Two Fabulous Prizes...Enter Below!
Secret Baby Scandal
Bayou Billionaires #4
Joanne Rock
Releasing May 1st (Digital)
Releasing May 10th (Print)
Harlequin Desire
His proposition: pretend they’re a couple to end a scandal. But she has secrets of her own…
Tatiana Doucet has dealt with sexy, arrogant athletes most of her life. But Jean-Pierre Reynaud is a whole different animal—in bed and on the field. Unbeknownst to him, their one amazing night produced a son. Now her family’s biggest football rival is back, offering a seductive wager she can’t refuse.
Jean-Pierre despises the media. When rumors fly, he knows a fake relationship is the perfect diversion for the tabloids—and Tatiana’s unbridled passion is the perfect diversion for Jean-Pierre. But when she drops a baby bombshell, the scandal will rock them both!
Son?
Jean-Pierre had taken hits from
the toughest, strongest, meanest players in the NFL. Afterward, as he lay in
the grass with his ears ringing and his vision blurred, he would struggle to
snap out of the slow-motion fog that felt kind of like being underwater.
That was exactly how he felt
walking into Tatiana’s apartment, her words slowly permeating his consciousness
along with the cry of an infant. Dazed, confused and trying to stand up
straight despite the floor shifting under his feet, Jean-Pierre stood in her
foyer and waited for her to return from wherever she’d disappeared.
“Mr. Reynaud?” An older woman in a
simple gray dress stepped into the living area to his right. “Miss Doucet asked
if you wouldn’t mind joining her in the family room. It’s just past the
staircase on the left.” She pointed the way and then went about her business,
picking up a few things in the living room.
A bright blue blanket. A baby
bottle.
Seeing that bottle was like the
second hit when you were already down.
At the same time, it was enough to
make the mental fog evaporate and get his feet moving.
Fast.
He needed answers now. Hell, he
needed answers months ago. Tatiana had done a whole lot more than throw his
career into a tailspin tonight with her unguarded remark to a member of the
press. She’d been hiding the biggest possible secret that was going to bind
their lives together forever.
“Tatiana?” Her name was a sharp
bark on his lips as he entered the spacious suite overlooking Central Park.
Framed playbills lined the walls
along with photos of Tatiana and her family. Tatiana with her father at her
graduation from Columbia. The Doucets outside of a downtown skyscraper with the
brass name plaque of her prestigious law firm. Every picture was a reminder of
the life he might have had with her if her family hadn’t turned her against
him.
A blaze crackled in a fireplace on
the far side of the living area. And beside it, in that warm glow of flickering
light, he spotted her on the dark leather love seat, cradling a tiny bundle of
blankets to her breast. Tatiana’s dark brown curls shielded her body as much as
the blanket, the firelight making the skin of one shoulder glow where she’d
unfastened her dress to feed the baby.
Her baby.
His…son.
Something shifted inside
Jean-Pierre, his whole world tipping on its axis as everything changed
irreversibly.
The last of the Reynaud brothers had a challenge pursuing the love of his life to give him a second chance. We didn't get to see much of Jean-Pierre in the other books because he did not live in the same city, so I didn’t really have a sense of what he was like. I loved the way he handled the situation when he found out about his son. I loved the way he did not immediately get upset and cause a scene, instead after the initial shock, he remained calmed and tried to come up with the a game plan. I do wish he wouldn’t have been so analytical when it came to his feelings as he was with everything else. I liked Tatiana and the way she didn’t immediately give into Jean-Pierre despite her feelings for him. The two of them were cute together and it was clear as day that they were still in love with each other despite the family feud that separated them years ago. I would've liked to know more about the feud and not just the general reason for it. It was great seeing his brothers and their significant others as well and catch a glimpse of their happy future. I think it was a sweet ending to the Reynaud brothers’ stories.
I received an ARC via NetGalley for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review, all conclusions are my own.
Four-time RITA nominee Joanne Rock has never met a romance sub-genre she didn't like. The author of over seventy novels enjoys writing contemporary romance and medieval historicals alike, recently exploring Young Adult romance under a pseudonym. An optimist by nature and perpetual seeker of silver linings, Joanne finds romance–in all its forms-- fits her life outlook perfectly. When she's not writing, Joanne enjoys travel, especially to see her favorite sports teams play with her former sports editor husband and three athletic-minded sons.
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