Reviewer: Robyn Roberts
Title: Vows and a Vengeful Groom - 1st in Diamonds Down Under Series
Author: Bronwyn Jameson
Publisher: Silhouette (Desire)
ISBN-13: 978-0-373-76843-1
Re-release Date: January (North America) - February 2008 (Australia)
Genre/Sub-genre: Contemporary Romance
Year/Setting: Present day Australia and New Zealand
Overall Rating: 3.5
Sexual Content Rating: Subtle/Sensual
Language (Profanity/Slang) Rating: None
Violent Content Rating: None
Bronwyn's Website:
www.bronwynjameson.com
Ric Perrini and Kim Blackstone were quite the pair. Lovers for ten glorious weeks, married for ten stormy days and divorced for ten lonely years. Both of them are too proud and too stubborn to work at amends. Both have secrets to hide.
When Kim’s estranged father’s plane goes down, Ric arrives at the airport to keep the media from Kim. Kim returns to her childhood home and Ric hopes she returns to him as well. After her father passed her over for a promotion, giving it to Ric instead, Kim has doubted his motives in his continued drive for power.
Kim has been working for the ‘other half’ of the family. The Hammonds and Blackstones had a falling out years before and they will do anything to undermine each other. With the announcement of shady actions by her father, Kim finds herself without a job. At loose ends, she takes a minor role back at Blackstone while the board makes decisions about the new leadership.
Kim and Ric are at odds on everything. If she says the sky is blue, Ric will say black just to annoy her. It reminds me of a stereotypical old married couple. There are a lot of emotional undercurrents between Ric and Kim. Neither one is willing to admit their own flaws and it keeps them hiding their own secrets. How can Ric expect Kim to come back to him if he won’t do anything to end her doubts about his love and loyalty? How can Ric ever help Kim when she lies to him about what she’s been through the past ten years?
Ric and Kim’s turbulent relationship makes for an interesting story. As we set up the feud between the Blackstones and Hammonds, we get some foreshadowing of upcoming events. There are a few times when the story bogs down a bit with the details that need to be given, but Ms. Jameson does a nice at trying to keep the story going forward while sharing important facts. This is a great introduction into the Diamonds Down Under series.
Robyn
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