Michelle Reid writes such passionate stories and The Man Who Risked It All is just that. She does the lost and found love themes so well….like
Marchese's Forgotten Bride, one of my favourite reads.
Lexi Hamilton, a young English actress meets Franco Tolle, the ultimate Italian rich, spoilt playboy and immediately falls under his spell. Things don’t work out too well for both of them….she discovers that he slept with her for a bet….she’s even sent the video via her mobile of him accepting the winnings…she then discovers she is pregnant, he marries her and it’s a total disaster from there onwards. He becomes cold and distant, his family hates her, her mother is suddenly killed in a car crash with her stepfather, who has stolen all her earnings and then she loses the baby!!!!!!! She decides to go back to London and rebuild her life.
Three years later, Franco is injured in a boat accident and Lexi agrees to look after him, after being asked by his father to fly to Italy as Franco is not doing very well and has refused to see anyone except Lexi.
I disliked Franco intensely from the beginning…the way he cut her off and then suddenly wanted her, needed her…but I warmed up to him as the story unfolded. Lexi trying so hard to be strong and the pain she felt in realizing that she had never stopped loving him. So many misunderstandings. Betrayed by family and friends that caused such heartache and unhappiness in their relationship.
I cared so much for them. It pulled at my heartstrings…the poignancy of how much suffering and sadness their lives had been. Franco had a lot of work cut out for him to getting Lexi back and he was determined to do everything possible for her to realize his feelings for her. There is so much angst, so emotional and as I read I just wanted them to find happiness together.
Some great scenes…..Franco waiting for Lexi in bedroom balcony with a bottle of wine and two glasses…..when Lexi gives him a present in the hospital room…..and how he places it among her soft frog toys collection that she had left behind and he had kept all these years…taking her sailing….there were so many other amazing scenes.
I loved the passion, sensuality and fast pace of this story. I couldn’t stop reading…in fact I finished the entire book in one read.
What I also like about this author’s books is how she always engages the reader with the characters in such a way that makes you feel so strongly for their true happiness. She is a fabulous fabulous writer and you know when you pick up any of her books that you will more than just like it….you will love it!!!!!!
Oh yes….I absolutely loved the cover of this book!!!!!!!!!! Just like I pictured Franco in my head!!!
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