I’ve seen this hundred of times before: former lovers separated by a lie secret baby hero out for revenge the heroine is unwilling to tell the hero the truth until it’s too late then he finds out and now really hates the heroine, but still lusts after her more than ever and finally a secret revelation that comes out and heals all wounds. This was seemed a rather by rote romance like LeClaire phoned it in. This is one of those boardroom drama romances where multi-billion-dollar corporations are controlled by the 30-year-old widows of the former CEOs, and the board of executives is filled with jealous, back-stabbing family members. His corporation is making a hostile takeover of Sable’s business. He’s never gotten over Sable and sees this as the perfect opportunity for revenge. Looking for a book I read a while ago about a man who shows up at the door of his estranged wife’s house to finally serve her divorce papers, but learns that she has a child.
A romance novel following the secret-baby trope. She had the baby and hid his true parentage from Damien.įast forward five years later, Sable is a widow, she’s now running her dead husband’s business, and the company is in major financial trouble. A romance novel following the secret-baby trope. Who did she turn to? Why the decrepitly aged head of the rival company Sable had supposedly sold (or not sold) those secrets to! Their marriage was one of convenience, so naturally, they never had sex (they never do in these books). Shortly afterward, Sable found out she was pregnant but couldn’t turn to Damien, who had tossed her callously out on her butt. Sable denied it, yet Damien wanted nothing more to do with her. They were in love until Sable seemingly betrayed Damien by selling company secrets. Former lovers, a secret baby, a marriage-of-convenience, and revenge are just a few of the tropes in this Harlequin Romance.ĭamien Hawke and Sable Jameson (oh those names!) were lovers who worked together, or rather, she worked under Damien…in various positions. This could have been pulled from an old daytime soap opera. From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire-welcome to the lives of the American elite. The Secret Baby (wow, I bet the editors stayed up nights trying to think up that title!) was a rather predictable story with a paint-by-the-numbers plot. Find out in this Sin City Secrets novel by Zuri Day.