The Marcolini Blackmail Marriage

by Melanie Milburne

No one asks a Marcolini for a divorce. Especially a gold digger who could walk away with the family's fortune Antonio Marcolini will make Claire pay. And he has got the perfect plan for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373128452
• ISBN13: 9780373128457
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Harlequin Presents
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Passion, grief, misunderstandings and secrets

The magnificent Melanie Milburne has created one of the most emotional and beautiful love stories with The Marcolini Blackmail Marriage, the first book in her duo series The Marcolini. Reading this incredible love story I could actually visualize Antonio Marcolini, the proud and angry man determined to keep his wife, not giving in to her requested divorce. So he has a plan, he'll stay in Australia for three months and see if there is any hope to save his marriage. Claire can't believe the news she receives from her lawyer. So when she receives the phone call from her husband who she hasn't seen in five years and she meets him for dinner, she shocked when he insists she stay and live with him, giving them and chance to save their marriage. However, instead of asking, this proud Italian demands and blackmails her using her brother's situation of being in trouble with the law as an excuse to keep her in line. He holds all the cards and is determined to have total control. Emotionally, they were both at separate ends. She's still grieving for the loss of their daughter openly and he concealing his. This emotion plus the remembering for them both of the passion they once shared is absolutely combustible. Then the secrets and there are some. Antonio believed his mother that Claire was a gold digger as she gave her a check when she left Italy. Antonio is so very sure his mother was correct and determined that Claire with NOT get half of his inheritance. As for the most important emotion love, he's sure he only felt lust for his wife when Claire clearly and deeply loved him. However, to be forced to marry because of a pregnancy, leave Australia and live in Italy with a busy surgeon husband and a new family who were not welcoming and the loss of a daughter, way too much! What touched my soul was how the author dealt with grief and loss. Maybe to the reader who has not experienced it, they would have a different experience. However, personally I've had to deal with losing a husband and it was horrible but to loose a child I think would be devastating. And devastating it was for Claire whose baby died at birth. It wasn't only loosing her it was how her husband Antonio dealt with it as well as his Italian family. All Claire wanted from Antonio was to be loved for her. On top of the loss it was way too much for her so she fled back to Australia. Their months together were a tug of war but it's obvious the passion is still there as they become reacquainted. It's how they came to terms with their baby's death, all of the secrets and the misunderstandings that tugged at my heart. It's just a beautifully written love story and one I will long remember. I'm looking forward to Melanie's September release, Bound by the Marcolini Diamonds and reading about another Marcolini brother an Italian alpha! Behind the Book from the author: "With the Marcolini Men my editor wanted me to do a two book series and she suggested using a celebrity surge