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The Greeks' Race to the Altar #1
Acuerdo de matrimonio: Bodas de conveniencia
Miniserie Bianca 201
Cuando lo «prestado»... ¡es la novia!
Cuando Priya está a punto de casarse con Xander en Manhattan, Eros, el hermano del prometido, le desvela una información que le impide seguir adelante con de matrimonio. Acorralada, la única salida que encuentra para salvar el negocio de su padre y salir de esa situación es aceptar la ayuda de Eros casándose con él y así ayudarle a vengarse de Xander. Deberán permanecer casados durante un año para que Eros pueda quedarse con la herencia familiar que los hermanos se disputan.
Mientras el recién estrenado matrimonio se esconde durante unas semanas en una isla remota de Grecia, ambos descubrirán sus secretos más profundos... y un ardiente deseo mutuo.
Cuando lo «prestado»... ¡es la novia!
Cuando Priya está a punto de casarse con Xander en Manhattan, Eros, el hermano del prometido, le desvela una información que le impide seguir adelante con de matrimonio. Acorralada, la única salida que encuentra para salvar el negocio de su padre y salir de esa situación es aceptar la ayuda de Eros casándose con él y así ayudarle a vengarse de Xander. Deberán permanecer casados durante un año para que Eros pueda quedarse con la herencia familiar que los hermanos se disputan.
Mientras el recién estrenado matrimonio se esconde durante unas semanas en una isla remota de Grecia, ambos descubrirán sus secretos más profundos... y un ardiente deseo mutuo.
156 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 13, 2023
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Amanda Cinelli
174 books56 followersAmanda was born into a large Irish-Italian family and raised in the leafy green suburbs of County Dublin, Ireland. After dabbling in a few different career paths, she finally found her calling as an author after winning an online writing competiton with her first finished novel. With three small daughters at home, her days are usually spent doing school runs, changing diapers and writing romance. She still considers herself unbelievably lucky to be able to call this her day-job.
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May 29, 2022
This one was just okay. The writing was good, but... and it gives me no joy to say this, but it was kinda dull. Maybe the HP books won't be for me. I could not really empathize with a bunch of corporate raiders and financiers who are scheming, including scheming that involves convenient marriage.
May 31, 2022
Marry in haste...
There is really no repenting here though even though they married very quickly. They were great characters and you could feel their passion. Eros was hard to read and I really was upset at him towards the end of the book. His Mother surprised me and I did like the way that storyline played out. And the marriage for business purposes 'only' slowly died a quick death. They fell in lust and the epilogue was very sweet. A really good HP actually for a change and free in KU.
There is really no repenting here though even though they married very quickly. They were great characters and you could feel their passion. Eros was hard to read and I really was upset at him towards the end of the book. His Mother surprised me and I did like the way that storyline played out. And the marriage for business purposes 'only' slowly died a quick death. They fell in lust and the epilogue was very sweet. A really good HP actually for a change and free in KU.
May 11, 2021
3.5 - "You came into my life and tore down every wall I had…" Stars!
I’ve only recently discovered Amanda Cinelli as an M&B/Hqn author, and once again she delivered a really decent storyline with Eros and Priya’s marriage-of-convenience playing out mainly in the Greek sunshine.
Why did everything he say sound like a lovers bedroom whispers…
Although Priya wasn’t strictly stolen in her wedding dress, as she in the end willingly went with Eros, both of them have their own motives for hurtling into marriage with each other, and for both that doesn’t include emotions or an uncontrollable attraction to the other. Of course, being alone together on a private island doesn’t do anything to alleviate the tension and as you can expect it bubbles over into its inevitable conclusion.
That-said I did find this offering by the author a little slower going on the delivery of the sexy side of the story between them, in that I had to wait until well into the end quarter before any real action took place. The book wasn’t a struggle to read, but I definitely would have been happier if they had given into their base instincts sooner if you know what I mean!
With two half-brothers on Eros’s side in the mix, that we get to know very little about, I hope this story is the beginning of a series around them.
ARC generously provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.
I’ve only recently discovered Amanda Cinelli as an M&B/Hqn author, and once again she delivered a really decent storyline with Eros and Priya’s marriage-of-convenience playing out mainly in the Greek sunshine.
Why did everything he say sound like a lovers bedroom whispers…
Although Priya wasn’t strictly stolen in her wedding dress, as she in the end willingly went with Eros, both of them have their own motives for hurtling into marriage with each other, and for both that doesn’t include emotions or an uncontrollable attraction to the other. Of course, being alone together on a private island doesn’t do anything to alleviate the tension and as you can expect it bubbles over into its inevitable conclusion.
That-said I did find this offering by the author a little slower going on the delivery of the sexy side of the story between them, in that I had to wait until well into the end quarter before any real action took place. The book wasn’t a struggle to read, but I definitely would have been happier if they had given into their base instincts sooner if you know what I mean!
With two half-brothers on Eros’s side in the mix, that we get to know very little about, I hope this story is the beginning of a series around them.
ARC generously provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.
May 2, 2022
Don't marry my evil half brother let me kidnap you and marry me instead shenannies this morning 🤭
Some days you need a quick serotonin hit from a cracky category with just enough bananas and steam, and read it all ine gulp.
Plus when the billionaire kidnapper is also secretly spending the money to build a mental health retreat for all on his private Greek Island? Shit sign me up.
I'm friend with the author on Twitter and she's a true delight 😊 cannot wait to devour her backlist!
Also nice to read about a heroine with anxiety and a hero who had a stutter.
Taking this energy to power through my Monday 💪 💪
Some days you need a quick serotonin hit from a cracky category with just enough bananas and steam, and read it all ine gulp.
Plus when the billionaire kidnapper is also secretly spending the money to build a mental health retreat for all on his private Greek Island? Shit sign me up.
I'm friend with the author on Twitter and she's a true delight 😊 cannot wait to devour her backlist!
Also nice to read about a heroine with anxiety and a hero who had a stutter.
Taking this energy to power through my Monday 💪 💪
April 9, 2021
Incredible first book in a new series! Eros was the slightly arrogant in the sexiest way possible hero I didn’t realize I needed and I loved Priya! This book is fast paced and had me hooked from the very beginning! The series features a neurodiverse heroine in each book and I’m SO excited for this inclusion in our Harlequin Presents! Bravo, Amanda!! I’m rooting for you!
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May 1, 2021Categories
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology, Contemporary Romance, Multicultural & Interracial Romance
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The Greeks' Race to the Altar (Book #1)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology, Contemporary Romance, Multicultural & Interracial Romance
Miniseries
The Greeks' Race to the Altar (Book #1)
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May 1, 2021Categories
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology, Contemporary Romance, Multicultural & Interracial Romance
Miniseries
The Greeks' Race to the Altar (Book #1)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology, Contemporary Romance, Multicultural & Interracial Romance
Miniseries
The Greeks' Race to the Altar (Book #1)
March 14, 2022
I've been bingeing Cinelli's HQ novels recently and one of the things I like is that her businesswomen heroines feel like businesswomen. Not so here, where Priya's involvement/interest in her family's company is so briefly sketched that it is practically nonexistent. There's also a clear through-line of Greek mythology - our hero is Eros, his overbearing mother has a name which starts with A, and his father, the now-dead womanizing CEO whose bizarre Romancelandia-style will spawned all the drama of the series, is named Zeus; moreover, Eros insists on bringing his bride to a remote Greek island and cutting her off from civilization for a period of time, very Cupid/Psyche style - but it doesn't actually make any sense. The mythological elements aren't strong enough to give flavor to the story, so they feel extraneous and kind of weird, like when I read an HP novel (by someone else) which featured a minor character named "Delphi Parnassus." HPlandia Greece bears no resemblance to the actual Greece (I assume) but there's no resemblance and then there's "the only research text I read was D'Aulaire's Greek Mythology twenty years ago." While I'm venting, I'll also note that I wasn't wild about the choice to make Priya of Indian descent - it has literally no impact on the story as a whole (her last name is Davidson Khan and she grew up in New York) and given Harlequin's somewhat problematic history with attempting to diversify lines (including HP) by having white authors write non-white heroines, it feels icky. On the one hand it's better than having a white author writing an Indian heroine who used to work in a call center and fled an arranged marriage, but on the other hand I kind of wonder if this is the sort of thing HQ is pointing to when they say "see, we're getting more diverse."
Anyway, as a whole the book was fine but all of the high-falutin' corporate drama was so thinly sketched out that it didn't make much sense, and the characterization felt thinner than what I'm used to from Cinelli - I was left with no real sense of why Priya might cooperate with Eros as opposed to, say, running away with her actual fiance, while Eros seemed primarily motivated by adolescent rage at both his parents. Okay, but just okay.
Anyway, as a whole the book was fine but all of the high-falutin' corporate drama was so thinly sketched out that it didn't make much sense, and the characterization felt thinner than what I'm used to from Cinelli - I was left with no real sense of why Priya might cooperate with Eros as opposed to, say, running away with her actual fiance, while Eros seemed primarily motivated by adolescent rage at both his parents. Okay, but just okay.
June 19, 2021
There is a lot of convoluted I-have-to-get-married-to-secure-my-legacy stuff going on here on behalf of both the hero and heroine, to the point where it was faintly ridiculous. Hero Eros Theodorou wants to beat his brother to the aisle in order to secure his birth father's business and destroy his brother's dreams. His brother is about to marry Priya Davidson Khan, who needs to wed in order to unlock her own inheritance. So Eros swoops in and delays her to her nuptials, where he manages to unnerve her enough that she does the runaway bride thing. He then proposes they marry instead, achieving both their goals. Eros wants to keep it on the down-low, though, so he whisks Priya off to his privately owned Greek island for a couple of weeks. They learn things about each other they never expected.
Like most in the Harlequin Presents line these days, this is low on angst. Angst isn't an automatic must for me in a romance, but this is the line where it is usually found, and it can certainly up the dramatic tension to delicious soap opera levels. Thanks, I suspect, to #metoo, the alpha males in this line have been dramatically toned down. You won't be finding any wilting heroines blackmailed into sex and marriage, I suspect. Whether that's a good thing or not is another discussion entirely! (Personally, I'm not a fan of plots where the heroine is blackmailed into sex.)
Once you get your head around the multitude of motives the characters have for entering into false marriages, this is actually quite an effective romance. Priya and Eros didn't come across as cookie cut-out characters. They were both driven by principles, ambitions and private past pain, and it wasn't overdone. Their dialogue and actions always rang true and made sense in light of the people that they were. That sort of character consistency can sometimes be rare in a category romance! There's the typical what I call "house porn" and "travelogue porn" to pad things out a bit, but Priya and Eros were interesting, surprisingly believable characters, so I was engaged from start to finish.
Like most in the Harlequin Presents line these days, this is low on angst. Angst isn't an automatic must for me in a romance, but this is the line where it is usually found, and it can certainly up the dramatic tension to delicious soap opera levels. Thanks, I suspect, to #metoo, the alpha males in this line have been dramatically toned down. You won't be finding any wilting heroines blackmailed into sex and marriage, I suspect. Whether that's a good thing or not is another discussion entirely! (Personally, I'm not a fan of plots where the heroine is blackmailed into sex.)
Once you get your head around the multitude of motives the characters have for entering into false marriages, this is actually quite an effective romance. Priya and Eros didn't come across as cookie cut-out characters. They were both driven by principles, ambitions and private past pain, and it wasn't overdone. Their dialogue and actions always rang true and made sense in light of the people that they were. That sort of character consistency can sometimes be rare in a category romance! There's the typical what I call "house porn" and "travelogue porn" to pad things out a bit, but Priya and Eros were interesting, surprisingly believable characters, so I was engaged from start to finish.
May 26, 2021
I must admit that I was entirely preoccupied with this book from the beginning! Cinelli must have had active imagination whilst writing this book because her compelling writing could conjure up my imagination of the story like a movie. She is also good at introducing the characters thus I don’t have to guess who is who from the beginning. Well, the title and the cover are absolutely divine and so captivating and do represent the story. Firstly I was introduced with the Greek playboy hero, Eros Theodorou, a dark blonde-hair with cerulean blue eyes hero meeting his mother to inform the stipulation which his cruel father gave before he passed away. The stipulation announces that his father’s sons must remain married for one year to inherit all his wealth. I was assuming from Eros’ demeanor and inner state that he seems cruel and despises both his father and brother. At first he doesn’t care with the stipulation, but her selfish mother begs that he at least does something to prevent his brother’s forthcoming wedding to Priya Davidson Khan, a beautiful socialite heiress.
Secondly Priya, the heroine that I thought was a spoilt princess is not a princess at all. She has been acting as socialite heiress to pleasure her socialite mother. Frankly I like the heroine so much, she is clever, remote and a visionary heroine. Priya is determined to save her father company from her corrupt uncle and mother thus she agrees to marry Xander, the aforementioned brother of Eros’. When she is going to the wedding venue, she is thwarted by Eros, and willingly gets into the car because she thinks he is a delivered driver. In the Car, Eros reveals his identity and his brother’s cruelty and lures her to walk away from the aisle publicly. At the beginning, Priya does not believe in Eros, but after meeting her uncle, she believes it and flees (This scene was so compelling that I could imagine myself Priya’s feeling and emotion). When Priya is walking aimlessly and feeling devastated, Eros comes, takes and asks her to wed him instead (that’s why the title is Stolen in Her Wedding Gown ;)).
I grew somewhat impatient with Eros and Priya’s marriage of convenience, both actually have strong both physical and sexual attraction but Eros wants Priya to come to him willingly however Priya, she is so remote and determined not to be charmed by Eros, she doesn’t want to be attached in temporary relationship and she builds high wall around her. Eventually after spending their honeymoon on Eros’ private island, Priya succumbs to the temptation and I understood Eros’ intention and his attraction towards Priya.
For me, Stolen in Her Wedding Gown is so alluring and has compelling writing from the beginning. The charming, cooking-talented, left-handed hero and the icy heroine are what I love from this book so much. Thank you, Amanda Cinelli, for this ARC which I voluntarily reviewed, I presume Cinelli is also left-handed like me. This book is highly recommended if you want something rather dramatic and want to escape onto stunning Greek island!
Secondly Priya, the heroine that I thought was a spoilt princess is not a princess at all. She has been acting as socialite heiress to pleasure her socialite mother. Frankly I like the heroine so much, she is clever, remote and a visionary heroine. Priya is determined to save her father company from her corrupt uncle and mother thus she agrees to marry Xander, the aforementioned brother of Eros’. When she is going to the wedding venue, she is thwarted by Eros, and willingly gets into the car because she thinks he is a delivered driver. In the Car, Eros reveals his identity and his brother’s cruelty and lures her to walk away from the aisle publicly. At the beginning, Priya does not believe in Eros, but after meeting her uncle, she believes it and flees (This scene was so compelling that I could imagine myself Priya’s feeling and emotion). When Priya is walking aimlessly and feeling devastated, Eros comes, takes and asks her to wed him instead (that’s why the title is Stolen in Her Wedding Gown ;)).
I grew somewhat impatient with Eros and Priya’s marriage of convenience, both actually have strong both physical and sexual attraction but Eros wants Priya to come to him willingly however Priya, she is so remote and determined not to be charmed by Eros, she doesn’t want to be attached in temporary relationship and she builds high wall around her. Eventually after spending their honeymoon on Eros’ private island, Priya succumbs to the temptation and I understood Eros’ intention and his attraction towards Priya.
For me, Stolen in Her Wedding Gown is so alluring and has compelling writing from the beginning. The charming, cooking-talented, left-handed hero and the icy heroine are what I love from this book so much. Thank you, Amanda Cinelli, for this ARC which I voluntarily reviewed, I presume Cinelli is also left-handed like me. This book is highly recommended if you want something rather dramatic and want to escape onto stunning Greek island!
August 18, 2021
Reviewed at Happily Ever After Romance
There are times when a story grabs me by the emotions and won’t let go until the very end… if even then. Stolen in Her Wedding Gown was such a book, and although Priya wasn’t technically “stolen” she certainly can be considered one determined runaway bride who happens to run into the stepbrother of her “not going to happen” groom as she has left him at the church. Escaping with Eros is the logical thing to do at the moment – and considering that she didn’t want to go down the aisle to her marriage of business convenience anyway, fulfilling the technical needs of both herself and Eros’ situations also is the logical thing to do. Even if Eros’ reasons aren’t entirely laid out to Priya before she agrees to their temporary marriage.
There are so many layers of emotions, reasoning, and discoveries within Stolen in Her Wedding Gown that it seems as if every new chapter adds another element to their story. There is also the draw of one very bad boy in Eros who will be won over and changed by one unique woman in ways he never intended or expected. It was his plan to crash his step-brother’s wedding, talk the bride out of marrying his step-brother – ending up marrying Priya was a bonus he hadn’t really planned on but if it works for them both then go for it. I will always adore a bad boy who is changed by his woman’s love.
Yet, for me, Priya was the absolute star of Stolen in Her Wedding Gown. I loved watching how her true self emerged bit by bit throughout their story until it feels like we’re really seeing the true Priya by the ending. One minute my heart was breaking for her, the next it was soaring as she found the perfect man for her who loved her just as she is.
There is a sizzling passion here, but there is also thoughtfulness, self-discoveries, a beautiful Greek island to explore, and a couple to cheer on to their own unique happy-ever-after future. I had such a good time with this story, and I’m definitely waiting on the next title in this series.
There are times when a story grabs me by the emotions and won’t let go until the very end… if even then. Stolen in Her Wedding Gown was such a book, and although Priya wasn’t technically “stolen” she certainly can be considered one determined runaway bride who happens to run into the stepbrother of her “not going to happen” groom as she has left him at the church. Escaping with Eros is the logical thing to do at the moment – and considering that she didn’t want to go down the aisle to her marriage of business convenience anyway, fulfilling the technical needs of both herself and Eros’ situations also is the logical thing to do. Even if Eros’ reasons aren’t entirely laid out to Priya before she agrees to their temporary marriage.
There are so many layers of emotions, reasoning, and discoveries within Stolen in Her Wedding Gown that it seems as if every new chapter adds another element to their story. There is also the draw of one very bad boy in Eros who will be won over and changed by one unique woman in ways he never intended or expected. It was his plan to crash his step-brother’s wedding, talk the bride out of marrying his step-brother – ending up marrying Priya was a bonus he hadn’t really planned on but if it works for them both then go for it. I will always adore a bad boy who is changed by his woman’s love.
Yet, for me, Priya was the absolute star of Stolen in Her Wedding Gown. I loved watching how her true self emerged bit by bit throughout their story until it feels like we’re really seeing the true Priya by the ending. One minute my heart was breaking for her, the next it was soaring as she found the perfect man for her who loved her just as she is.
There is a sizzling passion here, but there is also thoughtfulness, self-discoveries, a beautiful Greek island to explore, and a couple to cheer on to their own unique happy-ever-after future. I had such a good time with this story, and I’m definitely waiting on the next title in this series.
June 2, 2021
Stolen in Her Wedding Gown by Amanda Cinelli is a super exciting start to what I feel will be a fantastic mini-series about three Greek brothers racing each other to the Alter in order to obtain their inheritance from their duplicitous birth-father.
Once Eros learns about the conditions of his birth father’s will, the satisfaction of beating his brothers to the alter drives him to ruin Priya’s wedding to his step brother. Priya has complicated reasons for wanting to marry Eros’s brother but life and Eros’s persuasion contribute to Priya dashing off in the rain and leaving Eros’s brother at the aisle. Rescuing the half-drowned rat, Priya, Eros delivers his ultimatum and next minute they are married instead.
Amanda Cinelli has really thought about the plot and devised a scheme in Stolen in Her Wedding Gown that is complex and exciting and opens all the floodgates that make a great Presents. There is greedy families, opulent lifestyles, dramata's personae, passion and all guns blazing in the war of the brothers. And the best thing is seeing how the brothers will be redeemed because according to this book – they are naaaasteee.
I really enjoyed this story. I enjoyed the plot, the excitement and adventure and the passion delivered. I give props to the plot and how the author has clearly tried to take the marriage of convenience troupe to another level to make it fresh and exciting. I can not wait to find out how on earth Ero’s brother did manage to marry someone else and I’m also looking forward to finding out how brother 3 is finding true love.
Loved it, thanks for the adventure Amanda Cinelli! I very much look forward to the next two installments.
Once Eros learns about the conditions of his birth father’s will, the satisfaction of beating his brothers to the alter drives him to ruin Priya’s wedding to his step brother. Priya has complicated reasons for wanting to marry Eros’s brother but life and Eros’s persuasion contribute to Priya dashing off in the rain and leaving Eros’s brother at the aisle. Rescuing the half-drowned rat, Priya, Eros delivers his ultimatum and next minute they are married instead.
Amanda Cinelli has really thought about the plot and devised a scheme in Stolen in Her Wedding Gown that is complex and exciting and opens all the floodgates that make a great Presents. There is greedy families, opulent lifestyles, dramata's personae, passion and all guns blazing in the war of the brothers. And the best thing is seeing how the brothers will be redeemed because according to this book – they are naaaasteee.
I really enjoyed this story. I enjoyed the plot, the excitement and adventure and the passion delivered. I give props to the plot and how the author has clearly tried to take the marriage of convenience troupe to another level to make it fresh and exciting. I can not wait to find out how on earth Ero’s brother did manage to marry someone else and I’m also looking forward to finding out how brother 3 is finding true love.
Loved it, thanks for the adventure Amanda Cinelli! I very much look forward to the next two installments.
November 19, 2023
I came across this book/author in a thread on the bird app and was immediately enticed by the paragraph that she shared from this book, which led me to pick it up on a whim. I found this to be very well-written and I enjoyed it more than I anticipated, even with its slightly bonkers plot, and I'm glad that I read it!
Stolen in Her Wedding Gown is a marriage-of-convenience romance with vengeful brothers seeking revenge against a corrupt corporate empire and family, a gruff playboy MMC with a good heart, and an atypical society heiress who can't stand the society she was raised in. Eros and Priya were a well-matched couple with fiery strong-willed personalities and I loved their antagonistic, sexual tension-fuelled banter! Despite their initial mistrust and the business-like arrangement of their marriage, the more time they spent around each other on the island all alone, the more their chemistry grew and it led to some delightful tension-filled moments! Their romance is a slow burn but it was sexy and there were a couple of steamy moments that were done tastefully.
While much of the story (about 60+%) moved at a slower pace, the last 30% or so moved at a very fast clip. It got dramatic and angsty with the third-act breakup and while I wished that they had given each other the chance to talk it out properly instead of jumping straight to conclusions, their actions weren't out of character. Ultimately, it was a sweet HEA and I liked how certain characters changed their tune even if it felt rushed and I wished we got to see a better resolution for it. Overall though, I'm glad I read it and found a new author whose writing and romance I enjoy. Will be checking out Cinelli's backlist of which I'm glad to see there are many to choose from :)
Stolen in Her Wedding Gown is a marriage-of-convenience romance with vengeful brothers seeking revenge against a corrupt corporate empire and family, a gruff playboy MMC with a good heart, and an atypical society heiress who can't stand the society she was raised in. Eros and Priya were a well-matched couple with fiery strong-willed personalities and I loved their antagonistic, sexual tension-fuelled banter! Despite their initial mistrust and the business-like arrangement of their marriage, the more time they spent around each other on the island all alone, the more their chemistry grew and it led to some delightful tension-filled moments! Their romance is a slow burn but it was sexy and there were a couple of steamy moments that were done tastefully.
While much of the story (about 60+%) moved at a slower pace, the last 30% or so moved at a very fast clip. It got dramatic and angsty with the third-act breakup and while I wished that they had given each other the chance to talk it out properly instead of jumping straight to conclusions, their actions weren't out of character. Ultimately, it was a sweet HEA and I liked how certain characters changed their tune even if it felt rushed and I wished we got to see a better resolution for it. Overall though, I'm glad I read it and found a new author whose writing and romance I enjoy. Will be checking out Cinelli's backlist of which I'm glad to see there are many to choose from :)
May 20, 2021
Eros is aptly named with a playboy reputation that lives up to his name. His meeting with his mother after the death of his estranged father gives the reader all the necessary clues to understand his commitment issues and need for Greek-style revenge. Priya is an heiress who refused to conform to the marriage of convenience expected of her. Succeeding on her own is important to her, so why is marrying someone she doesn't love. Eros' revenge and Priya marriage of convenience collide on her wedding day with life-changing results for them both.
Their dramatic meeting paves the way for sizzling chemistry that is slow to ignite due to Priya's innocence and Eros' unwillingness to push against her boundaries. They begin to form an emotional attachment before the physical attraction takes over, and whilst this a little unexpected in this romance category, it does make the story romantic.
This is an emotional love story with glamorous protagonists who are vulnerable under their outward facades.
I received a copy of this book from Mills and Boon via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Their dramatic meeting paves the way for sizzling chemistry that is slow to ignite due to Priya's innocence and Eros' unwillingness to push against her boundaries. They begin to form an emotional attachment before the physical attraction takes over, and whilst this a little unexpected in this romance category, it does make the story romantic.
This is an emotional love story with glamorous protagonists who are vulnerable under their outward facades.
I received a copy of this book from Mills and Boon via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
May 12, 2021
I really enjoyed reading this book; it's got all the essential ingredients of a category romance. Eros and Priya are both beautiful, damaged people who come together for their own reasons and embark on a journey of discovering each other and themselves in some brilliantly exotic locations.
I thought both Eros and Priya were great characters with emotional depth and the conflict and sexual tension between them was paced and executed really well; in fact, I couldn't put this book down. I also liked the fact that the author has handled the issue of the heroine having anxiety really well and it doesn't take away from her successes or make her a doormat. The hero is shown to be a bit of a rogue but it's done in a way that I found endearing and it told me more about the depth of emotional conflict in the character. Highly recommended!
I thought both Eros and Priya were great characters with emotional depth and the conflict and sexual tension between them was paced and executed really well; in fact, I couldn't put this book down. I also liked the fact that the author has handled the issue of the heroine having anxiety really well and it doesn't take away from her successes or make her a doormat. The hero is shown to be a bit of a rogue but it's done in a way that I found endearing and it told me more about the depth of emotional conflict in the character. Highly recommended!
May 24, 2021
4 1/2 STARS!
A stolen marriage of convenience turns into much more! With the first book in The Greek's Race to the Altar series Amanda Cinelli lays the ground work for an inheritance bargain that is sure to echo throughout the series in STOLEN IN HER WEDDING GOWN. I was quickly hooked by the drama unfolding and upon getting to know the characters and seeing their growing attraction, I was all in and cheering them on!
Eros is broody and determined. He will do just about anything to get even for how he's been treated in life, but he gets more than he bargained for when he steals his brother's arranged marriage for his own.
Priya is naive but endearing with her belief in goodness and hope.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a romance filled with love when they least expect it.
A stolen marriage of convenience turns into much more! With the first book in The Greek's Race to the Altar series Amanda Cinelli lays the ground work for an inheritance bargain that is sure to echo throughout the series in STOLEN IN HER WEDDING GOWN. I was quickly hooked by the drama unfolding and upon getting to know the characters and seeing their growing attraction, I was all in and cheering them on!
Eros is broody and determined. He will do just about anything to get even for how he's been treated in life, but he gets more than he bargained for when he steals his brother's arranged marriage for his own.
Priya is naive but endearing with her belief in goodness and hope.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a romance filled with love when they least expect it.
October 22, 2023
2.5 stars
I struggled with this one. I’m all for complicated revenge plots and battling brothers. But I couldn’t figure out what was going on with the devious business contracts and who was trying to do what, which distracted me from the romance, such as it was.
Eros (points for name) helps Priya escape from arranged wedding to his half-brother because of some bizarre business deal/inheritance clause. Isolated on a delightful Greek island for 2 weeks, what else can they do but some gardening and hot sex. They return to NY, brief misunderstanding when she thinks he’s betrayed her. Quickly sorted and HEA.
Priya starts as a buttoned up control freak virgin and at the end is having sex in semi-public.
I struggled with this one. I’m all for complicated revenge plots and battling brothers. But I couldn’t figure out what was going on with the devious business contracts and who was trying to do what, which distracted me from the romance, such as it was.
Eros (points for name) helps Priya escape from arranged wedding to his half-brother because of some bizarre business deal/inheritance clause. Isolated on a delightful Greek island for 2 weeks, what else can they do but some gardening and hot sex. They return to NY, brief misunderstanding when she thinks he’s betrayed her. Quickly sorted and HEA.
Priya starts as a buttoned up control freak virgin and at the end is having sex in semi-public.
August 12, 2022
Heroines like Priya, with her Indian heritage, are part of a new effort to bring diversity to HP. Her heritage is a part of her but doesn't dominate the story line, which is a decent romance between Eros, a ruthless billionaire bent on revenge, and Priya, the heiress determined to reclaim her family's company.
We don't get Eros's full backstory, since this book is part of a series, but we do learn enough to understand some of the events that shaped his personality. Priya needs help, but she isn't helpless. Overall, the MCs were decent, and there are no troublesome consent issues. It kept my interest but isn't one I'm likely to reread.
We don't get Eros's full backstory, since this book is part of a series, but we do learn enough to understand some of the events that shaped his personality. Priya needs help, but she isn't helpless. Overall, the MCs were decent, and there are no troublesome consent issues. It kept my interest but isn't one I'm likely to reread.
May 16, 2021
Ready to walk down the aisle to her groom Priya realizes she cannot do it so leaves. As she is achieving her escape she gets face to face with Eros and would you believe she runs away with him. He explains why she must marry him instead to save the company her father runs that should be hers. what a wonderful story Ms. Cinelli pens as you follow these two through trying to find a way to have what each want's . What they truly find out is that in the end its each other they want, but you must read this story to find how fantastic that journey is.
January 29, 2023
A very good start
This is the 1st book in the series and it was very good. The h was going to marry the brother of the H for a business deal. The H came along and kidnapped her deciding to offer her a better deal. He wanted revenge on his father’s family. Both characters suffered bad childhoods, both had insecurities and wanted to be loved. The plot was very well written. Looking forward to the next book in the series. Great epilogue.
This is the 1st book in the series and it was very good. The h was going to marry the brother of the H for a business deal. The H came along and kidnapped her deciding to offer her a better deal. He wanted revenge on his father’s family. Both characters suffered bad childhoods, both had insecurities and wanted to be loved. The plot was very well written. Looking forward to the next book in the series. Great epilogue.
September 30, 2021
2.5/5 Eros steals his brother's future bride Priya for himself. For Priya it's all a business arrangement whichever brother she ended up with. I think this story would have worked for me better if Eros and Priya had hooked up earlier. It took way too long for me to begin to feel any kind of chemistry between the two. The only part that kept me interested was Eros' estate in Greece.
December 14, 2022
Just what I needed: a hot 🔥🔥🔥, sweet 💞💞💞OTT romance that packed depth and all the feels in a tightly plotted story. I love category romance for its brevity and escapism, and Amanda Cinelli writes this genre beautifully. The way she took Priya and Eros from animosity to yearning was slow burn at its best. Can’t wait to read more by Amanda Cinelli. 🥰 Her books bring me so much joy. ❤️
April 6, 2024
Even reading this series out of order, didn't make it confusing for me, as I loved them all. These 3 brothers that need to find brides and marry so they can inherit their fathers legacy race to do just that. Each of the stories were written so well and were all very different. I loved this series and was very happy to have read it. This will definitely be a go to author for me in the future.
May 9, 2021
This story is about a man wanting to have a revenge against his half-brother who had wronged him and also his late father who had wronged his beloved stepfather. He stole a bride from his half brother and she also needed to take over his late father's company.
February 15, 2022
This couple marry for convenience with immediate attraction but their individual personal barriers to protect themselves due to past hurts. Loved watching their barriers peal away as passionate moments on island paradise
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July 18, 2022This was fine. I really love the set up for this. Kidnapping my brothers bride to marry her myself? Great stuff! But the rest was really a wash for me. I'm not mad I read it, but I'll probably forget about it in a week.
May 19, 2021
Love it
November 22, 2022
Good book good series
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February 18, 2023Such a great premise, but I'm not liking either of these characters. She's such a powerful business woman that I'm having trouble suspending my disbelief that she'd cow to these demands of these men.
September 26, 2024
3.5..Nice but the HEA needed some work ..
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