The Boss's Valentine
2008
- fiction, romance, contemporary
- short stories
- man-woman relationships, fiction
The story
When Poppy sent the tall, dark and handsome Santino Aragone a Valentine’s card to cheer him up, Santino responded by making love to her. Suddenly, Poppy was expecting her boss’s baby, and he was determined to put a ring on her finger…
What it’s like
Lush, glossy and unhurried, with the warm sensuality of a Mediterranean summer and the polished surfaces of a wealthy world: marble foyers, sleek cars, candlelit dinners and designer rooms, all rendered in the easy, confident prose of mainstream category romance. The voice is smooth and conversational, leaning on close third person and tidy, quotable dialogue, so the pages move quickly and the mood stays bright rather than brooding. It reads as a comfort-read for a lazy afternoon, a long bath, or a travel delay, where the pleasure lies in luxurious settings, flirtatious banter and the anticipation of a happy ending. Its emotional register is romantic and a little melodramatic, following a young woman who finds herself unexpectedly caught up with a powerful, guarded man and gradually discovering he is more tender than his armour suggests. Intimacy is sensual and frank but not graphic, with conflict built from pride, misunderstanding and a looming pregnancy rather than danger. Violence is absent; the tension is emotional. Written for readers who want a warm, escapist, contemporary romance with a classic dark-hero shape and a satisfying resolution.
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