A Wife in Every Sense

Kate Burrows has been Aleksei Aleksanou’s assistant for a couple of years, and they are attracted to each other, but they are both dedicated professionals, so they never acted on their attraction. It’s taking its toll on Kate, so she hands in her resignation because she fears she’ll succumb and her heart will be broken; she’s been burned before and Aleksei is a known playboy. She will be travelling for 3 months, and going to Greece, to Aleksei’s native island Naxea, because he has told her so much about it. However on her last day on the job, Aleksei takes Kate out to dinner, and Kates gets plastered and when she starts making a fool of herself, Aleksei takes her home. And nothing much happens, apart from Kate seeing him naked when he comes out of the shower. But during her drunken bout, she had forgotten her shoes and when Aleksei brings them back to her, that’s when sex happens. They simply cannot resist any longer, but in the heat of the moment they forgot to use any sort of protection, and Kate is pregnant. What impressed me the most, and from the very beginning, is Ms. Walsh’s magnificent prose; what a splendid writer! A WIFE IN EVERY SENSE is so easy to read, both the corporate world and Greece seem real. Kate and Aleksei are very engaging and believable characters, and even though Aleksei is commitment-phobe, he is honest about it, and yet he is looking forward to having a family one day. The pregnancy issue is perfectly plausible, and I’m not easy to convince when it comes to that kind of trope. Ms. Walsh succeeds where many authors, in my opinion, fail: A WIFE IN EVERY SENSE features elements that I often find difficult to digest in contemporary romance, but this extremely gifted author makes everything work perfectly, because the characters are so well-drawn, the plot is air-tight, Kate and Aleksei are honest with each other, and the chemistry they share feels real. Nothing feels convoluted, there are no misunderstandings; everything is perfectly paced, and I simply fell for both Kate and Aleksei. I will definitely be looking forward to future books from this author because I definitely loved A WIFE IN EVERY SENSE, and Joanne Walsh is a tremendous writer! A very pleasant surprise and an excellent read!

This was just an OK read. I found the plot very predictable without anything new in the story line to make it interesting. What I did like very much about this one was the very descriptive writing style of the author. She was able to bring the Greek isle to life in my mind and take me on a great journey with her writing. Kate and Aleksei were great characters but their relationship just did feel as passionate as it could have. Again, not a bad read just nothing new.

A Wife in Every Sense by Joanne Walsh My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Joanne Walsh' story of unrequited love may not have been original but still was a wonderful read. It started off strong with characters that I found to be well developed and interesting. Further into the story the dialogue started to slow down and the story started to drag along. I received an ARC of A Wife in Every Sense in exchange for an honest review. Despite minor issues it proved to be a good read.