Captivated by the Millionaire by Nina Singh – Review by Angela Hayes

Captivated By The Millionaire by Nina Singh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Captivated by the Millionaire: Mills and Boon True Love by Nina Singh is a very sweet romance, with angst, push/pull, and a sprinkle of drama. The story is clean (with closed door intimate scenes, and has a theme around loss, rejection, major changes, obstacles, forgiveness, redemption, and finding love when and where you least expect it.
Jessalyn Raffi has felt the sting of rejection and isn’t too keen on experiencing it again. She’s a gifted artist who lives and works on Martha’s Vineyard. She loves her job at the Vineyard Vines Children’s Centre where she teaches painting and helps co-ordinate other programs. She’s free-spirited, genuine, kind and compassionate.
Jordan Paydan lives an organised and structured life. He’s a multi-millionaire Venture Capitalist who had a great life in New York City. But his life turned upside down when he unexpectedly became guardian for his six year old sister, Sonya. His world was turned upside down in an instant- life would never be the same. He wasn’t cut out to raise a child, something he was only too aware of. He would never let himself forget. Sonya and work were his only priorities. Relationships were definitely not for him. First of all, he didn’t have time, and secondly, he didn’t put a lot of faith in women and relationships- he’d seen first hand how hurtful they can be. So, imagine his surprise when he walks into his new home after a long drive, to find a stranger painting a mural he never asked for, on a wall in one of the bedrooms. She quickly leaves after an awkward and rude encounter with him. But he can’t stop thinking about her. After another disastrous encounter, they just can’t seem to stay away. Not the best first impressions that’s for sure, but because of Sonya, and their intense attraction, they decide to play nice. She feels he’s out of her league anyway and doesn’t want to get hurt again. And he has his issues with relationships, and really doesn’t want any more complications. Will they finally see what’s right in front of them? Will he finally ‘let her in’? Will they take a chance on love, or will they both let their fear of being hurt drive a wedge between them?
There is quite a bit of push/pull happening in the story that drove me crazy at times. There were a lot of misunderstandings, miscommunications, and misinterpretations which added to the angst and drama.
The author has a free-flowing and descriptive style- and writes beautifully. I just wish the story wasn’t quite so sweet and predictable.
A minor point that really doesn’t detract from the story but made me take notice- was the cover of the book. Although attractive, I felt that the cover model didn’t fit the description of Jordan in the story- as the model very definitely has chocolate/dark brown hair- but, in the story Jordan is described as having sandy blonde hair that’s just dark enough to not be a true blonde. It confused me, I guess?
This is my first read by Ms. Singh and I would definitely like to explore more of her work.

Thank you, Ms. Singh!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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