For her grandfather's sake, Kalli had agreed to an arranged marriage to Nikolos Varos -- a man she'd never even met. But when her grandfather died on her wedding day -- so, too, did her reason for marrying....
Niko was furious he'd been jilted. So he insisted Kalli continue with the original plan that she renovate his home -- not telling her he'd be living there with her. Neither had expected the attraction that sizzled between them, and Niko, for one, was determined to catch the bride who'd got away!
Renee Roszel is the author of over 40 romance novels. She has been named Oklahoma Writer of the Year and has been a National Rita Finalist several times as well as a finalist multiple times in Romantic Times Short Contemporary Romance category. She is married, the mother of two sons and the grandmother a boy and girl who live way way too far away for Renee's taste!
Besides writing Renee volunteers her time with her local Animal Shelter's thrift Shop, which she helped start several years ago. She is proud of both her writing career and her volunteering. Both have brought her great friends, happy times and a warm and fuzzy feeling around the heart.
Kallie terpaksa harus membatalkan pernikahannya dengan Niko beberapa jam sebelum pernikahannya, karena ia tidak mencintai pria yang bahkan belum pernah ditemuinya itu. Tapi bagi Niko pembatalan pernikahan membuatnya sangat marah dan berniat membalas dendam. Setelah pembatalan pernikahan itu, Niko mulai melancarkan aksi balas dendamnya dengan meminta Kallie untuk tinggal di rumah yang bergaya Victoria yang rencanya akan di pugar dan memakai jasa Kallie untuk mengubahnya menjadi lebih cantik. Tapi ternyata pembalasan dendam itu malah membuat Niko malah semakin kagum pada Kallie dan mulai mencintai gadis itu, begitu pula dengan Kallie, ia mulai melihat seperti apa sosok Niko yang sebenarnya. Niko bertekad untuk kembali mewujudkan pernikahannya yang telah dibatalkan oleh Kallie, dan yakin kali ini Kallie tidak akan pergi dari sisinya untuk selamanya.
I hate every single one of the characters in this book, I don't even remember their names.
The male lead is a fucking dick that wants everyone to do everything he said. Female lead's mother is annoying because she guilt trip her own daughter to get married with that asshole. The male lead's grandpa is also annoying. And the female lead, I don't even know what to say.
The book is not that long, but I feel like it was 500 pages because I kept stopping to take a deep breath and rolled my eyes.
DNF, Heroine was so immature. She let her mouth run more than her brain & most of the stuff she uttered out are either cringy or dumb. Oh god, so not cute at all.
J'ai lu tellement de ces romances courtes et vite oubliées, mais de temps en temps on tombe sur une pépite de ce genre. Cette histoire aurait mérité d'être plus longue et plus développée, en attendant j'aurai quand même passé un agréable moment à la lire.
عندما مات جدّها مات معه السبب الذي دفع كالي إلى القبول بالزواج بنيكولاس فاروس. وقررت أن تلغي هذا الزواج في صبيحة الحرس... -سيد فاروس... لا يمكن أن أتزوج بك... تصرف كما تشاء واغضب كما تشاء! أنا أعتذر، لكنني لا أستطيع فعل شيء للتعويض عن ذلك... هذا الرفض حطّم كبرياء نيكولاس فاروس أمام المدينة بأسرها. وبدلاً من أن يغضب، عرض عليها مشروع عمل مغرياً... ... ثم انتظر أن يجمعه مع كالي سقف واحد، حتى يفرض التعويض الذي يرضيه. وماذا بيد كالي أن تفعل؟
The male lead's response to his fiance, whom he has never once met in person before, saying "I can't get married today because my grandpa literally died last night, and I can't bring myself to marry a stranger I've never even seen a recent photo of" is "I demand extensive, humiliating, and damaging revenge against her for being an uppity b**** and mildly embarrassing me over a legitimate concern"
I lost all interest after that and wished I was reading a physical copy of the book, rather than digital, so I could chuck it across the room and possibly set it on fire.