Every now and then I’m in the mood to read something with glittery writing on the cover. It doesn’t happen that often, but when it does, I like there to be glitter on the inside as well. Passion by Louise Bagshawe does not disappoint.
Handsome, muscular orphan Will Hyde falls in love with Melissa Elmet, the precious daughter of a stuck-up academic, who not only has candied chestnut hair but looks stunningly feminine inside a chunky sweater. This alone makes her the worthy subject of a 500 page novel – albeit with big printing. I’ve tried the feminine-chunky look myself and trust me, it’s not easy. Anyway, a stuck-up academic sticks a sock in the whole Romeo and Juliet affair and so Will and Melissa go their separate ways. He becomes a billionaire with willowy models hanging off every extremity, and she becomes a mousy sherry-swilling academic.
Glittery? Not yet, but just you wait.
When Melissa’s deathly dull fiancé is gunned down in the street (definitely the most exciting thing that ever happened to him), she is forced to shake off the shackles of academia and go on the lam. And who better to protect her than her old flame Will Hyde, who it turns out was a top international spy before he became a billionaire. What luck. Not only does Will have pots of money at his disposal and a man in every port, he’s excellent at doing illegal stuff. After two days of working out, Melissa reaches peak fitness and together these two take on the world – and the still-burning embers of their hidden lust for each other.
Louise Bagshawe’s books have sold more than two million copies around the world and she describes them as a modern reinvention of classic 1980s blockbusters like Jackie Collins’ Lace or Lucky. I couldn’t agree more. If you’re in the mood for a fast, exciting read while lounging around a pool on holiday or snuggled in front of the fire at home on a quiet weekend, try Passion.
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