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The Cozakis Bride
Olympia's mother needs expensive medical treatment now. What can she do? Olympia has no choice. Approach Nik Cozakis and ask him to reconsider the marriage they abandoned ten years ago, in return for financial help? Nik agrees, but on his terms: he wants a son. Yes, Nik has seized his chance for vengeance!
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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Lynne Graham
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Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with herbrother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her firstbook, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed adegree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was athome with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold herfirst book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in thelocal newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million ofher books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and heronly natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other fourchildren, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted fromGuatemala. In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, whichadds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. Thefamily lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which iswonderfully private. The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large andaffectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy,an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves beingchased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of thekitchen stove. Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from oldtoys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with herbrother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her firstbook, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed adegree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was athome with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold herfirst book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in thelocal newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million ofher books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and heronly natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other fourchildren, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted fromGuatemala. In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, whichadds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. Thefamily lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which iswonderfully private. The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large andaffectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy,an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves beingchased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of thekitchen stove. Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from oldtoys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
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March 30, 2022
Re-read. Still four stars for the "waiting room penance" as reeder called it and the fact that the hero didn't know whether he was coming or going. Heroine had him tied up in knots. The Alhambra is a magical place and I'm glad they got to enjoy it.
A second chance story with a vengeful hero, an OW cousin who is still around to cause mischief and desperate heroine who isn't afraid to dare the hero into listening to her (are you a man or a mouse?) so she can get medical treatment for her mother.
I liked this because the H/h were obviously smitten with each other from the beginning and the hero's OTT behavior at 19 sounds about right. They were both passionate people and the crockery will probably fly every now and then - but I think they have a future together. I also liked how LG kept up the intensity for the entire story and the cousin had to confess all.
The only discordant note was the grandfather. He disowned the heroine and her mother for years and let them live in poverty and now he's all nice and playing happy families? That didn't ring true.
A second chance story with a vengeful hero, an OW cousin who is still around to cause mischief and desperate heroine who isn't afraid to dare the hero into listening to her (are you a man or a mouse?) so she can get medical treatment for her mother.
I liked this because the H/h were obviously smitten with each other from the beginning and the hero's OTT behavior at 19 sounds about right. They were both passionate people and the crockery will probably fly every now and then - but I think they have a future together. I also liked how LG kept up the intensity for the entire story and the cousin had to confess all.
The only discordant note was the grandfather. He disowned the heroine and her mother for years and let them live in poverty and now he's all nice and playing happy families? That didn't ring true.
January 11, 2014
I found another book from my favorite Mills & Boon author, Lynne Graham that I had not read. I was like, so…….
By chapter 2, I was like……………
Give it up, continue, give it up…..persevere or not..……!!!!! But this is a LG story…..I should not even question myself about not “dnf” one of her books!!! Yes, I continued with the most “boring and annoying characters and a plot that had so many things happening that had me trying to keep up with who was who and what was what!!!!!
A rich playboy of 19 is engaged to a plain and overweight heiress of 17. Not such good things happen and the hero drops the heroine, accuses her of opening her legs for any man…..and that is just so not on for a man like him…remember he’s alpha Greek…..he flies away into the horizon after calling her really nasty names…….
10 years later, heroine is in desperate mode and drops her pride and asks the hero for help…..and yes…she still loves him. He’s been having a good time without her and but…not so good…in fact pretty awful………but swallow the pride, go on her knees and let him help you, even though he thinks who trash and a lady of the night!!!!!!!!
This Nik guy…is still “fuming” all those years later after the heroine dishonored him when they were engaged…..and he’s not prepared to listen to her side of the story…….
So, I like alpha heroes, but geez….Nik Cozakis, gorgeous, sexy, Greek billionaire, takes it to the max….no…beyond the max……
Okay, I get that he’s Greek and all that “male” pride thing…...I was “gnashing” my teeth and telling him to wear his machocism like…..
…..just to remind us, in case we forgot, that he’s….
Lots of things happening…….she marries the hero, her grandfather who in the beginning despised her and her mother….now loves them and brings them into his arms and millions. A few wicked bitches (we need those in these stories…), who get their comeuppance in the end. Fabulous locations….greek villas, greek islands……what could be more exciting…right????
The settings and Nik’s younger brother were the only things I liked in this story!! Oh yes, I also loved the heroine’s name, OLYMPIA!!!
I was totally frustrated with this book…
really!!!
But if you are a LG fan like me, you just have to read this one. Who knows, you might like it!!
I’m on the lookout for LG’s next book!!!!!!!!!!!
By chapter 2, I was like……………
Give it up, continue, give it up…..persevere or not..……!!!!! But this is a LG story…..I should not even question myself about not “dnf” one of her books!!! Yes, I continued with the most “boring and annoying characters and a plot that had so many things happening that had me trying to keep up with who was who and what was what!!!!!
A rich playboy of 19 is engaged to a plain and overweight heiress of 17. Not such good things happen and the hero drops the heroine, accuses her of opening her legs for any man…..and that is just so not on for a man like him…remember he’s alpha Greek…..he flies away into the horizon after calling her really nasty names…….
10 years later, heroine is in desperate mode and drops her pride and asks the hero for help…..and yes…she still loves him. He’s been having a good time without her and but…not so good…in fact pretty awful………but swallow the pride, go on her knees and let him help you, even though he thinks who trash and a lady of the night!!!!!!!!
This Nik guy…is still “fuming” all those years later after the heroine dishonored him when they were engaged…..and he’s not prepared to listen to her side of the story…….
But the heroine knows differently………..she has a secret…she might be 27, but she’s still a
So, I like alpha heroes, but geez….Nik Cozakis, gorgeous, sexy, Greek billionaire, takes it to the max….no…beyond the max……
Okay, I get that he’s Greek and all that “male” pride thing…...I was “gnashing” my teeth and telling him to wear his machocism like…..
…..just to remind us, in case we forgot, that he’s….Lots of things happening…….she marries the hero, her grandfather who in the beginning despised her and her mother….now loves them and brings them into his arms and millions. A few wicked bitches (we need those in these stories…), who get their comeuppance in the end. Fabulous locations….greek villas, greek islands……what could be more exciting…right????
The settings and Nik’s younger brother were the only things I liked in this story!! Oh yes, I also loved the heroine’s name, OLYMPIA!!!
I was totally frustrated with this book…
really!!! But if you are a LG fan like me, you just have to read this one. Who knows, you might like it!!
I’m on the lookout for LG’s next book!!!!!!!!!!!
January 7, 2018
The fact that I squeaked out a second star for this horror fest is a bloody miracle. I hated the heroine. I hated the hero. I hated the heroine. I hated the grandfather. I hated the hero. I hated the in-laws. I hated the heroine. I hated the evil manipulative witch. I hated the hero…
You get the drift.
The H doesn’t miss a move on humiliating, shaming, or blaming the spineless, hormonal virginal heroine for something she didn't do, SHOCK, and doesn’t care who else does either. Even after having sex with her and finding out she’s a virgin, he humiliates her.
And the heroine, ugh, vacillates between I hate you and my womanly parts LOVE you. Barf.
Lynne Graham, you are better than this.
March 24, 2013
Without a doubt one of the best marriage of convenience stories!! It was so good,I couldn't put it down! The characters are easy to relate with and to fall in love with them. These two were made for each other and their chemistry was hot! Very emotional read!
January 3, 2019
I. The book initially captured my attention by upending a couple of typical HP/LG scenarios.
Exhibit A
The impoverished heroine needs her wealthy grandfather's money to provide medical treatment/rest for her sickly single mum. The traditional Greek grandfather has shunned his daughter ever since she eloped to England with the heroine's father, who unfortunately died before they could be married. This rift was widened after the heroine paid a summer visit to the grandfather in Greece as a teenager, became engaged to the scion of another wealthy family, and was then sent home in shame when the engagement was broken. Gramps says the only way he'll support his daughter's recovery is if the granddaughter can fix what's broken: get her former fiancé to marry her.
[No, we're not to the flipped scenario yet, although it is very unusual in Lynne Graham for the heroine to martyr herself for such a sweet relative. Her mother is a saint. She's a middle-aged version of LG's laid-back sweetheart heroines. Our heroine is NOT one of the laid-back sweethearts.]
The heroine, who believes her erstwhile fiancé only wanted to marry her for her grandfather's money, verifies that granddad's fortune would still be her dowry and heads off to negotiate with the hero at his elegant London office. For three days she camps out in the reception area, willing to humble herself to get access to this man she hasn't seen or spoken to in ten years but hates with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.
At this point, I thought I had read the book before. Heroine kept waiting for three days like a penitent while the entire office staff looks on in curiosity and sympathy is definitely something I've encountered before in a category romance, but I didn't know how it could be this book. The Cozakis Bride was published in 2000, and I stopped reading romance altogether in 1999. I thought, maybe, since LG is such a favorite of mine, I might have picked up one last book by her? Possibly? But I definitely knew how this scenario was going to play out. On the third day, the secretly-still-in-love hero would coldly relent and allow the heroine into his disdainful presence.
Wrong.
By the end of the third day, the heroine decides she doesn't have time for this sh*t and storms the hero's inner sanctum, challenging him with "Are you a man or a mouse that you won't face one woman?"
Well, okay then. I haven't read this book before.
[Still, I'm sure I've seen that three days of reception area penance before, so if you recognize the book I'm misremembering, please comment. It would probably be a Harlequin Presents or Romance published between 1981-1995, although Loveswepts were also prone to similar melodramatic gestures of heroine humility.]
Exhibit B...is a spoiler.
II. This book showed me exactly what I need for a second-chance romance to work.
I am not, in general, a fan of second-chance romances. The wasted years either torture or annoy me, depending upon how I feel about the couple and their reason for being apart. With The Cozakis Bride, LG somehow whips up the perfect second-chance recipe for me.
Via flashback, she presents the protagonists as teenagers in the most adorkable courtship, making the reader invested in their happiness. But they were very young to be making a lifetime commitment (17 and 19). More importantly, although they were in love, they didn't really know each other. Low self-esteem combined with the confusion of suddenly being thrust into her grandfather's wealthy social circle kept the heroine from asserting herself in most situations, which gave the hero the space to manufacture an idealized image of her as a sweet, submissive, traditional Greek girl circa 1953. If the cousin hadn't interfered and they had gotten married on schedule (at 19 and 21), they would likely have gone through a very rough patch early in the marriage, possibly even separating. With the cousin's interference, all the pain and anger about their separation can be focused on an outside influence and not taint their new relationship. They both needed the time to grow up.
And while you might think you're not seeing a lot of adult behavior from either of them when they reunite, that just brings me to point #3...
III. The hero makes a conscious decision to mature.
Even before the truth about the cousin's machinations is revealed, the hero decided to put the past behind him and work on his marriage with the heroine because he recognized that his bitterness, anger, and slut-shaming were the reactions of his teenaged self, not the adult he is...well, wants to be. Admittedly, it's not a spectacular success because the heroine wants vindication for the past while he wants to focus exclusively on the present, so now they're fighting about not fighting about the past.
At any rate, my rating leapt from 4 stars to 5 with this self-aware speech:
Between that speech and his admission that his hostility at their reunion stemmed from the fact that he had truly loved her ten years ago, Nik comes across as one of LG's most emotionally aware heroes (even if that maturity has to coexist with his hot-tempered Greek alphaness). I think he deserves his long-delayed happily ever after.
Exhibit A
The impoverished heroine needs her wealthy grandfather's money to provide medical treatment/rest for her sickly single mum. The traditional Greek grandfather has shunned his daughter ever since she eloped to England with the heroine's father, who unfortunately died before they could be married. This rift was widened after the heroine paid a summer visit to the grandfather in Greece as a teenager, became engaged to the scion of another wealthy family, and was then sent home in shame when the engagement was broken. Gramps says the only way he'll support his daughter's recovery is if the granddaughter can fix what's broken: get her former fiancé to marry her.
[No, we're not to the flipped scenario yet, although it is very unusual in Lynne Graham for the heroine to martyr herself for such a sweet relative. Her mother is a saint. She's a middle-aged version of LG's laid-back sweetheart heroines. Our heroine is NOT one of the laid-back sweethearts.]
The heroine, who believes her erstwhile fiancé only wanted to marry her for her grandfather's money, verifies that granddad's fortune would still be her dowry and heads off to negotiate with the hero at his elegant London office. For three days she camps out in the reception area, willing to humble herself to get access to this man she hasn't seen or spoken to in ten years but hates with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.
At this point, I thought I had read the book before. Heroine kept waiting for three days like a penitent while the entire office staff looks on in curiosity and sympathy is definitely something I've encountered before in a category romance, but I didn't know how it could be this book. The Cozakis Bride was published in 2000, and I stopped reading romance altogether in 1999. I thought, maybe, since LG is such a favorite of mine, I might have picked up one last book by her? Possibly? But I definitely knew how this scenario was going to play out. On the third day, the secretly-still-in-love hero would coldly relent and allow the heroine into his disdainful presence.
Wrong.
By the end of the third day, the heroine decides she doesn't have time for this sh*t and storms the hero's inner sanctum, challenging him with "Are you a man or a mouse that you won't face one woman?"
Well, okay then. I haven't read this book before.
[Still, I'm sure I've seen that three days of reception area penance before, so if you recognize the book I'm misremembering, please comment. It would probably be a Harlequin Presents or Romance published between 1981-1995, although Loveswepts were also prone to similar melodramatic gestures of heroine humility.]
Exhibit B...is a spoiler.
II. This book showed me exactly what I need for a second-chance romance to work.
I am not, in general, a fan of second-chance romances. The wasted years either torture or annoy me, depending upon how I feel about the couple and their reason for being apart. With The Cozakis Bride, LG somehow whips up the perfect second-chance recipe for me.
Via flashback, she presents the protagonists as teenagers in the most adorkable courtship, making the reader invested in their happiness. But they were very young to be making a lifetime commitment (17 and 19). More importantly, although they were in love, they didn't really know each other. Low self-esteem combined with the confusion of suddenly being thrust into her grandfather's wealthy social circle kept the heroine from asserting herself in most situations, which gave the hero the space to manufacture an idealized image of her as a sweet, submissive, traditional Greek girl circa 1953. If the cousin hadn't interfered and they had gotten married on schedule (at 19 and 21), they would likely have gone through a very rough patch early in the marriage, possibly even separating. With the cousin's interference, all the pain and anger about their separation can be focused on an outside influence and not taint their new relationship. They both needed the time to grow up.
And while you might think you're not seeing a lot of adult behavior from either of them when they reunite, that just brings me to point #3...
III. The hero makes a conscious decision to mature.
Even before the truth about the cousin's machinations is revealed, the hero decided to put the past behind him and work on his marriage with the heroine because he recognized that his bitterness, anger, and slut-shaming were the reactions of his teenaged self, not the adult he is...well, wants to be. Admittedly, it's not a spectacular success because the heroine wants vindication for the past while he wants to focus exclusively on the present, so now they're fighting about not fighting about the past.
At any rate, my rating leapt from 4 stars to 5 with this self-aware speech:
"I had you on this pure, perfect pedestal, and when you seemed to jump off it, I was gutted. I carried that feeling for ten years, nourished it, hated you beyond all reason -- [...] And when it came to Lukas and you...When it came to trying to deal with that here, in the present, I was still frozen in time at the age of nineteen. So I reacted like a boy, not like a man. I need you to understand that."
Between that speech and his admission that his hostility at their reunion stemmed from the fact that he had truly loved her ten years ago, Nik comes across as one of LG's most emotionally aware heroes (even if that maturity has to coexist with his hot-tempered Greek alphaness). I think he deserves his long-delayed happily ever after.
December 10, 2018
Nick and Olympia had been engaged when they were young (under 20 years old). A few misunderstandings, a set up, lies, jealousy and pride separated them. Now many years later, poor Olympia needs her rich grandfather’s forgiveness in order to save her mother. The only way to do this is to forget her pride and approach Nick again. Nick agrees to marry her again, but sadly he still does not trust her.
The story takes place in two time periods
-Past, when Nick and Olympia fell in love for the first time.
-Present, when Nick behaves like a complete bastard and keeps humiliating Olympia.
Thankfully, there is plenty of grovelling when he realises his numerous mistakes.
‘We were so young, and we were both so desperate to save face we couldn’t be honest with each other.’ She smoothed possessive fingers through his black hair, allowing happiness to channel through her in an exhilarating wave. ‘I don’t want to look back any more, Nik.’
The story takes place in two time periods
-Past, when Nick and Olympia fell in love for the first time.
-Present, when Nick behaves like a complete bastard and keeps humiliating Olympia.
Thankfully, there is plenty of grovelling when he realises his numerous mistakes.
‘We were so young, and we were both so desperate to save face we couldn’t be honest with each other.’ She smoothed possessive fingers through his black hair, allowing happiness to channel through her in an exhilarating wave. ‘I don’t want to look back any more, Nik.’
March 9, 2024
Harlequin novels feeds off the misunderstanding trope and I LOVE IT🤤 Give me all the unnecessary trashy drama, I will eat it up.
Cheating as a misunderstanding, angst by jealousy and utter PAIN is the story of this delicious book.
‘You’re a little whore,’ Nik contradicted with purring insolence.
Yes ma'am.
‘A woman who went out to a public car park to lift her skirt for one of my friends like a common prostitute picked up out of the street?’
Lynne added a sprinkle of evil bitch OW and served a hot meal. The reason for this misunderstanding is because of that bitch, and because the hero is dumb but whatever🍻
I can not FATHOM how much of a asshole the hero was y'all. It was unbelievable.
‘You behaved like a real bitch and I’m ashamed of you. But don’t worry about it. I won’t be letting you loose socially again,’ Nik enunciated with icy clarity.
Caveman instincts 👀
‘You knew how much I loved your hair.’ Nik withdrew his hand with a heavy sigh. ‘I suppose I’m lucky I didn’t hold your throat in the same regard. No doubt you would have cut it and bled to death.’
The plot is what you've already read before if you're familiar with harlequins, BUT the insults of the hero was just CRUEL and COLD AND creative as hell💀
‘Thankfully your behaviour is now your husband’s responsibility, but allow me to tell you that no lady embarrasses her husband in public.’
This story has a happy ending💀 I guess the heroine is a big masochist like me, because I loved the sweet pain💕
Cheating as a misunderstanding, angst by jealousy and utter PAIN is the story of this delicious book.
‘You’re a little whore,’ Nik contradicted with purring insolence.
Yes ma'am.
‘A woman who went out to a public car park to lift her skirt for one of my friends like a common prostitute picked up out of the street?’
Lynne added a sprinkle of evil bitch OW and served a hot meal. The reason for this misunderstanding is because of that bitch, and because the hero is dumb but whatever🍻
I can not FATHOM how much of a asshole the hero was y'all. It was unbelievable.
‘You behaved like a real bitch and I’m ashamed of you. But don’t worry about it. I won’t be letting you loose socially again,’ Nik enunciated with icy clarity.
Caveman instincts 👀
‘You knew how much I loved your hair.’ Nik withdrew his hand with a heavy sigh. ‘I suppose I’m lucky I didn’t hold your throat in the same regard. No doubt you would have cut it and bled to death.’
The plot is what you've already read before if you're familiar with harlequins, BUT the insults of the hero was just CRUEL and COLD AND creative as hell💀
‘Thankfully your behaviour is now your husband’s responsibility, but allow me to tell you that no lady embarrasses her husband in public.’
This story has a happy ending💀 I guess the heroine is a big masochist like me, because I loved the sweet pain💕
March 22, 2021
3.5 stars
Talk about drama. On the one hand there are the deep emotions of love, passion, bitterness, angst, and betrayal. And on the other there are the tropes consisting of a reunion, misunderstandings, a marriage of convenience, the other woman, revenge, and unrequited love. Wowzers. Sounds like a stellar read, right? Yes and no.
While I did enjoy this, the bitterness between Nik and Olympia drained some of the romance. Nik's behavior, too, frustrated me a little. After receiving evidence that Olympia probably hadn't betrayed him ten years ago Nik still clung to his mistaken belief about her, nor did he ask Olympia to clarify this anomaly.
Oh well, no one is perfect.
Talk about drama. On the one hand there are the deep emotions of love, passion, bitterness, angst, and betrayal. And on the other there are the tropes consisting of a reunion, misunderstandings, a marriage of convenience, the other woman, revenge, and unrequited love. Wowzers. Sounds like a stellar read, right? Yes and no.
While I did enjoy this, the bitterness between Nik and Olympia drained some of the romance. Nik's behavior, too, frustrated me a little. After receiving evidence that Olympia probably hadn't betrayed him ten years ago Nik still clung to his mistaken belief about her, nor did he ask Olympia to clarify this anomaly.
Oh well, no one is perfect.
November 25, 2013
Okay I generally like LG. This one was a bit odd. How to explain? There were some situations which happened and people reacted to them as if they had been much worse. I guess the whole book was full of over reactions. For example the OW. Sure she did a bad thing and she spoke nastily to the heroine but I guess she wasn't written bad enough for me to believe the reaction she got. Also a big deal was made out of how poorly the hero's parents treated the heroine but there was no actual scene of them treating her badly. The hero was a bit of a goober too. I forgive him for believing the OW when he was 19 but to try to figure out a way that she could still have been cheating on him 10 years ago after he sleeps with her and finds out she's a virgin. Just stupid. Surely instead of saying 'she must just not have gone all the way' he might have thought 'hmmm, she says that she was set up back then and golly turns out she's a virgin. Maybe I'll ask her to explain what happened and try to listen with an open mind this time.'
Still it's LG and she can nearly always suck me in.
Still it's LG and she can nearly always suck me in.
October 16, 2022
Update
Re-read:
October 14th/2022
I must say I enjoyed to reread this book again 💗 I didn't expect to be absorbed into the story like the first time, but I did. Same rating🥇 Maybe I would have liked a good comeuppance for Katherina 😒🙄 but that's all. It was a very satisfying reading.
First Review
My second novel by Lynne Graham and one of her best. I loved it! 5 stars for sure :)
Re-read:
October 14th/2022
I must say I enjoyed to reread this book again 💗 I didn't expect to be absorbed into the story like the first time, but I did. Same rating🥇 Maybe I would have liked a good comeuppance for Katherina 😒🙄 but that's all. It was a very satisfying reading.
First Review
My second novel by Lynne Graham and one of her best. I loved it! 5 stars for sure :)
October 8, 2023
Reread on 10-5-2023. I'm bumping it up a star. I freaking enjoyed this "Cruel Hateful Hero" story all over again. He was such a prick through most of this story, and I am still amazed at how LG was able to redeem him by the end. This was such a perfect afternoon reread for me!
***FOUR STARS***
Classic HP story. Someone tells a nasty lie about the Heroine to our Hero. Hero believes lies, dumps and devastates Heroine. Then he makes her life hell in the future, making her pay for the sins he believes true of her. I loved this story. Loved the Vindication and Grovel towards the ending. Everything tied up nicely in this one as well. Perfect way to spend my evening.
November 4, 2020
I love Lynne Graham and cruel jerk heroes of her. :)
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Re-read on November 4th, 2020
Still loved the jerk but I couldn't stomach her doormatness this time, so a star less.
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Re-read on November 4th, 2020
Still loved the jerk but I couldn't stomach her doormatness this time, so a star less.
April 14, 2012
I was actually thinking about a 1/4 of the way through this book, that it would end up a wall banger. I hated the animosity between the heroine and the Hero. I also did not like the way her grandfather was so hard and punishing. .....but somewhere at the half way point, I fell in love with all the characters (except the evil cousin) and couldn't put the book down. This is a passionate story about revenge and the ability to forgive. I'm not a big LG fan, but this book won me over.
July 25, 2016
Sometimes, you just need to read a cheesy, dripping with angst Harlequin. The H was absolutely horrible to the h for nearly 90% of the book. He believed lies he was told and never gave her a chance to defend herself. Ten years go by, he thinks he's been betrayed and is with other women. . .she of course is a virgin.
February 23, 2018
This is one of my favorites HP mainly because even though Nik and Olympia were hot-tempered, stubborn and harshly blunt, and despite all the heartache and pain between them, amazingly their love and passion for one another kept sizzling right throughout the book. I loved them both despite their flaws. Pride and hurt made them lash out at each other.
The first time when he wanted her to speak the truth -- he and her grandfather were waiting for her when she returned home after spending the whole night out-- her insecurities and anger led her to be defiantly silent, letting them believe in Nik's cousin's lies Ten years later when she wanted to tell the truth, he'd didn't want to listen having allowed hurt to his Greek male pride and anger sink so deep that he remained stubbornly unforgiving even when he had proof that she hadn't been with anyone ever, preferring to isolate himself from her than to lower his pride and admit he may have been wrong about her.
Also, considering Olympia had been a victim of viciousness herself, I'd like to think it was pregnancy hormones that prevented her from accepting Nik's clarification about his pictures with Gisele in the newspaper. Even then, I liked that Olympia gave tit for tat and did not let Nik walk all over her. At the start of the book when she was dealing with him, I kept chuckling at these various thoughts she had of what she'd like to do to him, my favourite one being that if she'd had the money she would have hired hitmen to snatch him out of his stretch limo and personally starve and torture him in some dark, dank cellar. I also liked how she planned kicking him out of his own house, although, he left mainly because he was more stunned by her words. Loved how that entire confrontation scene played out and when she stuns him with the news of her pregnancy, his first concern was she could have hurt herself when she'd lashed out and hit him.
Then their conversation when he calls her a week or so later --both of them so miserable-- made me go all mush especially when he says, "You got what you wanted. You got my favourite house. You got my baby. You haven't got me." I also loved their tender moments before the big confrontation Nik had arranged with the family and Nik's panic when Olympia's grandfather whisks her away.
I liked how Nik's brother Peri tried to help patch the two up. He was very sweet. The epilogue in the end was very sweet too.
Overall, it was a very intense and passionate read and will always be my favorite.
The first time when he wanted her to speak the truth -- he and her grandfather were waiting for her when she returned home after spending the whole night out-- her insecurities and anger led her to be defiantly silent, letting them believe in Nik's cousin's lies Ten years later when she wanted to tell the truth, he'd didn't want to listen having allowed hurt to his Greek male pride and anger sink so deep that he remained stubbornly unforgiving even when he had proof that she hadn't been with anyone ever, preferring to isolate himself from her than to lower his pride and admit he may have been wrong about her.
Also, considering Olympia had been a victim of viciousness herself, I'd like to think it was pregnancy hormones that prevented her from accepting Nik's clarification about his pictures with Gisele in the newspaper. Even then, I liked that Olympia gave tit for tat and did not let Nik walk all over her. At the start of the book when she was dealing with him, I kept chuckling at these various thoughts she had of what she'd like to do to him, my favourite one being that if she'd had the money she would have hired hitmen to snatch him out of his stretch limo and personally starve and torture him in some dark, dank cellar. I also liked how she planned kicking him out of his own house, although, he left mainly because he was more stunned by her words. Loved how that entire confrontation scene played out and when she stuns him with the news of her pregnancy, his first concern was she could have hurt herself when she'd lashed out and hit him.
Then their conversation when he calls her a week or so later --both of them so miserable-- made me go all mush especially when he says, "You got what you wanted. You got my favourite house. You got my baby. You haven't got me." I also loved their tender moments before the big confrontation Nik had arranged with the family and Nik's panic when Olympia's grandfather whisks her away.
I liked how Nik's brother Peri tried to help patch the two up. He was very sweet. The epilogue in the end was very sweet too.
Overall, it was a very intense and passionate read and will always be my favorite.
December 22, 2018
2.5 stars.
I didn’t like a single character of this book except for the heroine’s mother. The plot was good and it had a very good promising HP vibe, but it becomes a disaster for me because of the hero and heroine behavior. The hero and heroine’s previous history makes, the plot more interesting, but the hero’s legendary assholary behavior didn’t stop till the end. I expected that it will stop after the marriage consummation, but when it didn’t, I decided to lower the ratings. The good for nothing other characters didn’t do any good also.
I didn’t like a single character of this book except for the heroine’s mother. The plot was good and it had a very good promising HP vibe, but it becomes a disaster for me because of the hero and heroine behavior. The hero and heroine’s previous history makes, the plot more interesting, but the hero’s legendary assholary behavior didn’t stop till the end. I expected that it will stop after the marriage consummation, but when it didn’t, I decided to lower the ratings. The good for nothing other characters didn’t do any good also.
February 8, 2022
Reread 2/8/2022: This should be a wallbanger but for some reason it clicks for me, probably because it's Lynne Graham. He's still a dickhead and she still has a wicked temper and the evil OW still gets her comeuppance.
Young love foiled by an evil cousin—10 years later she’s still a virgin (with a wicked temper) and he’s still a bitter dickhead. It’s Lynn Graham, so it’s highly entertaining and the cousin gets her comeuppance in the end. All is right in their world.
Young love foiled by an evil cousin—10 years later she’s still a virgin (with a wicked temper) and he’s still a bitter dickhead. It’s Lynn Graham, so it’s highly entertaining and the cousin gets her comeuppance in the end. All is right in their world.
June 5, 2025
I love Lynne Graham!!!
Second chance romance. After splitting up due to an engineered situation ten years earlier, the hero and heroine reunite when she needs his help to take care of her sick mother.
I loooooove second chance. I also looooove when we only get the heroine POV and she assumes the worst of the hero and we find out throughout the book how poorly she read him a decade ago!
Second chance romance. After splitting up due to an engineered situation ten years earlier, the hero and heroine reunite when she needs his help to take care of her sick mother.
I loooooove second chance. I also looooove when we only get the heroine POV and she assumes the worst of the hero and we find out throughout the book how poorly she read him a decade ago!
July 9, 2020
Other reviews covered the plot well, so just some venting here...
The 10-year separation was too long.
She was immature throughout. It lessened the ‘sympathy’ she deserved because she was the victim. Why she signed a bad prenup was another sign of her immaturity. Her ‘I hate you/I must have sex with you’ attitude got old, fast.
He was an a$$ the entire book. He humiliated her till the end. He was mean, self-centered, and cruel. He never showed discernible growth, and his actions were also immature. Even when he had evidence, he didn’t swerve from his rotten behavior. He not only was a man-hoe in the past, he was one in the present and verbally expressed a preference for his recent girlfriend’s behavior to his wife. Yeah, he was a jerk throughout.
The biggest point that bothers me is that if she hadn’t needed to beg for help for her sick mother, none of this would have happened. The grandfather was doing *nothing* to help his ill daughter. “H” was publicly gallivanting with his half-nude girlfriend. He had judged the h guilty of something she didn’t do, and he wasn’t going after her ever. He was happily living without her, and planned to divorce her fast even as the marriage ‘deal’ was taking place.
He never seemed to consider what her life had been like for the 10 years, because what he cared about was himself.
Had she not begged for help, she would have drifted for more years, and he would have slept his way through Europe until he was 35 and decided to marry a nice Greek girl.
Their HEA wasn’t ‘meant to be’... this wasn’t some great love story. He couldn’t have cared less if he never saw her again.
This was an unpleasant read, and I need to remember that in case I think to open it again.
The 10-year separation was too long.
She was immature throughout. It lessened the ‘sympathy’ she deserved because she was the victim. Why she signed a bad prenup was another sign of her immaturity. Her ‘I hate you/I must have sex with you’ attitude got old, fast.
He was an a$$ the entire book. He humiliated her till the end. He was mean, self-centered, and cruel. He never showed discernible growth, and his actions were also immature. Even when he had evidence, he didn’t swerve from his rotten behavior. He not only was a man-hoe in the past, he was one in the present and verbally expressed a preference for his recent girlfriend’s behavior to his wife. Yeah, he was a jerk throughout.
The biggest point that bothers me is that if she hadn’t needed to beg for help for her sick mother, none of this would have happened. The grandfather was doing *nothing* to help his ill daughter. “H” was publicly gallivanting with his half-nude girlfriend. He had judged the h guilty of something she didn’t do, and he wasn’t going after her ever. He was happily living without her, and planned to divorce her fast even as the marriage ‘deal’ was taking place.
He never seemed to consider what her life had been like for the 10 years, because what he cared about was himself.
Had she not begged for help, she would have drifted for more years, and he would have slept his way through Europe until he was 35 and decided to marry a nice Greek girl.
Their HEA wasn’t ‘meant to be’... this wasn’t some great love story. He couldn’t have cared less if he never saw her again.
This was an unpleasant read, and I need to remember that in case I think to open it again.
December 26, 2016
this was quite an intense read ! the betrayal which happened 10 years ago was heartrending ! they were both set up and thought bad of the other. olympia was deeply insecure and i think this is what spoiled the relationship beyond repair for me. she shud have told the truth and ask nic for an explanation instead of jumping to conclusions ! the cousin was a real bitch and i'm sad to say dat people like dat exist, even in real life.
July 26, 2014
In some ways I loved the book but the exxagerated double standard, even for an HP, really killed me.
October 31, 2016
Wooh . Okay . Let me breathe . So much of greek feelings .
Finished reading this late in the night and I realised I really really liked the aftermath effects it had on me . LOL .
Both the characters were pretty strong and flawed . Thats what makes them real , their flaws make them real not their perfection . So Yeah I appreciate the fact that they they both are flawed and they knew it .
A handsome , Rich , Ruthless H who just grabs the chance for vengeance , well but the thing is he is he has a soft heart which melts for her , Do I need to put in words that he is madly in love with her even after 10 years of their broken engagement . And so was she , 10 years and yet they were still the same , craving for each other .
The moment I read * Man or Mouse * I was sure this is gonna be a fun read . I really liked how Olympia gave it back to him every time but of course he is more intelligent . Tit for tat . Saving their faces . False pride . And what not ? But Did I not mention I loved it , coz it felt real .
The best part of the book is , You will fall in love with a not-so-beautiful heroine unlike other HP . You will not hate a Ruthless-Arrogant-Rude hero . The back story and their inner turmoils were beautifully penned .
Nikos-Olympia ... I love them .
Well also , I learnt so much about Greek culture . lol . Thanks to Nik for his pride in Greek culture and his always ready to lecture attitude . Haha , just curious , would love to read more about greek culture .
Finished reading this late in the night and I realised I really really liked the aftermath effects it had on me . LOL .
Both the characters were pretty strong and flawed . Thats what makes them real , their flaws make them real not their perfection . So Yeah I appreciate the fact that they they both are flawed and they knew it .
A handsome , Rich , Ruthless H who just grabs the chance for vengeance , well but the thing is he is he has a soft heart which melts for her , Do I need to put in words that he is madly in love with her even after 10 years of their broken engagement . And so was she , 10 years and yet they were still the same , craving for each other .
The moment I read * Man or Mouse * I was sure this is gonna be a fun read . I really liked how Olympia gave it back to him every time but of course he is more intelligent . Tit for tat . Saving their faces . False pride . And what not ? But Did I not mention I loved it , coz it felt real .
The best part of the book is , You will fall in love with a not-so-beautiful heroine unlike other HP . You will not hate a Ruthless-Arrogant-Rude hero . The back story and their inner turmoils were beautifully penned .
Nikos-Olympia ... I love them .
Well also , I learnt so much about Greek culture . lol . Thanks to Nik for his pride in Greek culture and his always ready to lecture attitude . Haha , just curious , would love to read more about greek culture .
November 25, 2020
I didn’t love this one, but it was pretty good-ish/ok. Part of it might have been that it’s been on my TBR so long that I had big expectations. It’s LG so the writing is solid, I just failed to really connect with the characters or become invested in the plot. In a nutshell, Olympia (17) was engaged to Nik (19) when she was set up by his bitch of a cousin Katerina…it’s more complicated, but he basically thinks she’s a whore and she doesn’t deny it for some stupid reason. The book starts 10 years later (I HATE gaps this big) with a desperate Olympia begging Nik for a MOC because she’s poor and her mom’s sick. This part confused me, if she had rights to the company then why was she so poor?
Regardless, they’re married… he’s pissed…she’s bitter… cousin bitch is still around…blah blah blah.
Bicker, banter, bitch…I was bored. 😴😴It takes her 60% to finally deny, and he doesn’t believe her of course… because… it took her 67% to ever deny it!!! 😩😩 All development moves at a 🐌’s pace. I also (hate is too harsh) disliked like all the characters. They all got on my nerves at one point or another. And I found it all over dramatic in a “theatrical” way. It didn’t feel like a natural way to converse. For example,
“What a lively family you have, Achilles!’ Spyros Manoulis said to Nik’s father in apparent wonderment. “But that one who has just gone out is a snake. I would not like to think that Katerina would again be in a position where she might harm Olympia. She leapt up like a madwoman!” Alexandra Cozakis gasped with a stricken sob. “Who would ever have thought that Katerina could be like that?”
Bottom Line- The writing was great, but the story was just ok. I am the minority and plenty other reviewers loved it, so it could be me. There’s not an epilogue, but the last chapter ff’s mid-chapter several months.
Regardless, they’re married… he’s pissed…she’s bitter… cousin bitch is still around…blah blah blah.
Bicker, banter, bitch…I was bored. 😴😴It takes her 60% to finally deny, and he doesn’t believe her of course… because… it took her 67% to ever deny it!!! 😩😩 All development moves at a 🐌’s pace. I also (hate is too harsh) disliked like all the characters. They all got on my nerves at one point or another. And I found it all over dramatic in a “theatrical” way. It didn’t feel like a natural way to converse. For example,
“What a lively family you have, Achilles!’ Spyros Manoulis said to Nik’s father in apparent wonderment. “But that one who has just gone out is a snake. I would not like to think that Katerina would again be in a position where she might harm Olympia. She leapt up like a madwoman!” Alexandra Cozakis gasped with a stricken sob. “Who would ever have thought that Katerina could be like that?”
Bottom Line- The writing was great, but the story was just ok. I am the minority and plenty other reviewers loved it, so it could be me. There’s not an epilogue, but the last chapter ff’s mid-chapter several months.
June 9, 2012
I loved this book so much, it's one of my most favourite ones! I loved the strength of the characters and their compassion and love. I loved the story-line and plot and everything about it. I hope the next Graham novel I'm reading will be just as good.
January 2, 2022
3.5 stars
February 7, 2022
This used to be one of my favourite Lynne Graham books, except that upon reread, I found that the almost complete lack of grovel made the whole thing too bitter for me to swallow. Her in-laws should have prostrated themselves on the floor and most important of all her grandfather needed to be tarred and feathered for his treatment of her, and for making her marriage, in the most humiliating way imaginable, a condition for paying for her mother’s treatment and surgery. Lastly the heroine should have kicked everyone to the curb and spent a year of blissful independence to decide whether she wanted to have anything to do with any of them ever again or not. Preferably not. The hero was really an idiot in my personal opinion. Instead she just nodded ok to cursory apologies from everyone concerned and was bubbling with joy when the stupid lecher assured her that he would [probably] never stray!!
March 28, 2022
This has been on my TBR for ages, and the polarising reviews made me hesitate to get into it. An angsty read with the requisite LG cruel hero, is usually my ideal read, but I am actually deducting a star as this hero was too much of a jerk.
December 23, 2016
Decided to readjust my rating system for category romances.
This one was pretty darn good, one of Lynne Graham's best. I have read a lot of her books, simply because she's very prolific, but not all of them are winners. Why did this one work for me? Here are some of the reasons:
(1) The H was written to be ACTUALLY ruthless. There are a lot of "ruthless" Hs floating around in HPland, but that is just hearsay. This one was actually pretty darn tootin' hardcore ruthless out to hurt the girl. I felt that his hatred was pretty believable and hard to combat, given his making the h wait to meet him in his office for two days and just leaving by another door without even paying one ounce of attention to her was pretty cold, given that their families at one point had been on close terms with one another. Then there was his readiness to dump her back on her wedding day if she didn't comply with the terms of the contract (aka consummate). That was pretty bad. I'm not in support of such nefarious characters in real life, but I was getting kind of sick of fake ruthless males who melted into puppies in a matter of seconds.
(2) The h had a serious self-image issue. For some reason (or just because she's a female -- face it, females really have self-image issues to start with and don't need additional reasons), the h thought she was fat and unattractive. When faced with a malicious chick who told her that H found her "ugly, fat, and unattractive, but worth her weight in gold," it was pretty damning to her. Yeah, she was only 17. Those words gotta hurt, especially if she saw the guy kissy-facing a skinny blond model chick.
(3) The h had a believable financial crisis going on. Her grandfather had never acknowledged her mother after she had an illegitimate daughter. The h's disastrous trip to Greece ended super badly and put paid to her scholastic endeavors, and I'm assuming, didn't make her employment ventures easy. Considering that I had friends whose romantic failures in college ended in them unable to finish college, and other friends who just plain partied too hard to complete their courses, this is not out of the realm of believability. The mother then was ill, and she had looked for a job for 10 months without getting an interview. She had a freaking wealthy grandfather who COULD help and yelled at her that she ruined the family name by the disastrous episode. I felt her pain. She was described as reckless (despite her sometimes quiet appearance). I'm down with that. I meet impetuous people every day who don't think twice before jumping. She was desperate.
(4) The H was seriously, seriously hung up on the past. Well, he was 19. He was from a rich family and was raised to believe "face" the most important thing in the world. Later he explained that he was not even able to hear his friend's name without something just imploding in his head. That works for me too. Things happen when you're a teenager and you have a hard time getting past it. Teens feel things with exclamation marks and hurts leave deep scars. There was a study on it.
(5) They had a huge communication problem. Again, I get this. They had a "connection" in the past, but no actual emotional conversations are exchanged. When he proposed, it was a very dry, factual, maybe even nervous proposal, but because he was already mature and grown-up, it came out sounding cold and unloving. He had that problem even in the future. His younger brother explained that as the older child, his parents were super hard on him and sent him away to military schools, while the younger brother got nighttime stories and cuddles. Given that he's Greek and yes, everyone on the face of the earth thinks that "in America, parents say 'I love you' to the children all the time," I think this is believable. And that's an actual quote I got from someone while I was abroad. I know, the h is British, but there's still a cultural difference somewhere. There are cultural differences even if both people are American, so there's gotta be a gap when they're not from the same culture.
I thought the romance well done. Recommend!
This one was pretty darn good, one of Lynne Graham's best. I have read a lot of her books, simply because she's very prolific, but not all of them are winners. Why did this one work for me? Here are some of the reasons:
(1) The H was written to be ACTUALLY ruthless. There are a lot of "ruthless" Hs floating around in HPland, but that is just hearsay. This one was actually pretty darn tootin' hardcore ruthless out to hurt the girl. I felt that his hatred was pretty believable and hard to combat, given his making the h wait to meet him in his office for two days and just leaving by another door without even paying one ounce of attention to her was pretty cold, given that their families at one point had been on close terms with one another. Then there was his readiness to dump her back on her wedding day if she didn't comply with the terms of the contract (aka consummate). That was pretty bad. I'm not in support of such nefarious characters in real life, but I was getting kind of sick of fake ruthless males who melted into puppies in a matter of seconds.
(2) The h had a serious self-image issue. For some reason (or just because she's a female -- face it, females really have self-image issues to start with and don't need additional reasons), the h thought she was fat and unattractive. When faced with a malicious chick who told her that H found her "ugly, fat, and unattractive, but worth her weight in gold," it was pretty damning to her. Yeah, she was only 17. Those words gotta hurt, especially if she saw the guy kissy-facing a skinny blond model chick.
(3) The h had a believable financial crisis going on. Her grandfather had never acknowledged her mother after she had an illegitimate daughter. The h's disastrous trip to Greece ended super badly and put paid to her scholastic endeavors, and I'm assuming, didn't make her employment ventures easy. Considering that I had friends whose romantic failures in college ended in them unable to finish college, and other friends who just plain partied too hard to complete their courses, this is not out of the realm of believability. The mother then was ill, and she had looked for a job for 10 months without getting an interview. She had a freaking wealthy grandfather who COULD help and yelled at her that she ruined the family name by the disastrous episode. I felt her pain. She was described as reckless (despite her sometimes quiet appearance). I'm down with that. I meet impetuous people every day who don't think twice before jumping. She was desperate.
(4) The H was seriously, seriously hung up on the past. Well, he was 19. He was from a rich family and was raised to believe "face" the most important thing in the world. Later he explained that he was not even able to hear his friend's name without something just imploding in his head. That works for me too. Things happen when you're a teenager and you have a hard time getting past it. Teens feel things with exclamation marks and hurts leave deep scars. There was a study on it.
(5) They had a huge communication problem. Again, I get this. They had a "connection" in the past, but no actual emotional conversations are exchanged. When he proposed, it was a very dry, factual, maybe even nervous proposal, but because he was already mature and grown-up, it came out sounding cold and unloving. He had that problem even in the future. His younger brother explained that as the older child, his parents were super hard on him and sent him away to military schools, while the younger brother got nighttime stories and cuddles. Given that he's Greek and yes, everyone on the face of the earth thinks that "in America, parents say 'I love you' to the children all the time," I think this is believable. And that's an actual quote I got from someone while I was abroad. I know, the h is British, but there's still a cultural difference somewhere. There are cultural differences even if both people are American, so there's gotta be a gap when they're not from the same culture.
I thought the romance well done. Recommend!
November 19, 2020
This was a very good book. Please read more than a chapter or two before judging this book.
Olympia’s pain, and strength drew me right into this story. I loved the way Olympia was not afraid to stand up to nick. The first few chapters I really didn’t like Nick at all, but he won me over. The book explained later on why he acted, and felt the way he did. This was one of those rare books where we got to see the hero’s (Nick) insecurity’s. Don’t get me wrong, Nick is Greek, and powerful, and alpha male.
I loved the intense passion, and sizzling chemistry that Olympia, and Nick shared.
Sample from chapter 3 – The hard, sensual shock of him engulfed her in a split second. She had never tasted passion like that before. The stab of his tongue inside the tender interior of her mouth hit her with such electrifying effect, her whole body jerked and quivered, a low moan of response breaking deep in her throat. Instantly she was melting, burning, craving more. Her arms closed around him and an amount of hunger that blew her away erupted with shuddering force of damn breaking its banks within her.
Olympia’s pain, and strength drew me right into this story. I loved the way Olympia was not afraid to stand up to nick. The first few chapters I really didn’t like Nick at all, but he won me over. The book explained later on why he acted, and felt the way he did. This was one of those rare books where we got to see the hero’s (Nick) insecurity’s. Don’t get me wrong, Nick is Greek, and powerful, and alpha male.
I loved the intense passion, and sizzling chemistry that Olympia, and Nick shared.
Sample from chapter 3 – The hard, sensual shock of him engulfed her in a split second. She had never tasted passion like that before. The stab of his tongue inside the tender interior of her mouth hit her with such electrifying effect, her whole body jerked and quivered, a low moan of response breaking deep in her throat. Instantly she was melting, burning, craving more. Her arms closed around him and an amount of hunger that blew her away erupted with shuddering force of damn breaking its banks within her.
May 9, 2020
Sad that GR is often messing up my ‘read’ books as unread and also getting rid of some reviews. Not sure what my initial thoughts were the first time, but a recent re-read calls this a winner!
Excellent reviews out here by my friends. A typical LG that sates you on very basic feel-good whims. Nic was a hot-headed, controlling alpha Greek. Olympia was a sweet girl the first time but the second time around, she was a spitfire as was rightful of a woman scorned.
Loved how Olly would say the most vile things to rebuff Nic and his attempts to “forgive” her when in reality she was never a culprit. And I could very much relate with Nic as a family oriented, old-fashioned Greek who was blindly trusting of everyone in his family except his fiancé/wife. So freaking typical, never gets old and totally relatable. Must be a DNA defect.
Sweet re-read!
Excellent reviews out here by my friends. A typical LG that sates you on very basic feel-good whims. Nic was a hot-headed, controlling alpha Greek. Olympia was a sweet girl the first time but the second time around, she was a spitfire as was rightful of a woman scorned.
Loved how Olly would say the most vile things to rebuff Nic and his attempts to “forgive” her when in reality she was never a culprit. And I could very much relate with Nic as a family oriented, old-fashioned Greek who was blindly trusting of everyone in his family except his fiancé/wife. So freaking typical, never gets old and totally relatable. Must be a DNA defect.
Sweet re-read!
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