by Tricia McGill
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GENRE: Romance, Contemporary
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BLURB:
A Heart in Conflict (Challenge the Heart Book 2) Opposites attract, it is a well-known fact. At times this leads to insurmountable conflict, when at other times, sit back and watch the fireworks.
Steve Tanakis considers himself cool and calmly confident. Head of a fashion business, he needs to be in control of his life and his business decisions. He decides it is time to find a suitable mother for his son. Through with the pain that comes along with passion, he now considers what he wants is an unemotional wife, one who will fit well into his way of life.
Georgie McNamara, assistant designer in his fashion house, is flamboyant, vivacious, and gregarious, the antitheses to his idea of the perfect choice. The tiny whirlwind turns Steve's organized lifestyle upside down, somehow worming her way into his, and his son’s life, foiling all his plans to find that uncomplicated wife. Along the way Steve comes to realize there is a lot more to this bundle of feminine trouble than he first thought. Is she more trouble than he can handle?
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EXCERPT
“That
Marika drives me nuts the way she keeps pawing Dad.” He shuddered.
“You
shouldn’t talk about your father’s lady friend like that,” Georgie scolded,
while secretly agreeing. Just what did Steve see in Marika Desmos? Stupid
question, for she was ravishing.
Jimmy
peered through the stair rails. “I’m worried he might marry her.” He made a
rude noise. “Imagine a dragon like that as your stepmother?”
Marika
was definitely a man-eating dragon. With fangs sharpened ready to eat Steve.
The thought of Steve marrying that woman made Georgie nauseous.
Jimmy
patted her arm. “I wouldn’t mind you as a stepmother. You’ve got lovely eyes.
They’re slanted and they sort of glow.”
“Thank
you, Jimmy, that’s the best compliment I’ve ever received.”
“It’s
true. I’m hoping he won’t rush into anything. He always says once bitten twice
shy.” Tapping his chin he added thoughtfully, “Though he hasn’t said that
lately. Do you think I ought to start worrying? My mother left when I was only
two, you know.” He sounded unbothered.
“I
heard they were divorced ten years ago.” The factory grapevine also disclosed
that his ex-wife was now living in America with her new husband. Georgie gave
him a gentle smile. “Your father obviously loves you a lot.”
“I
know.” His cheeky grin returned. “How old are you?”
“Twenty
two.”
“You
look younger. What a shame, I was going to ask you to wait until I’m old enough
to take you out.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Award winning author Tricia McGill was born in London,
England, and moved to Australia many years ago, settling near Melbourne. The
youngest in a large, loving family, she was never lonely or alone. Surrounded
by avid readers, who encouraged her to read from an early age, is it any wonder
she became a writer? Although her published works cross sub-genres, romance is
always at their heart. They say write what you know, and before early
retirement gave Tricia the time to write full time, she worked as a pattern
cutter in a clothing factory, and even had her own designing and dressmaking
business for a while. So, her years in this industry is where the inspiration
to write Georgie and Steve’s story sprung from.
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My review:
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3.75 out of 5 stars
A Heart in Conflict by Tricia McGill follows Georgette
(Georgie) McNamara, who navigates the challenges of pursuing her dream of
becoming a big name in high fashion while dealing with the responsibility of
caring for her younger sister and resisting the allure of her boss, Steve
Tanakis. Steve has his own challenges, including a young son who looks up to
him and parents who are less than supportive, and he is unwilling to risk his
heart ever again, no matter how intrigued he is by the petite whirlwind known
as Georgie.
This contemporary romance with an Australian flair is a
quick read that evokes the feel of traditional series romances with exotic
locales, a somewhat naïve but plucky heroine, and a brooding older hero. I
enjoyed the brief glimpse into the world of fashion and wish there was a little
more development of some of the secondary characters such as Georgie’s
housemates but understand that the brevity of the story undoubtedly limited
what could be described. Those who are concerned with such things should be
forewarned that there are frequent shifts in points of view but I think this
was still a fun beach read for those who want a light romance set in foreign
climes. I particularly enjoyed the younger characters and hope they eventually
get to star in their own stories.
A copy of this story was provided to me for review.
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