Honeymoon Suite

by Lynn Michaels

Something old, something new–sister one or sister two?

After her parents’ vast fortune is stolen in a shady wire transfer, Dory Lambert, armed with a hard-earned M.B.A. and a savvy entrepreneurial spirit, vows to clear the family name and recover their wealth. But just as she sets her plan in motion, Dory is thrown off-kilter by the return of her childhood the chauffeur’s son, Chase McKay. Can Dory charm this handsome man using her dark good looks and sharp mind, or will he fall prey–again–to Dory’s gorgeous blond sister, Jill, a carefree soul whom every man desires?

Nearly sixteen years ago, Chase was caught in a compromising situation with Jill–and he was quickly sent away to college. Now he is a millionaire architect, returning to the Lambert estate to visit his father. Dory is certain that this time the attraction between her and Chase is mutual. Wedding bells are ringing . . . but will true love answer?

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

My first book was published in 1984 when I was 12. Why are you laughing? Since then I've published 16 books and 2 novellas: two Regencies originally written as Jane Lynson, one paranormal romantic suspense as Paula Christopher and everything else as Lynn Michaels. My husband Michael warned me never to dedicate a book to him, so instead I stole his name for my pseudonym.

Michael and I have 2 grown sons and 1 grandson. We live in Harry Truman's hometown, Independence, Missouri.

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was one of those books that I never quite wanted to stop reading, even though I wasn't especially enjoying. There was at least something in it that made me want to get to the end, and I did.

So Dory has been in lust (er love) with Chase (the chauffeur's son) since she was 14 and he 19. He, on the other hand, was in lust with her sister, which was why he got sent away. (They were caught in the barn.) Over the sixteen years that follow, a lot changes, especially a prck of a second cousin who goes to work for daddy's bank and steals 35 million, managing to frame her parents, send them into hiding, and strip the family fortune.

Welcome back Chase, who notices that Dory's a lot cuter than she was at 14 (well, duh, 14-year-olds are not, as a rule, cute, and the ones who are....you know what, never mind. :) )He's interested in her for about two days, even going so far as to marvel that he could have ever been interested in her shallow, stupid sister. Then the sister returns, and he loses his mind.

This is also where the story lost me, even though I couldn't stop reading. Jill (the sister) initiates "Project Cockroach" to squash Chase beneath her feet (they were mad at him over some stupidity). Basically, she flirts outrageously and won't put out. (She's in love with an undercover FBI guy who's been watching the family.) Chase decides to marry her, but I don't know why. I truly don't believe his motivations for marrying Jill. I don't understand why he ultimately changed his mind and went after the "right" sister. I don't understand why that sister still "loved" him after 16 years, especially since what she loved about him in the first place was how he looked washing cars without his shirt on.

I think this was supposed to be funny, but the humor failed for me. Maybe if it hadn't, the character motivations wouldn't have bugged me so much, although I doubt it. They were really messed up.

Was an interesting read, but not, alas, a very good one.

[Stacey Elder · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't hate it. I prefer my romance novels to have a bit more sex though. It also took about 80% of the book before they got together. It was VERY weird that he actually went through with marrying the sister. Also that he wanted to sleep with her so badly that he proposed then randomly realized that he loved the other sister. The characters were good though and the trope of loving someone forever was solid as well. The villain was a bit all over the place, I still didn't understand how they were just randomly able to find him. Also Chase just deciding out of nowhere that he was ready to stay now? Why? Like I said, I didn't hate it, but it wasn't my favorite.

[Jennifer Bedell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first time reading this author and I was pleasantly surprised. The story is paced well, the characters are well developed, the relationships are genuine. Overall I really enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down.

[Meg]

I couldn't resist picking up this book yesterday at the swimming pool book exchange. Both Publisher Weekly and Booklist both emphasized how the "whacky"/"zany' characters keep this light tale floating; I shall see./ Clunk; I feel like I just ate a jumbo popcorn(with too much fake butter and salt)--it was "6 Nations Rugby this weekend so read less than usual!)

[Sue Burke · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a fan of Lynn Michaels, I wanted to like this book .... I wanted to love it .... but it's hard when the main male character is so unlikeable for so much of the story. Michaels has created her usual cast of quirky and amusing characters, and a wonderfully strong (for the most part) heroine in Dory Lambert, and they are my favorite parts of the story. But Chase McKay, who had captured Dory's heart in the past only to fall for her sister instead, is a hard man to like for much of the book, and he's the reason for the three stars rather than four. I don't regret reading the book or even hanging onto my copy, but I wish this book had been better.

[Jess · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought it was going to be a cute story, but it didn't really turn out like that. I gave it a 2 because I liked the ending, but the author seemed to be trying to hard to make the book funny. The plotline was also kind of weird. It started off in the past, and ended with one man coming back home and marrying one sister and then realizing he didn't love that sister but instead should have married the other one.

Yeah.. it was just that confusing. I probably wont bother with this author again, I can find much better chic-lit elsewhere.

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Modern

[Lexa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I Loved It.. It Was Soo.. Cute.. Yeah.. Thats What It Was.. Cute..
Rating: 3.5

[Leone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great fun with twists and turns. Loved the main character and her family is hilarious.