Margie’s Mini Book Review – Contract of Silence: abandoned at the altar, pregnant, and bound to the arrogant Billionaire by Taylor McQueen

Contract of Silence: abandoned at the altar, pregnant, and bound to the arrogant Billionaire <— Ahhhhh this is an interesting review from Margie, ’cause this one… didn’t hit quite right for her, but she reviewed it for us, anyway. And I love that. An honest take on a book in a genre that she loves, but didn’t quite hit the mark for her, and I want to hear all of the greats, goods, and not-so-goods too. 🙂

She says:

I was conflicted about this book, but I know some readers like this style so I’m sending it in. I had to skip through it. It’s got over 400 5 and 4 star reviews on Amazon.

If you like Mills & Boon style angst, you’ll like this book. I’ve read a lot of Mills & Boon paperback books and at that time they were really the only romance options available.

Now we can find good betrayal revenge books that are not so superficial…that have more character building and better storytelling. So I personally thought the book was a bit over the top, superficial, and silly at times, but that’s my opinion.

The writing was fine. It has a dramatic opening…the MMC leaves the pregnant FMC at the altar. He faces the 300 guests and says:

“I will not marry a woman who lied to me. Who cheated on me. And who planned to force me to raise another man’s child.”

Great hook, but then it skips five years ahead and the MMC doesn’t investigate or really do anything after his dramatic pronouncement to verify if the FMC is a lying gold digger or not.

Also in the Mills & Boon manner there are lots of nonproductive angsty arguments with desire creeping in at inexplicable times. You mostly want to whack the overly dramatic, opinionated MMC on the head. The FMC vacillates between I must be strong and I love him.

It’s also long…so it’s never ending angst.

It’s available as a KU.

BETRAYAL & REDEMPTION

Contract of Silence: abandoned at the altar, pregnant, and bound to the arrogant Billionaire

BETRAYAL & REDEMPTION!!

“…AGE GAP • UNEXPECTED PREGNANCY • FORCED COHABITATION • REJECTED BABY • MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE • SECOND CHANCE • REMORSEFUL HERO

On what should have been the happiest day of her life, she was abandoned at the altar. Pregnant and deeply in love, Valentina Muniz believed she was living a fairy tale as she prepared to marry the powerful Enrico Ferrara. But in front of hundreds of witnesses, everything collapsed. Accused of betrayal by the man she loved, her world shattered—and she ran without looking back.

Four years later, far from the spotlight and devoted to the daughter she raised alone, Valentina does everything she can to protect the life she rebuilt. But fate—cruel as ever—puts Enrico back in her path.

Arrogant, determined, and still consumed by resentment, he comes face to face with the truth in the eyes of the child he rejected before ever meeting her. And he makes an offer she can’t easily refuse: a sham marriage, a contract of silence to protect his empire… and, perhaps, a chance to atone for the past…”

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