The Marriage Trap by Diana Fraser - EBook

The Marriage Trap by Diana Fraser

(The Mackenzies, Book 2)

Synopsis:

"A shepherd's hut, twenty-four hours, a stranger..." It's not the perfect start to Gemma Winters' new life--another man is the last thing she needs after the suffocating control of her ex. But, when she finds herself isolated with a ruggedly handsome stranger, the demands of her body take over.

Since his wife died, Callum Mackenzie's relationships have been strictly practical, with his only real love affair being with his land. But his family wants him to re-marry and he wants heirs. When Gemma turns up, he begins to think marriage might be a possibility after all. Their twenty-four hours of passion has shattering consequences--marriage and two people who are forced to face their worst fears...

My Review:  2.5 out of 5 

I can't make up my mind on this book, it is full of drama and some romance but I did have some issues with the likability of the main characters, which made it hard to care about if they get their happily ever after or not.

The story is set in New Zealand, the heroine, Gemma, is running from an abusive ex when she is swept away by the hero Callum.  

One of the issues I had was with the fact that Gemma seemed to go from escaping from one controlling man to another, although Callum was gruff and not abusive, he did not feel to me to be the type of hero that Gemma needed.

But the main issue I had with the romance was the speed of it, I would have found the story more believable if she had been travelling for some time after going into hiding before she came upon the hero, rather than the 40 hours it is written as. 

Both of them had some major things to overcome, and there is some drama from the ex, and Gemma has a tendency to run and hide away rather than face a situation.

Overall it is an OK drama with a bit of romance.


Would I read the next in the series or another story by this Author?

It would depend on the synopsis.  Undecided.

 

Would I recommend someone else to read this story?

No, probably not, had too many issues for me to like or care about the characters to recommend it.

 

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