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Marooned with the Millionaire
A glamorous assignment, a brooding bachelor…
Might April get more than the scoop she bargained for?
When journalist April Fotherington is assigned to write about handsome, elusive royal chief advisor Marcus Alrikson she knows she’ll have her work cut out. What she doesn’t expect is that they’ll end up huddled in a candlelit hideaway during a desert island thunderstorm! April and Marcus share one special night—but could there be consequences beyond their spontaneous island encounter?
Might April get more than the scoop she bargained for?
When journalist April Fotherington is assigned to write about handsome, elusive royal chief advisor Marcus Alrikson she knows she’ll have her work cut out. What she doesn’t expect is that they’ll end up huddled in a candlelit hideaway during a desert island thunderstorm! April and Marcus share one special night—but could there be consequences beyond their spontaneous island encounter?
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published May 8, 2018
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Nina Milne
184 books55 followersNina has always loved reading and writing and fondly remembers a childhood play she entitled Rags to Riches and Back Again. The theme was that love trumped money and even back then she made sure her heroine and hero got their happy ending. They were penniless and ragged but happy!
As she grew older Nina continued to spend most of her spare time with her head in a book but the writing did get put to one side in the whirl of life.
However the dream never quite went away - and eventually (following a university degree, meeting her very own real life hero, a stint as an accountant, a further stint as a recruitment consultant, many short stories and three children later), Nina is a real author whose fifth Mills&Boon book comes out in November.
Nina now lives with her husband and three children in Brighton, UK and loves the fact that she can work in her pyjamas (as long as she remembers to change in time for the school run)
As she grew older Nina continued to spend most of her spare time with her head in a book but the writing did get put to one side in the whirl of life.
However the dream never quite went away - and eventually (following a university degree, meeting her very own real life hero, a stint as an accountant, a further stint as a recruitment consultant, many short stories and three children later), Nina is a real author whose fifth Mills&Boon book comes out in November.
Nina now lives with her husband and three children in Brighton, UK and loves the fact that she can work in her pyjamas (as long as she remembers to change in time for the school run)
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April 5, 2018
3 - "No expectations... no promises." Stars!
I don’t have a huge amount to say about Marooned with the Millionaire it’s one of those books that you pick up, read, and forget. Sadly the author had quite a lot of scope she could have explored with Marcus and April's characters, and I don’t think she really highlighted the best parts of either of them as well as she could have done.
"This is unexpected…"
"Yes it is."
No issue with the closed door aspect of the story, but they were wholly lacking any real chemistry before or after they slept together, and their connection from the outset felt tenuous at best.
She was so far off limits she might as well be in a different stratosphere…
Lots of withheld aspects of their pasts didn’t help especially in regards to April, because I think if she had been more honest and open to Marcus about herself and her background earlier on, her ridiculous actions towards the end of the book may have felt more understandable for him. I also found her double standards with regards to expecting him to be open and honest, where she was absolutely not being so herself quite frustrating too.
"Do you believe in love..?"
"Of course… I just don’t believe in it for me."
Marooned was also a bit of a stretch, seeing as it was one night. Not the best Mills & Boon I have read in recent months, and not one I’ll likely remember in a few months’ time.
ARC generously provided via Netgalley, as part of the Mills & Boon Insiders Groupin exchange for the above honest review.
I don’t have a huge amount to say about Marooned with the Millionaire it’s one of those books that you pick up, read, and forget. Sadly the author had quite a lot of scope she could have explored with Marcus and April's characters, and I don’t think she really highlighted the best parts of either of them as well as she could have done.
"This is unexpected…"
"Yes it is."
No issue with the closed door aspect of the story, but they were wholly lacking any real chemistry before or after they slept together, and their connection from the outset felt tenuous at best.
She was so far off limits she might as well be in a different stratosphere…
Lots of withheld aspects of their pasts didn’t help especially in regards to April, because I think if she had been more honest and open to Marcus about herself and her background earlier on, her ridiculous actions towards the end of the book may have felt more understandable for him. I also found her double standards with regards to expecting him to be open and honest, where she was absolutely not being so herself quite frustrating too.
"Do you believe in love..?"
"Of course… I just don’t believe in it for me."
Marooned was also a bit of a stretch, seeing as it was one night. Not the best Mills & Boon I have read in recent months, and not one I’ll likely remember in a few months’ time.
ARC generously provided via Netgalley, as part of the Mills & Boon Insiders Groupin exchange for the above honest review.
June 8, 2018
Marooned with the Millionaire is written by Nina Milne and published by Mills & Boon True Love. heroines are independent, relatable and strong characters whilst the heros are reliable, dependable and worthy of the heroine's love.
April Forherington is a journalist who has been commissioned to shadow and write an article about royal chief adviser, Marcus Alrikson. Stranded on a candlelit thunderstruck desert island the sparks fly, but will the relationship continue when they are back to normality?
Marooned is a bit of a stretch as they were only on the deserted island for one list filled night. There was so much more Milne could have done with the characters, filling in the gaps. The characters didn't really seem to know or connect with each other before they fell in to bed. Both characters have made choices that adversely affect others and as a consequence neither Marcus nor April feel worthy of being in "love". Milne skims over this when these details could have added depth to the storyline. She has built the skeleton of a good read but it needs to be taken one step further to make it a great read. It is an okay read but I wouldn't rush to reread it.
I received this book via Netgalley and Mills and Boon in exchange for an honest review. I am a #MillsAndBoonInsider #netgalley #maroonedwiththemillionaire
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June 11, 2018
Marooned with the Millionaire is written by Nina Milne and published by Mills & Boon True Love. the heroines are independent, relatable and strong characters whilst the heros are reliable, dependable and worthy of the heroine's love.
April Fotherington is a journalist who has been commissioned to shadow and write an article about royal chief adviser, Marcus Alrikson. Stranded on a candlelit thunderstruck desert island the sparks fly, but will the relationship continue when they are back to normality?
Marooned is a bit of a stretch as they were only on the deserted island for one list filled night. There was so much more Milne could have done with the characters, filling in the gaps. The characters didn't really seem to know or connect with each other before they fell in to bed. Both characters have made choices that adversely affect others and as a consequence neither Marcus nor April feel worthy of being in "love". Milne skims over this when these details could have added depth to the storyline. She has built the skeleton of a good read but it needs to be taken one step further to make it a great read. It is an okay read but I wouldn't rush to reread it.
I received this book via Netgalley and Mills and Boon in exchange for an honest review. I am a #MillsAndBoonInsider #netgalley #maroonedwiththemillionaire
Available:
Mills & Boon
Amazon UK
April Fotherington is a journalist who has been commissioned to shadow and write an article about royal chief adviser, Marcus Alrikson. Stranded on a candlelit thunderstruck desert island the sparks fly, but will the relationship continue when they are back to normality?
Marooned is a bit of a stretch as they were only on the deserted island for one list filled night. There was so much more Milne could have done with the characters, filling in the gaps. The characters didn't really seem to know or connect with each other before they fell in to bed. Both characters have made choices that adversely affect others and as a consequence neither Marcus nor April feel worthy of being in "love". Milne skims over this when these details could have added depth to the storyline. She has built the skeleton of a good read but it needs to be taken one step further to make it a great read. It is an okay read but I wouldn't rush to reread it.
I received this book via Netgalley and Mills and Boon in exchange for an honest review. I am a #MillsAndBoonInsider #netgalley #maroonedwiththemillionaire
Available:
Mills & Boon
Amazon UK
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