THE SUBSTITUTE MILLIONAIRE

Author: Susan Mallery ISBN: 0373767609 11/2006 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: HARLEQUIN

Ryan Bennett had agreed to masquerade as his wealthy cousin for a blind date. But from the moment Ryan saw Julie Nelson to the moment he 'should' have said good-night, he was captivated and couldn't resist an invitation to share her bed. In the hazy afterglow of their heated lovemaking, Ryan confessed his true identity, claiming the passion between them was real despite his deception, but Julie wasn't buying it. Obviously she considered him the enemy. Except now she was having the enemy's baby...

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

I really, really liked Susan Mallery's THE SUBSTITUTE MILLIONAIRE! It is the first book in her Million Dollar Catch series, and I cannot wait until the next book, THE UNEXPECTED MILLIONAIRE, is published.

THE SUBSTITUTE MILLIONAIRE is one hot romance story that has a great plot and extremely likable characters. I couldn't put the book down! I just had to know what happened next and I desperately needed to know how the story ended!

Julie Nelson is going on a blind date with very wealthy Todd Aston. Not that she wants to, but she came out the loser of a game between her sisters and now she is the one who has to go on a date with him. If that's not bad enough, her grandmother told her that if she eventually marries him, she'd receive one million dollars.

Todd Aston is in no way going to go out on another date with a woman who just wants him for his money. Instead, he's going to get his cousin, Ryan Bennet, to pose as him and go on this date instead. Ryan, equally as wealthy but yet completely irresistible, is up for the job!

When Todd and Julie realize that they have a sizzling attraction to each other, and that the date takes a sudden turn, there's going to be a lot of explaining to do in the morning.

What happens when Julie finds out that Ryan isn't Todd? Better yet, what happens now that she is pregnant? Oh, you are just going to have to read Susan Mallery's THE SUBSTITUTE MILLIONAIRE. Hopefully you will love this story as much as I did.

I absolutely loved the relationship between Julie and Ryan, from their first meeting to their final scenes in the story. They had perfect chemistry and you really couldn't help but root for them throughout the book!

Trust me when I say that you will love Susan Mallery's THE SUBSTITUTE MILLIONAIRE! It's a perfect combination of romance and drama that made this romance reader very, very happy!

Julie Kornhausl