This whole series about the Bravo family is fantastic. I like how Ms. Rimmer interweaves characters from other books into this one. However, even though it's part of a series, it can stand alone and is very good.

Jonas is rich and handsome. He has taken his father's millions and turned them into billions. He lives in a mansion with his mother, and Mandy a baby sister his mother adopted. Everything is just perfect except for the constant shadow of what happened to his baby brother who was kidnapped when Jonas was six (or so).

When his mother dies he's shocked to learn he will only get custody of Mandy if agrees to marry a friend of his mother's. An unpredictable, full of fun, hard working lady named Emma.

Jonas isn't happy and neither is Emma. Jonas tries to bully her into marrying him and then tries to buy her and finally she does it because it's what his mother wanted- not for the money or out of fear.

Emma and Jonas decide to try to find his brother. Out of this forced marriage and search for the missing baby comes love.

Excellent.
Enjoy.

The eighth in the series about the Bravo family, THE BRAVO BILLIONAIRE is released as a single title. This new family branch in the Bravo family live in LA and are fabulously wealthy. They are also victims of a terrible kidnapping thirty years ago, which still leave emotional repercussions.

Then in her fifties, Blythe used her wealth and influence to adopt a beautiful baby named Mandy. At sixty, she passed away, leaving behind a will with a provision regarding custody of her daughter. If her son Jonas wants custody of Mandy, then he must marry and live with Emma Hewitt. The Texas born dog trainer is perfect for Josh, in Blythe's opinion, and custody is the only way she bring them together, despite their obvious previous attraction. Perhaps Emma can make Jonas a warmer, kinder, gentler man.

Jonas controls his marriage very carefully. Nights are spent in Emma's arms. But he doesn't sleep in her bed, departing for his own room before the sun comes up, using passion to keep words at bay. During the day, if there's something he wants to discuss, he simply calls her at work. If she raises a concern he doesn't want to hear, Jonas simply hangs up the phone. He especially refuses to discuss the kidnapping of his baby brother thirty years ago, despite the years of nightmares left in its wake. He remembers nothing of that night. It's good for him that he's underestimated his new wife's tenacity.

The searing passion of Emma and Jonas makes THE BRAVO BILLIONAIRE a delightful read. The subplot regarding the kidnapping gives a depth to the plot that links it Christine Rimer's previous release, THE MARRIAGE AGGREEMENT. Emma's character is feisty, keeping Jonas on his toes. Her lengthy time contemplating the decision to marry, and her choices that allow Jonas to make his decision without being manipulated reveal true strength of character without compromising her independence. Jonas is a flawed, wounded man with the memory of his brother's kidnapping haunting all of his relationships, proving money doesn't guarantee happiness. This reviewer looks forward to the next book of this series, MARRIAGE: OVERBOARD, a weekly serial available at eharlequin.com. In addition, THE MARRIAGE CONSPIRACY the final book of the series, will be released in October.

Jonas Bravo, the Billionaire, has all that money can buy but he is not a happy man. Enter Emma Hewitt who has been maneuvered by Blythe Bravo, recently deceased mother of Jonas, to make him a better man. Jonas wants custody of toddler sister,Mandy, so he must marry Emma for just one year. Emma has a big job ahead of her but finally gets to work on Jonas. What a wonderful story--Ms Rimmer has created some great characters and maybe her best book. This is the second of three books dealing with the 30 year old mystery of the Missing Bravo baby. It's a keeper and one I will read again and again.