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Lady Meredith Brookshire, viuda y arruinada, no tiene más remedio que ir a vivir a Oak Run junto con su padre y su tía. ¿Dónde si no podrían ir a parar? Su tranquilidad humilde pero seguro, se verá perturbada con la aparición del nuevo heredero de Brookshire, Nicholas Caufield, que pretende hacerse con la única propiedad de Lady Meredith. Él es tan guapo como arrogante y, para colmo, debería estar muerto. Y él único plan que Meredith ve viable para evitar quedarse sin donde vivir ella y su familia es una idea que la puede llevar a la ruina o a la salvación... y a la cama del hombre que juró que odiaría.
Nicholas, aristócrata reticente, no confía en esta mujer algo histérica pero irresistible gracias a su mirada inocente y penetrante de ojos verdes. Cuanto antes consiga casar a esta belleza tentadora con algún valor masculino, mejor. Pero hay un ligero problema: no soportaría verla en brazos de otro.
Nicholas, aristócrata reticente, no confía en esta mujer algo histérica pero irresistible gracias a su mirada inocente y penetrante de ojos verdes. Cuanto antes consiga casar a esta belleza tentadora con algún valor masculino, mejor. Pero hay un ligero problema: no soportaría verla en brazos de otro.
384 pages, Paperback
First published July 25, 2006
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Sophie Jordan
83 books8,993 followersPseudonym:
Sharie Kohler
Sophie Jordan took her adolescent daydreaming one step further and penned her first historical romance in the back of her high school Spanish class. This passion led her to pursue a degree in English and History.
A brief stint in law school taught her that case law was not nearly as interesting as literature - teaching English seemed the natural recourse. After several years teaching high school students to love Antigone, Sophie resigned with the birth of her first child and decided it was time to pursue the long-held dream of writing.
In less than three years, her first book, Once Upon A Wedding Night, a 2006 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Nominee for Best First Historical, hit book shelves. Her second novel, Too Wicked To Tame, released in March 2007 with a bang, landing on the USA Today Bestseller's List.
Sharie Kohler
Sophie Jordan took her adolescent daydreaming one step further and penned her first historical romance in the back of her high school Spanish class. This passion led her to pursue a degree in English and History.
A brief stint in law school taught her that case law was not nearly as interesting as literature - teaching English seemed the natural recourse. After several years teaching high school students to love Antigone, Sophie resigned with the birth of her first child and decided it was time to pursue the long-held dream of writing.
In less than three years, her first book, Once Upon A Wedding Night, a 2006 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Nominee for Best First Historical, hit book shelves. Her second novel, Too Wicked To Tame, released in March 2007 with a bang, landing on the USA Today Bestseller's List.
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March 19, 2020
Wow! Yumm! Perfect! This hit all the right notes for me.
A sweet vulnerable but definitely dishonest h and an embittered alpha rogue who turns (deliciously) cruel and hurtful on learning of her machinations. She’s his hated half-brother’s widow - pregnant with her husband’s baby! He has some axe to grind and she has lots to hide.
Undeniable and heated chemistry, some exquisite cruelty, bittersweet angst and a good plot line made me wish it'd never end.
Loved it and loved the a-hole jerk who does a good dog in the manger impersonation!
A sweet vulnerable but definitely dishonest h and an embittered alpha rogue who turns (deliciously) cruel and hurtful on learning of her machinations. She’s his hated half-brother’s widow - pregnant with her husband’s baby! He has some axe to grind and she has lots to hide.
Undeniable and heated chemistry, some exquisite cruelty, bittersweet angst and a good plot line made me wish it'd never end.
Loved it and loved the a-hole jerk who does a good dog in the manger impersonation!
August 27, 2020
Sanırım yazar kitabın sonunu yazarken çok meşguldü ve apar topar bitirdi. Sağolsun son 10 sayfada her şey sihirli bir değnek dokunmuşcasına halloldu. 🙌🏻 Ayrıca bütün kitap boyunca odun gibi gibi davranan Nick’in tek ihtiyacının dayak olduğunu baştan bilseydik ona göre davranırdık. 🤦🏼♀️ Şu ana kadar okuduğum en berbat erkek karakterlerden biriydi. Ne yerini ne sözünü bilen kaba saba bir adamın ilgimizi bu kadar çekeceğini düşünen yazarın da aklına şaşayım.🙄 Önce kızı sevdiğini anlıyor sonra aynı kızı evlenmeye zorluyor o sırada kıza yaklaşan adamların ağzını burnunu kırıyor, evlenme teklifi alınca da çıldırıp kızı kaçırıyor ve zorla evleniyor. E sonra? Aslında hata yapmışım diyerek tekrar kaçıyor... 🤬 E yok artık ama ya. Bir karakter ancak bu kadar sorunlu yazılabilir.
October 7, 2019
Düğün Gecesi
Yazarın cidden iyi bir kalemi var. Her ne kadar karakterleri bazen sinirden kudurtsa da, yazar iyi yazıyor. Ben ne mükemmel konular gördüm yazar elinde harap olmuş halde ne saçma sapan konular gördüm yazar elinde şaheser olmuş, durum aynen böyleydi bu kitap için.
Nick karakteri açıkçası hödüğün önde gideniydi ama gerçekçi bir karakterdi. Bir anda yumuşamadı, yavaş yavaş yontulma evresine geçti tam yontulamadan da kitap bitti. Meredith keşke şu herifi bir güzel sürdürürseydi de içimin yağları eriseydi. Ama yapmadı.😓
Yazar sonu çok kestirip atmış gibi geldi. Sonunda, devamı nerde bunun diye hafif bir sayfa arayışım olmadı değil. Kitap tam anlamıyla -sonları saymazsak-gülünebilecek ve boş zamanda okunulacak çerez bir kitap.
Nick beni uyuz etse de karakteri sevdim. Sağlam adamdı ama hödüğün tekiydi. Bir de o zamanları göz önünde bulunduracak olursak, ne kadar beyefendi olursa olsunlar hep bir kadının üzerinde hak iddia edebilmelerini haklı göstermeleri sinir bozucuydu. Neyse histrorical seven kalbim bunlara da katlancak artık. Yapacak bir şey yok. Ve yazar bazı yerlerde hiç beklemediğim hamleler ve çıkışlar yaparak beni baya eğlendirdi. Çerezlik historical istiyorsanız tam sizlik bir kitap😉
Yazarın cidden iyi bir kalemi var. Her ne kadar karakterleri bazen sinirden kudurtsa da, yazar iyi yazıyor. Ben ne mükemmel konular gördüm yazar elinde harap olmuş halde ne saçma sapan konular gördüm yazar elinde şaheser olmuş, durum aynen böyleydi bu kitap için.
Nick karakteri açıkçası hödüğün önde gideniydi ama gerçekçi bir karakterdi. Bir anda yumuşamadı, yavaş yavaş yontulma evresine geçti tam yontulamadan da kitap bitti. Meredith keşke şu herifi bir güzel sürdürürseydi de içimin yağları eriseydi. Ama yapmadı.😓
Yazar sonu çok kestirip atmış gibi geldi. Sonunda, devamı nerde bunun diye hafif bir sayfa arayışım olmadı değil. Kitap tam anlamıyla -sonları saymazsak-gülünebilecek ve boş zamanda okunulacak çerez bir kitap.
Nick beni uyuz etse de karakteri sevdim. Sağlam adamdı ama hödüğün tekiydi. Bir de o zamanları göz önünde bulunduracak olursak, ne kadar beyefendi olursa olsunlar hep bir kadının üzerinde hak iddia edebilmelerini haklı göstermeleri sinir bozucuydu. Neyse histrorical seven kalbim bunlara da katlancak artık. Yapacak bir şey yok. Ve yazar bazı yerlerde hiç beklemediğim hamleler ve çıkışlar yaparak beni baya eğlendirdi. Çerezlik historical istiyorsanız tam sizlik bir kitap😉
January 2, 2023
"Once Upon a Wedding Night" is the story of Meredith and Nicholas.
OK, I confess, I read it because it had the most gorgeous cover art! Just *chefs kiss*
The heroine has recently been widowed, and realizes that the house she lives in goes to his cousin, a famous rake. Having vowed to take care of her independent aunt, ailing father and dependent househelp, she decides to fake a pregnancy. Things take a turn when the cocky hero turns up, and shakes her life to the core. From discovering the truth about her relationship with her husband, to eventually her pregnancy, he taunts and teases her, yet cannot keep his hands away from her. He is keen to get her remarried, but when a suitor proposes, will he let her get away?
This had its fun moments but overall it was a good one time read. The hero was in denial until the very end, and did his best to push away the heroine. If he had realized his feelings a lot sooner, this would have been much better. The heroine was easily seduced.
Safe..ish
3/5
OK, I confess, I read it because it had the most gorgeous cover art! Just *chefs kiss*
The heroine has recently been widowed, and realizes that the house she lives in goes to his cousin, a famous rake. Having vowed to take care of her independent aunt, ailing father and dependent househelp, she decides to fake a pregnancy. Things take a turn when the cocky hero turns up, and shakes her life to the core. From discovering the truth about her relationship with her husband, to eventually her pregnancy, he taunts and teases her, yet cannot keep his hands away from her. He is keen to get her remarried, but when a suitor proposes, will he let her get away?
This had its fun moments but overall it was a good one time read. The hero was in denial until the very end, and did his best to push away the heroine. If he had realized his feelings a lot sooner, this would have been much better. The heroine was easily seduced.
Safe..ish
3/5
September 11, 2020
O kadar sıkıcıydı ki 1 hafta falan sürdü okumam
July 26, 2016
I normally don't give 1-star reviews. Generally I give 4 stars, 5 if I really like the book, and 3 if is not that good, because it's someone work and they took time with it, but this one deserves a 1-star.
So, this is my first book by Sophie Jordan. I found her because of the The Debutante Files series, which I very much want to read, but I keep a record of read all books in order of publication because some character might appear in the other books and series and I want to know who they are. So I started with her oldest HR series, and - apparently, if you take by the "Thank you" part - her first book. And boy, it sucks!
For now on I will discuss the plot so: *Spoiler Alert*
So, this is my first book by Sophie Jordan. I found her because of the The Debutante Files series, which I very much want to read, but I keep a record of read all books in order of publication because some character might appear in the other books and series and I want to know who they are. So I started with her oldest HR series, and - apparently, if you take by the "Thank you" part - her first book. And boy, it sucks!
For now on I will discuss the plot so: *Spoiler Alert*
September 19, 2020
How is this romance?
I didn't really care for Nick. The beginning he was at least kind about the "situation" she was in. And then later He was extremely rude to her. And he couldn't make up his mind- she had to find a husband but he would get angry about her choices. She needed to pursue this man but he would get upset if she showed interest. And the way and reason they got married? Basically outing her. And then what happened after they got married. Leaving her just like her first husband, but Nick's argument about how they're different is because they slept together? His logic was dumb. It wasn't okay, AND! the fact that we're supposed to forgive him because of his past... Not a good enough reason, that was not okay how he treated her.
I didn't really care for Nick. The beginning he was at least kind about the "situation" she was in. And then later He was extremely rude to her. And he couldn't make up his mind- she had to find a husband but he would get angry about her choices. She needed to pursue this man but he would get upset if she showed interest. And the way and reason they got married? Basically outing her. And then what happened after they got married. Leaving her just like her first husband, but Nick's argument about how they're different is because they slept together? His logic was dumb. It wasn't okay, AND! the fact that we're supposed to forgive him because of his past... Not a good enough reason, that was not okay how he treated her.
June 21, 2011
Düğün Gecesini Bitirmiş Bulunmaktayım :D Allahım Bu Seferede Bir Yarı İtalyana Kapılıp Gidicez :D Herşey Gerçekten Pembe Bir Yalanla Başlıyor ve Kızın Hayatı Bununla Şekilleniyor :D Ve Bu Kitapta Hep Çok Bahsedilen Gretna Green'i (İzinsiz Evlenilen İskoçyanın Girişindeki İlk Kasaba :D) Görücez :D Kahramanlarımız Orda Evlenicek :D İlginç Zevkli Bir Okadarda Tutkulu Bir Kitap Alınan Yorumları Hakediyor :D
October 15, 2020
So, this was a disaster.
Neither character was very likable to me.
Too much dubious consent.
They are still hate f*cking even on their wedding night.
Then the conflict is resolved in one chapter and there is no epilogue to show me a HEA...
Just wow.
Sometimes reading someone's first novel is not a great experience...
Neither character was very likable to me.
Too much dubious consent.
They are still hate f*cking even on their wedding night.
Then the conflict is resolved in one chapter and there is no epilogue to show me a HEA...
Just wow.
Sometimes reading someone's first novel is not a great experience...
January 15, 2025
3.5 Stars
Widowed Meredith Brookshire tries to devise a scheme to keep Oak Run and her family together after the death of her estranged husband. Her brother-in-law, Nick Caulfield, is the next male relative kin to accept Oak Run but has no desire to collect his title or the estate. That is… until he meets Meredith. Something sparks within him when he meets his brother's widowed wife. A battle of wills and passion ensues in Sophie Jordan's debut novel.
I enjoyed this book, but I wanted to throttle Nick, especially towards the end. I like that he's alpha, but sometimes it can be too much. I liked Meredith, and her scheme wasn't that outlandish; even though it was deceiving to try to keep Oak Run in her possession.
Overall, I give this book a 3.5. I look forward to reading Portia's story next with a buddy reader, Whitney!
Widowed Meredith Brookshire tries to devise a scheme to keep Oak Run and her family together after the death of her estranged husband. Her brother-in-law, Nick Caulfield, is the next male relative kin to accept Oak Run but has no desire to collect his title or the estate. That is… until he meets Meredith. Something sparks within him when he meets his brother's widowed wife. A battle of wills and passion ensues in Sophie Jordan's debut novel.
I enjoyed this book, but I wanted to throttle Nick, especially towards the end. I like that he's alpha, but sometimes it can be too much. I liked Meredith, and her scheme wasn't that outlandish; even though it was deceiving to try to keep Oak Run in her possession.
Overall, I give this book a 3.5. I look forward to reading Portia's story next with a buddy reader, Whitney!
March 10, 2017
Lady Meredith waswas jika earl yg baru akan mengusir dirinya dan keluarganya dari manor. Maka Meredith menyetujui ide utk berpura-pura hamil. Nicholas, earl baru ini mendapatkan info bhw kakak tirinya (almarhum earl) adalah seorang homoseksual. Dgn gerakan cepat, Nick bertekad mengenyahkan Meredith. Tapi dirinya berhasil dibujuk utk membantu Meredith mendapatkan suami baru. Tapi saat Meredith dilamar fans-nya, Nick mendadak menjadi pencemburu berat dan berubah posesif. Dapatkah dua insan ini menjadi akur dan saling mencintai?
Sebenarnya cara author menulis ceritanya sangat mengalir dan enak dibaca. Kekurangannya justru pada plothole karakter tokoh utama terutama Nick yg gak jelas antara menyukai atau membenci, tapi jelas tidak bisa menolak tubuh menggiurkan Meredith. Sebaliknya Meredith juga tidak kalah plin-plan nya dgn Nick. Hobi mencari masalah tampaknya cocok utk menjadi nama tengah Meredith.
Ending cerita juga terlihat jelas dipaksakan dan saya (nyaris) merasa "gak nyambung" dgn perubahan sikap Nick yg labil ini. Saya gak ngerti kenapa Nick jadi swing mood gajebo gini. Hal-hal seperti inilah yg membuat saya tidak bisa memberikan rating tinggi. Tapi utk sex scene, novel ini lumayan hot juga dan agak unik dgn scene bathtub nya yg asoy geboy.
Sebenarnya cara author menulis ceritanya sangat mengalir dan enak dibaca. Kekurangannya justru pada plothole karakter tokoh utama terutama Nick yg gak jelas antara menyukai atau membenci, tapi jelas tidak bisa menolak tubuh menggiurkan Meredith. Sebaliknya Meredith juga tidak kalah plin-plan nya dgn Nick. Hobi mencari masalah tampaknya cocok utk menjadi nama tengah Meredith.
Ending cerita juga terlihat jelas dipaksakan dan saya (nyaris) merasa "gak nyambung" dgn perubahan sikap Nick yg labil ini. Saya gak ngerti kenapa Nick jadi swing mood gajebo gini. Hal-hal seperti inilah yg membuat saya tidak bisa memberikan rating tinggi. Tapi utk sex scene, novel ini lumayan hot juga dan agak unik dgn scene bathtub nya yg asoy geboy.
March 27, 2019
Hazır sabah yurdun interneti sakinken, derse gitmeden yorum yapayım ;)
Meredith doğru düzgün yüzünü görmediği kocasının ölümüyle dul kaldığı yetmezmiş gibi bir de beş parasız kalmak üzereyken başlıyoruz kitaba. Kontun varisi olmadığı için ünvan üvey kardeşe geçeceğinden bir çare aramaya başlıyor kadın.
Bu arayışın sonunda da bir oyun oynamaya karar veriyor.
Nicolas ise yıllar önce ayrıldığı eve geri dönmeye hele hele de kont olarak hiç mi hiç istekli değil. Kumarhanesindeki hayatından gayet memnun ama işte, hayat, pek de istiyor musun diye sormuyor kimseye.
İkilinin bir araya gelişi, yalanların ortaya çıkışı ama en çok Nick’in Meredith ile evlenmek isteyen adamın yüzüne dedikleri bkn oldukça eğlenceliydi.
Yazarın historicallarını keyifle okuduğumdan tavsiyemdir.
Meredith doğru düzgün yüzünü görmediği kocasının ölümüyle dul kaldığı yetmezmiş gibi bir de beş parasız kalmak üzereyken başlıyoruz kitaba. Kontun varisi olmadığı için ünvan üvey kardeşe geçeceğinden bir çare aramaya başlıyor kadın.
Bu arayışın sonunda da bir oyun oynamaya karar veriyor.
Nicolas ise yıllar önce ayrıldığı eve geri dönmeye hele hele de kont olarak hiç mi hiç istekli değil. Kumarhanesindeki hayatından gayet memnun ama işte, hayat, pek de istiyor musun diye sormuyor kimseye.
İkilinin bir araya gelişi, yalanların ortaya çıkışı ama en çok Nick’in Meredith ile evlenmek isteyen adamın yüzüne dedikleri bkn oldukça eğlenceliydi.
Yazarın historicallarını keyifle okuduğumdan tavsiyemdir.
November 15, 2017
This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance
Once Upon A Wedding Night by Sophie Jordan has been a book I bought quite a while ago at a used bookstore and I swear its been on my bookshelf for months and months, so I decided that I needed to pick it up because it is Sophie Jordan and before I knew it I was swept away in this angsty romance and it is angsty but so fun. I just got a kick out of these two. These just love to argue with each other and its pretty entertaining to watch. And quite frankly, Sophie's older books are the kind of angst I miss seeing in historical romances now a days. She just did it with such flair and drama that you get sucked in plus add in some good ole charm and emotion and you get hooked even if you want them to just make up and get on with their happily ever after. Well these two just don't make it very simple.
The story sets off with our heroine, who has recently become a widow. Its been five months, but she never knew her husband. He never even consummated the marriage and made it seem like she was too unattractive and unappealing for him to do the "deed" as it were. So she lived her life in the country with her aunt and ailing father, content with making sure the estate and the tenant lives were prospering. But then she hears that her husband's step brother has been found and will be taking over. She is fearful for the uncertainty of the future and what will happen to her aunt and father when they will have no where to go? So she reluctantly agrees with a foolish plan made up by her aunt to claim that she is pregnant and what begins as a ruse to save her family turns into a lie that haunts her and ruins any trust Nicholas may have had in her. Now he wants her off his hands, planning on marrying her off to a simple English bloke and never see her again. But the more he interacts with her, the more he realizes he wants her as his own, but will his past force him to lose sight of true love...
What a story, and one that I fell in love with in the beginning. I will admit that not all angsty romances do it for me but for some reason this one did and I wasn't even in the mood for angsty romance but Sophie Jordan somehow won me over with this sexy yet sassy read. Both characters have their own reasons for mistrust and dislike. Although I understood why Meredith acted the way she did, although she hated herself for doing so. She is a fighter though and passionate and I liked seeing her stand up for herself and to stand up to the hero. We see both sides of the situation which is what I liked about this 3rd POV. I did enjoy their arguments because it was pretty entertaining. I just kept being amused by their antics especially when its so obvious how much they truly like each other; they just won't admit it. :) Of course we have some side characters that really add a bit more spice to the story to win you even more over to this book. It has a older style of regency romance that I found to be refreshing and in depth of emotion when you least expect it to happen.
Overall I found Once Upon A Wedding Night to be a stimulating, feisty and sassy romance with plenty of smexy times to satisfy!!
Once Upon A Wedding Night by Sophie Jordan has been a book I bought quite a while ago at a used bookstore and I swear its been on my bookshelf for months and months, so I decided that I needed to pick it up because it is Sophie Jordan and before I knew it I was swept away in this angsty romance and it is angsty but so fun. I just got a kick out of these two. These just love to argue with each other and its pretty entertaining to watch. And quite frankly, Sophie's older books are the kind of angst I miss seeing in historical romances now a days. She just did it with such flair and drama that you get sucked in plus add in some good ole charm and emotion and you get hooked even if you want them to just make up and get on with their happily ever after. Well these two just don't make it very simple.
The story sets off with our heroine, who has recently become a widow. Its been five months, but she never knew her husband. He never even consummated the marriage and made it seem like she was too unattractive and unappealing for him to do the "deed" as it were. So she lived her life in the country with her aunt and ailing father, content with making sure the estate and the tenant lives were prospering. But then she hears that her husband's step brother has been found and will be taking over. She is fearful for the uncertainty of the future and what will happen to her aunt and father when they will have no where to go? So she reluctantly agrees with a foolish plan made up by her aunt to claim that she is pregnant and what begins as a ruse to save her family turns into a lie that haunts her and ruins any trust Nicholas may have had in her. Now he wants her off his hands, planning on marrying her off to a simple English bloke and never see her again. But the more he interacts with her, the more he realizes he wants her as his own, but will his past force him to lose sight of true love...
What a story, and one that I fell in love with in the beginning. I will admit that not all angsty romances do it for me but for some reason this one did and I wasn't even in the mood for angsty romance but Sophie Jordan somehow won me over with this sexy yet sassy read. Both characters have their own reasons for mistrust and dislike. Although I understood why Meredith acted the way she did, although she hated herself for doing so. She is a fighter though and passionate and I liked seeing her stand up for herself and to stand up to the hero. We see both sides of the situation which is what I liked about this 3rd POV. I did enjoy their arguments because it was pretty entertaining. I just kept being amused by their antics especially when its so obvious how much they truly like each other; they just won't admit it. :) Of course we have some side characters that really add a bit more spice to the story to win you even more over to this book. It has a older style of regency romance that I found to be refreshing and in depth of emotion when you least expect it to happen.
Overall I found Once Upon A Wedding Night to be a stimulating, feisty and sassy romance with plenty of smexy times to satisfy!!
February 11, 2021
This book genuinely made me so angry, This is an older book so I'm gonna talk about plot points. SPOILER WARNING
So Meredith is a widow and out of fear for her aunt and father with dementia, she invents a pregnancy so that they don't lose their home to the heir. Nick the new heir is the whole problem with this book. He is such a piece of shit, I don't even know where to start. So obviously Nick finds out about the fake pregnancy and is rightfully angry. But then he stays angry for pretty much the rest of the book. He continues to say mean things to Meredith.
Later in the story Nick decides that Meredith will find a husband and she'll be out of his hair, but he continuously gets angry at her when she tries to find a husband!! Then when she is proposed to he humiliates her and drags her off to elope. And through all of this I keep thinking there is going to be an amazing groveling scene so he can make up for all this crap. The last scene in the entire book he essentially just walks up to her and she forgives him I don't even think he ever says the words "I'm sorry".
Why am I suppose to like this guy?
So Meredith is a widow and out of fear for her aunt and father with dementia, she invents a pregnancy so that they don't lose their home to the heir. Nick the new heir is the whole problem with this book. He is such a piece of shit, I don't even know where to start. So obviously Nick finds out about the fake pregnancy and is rightfully angry. But then he stays angry for pretty much the rest of the book. He continues to say mean things to Meredith.
Later in the story Nick decides that Meredith will find a husband and she'll be out of his hair, but he continuously gets angry at her when she tries to find a husband!! Then when she is proposed to he humiliates her and drags her off to elope. And through all of this I keep thinking there is going to be an amazing groveling scene so he can make up for all this crap. The last scene in the entire book he essentially just walks up to her and she forgives him I don't even think he ever says the words "I'm sorry".
Why am I suppose to like this guy?
April 28, 2020
kitabın %60'ı seni evlendirmemiz lazım muhabbeti etrafında dönünce sıkıldımmm.
sonu ise çok oldu bittiye geldi.
yazar nedense sonları hep bu şekilde yazıyor ki historical türünde alışık olmadığım bir şey..
sonu ise çok oldu bittiye geldi.
yazar nedense sonları hep bu şekilde yazıyor ki historical türünde alışık olmadığım bir şey..
January 2, 2017
This was a fun story - full of the usual tropes, but lighthearted and funny. Recommend!
December 27, 2017
Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When we first practise to deceive.
Sir Walter Scott, "Marmion"
January 19, 2019
Düğün Gecesi
Sophie Jordan,
Kitaba önceden başlamışım ama okumadan geçmişim neden anlamadım oldukça süsleyici bir romandı. Özelikle nick.
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Bir Pembe Yalan...
Leydi Meredith Brookshire, Oak Run'dan vazgeçemezdi. Aniden beş parasız ve kocasız kalmıştı. Keçileri kaçırmış babasıyla kız kurusu halasını da yanına alıp nereye gidecekti ki?
Bütün bunlar yetmezmiş gibi son Brookshire vârisi Nicholas Caulf ield, malikânenin kanunen kendisine ait olduğunu iddia edecekti. Konuda bahsettiği gibi kitap içeriği 😁 benim yoruma gelince anlamadığım ikili sürekli yan yana birbirinden etkileniyor ve tabi aralarında bildiğiniz ateş var ama yok adam tutturmus senin evlenmen lazım😂 ben eğlenerek okudum doğru ama beni çok çok etkilemedi söyleyeyim😂😋
Sophie Jordan,
Kitaba önceden başlamışım ama okumadan geçmişim neden anlamadım oldukça süsleyici bir romandı. Özelikle nick.
Konu olarak bakarsak
Bir Pembe Yalan...
Leydi Meredith Brookshire, Oak Run'dan vazgeçemezdi. Aniden beş parasız ve kocasız kalmıştı. Keçileri kaçırmış babasıyla kız kurusu halasını da yanına alıp nereye gidecekti ki?
Bütün bunlar yetmezmiş gibi son Brookshire vârisi Nicholas Caulf ield, malikânenin kanunen kendisine ait olduğunu iddia edecekti. Konuda bahsettiği gibi kitap içeriği 😁 benim yoruma gelince anlamadığım ikili sürekli yan yana birbirinden etkileniyor ve tabi aralarında bildiğiniz ateş var ama yok adam tutturmus senin evlenmen lazım😂 ben eğlenerek okudum doğru ama beni çok çok etkilemedi söyleyeyim😂😋
January 19, 2019
Düğün Gecesi
Sophie Jordan,
Kitaba önceden başlamışım ama okumadan geçmişim neden anlamadım oldukça süsleyici bir romandı. Özelikle nick.
Konu olarak bakarsak
Bir Pembe Yalan...
Leydi Meredith Brookshire, Oak Run'dan vazgeçemezdi. Aniden beş parasız ve kocasız kalmıştı. Keçileri kaçırmış babasıyla kız kurusu halasını da yanına alıp nereye gidecekti ki?
Bütün bunlar yetmezmiş gibi son Brookshire vârisi Nicholas Caulf ield, malikânenin kanunen kendisine ait olduğunu iddia edecekti. Konuda bahsettiği gibi kitap içeriği 😁 benim yoruma gelince anlamadığım ikili sürekli yan yana birbirinden etkileniyor ve tabi aralarında bildiğiniz ateş var ama yok adam tutturmus senin evlenmen lazım😂 ben eğlenerek okudum doğru ama beni çok çok etkilemedi söyleyeyim😂😋
Sophie Jordan,
Kitaba önceden başlamışım ama okumadan geçmişim neden anlamadım oldukça süsleyici bir romandı. Özelikle nick.
Konu olarak bakarsak
Bir Pembe Yalan...
Leydi Meredith Brookshire, Oak Run'dan vazgeçemezdi. Aniden beş parasız ve kocasız kalmıştı. Keçileri kaçırmış babasıyla kız kurusu halasını da yanına alıp nereye gidecekti ki?
Bütün bunlar yetmezmiş gibi son Brookshire vârisi Nicholas Caulf ield, malikânenin kanunen kendisine ait olduğunu iddia edecekti. Konuda bahsettiği gibi kitap içeriği 😁 benim yoruma gelince anlamadığım ikili sürekli yan yana birbirinden etkileniyor ve tabi aralarında bildiğiniz ateş var ama yok adam tutturmus senin evlenmen lazım😂 ben eğlenerek okudum doğru ama beni çok çok etkilemedi söyleyeyim😂😋
August 4, 2024
Nick!!! You are such a blockhead most of the time! She loves you and you love her!!! Grrrr… ☺️☺️☺️
June 10, 2015
This book started out promising. It actually a great love story about a woman married to a man who happened to not want her, therefore has left her and their marriage unconsumated for seven years. He dies and leaves her a widow desperate to hold on to her home and livelihood for the sake of her family. So she pretended that she's pregnant and the baby may the next heir in line for the title and land. The dead husband's half brother comes in to claim his title (albeit reluctantly) and was duped into thinking she was pregnant with the dead husband's child. But the plan fell to pieces and he thinks her a devious liar.
Basically a story of misunderstandings and the fear of loving and being loved. It was good going until towards the end when everything seems to fall into place too neatly and easily. The ending is so unsatisfactory that i am actually angry that i spent hours reading this book only to get a boring ending. Like....what the f**k? Where's her backbone?
Yeay:
1) good plot and storyline...well, for 90% of the story.
2) great secondary characters, mainly Portia.
3) my heart went out to Meredith, poor woman. So naive, to think that she lacking all those years.
4) the sexual tension is sizzling
Meh:
1) terrible ending, so sudden. She could have made him beg a bit....after all he made her go through and after all the insults he threw at her. She practically sighed in relief when he finally admitted he loves her.
2) hero was an a-hole for most parts of the story but yet he was still redeemable. But the ending, aaarrghhh....he got her back too easily. I would have loved it if he were to squirm in regret and humiliation for what he did to Meredith.
3) heroine had some TSTL moments. Ok...so she's a sheltered naive woman in more ways. But she came across as a bit stupid and desperate at time. I so want to like her but just couldnt. She relents too easily. Puts up a believable fight but surrenders under slight pressure. Frustrating.
So because of the ending, i cant give more than 3 stars. Annoying ending!
Basically a story of misunderstandings and the fear of loving and being loved. It was good going until towards the end when everything seems to fall into place too neatly and easily. The ending is so unsatisfactory that i am actually angry that i spent hours reading this book only to get a boring ending. Like....what the f**k? Where's her backbone?
Yeay:
1) good plot and storyline...well, for 90% of the story.
2) great secondary characters, mainly Portia.
3) my heart went out to Meredith, poor woman. So naive, to think that she lacking all those years.
4) the sexual tension is sizzling
Meh:
1) terrible ending, so sudden. She could have made him beg a bit....after all he made her go through and after all the insults he threw at her. She practically sighed in relief when he finally admitted he loves her.
2) hero was an a-hole for most parts of the story but yet he was still redeemable. But the ending, aaarrghhh....he got her back too easily. I would have loved it if he were to squirm in regret and humiliation for what he did to Meredith.
3) heroine had some TSTL moments. Ok...so she's a sheltered naive woman in more ways. But she came across as a bit stupid and desperate at time. I so want to like her but just couldnt. She relents too easily. Puts up a believable fight but surrenders under slight pressure. Frustrating.
So because of the ending, i cant give more than 3 stars. Annoying ending!
February 10, 2014
Kitabı az önce bitirdim sıcağı sıcağına yorum yapayım dedim. Bu kitaba büyük bir beklentiyle başlamıştım beklentimi az çok karşıladı karşılamadi desem yalan olur ama daha iyisini bekliyordum açıkcasi. Kitabimiz Meredithin ölen kocasının üvey kardeşinin yaşadığını ogrenmesi bu durumda yaşadığı evden atılma endişesiyle karşı karşıya kalmasıyla başlıyor bu yüzden halasının fikriyle hareket edip hamile olduğu yalanını atıyor bu sırada evin ve kont unvanının yeni sahibi Nick geliyor birbirlerine karşı çekim duyuyorlar üzücü bir olaya tan��k oluyorlar birbirlerine karşı hisler duymaya başlıyorlar. Bana göre işte bu kısım fazlasıyla yavaş geçti. Bundan sonrası spoiler içermektedir! Ne zaman Nick yalanı öğrendi kızımızı bir soyluyla evlendirme fikrine kapıldı işte ondan sonra kitap hızlandı hızlanmasına ama çok beklediğim komik sahneler,tatlı çekişmeler,esprili diyaloglar hiç olmadi biliyorum bütün bunlar çoğu kişi için tarihi aşk romanlarının olmazsa olmazı değil ama açıkçası benim aradığım özellikler bunların yerine Nickin kandırılma duygusuyla ve Meredith'ten uzak durma amacıyla sarf ettiği hakaret dolu sözler dişli kızımızın yapıştırdığı cevaplar, Nickin kızımızı damat adaylarından kıskanmaları, kızımızı tehlikelerden kurtarması ve birbirlerini şiddetle arzuladıkları sahneler yer alıyor e bu sahnelerin de oldukça romantik olduğunu kabul etmem lazım. Kitabın sonuna kadar bu Nick daha ne kadar üzücü geçmişi yüzünden kızı üzecek nasıl aşkını kabul edecek diye bekledim durdum evet bu sıralarda Nick'e ve annesine çok üzüldüm ama kızımız da zaten zorlu bir hayat yaşamış ve hala da yaşamaktaydı sonra bir baktım Nick bir anda geçmişiyle yüzleşti aşkını kabul etti açıkçası neden geçmişiyle yüzleşme isteği duydu bir anda anlamadim o kısım bana biraz saçma geldi haliyle. Sonuç olarak iyi yönleri ağır basan ama kötü yönleri de olan güzel bir kitaptı okuma listenizin ilk sıralarına olmasa da üst sıralarına yerleştirmenizi öneririm.
February 23, 2016
3.5
I'm so annoyed with Nick! He's such a stubborn. He forced Meredith to marry so she wouldn't be his burden. He attracted to her and made love to her, but still, he wanted to marry her off. When she finally accepted her suitor's proposal, he refused and told him that she had been intimate with him. So he brought her to Gretna Green forcefully and married her. When he woke up in the morning, he realized he could be fall in love with her, so he left her in the country and he came back to London. Meredith tried one last time that their marriage could not ended up like his parent's, so she tried to make him jealous. Her plan succeed! But he only trashed her suitor and hiked back to London, because he felt she could undid him if he met her. She heard that he was on his way to London, so she went after him. They met on the road and he ravished her, but he still left her even after she confessed her love. I don't know how, but he ended up on the slum he used to live and he fought people there. He said he couldn't die before she knew that he loved her too. So he came to her. The end.
What a hero is that? He left her for so many times, but he just came back like nothing happened. Not enough groveling! He's beyond stubborn and he certainly didn't deserve her!
I'm so annoyed with Nick! He's such a stubborn. He forced Meredith to marry so she wouldn't be his burden. He attracted to her and made love to her, but still, he wanted to marry her off. When she finally accepted her suitor's proposal, he refused and told him that she had been intimate with him. So he brought her to Gretna Green forcefully and married her. When he woke up in the morning, he realized he could be fall in love with her, so he left her in the country and he came back to London. Meredith tried one last time that their marriage could not ended up like his parent's, so she tried to make him jealous. Her plan succeed! But he only trashed her suitor and hiked back to London, because he felt she could undid him if he met her. She heard that he was on his way to London, so she went after him. They met on the road and he ravished her, but he still left her even after she confessed her love. I don't know how, but he ended up on the slum he used to live and he fought people there. He said he couldn't die before she knew that he loved her too. So he came to her. The end.
What a hero is that? He left her for so many times, but he just came back like nothing happened. Not enough groveling! He's beyond stubborn and he certainly didn't deserve her!
May 10, 2012
This one was simply acceptable. There's not anything particularly amazing about it… I felt like it took way too long to build up and way too little to build down, if you understand what I mean. It was just… Oh, she's lost her husband, she's really sexy, he's really sexy, LET'S KISS!, I love him!, I love her!, (spoiler=required drama), I LOVE YOU, is the very last scene.
Cute. But not fantastic. Simply, okay. I mean, it was a lovely premise. But it drew out too long for my taste, and I've never been one for cheesey end scenes where they say:
**SPOILER**
"Oh, I love you," and then, "Oh, I love you too, and, by the way, we're having a baby."
"LE GASP. I really do love you!"
-Kiss-
I just can't get into it. Give us an epilogue, if you really want!
Cute. But not fantastic. Simply, okay. I mean, it was a lovely premise. But it drew out too long for my taste, and I've never been one for cheesey end scenes where they say:
**SPOILER**
"Oh, I love you," and then, "Oh, I love you too, and, by the way, we're having a baby."
"LE GASP. I really do love you!"
-Kiss-
I just can't get into it. Give us an epilogue, if you really want!
July 5, 2012
Nick = Gerizekalı
İlk defa bir erkek karakterin zeka seviyesinden şüphe ettim. Önce kızı evlen diye tehdit et, zorla sonra damat adayı karşına gelince o benim diye hiddetlen. Manyak herif :D :D
Kitap çook hoşuma gitti , karakterlerin arasındaki gerilimi iyi yansıtmışlardı ama biraz fazla uzatılmıştı sanki .Merry'in başka şekilde davranmasını beklerdim. Sonuçta aşırı gururlu bir kadındı. Neyse Jordan'ın okuduğum ilk kitabı sanırım. Başarılı.
Edit: Amerika kapağı ne böyle!Bayıldım. Keşke bizde de bu kapakla çıksaydı.
İlk defa bir erkek karakterin zeka seviyesinden şüphe ettim. Önce kızı evlen diye tehdit et, zorla sonra damat adayı karşına gelince o benim diye hiddetlen. Manyak herif :D :D
Kitap çook hoşuma gitti , karakterlerin arasındaki gerilimi iyi yansıtmışlardı ama biraz fazla uzatılmıştı sanki .Merry'in başka şekilde davranmasını beklerdim. Sonuçta aşırı gururlu bir kadındı. Neyse Jordan'ın okuduğum ilk kitabı sanırım. Başarılı.
Edit: Amerika kapağı ne böyle!Bayıldım. Keşke bizde de bu kapakla çıksaydı.
March 14, 2017
Finally got this off my TBR list and I did enjoy it but the guy was a jerk! Good story though.
January 26, 2021
Enjoyable historical romance
4 stars
Both Nick and Meredith are interesting characters who play off each other well and arose constant passions in one another. Nick is definitely an alpha male while Meredith is both the naive innocent and the seductive widow. When together sparks fly - both in anger and passion - and you can really feel the chemistry between the pair. However Meredith, although a likeable character, did seem at times to be overwhelmed by such a strong character as Nick and it would have been nice to see her stick up for herself during some of their arguments.
The story moves along nicely always keeping you wanting to turn the page and find out what happens next so it really keeps you hooked. I'm not sure how historically accurate the story line is or if it would actually have been able to happen (the passing of the title before a pregnancy has been determined, marrying your brother's widow etc.) but this doesn't really detract from the story although I believe it might annoy some readers.
Overall, this was an enjoyable historical romance and one which despite its faults you can't help but like. I am definitely looking forward to reading more from Sophie Jordan in the future.
June 9, 2019
Urgh! I hate this book. I have her other book and I find it interesting. Afterwards, I was searching for her other books. Gosh, now I feel regret. Oh well, I could at least see the difference between her previous and current writing - I prefer the current one. Will write the review soon in my blog.
September 26, 2016
DESAFÍO HISTÓRICO: A de Amor hostil (3/6)
Resumen
Me sorprendió muy gratamente la novela. Se lee rapidísimo y hacia el final no pude dejarla sin terminar (y por eso dormí tarde). Meredith tiene sus razones para plantear el engaño y queda un poco tranquila que en realidad a Nick le hace un favor. Me causaba gracia que ella misma se olvidara de su delicado estado y Nick fuera quien tuviera que recordárselo. La química entre ambos me convenció bastante. Empiezan con un choque inicial que mantienen a lo largo de la trama por el engaño de ella y la furia de él, pero aunque chocan encuentran momentos de vulnerabilidad donde pareciera que las cosas se calman y pueden verse tal cual son. Me gusta la evolución de Meredith, que comienza con un aire indiferente del mundo que la rodea, ya sin esperar nada de nadie y cuando Nick entra en su vida encuentra en él una forma de reencontrarse con ella misma. Y empieza a sentir cosas. A enfurecerse con Nick, a quererlo, a odiarlo, a extrañarlo. Nick tampoco es ajeno a esta evolución porque hacia el final es Meredith quien termina moviendo las fichas para hacer a Nick entrar a razón y hacerle ver que dejar ir lo suyo es un error.
Me quedo, obviamente, con ganas de leer sobre Portia. La nieta de la anciana que "amadrina" a Meredith durante la temporada. Es todo un caso de irreverencia y hastío. Lástima que el libro no esté en español, intentaré hacer el esfuerzo.
Resumen
Me sorprendió muy gratamente la novela. Se lee rapidísimo y hacia el final no pude dejarla sin terminar (y por eso dormí tarde). Meredith tiene sus razones para plantear el engaño y queda un poco tranquila que en realidad a Nick le hace un favor. Me causaba gracia que ella misma se olvidara de su delicado estado y Nick fuera quien tuviera que recordárselo. La química entre ambos me convenció bastante. Empiezan con un choque inicial que mantienen a lo largo de la trama por el engaño de ella y la furia de él, pero aunque chocan encuentran momentos de vulnerabilidad donde pareciera que las cosas se calman y pueden verse tal cual son. Me gusta la evolución de Meredith, que comienza con un aire indiferente del mundo que la rodea, ya sin esperar nada de nadie y cuando Nick entra en su vida encuentra en él una forma de reencontrarse con ella misma. Y empieza a sentir cosas. A enfurecerse con Nick, a quererlo, a odiarlo, a extrañarlo. Nick tampoco es ajeno a esta evolución porque hacia el final es Meredith quien termina moviendo las fichas para hacer a Nick entrar a razón y hacerle ver que dejar ir lo suyo es un error.
Me quedo, obviamente, con ganas de leer sobre Portia. La nieta de la anciana que "amadrina" a Meredith durante la temporada. Es todo un caso de irreverencia y hastío. Lástima que el libro no esté en español, intentaré hacer el esfuerzo.
May 30, 2010
With Lady Meredith Brookshire's abandonment on her wedding night by her husband to claimed he only married her to get his father off his back, upon his death, she makes up a story that she is pregnant so that she can keep Oak Run and insure her father, aunt and herself remain comfortable and safe. Nicholas Caulfield, the new heir, is actually relieved that he won't have the title for long. However, when he discovers her lie, Meredith's aunt steps in and convinces Nick that the best way to handle the situation is to insure that Meredith is married off so she won't ever have to bother him again. As the book progresses, he learns that Meredith is actually no bother at all and comes to look forward towards antagonizing her, to search for the woman within who is far more than outwardly appearances. As Meredith is put out on the marriage mart, she finds that really... if she can't have Nick, she wants no one else. Plus, no one knows her secret that she is still a virgin. How does she explain that to her future husband on their wedding night. Going to him to ask him to stop this farce, she gets herself in trouble in Nick's gaming establishment. He's furious with her and on the way to taking her home, fury moves towards passion and Meredith knows for the first time what desire and passion really are. When the marriage proposal does emerge, Nick refuses to give his blessing and announces that no one else can marry her because he had compromised her and he intended to marry her himself. He thought he had his heart in check. He would never love a woman and giver her power over him. After much wrestling with himself, he finally gave himself over to her and vowed to stay by her side and love her forever as she returned his feelings.
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