could tell from the very beginning that the hero was head over heels for the heroine. She couldn't really see it though because she was so insecure after her rather rotten upbringing where her father denigrated her all the time. The hero was very arrogant because he had spent his life wealthy and good looking and was used to women adoring him. He chased her pretty hard from the get go and that was sweet to see. He was arrogant but never nasty to her. He thought she was so beautiful that he couldn't really get that she was unsure of him. She was weak around him but at least she realized it and was ashamed of it. But she wasn't a total pushover. Like all LG books the heroine ends up pregnant. If you've read any by this author that won't be a surprise. But it did have a bit of a different twist here. Which I won't spoil. This was obviously part of a series as I realized that I've read a book about her friend. There was a group of four girls whose families were all mixed up in a tragedy about 8 years ago and I believe that each of the girls should have a book. I've got to go look for the rest of them now.

Anyway a fun read for HP lovers. ( )

I liked the storyline but it seemed for every paragraph of dialog there were two paragraphs thinking about it so I skimmed a lot. The relationship didn't have equal give and take and resolved abruptly. Pippa and Andrea fall quickly into bed then have to deal workplace ramifications.
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Overhearing the reason for her not to get a promotion at work, Pippa Stevenson decided to prove to them that she could be an attractive women. Being the new boss, Andreo D’Alessio disliked meet and greet parties, but seeing the red-head that walked in was different. Approaching her wasn’t the problem, the misunderstanding was that she blamed him (even though she didn’t know who he was) for not getting promoted and didn’t know why. She just wanted to prove a point, now she had to get past trust issues if she ever wanted this affair to amount to anything.

Harlequin is always a great fall back when I am in need of a happy ending. This story is set in England (mostly) but it also include some Italian (always enjoy the language lessons). It was fun to follow Pippa through her issues, getting her back story and finding out how everything affects her relationship with Andreo. Quick, fun, but still a very basic ‘happily ever after‘ Harlequin Presents romance story. ( )