Gianni's Pride

by Kim Lawrence

Who’s been sleeping in my bed?

Smouldering, rich, and lethally attractive, Gianni Fitzgerald is the master of any situation. But a seven-hour journey with his small son is evidence that even he has his limitations! Exhausted, he falls into bed… When Miranda wakes to find a strange – utterly gorgeous – man in her bed she thinks she must be dreaming!

But Gianni’s the real, red-hot Italian deal – and one look at Miranda sets his pulse racing! The rewards of letting her close are huge – but so are the risks… Can Gianni conquer his pride and admit that he might have met his match?

Genres: Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Mills and Boon, Contemporary Romance

188 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2012

About the author

Though lacking much authentic Welsh blood, Kim Lawrence comes from English-Irish stock. She was born and brought up in North Wales. She returned there when she married, and her sons were both born on Anglesey, an island off the coast. Though not isolated, Anglesey is a little off the beaten track, but lively Dublin, which Kim loves, is only a short ferry ride away. Today they live on the farm her husband was brought up on. Welsh is the first language of many people in this area and Kim's husband and sons are all bilingual she is having a lot of fun, not to mention a few headaches, trying to learn the language! She is a keen gardener and cook and enjoys running often on the beach, as living on an island the sea is never very far away. She is usually accompanied by her Jack Russell, Sprout don't ask, it's long story!

With small children, the unsocial hours of nursing didn't look attractive so encouraged by a husband who thinks she can do anything she sets her mind to, Kim tried her hand at writing. Always a keen Mills & Boon reader, it seemed natural for her to write a romance novel. In 1995, she published her first novels and now she can't imagine doing anything else.

Reviews

[Alex is The Romance Fox · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read quite a few of Kim Lawrence’s books but I can’t make up my mind if I liked Gianni’s Pride or not. It has all the right ingredients for a super story but there seemed to lack some spark, which I can’t put my finger on. Maybe the story happened in too short a time…

Gianni Fitzgerald is hot, shouldering, rich and gorgeous with a cute son. Who can resist that combination…oh yes…he’s not married…the child was born out of wedlock and he has custody..so he’s totally available. How could Miranda ignore the attraction she felt …after waking up in bed with a beyond beautiful unknown male?

I found Gianni to be a bit of a twit at times, but slowly began to like him. Miranda has quite a sense of humor at times….the dialogue between the two is pretty good…I did feel she gave in too quickly to Gianni’s proposal….girl, play a bit harder to get I thought at times.

I thought the whole thing with her twin a bit weird….I mean, she knew Miranda was in love with her now husband, but she went out of her way to nab him,…never mind what Miranda would feel…but hey Miranda has a heart….even invites the sister to be her bridesmaid!!!!!

I am not saying that I didn’t like this book….just that it’s not on my favorite’s shelf of my bookcase.

[Tia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book unrealistic if best. I'm not saying this type of story wouldn't happen, I'm just saying within the time constraints the author gave us in the book, it wouldn't happen. Perhaps over months but not in day or weeks unless it ultimately ends with divorce. I just had a hard time relating to the characters because of that aspect and the whole twins thing was a bit weird. The book was sweet though but after the crap the sister in the book pulled, I wouldn't have her as my maid of honor, I'd be smacking her upside the head for being a, pardon my french, slut. Regardless of the circumstances, sisters just don't do that to other sisters.

[Cathy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Finished reading this ONLY because I have this thing about finishing what I started.. I like alpha males but Gianni isn't an Alpha, he's a bully, mean and a downright SOB. I didn't find one redeeming quality or endearing trait to make anyone like him. Miranda was a total doormat. If it only took looks to make a hero, Gianni would be there, but he missed the real mark by miles!!!

[Vanessa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gianni is a single father to a sweet four year old. He travels to his aunt’s house not knowing that his aunt is away and a house sitter in her place. Gianni bit off more than he could chew when embarking on his drive there and retires soon after arrival. However, he didn’t count on the bed being occupied by another. Miranda had recently been hurt by her identical twin sister – stealing the man she had wanted for herself. Gianni has his own baggage. They are drawn to one another and before you know it have set up an arrangement that seems slightly FWB like. Soon Gianni decides that his baggage is more than he can handle and he uses his son’s emotional well-being as an excuse to push away from Miranda.


Why is it that the H’s pain is ALWAYS more than the h’s and he gets to hold on to it longer? Gianni doesn’t always abide by the rules he set forth and Miranda doesn’t think it odd to not visit him in the city. So she does. She discovers him w/ OW, but she still puts herself out there for him. Gianni sees her in her vulnerability and shuts the door on her face! Of course, he hurts her and realizes two months later that he is constantly missing her. He tracks her down w/ the help of that twin sister of hers and attempts to make things right. Did I buy it? Honestly, I didn’t care that much. For some reason I found this story didn’t grab me much. Perhaps it was the whole waking up in bed together w/out ever knowing Gianni had climbed in w/ her.

[RomLibrary]

Who's been sleeping in my bed?

Smouldering, rich, and lethally attractive, Gianni Fitzgerald is the master of any situation. But a seven-hour journey with his small son is evidence that even he has his limitations! Exhausted, he falls into bed...

When Miranda wakes to find a strange - utterly gorgeous - man in her bed she thinks she must be dreaming! But Gianni's the real, red-hot Italian deal - and one look at Miranda sets his pulse racing! The rewards of letting her close are huge - but so are the risks...

Can Gianni conquer his pride and admit that he might have met his match?

[Desi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Leído en Enero 2013

[CorrieGM · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lekker flutromannetje.

[Tefo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book

[More Books Than Time · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing special. At least h wasn’t pregnant, which is Lawrence’s go-to crisis.

[Tali · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this book, but at the same time I find it far too confusing for a simple, straightforward romance. I liked the main characters and the chemistry between them. I thought that was well written but several things didn't make sense to me. Like Gianni's (the main male character) desire to keep his romances separate from his relationship with his son to protect the boy from hurt. This makes perfect sense, but then the character has already let his son spend over a week with the woman, Miranda, the female lead, that he's trying to protect him from. Or how Miranda was left broken-hearted when the man she loved fell for and married her twin sister. I went through the first half of the novel believing that she'd been in a relationship with this man, Oliver, but it turned out that Miranda had just thought herself in love with him and they weren't actually together. The other muddled part in that equation is that her husband-stealing sister doesn't want Miranda to get hurt, but at the same time knew that she loved Oliver, but decided to ignore that and go after him anyway. It's like no sisterly relationship I've seen before. Something like that would merit some bitterness or hair-pulling at least. And I'm still not entirely sure why the conflict that occurs midway through the story between Gianni and Miranda actually happened.
I liked the main characters here and I really think that Lawrence came up with quite a clever opening premise, but the confusion prevalent in the latter half of the novel makes me not want to give it more that 3 stars.

[Lenore Kosinski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a toughie...I tend to enjoy Kim Lawrence books, and there were definitely things I LOVED about this book. Her characters are intriguing...Miranda made me grin with her balance of soft heart and fierce temper. And Gianni even had his moments, especially his humour. But the writing was confusing at times...it was like I felt like I was missing something...like it would switch topics really suddenly and leave me wondering where this came from. So I enjoyed it, but I was also disappointed b/c I know it could have been so much better....

[Ilse · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book is really great to pass time, it is well written and obviously the plot is totally unrealistic but great for chick flicks lovers.

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[Ranie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book started interesting however it became quite dull and predicable....

[Karine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ca se laisse lire... Vu le 'e de couverture, je pensais que ça allait être drôle, mais pas du tout, ou, en tous cas, pas plus que ça.