- Mass Market Paperback: 185 pages
- Publisher: Harlequin (24 May 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0373129963
- ISBN-13: 978-0373129966
- Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 10.9 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Sabbatini men play for keeps - losing is not in their vocabulary...- An Incredible Love Story
10 Jun 2011
Format:Mass Market Paperback
THE SABBATINI BROTHERS Three powerful playboys from the richest dynasty in Europe! Ruthless, irresistible...impossible to tame?
One Night Heir - was a sexy and turbulent love story by Melanie Milburne. It's part of her Sabbatini Brothers series and it's Girogio and Maya's love story.
What a predicament......Maya is soon to divorce her husband, had break-up sex at his brother Luca's wedding and now she found out after all of this time, she was finally expecting his baby and heir. The entire family had been praying this would happen. No more temperatures or ovulation charts, injections. She had felt in her marriage that she had wasted five years of his life by not giving him a baby. He was moving on and he was seeing a lingerie model. She would tell him later when it was safe to do so.
I could just imagine how hard it was from this couple. When she met Giorgio years ago, it was like a fairy tale. He had showered her with diamonds and she believed she would one day get the happy ending. He needed a wife and an heir. Each of her miscarriages had been hard on her, they were her babies and she had named them all. However, Girogio didn't want to discuss any of it. Of course, there were also the family dinners when members mentioned how one of his friends had fathered a child. How horrible for Maya. She had been like a business transaction and they had both failed their marriage.
Their marriage was soon to end. However, Girogio stopped by to invite Maya to his grandfather's 90th birthday party, because he wanted her there.only to find out Maya was leaving for England and hopefully take a teacher's position. And then he dropped the bomb, his grandfather was dying and he wanted her to move back home with him and pretend they had made up. He was going to stay at her rented villa until his was refurbished. And then while preparing for bed, he found the pregnancy test and exploded. He also reflected on everything in his marriage, the death of his father, the death of his infant sister and how at times he felt he had thrust his wife into situations she wasn't prepared for, corporate, family and the press. With Maya being pregnant and would she carry the baby to term? It was also a time for reflection for Giorgio, the past pregnancies and how he reacted.
With the new found information Maya was pregnant, their marriage took on a new dimension. Maya had only wanted her husband to love her and he had wanted to protect her. I don't believe love was in his vocabulary. After he had found his baby sister dead in her bed, witnessed his father have an affair, his mother's despair, and his father's death it had made him to be strong for his family. They had a second chance at happiness and a baby and I wondered could this couple make it work? Because for Girogio, emotion frightened him, when you loved it was taken away from you.
Their road was a rocky one but in the end they seemed to share their feelings more, Girogio seemed to mellow more and even though he hadn't loved her when he married her, in the end he realized he did. Their dream of having a child, a son came true, Marco...."their gift from God".
One Night Heir - was a sexy and turbulent love story by Melanie Milburne. It's part of her Sabbatini Brothers series and it's Girogio and Maya's love story.
What a predicament......Maya is soon to divorce her husband, had break-up sex at his brother Luca's wedding and now she found out after all of this time, she was finally expecting his baby and heir. The entire family had been praying this would happen. No more temperatures or ovulation charts, injections. She had felt in her marriage that she had wasted five years of his life by not giving him a baby. He was moving on and he was seeing a lingerie model. She would tell him later when it was safe to do so.
I could just imagine how hard it was from this couple. When she met Giorgio years ago, it was like a fairy tale. He had showered her with diamonds and she believed she would one day get the happy ending. He needed a wife and an heir. Each of her miscarriages had been hard on her, they were her babies and she had named them all. However, Girogio didn't want to discuss any of it. Of course, there were also the family dinners when members mentioned how one of his friends had fathered a child. How horrible for Maya. She had been like a business transaction and they had both failed their marriage.
Their marriage was soon to end. However, Girogio stopped by to invite Maya to his grandfather's 90th birthday party, because he wanted her there.only to find out Maya was leaving for England and hopefully take a teacher's position. And then he dropped the bomb, his grandfather was dying and he wanted her to move back home with him and pretend they had made up. He was going to stay at her rented villa until his was refurbished. And then while preparing for bed, he found the pregnancy test and exploded. He also reflected on everything in his marriage, the death of his father, the death of his infant sister and how at times he felt he had thrust his wife into situations she wasn't prepared for, corporate, family and the press. With Maya being pregnant and would she carry the baby to term? It was also a time for reflection for Giorgio, the past pregnancies and how he reacted.
With the new found information Maya was pregnant, their marriage took on a new dimension. Maya had only wanted her husband to love her and he had wanted to protect her. I don't believe love was in his vocabulary. After he had found his baby sister dead in her bed, witnessed his father have an affair, his mother's despair, and his father's death it had made him to be strong for his family. They had a second chance at happiness and a baby and I wondered could this couple make it work? Because for Girogio, emotion frightened him, when you loved it was taken away from you.
Their road was a rocky one but in the end they seemed to share their feelings more, Girogio seemed to mellow more and even though he hadn't loved her when he married her, in the end he realized he did. Their dream of having a child, a son came true, Marco...."their gift from God".
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Wow, a more realistic and balanced harlequin novel
5 Jun 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
what seemed to start off as a typical fairy tale - Maya, a poor orphan and Giorgo, a wealthy business man complete with a loving family- starts heading towards a disasterous end as the couple fail to produce the much awaited heir to the family dynasty. Four miscarriages, lots of pressure from the family and media, being surrounded by fertile couples with kids and the increasing friction between the couple have them in the throes of the divorce process. And, yes, as the title aptly puts it, the couple had one last night at Giorgo's brother's wedding with unexpected consequences...
Admit it, in most harlequin novels, the guys are well, jerks, idiots, arrogant guys, but they get away with it by being portrayed as alpha males, dominant, arrogant, traditional, stubborn, etc. (Though i suspect if the shoe is on the other foot, the females would be called, er hum, less pleasant words). Thus, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the novel was more balanced. It was not a case of the guy being an arrogant ass, with absolutely no feelings for the heroine whatsoever, treat her like dirt and suddenly hey presto, finds that he loves her! (this kind of scenario often makes you think, how can a guy who loves a girl treat her that way?) This book is more naunced and you get to see some of the psyche and thinking behind the male lead in the novel. I liked that the hero did seem to sincerely care for the heroine.
I found this book thoroughly enjoyable and quite unique as it is about a married couple going through a divorce. Not because of the typical "misunderstanding" that a (insert male or female lead name) had an affair, rather because of more realistic issues like a lot of friction between the couple, which was aggravated by their failure to produce a long awaited heir for his family fortune. All in all, a really good read!
Admit it, in most harlequin novels, the guys are well, jerks, idiots, arrogant guys, but they get away with it by being portrayed as alpha males, dominant, arrogant, traditional, stubborn, etc. (Though i suspect if the shoe is on the other foot, the females would be called, er hum, less pleasant words). Thus, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the novel was more balanced. It was not a case of the guy being an arrogant ass, with absolutely no feelings for the heroine whatsoever, treat her like dirt and suddenly hey presto, finds that he loves her! (this kind of scenario often makes you think, how can a guy who loves a girl treat her that way?) This book is more naunced and you get to see some of the psyche and thinking behind the male lead in the novel. I liked that the hero did seem to sincerely care for the heroine.
I found this book thoroughly enjoyable and quite unique as it is about a married couple going through a divorce. Not because of the typical "misunderstanding" that a (insert male or female lead name) had an affair, rather because of more realistic issues like a lot of friction between the couple, which was aggravated by their failure to produce a long awaited heir for his family fortune. All in all, a really good read!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
An Incredible Romance. "Sabbatini men play for keeps..losing is not in their vocabulary.."
10 Jun 2011
Format:Mass Market Paperback
THE SABBATINI BROTHERS Three powerful playboys from the richest dynasty in Europe! Ruthless, irresistible...impossible to tame?
One Night Heir - was a sexy and turbulent love story by Melanie Milburne. It's part of her Sabbatini Brothers series and it's Girogio and Maya's love story.
What a predicament......Maya is soon to divorce her husband, had break-up sex at his brother Luca's wedding and now she found out after all of this time, she was finally expecting his baby and heir. The entire family had been praying this would happen. No more temperatures or ovulation charts, injections. She had felt in her marriage that she had wasted five years of his life by not giving him a baby. He was moving on and he was seeing a lingerie model. She would tell him later when it was safe to do so.
I could just imagine how hard it was from this couple. When she met Giorgio years ago, it was like a fairy tale. He had showered her with diamonds and she believed she would one day get the happy ending. He needed a wife and an heir. Each of her miscarriages had been hard on her, they were her babies and she had named them all. However, Girogio didn't want to discuss any of it. Of course, there were also the family dinners when members mentioned how one of his friends had fathered a child. How horrible for Maya. She had been like a business transaction and they had both failed their marriage.
Their marriage was soon to end. However, Girogio stopped by to invite Maya to his grandfather's 90th birthday party, because he wanted her there.only to find out Maya was leaving for England and hopefully take a teacher's position. And then he dropped the bomb, his grandfather was dying and he wanted her to move back home with him and pretend they had made up. He was going to stay at her rented villa until his was refurbished. And then while preparing for bed, he found the pregnancy test and exploded. He also reflected on everything in his marriage, the death of his father, the death of his infant sister and how at times he felt he had thrust his wife into situations she wasn't prepared for, corporate, family and the press. With Maya being pregnant and would she carry the baby to term? It was also a time for reflection for Giorgio, the past pregnancies and how he reacted.
With the new found information Maya was pregnant, their marriage took on a new dimension. Maya had only wanted her husband to love her and he had wanted to protect her. I don't believe love was in his vocabulary. After he had found his baby sister dead in her bed, witnessed his father have an affair, his mother's despair, and his father's death it had made him to be strong for his family. They had a second chance at happiness and a baby and I wondered could this couple make it work? Because for Girogio, emotion frightened him, when you loved it was taken away from you.
Their road was a rocky one but in the end they seemed to share their feelings more, Girogio seemed to mellow more and even though he hadn't loved her when he married her, in the end he realized he did. Their dream of having a child, a son came true, Marco...."their gift from God".
One Night Heir - was a sexy and turbulent love story by Melanie Milburne. It's part of her Sabbatini Brothers series and it's Girogio and Maya's love story.
What a predicament......Maya is soon to divorce her husband, had break-up sex at his brother Luca's wedding and now she found out after all of this time, she was finally expecting his baby and heir. The entire family had been praying this would happen. No more temperatures or ovulation charts, injections. She had felt in her marriage that she had wasted five years of his life by not giving him a baby. He was moving on and he was seeing a lingerie model. She would tell him later when it was safe to do so.
I could just imagine how hard it was from this couple. When she met Giorgio years ago, it was like a fairy tale. He had showered her with diamonds and she believed she would one day get the happy ending. He needed a wife and an heir. Each of her miscarriages had been hard on her, they were her babies and she had named them all. However, Girogio didn't want to discuss any of it. Of course, there were also the family dinners when members mentioned how one of his friends had fathered a child. How horrible for Maya. She had been like a business transaction and they had both failed their marriage.
Their marriage was soon to end. However, Girogio stopped by to invite Maya to his grandfather's 90th birthday party, because he wanted her there.only to find out Maya was leaving for England and hopefully take a teacher's position. And then he dropped the bomb, his grandfather was dying and he wanted her to move back home with him and pretend they had made up. He was going to stay at her rented villa until his was refurbished. And then while preparing for bed, he found the pregnancy test and exploded. He also reflected on everything in his marriage, the death of his father, the death of his infant sister and how at times he felt he had thrust his wife into situations she wasn't prepared for, corporate, family and the press. With Maya being pregnant and would she carry the baby to term? It was also a time for reflection for Giorgio, the past pregnancies and how he reacted.
With the new found information Maya was pregnant, their marriage took on a new dimension. Maya had only wanted her husband to love her and he had wanted to protect her. I don't believe love was in his vocabulary. After he had found his baby sister dead in her bed, witnessed his father have an affair, his mother's despair, and his father's death it had made him to be strong for his family. They had a second chance at happiness and a baby and I wondered could this couple make it work? Because for Girogio, emotion frightened him, when you loved it was taken away from you.
Their road was a rocky one but in the end they seemed to share their feelings more, Girogio seemed to mellow more and even though he hadn't loved her when he married her, in the end he realized he did. Their dream of having a child, a son came true, Marco...."their gift from God".
Made the Grade: The Sabbatini Brothers Series, Book 2
23 Dec 2011
Format:Mass Market Paperback
3 out of 5 stars! This book deals with what it takes to hold a family together while dealing with plenty of tragedies going on around them. It's a very sweet book. I enjoyed Maya's newfound independence, in addition to how Giorgio and Maya build back their relationship.
On a personal note, I liked this book more because I could relate to the uncertainty of being pregnant and not sure, if it would last but still hanging out to the hope of it. The way Maya's struggle was written made this book more humbling and relatable to me.
I recommend it to anyone who likes to read quick, sweet, and spicy romance books!
Review By: From Me to You ... Book Review
(read more of this review and a teaser on my blog)
On a personal note, I liked this book more because I could relate to the uncertainty of being pregnant and not sure, if it would last but still hanging out to the hope of it. The way Maya's struggle was written made this book more humbling and relatable to me.
I recommend it to anyone who likes to read quick, sweet, and spicy romance books!
Review By: From Me to You ... Book Review
(read more of this review and a teaser on my blog)
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