The Paris Affair

The Paris Affair

2024 • 326 pages

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15

Good chemistry between the MCs and an interesting setting, but the plot was sorely lacking. The narrator, Finn, may be an engineer working on the design for the Eiffel Tower, but he doesn't have the common sense the good lord gave a goose. A handsome stranger appears out of nowhere and offers to solve all of your problems but refuses to answer any questions? Puh-leeze. And after an intriguing setup, Finn is literally in another country when the Big Moment happens, and only learns the truth when a female secondary character fills him in. Marshall has written several more explicit M/M historical romances as [a:Ella Stainton 20163690 Ella Stainton https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1588067098p2/20163690.jpg]. I didn't make it past the first few chapters of “Kilty Pleasures Book 1” ([b:Best Laid Plaids 52739473 Best Laid Plaids (Kilty Pleasures, #1) Ella Stainton https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588087911l/52739473.SY75.jpg 78704072]), because it was just too silly for my taste. In fact, I never would have guessed the two women were the same person. I hope she will develop Maureen Marshall further; her voice feels much more authentic and natural than her alter ego's.

October 1, 2024