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Crime of Passion
Her crime was to have loved him...
"You go to pieces when I touch you.." However had she tried, Georgie Morrison couldn't deny how physically attractive she found Rafael Bernaza. But four years ago he had devastated her emotions and her pride, and she vowed to never let him get that close again. So it was with a sinking heart that Georgie realized she was stranded in Bolivia, a country where only Rafael could help her.
"You go to pieces when I touch you.." However had she tried, Georgie Morrison couldn't deny how physically attractive she found Rafael Bernaza. But four years ago he had devastated her emotions and her pride, and she vowed to never let him get that close again. So it was with a sinking heart that Georgie realized she was stranded in Bolivia, a country where only Rafael could help her.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1995
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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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December 6, 2015
Dear Crime of Passion,
What the fuck?
Crime of Passion is a horrible book. There, I said it. At first I thought I'll enjoy this because the hero is an ass and I was expecting some massive groveling later but nooooo. I got a misogynistic hero who slut shames and a heroine who is so annoying she makes Bella look wonderful.
" Pull your skirt down and cover yourself..you look like a whore."
The first words of our hero.Isn't he wonderful?
Rafael also view women as either angels or whores. The girls in his family are angels and those he fucked are whores.
"For I will not tolerate a man offering me such disrespect, how do I tolerate it from a mere woman?"
You know what, this is really fucked up. I don't know if this fucktard was dropped when he was a baby or his parents fed him some expired milk for him to think that it's okay to treat women these way.
And before I forget, he's also a budding rapist which makes it more disgusting. I always wonder why some authors think it's okay to force the heroine to some sexual play despite her saying no just because she's the fucking heroine and he's the fucktard hero.
FYI sistah, being the main characters in the story is never enough reason that it's okay to force people into sex.
"No." she whispered shakily. He lifted her with ease and one of her shoes fell off. She opened startled eyes a split-second before his mouth brought his mouth crashing down on hers."
And another disturbing thing..
"If you touch me, I'll scream murder."
"We're alone in the house."
And another one..
"It gives me an incredible sexual high no other woman has ever matched. i saw you lying asleep in that cell and every decent thought, every piece of self-restraint fled instantaneously. I'd have killed to get you out of there and into my bed."
Someone give this guy with a restraining order. And when the hero found out the truth and realized he was more of a dick than Napoleon, he just say sorry. Excuse you asshole, if everything can be solved by a mere sorry then we wouldn't have police and lawyers.
And the heroine. Goodness me. We all know she was in love with the hero before but something happened and now they hate each other. But she's a poorly written heroine because bitch you don't put your tongue into that person's throat after insulting you five minutes ago.
"He was so close she could smell a hint of citrusy aftershave, overlying clean husky male. Her nostrils flared. Her nipples tightened into a painful sensitivity, a spiraling ache twisting low in her stomach."
I'm not going to explain much how the heroine annoys the fuck out of me by being an indecisive git. She hates the guy but oh look! He has a smoldering eyes so let him kiss me but I hate him again so I'll do something half-assed like running away..
I'm not sure if I'll read more Lynne Graham in the future. If her heroes are all like these idiots then no. My blood pressure is in danger.
February 1, 2021
I needed a palate cleanser after A Perfect Marriage, so I re-read this. It's still so funny in parts.
I was struck this time by just how obvious the smitten hero was. And how it probably wasn't such a bad thing that they had four years apart so the heroine could enjoy the world a bit before settling down. And so the hero could learn some tolerance.
I guess the unicorn mural and mermaid taps will live on forever? *shudder*
Original review:
An oldie, but goodie from Lynne Graham. Caution: slut shaming ahead - it's the hero's weapon of choice.
The story opens with the heroine in a Bolivian jail. She impulsively decided to accept an invitation from her rich boarding school friend when a cheap airline ticket from England opened up. Unfortunately, her friend never acknowledged that she was coming and wasn't home when the h showed up. So the h, who doesn't speak Spanish, goes to a cheap hotel and then decides to sight-see on her own. She ends up in a remote area, hitchhikes and is accosted by the driver who thinks she's a prostitute because of her blonde hair, violet eyes. and slutty clothes (knee-length denim skirt from the 1990's *snort*). She's in jail because she didn't "pay" for her ride.
The heroine finally writes the H's name on a piece of paper. He's the boarding school friend's older brother, the man of her dreams from her school days and the one who broke her heart when she was 18. Hours later, he shows up to spring her from the clink and to continue the slut-shaming he began when she came on too strong in his Ferrari back in England. Seems he thought the h was a sweet virgin at the time and he was shocked and horrified that she was so sexually aggressive.
The h was a sweet virgin - is still a sweet virgin - and she eventually explains she got her smooth moves from magazines - but for 2/3s of the story he thinks she's Jezebel incarnated.
As you can see - lots of drama. The hero was obviously smitten and his slut-shaming eventually sounded more like fantasizing than anything grounded in reality. He was contrite and did apologize after the v-card was played. Whether that and tales of his suffering without the h are enough will be up to the reader. The tone of this isn't all that angsty - the heroine was clearly distracted from the harsh words because of the H's hotness. And she keep explaining away the Madonna/whore mentality of the hero as a "cultural difference."
I was struck this time by just how obvious the smitten hero was. And how it probably wasn't such a bad thing that they had four years apart so the heroine could enjoy the world a bit before settling down. And so the hero could learn some tolerance.
I guess the unicorn mural and mermaid taps will live on forever? *shudder*
Original review:
An oldie, but goodie from Lynne Graham. Caution: slut shaming ahead - it's the hero's weapon of choice.
The story opens with the heroine in a Bolivian jail. She impulsively decided to accept an invitation from her rich boarding school friend when a cheap airline ticket from England opened up. Unfortunately, her friend never acknowledged that she was coming and wasn't home when the h showed up. So the h, who doesn't speak Spanish, goes to a cheap hotel and then decides to sight-see on her own. She ends up in a remote area, hitchhikes and is accosted by the driver who thinks she's a prostitute because of her blonde hair, violet eyes. and slutty clothes (knee-length denim skirt from the 1990's *snort*). She's in jail because she didn't "pay" for her ride.
The heroine finally writes the H's name on a piece of paper. He's the boarding school friend's older brother, the man of her dreams from her school days and the one who broke her heart when she was 18. Hours later, he shows up to spring her from the clink and to continue the slut-shaming he began when she came on too strong in his Ferrari back in England. Seems he thought the h was a sweet virgin at the time and he was shocked and horrified that she was so sexually aggressive.
The h was a sweet virgin - is still a sweet virgin - and she eventually explains she got her smooth moves from magazines - but for 2/3s of the story he thinks she's Jezebel incarnated.
As you can see - lots of drama. The hero was obviously smitten and his slut-shaming eventually sounded more like fantasizing than anything grounded in reality. He was contrite and did apologize after the v-card was played. Whether that and tales of his suffering without the h are enough will be up to the reader. The tone of this isn't all that angsty - the heroine was clearly distracted from the harsh words because of the H's hotness. And she keep explaining away the Madonna/whore mentality of the hero as a "cultural difference."
September 5, 2018
Re Crime of Passion - Lynne Graham brings us a Bolivian romp along with a second chance at romance.
The h is 23 when the book opens and has decided to take a little jaunt to Bolivia to see her pregnant BFF. The BFF had invited her to come over and wait out the last stages of the BFF's pregnancy and the h just finished her degree from a teaching college. Since the h has a small inheritance and can afford a last minute reduced airfare, she hopped a plane and found a cheap hotel.
Unfortunately she did not realize that her BFF had decided to go see family and so the h is left hanging. Our Titian haired h is resourceful tho, so she just takes herself off to go look at things. The h finds out that hiking up a mountain in flip flops isn't fun and then she finds out that she left her purse with her passport and her money in the now long gone taxi she arrived in.
Not to worry, the h figures she will just hitch a ride. But in LG's Bolivia, Titian haired ladies in above the knee denim skirts are looked upon as prostitutes, plus the h had probably doused herself in Tabu prior to her attempt at a hiking excursion.
(Everyone in South America knows that when a lady wears Tabu, she is available for hire. That perfume was originally created by Jean Carles in 1932 for the ladies of the night (literally 'un parfum de puta') and it packs a knockout punch of sillage. Then again it had to, cause those ladies had some really strong smelling working conditions and had to wear something to overpower that.)
So our Tabu smelling, denim skirted h gets propositioned by the guy who gives her a ride. When she won't put out and then attacks the man with her nails when he won't hear the word NO, the guy gets her arrested.
After trying to communicate without a word of Spanish and no convenient Sara Craven h to make big gestures and speak very loudly, the h is forced to get the local constabulary to call the H.
The h does NOT want to do this, but she has no choice, staying in a hole in the wall with bars on it is not a pleasant vacation option. It seems our feisty Titian haired h had a thing with the H when she was 19 and he was 24. He is the brother of the BFF and four years earlier it was pink sparkly happy kitten love at first sight.
Until the h begins to realize that this H is incredibly domineering and she was losing her feisty spark and might start to lose that wonderful Titian hair colour if she continues along in adoring doormat H supplicant status.
So the h goes out and gets a bit intoxicated. Her step-brother is the overprotective sort, so she doesn't think she is in any danger. To her horror, the H finds her drunk and hauls her off. The h pulls out her Cosmo Guide to hangin' on to your man moves and he totally rejects her in the front seat of his Ferrari.
The mortified, drunken h then goes to spend the night at her step brother's house and the step brother starts kissing her. The h is now thoroughly revolted, her step brother is her brother, period and she isn't the keep it in the family type.
Even tho step bro claims he was drunk and had a fight with his girlfriend and it was a stupid mistake, the h runs off to her one year younger male friend and when the H finds her the next morning, (at the step brother's instigation,) the H believed the h had a one night stand with her friend.
With her step brother's harsh words of the H being into pumping and dumping ringing in her ears, the h goes to try and explain things to the H. He doesn't want to hear it. Even when the h cries and pleads, he is like an iceberg and the h finally gives up, broken hearted at the thought of losing her first and only true love.
Now four years later the Love Force Mojo is still sizzling between them, but the Prince Charming Latin Wooer has been replaced by the Insensitive, Bullying Toe Rag of Nematodeness and things are not going well.
The H, who took the h's fascination with unicorns and gold mermaid bathroom fixtures to heart, is STILL in full throttle fury over falling in love with a pure and virtuous Titian haired princess and then finding out she is a total teasing Tarty McTart and her sweetness and light and purity was all a horrendous act.
So what does a heartbroken Alpha LG HP male do when he got his little heart bashed on the rocky shoals of non-Transcendent non-consummated Purple Passion Bliss?
He makes nasty comments about Harlots who could Harlot for England, kidnaps them to his remote hacienda and accuses the Titian haired Harlot of impulsive behavior and sleeping with her step brother.
The h, who doesn't like this new version of the H much, is kinda thanking her lucky stars they did NOT marry four years earlier. She now has the wisdom to see that this Bully Boy Toe Rag of a man is not only completely off his rocker, he couldn't possibly have loved her years ago. (Or if he did he certainly never trusted her enough to at least let her attempt an explanation.)
The h does admit that maybe the H felt something for her other than lust when she sees her rooms all decorated in unicorns and custom mermaid bathroom fixtures.
However the H's obviously insane thinking patterns and his unwillingness to trust her leave huge gaps between being fond of a malleable virgin and sharing a life with your other half.
So the verbal battles between the H and h are on and this h is not going to play doormat this time around. Verbal blow for blow is exchanged between the two of them, until all the verbal animosity just EXPLODES into a huge lurve club boudoir bouncing trip to the Golden Shores of Transcendent Bliss.
The h is torn between the ultimate heights of ecstasy she just reached and the H's continued expression of his Tarty Tramp opinion of her Harloty Person. The h is about to cry and just wants a bath. Then the H notices the sheets.
That unicorn grooming licenses have been revoked is glaringly obvious and for the first time ever in HPlandia, we get a pretty decent grovel and H apology in the middle of the book.
The h is still furious and hurt tho. So even tho the H asks him to marry her, she isn't going to be that easy. The H has to up his game in major ways and to start with, he hauls out his sweet little ancient aunt and the wanna be boring, snobby, beautiful wanna be OW to chaperone the h until he can get her to altar.
The h isn't going down without fighting and there are some wickedly funny moments when the h takes off across the landscape, gets chased by an alligator and then has car trouble in the middle of nowhere. There are more passion filled purple lurve club moments and the h decides to play the H at his own game.
She now agrees to marry him because he can support her in the lifestyle she wants to be acustomed too and the H almost faints with shock. (Really the h loves the H and always has, but she isn't going to be the one kicked around this time.)
The average LG H may be clueless on the emotional intelligence front, but that doesn't mean they aren't cagey. With the wanna be OW making disparaging comments and put downs to the h every chance she gets, the H decides to go for the sympathy ploy.
In another hysterically funny scene, the slightly drunken H makes the h believe that he is suicidal and going bankrupt. The h's soft heart makes her drop her mercenary tart act right away and the h is providing lashings of sympathy and support.
Knowing he has stumbled onto a good way to win his girl, the H does his best to play up the h's mistaken notions while not actually lying to her. There is a fall off your chair laughing moment when the h frets that the poor, financially beleaguered H is going to have to sell off his private jet. The h is just so worried for the H, because she really can't imagine him traveling economy class.
The H manfully swallows back his laughter and accepts the h's empathetic hugs. Then the h's step brother shows up, he heard about the wedding and everything goes pear shaped. The H starts beating the tar out of the step brother and the h is absolutely horrified.
She tries to stop them from fighting, but the H's bodyguards hold her back. The h is frightened, appalled and now totally convinced that the H really is a mental case. She yells at the H, she yells at her stepbrother and she calls the wedding off.
It is at this point that LG reveals what she had pretty broadly hinted at before. Four years earlier, the step brother was in love with the h and manipulated and outright lied to the H to break them up. The H reveals that the step brother told the H that he and the 19 yr old h were seekrit lovers and had been for two years.
The H saw the brother forcing a kiss on the h and he believed him at the time. Of course when unicorns were banished, so were the veils over the H's eyes and he realizes that the h isn't the only one who only sees what she wants to see in people.
The H knows that the brother is a sewer slurper slime pustule, but he doesn't want to hurt the h, so he never tells her what her brother said. Until the brother shows up and the h is furious and calling off weddings.
It is every man for himself when you have to keep the love of your life from dumping your hiney.
So the H tells the h what her step brother did and the h finally gets the hostility. If the step bro had not been running away as fast as he could after the big revelation, the h would have managed to complete her kick to his dangly bits and really made him sorry.
Now the h has to go do her big grovel moment to the H for missing so much that now seems obvious. This new bit of information is the breaking of the floodgates for the H and h, they can now confess that still really do love each other and passionate appologies are proffered by both of them and the wedding is back on . There is a very nice true love avowal moment and finally the the h's BFF shows up with her newborn son named after the h.
The BFF also admits that she has been trying to lure the h to visit for years, mainly to leave her stranded so the H would have to rescue the h. (It appears that the BFF is the Pimp Momma of all Pimp Momma's and no one seems to mind that the h got thrown in jail and almost attacked.)
The H and h get married and the h is deelited that he gets to keep his jet. We leave them consummating the marriage while joining the mile high club in a pink sparkly LG True Love Forever HP HEA.
This one is pretty old skool on the tart shaming at times, yet LG still manages to convey that the H's words are mainly because the h really did break his heart four years earlier and he is a manly H and can't let on that she hurt him.
The h, while still being the sweetly classic HP h, has a bit of a bite herself. She manages to hold her own for the most part against the H and that is what keeps this book on the perennial reading list of preferred HPlandia outings.
The h is 23 when the book opens and has decided to take a little jaunt to Bolivia to see her pregnant BFF. The BFF had invited her to come over and wait out the last stages of the BFF's pregnancy and the h just finished her degree from a teaching college. Since the h has a small inheritance and can afford a last minute reduced airfare, she hopped a plane and found a cheap hotel.
Unfortunately she did not realize that her BFF had decided to go see family and so the h is left hanging. Our Titian haired h is resourceful tho, so she just takes herself off to go look at things. The h finds out that hiking up a mountain in flip flops isn't fun and then she finds out that she left her purse with her passport and her money in the now long gone taxi she arrived in.
Not to worry, the h figures she will just hitch a ride. But in LG's Bolivia, Titian haired ladies in above the knee denim skirts are looked upon as prostitutes, plus the h had probably doused herself in Tabu prior to her attempt at a hiking excursion.
(Everyone in South America knows that when a lady wears Tabu, she is available for hire. That perfume was originally created by Jean Carles in 1932 for the ladies of the night (literally 'un parfum de puta') and it packs a knockout punch of sillage. Then again it had to, cause those ladies had some really strong smelling working conditions and had to wear something to overpower that.)
So our Tabu smelling, denim skirted h gets propositioned by the guy who gives her a ride. When she won't put out and then attacks the man with her nails when he won't hear the word NO, the guy gets her arrested.
After trying to communicate without a word of Spanish and no convenient Sara Craven h to make big gestures and speak very loudly, the h is forced to get the local constabulary to call the H.
The h does NOT want to do this, but she has no choice, staying in a hole in the wall with bars on it is not a pleasant vacation option. It seems our feisty Titian haired h had a thing with the H when she was 19 and he was 24. He is the brother of the BFF and four years earlier it was pink sparkly happy kitten love at first sight.
Until the h begins to realize that this H is incredibly domineering and she was losing her feisty spark and might start to lose that wonderful Titian hair colour if she continues along in adoring doormat H supplicant status.
So the h goes out and gets a bit intoxicated. Her step-brother is the overprotective sort, so she doesn't think she is in any danger. To her horror, the H finds her drunk and hauls her off. The h pulls out her Cosmo Guide to hangin' on to your man moves and he totally rejects her in the front seat of his Ferrari.
The mortified, drunken h then goes to spend the night at her step brother's house and the step brother starts kissing her. The h is now thoroughly revolted, her step brother is her brother, period and she isn't the keep it in the family type.
Even tho step bro claims he was drunk and had a fight with his girlfriend and it was a stupid mistake, the h runs off to her one year younger male friend and when the H finds her the next morning, (at the step brother's instigation,) the H believed the h had a one night stand with her friend.
With her step brother's harsh words of the H being into pumping and dumping ringing in her ears, the h goes to try and explain things to the H. He doesn't want to hear it. Even when the h cries and pleads, he is like an iceberg and the h finally gives up, broken hearted at the thought of losing her first and only true love.
Now four years later the Love Force Mojo is still sizzling between them, but the Prince Charming Latin Wooer has been replaced by the Insensitive, Bullying Toe Rag of Nematodeness and things are not going well.
The H, who took the h's fascination with unicorns and gold mermaid bathroom fixtures to heart, is STILL in full throttle fury over falling in love with a pure and virtuous Titian haired princess and then finding out she is a total teasing Tarty McTart and her sweetness and light and purity was all a horrendous act.
So what does a heartbroken Alpha LG HP male do when he got his little heart bashed on the rocky shoals of non-Transcendent non-consummated Purple Passion Bliss?
He makes nasty comments about Harlots who could Harlot for England, kidnaps them to his remote hacienda and accuses the Titian haired Harlot of impulsive behavior and sleeping with her step brother.
The h, who doesn't like this new version of the H much, is kinda thanking her lucky stars they did NOT marry four years earlier. She now has the wisdom to see that this Bully Boy Toe Rag of a man is not only completely off his rocker, he couldn't possibly have loved her years ago. (Or if he did he certainly never trusted her enough to at least let her attempt an explanation.)
The h does admit that maybe the H felt something for her other than lust when she sees her rooms all decorated in unicorns and custom mermaid bathroom fixtures.
However the H's obviously insane thinking patterns and his unwillingness to trust her leave huge gaps between being fond of a malleable virgin and sharing a life with your other half.
So the verbal battles between the H and h are on and this h is not going to play doormat this time around. Verbal blow for blow is exchanged between the two of them, until all the verbal animosity just EXPLODES into a huge lurve club boudoir bouncing trip to the Golden Shores of Transcendent Bliss.
The h is torn between the ultimate heights of ecstasy she just reached and the H's continued expression of his Tarty Tramp opinion of her Harloty Person. The h is about to cry and just wants a bath. Then the H notices the sheets.
That unicorn grooming licenses have been revoked is glaringly obvious and for the first time ever in HPlandia, we get a pretty decent grovel and H apology in the middle of the book.
The h is still furious and hurt tho. So even tho the H asks him to marry her, she isn't going to be that easy. The H has to up his game in major ways and to start with, he hauls out his sweet little ancient aunt and the wanna be boring, snobby, beautiful wanna be OW to chaperone the h until he can get her to altar.
The h isn't going down without fighting and there are some wickedly funny moments when the h takes off across the landscape, gets chased by an alligator and then has car trouble in the middle of nowhere. There are more passion filled purple lurve club moments and the h decides to play the H at his own game.
She now agrees to marry him because he can support her in the lifestyle she wants to be acustomed too and the H almost faints with shock. (Really the h loves the H and always has, but she isn't going to be the one kicked around this time.)
The average LG H may be clueless on the emotional intelligence front, but that doesn't mean they aren't cagey. With the wanna be OW making disparaging comments and put downs to the h every chance she gets, the H decides to go for the sympathy ploy.
In another hysterically funny scene, the slightly drunken H makes the h believe that he is suicidal and going bankrupt. The h's soft heart makes her drop her mercenary tart act right away and the h is providing lashings of sympathy and support.
Knowing he has stumbled onto a good way to win his girl, the H does his best to play up the h's mistaken notions while not actually lying to her. There is a fall off your chair laughing moment when the h frets that the poor, financially beleaguered H is going to have to sell off his private jet. The h is just so worried for the H, because she really can't imagine him traveling economy class.
The H manfully swallows back his laughter and accepts the h's empathetic hugs. Then the h's step brother shows up, he heard about the wedding and everything goes pear shaped. The H starts beating the tar out of the step brother and the h is absolutely horrified.
She tries to stop them from fighting, but the H's bodyguards hold her back. The h is frightened, appalled and now totally convinced that the H really is a mental case. She yells at the H, she yells at her stepbrother and she calls the wedding off.
It is at this point that LG reveals what she had pretty broadly hinted at before. Four years earlier, the step brother was in love with the h and manipulated and outright lied to the H to break them up. The H reveals that the step brother told the H that he and the 19 yr old h were seekrit lovers and had been for two years.
The H saw the brother forcing a kiss on the h and he believed him at the time. Of course when unicorns were banished, so were the veils over the H's eyes and he realizes that the h isn't the only one who only sees what she wants to see in people.
The H knows that the brother is a sewer slurper slime pustule, but he doesn't want to hurt the h, so he never tells her what her brother said. Until the brother shows up and the h is furious and calling off weddings.
It is every man for himself when you have to keep the love of your life from dumping your hiney.
So the H tells the h what her step brother did and the h finally gets the hostility. If the step bro had not been running away as fast as he could after the big revelation, the h would have managed to complete her kick to his dangly bits and really made him sorry.
Now the h has to go do her big grovel moment to the H for missing so much that now seems obvious. This new bit of information is the breaking of the floodgates for the H and h, they can now confess that still really do love each other and passionate appologies are proffered by both of them and the wedding is back on . There is a very nice true love avowal moment and finally the the h's BFF shows up with her newborn son named after the h.
The BFF also admits that she has been trying to lure the h to visit for years, mainly to leave her stranded so the H would have to rescue the h. (It appears that the BFF is the Pimp Momma of all Pimp Momma's and no one seems to mind that the h got thrown in jail and almost attacked.)
The H and h get married and the h is deelited that he gets to keep his jet. We leave them consummating the marriage while joining the mile high club in a pink sparkly LG True Love Forever HP HEA.
This one is pretty old skool on the tart shaming at times, yet LG still manages to convey that the H's words are mainly because the h really did break his heart four years earlier and he is a manly H and can't let on that she hurt him.
The h, while still being the sweetly classic HP h, has a bit of a bite herself. She manages to hold her own for the most part against the H and that is what keeps this book on the perennial reading list of preferred HPlandia outings.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 7, 2016
5 FULL ON WILD STARS
THIS BOOK WAS SERIOUSLY ONE VERY WILD RIDE!
So many misunderstandings!
Georgie was very misunderstood, and slut shamed for nothing!
It was absolute bullsh*t crazy how Rafael wanted to sleep with her and was too hypocritical for words.
She was good for a f*ck but not as a friend to his sister now that she was no longer a virgin.
Or so he thinks!!
I should have hated him for offering her the mistress role until he took her v card!
It was so sexist and full of double standards.
I really should have hated it!
Instead I thought he was hot and when they get together on the side of the road it was insanely hot! He just wanted her so much it was intense!
This is one hot by Lynne Graham and I love it when you don't hear about the hero having other relationships with women!
You know it happens but it's not in your face.
They are dealing with their issues and the other man brother angle was nuts! Was that crazy to believe that bullshit against her!? She was just too forward in getting birth control as she thought she would need it him being so manly and how was she to know he wanted to marry her?
What does she read minds!?
Anyways worth a read and a reread!
Off the charts HOT for a HP of this time.
LYNNE GRAHAM KNOW HOW TO CREAT DRAMA!
I was blown away by this one!
THIS BOOK WAS SERIOUSLY ONE VERY WILD RIDE!
So many misunderstandings!
Georgie was very misunderstood, and slut shamed for nothing!
It was absolute bullsh*t crazy how Rafael wanted to sleep with her and was too hypocritical for words.
She was good for a f*ck but not as a friend to his sister now that she was no longer a virgin.
Or so he thinks!!
I should have hated him for offering her the mistress role until he took her v card!
It was so sexist and full of double standards.
I really should have hated it!
Instead I thought he was hot and when they get together on the side of the road it was insanely hot! He just wanted her so much it was intense!
This is one hot by Lynne Graham and I love it when you don't hear about the hero having other relationships with women!
You know it happens but it's not in your face.
They are dealing with their issues and the other man brother angle was nuts! Was that crazy to believe that bullshit against her!? She was just too forward in getting birth control as she thought she would need it him being so manly and how was she to know he wanted to marry her?
What does she read minds!?
Anyways worth a read and a reread!
Off the charts HOT for a HP of this time.
LYNNE GRAHAM KNOW HOW TO CREAT DRAMA!
I was blown away by this one!
February 9, 2021
I am afraid this book may be aptly named. I would have liked this better if I wasn’t in fear of a future murder/suicide or at the least the H trying to stamp out the very fiery individualism of the heroine he obssesses loves.
The H’s requisitioning mermaid taps and a unicorn picture to please the young heroine did make me happy though. You know, the heroine that he slut-shamed incessantly.
The H’s requisitioning mermaid taps and a unicorn picture to please the young heroine did make me happy though. You know, the heroine that he slut-shamed incessantly.
February 7, 2018
3.5 Stars.
This didn’t bore me like some of the recent times HP’s. It was a second chance romance. The hero was rude, bitter and an asshole jerk. He didn’t miss a chance to slut-shame the heroine. But surprisingly the heroine wasn’t that clingy, doormat type. She tries to defend herself, but yeah, she forgives the hero within 2 days.
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This didn’t bore me like some of the recent times HP’s. It was a second chance romance. The hero was rude, bitter and an asshole jerk. He didn’t miss a chance to slut-shame the heroine. But surprisingly the heroine wasn’t that clingy, doormat type. She tries to defend herself, but yeah, she forgives the hero within 2 days.
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December 12, 2017
I loved the heroine and she was way to good for him. I loved it when he said she wasn't a virgin and she said neither were you or something like that. He was totally gobsmacked at that.
Lol. And he was pretty cruel to her too. Badly. I felt so sorry for her and his set of double standards. Pretty over the top.
Lol. And he was pretty cruel to her too. Badly. I felt so sorry for her and his set of double standards. Pretty over the top.
August 18, 2022
I didn’t like that he only changed his opinion of her after he found out that she had been a virgin.
And I didn’t like that he was so sure that she still loved him and he kept reminding her how weak she was for him. Embarrassing.
There was a lot of verbal and physical abuse. He calls her stupid b*tch, she calls him a SOB. She slaps him in his face, throws water (or was it wine) in his face.
She is dumb AF and she cries every other page.
And I didn’t like that he was so sure that she still loved him and he kept reminding her how weak she was for him. Embarrassing.
There was a lot of verbal and physical abuse. He calls her stupid b*tch, she calls him a SOB. She slaps him in his face, throws water (or was it wine) in his face.
She is dumb AF and she cries every other page.
April 22, 2018
**Review might contain spoilers**
***Review definitely contains angry ranting***
"Crime of Passion" is the story of Georgie and Rafael.
Time and again, I ask myself- why do I torture myself with sh*tty books- and the reason is- they're short and they kill time at work.
Here is another book I enjoyed as much as I'd have enjoyed having a UTI.
-The heroine aka Ms.Virgin goes to a Greek Island to meet her best friend who's about to give birth- using all her life savings, ofc is mistaken as a prostitute, robbed and jailed- only to be saved by Mr.Asshat (aka our hero)
-Mr. Asshat is the brother to her friend and has a "Tragic" past with the heroine. No not that, he basically caught her in a bad place and since then thinks of her as a h-o-e
-Throughout the book Mr.Asshat slut-shames Ms.Virgin, accusing her of manipulation, seduction and yes, you read it right, incest
-However shitty and mean Mr.Asshat is, he is able to seduce Ms.Virgin to give up the hymenz every 2 minutes with his amorous kisses and Austin powers sex appeal
-When Mr. Asshat finally penetrates Ms.Virgin's cervical gates, he meets Mrs. Hymen and Mr.Asshat suddenly turns Mr.Sensitive having a change of heart- because ofc as described in the book, he thinks of women as either Angels or Whores
-Mr.Sensitive now wants to marry Ms.Ex-Virgin
-There is some push and pull, but now Mr.Sensitive uses ALL his methods to woo Ms.Ex-virgin, who's tots in lurve with him and easily seduced by sex
Around 50 boring pages later, my favorite part..
-Torture over!
I honestly hated this.
NOPE.
Unsafe
1/5
***Review definitely contains angry ranting***
"Crime of Passion" is the story of Georgie and Rafael.
Time and again, I ask myself- why do I torture myself with sh*tty books- and the reason is- they're short and they kill time at work.
Here is another book I enjoyed as much as I'd have enjoyed having a UTI.
-The heroine aka Ms.Virgin goes to a Greek Island to meet her best friend who's about to give birth- using all her life savings, ofc is mistaken as a prostitute, robbed and jailed- only to be saved by Mr.Asshat (aka our hero)
-Mr. Asshat is the brother to her friend and has a "Tragic" past with the heroine. No not that, he basically caught her in a bad place and since then thinks of her as a h-o-e
-Throughout the book Mr.Asshat slut-shames Ms.Virgin, accusing her of manipulation, seduction and yes, you read it right, incest
-However shitty and mean Mr.Asshat is, he is able to seduce Ms.Virgin to give up the hymenz every 2 minutes with his amorous kisses and Austin powers sex appeal
-When Mr. Asshat finally penetrates Ms.Virgin's cervical gates, he meets Mrs. Hymen and Mr.Asshat suddenly turns Mr.Sensitive having a change of heart- because ofc as described in the book, he thinks of women as either Angels or Whores
-Mr.Sensitive now wants to marry Ms.Ex-Virgin
-There is some push and pull, but now Mr.Sensitive uses ALL his methods to woo Ms.Ex-virgin, who's tots in lurve with him and easily seduced by sex
Around 50 boring pages later, my favorite part..
-Torture over!
I honestly hated this.
NOPE.
Unsafe
1/5
October 21, 2021
Really, I enjoyed this book so much. It's an old skool one, where male chauvinism and prejudices rule. But just for this reason it is sooo hilarious! Our heroine is in jail because she attacked a truck driver who was trying to rape her because he mistook her with a prostitute. In fact she was wearing a mini skirt and this means she's a hooker. Ahahahahahah! Really? Hero saves her and takes her home. They were engaged some years before but he thought she cheated on him with her step-brother (Yuck) Really? Really! Now he plans his revenge that is bedding her because she's a fallen woman (ahahahahahah) and obviously leave her. But unfortunately for him, surprise surprise, she's a virgin sooooo he has to marry her because she could be pregnant. She doesn't want to. He insists. She refuses. He insists. Ok they will marry. He tells her he always loved her (ahahahahahah) and they are happy together. I hadn't had so much fun reading a book in ages!
July 11, 2019
I really needed a HP. It was really good. I'm on vacation with my family in Disney but stuck in the ridiculously expensive hotel room with my sick seven year old and this book kept me from climbing the walls.
They were so obviously in love the whole book and he was so crazy jealous it was the perfect combo for an enjoyable read.
They were so obviously in love the whole book and he was so crazy jealous it was the perfect combo for an enjoyable read.
August 18, 2014
I just loved this one, it made me smile. Lynne Graham does a nice job of writing about angst and betrayal with humor. I love seeing an alpha-male thrown into chaos by the heroine.
Edited to add: I've re-read this one several times now, I really enjoy it. You have to approach it willing to accept some over-the-top characters, but this is a Harlequin, so I'm totally game for that. What I really like is how this is both angsty and lighthearted at the same time -- LG did a fabulous job weaving in a lot of humor to the story. I also love a hero who completely belittles a heroine all day long, but in the meantime has constructed a lunatic's bathroom with marble mermaids all over it because he thinks it will please her.
And finally, this heroine has some subtle, but awesome backbone, you have to read kind of closely to pick up on it all. Of course there is a lot of virgin idolization here, but I like the digs she gets at him for his hypocrisy: "my ideal partner is not some international playboy, who sleeps with every woman he wants and then thinks he's got some God-given right to marry a virgin!"
Overall, a really fun and satisfying read.
Edited to add: I've re-read this one several times now, I really enjoy it. You have to approach it willing to accept some over-the-top characters, but this is a Harlequin, so I'm totally game for that. What I really like is how this is both angsty and lighthearted at the same time -- LG did a fabulous job weaving in a lot of humor to the story. I also love a hero who completely belittles a heroine all day long, but in the meantime has constructed a lunatic's bathroom with marble mermaids all over it because he thinks it will please her.
And finally, this heroine has some subtle, but awesome backbone, you have to read kind of closely to pick up on it all. Of course there is a lot of virgin idolization here, but I like the digs she gets at him for his hypocrisy: "my ideal partner is not some international playboy, who sleeps with every woman he wants and then thinks he's got some God-given right to marry a virgin!"
Overall, a really fun and satisfying read.
November 25, 2013
Another nice middle of the road LG. I thought she did a good job making the hero seem to really be an aristo from South America. The heroine was a bit of a wimp but not too too bad. The hero did do the abrupt about face when he found out she was a virgin and no a 'ho. But that's okay because if I didn't like that kind of thing I wouldn't read HPs would I?
My biggest peeve about this book was the overwrought way that the heroine reacted to the fight at the end. I did enjoy though that the hero was determined to beat up the guy who wronged them all those years ago though.
My biggest peeve about this book was the overwrought way that the heroine reacted to the fight at the end. I did enjoy though that the hero was determined to beat up the guy who wronged them all those years ago though.
June 7, 2015
So much bickering and I hated the heroine. Couldn't stand how crude she was and how she defended her gross sterbrother against the hero.
September 10, 2018
2-3 stars?
I really did not like this one at all. It was super frustrating: the misunderstanding was dragged on and painful. I hate it when the hero calls the heroine a "bitch" and never apologizes. Ugh.
This is one of my least favorite HP tropes...misunderstanding concerning heroine's innocence/virginity.
The end was sweet, especially the epilogue, but the first 90% of the book was irritating as hell.
Will not be re-reading.
P.S. I bought this as a paperback. If anyone would like it, let me know in the comments. I'll mail it to you!
I really did not like this one at all. It was super frustrating: the misunderstanding was dragged on and painful. I hate it when the hero calls the heroine a "bitch" and never apologizes. Ugh.
This is one of my least favorite HP tropes...misunderstanding concerning heroine's innocence/virginity.
The end was sweet, especially the epilogue, but the first 90% of the book was irritating as hell.
Will not be re-reading.
P.S. I bought this as a paperback. If anyone would like it, let me know in the comments. I'll mail it to you!
August 24, 2025
Had so much pleasure reading this one!
FMC traveled for the first time to Bolivia to visit her aristocratic reserved friend. Only when she arrived, her friend was abroad and since FMC doesn't know a word of Spanish, she managed to get robbed, mistaken for a prostitute and finally jailed.
Since dire circumstances need dire solutions, she had to call her best friend's older brother to rescue her. MMC who's also her ex-boyfriend that broke up with her four years ago horribly.
The enemies to lovers x second chance romance were vibing so much!
The writing is better than a lot of HQ novels. And the book seems modern despite being written in the 90s.
It was also my great surprise that the book was set in Bolivia and thus I checked the Southern America square in my Bingo Challenge as well!
25⭕ ┃37⭕┃87┃13┃68┃40⭕┃32┃59┃76┃44
10⭕┃86┃4 ┃45┃47┃98┃50⭕┃14⭕┃85┃75
88┃51┃ 9⭕┃2┃42⭕┃29⭕┃ 24┃92⭕┃ 82┃1⭕
100┃34⭕┃17┃96┃43⭕┃49┃64⭕┃70┃15⭕┃38⭕
84┃31⭕┃ 62⭕┃7⭕┃21┃73┃28┃46⭕┃90┃77
3⭕┃12⭕┃80⭕┃ 69⭕┃52⭕┃ 65⭕┃54⭕┃ 91⭕┃23⭕┃ 72⭕
18┃95┃ 22┃99┃93┃74⭕┃41⭕┃8┃35⭕┃ 58⭕
57┃94┃ 16⭕┃56┃ 5⭕┃60⭕┃78⭕┃ 26┃81┃ 61
97┃48⭕┃ 79⭕┃67┃ 53⭕┃30⭕┃ 6⭕┃36⭕┃89⭕┃ 33⭕
71⭕┃19⭕┃ 39⭕┃66┃ 55┃27⭕┃ 20⭕┃63┃ 11┃83
FMC traveled for the first time to Bolivia to visit her aristocratic reserved friend. Only when she arrived, her friend was abroad and since FMC doesn't know a word of Spanish, she managed to get robbed, mistaken for a prostitute and finally jailed.
Since dire circumstances need dire solutions, she had to call her best friend's older brother to rescue her. MMC who's also her ex-boyfriend that broke up with her four years ago horribly.
The enemies to lovers x second chance romance were vibing so much!
The writing is better than a lot of HQ novels. And the book seems modern despite being written in the 90s.
It was also my great surprise that the book was set in Bolivia and thus I checked the Southern America square in my Bingo Challenge as well!
25⭕ ┃37⭕┃87┃13┃68┃40⭕┃32┃59┃76┃44
10⭕┃86┃4 ┃45┃47┃98┃50⭕┃14⭕┃85┃75
88┃51┃ 9⭕┃2┃42⭕┃29⭕┃ 24┃92⭕┃ 82┃1⭕
100┃34⭕┃17┃96┃43⭕┃49┃64⭕┃70┃15⭕┃38⭕
84┃31⭕┃ 62⭕┃7⭕┃21┃73┃28┃46⭕┃90┃77
3⭕┃12⭕┃80⭕┃ 69⭕┃52⭕┃ 65⭕┃54⭕┃ 91⭕┃23⭕┃ 72⭕
18┃95┃ 22┃99┃93┃74⭕┃41⭕┃8┃35⭕┃ 58⭕
57┃94┃ 16⭕┃56┃ 5⭕┃60⭕┃78⭕┃ 26┃81┃ 61
97┃48⭕┃ 79⭕┃67┃ 53⭕┃30⭕┃ 6⭕┃36⭕┃89⭕┃ 33⭕
71⭕┃19⭕┃ 39⭕┃66┃ 55┃27⭕┃ 20⭕┃63┃ 11┃83
February 11, 2015
3.5 stars. One of LG's less angsty more humorous reads IMHO,BUT there's a buttload of slut-shaming from the alpha hero that was pretty gross. h takes up for herself though, which is kinda fun.
February 3, 2022
Crime of Passion by Lynne Graham is a novel that was originally published in 1996. The story begins with 23 year old Georgie finding herself in the most untenable of situations; locked up in a prison cell in Bolivia. Georgie travels to Bolivia in anticipation of meeting her best friend María Cristina Reveron, who is almost ready to give birth to her first child. Even though María had extended the invitation for her to visit many a time during the past four years, Georgie had resisted at every turn, mostly because the wounds inflicted by María’s brother, aka Georgie’s first love had been just too fresh to contend with.
28 year old Rafael Cristobal Rodriguez Berganza holds a very low opinion of the woman to whose rescue he is forced to come to. Similar to Georgie who hates Rafael for the way he had treated her all those years back, Rafael believes Georgie to be too loose with her affections, and Rafael had made it quite clear on the day that he had walked out, that she had failed to meet his standards in every single way possible.
With Georgie’s passport lost, Rafael makes the arbitrary decision to take her home with him until it can be replaced. There is no denying the undercurrents taut with sexual tension that is between the two from the get-go, even when Georgie is spitting mad at Rafael and he goading her at every turn. In the midst of it all, the old hurts and resentments come to the forefront, with each giving as good as they get, that is until Rafael encounters the undeniable proof that Georgie had stayed true to him, when he had erroneously being led to believe otherwise.
I thoroughly enjoyed the heady journey that Rafael and Georgie take towards their happily ever after. A lot of readers might dislike Rafael because he does not comply with modern reader tastes. But for me, he he is the kind of hero that I grew up falling in love with in romance books. Arrogant to a fault, that is until they meet their match in every sense. As a result, Rafael and Georgie’s journey is one fraught with misunderstandings, a whole lot of stubbornness on both ends, a dash of old fashioned patriarchal beliefs guiding Rafael (the moment Georgie threw that at his face was hysterical), and the undeniable sexual chemistry between the two which bursts forth at every turn.
Neither Rafael nor Georgie had stood a chance when they first encountered each other, but the period of separation was perhaps needed in order for them to understand what they have with each other, with maturity guiding them through the most turbulent moments of their reunion. Had they gotten married previously, both of them would have driven each other crazy and not in a good way, with Rafael becoming disillusioned with the image he had built of what his perfect bride would be like, and Georgie miserable, trying to live up to his grand expectations.
While Rafael needed to loosen up a bit, Georgie needed to become more grounded and that is what inevitably makes this second chance encounter worth it in every sense.
Recommended for those who love second chance romances, fans of Lynne Graham, and fans of the alpha heroes who stand true to who they are from the get-go!
Final Verdict: Tempestuous passion guaranteed in every sizzling line; there is none who can bring forth the kind of angst in romance as Lynne Graham!
Rating = 4.5/5
For more reviews and quotes, please visit A Maldivian's Passion for Romance
28 year old Rafael Cristobal Rodriguez Berganza holds a very low opinion of the woman to whose rescue he is forced to come to. Similar to Georgie who hates Rafael for the way he had treated her all those years back, Rafael believes Georgie to be too loose with her affections, and Rafael had made it quite clear on the day that he had walked out, that she had failed to meet his standards in every single way possible.
With Georgie’s passport lost, Rafael makes the arbitrary decision to take her home with him until it can be replaced. There is no denying the undercurrents taut with sexual tension that is between the two from the get-go, even when Georgie is spitting mad at Rafael and he goading her at every turn. In the midst of it all, the old hurts and resentments come to the forefront, with each giving as good as they get, that is until Rafael encounters the undeniable proof that Georgie had stayed true to him, when he had erroneously being led to believe otherwise.
I thoroughly enjoyed the heady journey that Rafael and Georgie take towards their happily ever after. A lot of readers might dislike Rafael because he does not comply with modern reader tastes. But for me, he he is the kind of hero that I grew up falling in love with in romance books. Arrogant to a fault, that is until they meet their match in every sense. As a result, Rafael and Georgie’s journey is one fraught with misunderstandings, a whole lot of stubbornness on both ends, a dash of old fashioned patriarchal beliefs guiding Rafael (the moment Georgie threw that at his face was hysterical), and the undeniable sexual chemistry between the two which bursts forth at every turn.
Neither Rafael nor Georgie had stood a chance when they first encountered each other, but the period of separation was perhaps needed in order for them to understand what they have with each other, with maturity guiding them through the most turbulent moments of their reunion. Had they gotten married previously, both of them would have driven each other crazy and not in a good way, with Rafael becoming disillusioned with the image he had built of what his perfect bride would be like, and Georgie miserable, trying to live up to his grand expectations.
While Rafael needed to loosen up a bit, Georgie needed to become more grounded and that is what inevitably makes this second chance encounter worth it in every sense.
Recommended for those who love second chance romances, fans of Lynne Graham, and fans of the alpha heroes who stand true to who they are from the get-go!
Final Verdict: Tempestuous passion guaranteed in every sizzling line; there is none who can bring forth the kind of angst in romance as Lynne Graham!
Rating = 4.5/5
For more reviews and quotes, please visit A Maldivian's Passion for Romance
January 29, 2018
I had so much fun reading this book. The h, Georgie met the H, Rafael when he visited his sister and her bff at school. Although he was an adult and she was a teen he began dating her with intentions of it becoming a serious relationship. At least, until her slimy stepbrother stepped in and ruined their relationship.
Now four years later Georgie is in Bolivia at Rafael’s sister’s invitation and finds herself in jail. The only person she can call for help is the hated Rafael.
The moment he see’s Georgie the slut-shaming begins. He was all “no holds barred” slut-shaming! Georgie couldn’t even try to defend herself to him. He had been told some filthy things and assumed they were true and no saw Georgie as “The World’s Sluttiest Slut!” He was freaking cruel.
In spite of Rafael’s attacks and running hot and cold with her, Georgie held her own and gave as good as she got. The dialogue b tween the two main characters was fun. For a “mature” man, Rafael could get as petty as a teenager.
This book was filled with cray-cray and was a hilarious read. I’m definitely reading this one again.
Now four years later Georgie is in Bolivia at Rafael’s sister’s invitation and finds herself in jail. The only person she can call for help is the hated Rafael.
The moment he see’s Georgie the slut-shaming begins. He was all “no holds barred” slut-shaming! Georgie couldn’t even try to defend herself to him. He had been told some filthy things and assumed they were true and no saw Georgie as “The World’s Sluttiest Slut!” He was freaking cruel.
In spite of Rafael’s attacks and running hot and cold with her, Georgie held her own and gave as good as she got. The dialogue b tween the two main characters was fun. For a “mature” man, Rafael could get as petty as a teenager.
This book was filled with cray-cray and was a hilarious read. I’m definitely reading this one again.
July 19, 2021
Rafael and Georgie's story is one of my favorites. I've read the translated Greek version a while back and the original one as well. I prefer the translated version, to be honest, the original is more vulgar in terms of Rafael's speech toward Georgie.
Re-Read: 07/2021
Re-Read: 07/2021
July 29, 2022
Re-read today and upgrading to a 5 ⭐️
Hot alpha H and sweet h with my fave trope. This is high angst and I wish these HP hs knew better than to ruin a soul deep romance for a non-kiss with OM. Fab read!!!
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A nice one for me! Georgie is secretly in love with her best friend's older brother Raphael. They're almost at a point (in the past) where they're dating but some expertly placed events tear them apart. Georgie has a step brother who likes her in a non-platonic way but Georgie is oblivious to that.
And this brother is sort of the OM who causes serious trouble to the extent that Raphael believes him and leaves Georgie and goes away to his homeland!!
Now currently Georgie is off to Bolivia to meet her best friend who's been inviting her for ages. She gets there and her purse gets stolen which had her passport and other essentials. Not knowing to speak the local language and finding out that her friend is actually out of the country, Georgie has no option but to turn to Raphael for help (that is bail her out of prison).
Raphael was one hot, possessive, own-your-soul kind of alpha. He would not let Georgie have any doubts about him or what they shared in the past.
Holy smokes. This book was pretty steamy..as in Raphael was an extremely thorough lover! Georgie was also doing just fine being hurt in her heart, not knowing why he abandoned her so many years ago. She was certainly head over heels with him!!
The end was a bit of a let down. The step brother shows up and unfortunately despite all of Raphael's redemption, Georgie does not side with him and chooses to side with the brother instead! She's also shown to let out doubts on when Raphael suggests marriage in the book.. Like even as a reader "I" could clearly assess how utterly in love Raphael was with Georgie. There was no room at all for questioning his intentions and yet, Georgie was stalling and belittling his proposal.
Eventually Georgie comes about her senses but not before being a total turnoff in terms of refusing Raphael!!!
You have my heart Raphael!! This one's a keeper!!
Hot alpha H and sweet h with my fave trope. This is high angst and I wish these HP hs knew better than to ruin a soul deep romance for a non-kiss with OM. Fab read!!!
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A nice one for me! Georgie is secretly in love with her best friend's older brother Raphael. They're almost at a point (in the past) where they're dating but some expertly placed events tear them apart. Georgie has a step brother who likes her in a non-platonic way but Georgie is oblivious to that.
And this brother is sort of the OM who causes serious trouble to the extent that Raphael believes him and leaves Georgie and goes away to his homeland!!
Now currently Georgie is off to Bolivia to meet her best friend who's been inviting her for ages. She gets there and her purse gets stolen which had her passport and other essentials. Not knowing to speak the local language and finding out that her friend is actually out of the country, Georgie has no option but to turn to Raphael for help (that is bail her out of prison).
Raphael was one hot, possessive, own-your-soul kind of alpha. He would not let Georgie have any doubts about him or what they shared in the past.
Holy smokes. This book was pretty steamy..as in Raphael was an extremely thorough lover! Georgie was also doing just fine being hurt in her heart, not knowing why he abandoned her so many years ago. She was certainly head over heels with him!!
The end was a bit of a let down. The step brother shows up and unfortunately despite all of Raphael's redemption, Georgie does not side with him and chooses to side with the brother instead! She's also shown to let out doubts on when Raphael suggests marriage in the book.. Like even as a reader "I" could clearly assess how utterly in love Raphael was with Georgie. There was no room at all for questioning his intentions and yet, Georgie was stalling and belittling his proposal.
Eventually Georgie comes about her senses but not before being a total turnoff in terms of refusing Raphael!!!
You have my heart Raphael!! This one's a keeper!!
April 5, 2011
hmmm just completed it though the plot was really nice but Rafaello was so abusive towards Goergia calling her "Bitch" n for the first 120 pages syas such degrading filthy thing abt Goergia dear lord i was astonished that still Goergie loved him and when he has sex with her first time realises she is virgin not a Tramp that he assumed my god he is shocked n after 2-3 pages even has a face to say to Goergie that she behaved in such manner that anybody will think she is so experienced n its her fault for whatever misunderstanding he had
Georgie allowed him to get away with everything a little too easily,IF Rafeallo would have been less abusive n talked less rubbish i would have given it 4-5 stars but "when hero says he has intense feelings for a woman n at the same time calling her bitch,tramp,slut ,whore and if she says no still he goes ahead n does wht he wishes then i m left wondering what kind of love it is all this puts me off"
Okay read
Georgie allowed him to get away with everything a little too easily,IF Rafeallo would have been less abusive n talked less rubbish i would have given it 4-5 stars but "when hero says he has intense feelings for a woman n at the same time calling her bitch,tramp,slut ,whore and if she says no still he goes ahead n does wht he wishes then i m left wondering what kind of love it is all this puts me off"
Okay read
October 21, 2021
This one has all the right ingredients, but the final cake was just "meh".
The H is a misogynist controlling ass.
The h has been wronged and the H believes the worst.
I never ended up liking this H. He was just mean and not likable. I really like a controlling throw-back kind of Hero... I mean, that's why I'm reading these vintage books... but this guy just never grew on me. And since I didn't like him, her "body betrayal syndrome" which typically I'm cheering along, felt extra cringey... Girl. Have some dignity.
Anywho. I didn't HATE it, but I didn't love it.
FOR THE SAFETY SQUAD
- no cheating/sharing
- cant remember if there was OW drama - I don't think so
- dubcon
The H is a misogynist controlling ass.
The h has been wronged and the H believes the worst.
I never ended up liking this H. He was just mean and not likable. I really like a controlling throw-back kind of Hero... I mean, that's why I'm reading these vintage books... but this guy just never grew on me. And since I didn't like him, her "body betrayal syndrome" which typically I'm cheering along, felt extra cringey... Girl. Have some dignity.
Anywho. I didn't HATE it, but I didn't love it.
FOR THE SAFETY SQUAD
- no cheating/sharing
- cant remember if there was OW drama - I don't think so
- dubcon
April 27, 2015
This has to be one of the worst books I had the displeasure of reading. The H was a complete a$$ from beginning to end. I couldn't believe how he treated the h and his attitude towards women was disgusting. The h was so stupid. She did the dumbest things. Awful, awful, awful.
December 13, 2017
Loved St Margaret's review better than the book.
So, borrowing some shelves from her......
Dec 07, 2016 StMargarets rated it really liked it
Shelves: angst-by-jealousy, second-chance, angst-by-misunderstanding-lies, presents, vintage, hero-behaving-badly, angst-by-jilting.
So, borrowing some shelves from her......
Dec 07, 2016 StMargarets rated it really liked it
Shelves: angst-by-jealousy, second-chance, angst-by-misunderstanding-lies, presents, vintage, hero-behaving-badly, angst-by-jilting.
February 9, 2022
Georgie si reca in Bolivia per incontrare una sua cara amica, peccato che appena arrivata nel paese venga derubata e l'amica risulti addirittura fuori città. Purtroppo l'unica persona alla quale può rivolgersi Georgie è Rafael, fratello dell'amica e suo ex fidanzato.
Sono passati anni dalla fine della loro storia e Georgie pensava di essersi gettata alle spalle la delusione. Rafael è un uomo all'antica e quando trova Georgie in una situazione compromettente chiude la storia senza stare ad ascoltare nessuno.
Forse questa è l'occasione buona per risolvere le cose?
Mai visto un uomo più testone di Rafael. Ragionamenti degni del Medioevo, carattere impossibile da sopportare.
Bastava chiedere caspita!
Lei alla fine era solo una ragazzina ingenua e lui era molto più grande, avrebbe dovuto usare un attimo il cervello. Invece solo orgoglio.
E quando finalmente tutto sembra risolto, ecco che Rafael ritorna ad essere una testa di c****.
Giustifichiamo in parte il libro col fatto che è degli anni '90 ma per me è NO!
Sono passati anni dalla fine della loro storia e Georgie pensava di essersi gettata alle spalle la delusione. Rafael è un uomo all'antica e quando trova Georgie in una situazione compromettente chiude la storia senza stare ad ascoltare nessuno.
Forse questa è l'occasione buona per risolvere le cose?
Mai visto un uomo più testone di Rafael. Ragionamenti degni del Medioevo, carattere impossibile da sopportare.
Bastava chiedere caspita!
Lei alla fine era solo una ragazzina ingenua e lui era molto più grande, avrebbe dovuto usare un attimo il cervello. Invece solo orgoglio.
E quando finalmente tutto sembra risolto, ecco che Rafael ritorna ad essere una testa di c****.
Giustifichiamo in parte il libro col fatto che è degli anni '90 ma per me è NO!
January 29, 2022
This is one of Lynne graham’s best! Angst, lies, betrayal, misunderstandings, high handed hero, fantastic chemistry, best heroine smack down, ample amounts of grovel, it’s a feast for the senses, and cheers me up whenever I get around to reread it..
August 8, 2011
The heroine Georgie has travelled to Bolivia to visit her best friend but upon arriving she discovered that her friend was away. Now Georgie is left stranded after her belongings were stolen and almost being attacked. The only person who can help her is her best friends brother Rafael, the hero. Georgie and Rafael spent time together five years ago and Georgie had fallen in love with him and thought that they had a future together, but things ended badly when he thought she had slept with someone else. When he comes to help Georgie she is relieved but still knows he hates her. He takes her to his home where he informs her that he still desires her and plans to seduce her. Georgie is both scared and excited as she has never stopped loving him. When Rafael discovers Georgie is still a virgin he realises his mistake and tells her he has always wanted to marry her, but he keeps the reason why he thought bad of her to himself, knowing that the truth would hurt her deeply.
This is a really intense and exciting romance that had me hooked from the start. I love that this is set in Bolivia, somewhere different than the usual locations, and the author does a fantastic job of showing the cultural differences between Rafael and Georgie's countries. The plot is fantastically developed and written beautifully, there's not many authors who can pack so much punch into a book with less than 200 pages and Lynne Graham consistently does this. This book has everything you would want out of a perfect romance; betrayal, misunderstanding, passion, secrets, love and a fantastic Alpha-Male.
Recommended.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
This is a really intense and exciting romance that had me hooked from the start. I love that this is set in Bolivia, somewhere different than the usual locations, and the author does a fantastic job of showing the cultural differences between Rafael and Georgie's countries. The plot is fantastically developed and written beautifully, there's not many authors who can pack so much punch into a book with less than 200 pages and Lynne Graham consistently does this. This book has everything you would want out of a perfect romance; betrayal, misunderstanding, passion, secrets, love and a fantastic Alpha-Male.
Recommended.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
May 31, 2015
hats off to LG! she has done it again! another awesome and intense book! full of angst and tension! rafael used to think the world of georgie but circumstances got ugly and things took a turn for the worst! he was really as much a victim as georgie! it was heartbreaking the way they got separated when they were so much in love. it was such an innocent and untainted love! beautiful with the throes of first love! but steve had to come and spoil things! this is a story about a second chance at love; how two lovers found each other again among betrayal, lies and cheating. i was never happier than when they finally got their HEA as they so richly deserve:-)
February 9, 2013
Not the best LG i've read. I found the dialogue to be archaic and the Hero was just a total knob to the heroine .And not in an sexy, cold way, but in an immature spoilt brat way.
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