The Italian's New Year Marriage Wish

Brides of Penhally Bay #2

by Sarah Morgan

As the snow falls gently on the Cornish streets, Amy Avanti summons up her courage and opens the door to Penhally Bay Surgery, knowing it will take her back to another life where she was adoringly in love with her husband—and now she's back to finally set him free.

But sexy Italian Dr. Marco Avanti simply wants her back by his side, saving lives by day, making love by night. Marco's never stopped loving Amy, and he's going to find out what is causing the shadows under his darling wife's eyes. With the New Year approaching they are going to make a new beginning—and make their marriage magical again!

Genres: Romance, Harlequin, Fiction, Mills and Boon, Contemporary Romance, Hqn

192 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008

About the author

About Sarah

USA Today and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Morgan writes romance and contemporary women's fiction and her trademark humour and warmth have gained her fans across the globe. Sarah lives near London, England, and when she isn't reading or writing she loves being outdoors.

Sarah's latest novel is out now - Brave New Summer (UK title)/ Five Star Summer (US/Canadian title). Sarah's brand new Christmas book, THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER is coming in October!

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Reviews

[Debbie DiFiore]

Heroine was a total idiot. She made the decision to leave her marriage, even though she loved him intensely, and she wanted a divorce. Yes it was for a medical issue, but also because she had serious mental issues from her childhood. Her parents should have been punished for the way they treated her and I totally understood why she acted the way she did. But she really annoyed me. I am in love with the hero. I had to wake up my husband and let him know that he was being replaced. I don't think he believed me until I mentioned my flight arrangements, the Maseratti and moving to Italy, and I think he was disappointed but a girls got to do what a girls got to do. He was so hot and i loved how he treated his patients and his wife too, even though she was a moron at times. So goodbye Donny and hello Marco! I am giving him four stars alone and of course my heart. Oh my, I just love Italian heroes.

[StMargarets]

3 weak stars. A marriage in trouble story that opens two years after the heroine walked out on the hero without giving him a reason. They are both doctors. He's working at a sequel bait medical clinic in Cornwall. She has been in Africa.

It's not spelled out at the beginning, but it's really obvious why she walked out on him. Then she tells a fellow doctor and finally - *finally* - she tells the hero.

It's not a stupid reason she finds out she's infertile because of endometriosis , but the way she handles it is stupid.

Hero is yummy. Hands down. SM can write a sexy Italian - and he is great with patients (this is a medical, so we see a lot of them) as well as the heroine. He has the patience of a saint and didn't deserve the silent treatment (for two years!) from the heroine.

I'm glad they patched it up because the hero wanted it. Pity party heroine didn't deserve him or the miracle pregnancy at the end .

No OMs. No OWs. Both celibate during their separation.

[Melliane]

3.5/5

Mon avis en Français

My English review

J’ai découvert Sarah Morgan il y a peu et j’avoue que j’avais vraiment passé un très bon roman avec son roman. J’étais donc très curieuse d’en lire plus de cette auteure. Le défi du Dr Avanti est déjà sorti il y a quelques années et si je n’en ai jamais entendu parler, j’étais contente de voir la réédition de cette histoire.

Amy a fui la ville de Penhally Bay il y a quelques années et elle espérait ne jamais y revenir. Ça aurait d’ailleurs été le cas si son mari avait bien voulu répondre à ses lettres quand elle lui a demandé le divorce. Marco ne sait pas pourquoi sa femme l’a quitté du jour au lendemain et quand il la retrouve en ville, il est bien décidé à comprendre ce qu’il s’est passé et même à reconquérir Amy si c’est encore possible ! Oui, parce qu’il est persuadé qu’elle ne lui dit pas toute la vérité.

J’ai bien aimé l’histoire même si je me suis très vite doutée du secret d’Amy qui n’a pas vraiment été une grande révélation. J’ai passé un bon moment avec tous les personnages d’ailleurs et c’était une lecture agréable si on désire une romance légère. Ce qui m’a un peu gênée par contre c’est la facilité de l’héroïne à raconter finalement à tout le monde son secret alors qu’il lui était impossible d’en parler au départ. J’avoue que j’ai eu un peu de mal à concilier les deux aspects. Mais il y a d’autres points qui sont un peu trop faciles pour moi. Pourtant j’ai quand même passé un moment très agréable et l’écriture fluide l’auteure nous permet de nous immerger et de finir rapidement l’histoire.

Comme je le disais c’était une romance agréable et j’avoue que je suis d’autant plus curieuse d’en lire plus de l’auteure !

[A]

2.5 stars rounded down. The h is 35! h's actions, emotions and her angst suits a young 20s girl who has entered into a marriage without realizing what it entails rather than a mature woman in a committed relationship. I would have given it a much higher rating but for the 35 year old woman who doesn't behave her age. The story actually begins with her breezing in 10 minutes before H's surgery starts to ask for a divorce after 2 years of no communication. Considering she herself is a doctor, she doesn't even respect his and her profession as well. If she wanted her husband to move on, then why not serve the divorce papers through a lawyer and why interrupt the beginning of his day at his office! Seriously she needs to grow into her 35 years.

[Tia]

I found it boring and I was completely able to read into it. I knew what was happening and how the novel would end within the first three chapters. Such a shame.

[Emma Lönnqvist]

Den här var rätt platt. Berörde ofrivillig barnlöshet, vilket är välkommet, men storyn var simpel och ja, platt enligt mig. Visste inte att det var en Harlequinbok på förhand då förlaget bytt namn och ljudbokens omslag inte avslöjade förlaget. Nåja, vidare mot bättre böcker! 📚

[Jess]

The medicals just do not work as well for me as the Presents titles.

[Debra]

The Italian's New-Year Marriage Wish

They are married but separated. She has come back to get his signature on the divorce papers. He is not going to let her go easily. She has fertility issues and feels he can move forward with another woman. This story has high emotional angst. Well written by S. Morgan. Well worth the money.

[Sarah Macnellan]

41H/35h.
Dnf. Not planning to pick up. Point I left off for reference-excerpt- In the past he’d been the one to tell a woman that a relationship was over— that he didn’t love her enough.

[ReadKnitHoard]

Marriage in trouble. Second chances.

Repeat after me: communication is good!

[Kristin Kent]

Sarah Morgan writes great romance and while somewhat predictable, I love reading about her European doctors and the women they love.

[Donna]

Typically I'm not a big fan of the 'married couple/lack of communication' scenario, but the more I read this story the more I liked it, until I got to the end. I know this is a romance novel and a HEA ending is expected, but I'm always a little disappointed when the author chooses the easy way to create a happy ending. I'm a fan of Morgan and will read anything she writes, and this book showed her smooth writing style and had a wonderful hero, but it just wasn't one of her best works. However, I'm enjoying the Penhally Bay series.

[Katherine]

Happy romance novel sigh. Sarah Morgan could write anything and I’d read it. On the surface, the plot of this novel does not appeal to me - separated husband & wife, secrets (why can’t you people just TALK to each other?!), small town and a shorter format. In Ms. Morgan’s hands this was a rich story, emotional, with a lovely opposites-attract couple. A great shorter read (~140p).

Bought from eHarlequin.

[Sharon]

I really really enjoyed this book and wish I had my own Dr Marco Avanti. This is a book that I have read again and again (just had another read of it this week).

[Allison]

It was good. It definitely didn't end how I was expecting and I'm not sure how they're going to do 16 books set in this town.