Book Description:
Heather McCallister wants one thing: A rich husband.
When she catches her trust fund wielding boyfriend with his pants around his ankles she finds herself fighting over a taxi with a stranger she meets on the streets of Chicago.
Ryan Pierson is handsome, fun and doesn’t have a penny to his name. The two embark on a wild night of passion that has Heather questioning what it is she wants out of life.
But nothing is as perfect as it seems. A secret affair, a proposal and a surprise revelation have Heather facing the greatest dilemma . . .
and it’s downright Sinful.
Buy Links:
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2izRJ3Q
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2j36Mqg
Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 4.5 stars
***ARC received for an honest review***
“Sometimes, the very best things
show up unannounced.”
Even though this is a novella, as with any Jeannine Colette
book, it still packed an emotional punch. Even in such a short story, Jeannine
Colette still got me. This authors talent with that deep seated, emotional read
was ever present as she set out to do the impossible, make the
irredeemable…redeemable.
I must say I was a bit worried knowing that this was
Heather’s story. She has appeared in the Sinful series in bit parts, but always
as a relationship wrecker and all out evil, conniving, bitch. So why on earth
would I want to read about her? And does she really deserve her own happy ever
after?
“You’re like the lake. You think
you can do it all on your own without love. But, deep down, there is a current
inside you that runs rapid, reaching out, flowing into others. You just have to
look beyond the horizon to see it.”
Once you begin to read Sinful Abandon it is not long before
you realise the reason the way Heather is the way she is and while it does go
somewhat to explaining her I still couldn’t forgive her for her past
transgressions. Although, I will say, I did want her to find her happy every
after.
“Men only care about two things –
their dicks and their wallets. The smaller one is, the bigger the other one
seems to get.”
Heather is a gold digger, the difference being…she is
upfront about it, she has no qualms about saying it to their faces. She is
hugely successful in her job and is admired by those she works with, but deep
down, she is missing one thing…love…in any shape or form. Never loved, never
cuddled, no affection, Heather has led a cold life from the day she was born,
she was determined never to go back to the life she had growing up and if that
meant marrying for money then so be it.
“In a city where I came to find a
place to belong, instead, I found a home. A life. A love. I’d call that a win
for a sin.”
One chance meeting, one night of passion and Heather is
smitten, but deep down she knows it has no legs. Ryan does not meet her future
husband criteria on any level, but sometimes these chance encounters are just
meant to be.
Ryan was adorable with a capital A, he was charming, humble,
handsome, intelligent and just beginning to find his feet in the big wide
world. He wore his heart on his sleeve as a badge of honour and was the total
opposite to Heather. What he lacked to offer in terms of money and stability he
made up for in love and affection, but the Ice Queen would take some persuading
to thaw.
“Do you know why I chose
lavender… It means, love at first sight”
When their paths cross once again it is definitely kismet,
but does this second meeting only cause more problems?
Intense and emotional, Jeannine Colette really delivers with
the instalove story. Albeit a short story, we are made to wait as the too and
fro of do I or don’t I are forever at the forefront of Heather’s mind. Being a
novella, instalove is always going to be there but this was believable and I
loved every single word.
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