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The Billionaire's Legacy #4
The Return of the Di Sione Wife
"I'll have the earrings now. Or are there more hoops to jump through?"
Dario Di Sione should be feeling triumphant—he's about to fulfill his grandfather's wish and retrieve the precious earrings, but all he feels is fury. The beautiful lawyer handling the sale is the woman who betrayed him six years ago…his wife!
Discovering Anais has kept their child a secret makes Dario determined to be the father he never had. But Anais's return to his side casts a new light on past events, and now it's not just the child he wants to claim!
Dario Di Sione should be feeling triumphant—he's about to fulfill his grandfather's wish and retrieve the precious earrings, but all he feels is fury. The beautiful lawyer handling the sale is the woman who betrayed him six years ago…his wife!
Discovering Anais has kept their child a secret makes Dario determined to be the father he never had. But Anais's return to his side casts a new light on past events, and now it's not just the child he wants to claim!
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 2016
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About the author
Caitlin Crews
1,117 books598 followersCaitlin Crews discovered her first romance novel at the age of twelve, in a bargain bin at the local five and dime. It involved swashbuckling pirates, grand adventures, a heroine with rustling skirts and a mind of her own, and a seriously mouthwatering and masterful hero. The book (the title of which remains lost in the mists of time) made a serious impression. Caitlin was immediately smitten with romances and romance heroes, to the detriment of her middle school social life. And so began her life-long love affair with romance novels, many of which she insists on keeping near her at all times, thus creating a fire hazard of love wherever she lives.
Caitlin has made her home in places as far-flung as York, England and Atlanta, Georgia. She was raised near New York City, and fell in love with London on her first visit when she was a teenager. She has backpacked in Zimbabwe, been on safari in Botswana, and visited tiny villages in Namibia. She has, while visiting the place in question, declared her intention to live in Prague, Dublin, Paris, Athens, Nice, the Greek Islands, Rome, Venice, and/or any of the Hawaiian islands. Writing about exotic places seems like the next best thing to actually moving there.
She currently lives in Oregon with her animator/comic book artist husband and their menagerie of ridiculous animals.
Caitlin has made her home in places as far-flung as York, England and Atlanta, Georgia. She was raised near New York City, and fell in love with London on her first visit when she was a teenager. She has backpacked in Zimbabwe, been on safari in Botswana, and visited tiny villages in Namibia. She has, while visiting the place in question, declared her intention to live in Prague, Dublin, Paris, Athens, Nice, the Greek Islands, Rome, Venice, and/or any of the Hawaiian islands. Writing about exotic places seems like the next best thing to actually moving there.
She currently lives in Oregon with her animator/comic book artist husband and their menagerie of ridiculous animals.
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February 6, 2021
4.5 stars rounded up to 5 because this author pulled off an HEA for these two that I never thought possible.
A few things upfront - the H/h have been apart for six years. The hero thought the heroine was having an affair with his twin brother based on the fact that his brother was walking out of their bedroom buttoning up a shirt (heroine was in the living room). From that one incident, the hero cut off all contact with his twin and his wife.
Heroine tried all sorts of ways to contact him about his secret baby, and then gave up trying after a year.
Heroine is a lawyer in Hawaii and hero is a billionaire in NYC.
They met again when the hero picks up one of his Grandfather'sHorcruxes "Lost Mistresses" with the heroine in the meeting acting as the seller's lawyer. Hero is surprised to see the heroine. Heroine has braced to see the hero because she knew who the buyer was.
Okay - now the rest of the story. Hero is cruel to the heroine, but heroine stands her ground and blurts out that he has a son. This is her first opportunity and she knows she has to do this.
I was really impressed by the strong heroine playing dirty and the depths the hero descended before finally finding his humanity. This is not a story for everyone because these are some seriously warped people who were raised by warped parents. (Heroine had a tough backstory as well) But they manage to find their HEA.
Caitlin Crews kept the forward motion going - the narrative wasn't bogged down with endless interior thoughts.
A few things upfront - the H/h have been apart for six years. The hero thought the heroine was having an affair with his twin brother based on the fact that his brother was walking out of their bedroom buttoning up a shirt (heroine was in the living room). From that one incident, the hero cut off all contact with his twin and his wife.
Heroine tried all sorts of ways to contact him about his secret baby, and then gave up trying after a year.
Heroine is a lawyer in Hawaii and hero is a billionaire in NYC.
They met again when the hero picks up one of his Grandfather's
Okay - now the rest of the story. Hero is cruel to the heroine, but heroine stands her ground and blurts out that he has a son. This is her first opportunity and she knows she has to do this.
I was really impressed by the strong heroine playing dirty and the depths the hero descended before finally finding his humanity. This is not a story for everyone because these are some seriously warped people who were raised by warped parents. (Heroine had a tough backstory as well) But they manage to find their HEA.
Caitlin Crews kept the forward motion going - the narrative wasn't bogged down with endless interior thoughts.
January 31, 2018
The snark in this … is scintillating. Forget the fact that I want to disembowl the hero, or as in Castle Strahd: stake, behead then burn.
The Di Sione saga where Dario kicks out his wife because he thinks she slept with his twin brother Dante. It’s six years later and D picks up the earrings his grandfather wants. Anais, the h, finally has a chance to tell him about their son. He pouts because she didn’t try hard enough to tell him about his son forgetting that he refused her calls, emails, locked her out of the penthouse and called the cops on her. He’s very thorough. He has blocked all contact with his twin who makes. No effort to straighten out the story.
This is where he goes from bad hero to potential FBI suspect SPOILERS!!!!
He seduces the heroine in a very spicy sex scene. When she wakes up her son is gone, but the H considerately left divorce papers in his place. He’s taken the 5 yo son from his home in Hawaii to New York. Harley laws at work he as he isn’t on the birth certificate and has never met his son but the school let’s him go anyway.
This is where it goes from ho hum 3 stars to epic. The h decides to use tycoon tropes to her advantage. She calls the tabloids and drags his sorry ass through the mud. He left me year’s ago to make his fortune, and now he’s stolen my baby, cries abandoned Anais. She keeps up the fight, but as stated before the H is nothing if not thorough and cruel. He refuses her access to her little boy until he gets sick. Damian is a keeper, fictionally at least. He puts his father and the nanny through the wringer with devil spawn antics and it’s hysterical. He’s the best character in the book, and I would have loved to read more about him.
The warring comes to a lull and the H and h live together relatively amicably to give Damian some semblance of normalcy. Doesn’t last long. The h caves then leaves for Hawaii after a passionate interlude.
The twins FINALLY get together and big points off to his equally jerk of a twin for not trying to rectify the issue. Of course the twin and the h never had sex. In fact the twin disliked the h because she came first with the H and he was jealous.
The H flies to Hawaii to do some low level groveling and the h takes him where it slinks back down to 3 stars. There is more but you know the drill.
Four stars for the snark, the h’s creative response, short-term spine of steel, some great dialogue and the wonderful minor character of Damian, but points off for a hero who did not redeem himself for me at least.
The Di Sione saga where Dario kicks out his wife because he thinks she slept with his twin brother Dante. It’s six years later and D picks up the earrings his grandfather wants. Anais, the h, finally has a chance to tell him about their son. He pouts because she didn’t try hard enough to tell him about his son forgetting that he refused her calls, emails, locked her out of the penthouse and called the cops on her. He’s very thorough. He has blocked all contact with his twin who makes. No effort to straighten out the story.
This is where he goes from bad hero to potential FBI suspect SPOILERS!!!!
He seduces the heroine in a very spicy sex scene. When she wakes up her son is gone, but the H considerately left divorce papers in his place. He’s taken the 5 yo son from his home in Hawaii to New York. Harley laws at work he as he isn’t on the birth certificate and has never met his son but the school let’s him go anyway.
This is where it goes from ho hum 3 stars to epic. The h decides to use tycoon tropes to her advantage. She calls the tabloids and drags his sorry ass through the mud. He left me year’s ago to make his fortune, and now he’s stolen my baby, cries abandoned Anais. She keeps up the fight, but as stated before the H is nothing if not thorough and cruel. He refuses her access to her little boy until he gets sick. Damian is a keeper, fictionally at least. He puts his father and the nanny through the wringer with devil spawn antics and it’s hysterical. He’s the best character in the book, and I would have loved to read more about him.
The warring comes to a lull and the H and h live together relatively amicably to give Damian some semblance of normalcy. Doesn’t last long. The h caves then leaves for Hawaii after a passionate interlude.
The twins FINALLY get together and big points off to his equally jerk of a twin for not trying to rectify the issue. Of course the twin and the h never had sex. In fact the twin disliked the h because she came first with the H and he was jealous.
The H flies to Hawaii to do some low level groveling and the h takes him where it slinks back down to 3 stars. There is more but you know the drill.
Four stars for the snark, the h’s creative response, short-term spine of steel, some great dialogue and the wonderful minor character of Damian, but points off for a hero who did not redeem himself for me at least.
February 7, 2018
I just read this again for the second time and it was just as good. I still cried and got mad at him and everything. And he was celibate as was she. I loved the epilogue.
Beautiful angst filled story (Spoilers below)
There were times in this book I cried, times I laughed, and times I felt the pain of the h. Such power in a novel with less than 200 pages. I am in awe of Caitlin Crews and her ability to pen such a thing. The H was cruel and hateful and yet I felt his pain. But his actions at times were unconscionable and very hard to read. You felt his hatred for the h and the lie he believed in for six long years. It consumed him. The worst part was he created that pain all by himself. He cut pretty much everyone out of his world and buried himself in work. When his Grandfather set him out on his quest he was actually making him face his fears. And that came in the face of his estranged wife. And his secret son. People hate that and in her defense she tried to contact him, wrote him letters, tested, etc but he blocked her. She could have done more maybe but rejection is painful and she lost hope. Now six years later he is back and his revenge is brutal. I hated him. But I am not going to rehash the book but honestly you must read it. It is a great journey and the HEA is delicious. Due in most part to the strongest h I have ever read about! She was amazing and she fought back courageously. I love this series but this to me was the best book so far. It will be a keeper.
Beautiful angst filled story (Spoilers below)
There were times in this book I cried, times I laughed, and times I felt the pain of the h. Such power in a novel with less than 200 pages. I am in awe of Caitlin Crews and her ability to pen such a thing. The H was cruel and hateful and yet I felt his pain. But his actions at times were unconscionable and very hard to read. You felt his hatred for the h and the lie he believed in for six long years. It consumed him. The worst part was he created that pain all by himself. He cut pretty much everyone out of his world and buried himself in work. When his Grandfather set him out on his quest he was actually making him face his fears. And that came in the face of his estranged wife. And his secret son. People hate that and in her defense she tried to contact him, wrote him letters, tested, etc but he blocked her. She could have done more maybe but rejection is painful and she lost hope. Now six years later he is back and his revenge is brutal. I hated him. But I am not going to rehash the book but honestly you must read it. It is a great journey and the HEA is delicious. Due in most part to the strongest h I have ever read about! She was amazing and she fought back courageously. I love this series but this to me was the best book so far. It will be a keeper.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 29, 2018
StMargarets, thank you for your wonderful review that led me to this book.Simply put,I enjoyed it and was exactly what I was looking for in my read tonight.This was an angst read about 2 emotionally damaged people who came together and were torn apart because the hero was too pig headed to even listen or learn the truth the night he came home and found his twin comming out of his room in the act of changing his shirt .He thought that they were having an affair and he bolted refusing any further communications from either.
Six years pass and they meet up again in Maui where he went to retrieve a priceless pair of earings for his old Grandfather.Who does he meet but his estranged wife who is handling the transaction as the lawyer for the seller.They have it out and she soon tells him that he has a son.
This hero came off as quite the jerk and I really couldn't stand him,but he won me over by book's end.The heroine was a tiger in regards to her son.The son in question is not the typical Harley moppet,he was a hell on wheels 5 year old who kept the hero and Nanny on their toes.He quite stole the book a few times :)
Wow what an emotionally intense read,recommend this one.I must say that the past few books by this author have really been good and the overabundance of the excessive inner monologues were not present.
Six years pass and they meet up again in Maui where he went to retrieve a priceless pair of earings for his old Grandfather.Who does he meet but his estranged wife who is handling the transaction as the lawyer for the seller.They have it out and she soon tells him that he has a son.
This hero came off as quite the jerk and I really couldn't stand him,but he won me over by book's end.The heroine was a tiger in regards to her son.The son in question is not the typical Harley moppet,he was a hell on wheels 5 year old who kept the hero and Nanny on their toes.He quite stole the book a few times :)
Wow what an emotionally intense read,recommend this one.I must say that the past few books by this author have really been good and the overabundance of the excessive inner monologues were not present.
September 20, 2018
***2.00 Disgusting Hero Stars***
In this book we have Dario Di Sione, extremely wealthy businessman, Anais Di Sione, an attorney, and a five-year-old son that Dario knows nothing about. When he returned from work one day his twin brother was coming out of Dario's and Anais's bedroom putting on a shirt. It was nothing like what he thought. Anais was standing in the hallway. Dario immediately believes the worst in both and kicks them out. Bans them from coming anywhere near him and has given orders to have her arrested if she enters any of his businesses. Anais tried to contact him every way possible for a year but he blocks her every attempt and she finally and heart-brokenly gives up. He is an a$$ and throughout much of the story I felt certain he was mentally ill...still do actually. Not only was he such a cruel monster but he was also on the creepy side and at times I struggled to stay with the story because he angered me so much.
He stooped so low as to seduce Anais one evening...to occupy her mind...then left before she woke and went to the school kidnapping their son, telling her she could have him back in five years because then they would be even. Throughout the rest of the story he tells whoever will listen that she kept him hidden and a secret for five years when quite the opposite was true. She did everything in her power to get the info to him, even parking outside his work and leaving notes on his car which he would immediately dispose of. But somehow it is all the heroine's fault. (Like I said...mentally unstable/disturbed.) He could not reason any true factual information and relied on what he 'thought-up in his mind' as fact. He was wrong on every disturbing issue.
He took the child over state lines and across the ocean without permission and it scared Anais to death. It was all very strange. I also feel quite certain it could have all been resolved in a court of law. He kidnapped the child he did not know about because for years he refused to take her calls or read her notes as she desperately tried to inform him of her pregnancy and then the child. There should have been no hesitancy in law enforcement retrieving the kidnapped child. Had it been me, I would have contacted a lawyer early on and had him/her make sure the hero knew what was what, knew about his upcoming child. He probably wouldn't believe it was his and would blame his brother. I despised him and he was a cruel monster.
Actually, it was a troubling story and I did get concerned a few times that he was going to turn violent.
I really can't rationalize recommending this book.
In this book we have Dario Di Sione, extremely wealthy businessman, Anais Di Sione, an attorney, and a five-year-old son that Dario knows nothing about. When he returned from work one day his twin brother was coming out of Dario's and Anais's bedroom putting on a shirt. It was nothing like what he thought. Anais was standing in the hallway. Dario immediately believes the worst in both and kicks them out. Bans them from coming anywhere near him and has given orders to have her arrested if she enters any of his businesses. Anais tried to contact him every way possible for a year but he blocks her every attempt and she finally and heart-brokenly gives up. He is an a$$ and throughout much of the story I felt certain he was mentally ill...still do actually. Not only was he such a cruel monster but he was also on the creepy side and at times I struggled to stay with the story because he angered me so much.
He stooped so low as to seduce Anais one evening...to occupy her mind...then left before she woke and went to the school kidnapping their son, telling her she could have him back in five years because then they would be even. Throughout the rest of the story he tells whoever will listen that she kept him hidden and a secret for five years when quite the opposite was true. She did everything in her power to get the info to him, even parking outside his work and leaving notes on his car which he would immediately dispose of. But somehow it is all the heroine's fault. (Like I said...mentally unstable/disturbed.) He could not reason any true factual information and relied on what he 'thought-up in his mind' as fact. He was wrong on every disturbing issue.
He took the child over state lines and across the ocean without permission and it scared Anais to death. It was all very strange. I also feel quite certain it could have all been resolved in a court of law. He kidnapped the child he did not know about because for years he refused to take her calls or read her notes as she desperately tried to inform him of her pregnancy and then the child. There should have been no hesitancy in law enforcement retrieving the kidnapped child. Had it been me, I would have contacted a lawyer early on and had him/her make sure the hero knew what was what, knew about his upcoming child. He probably wouldn't believe it was his and would blame his brother. I despised him and he was a cruel monster.
Actually, it was a troubling story and I did get concerned a few times that he was going to turn violent.
I really can't rationalize recommending this book.
May 4, 2022
Worst hero in a long time.
He and the heroine were married when he came home and found his twin coming out of his bedroom while buttoning a shirt.
So he decided it was proof enough that his wife was cheating on him with his identical twin.
Kinky!
The heroine actually hated his twin, who was jealous of her and of course she didn't cheat, even because she was dressed and not in the bedroom with him, he was changing his shirt because he had been under the rain (or something similar), but he didn't deny hero's accusation.
So for five years the hero broke any contact with his wife, who, by the way, was pregnant and had his child.
He accidentally meets her again and finds out he has a son. And he can't prove the child is his since he and his twin have the same DNA. Though!
He plans his revenge in CC's style, that is:
Vengeance is miiiiiiiiine!
(Excess and evil laughs)
I will never forgive you!
(even if the poor heroine tried in any way to get in touch with him but the a**hole blocked any way she had to reach him, so she eventually she gave up.
I will make you pay.
(if the heroine was equally vengeaful she should have to rip off all his nails, hands and feet, then cut all his fingers with a small cutter, then peel him and dip him into boiling oil)
So he decides he will seduce her then kidnap his child and keep him for five years.
He seduces her, and I really couldn't understand how the heroine allowed such a thing after the way he behaved.
Then he kidnaps his child.
But he didn't count the child's reaction.
The child obviously has taken after his father as far as his character is concerned.
He's a nasty child with stubborn tendencies, and he doesn't accept the excuses his father makes up for his mother's absence.
So he throws tantrums, break things, cries, refuses to eat, grows a fever and does his best to scare the s**t of his father and his nanny until they give up and call the heroine. Please come and get the Satan's son!
The heroine meanwhile didn't waste time: she calls the press and tells everyone what monster is the hero (who's a billionaire, renowed in all the world), how he left her and then how he kidnapped an innocent boy he refused to recognize as his son.
She's not afraid, because she knows the hero and she knows he wouldn't hurt his son (I wouldn't be so sure, the man is a psychopath and needs hospitalization, and I would like to perform several ECT on him myself. For free.)
Then he calls her because his son is having convulsions and they go all together, as if nothing really happened, to his grandfather's birthday.
W.T.F.????????
In the end the hero's doppleganger admits he never made the heroine and he was only jealous.
So the hero goes back to her and all is well.
Nope, sorry, this man was sick.
And the heroine should have never taken him back. He was not good for her and for their child.
And if you expect a good grovel, you have to know that CC doesn't know the meaning of the word.
Never in one of her books a hero has groveled. And she has some of the worst heroes I've ever met- ever! (read:Unwrapping the castelli secret)
So, this would have been a 2 stars but:
-the heroine was a succesful lawyer, so no PA or typist here.
-The heroine called the press and made the hero look like a madman when he kidnapped his child
- the hero was celibate, not because he loved the heroine but because he is basically sick in his head.
-the child was scary and lovely. Luckily not the usual too good to be true, too mature for his age child you often find in hp, he was a child with a temper, stubborn, very vivacious and not at all happy to be with a stranger who said he was his father and very scared to be separated from the only parent he had. I loved how he messed the hero's life.
But.
-I really didn't feel any love for the heroine on his part, and he didn't really behave like a sane man so I don't think they could even be happy.
Anyway, the story was interesting even if in the usual histrionic and excessive CC's way.
He and the heroine were married when he came home and found his twin coming out of his bedroom while buttoning a shirt.
So he decided it was proof enough that his wife was cheating on him with his identical twin.
Kinky!
The heroine actually hated his twin, who was jealous of her and of course she didn't cheat, even because she was dressed and not in the bedroom with him, he was changing his shirt because he had been under the rain (or something similar), but he didn't deny hero's accusation.
So for five years the hero broke any contact with his wife, who, by the way, was pregnant and had his child.
He accidentally meets her again and finds out he has a son. And he can't prove the child is his since he and his twin have the same DNA. Though!
He plans his revenge in CC's style, that is:
Vengeance is miiiiiiiiine!
(Excess and evil laughs)
I will never forgive you!
(even if the poor heroine tried in any way to get in touch with him but the a**hole blocked any way she had to reach him, so she eventually she gave up.
I will make you pay.
(if the heroine was equally vengeaful she should have to rip off all his nails, hands and feet, then cut all his fingers with a small cutter, then peel him and dip him into boiling oil)
So he decides he will seduce her then kidnap his child and keep him for five years.
He seduces her, and I really couldn't understand how the heroine allowed such a thing after the way he behaved.
Then he kidnaps his child.
But he didn't count the child's reaction.
The child obviously has taken after his father as far as his character is concerned.
He's a nasty child with stubborn tendencies, and he doesn't accept the excuses his father makes up for his mother's absence.
So he throws tantrums, break things, cries, refuses to eat, grows a fever and does his best to scare the s**t of his father and his nanny until they give up and call the heroine. Please come and get the Satan's son!
The heroine meanwhile didn't waste time: she calls the press and tells everyone what monster is the hero (who's a billionaire, renowed in all the world), how he left her and then how he kidnapped an innocent boy he refused to recognize as his son.
She's not afraid, because she knows the hero and she knows he wouldn't hurt his son (I wouldn't be so sure, the man is a psychopath and needs hospitalization, and I would like to perform several ECT on him myself. For free.)
Then he calls her because his son is having convulsions and they go all together, as if nothing really happened, to his grandfather's birthday.
W.T.F.????????
In the end the hero's doppleganger admits he never made the heroine and he was only jealous.
So the hero goes back to her and all is well.
Nope, sorry, this man was sick.
And the heroine should have never taken him back. He was not good for her and for their child.
And if you expect a good grovel, you have to know that CC doesn't know the meaning of the word.
Never in one of her books a hero has groveled. And she has some of the worst heroes I've ever met- ever! (read:Unwrapping the castelli secret)
So, this would have been a 2 stars but:
-the heroine was a succesful lawyer, so no PA or typist here.
-The heroine called the press and made the hero look like a madman when he kidnapped his child
- the hero was celibate, not because he loved the heroine but because he is basically sick in his head.
-the child was scary and lovely. Luckily not the usual too good to be true, too mature for his age child you often find in hp, he was a child with a temper, stubborn, very vivacious and not at all happy to be with a stranger who said he was his father and very scared to be separated from the only parent he had. I loved how he messed the hero's life.
But.
-I really didn't feel any love for the heroine on his part, and he didn't really behave like a sane man so I don't think they could even be happy.
Anyway, the story was interesting even if in the usual histrionic and excessive CC's way.
February 4, 2021
3✨
It was okayy, but I have to admit that I cried reading this one
It was okayy, but I have to admit that I cried reading this one
July 1, 2021
For once you have a very strong woman *and* a "demon" child, along with a so-called H who really has to work for his HEA. Of course the h doesn't give him any leeway and stands firm against his actions.
While this had a *lot* of strong emotions, I thought the author handled the issues very well. Both Anais and Dario had horrible childhoods and that impacted how they treated each other and how each reacted when the "betrayal" happened. I loved that the child, Damian, wasn't portrayed as being the typical "sweet, innocent" child who usually appears in the plot as an "awwww!" device, but I also loved that Anais kept the father's picture by Damian's bedside:
“His best friend is a little girl named Olina,” Anais said eventually, her voice sounding scratchy. She was propped up on an elbow next to Damian in the bed, her attention on him as he slept fitfully beside her. “Her father is a fireman on the island, which the kids agreed was very impressive and heroic. Olina told Damian that when she gets scared, her father promised her he’d always be there to fight the monsters or chase away the bad dreams. That she could just call out and he’d come. That was what fathers did, he told her. That was what they were for.” Anais shifted then, her dark gaze finding Dario’s in the dim light, and he felt everything inside of him go still. “Damian asked me how he could call out for his father when he didn’t know where you were.” Dario was stricken, held fast in some awful grip that he thought might crush him to dust where he sat—but he couldn’t bring himself to look away from Anais. Not even to blink. “I told him that you knew where he was and that all he needed was the reminder of you to fight off the bad dreams and bad things that sometimes turn up in a little boy’s closet.” She didn’t drop her gaze. “I said you were magic. That all fathers were, but especially you.” “Anais.” But she didn’t seem to hear him. “So together we picked out a picture of you from the photo album I have from our wedding day, and then we went to the store and found a frame he liked. He wanted double protection, just to be sure. So it’s a Batman frame with you in it looking very magical and fierce and capable. It sits by his bed, and sometimes I catch him talking to it like you’re real. To him, you always have been.” Dario couldn’t speak.
While this had a *lot* of strong emotions, I thought the author handled the issues very well. Both Anais and Dario had horrible childhoods and that impacted how they treated each other and how each reacted when the "betrayal" happened. I loved that the child, Damian, wasn't portrayed as being the typical "sweet, innocent" child who usually appears in the plot as an "awwww!" device, but I also loved that Anais kept the father's picture by Damian's bedside:
“His best friend is a little girl named Olina,” Anais said eventually, her voice sounding scratchy. She was propped up on an elbow next to Damian in the bed, her attention on him as he slept fitfully beside her. “Her father is a fireman on the island, which the kids agreed was very impressive and heroic. Olina told Damian that when she gets scared, her father promised her he’d always be there to fight the monsters or chase away the bad dreams. That she could just call out and he’d come. That was what fathers did, he told her. That was what they were for.” Anais shifted then, her dark gaze finding Dario’s in the dim light, and he felt everything inside of him go still. “Damian asked me how he could call out for his father when he didn’t know where you were.” Dario was stricken, held fast in some awful grip that he thought might crush him to dust where he sat—but he couldn’t bring himself to look away from Anais. Not even to blink. “I told him that you knew where he was and that all he needed was the reminder of you to fight off the bad dreams and bad things that sometimes turn up in a little boy’s closet.” She didn’t drop her gaze. “I said you were magic. That all fathers were, but especially you.” “Anais.” But she didn’t seem to hear him. “So together we picked out a picture of you from the photo album I have from our wedding day, and then we went to the store and found a frame he liked. He wanted double protection, just to be sure. So it’s a Batman frame with you in it looking very magical and fierce and capable. It sits by his bed, and sometimes I catch him talking to it like you’re real. To him, you always have been.” Dario couldn’t speak.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 10, 2016
I got to read this book as I edit the Dutch translation. My biggest problem was that the hero kidnapped the 5 year old of the heroine as an act of revenge. Well as I am a mother myself, I could not overcome this act. After that I could not emotionally relate to neither the hero nor the heroine who first gets back at him and then gets back to him. Both committed acts of revenge so in the end they both deserved each other I guess
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 18, 2016
I wanted to love The Return of the Di Sione Wife. It had tropes I like...secret baby, second chance at love and celibate heroine during seperation. Unfortunately the clinical cold writing style had me not connecting with the romance.
October 4, 2016
A heart-stoppingly emotional story where you're grabbed tightly and twisted and turned inside-out by the figurative emotional roller coaster in this story. And just when you feel your eye's pricking with tears or your heart stops and bottoms out because you can FEEL what you're reading, wait... there's more!
Dario is the Di Sione sent on a mission and this time it's for earrings. The pick up goes surprisingly well compared to some of the other installments but it is the pickup that is the catalyst for the incredible ride I was taken on where I (pardon the cliche) could.not.put.down the book, regardless of the time it was! I was truely wrapped up in Dante and Anais's reunion. As the title suggests the two parties are married but it's Anais's news that stuns Dario and infuriates him even more than he felt when he discovered his twin Dante and Anais walk out of his bedroom 6 years earlier. He walked out and never looked back!
I give this story 5 stars because not only did it captivate me from the very start to the very very last page, but also because of the unique circumstances Anais and Dario take and make. I don't want to explain because it'd be a spoiler but I liked what Dario did, I'm not sure I've read such a plot twist before and as a reader I was sitting there going Woah, what is he DOING? And then with Anais's response, boy was I in tears of laughter and sometimes actually found myself questioning how could she be doing this? And I loved the way it was explained why Anais was ok with doing what she did. I loved the little twist of how Damien knew who his Dad was; just all of this mixed with how it made me feel - I feel no doubt that I can award this wonderful, wonderful story 5 stars.
This will be re-read and is an incredible addition to the Di Sione's stories and I have to say, I'm looking forward to reading Dante's story.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishers for the opportunity to read and give my honest opinion.
Dario is the Di Sione sent on a mission and this time it's for earrings. The pick up goes surprisingly well compared to some of the other installments but it is the pickup that is the catalyst for the incredible ride I was taken on where I (pardon the cliche) could.not.put.down the book, regardless of the time it was! I was truely wrapped up in Dante and Anais's reunion. As the title suggests the two parties are married but it's Anais's news that stuns Dario and infuriates him even more than he felt when he discovered his twin Dante and Anais walk out of his bedroom 6 years earlier. He walked out and never looked back!
I give this story 5 stars because not only did it captivate me from the very start to the very very last page, but also because of the unique circumstances Anais and Dario take and make. I don't want to explain because it'd be a spoiler but I liked what Dario did, I'm not sure I've read such a plot twist before and as a reader I was sitting there going Woah, what is he DOING? And then with Anais's response, boy was I in tears of laughter and sometimes actually found myself questioning how could she be doing this? And I loved the way it was explained why Anais was ok with doing what she did. I loved the little twist of how Damien knew who his Dad was; just all of this mixed with how it made me feel - I feel no doubt that I can award this wonderful, wonderful story 5 stars.
This will be re-read and is an incredible addition to the Di Sione's stories and I have to say, I'm looking forward to reading Dante's story.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishers for the opportunity to read and give my honest opinion.
March 20, 2020
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads
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PINGENTES DE PAIXÃO - CAITLIN CREWS
portuguese edition - Harlequin Jessica Minissérie Livro 12
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PINGENTES DE PAIXÃO - CAITLIN CREWS
portuguese edition - Harlequin Jessica Minissérie Livro 12
O Dario Di Sione que eu conheci e com quem me casei era uma invenção.
Já que estamos no assunto – proferiu ele, sem soar como ele mesmo, pois era isso que ela ainda conseguia fazer com ele –, eu quero o divórcio.
Com base na sua infidelidade, claro. Com meu irmão como a terceira parte.
O tio e a tia idosos haviam sido os únicos galhos da árvore genealógica que haviam lhe dado apoio a vida toda, e nada mudou quando Anaïs precisou voltar para Maui com os estilhaços do casamento.
Os pais dela haviam parado até de fingir que tinham obrigações para com ela no dia do seu aniversário de 18 anos. O marido dela a abandonara sete anos depois, logo após ela ter aprendido a confiar nele.
Anaïs não era idiota. Aquele homem a havia abandonado, e era provável que ele fosse fazer isso outra vez, possivelmente antes do amanhecer. Mas ela não era mais a criatura inocente que fora naquela época, e a única coisa boa disso era que ele não iria surpreendê-la pela segunda vez com o mesmo tipo de traição.
DARIO DEVERIA estar se sentindo triunfante. Ele deveria estar se sentindo vitorioso, ensandecido pela sensação de realização. Sua missão era a de seduzir sua esposa errante, e ele a havia concluído com sucesso.
Da mesma forma, as coisas jamais iram ser as mesmas depois dessa noite. Mas pelo menos agora ela estava ciente disso. Não era mais aquela virgem deslumbrada; sabia exatamente o que estava fazendo.
Vá em frente – incentivou Dario, soando menos frio. – Meu filho e eu estaremos em Nova York daqui aproximadamente dez horas. Minha equipe legal está ansiosa para lidar com o assunto, independentemente da forma que você escolher abordá-lo.
Dario, por outro lado, deliberadamente a ludibriara e raptara o filho dela.
Dario queria guerra, aparentemente. E, dessa vez, ele ia ter o que merecia.
Mesmo que a criança em questão parecesse ser a cria do diabo em uma interminável overdose de açúcar.
Você provou o que queria provar, Dare – assegurou ela, erguendo o queixo ao falar. – Você me seduziu e surrupiou Damian, debaixo do meu nariz. Você me fez sentir péssima, como suspeito que queria fazer há muito, muito tempo.
Ele não conseguia entender por que Anaïs deixava uma foto dele ao lado da cama do menino. Era algo que ele jamais teria feito, se a situação fosse ao contrário. Ele iria fingir que ela sequer existia.
Dario jamais iria mudar. Ele jamais acreditaria nela. Ele estava confortável fingindo que nada estava errado, enquanto o passado se putrefazia ao redor deles.
Era essa a verdade da qual ela vinha fugindo. Dario quis acreditar no pior dela. Ele aproveitara a oportunidade para se livrar dela, certificando-se de não dar nenhuma chance para ela tentar fazê-lo reconsiderar a decisão. Ele quis livrar-se dela e o fez com precisão cirúrgica.
Deixei – admitiu Dante. Ele balançou a cabeça. – Eu odiava que você dava mais ouvidos a Anaïs do que a mim. Eu odiei quando ela se entrepôs entre a gente, quando na verdade ela não deveria ter sido nada além de uma jogada. Você se casou com ela para lhe dar um visto, e não para torná-la uma nova parceira nos nossos negócios.
– E eu o flagrei. Saindo do meu quarto, seminu. – Nem me ocorreu que talvez você fosse entender tudo errado. Foi aí que eu percebi que você obviamente não tinha superado o que aconteceu na faculdade.
June 7, 2020
OMG I think this H goes on my top ten list of worst H's in the history of HPlandia.
The h is an angel for putting up with him he really is a horrible horrible person.
H travels to Hawaii to collect some earrings for his dying grandad and his "wife" (not seen on years) is handling the sale. Once done she takes the opportunity to tell him he has a son as she has been trying to tell him for years bit he has allowed ZERO comms from her to come through.
He has a s**ty attitude and doesn't believe kid is his then he COLDBLOODEDLY seduces the h (albeit with not much effort) totally premeditated in order to take her son and spirit him back to New York.
What a complete and utter horrible person (Boogenhagen please supply a word here I feel cockwomble is too tame for this guy).
Anyway this doesn't go well for him because low and behold this is the only normal child in all of HPlandia and he doesn't take kindly to being spirited to NYC or his dad or not having his mum around. The h here deserves a round of applause and or a medal because when being reasonable doesn't work she drags his name through the mud (and gutter press). Bravo!
H really has some cheek as he has the nerve to suggest that the kid is his twin brothers and that its her fault he has missed out on the formative years too.
the bros were super close and other bro didn't like it when the h started to come between them. h married her on the surface so she could get a green card bur really they were in love. When bro insulted her in their appt she threw water at him and when she gave him one of his bro's shirts to wear H caught him coming out of their bedroom fastening it and jumps to ALL the wrong conclusions and bro doesn't put them right.
Clearly no trust in this relationship then he cuts them both out of his life.
h needs all kinds of rewards for putting this muppet back together again and getting him a HEA he really doesn't deserve it.
The h is an angel for putting up with him he really is a horrible horrible person.
H travels to Hawaii to collect some earrings for his dying grandad and his "wife" (not seen on years) is handling the sale. Once done she takes the opportunity to tell him he has a son as she has been trying to tell him for years bit he has allowed ZERO comms from her to come through.
He has a s**ty attitude and doesn't believe kid is his then he COLDBLOODEDLY seduces the h (albeit with not much effort) totally premeditated in order to take her son and spirit him back to New York.
What a complete and utter horrible person (Boogenhagen please supply a word here I feel cockwomble is too tame for this guy).
Anyway this doesn't go well for him because low and behold this is the only normal child in all of HPlandia and he doesn't take kindly to being spirited to NYC or his dad or not having his mum around. The h here deserves a round of applause and or a medal because when being reasonable doesn't work she drags his name through the mud (and gutter press). Bravo!
H really has some cheek as he has the nerve to suggest that the kid is his twin brothers and that its her fault he has missed out on the formative years too.
the bros were super close and other bro didn't like it when the h started to come between them. h married her on the surface so she could get a green card bur really they were in love. When bro insulted her in their appt she threw water at him and when she gave him one of his bro's shirts to wear H caught him coming out of their bedroom fastening it and jumps to ALL the wrong conclusions and bro doesn't put them right.
Clearly no trust in this relationship then he cuts them both out of his life.
h needs all kinds of rewards for putting this muppet back together again and getting him a HEA he really doesn't deserve it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 14, 2016
I am really enjoying this series and this one had a lot of angst and hurt that had to be overcome before they could finally have the HEA that was deserved there was a lot of mistrust between Dario and Anais and the journey was a tough one that will bring out a lot of emotions.
Dario Di Sione has been asked by his grandfather to find and return to him another of the lost mistresses this time a pair of earrings but Dario has an anger burning inside of him he is separated from his wife (not divorced) he throws everything into his business and pretty much keeps to himself even staying away from his identical twin since the break up of his marriage. But when he travels to Hawaii to collect the earrings he is stunned to find that he is to collect them from none other than the wife he walked out on and she has a secret that he needs to know about.
Anais has felt cheated for six years wronged badly but although she had done what she could to let Dario know about his child he had blocked her totally but the instant that they meet again that spark is still there but Anais is a lot stronger now a lawyer and determined to make things right for her son.
This one practically has sparks flying of the pages as you turn them there were times I could have hit Dario, but Dario has a lot to learn. I thoroughly enjoyed their sensual journey I loved the way that Anais stood up to Dario and stood her ground where their son Damien was concerned. I do highly recommend this one I am loving the Di Sione family and their commitment to their grandfather and the loves in their lives.
Dario Di Sione has been asked by his grandfather to find and return to him another of the lost mistresses this time a pair of earrings but Dario has an anger burning inside of him he is separated from his wife (not divorced) he throws everything into his business and pretty much keeps to himself even staying away from his identical twin since the break up of his marriage. But when he travels to Hawaii to collect the earrings he is stunned to find that he is to collect them from none other than the wife he walked out on and she has a secret that he needs to know about.
Anais has felt cheated for six years wronged badly but although she had done what she could to let Dario know about his child he had blocked her totally but the instant that they meet again that spark is still there but Anais is a lot stronger now a lawyer and determined to make things right for her son.
This one practically has sparks flying of the pages as you turn them there were times I could have hit Dario, but Dario has a lot to learn. I thoroughly enjoyed their sensual journey I loved the way that Anais stood up to Dario and stood her ground where their son Damien was concerned. I do highly recommend this one I am loving the Di Sione family and their commitment to their grandfather and the loves in their lives.
May 25, 2021
I don't normally like miscommunication/misunderstanding as the source of conflict in romance, but the angst is delicious. Though in the end I didn't feel like Dario grovelled enough (he was a Supreme Asshole) so 3 stars it is.
April 12, 2025
Questo è stato scritto meglio , strutturato meglio , getta le basi anche per i prossimi e i Promessi doni funzionano
February 2, 2018
yeaaaah... I actually read this because of a hilarious review... and I wanted to see how bad it could be :P
sooo.... hero was an ass who could not see out of the sack he put on his own head and blamed his wife for anything he could think of... and..... nothing.
sooo.... hero was an ass who could not see out of the sack he put on his own head and blamed his wife for anything he could think of... and..... nothing.
September 25, 2024
Very nice and angsty.
The Hero is a douche!! But the heroine is kick-ass, she didn’t take any of his sh*t lying down and she gave as good as she got!!
I’ve always liked smart, accomplished and brave heroines.
Apparently this is part of a series w different authors. None of the other siblings, except for the twin brother of the Hero, make an appearance. The twin brother has his own book.
This can be read as a stand alone.
The Hero is a douche!! But the heroine is kick-ass, she didn’t take any of his sh*t lying down and she gave as good as she got!!
I’ve always liked smart, accomplished and brave heroines.
Apparently this is part of a series w different authors. None of the other siblings, except for the twin brother of the Hero, make an appearance. The twin brother has his own book.
This can be read as a stand alone.
July 1, 2021
Great Read….the heroine makes this book. I decided to do a point system for the hero and heroine.
Heroine is a successful lawyer-1 pt
She is not poor (for a change)(2 bedroom houses in Hawaii are not cheap)-1pt
She tried to do the right thing and tell hero about baby(like lots of times)-1 pt
She didn’t run and hide from hero(she moved to Hawaii to be by family)-1 pt
She told hero about son as soon as she could-1pt
She never bad mouthed hero to son(kept picture by his bed)-1pt
She fought back (publicly)when the hero did the unthinkable(you will need to read to find out)-1pt
She slept with hero knowing it was not wise, but she wanted it for herself-1 pt
Hero wants divorce and she is like fine but you owe me child support and will pay up(mind you this is not for her, but for their son’s college some day)-1 pt
She slept with hero again BUT it was her controlling the narrative -1 pt
She refused the hero’s attempt to ignore the past and decided she needed to move on-1pt
She never cheated, and was celibate for the last 6 years- 1 pt
She is not a typical HP heroine(she is even French/Asian) and she has great kicky red heels-88 pts
Final Tally 100/100 points
Hero:
He was celibate-1 pt
When the time came, he was able to pull off a good grovel-1pt
Hero’s tally- 2/100(yep he was a real jerk!!)
The ending was very well done, and we get a great glimpse into their future! Happy Sigh!!!!
For a very thorough and excellent review check out Stmargaret’s (no I don’t get paid to endorse her, but the review is that good!) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Heroine is a successful lawyer-1 pt
She is not poor (for a change)(2 bedroom houses in Hawaii are not cheap)-1pt
She tried to do the right thing and tell hero about baby(like lots of times)-1 pt
She didn’t run and hide from hero(she moved to Hawaii to be by family)-1 pt
She told hero about son as soon as she could-1pt
She never bad mouthed hero to son(kept picture by his bed)-1pt
She fought back (publicly)when the hero did the unthinkable(you will need to read to find out)-1pt
She slept with hero knowing it was not wise, but she wanted it for herself-1 pt
Hero wants divorce and she is like fine but you owe me child support and will pay up(mind you this is not for her, but for their son’s college some day)-1 pt
She slept with hero again BUT it was her controlling the narrative -1 pt
She refused the hero’s attempt to ignore the past and decided she needed to move on-1pt
She never cheated, and was celibate for the last 6 years- 1 pt
She is not a typical HP heroine(she is even French/Asian) and she has great kicky red heels-88 pts
Final Tally 100/100 points
Hero:
He was celibate-1 pt
When the time came, he was able to pull off a good grovel-1pt
Hero’s tally- 2/100(yep he was a real jerk!!)
The ending was very well done, and we get a great glimpse into their future! Happy Sigh!!!!
For a very thorough and excellent review check out Stmargaret’s (no I don’t get paid to endorse her, but the review is that good!) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
November 19, 2020
This guy Dario is not in any sense a hero in my eyes. All he sees is his brother buttoning up his shirt coming out of his room with his wife (he doesn't see either naked or even them touching) and assumes they were sleeping together and he just doesn't talk to either for 6 years even goes so far a calling cops on heroine of she comes near him. He never lets them explain what happened he just iced them out of his life. Then when he meets heroine again and discovers he has a son he does kidnaps the son from heroine after sleeping with her of course. How does he not go to jail? He is not on the birth certificate and he had never met him before. Then to top it all off heroine still takes him back eventually. I wish she had just met someone else in intervening years and never laid eyes on Dario again. He does not have any real love for his family (he would be just fine never seeing or talking to his family ever again). P.
August 11, 2021
The entire book based on one horrible assumption and H didn’t even grovel at the end. Pushover h despite her career
Very disappointing.
Very disappointing.
December 15, 2016
3.5 stars
I don't know that I would have EVER been able to forgive Dario for his horrible behavior. He immediately jumped to that wrong conclusion about his wife and his brother, and wasted six years of both of their lives. He was worse than your typical alpha-hole and I don't think he redeemed himself at all. Still, Caitlin Crews writes with so many FEELZ, I just can't stop reading her books.
I don't know that I would have EVER been able to forgive Dario for his horrible behavior. He immediately jumped to that wrong conclusion about his wife and his brother, and wasted six years of both of their lives. He was worse than your typical alpha-hole and I don't think he redeemed himself at all. Still, Caitlin Crews writes with so many FEELZ, I just can't stop reading her books.
September 6, 2016
Any Harlequin Present book Caitlin Crews is always a treat to read , this novel was no acceptation . Plus I enjoyed that the Heroine was Japanese . I'm loving the diversity .
January 30, 2019
unfortunately could not finish this, the conflict was to me insurmountable and the hero entirely unsympathetic to the point of being actively evil
August 15, 2017
Nouveau trésor perdu à retrouver : une paire de boucles d’oreilles. C’est Dario qui est chargé par Giovanni de les retrouver.
Avec ce tome, je suis presque certaine que Giovanni cache un autre objectif que le retour de ses trésors perdus, sinon, pourquoi aurait-il dit à Dario que ce devait être obligatoirement lui qui devait les lui ramener, alors que c’est à sa femme qu’il aura affaire pour les récupérer ? Je suis presque certaine que Giovanni Di Sione a un objectif caché dont nous aurons la révélation dans un des prochains tomes.
Bien entendu, je peux me tromper, mais je ne pense pas que cela soit le cas.
Bien que n’ayant jamais divorcé, cela fait six ans que Dario et Anaïs sont séparés, suite à une chose qu’il aurait vu, une certitude qu’il c’est faite en voyant son frère jumeau sortir de sa chambre en même temps que sa femme alors qu’il revenait plus tôt de son boulot. Du jour au lendemain il c’est séparé de sa femme et n’a plus parlé à Dante, son frère.
En arrivant à Hawaï, il ne s’attendait certes pas à tomber face à sa femme, c’est certain, mais il ne s’attendait certainement pas à la révélation qu’elle lui fera. Une révélation qui risque de pas mal changer sa vie.
Se peut-il qu’il se soit trompé il y a de cela six ans ? Pourquoi Anaïs l’attire toujours autant malgré sa « trahison » ?
Que ce soit du cote de Dario ou d’Anaïs, l’attirance est intacte, les murs qu’ils ont chacun érigé autour d’eux pourront-ils éclater, ou sont-ils condamnés à se faire la guerre ?
Avec ce tome, nous sommes propulsés sur les plages d’Hawaï, son sable chaud, son soleil, ses musiques, son décor romantique. Nous faisons également le plein d’émotions.
Nous savons également que Dante, le frère jumeau de Dario, est chargé de retrouver lui aussi un des trésors de leur grand-père, il s’agit d’un diadème.
Vivement le prochain tome car, oui, moi j’aime beaucoup cette saga de « L’héritage des Di Sione ». Nous avons maintenant dépassé la moitié des tomes prévus, et je suis curieuse de voir si mes suppositions concernant Giovanni vont se révéler exactes, ou si je me trompe totalement 😎
Avec ce tome, je suis presque certaine que Giovanni cache un autre objectif que le retour de ses trésors perdus, sinon, pourquoi aurait-il dit à Dario que ce devait être obligatoirement lui qui devait les lui ramener, alors que c’est à sa femme qu’il aura affaire pour les récupérer ? Je suis presque certaine que Giovanni Di Sione a un objectif caché dont nous aurons la révélation dans un des prochains tomes.
Bien entendu, je peux me tromper, mais je ne pense pas que cela soit le cas.
Bien que n’ayant jamais divorcé, cela fait six ans que Dario et Anaïs sont séparés, suite à une chose qu’il aurait vu, une certitude qu’il c’est faite en voyant son frère jumeau sortir de sa chambre en même temps que sa femme alors qu’il revenait plus tôt de son boulot. Du jour au lendemain il c’est séparé de sa femme et n’a plus parlé à Dante, son frère.
En arrivant à Hawaï, il ne s’attendait certes pas à tomber face à sa femme, c’est certain, mais il ne s’attendait certainement pas à la révélation qu’elle lui fera. Une révélation qui risque de pas mal changer sa vie.
Se peut-il qu’il se soit trompé il y a de cela six ans ? Pourquoi Anaïs l’attire toujours autant malgré sa « trahison » ?
Que ce soit du cote de Dario ou d’Anaïs, l’attirance est intacte, les murs qu’ils ont chacun érigé autour d’eux pourront-ils éclater, ou sont-ils condamnés à se faire la guerre ?
Avec ce tome, nous sommes propulsés sur les plages d’Hawaï, son sable chaud, son soleil, ses musiques, son décor romantique. Nous faisons également le plein d’émotions.
Nous savons également que Dante, le frère jumeau de Dario, est chargé de retrouver lui aussi un des trésors de leur grand-père, il s’agit d’un diadème.
Vivement le prochain tome car, oui, moi j’aime beaucoup cette saga de « L’héritage des Di Sione ». Nous avons maintenant dépassé la moitié des tomes prévus, et je suis curieuse de voir si mes suppositions concernant Giovanni vont se révéler exactes, ou si je me trompe totalement 😎
March 17, 2017
This was a very interesting read and it’s the fourth in The Billionaire Legacy series. This story made me cry so much because there were times that I wanted to scream at Dario because he was not listening to what his wife was telling him. He was the one with the issues and he was the one that lost 6 years of his life with not only his wife but also his brother. That wasn’t the worst part he lost the birth of his son he lost the time of feeding him, playing with him and just loving him. Then there was Anais she was a very strong woman and she did a great job in raising their child and she did make an effort to let him know. She was really trying and she did do the right thing by telling him when she finally laid his eyes on him. What made me dislike Dario was when he actually took his son but that changed when his son decided to become a Tasmanian devil. Dario needs to make a drastic decisions or else he is going to lose his family.
The Return of the Di Sione Wife was an excellent read. This story was enthralling from the very beginning to the end. I loved the authors writing style. The characters had intense chemistry and they deserved to be happy.
Received ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an Honest Review
The Return of the Di Sione Wife was an excellent read. This story was enthralling from the very beginning to the end. I loved the authors writing style. The characters had intense chemistry and they deserved to be happy.
Received ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an Honest Review
August 24, 2024
"The Return of the Di Sione Wife" is the story of Anais and Dario.
**some spoilers**
One of the best HQN books I've read!
This is a second chance romance between a couple that have separated.
Six years ago, the hero ousted his wife when he "catches" her with his twin. They reunite on a remote island, where tempers ignite and battle of will ensues.. followed by a revelation.
Soon passion and lies lead to a kidnapping, a fight for for what's right, some heartbreaking truths are revealed and the characters are forced to look deep into their psyche.
This was sexy, romantic, angsty all at once. I LOVED the heroine in mama bear mode, and the fight she gave the hero. Also the fact that she was a lawyer and fought him head on is so refreshing to read. His grovel eventually got me, and if it wasnt for the fact that he was able to seduce the heroine every time, this would have been a perfect read. Yes the hero was a bit insane in his decisions, yes the child wasnt perfect, but the fact that the heroine was half Asian made me very happy.
Safe??
4/5
**some spoilers**
One of the best HQN books I've read!
This is a second chance romance between a couple that have separated.
Six years ago, the hero ousted his wife when he "catches" her with his twin. They reunite on a remote island, where tempers ignite and battle of will ensues.. followed by a revelation.
Soon passion and lies lead to a kidnapping, a fight for for what's right, some heartbreaking truths are revealed and the characters are forced to look deep into their psyche.
This was sexy, romantic, angsty all at once. I LOVED the heroine in mama bear mode, and the fight she gave the hero. Also the fact that she was a lawyer and fought him head on is so refreshing to read. His grovel eventually got me, and if it wasnt for the fact that he was able to seduce the heroine every time, this would have been a perfect read. Yes the hero was a bit insane in his decisions, yes the child wasnt perfect, but the fact that the heroine was half Asian made me very happy.
Safe??
4/5
April 23, 2018
Dario Di Sione had not seen his wife Anais in six years ever since he caught his brother Dante in his bedroom buttoning up his shirt. Assuming the worst, he stormed out and had had no contact with either of them since then. Now, on a quest for his grandfather, he meets Anais and she tells him he has a son. He is furious at her for keeping his son from him even though he had closed all lines of communication with her. He took his son from his school and returned with him to New York. Now, battle lines are drawn. How can they get over the past in order to have a future together?
They both still love each other but he can't forget when he saw his brother in his bedroom. He didn't hear what really happened and he walked away from the two people he loved.
They both still love each other but he can't forget when he saw his brother in his bedroom. He didn't hear what really happened and he walked away from the two people he loved.
February 12, 2018
[I'll have the earrings now. Or are there more hoops to jump through?" Dario Di Sione should be feeling triumphant—he's about to fulfill his grandfather's wish and retrieve the precious earrings, but all he feels is fury. The beautiful lawyer handling the sale is the woman who betrayed him by sleeping with his twin brother six years ago, or so he thought…his wife! Discovering Anais has kept their son Damien a secret makes Dario determined to be the father he never had, so he kidnaps him, only to discover his son always knew who he was. But Anais's return to his side casts a new light on past events, and now it's not just the child he wants to claim!] ok, resolution too belabored
June 10, 2021
I've had had this in my TBR for a while but i was reluctant to read it because i knew that at some point in the book he was going to take his 5 year old son away, basically kidnapping him from his estranged wife. I didn't want to read about that and as it happens i actually hated that part, otherwise i probably would have given this a higher rating. I know it is explained in the book, BUT for me to do what he did is absolutely unforgivable.
Overall i enjoyed it, i liked the angsty beginning and the ending.
Overall i enjoyed it, i liked the angsty beginning and the ending.
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