She married him to save face, but will it be at her heart’s expense?
Megan
Coffman needs to put her divorce from one of rock and roll’s biggest
womanizers behind her—fast. Dubbed “Poor Meg” by the music media, she’s
sick of being pitied and thinks the best way to show the public she’s
moved on is to flash her brand new engagement ring. But now she needs a
man and a wedding to go with it...
Thirty-five year old Russian
expatriate Seth “Red” Rozhkov likes the idea of an instant family and
agrees to play husband for a year for a virtual stranger. Women just
want him for one thing anyway, and it’s not happily-ever-after. A mutual
friend swears if Red plays his cards right, he could have Meg for
keeps. He’s willing to try.
Meg finds Red an enigma. He’s a
gentle giant, solicitous almost to a fault—and the no-strings-attached
sex is amazing, but she’s used to being used. What’s Red getting out of
the deal? How can she trust a man who hasn’t asked her for anything in
return?
So the
book starts as follows...Meg got crapped upon from a great height by her ex and
since then she wants to make sure she is not seen as a pathetic loser by the
press. So she gets married again, so she is not called "Poor Meg"
anymore. So they marry with the idea of getting a divorce in the future, when
all the media junk calms down...I see a flaw in that logic but let's ride it
out shall we.
I have
to say I had a hard time with this book. I found myself not liking Megan at
all. She came across as bitchy and a user. I found her constant moaning
annoying. Meg's character seems to do everything impulsively or to spike
another person.
Seth is
a sweet guy and I like him a lot. Why his character married Meg is beyond me.
There was no explanation of why he married her? No Green Card issues, Seth
wasn't her secret admirer, he didn't owe anyone money or lose a bet. So I am
completely baffled on why they got together...
I will
not say this is a bad book, just maybe not the book for me. I liked all the
other characters in the book. Especially Meg's elder brother Stephen, who at
times made me laugh out loud. I also really liked Sharon, I mean come on, she
hooked Meg up with a really hot guy. I have to say the exceptions to the rule
of liking all the characters stops when it comes to Spike and his manager. They
really grossed me out and I felt like I needed a shower after reading about
them.
In the
end Seeing Red is a good summer time pool book, so it earns 7 out of 10 from
me.
