His Unknown Heir (Mills & Boon Modern) [Paperback]

Lauren Maitland, respected London attorney and mistress to Roman Velaquez knew she was in trouble because she had not only fallen in love with the ruthless Spanish billionaire Ramon Velaquez, she had also discovered in his absence that she was expecting his baby. Fall in love was something Ramon didn't do because he'd been there, done that and had been betrayed.

Upon his return, Ramon couldn't wait to see Lauren so he called her and invited her to dinner. However what he didn't expect was to receive a present from her because it was their so called six month anniversary and he didn't do anniversaries. He also didn't keep a mistress around for more than a couple of months. However, he enjoyed Lauren's personality, they had a lot in common, he respected her but then she did the clingy think and asked him where their relationship was going due to her secret pregnancy. The answer was his father was ill, he would be expected to marry aristocracy to provide an heir and would take his royal place and live in Spain at the family castle. It didn't include here in his life, so she broke off their relationship. No one walked away from Ramon, never!

Lauren had trust issues when it came to men. Her father had left her mother for a mistress, leaving her and her mother behind, never to hear from him again. He had hurt them both so badly. Lauren's mother took to drinking and Lauren worked several jobs to pay the mortgage, graduated from university and was determined to become an independent woman, never to depend on a man for her happiness. After Ramon told her about what would be expected of him from his family, the decision was made for her, to keep their baby a secret and not tell him.

Secret baby? Not for long because fate stepped in eighteen months later Ramon's father died, he took up the reigns, taking care of his mother and family but he couldn't get Lauren out of his mind. He somewhat blackmailed her by going to her law firm, requested that she become his London attorney and the "heat was on". Poor Lauren was frightened he would learn about his son Mateo and in the end he did and let's just say he was furious and felt betrayed. He was so furious that he threatened to take his son away unless they all three returned to Spain. The chemistry was still there for both of them and Lauren fought it every step of the way.

One woman, along with her lover betrayed Ramon when he was eighteen and he thought he loved her. However, his father had pointed out it was a scam for money. Now this woman he was still attracted to, who he slept with again, had betrayed him by not telling him he had a son. Talk about a roller coaster romance. Yes she still loved him and wanted him in her bed. However she still wanted her independence but agreed to marry him because she was so afraid he would take Mateo away from her. Throw into the mix, Pilar, an attractive model, a family friend who stirred up doubts about her relationship with Ramon and Lauren wondered how secure was her marriage. Pilar said things like "do you know what Roman does on Fridays". That would put up a red flag personally for me.

There were many challenges for both Ramon and Lauren but it was touching to read about how well Ramon adapted at being a father and husband. In the end, as this sexy alpha stated to the wife he adored..... "true love, the kind that lasted forever was profound and loving, passionate and tender. It was about trust, forgiveness, friendship and an abiding affection that transcended all of life's problems and disappointments and brought the greatest joy." Such a lesson for all of us to remember, don't you think?

His Unknown Heir was an amazing roller coaster romance thanks to Chantelle Shaw, one I will long remember.

This book is an okay read,it is the story of Ramon who is the heir to an old spanish title he is handsome rich and a playboy, he has had a very strict upbringing and finds it easy to hide his feelings. lauren is a lawyer whoose Father walked out on her mother and her when she was fifteen she finds it hard to trust men, and although she understood and was happy that her affair with Ramon was not permanent.It has not stopped her from falling for him. when she discovers she is pregnant she plans to tell him on his return from a business trip it is their six month aniversary so she has bought him a gift, to him this wakes him up to the fact that this relationship has gone on for too long and reminds her that she is only his mistress, she asks him the what the future of their relationship is and he tells her they dont have one.there will come a day he saids that he must marry but only a woman from a blue blooded background like his, she is furious and ends their relationship without telling him she is pregnant.that is the basics of the begining of this story. I thought that it would really be an excellent read after the opening chapter Lauren really seemed to have quite a bit of backbone and told him in no uncertain terms what she thought of him. But that did not last long and we had the usual theme where he only had to come within 10 feet of her and she was like putty in his hands I find that so annoying.

I love reading. Got about 7000 books at the moment - and I look after them. This one was so irritating I tore it into several pieces and recycled the remains.
For heavens sake we were reading ultra sexist modern romances like this decades ago (and I hated that type of storyline then!). Why haven't the authors moved on? I keep trying different writers and some have managed to show strong, realistic women with amusing and interesting storylines but there are still too many stories where the female is still a major victim and underdog. BORING.....and so unrealistic it's almost painful.
This is the first Chantelle Shaw book I've read and you won't be surprised when I say it's the last.
Awful!