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The Rich Man's Virgin
She was a virgin and he got her pregnant.Now Australian millionaire Jack McKinnonwants to marry Maggie.
Maggie isn't about to let her life be takenover, however good Jack makes her feel!Only can she really take a stand now she's carrying Jack's baby…?
Maggie isn't about to let her life be takenover, however good Jack makes her feel!Only can she really take a stand now she's carrying Jack's baby…?
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First published January 1, 2005
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Lindsay Armstrong
320 books92 followersGillian Smith (alias Lindsay Armstrong) was born in South Africa. She grew up with three ambitions: to become a writer, to travel the world, and to be a game ranger. She didn't achieve the last one, but her fascination for wildlife and that special something about Africa and its big game still remains with her. When she went to work it was in travel, at an agency and an airline, and this started her on the road to seeing the world.
Lindsey met her New Zealand-born husband, who had been working in West Africa, when he was on his way home through Johannesburg. He did go home but in a matter of weeks he was back in South Africa, and six months later they were married. Three of their five children were born in South Africa. Then one in London and one in Australia, after they made the decision to emigrate from South Africa.
It wasn't until her youngest child started school that Lindsay sat down at the kitchen table determined to tackle her other ambition to stop dreaming about writing and do it! She hasn't stopped since. She's not happy unless she has a book under way, and she's discovered she can write through just about anything.
Lindsay and her husband have moved around a lot. They've trained racehorses,farmed, and lived on their boat for six months while they sailed it from the Gold Coast to the Torres Strait and back, an epic voyage! They currently live in Queensland, overlooking the water; they sold their farm, and they're looking around for another boat. She and her husband love to travel and have been back to Africa twice in the past few years. The highlight of one of their trips was a visit to the Serengeti, in Tanzania, where Lindsay did the one thing she swore she would never do: take a ride in a hot-air balloon. She was a nervous wreck as the balloon tottered upright, but will remember it as a unique experience to see the game spreading out on the Serengeti plain beneath her as the sun rose.
"They say you can take someone who was born in Africa out of the bush but you can't take the bush out of someone born there..."
Despite this passion for wildlife and Africa, Lindsay considers Australia her home now and loves the country. She travelled to Sydney to witness the closing weekend of the Olympic Games in September 2000; it made her proud to be an adopted Aussie!
Lindsey met her New Zealand-born husband, who had been working in West Africa, when he was on his way home through Johannesburg. He did go home but in a matter of weeks he was back in South Africa, and six months later they were married. Three of their five children were born in South Africa. Then one in London and one in Australia, after they made the decision to emigrate from South Africa.
It wasn't until her youngest child started school that Lindsay sat down at the kitchen table determined to tackle her other ambition to stop dreaming about writing and do it! She hasn't stopped since. She's not happy unless she has a book under way, and she's discovered she can write through just about anything.
Lindsay and her husband have moved around a lot. They've trained racehorses,farmed, and lived on their boat for six months while they sailed it from the Gold Coast to the Torres Strait and back, an epic voyage! They currently live in Queensland, overlooking the water; they sold their farm, and they're looking around for another boat. She and her husband love to travel and have been back to Africa twice in the past few years. The highlight of one of their trips was a visit to the Serengeti, in Tanzania, where Lindsay did the one thing she swore she would never do: take a ride in a hot-air balloon. She was a nervous wreck as the balloon tottered upright, but will remember it as a unique experience to see the game spreading out on the Serengeti plain beneath her as the sun rose.
"They say you can take someone who was born in Africa out of the bush but you can't take the bush out of someone born there..."
Despite this passion for wildlife and Africa, Lindsay considers Australia her home now and loves the country. She travelled to Sydney to witness the closing weekend of the Olympic Games in September 2000; it made her proud to be an adopted Aussie!
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August 17, 2022
The entire book (except for a few pages) was a flashback. I kept scrolling thinking that at some point the writer would transition the story to the present time, but no, she didn’t until the last few pages. Really bad.
There was no chemistry between them. No love. No romance. No angst. There was nothing. Just two beautiful blonde, rich, slender, boring people.
I hate it when a woman asks the man to marry her. And I don’t think she was a virgin, although the title says so.
There was no chemistry between them. No love. No romance. No angst. There was nothing. Just two beautiful blonde, rich, slender, boring people.
I hate it when a woman asks the man to marry her. And I don’t think she was a virgin, although the title says so.
May 21, 2016
Once again I found this book way too slow and I wasn't very interested in it. Normally the pregnancy harlequins are my absolute favorites but recently the ones I've read have been found lacking. I was disappointed with the emotional value from the characters and although the book was written well, it was hard to relate for me. I didn't feel the slightest bit of passion when I read this book, just bittersweet disappointment. I would not read this book again.
October 14, 2008
This is another one from the Big Bag O' Library Books. This book has the most boring couple ever with the thinnest premise for a plot. (They're both beautiful and rich and she's pregnant with his baby! OH THE CONFLICT!)
If that wasn't bad enough, there's an adoption subplot, with the author constantly making reference to the hero's (who was adopted as a baby) "real" family and his "adoptive" family. It's almost offensive. Boo Lindsay Armstong!!
If that wasn't bad enough, there's an adoption subplot, with the author constantly making reference to the hero's (who was adopted as a baby) "real" family and his "adoptive" family. It's almost offensive. Boo Lindsay Armstong!!
September 11, 2022
First date of reading: 2011
Original rating: 5.0
I remember I liked this story, but I don't remember a lot of details right now to post a review. I think the hero was more "Beta" than "Alpha", and was very protective. That was what I liked it the most. I hope to reread it soon.
Original rating: 5.0
I remember I liked this story, but I don't remember a lot of details right now to post a review. I think the hero was more "Beta" than "Alpha", and was very protective. That was what I liked it the most. I hope to reread it soon.
June 7, 2024
This is one of LAs 'nice enough' tales. Not great, not really dire, just not that marvellous. Maggie is a rich girl and Jack is a rich boy and there's some family feud. She pursues him and then there's a baby on the way. (She was on the pill but D&V damaged its effectiveness so I'll give her a pass, I am an emphatic disliker of "romantic" accidental pregnancies, one of several reasons why I don't read contemporary HPs. It's a serious lifetime commitment, lifestyle adjustment and a whole nother person not a woopsydaisy plot device). That pretty much covers it for this story.
March 16, 2019
A lovely little story.
May 9, 2020
Not bad, a bit simple
October 20, 2025
I didn't like it. The characters, plot and the pace of the story were not good.
The fmc chased after the mmc, she found out where his private getaway was and went there. She didn't even really have any clue if he was with another woman or anything, she decided that she loved him (after spending a few hours together trapped in a garage, they didn't even have sex or kiss) and pursued him. When they first meet he constantly insults her and leaves her, he doesn't pursue anything with her, then after she pursues him and they sleep together, after a few days she learns his sister had an affair with her father. The mmc breaks up with her and says nothing can happen permanently with them.
Then only when she's pregnant does he decide to marry her. It didn't feel like he loved her in my opinion, maybe at the very end but definitely not throughout the story.
The prologue of the story starts at the end. So the reader already knew that they would have a 2 month old son and that they wouldn't be married. So in the story when he proposes, it was already know that she refused to do so. P.
The fmc chased after the mmc, she found out where his private getaway was and went there. She didn't even really have any clue if he was with another woman or anything, she decided that she loved him (after spending a few hours together trapped in a garage, they didn't even have sex or kiss) and pursued him. When they first meet he constantly insults her and leaves her, he doesn't pursue anything with her, then after she pursues him and they sleep together, after a few days she learns his sister had an affair with her father. The mmc breaks up with her and says nothing can happen permanently with them.
Then only when she's pregnant does he decide to marry her. It didn't feel like he loved her in my opinion, maybe at the very end but definitely not throughout the story.
The prologue of the story starts at the end. So the reader already knew that they would have a 2 month old son and that they wouldn't be married. So in the story when he proposes, it was already know that she refused to do so. P.
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January 18, 2022It's been a while since I read a harley and they still work for me.
The declaration was a bit weak on his part and the explanation given for his seeming pulling away was not that compelling. Would have liked to have a few more hints of angst instead of him coming off as just not interested in her anymore
The declaration was a bit weak on his part and the explanation given for his seeming pulling away was not that compelling. Would have liked to have a few more hints of angst instead of him coming off as just not interested in her anymore
November 9, 2022
Not enough angst. No OW. OK read. The heroine was chasing the H. The H was reluctant in the beginning due to the family complications. He represented the challenge the heroine couldn’t resist. She was young, smart, beautiful, rich and very determined.
June 3, 2024
Lots of introspection but I like it. Probably will like better if I reread.
December 12, 2010
Poorly written and bounced around a bit. Kinda stupid. One of the scenes in the book that was instrumental to the two main characters getting to know each other was very poorly orchestrated. The author also didn't do a very good job of making you as the reader get to know the characters (especially the male love interest) fully to the point where you feel you can relate to them and feel a bond with them. Some of the best books I have read were great starting with me bonding with the characters in the story. I think that is incredibly important and this book lacked that.
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June 14, 2021She was a virgin and he got her pregnant. Now Australian millionaire Jack McKinnon wants to marry Maggie. Maggie isn't about to let her life be taken over, however good Jack makes her feel! Only can she really take a stand now she's carrying Jack's baby...
March 30, 2026
This was somewhat different and I liked the author’s voice. It’s very dated. The physical violence shocked me. It’s never acceptable from a man or a woman.
The heroine behaved like an impertinent adolescent too many times.
The heroine behaved like an impertinent adolescent too many times.
October 4, 2012
Head hopping & poorly written!
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