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Visconti's Forgotten Heir
The memory of his touch… At her new job interview, single mom Magenta James feels like her life is finally back on track after suffering from amnesia. Until she meets Andreas Visconti's familiar sapphire gaze across the desk….
She just knows the Italian CEO is the father of her child, but when she doesn't get the job, it's clear they parted on bad terms. Then he offers her a new role…as his very personal assistant.
Now Magenta will have to rearrange the scattered puzzle of her memory in order to make sense of the sensual tension that burns between them….
She just knows the Italian CEO is the father of her child, but when she doesn't get the job, it's clear they parted on bad terms. Then he offers her a new role…as his very personal assistant.
Now Magenta will have to rearrange the scattered puzzle of her memory in order to make sense of the sensual tension that burns between them….
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
About the author
Elizabeth Power
157 books33 followersFollowing in her father's footsteps, Elizabeth Power wanted to be a writer from a very early age. Once she realised that copying Rupert Bear stories word for word from her albums wasn't really the thing to do, she was on her way!
By the age of fourteen, Elizabeth had produced her first full-length novel—alas! never published—and by the age of fifteen her teenage years meant life was so full that all literary ambitions became somewhat overshadowed.
Married in her early twenties, Elizabeth found that the needs of the home became her priority. Despite the ever present nagging little voice in her conscience that constantly reminded her of those unfulfilled writing ambitions, the creativity had stopped.
A few weeks before her thirtieth birthday, Elizabeth was thinking about what she had done with her first thirty years and realised she had been telling herself that she would "start writing tomorrow" for at least twelve of them! She couldn't help wondering, "whatever happened to that dream?" Within two weeks her "tomorrow" would come when fate took a hand in the form of redundancy!
Writing was now Elizabeth's life. After several attempts, the letter that was to change her life arrived from Mills & Boon. They wanted to publish her book. The novels flowed, and they have continued to publish her books ever since.
Living in England's beautiful West Country, she likes nothing better than taking walks with her husband along the coast or in the adjoining woods, and enjoying all that nature has to offer.
Travelling ranks very highly among Elizabeth's pleasures, and so many places she has visited have been recreated in her books.
Of her writing, emotional intensity is paramount. She says, "Times, places and trends change, but emotion is timeless." A powerful storyline with maximum emotion set in a location in which one can really live and breathe whilst the story unfolds is what she strives for.
By the age of fourteen, Elizabeth had produced her first full-length novel—alas! never published—and by the age of fifteen her teenage years meant life was so full that all literary ambitions became somewhat overshadowed.
Married in her early twenties, Elizabeth found that the needs of the home became her priority. Despite the ever present nagging little voice in her conscience that constantly reminded her of those unfulfilled writing ambitions, the creativity had stopped.
A few weeks before her thirtieth birthday, Elizabeth was thinking about what she had done with her first thirty years and realised she had been telling herself that she would "start writing tomorrow" for at least twelve of them! She couldn't help wondering, "whatever happened to that dream?" Within two weeks her "tomorrow" would come when fate took a hand in the form of redundancy!
Writing was now Elizabeth's life. After several attempts, the letter that was to change her life arrived from Mills & Boon. They wanted to publish her book. The novels flowed, and they have continued to publish her books ever since.
Living in England's beautiful West Country, she likes nothing better than taking walks with her husband along the coast or in the adjoining woods, and enjoying all that nature has to offer.
Travelling ranks very highly among Elizabeth's pleasures, and so many places she has visited have been recreated in her books.
Of her writing, emotional intensity is paramount. She says, "Times, places and trends change, but emotion is timeless." A powerful storyline with maximum emotion set in a location in which one can really live and breathe whilst the story unfolds is what she strives for.
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November 10, 2017
Really well done amnesia story combined with a spot of hero revenge and a secret baby.
Story opens when the waitress heroine sees the hero and instinctively knows he's the father of her child even though she was in a coma when she gave birth to that child five years before. Hero is taunting to the heroine and she takes it because there is a ring of truth in what he said. She must have brutally jilted him, but she can't really remember. Six years ago he was a poor waiter in his father's restaurant and she, at 19, was an aspiring model trying to escape poverty and her alcoholic mother.
I liked this because the hero really did have some legitimate grievances against the heroine and she was quick to acknowledge that she had made mistakes. The hero seemed to grasp quite quickly that she had suffered enough for her sins and he was good to her from then on. There's a lot of drama and angst in this one and the backstory is spooled out in an intriguing way.
Story opens when the waitress heroine sees the hero and instinctively knows he's the father of her child even though she was in a coma when she gave birth to that child five years before. Hero is taunting to the heroine and she takes it because there is a ring of truth in what he said. She must have brutally jilted him, but she can't really remember. Six years ago he was a poor waiter in his father's restaurant and she, at 19, was an aspiring model trying to escape poverty and her alcoholic mother.
I liked this because the hero really did have some legitimate grievances against the heroine and she was quick to acknowledge that she had made mistakes. The hero seemed to grasp quite quickly that she had suffered enough for her sins and he was good to her from then on. There's a lot of drama and angst in this one and the backstory is spooled out in an intriguing way.
September 3, 2013
Wow lots of angst! Magi is a poor girl whose only dream in life is to become a top model. She wants fame and money and she is mercenary and heartless something weird for a HP heroine. She meets Andreas a poor young man who works as a waiter and he falls in love with her. He worships her, reads her poetry, gives her gifts he can't even afford but Magi abandons him for another man, a manager who promises to make her rich and famous.
She starts dating her manager but when she finds out she is pregnant by Andreas her dreams of becoming a model are shattered. On top of that she has a car accident, falls into a coma and gives birth while in a coma.
Now years later heroine got over her physical and mental disability but she has amnesia. When Andreas sees her again he offers her a job as his personal assistant. His heart still beats for Magi but can he forgive her for betraying him and hurting him so deeply?
I enjoyed this. Heroine did not deserve this amazing man. She was ruthlessly ambitious and cruel to hero in the past. But she made positive changes in her life and I believed in her change. She has the more dramatic transformation: she goes from being a money loving mercenary to a hard working mature woman who devotes herself to the care and upbringing of her son.
Overall, what made this book a winner was the lovable hero, the passion between the H/h and all the delicious angst and drama!
She starts dating her manager but when she finds out she is pregnant by Andreas her dreams of becoming a model are shattered. On top of that she has a car accident, falls into a coma and gives birth while in a coma.
Now years later heroine got over her physical and mental disability but she has amnesia. When Andreas sees her again he offers her a job as his personal assistant. His heart still beats for Magi but can he forgive her for betraying him and hurting him so deeply?
I enjoyed this. Heroine did not deserve this amazing man. She was ruthlessly ambitious and cruel to hero in the past. But she made positive changes in her life and I believed in her change. She has the more dramatic transformation: she goes from being a money loving mercenary to a hard working mature woman who devotes herself to the care and upbringing of her son.
Overall, what made this book a winner was the lovable hero, the passion between the H/h and all the delicious angst and drama!
July 23, 2020
I thought I'm reading an Amnesia HP 🙄🙄🙄 well, don't get me wrong it is amnesia based story but the heroine remembers almost everything (if not everything at least half of it) after seeing the hero on the first page of the book. 🙄🙄🙄🙄
I didn't like the heroine and as always the hero wasn't a saint either but rejecting the hero's proposal for money... 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
I didn't like the heroine and as always the hero wasn't a saint either but rejecting the hero's proposal for money... 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
March 21, 2024
Actually there is no forgotten heir here. The heroine forgot the hero not the heir. lol!
It’s an amnesia story.
The only original thing here is that the heroine actually treated the hero shabbily and behaved like a heartless slut. And for no altruistic reasons at all but because she was selfish.
They dated when she was 19 and he was 24 both were poor, she wanted to become a successful model so when she met a fashion agent she dumped the hero throwing in his face his love and his present, an old edition of Byron’s poetry. And no, she wasn’t blackmailed or something. She was the villain here. She left, went with the agent who wanted also to have sex with her, made out with him thinking that sooner or later she would have an affair with him. So no good heroine here. Then she found out she was pregnant and the agent threw her out of his house, she refused to have a termination and went back to her drunk mother. She didn’t tell anything to the hero because she was afraid he would take the child from her. So she was also a coward. But then she had a cerebral hemorrhage. She had his son, but had to endure physical therapy and anyway she forgot a lot of things, especially those regarding the hero. When they accidentally meet again the hero is obviously rich, and decides to have his lil revenge hiring her as his pa, but of course this lasts couple of days, until he finds out why she can’t remember and what happened to her. The heroine by now has remembered that he is her son’s father but doesn’t tell him and waits other two months before telling him, and this really annoyed me a lot. The hero then tries to co parent with her and yet she keeps him at a distance. In the end he has to force her hand to make her admit she loves him like he loves her. This book was peculiar because it was the heroine who dumped and broke the hero’s heart. And for very selfish reasons. I don’t think she would have come back with him, ever, if she hadn’t been pregnant and with that accident. It’s not as if she regrets her actions. She tries to justify them until the end, which soured me a lot. It looks like the hero is the one who’s more in love with her, he was besotted and she only thought about herself and her future career as a model. He wanted to marry her and she didn’t, even after knowing he forgave her. She had a rough time because of her illness, and she grew up, and the hero was imo very much in love with her even if he was hurt and of course he didn’t trust her. It’s the first time that I think the hero was the biggest person here.
It’s an amnesia story.
The only original thing here is that the heroine actually treated the hero shabbily and behaved like a heartless slut. And for no altruistic reasons at all but because she was selfish.
They dated when she was 19 and he was 24 both were poor, she wanted to become a successful model so when she met a fashion agent she dumped the hero throwing in his face his love and his present, an old edition of Byron’s poetry. And no, she wasn’t blackmailed or something. She was the villain here. She left, went with the agent who wanted also to have sex with her, made out with him thinking that sooner or later she would have an affair with him. So no good heroine here. Then she found out she was pregnant and the agent threw her out of his house, she refused to have a termination and went back to her drunk mother. She didn’t tell anything to the hero because she was afraid he would take the child from her. So she was also a coward. But then she had a cerebral hemorrhage. She had his son, but had to endure physical therapy and anyway she forgot a lot of things, especially those regarding the hero. When they accidentally meet again the hero is obviously rich, and decides to have his lil revenge hiring her as his pa, but of course this lasts couple of days, until he finds out why she can’t remember and what happened to her. The heroine by now has remembered that he is her son’s father but doesn’t tell him and waits other two months before telling him, and this really annoyed me a lot. The hero then tries to co parent with her and yet she keeps him at a distance. In the end he has to force her hand to make her admit she loves him like he loves her. This book was peculiar because it was the heroine who dumped and broke the hero’s heart. And for very selfish reasons. I don’t think she would have come back with him, ever, if she hadn’t been pregnant and with that accident. It’s not as if she regrets her actions. She tries to justify them until the end, which soured me a lot. It looks like the hero is the one who’s more in love with her, he was besotted and she only thought about herself and her future career as a model. He wanted to marry her and she didn’t, even after knowing he forgave her. She had a rough time because of her illness, and she grew up, and the hero was imo very much in love with her even if he was hurt and of course he didn’t trust her. It’s the first time that I think the hero was the biggest person here.
March 15, 2014
I really liked the premise for this story. A young woman has selective amnesia following a brain hemorrhage, and cannot remember all the details of her life. Like who is the father of the baby she had while in a coma! Sounds like a Harly, doesn't it? Hee! Well, the cool thing about this book is how Magenta (don't laugh at the name...I know!) is no longer the woman she used to be. I found it fascinating how she struggled with memories of her own selfishness as they came flooding back. And I loved that she had changed, following her difficult recovery and the birth of her son.
The hero--who is hellbent on revenge--realizes this woman is no longer the flighty, shallow girl he fell in love with long ago. And he falls in love with the woman she has become.
Hot damn. That's romantic!
Another winning HP!
The hero--who is hellbent on revenge--realizes this woman is no longer the flighty, shallow girl he fell in love with long ago. And he falls in love with the woman she has become.
Hot damn. That's romantic!
Another winning HP!
September 21, 2013
Pretty decent story.
What I liked- lots of angst stemming from the Heroine who made a bad decision in her past when she left the hero but she's still likable. The story was compelling. I absolutely loved that the heroine groveled.
Oh and I liked the hero. He was really wronged by the heroine and gets some vengeance by making the heroine acknowledge her past wrongs.
What I didn't like- the romance wasn't compelling. I didn't feel the sensual pull between the hero & heroine. I didn't like the heroine slapped the hero. I didn't believe the sudden I love you toward the end. I felt this was more a lustmance than a romance unfortunately I didn't feel the lust either.
An ok read.
What I liked- lots of angst stemming from the Heroine who made a bad decision in her past when she left the hero but she's still likable. The story was compelling. I absolutely loved that the heroine groveled.
Oh and I liked the hero. He was really wronged by the heroine and gets some vengeance by making the heroine acknowledge her past wrongs.
What I didn't like- the romance wasn't compelling. I didn't feel the sensual pull between the hero & heroine. I didn't like the heroine slapped the hero. I didn't believe the sudden I love you toward the end. I felt this was more a lustmance than a romance unfortunately I didn't feel the lust either.
An ok read.
March 14, 2014
3.5 stars.
So I really had a problem with the heroine's name. I'm sorry. Magenta brings up instant Rocky Horror flashbacks. But story packs a huge emotional punch that had a sincerity HPs have been missing lately.
This books is exactly what I expect from an HP. Hero and Heroine are not two stick figures bickering back and forth. So with all the let downs lately, this one was a pleasant suprise.
I think this is the first book by Elizabeth Power I've read and I'm not sure why. So excited she has a back list.
So I really had a problem with the heroine's name. I'm sorry. Magenta brings up instant Rocky Horror flashbacks. But story packs a huge emotional punch that had a sincerity HPs have been missing lately.
This books is exactly what I expect from an HP. Hero and Heroine are not two stick figures bickering back and forth. So with all the let downs lately, this one was a pleasant suprise.
I think this is the first book by Elizabeth Power I've read and I'm not sure why. So excited she has a back list.
January 31, 2017
The title of this book is a bit of a misnomer - Visconti's heir wasn't ever forgotten. Visconti was.
Magenta (I kept visualizing Blue's, from Blue's Clues, little friend every time I read this name!)... sorry where was I -
Magenta and Andreas were lovers six years earlier, when she was a teenager. Their relationship did not end well. Now they are back in each other's life but with a few marked differences. Magenta's memory and Andreas' wealth.
Andreas wants revenge on Magenta for breaking his heart and Magenta is terrified to tell him that her 5 year old son is his child.
Magenta's situation was sad and scary. That she survived was a miracle and that she was able to make a complete recovery, even more so. I loved her strength and perseverance after her experience.
I wanted to kick Andreas in the shin a time or four. He may not have known about Magenta's situation, and I understand he was angry about the way everything turned out six years earlier, but dude was cold!
This is a book that I can see myself reaching for in the future just because it had my emotions all over the place. It got me where it hurt and held on for the ride.
Magenta (I kept visualizing Blue's, from Blue's Clues, little friend every time I read this name!)... sorry where was I -
Magenta and Andreas were lovers six years earlier, when she was a teenager. Their relationship did not end well. Now they are back in each other's life but with a few marked differences. Magenta's memory and Andreas' wealth.
Andreas wants revenge on Magenta for breaking his heart and Magenta is terrified to tell him that her 5 year old son is his child.
Magenta's situation was sad and scary. That she survived was a miracle and that she was able to make a complete recovery, even more so. I loved her strength and perseverance after her experience.
I wanted to kick Andreas in the shin a time or four. He may not have known about Magenta's situation, and I understand he was angry about the way everything turned out six years earlier, but dude was cold!
This is a book that I can see myself reaching for in the future just because it had my emotions all over the place. It got me where it hurt and held on for the ride.
November 24, 2013
It was good, I just couldn't really relate to it. I found it a bit too common with other harlequins like it. It didn't have that quality defining moment that changed everything for me.
January 9, 2015
I hated Magenta so much -.-
February 9, 2014
this was nice ! magenta had been a real n ruthless bitch in her teens. she was driven by ambition n a bad childhood. she did pay 4her actions, infact more than she deserved ! as the saying goes, payback is a bitch !! the story was very well done but i thought it lacked drama. it had great potential 4 lots of drama but the author did not explore it. imagine charlotte lamb or lynne graham wid a theme like dat ! der wud have been fireworks!!lol! andreas initially did want revenge n he reveled in the fact dat magenta had so failed in life. form a wannabe glamourous model 2 a penniless waiter ! how the mighty had fallen ! but he was never a bad-ass or mean. he only showed off, yeah life had been good 2 him! he was a nice guy n clearly still loved her, had never fallen out of love wid her. this was sweet.
September 26, 2021
I LOVE the heroine! Such a strong woman.
She made a big mistake at a young age. But I really can understand why she did it.
Then she had a big accident. She really fought hard to survive. It's not common in this kind of books. To see that kind of FIGHT. She's an incredible person, an incredible woman, mother. I just LOVE her.
Andreas in the other hand, I kind of liked him in the end. I can understand why he was such an douche to her BUT man. Please. She was young. And people make mistakes. Hopefully he grew UP.
This book was a really good surprise. it wasn't what I thought I'll read. It was so much better. The heroine is inspiring. Love it!
She made a big mistake at a young age. But I really can understand why she did it.
Then she had a big accident. She really fought hard to survive. It's not common in this kind of books. To see that kind of FIGHT. She's an incredible person, an incredible woman, mother. I just LOVE her.
Andreas in the other hand, I kind of liked him in the end. I can understand why he was such an douche to her BUT man. Please. She was young. And people make mistakes. Hopefully he grew UP.
This book was a really good surprise. it wasn't what I thought I'll read. It was so much better. The heroine is inspiring. Love it!
October 28, 2013
I didn't like the heroine and the choices she made. Ruined the book for me
August 7, 2022
3.5 stars rounded up to 4⭐️ BECAUSE our heroine did what most of our HP heroines would never think of doing, and she ditched the hero for a more lucrative offer. Rarely does a HP heroine give up her true love without there being a reason. It could be a misunderstanding, he was a cheater/semi cheater, she thinks she is dying, or she is being a martyr and protecting the hero from some evil doer(often times her own family). She gave up the poor hero for the chance at becoming a famous model, and then quickly regretted it. HOWEVER, since our heroine did not follow the HP script for heroines she was made to suffer….pregnant and unwilling to abort, she lost her modeling contract THEN she suffered a life threatening medical incident resulting in scars and lost her memory of the hero. So, yeah, if the h doesn’t follow the script then karma is going to get her and get her good!
So the story opens with the H, Andreas(29), walking into the bar that the h, Magenta(25) works in. It has been 6 years, and since she ruthlessly dumped him, he never bothered to try and find her but was aware that she moved in with her “lover” and had a baby. He moved on with his life, became rich, and is now giddy with glee that the h looks to have fallen on hard times. Upon seeing the H, the h instantly starts getting some of her memories back….she knows that this must be the man who is the father of her son. Yet, her memory is very spotty and it is coming through with visions and feelings. He can’t believe she is acting like she doesn’t know him. He gets some digs in. She is a little confused by them as she has no recollection. Well, without delving too much into the plot, she ends up working for him in close quarters. He has some revenge on his mind, but it isn’t one of those convoluted and warped revenge scenarios that we read (and can’t help but love). It was probably more of flaunting his wealth, how he has moved on, and get some sex. He was badly hurt. Here are his words:
‘I’ll admit it started out that way, with me wanting to give you a taste of your own medicine. But revenge is a pretty cold bedfellow, and I don’t want to dwell on the past any more than you do. I made love to you last night because there wasn’t anything in the world I wanted to do more.”
It takes the h most of the book to recover all of her memories. Of course when she finds out what she did, she ends up leaving the H again thinking that he could never really want her, and worse than that he would probably try to take her son away. So as you can see, the H never leaves her. The h is always the one doing the leaving. I am leaving lots and lots of the story out, and there are reviews that will cover the ins and outs. I just want to put a few things out there in case you are worried that this heroine is a POS, because she really isn’t. She made an unwise decision at the age of 19 based on having a disruptive, and abusive upbringing.
OK quick points:
*Celibacy/cheating-The H was probably not celibate during 6 years as he was attractive rich eye candy to any female in his vicinity. However, his past exploits are not explored, but it is doubtful he was a man whore. If anything, the h probably made him wary of women and he focused on becoming successful instead. The h….when she was 19 she did let the man who was going to launch her career kiss her. He actually gave her a hickey when he knew she was going to the hero because he wanted to make sure the hero wouldn’t want her and cost him scoring the h as a client. She has never slept with another man, and to my knowledge she was probably a virgin when she slept with the hero all those years ago(given her mom’s promiscuous history, she wanted no part of casual sex!) In fact, when Andreas does sleep with her again he notes how tight she is and figures it has been a long time.
*Secret Baby reveal; The hero doesn’t find out until chapter 10 that he is a papa(there are 11 chapters and an epilogue). He only finds out, because the heroine had left him while he was on a business trip and shortly after he got back he tracked her down. One of the reasons this is a 3.5 read for me. The h leaving the hero(again) and not telling him he is a father(because now she does know) just doesn’t give me warm fuzzies. IMO the hero never did anything in the story to warrant such shabby treatment. Anything he said or did was usually because of the pain she had inflicted on him.
*HEA believable: I do believe so. The epilogue shows them going on their honeymoon with her already 3 months pregnant. They share a great passion for each other. The H’s love for the heroine was never in doubt for me. The h will be happy, because ultimately she wanted security not a career. She wants the family she didn’t have growing up. (She reconnected with a great aunt when she was pregnant, and it is a shame the great aunt wasn’t able to bring her up as she took up the reigns when the h gave birth to her son). So, she gets security, passion, family, and true love. Plus, she can assist the H with his business ventures as she became very adept at office work. Not to mention their mutual affection for Lord Byron poems!
*Angst level…Ok this is is hard for me to define. This is full of angst. Angst that will please most readers and not have them resort to cookies or rum to power through. HOWEVER, for me it was not that pit in my stomach type of angst. I am starting to believe I only achieve that level of angst if the hero is an unforgivable, jerk of epic proportions. I did not find this hero to be a jerk. Even when he was channeling jerk tendencies, I was like, “ Well, the heroine kind of deserves that!”
So the story opens with the H, Andreas(29), walking into the bar that the h, Magenta(25) works in. It has been 6 years, and since she ruthlessly dumped him, he never bothered to try and find her but was aware that she moved in with her “lover” and had a baby. He moved on with his life, became rich, and is now giddy with glee that the h looks to have fallen on hard times. Upon seeing the H, the h instantly starts getting some of her memories back….she knows that this must be the man who is the father of her son. Yet, her memory is very spotty and it is coming through with visions and feelings. He can’t believe she is acting like she doesn’t know him. He gets some digs in. She is a little confused by them as she has no recollection. Well, without delving too much into the plot, she ends up working for him in close quarters. He has some revenge on his mind, but it isn’t one of those convoluted and warped revenge scenarios that we read (and can’t help but love). It was probably more of flaunting his wealth, how he has moved on, and get some sex. He was badly hurt. Here are his words:
‘I’ll admit it started out that way, with me wanting to give you a taste of your own medicine. But revenge is a pretty cold bedfellow, and I don’t want to dwell on the past any more than you do. I made love to you last night because there wasn’t anything in the world I wanted to do more.”
It takes the h most of the book to recover all of her memories. Of course when she finds out what she did, she ends up leaving the H again thinking that he could never really want her, and worse than that he would probably try to take her son away. So as you can see, the H never leaves her. The h is always the one doing the leaving. I am leaving lots and lots of the story out, and there are reviews that will cover the ins and outs. I just want to put a few things out there in case you are worried that this heroine is a POS, because she really isn’t. She made an unwise decision at the age of 19 based on having a disruptive, and abusive upbringing.
OK quick points:
*Celibacy/cheating-The H was probably not celibate during 6 years as he was attractive rich eye candy to any female in his vicinity. However, his past exploits are not explored, but it is doubtful he was a man whore. If anything, the h probably made him wary of women and he focused on becoming successful instead. The h….when she was 19 she did let the man who was going to launch her career kiss her. He actually gave her a hickey when he knew she was going to the hero because he wanted to make sure the hero wouldn’t want her and cost him scoring the h as a client. She has never slept with another man, and to my knowledge she was probably a virgin when she slept with the hero all those years ago(given her mom’s promiscuous history, she wanted no part of casual sex!) In fact, when Andreas does sleep with her again he notes how tight she is and figures it has been a long time.
*Secret Baby reveal; The hero doesn’t find out until chapter 10 that he is a papa(there are 11 chapters and an epilogue). He only finds out, because the heroine had left him while he was on a business trip and shortly after he got back he tracked her down. One of the reasons this is a 3.5 read for me. The h leaving the hero(again) and not telling him he is a father(because now she does know) just doesn’t give me warm fuzzies. IMO the hero never did anything in the story to warrant such shabby treatment. Anything he said or did was usually because of the pain she had inflicted on him.
*HEA believable: I do believe so. The epilogue shows them going on their honeymoon with her already 3 months pregnant. They share a great passion for each other. The H’s love for the heroine was never in doubt for me. The h will be happy, because ultimately she wanted security not a career. She wants the family she didn’t have growing up. (She reconnected with a great aunt when she was pregnant, and it is a shame the great aunt wasn’t able to bring her up as she took up the reigns when the h gave birth to her son). So, she gets security, passion, family, and true love. Plus, she can assist the H with his business ventures as she became very adept at office work. Not to mention their mutual affection for Lord Byron poems!
*Angst level…Ok this is is hard for me to define. This is full of angst. Angst that will please most readers and not have them resort to cookies or rum to power through. HOWEVER, for me it was not that pit in my stomach type of angst. I am starting to believe I only achieve that level of angst if the hero is an unforgivable, jerk of epic proportions. I did not find this hero to be a jerk. Even when he was channeling jerk tendencies, I was like, “ Well, the heroine kind of deserves that!”
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 28, 2019
Protagonistas: Andreas & Magenta
Profesiones: Empresario & Asistente
Pais: Londres
Profesiones: Empresario & Asistente
Pais: Londres
February 18, 2022
I haven't read any other of Power's Harlequin books, but I appreciated this one.
While at first, I wanted to roll my eyes at the amnesia angle, the author made it quite plausible. This isn't from a bonk on the head; the heroine literally suffered a medical crisis, and had to go through the long process of rehab, and learn how to be a mom. Sure, there are some psychological reasons, as well, but the author made it realistic in that sense, too.
The hero was definitely carrying around some serious baggage from their original breakup, but not without some cause. Once he found out what she had gone through, regardless of her truly calloused and immature behavior six years previously, he did change his perspective of her. And while he was upset at the inevitable child reveal, he reacted in a way that was understandable, but in no way vindictive. I liked that!
All in all, this was a relaxing read -- no evil ex-girlfriends, or boyfriends, and any parental conflicts were in their past. The pacing was nice, and the setting was pleasant, but not of the "owning a tropical island" variety. It all felt pretty believable, for a change. And the fact that the heroine did need a lot of maturing and sort of a life reboot was refreshing from the run of the mill "all some big misunderstanding" trope. I'll have to see if Powers is one of the consistently good Harlequin authors, and read some more of her writing.
While at first, I wanted to roll my eyes at the amnesia angle, the author made it quite plausible. This isn't from a bonk on the head; the heroine literally suffered a medical crisis, and had to go through the long process of rehab, and learn how to be a mom. Sure, there are some psychological reasons, as well, but the author made it realistic in that sense, too.
The hero was definitely carrying around some serious baggage from their original breakup, but not without some cause. Once he found out what she had gone through, regardless of her truly calloused and immature behavior six years previously, he did change his perspective of her. And while he was upset at the inevitable child reveal, he reacted in a way that was understandable, but in no way vindictive. I liked that!
All in all, this was a relaxing read -- no evil ex-girlfriends, or boyfriends, and any parental conflicts were in their past. The pacing was nice, and the setting was pleasant, but not of the "owning a tropical island" variety. It all felt pretty believable, for a change. And the fact that the heroine did need a lot of maturing and sort of a life reboot was refreshing from the run of the mill "all some big misunderstanding" trope. I'll have to see if Powers is one of the consistently good Harlequin authors, and read some more of her writing.
June 20, 2021
Different story line. 3.5
April 11, 2023
Loved looking at both people's points of view and how holding back and not telling each other the truth can hurt both parties
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September 5, 2025
Buena historia
La historia es buena, pero me quede esperando la disculpa de la protagonista, la victima de todo es el y ella es la que toma el papel.
La historia es buena, pero me quede esperando la disculpa de la protagonista, la victima de todo es el y ella es la que toma el papel.
March 21, 2015
Andreas Visconti had worked in his father's restaurant as a young man. His father was probably a better chief than he was a businessman and he and his son argued. They also argued over the girl in Andreas's life, Magenta James. Andreas was in love and wanted to marry her.
Magenta James was a 19 year-old beauty who had an alcoholic mother and no father on her birth certificate. Andreas was her first sexual encounter. Magenta was young and naive about men. Although Andreas was good to her and wanted to marry her she could not see herself working in an Italian restaurant serving tables. Magenta wanted to be rich and famous. Magenta met a man from a top modeling agency who promised her a high profile contract. When Magenta told Andreas that she was leaving with this agency man, Andreas assumed the relationship was sexual and Magenta just let him believe that.
Badly hurt, Andreas went to America and ended up a wealthy man with many properties. He became hard and cynical about women. Andreas returned to England with his company's expansion and saw Magenta working in a bar. He had to talk with her even if it was just to rub it in that he was successful now. Magenta did remember him and he thought she was acting. His anger was out of control.
Life had not gone well for Magenta. She found herself pregnant with Andreas's baby before her modeling career ever began. The man that had got her the contract made it plain. Get rid of the baby or get out of the business. Magenta refused to abort Andreas's child so she left and went home to her mom who had now moved into a one bedroom flat not really having room for her.
Magenta had a stroke and went into a coma . Her great aunt agreed to help as her mother could not. The pregnancy was spent in a coma with a respirator. When Magenta came out of the coma her son was two months old. Magenta spent years learning to walk, to talk, to use a knife and fork to feed herself and exceeded all expectations by caring for her son and returning to school for office skills.
Full of hope for her and her son, Magenta applied for a job for a PA in an expanding company. Yes, Andreas's company. Barging in at the last minute, Andreas gave the job to someone else but asked Magenta to come with him to talk about another job offer.
This job was a temporary PA for himself at his home. He knew she had a son but the boy belonged to the man that Magenta ran off with. Andreas wanted to humiliate her as he had been humiliated. Being with Andreas began to bring back her memory of them and the pain and the irony of the situation was almost more than she could bear.
Magenta James was a 19 year-old beauty who had an alcoholic mother and no father on her birth certificate. Andreas was her first sexual encounter. Magenta was young and naive about men. Although Andreas was good to her and wanted to marry her she could not see herself working in an Italian restaurant serving tables. Magenta wanted to be rich and famous. Magenta met a man from a top modeling agency who promised her a high profile contract. When Magenta told Andreas that she was leaving with this agency man, Andreas assumed the relationship was sexual and Magenta just let him believe that.
Badly hurt, Andreas went to America and ended up a wealthy man with many properties. He became hard and cynical about women. Andreas returned to England with his company's expansion and saw Magenta working in a bar. He had to talk with her even if it was just to rub it in that he was successful now. Magenta did remember him and he thought she was acting. His anger was out of control.
Life had not gone well for Magenta. She found herself pregnant with Andreas's baby before her modeling career ever began. The man that had got her the contract made it plain. Get rid of the baby or get out of the business. Magenta refused to abort Andreas's child so she left and went home to her mom who had now moved into a one bedroom flat not really having room for her.
Magenta had a stroke and went into a coma . Her great aunt agreed to help as her mother could not. The pregnancy was spent in a coma with a respirator. When Magenta came out of the coma her son was two months old. Magenta spent years learning to walk, to talk, to use a knife and fork to feed herself and exceeded all expectations by caring for her son and returning to school for office skills.
Full of hope for her and her son, Magenta applied for a job for a PA in an expanding company. Yes, Andreas's company. Barging in at the last minute, Andreas gave the job to someone else but asked Magenta to come with him to talk about another job offer.
This job was a temporary PA for himself at his home. He knew she had a son but the boy belonged to the man that Magenta ran off with. Andreas wanted to humiliate her as he had been humiliated. Being with Andreas began to bring back her memory of them and the pain and the irony of the situation was almost more than she could bear.
April 3, 2015
2.7-3.1 Stars. Public Library 4/2/15. I liked the story but it didn't go the way I wanted. Six years ago Magi had a traumatic brain injury that has left her memory with gaps in it. Working several jobs just to make ends meet for herself and her son she is startled one night when she meets a good looking wealthy man who seems to know her intimately. She knows instantly that this man is the father of her child (which he doesn't know about) but can't remember anything about how their relationship ended. The more they spend time together the more she remembers... but she can't remember why he despises her the way he does. Emotionally I would've liked more between them as they patched up their relationship and I wanted him to be more to blame for the past but it was still a good ending. He wasn't very nice for most of the book but she behaved pretty badly in their past. I'm not sure the two balance each other out but it wasn't a sticking point for me either. I don't normally appreciate jumping between the past and present but the author made the memory flashes work nicely with the story.
December 5, 2013
I kind of half-liked this story and half-didn't like it. I really liked the character of Magenta and I thought she was really well-written and her background was dealt with well, including the issue of her amnesia. However, I have a thing about heroes who mess with people's lives just to get revenge, and so from the start, I really didn't like Andreas. I thought he was unnecessarily cruel (he even admits as such to himself) and he deliberately stops Magenta from getting the job she'd been offered just to show her that he has power of her future. It isn't a kind move and it set him up so I then didn't like him as a romantic hero.
2 stars for a decent plot and heroine, but a cruel and unsympathetic hero.
2 stars for a decent plot and heroine, but a cruel and unsympathetic hero.
April 1, 2014
This book was good, but not great and I did finish it. Magenta our heroine, if you can get over that ugly name was in my opinion a hot mess. She was all over the place, she was good, she was bad, she was heartless, etc… I never liked her and never warmed up to her character. Andreas was too nice, too in love, and too fine a person for a jackass like Magenta. I really tried to like her but I just couldn’t do it. I give this book three stars only because I finished it and didn’t fling my kindle across the room.
November 19, 2014
No llegué a entender porqué ella lo dejó por su carrera de modelaje, eso me chocó.
El hecho de que se haya ido a vivir con el manager, todo para evitar a su madre, el tener al bebé y creerle a ella que había estado con montones de hombres... y a eso sumemos la amnesia.
Que la familia de él la odiase y que él se pelease con el papá que desencadenó en su muerte... no sé, algunas cosas no me cerraron. Más que nada el hecho de que realmente el hijo ni aparece casi y el héroe apenas se molesta de que le haya ocultado su existencia por años.
El hecho de que se haya ido a vivir con el manager, todo para evitar a su madre, el tener al bebé y creerle a ella que había estado con montones de hombres... y a eso sumemos la amnesia.
Que la familia de él la odiase y que él se pelease con el papá que desencadenó en su muerte... no sé, algunas cosas no me cerraron. Más que nada el hecho de que realmente el hijo ni aparece casi y el héroe apenas se molesta de que le haya ocultado su existencia por años.
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February 19, 2018
At her new job interview, single mom Magenta James feels like her life is finally back on track after suffering from amnesia. Until she meets Andreas Visconti's familiar sapphire gaze across the desk….
She just knows the Italian CEO is the father of her child, but when she doesn't get the job, it's clear they parted on bad terms. Then he offers her a new role…as his very personal assistant.
Now Magenta will have to rearrange the scattered puzzle of her memory in order to make sense of the sensual tension that burns between them
She just knows the Italian CEO is the father of her child, but when she doesn't get the job, it's clear they parted on bad terms. Then he offers her a new role…as his very personal assistant.
Now Magenta will have to rearrange the scattered puzzle of her memory in order to make sense of the sensual tension that burns between them
October 14, 2013
In Visconti’s Forgotten Heir by Elizabeth Power, The moment Magenta lays her sight on Andreas Visconti , she realizes he is the father of her son but the only problem is that she doesn’t remember anything about him because of her amnesia caused by a brain haemorrhage when she was pregnantRead More
November 6, 2014
The better of the book: Nikos Demakis. Though Magenta changes positively her behavior, is yet difficult to me change the opinion to her. C'mon, she was a real bitch in the past. And it's inevitable not to think that, if they had not given "X" miraculous circumstances, I'm think than she had been a harlot.
November 18, 2013
I adore amnesia plots, and this one really hit the spot for me.
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March 9, 2014"Power's second-chance romance, with its amnesia-fueled storyline, packs a sensual punch." RT Book Reviews
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