#BookReview: The Honor-Bound Groom (Fortune’s Children: The Brides Book 1) by Jennifer Greene

Kelly Sinclair had loved Chad Fortune, playboy younger brother of the CEO of Fortune Industries Mac
Fortune, and in her blind passion ended
up pregnant while Chad skipped town leaving her behind to deal with the
situation alone. After an attack on her, Mac Fortune, the big brother steps in
to marry her and in turn give the baby the Fortune name and protection.

Kelly who is not in love with Mac is faced with the dilemma
whether she should marry him or not but seeing the option as best for her child
agrees. For Kelly and Mac, the marriage is like a business deal and love is not
part of it until they get to the altar and the deal is sealed with a head
spinning kiss.

Can they turn this honorable act into a love-filled
commitment for life? Can Kelly be the one woman who can melt Mac’s serious
persona and bring love to his life?

I can’t say that Jennifer Greene has ever given a bad book
and that is proved by her legion of fans. Here also she delves deep into the
matters of love and brings to us this joyful story which is heartwarming and
serves as an example of true love got in unfavorable circumstances.

I loved just about everything in the book!! 🙂

The hero Mac, who
is ever serious but very caring and dedicated to his family, always present to
solve all their problems, he is one man to whom honor means everything. He
marries Kelly to protect her and her child but eventually falls in love with
her. His greatest fear that Kelly will stop loving him when Chad returns and
his insecurity is very well portrayed in the story. His protectiveness towards Kelly
and his secret longing for Kelly’s love endears him to us while making us feel
sorry for him and hoping that everything ends well.

Kelly is shown as one talkative girl who is vivacious and
very caring in nature. She notices Mac’s loneliness and the fact that he keeps
everyone’s needs ahead of his own. The small –small things that she does like
hugging him, making him laugh and baking for him just makes us love her. She is
one person who sees the best in every situation and the care that Kelly and Mac
display for each other is both enriching and sweet.

Their vulnerability and eventually their love for each other
prove that whatever be the situation true love can come your way anytime. The
baby brings more flavor to the story and Greene develops her characters
beautifully.

The meeting of Chad and Kelly is very expertly described and
the hopelessness Mac feels on hearing of the meeting, thinking he has lost
Kelly is legendary.

All in all a keeper and I give The Honor Bound Groom super shiny 5 out of 5 stars for its beautiful
story, sweet characters, memorable scenes and the happily ever after that
leaves you feeling thrilled long after you have finished reading the book. 🙂