She never had anything traumatic happen that should make her dress frumpy the way she does. She had a car accident, that does not make you less of a woman because you think you cannot have children. I think the hero, when he first decided to go for the heroine, seemed like he was playing with her for his own amusement. I would SERIOUSLY have thought this if I did not get his insight for a brief time or if he was not so caring at the very beginning. I am pretty sure he did not sleep with another woman since he met the heroine because he talks about cold showers over the months A LOT, even though he did go to events with other women. He just put her into the role of his wife and hostess without telling her ANYTHING and expected her to just know how he felt about her. Well here is a newsflash, telling the heroine that you have wanted her from the beginning sexually does not tell her you want to marry her. The heroine also changed COMPLETELY from the beginning to the end. She was a scared, easily intimidated woman at the start and goes to being a seductive, vixen type at the end. It was weird to see her change so much in such a short period of time because of a guy's attention. I am not sure what the purpose of his friends on the yacht were. They did not have a significance with ANY decisions the hero and heroine made and they barely talked. It was all just annoying. I like this author and based on the reviews, really thought I would love this book....I didn't. I hate to say that but this one was not for me.