The Virgin's Price

The Forresters #2

by Melanie Milburne

Australian millionaire Bryn Dwyer was looking for a wife-quickly, conveniently and temporarily. But not one of the empty-headed bimbos he usually had adorning his arm. Hotheaded Mia Forrester promised much more….Bryn was offering a large amount of money, which Mia seemed happy to accept. But he was unaware of the very good reason she had for accepting his proposal-and his cash. He was also about to discover that he'd employed a virgin to be his new bride!

Genres: Harlequin, Romance, Harlequin Presents, Contemporary Romance, Marriage Of Convenience, Contemporary

143 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2006

About the author

I grew up on a small farm on the outskirts of Sydney and as a keen horse rider, often competed in local gymkhanas and even broke in a few horses from time to time. As I was surrounded by animals, I decided at an early age to become a nurse, however I couldn’t stand the sight of blood and so opted for a career in teaching. It’s a bit ironic that I married a surgeon.

I read my first Mills & Boon novel when I was 17 and that encouraged me to continue reading romance novels; the lure of the tall dark handsome hero, who in reality I fell in love with and knew I was going to marry on our second date! After marrying a year later, we moved to Scotland with our six week old baby so my husband could work and study for his MD in surgery. After the birth of our second son we came back to Australia to settle in Tasmania.

I went back to University and up-graded my teaching diploma to a degree and then went on to do a Masters but still I felt as if something was missing. I sat down one day and began writing and everything clicked into place - I had finally found ‘my brilliant career’! I used to write from instinct rather than a specific plan, but now, so many books later I find a loose plan doesn't go astray. An idea will pop into my head, sometimes it will be just a simple phrase or a what if question and I'm away.

Writing is a skill that can be learned and the best way to learn it is to read and to write. So many people feel they have a novel in them and very probably they are right-the only trick is to get it out. My advice to ‘would be’ writers is to write, write, and write even more. Carry a notebook at all times and jot down ideas. And like any other activity the more you do, the more it feels comfortable.

I hope you enjoy my stories and look forward to hearing from you.

Reviews

[willaful · Rating 2 out of 5]

Milburne tends towards turgid melodrama, so this somewhat more realistic and low-key story was kind of a pleasant change. But the childish, irresponsible heroine and devious, manipulative hero put me off from the start, and though they did both show better sides later, I never really felt the romance. It had some good moments, and readers who enjoy stories with sparks flying might like it more than I did.

[Sue Child · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fab relationship novel: love scenes are well done, there’s lovely sensuality, the pacing’s good and great dialogue.
I didn’t like the hero very much at the beginning, but he’s brilliantly written and you really feel for him when near the end he…

[Lisa (Remarkablylisa) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picture a graph. The graph starts out flat and then it peaks and then it goes downward, hitting negative region. This is what the book is in terms of mathematical terms. I recommend to skip it and find a better book with a realistic plot.

[Pravana · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn’t feeling the Lurve.

Hero is emotionally stunted.
Hero writes a very bad review of a play the Heroine acted in.
Hero is sneaky and devious.
Hero causes Heroine to lose her job.
Hero asks her Agent to drop her.
Hero blackmails Heroine into a fake engagement.
Heroine turns the tables on the Hero and announces on radio that they are getting married.

Heroine on finding out about the Hero’s manipulation gets mad and gets even.

[MaryD · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bryn Dwyer had a long way to go to redeem himself in my eyes, and eventually he did. I thought the beginning and ending were rather flat, with the ending kind of rushed.

[RomLibrary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Australian millionaire Bryn Dwyer was looking for a wife--quickly, conveniently and temporarily. But not one of the empty-headed bimbos he usually had adorning his arm. Hotheaded Mia Forrester promised much more....Bryn was offering a large amount of money, which Mia seemed happy to accept. But he was unaware of the very good reason she had for accepting his proposal--and his cash. He was also about to discover that he'd employed a virgin to be his new bride.

[Dee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring and cheesy, This book didn't do it for me at all.

[Gaby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it more than I thought I would. The hero isn't very likable at first but then you get to know he was using a mask. As always, I rate Harlequin books against other Harlequin.

[Unicorn · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was just another ordinary romance novel nothing special or new.