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Her Last Night Of Innocence (2010)

by India Grey(Favorite Author)
3.57 of 5 Votes: 2
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0263878686 (ISBN13: 9780263878684)
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Mills & Boon
review 1: I didn’t want this book to end!!!! I have always loved India Grey’s books but “Her Last Night of Innocence” is by far my favorite one. I loved reading about Cristiano Maresco, a famous, gorgeous, rich race car driver and Kate Edwards, a shy virgin who doesn’t believe that she is beautiful and is unable to understand how a man like him could ever even look her way!!!Their story is filled with pain, sorrow, love and the joy of finding each other’s true soul mates after so many obstacles that faced their lives.Kate is sent to Monte Carlo by her boss to interview him and catches the attention of the playboy, who is quite happy to seduce her even if it’s just a one night-stand, which is what usually happens in his life with the women he meets in his circle.After s... morepending a wonderful night of passion, where they discover so much about each other, Cristiano leaves her with the words “wait for me!”. But Cristiano is badly injured in the crash during the race, which results in him suffering not only physically but memory loss and not remembering the night he had spent with her.Kate was kept away from him by his group of handlers so decided to return home to England, where a few weeks later, discovers she is pregnant with his child. After writing various letters to him and trying other means of contacting him and not receiving any joy, decides to continue with her life and her new baby boy.Four years later, she is sent by her boss to meet Cristiano in Monte Carlo and is saddened and angry when he doesn’t recognize or remember her. She had agreed to meeting him again as she wanted closure by let him know he had a son and to assure herself she no longer loved him.Cristiano can’t understand why she feels so familiar to him and why the emotional connection pull with her and just as she’s about to leave, he asks her to go with him to a friend’s chalet in Switzerland. He also begins having flashbacks and is certain that she could be someone who would help get his memory back. But before things can be resolved, she is called back home as her son has fallen ill. She leaves without telling him about their son because he had admit to her he never wanted to get marry or have children. She leaves with a broken heart knowing she will never see Cristiano, the only man she has ever loved, again. But Cristiano finds a letter in a bag she left behind and finally discovers the secret. He has a son!!!!!!Their time together is so emotional and so intense – so many obstacles in their way before they are able to be together. His memory loss, his love for car racing and her fear of it….her father and brother had both died in car crashes. She wants him to give up his profession before she agrees to be with him. He is unable to understand why she demands this of him. Eventually Kate realizes she is being unfair to him and if she wants his love totally she will have to do something about her fears. And wow…..what a way to go……loved what she did to overcome this obstacle and finally realize that they and their child were meant to be a family.The author’s characters are so real and engaging….there’s more to the alpha-male hero Cristiano – he’s someone looking desperately for love, to find a woman he can talk and laugh with instead of meaningless sex. Kate, who in the beginning thought might be one of those shy virgins who is trodden on by men, is surprisingly a very capable, caring strong woman who is not afraid to face her obstacles and demons.Fabulous settings….Monte Carlo and the world of the rich and famous, jetsetter billionaires, beautiful homes and hotels…..Though this is year another story about a shy virgin, gorgeous millionaire and a secret baby, it had so so much more. It was a fresh and innovative take on this much used plot. A fantastic, fabulous, incredible story ending - a happy live for Cristiano, Kate and their son Alexander. A truly, real and spectacular HEA.This book is on my “Most Loved Books” section of my bookcase!!!!!
review 2: Excellent spectacular read,a sorrowful roller coaster love story ,both Cristiano-Kate have their own fears and they need to overcome those fears come together love together n be happy togetherKate Edwards couldn't believe she had spent the most amazing night with the famous Christiano Marseca. They had not just shared passion, they talked about their pasts, something this Italian playboy never did and it was special for both of them. However, thinking about her while racing his car ended in a crash and he suffered a memory loss. When Kate returned home to England, she found out she was pregnant and wrote to him several times sending letters to his villa in Monte Carlo but never heard back from him. However, as fate would have it, four years later, Christiano had somewhat recovered and had returned to race for his mentor and friend. Kate's company, one of the sponsors, which had originally sent her years earlier were sending her again. Her boss and friend, agreed she needed closure, needed to tell Christiano he had a son and that he and his wife would babysit her little boy.There was something familiar about her, Christiano could sense it but he couldn't put his finger on it. He could also sense she was nervous being at the party and he followed her. He experienced some flashbacks due to his retrograde amnesia and remembered she had interviewed him the evening before the race. Could she be the key to him remembering those hours before the crash? Because he was sure he had slept with her, even though she was so different from the women he usually bedded. So he ran after her and that's when the intensity began in the storyline Kate couldn't believe he was in her hotel room as she was packing to return home to England. Christiano didn't remember her so she would leave the envelope for him with the message to contact her solicitor and that he had a son or would she? Christiano made an abrupt decision, as he was going to take up his physician on using her chalet in Switzerland, he was going to take Kate with him and get down to the bottom of things. He was sure she was the key to his memory loss. What he didn't count on was her fear of driving fast. Kate had lost both her father and brother to fatal car accidents.Bittersweet is how I would describe their time together, making love, sharing, laughing, loving. During their time at the chalet, pivotal things happened. Kate realized she never stopped loving him, she learned he never wanted to marry nor have children, and then the most horrible thing happened, her son became extremely ill and she need to get home to England fast! Her heart was broken, in tatters because she knew she would never see her lover again. She also realized that because he told her he never wanted children, he had released her from the burden of telling him about Alexander.low and behold Christiano found her evening bag with the letter that told him he had a son!who is seriusly ill(Meningitis)the emotions are brought out so well.Christiano was determined to have his son, with or without Kate and poor Kate's emotions because she loved them both so very much. All I can say is that that this author gave Christiano, Alexander and Kate the most amazing happy ending. It took getting over her fear of fast cars and it took Christiano getting his memory back and realizing what Kate had meant to him back in Monte Carlo and now in the present.i have only one complaint Suki who was Cristiano's PA kept lying to him abt wht happened and she was jealous of Kate and she never allowed kate to meet Cristiano when she was few months pregnant and also hided the letters Kate wrote but when later Cristiano comes to know of it,nothing is done no one confronts her not even she is fired ya demoted ,i really wanted to see her pay for her deedsDefinetely a keeperRecommend it less
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josh28
Fabulous. One of fave Moderns of all time. India Grey at her very best.
Jamienanus
I would give this a 3.5 but that wasn't an option.
unbound
Good Read. Lots of romance.
Rubina
amazinggggggggggggggggg
Allison01
secret baby plot
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