Lynne Graham, Ballyflynn

Ballyflynn

Lynne Graham

Harlequin, January 2007, $5.99

ISBN: 0373198574

Harriet Carmichael wonders what she ever did to have two major ugly incidents happen to her. She loses her job unfairly at Dar Designs, as someone has to be blamed for the Zenco fiasco. Hurt, she comes home to find her fianc Luke in bed with her half-sister Alice. Unable to talk to either of the traitors, Harriet decides it is time to start over with her half of a livery inheritance in a small town in Ireland.

In Ballyflynn she meets her new business partner, international tycoon Rafael Cavaliere Flynn, a man she blames for what happened to her stepfather due to his takeover and destruction of Benson Pharmaceuticals. She also assumes he is a womanizer, as he is always seen dating some new supermodel. However, she is shocked when Rafael shows he wants to make it with her. She wants to reciprocate, but besides her stepfather's breakdown, trysts are not her thing, while trysts are his only thing.

BALLYFLYNN is an interesting character driven romance starring a delightful hero, whom she blames for what happened to her family when she was younger, leading to Rafael having his work cut out to prove his sincerity. Harriet is too mousy, as she fails to stand up for herself at work, with her fianc and half-sister, and initially with Rafael, though she does accuse him of causing her stepfather's nervous breakdown. Fans will hope she finds backbone, because she will need it if she plans to partner in business and life with Rafael.