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Reasons for Revenge #2
Seduced By The Rich Man
There was little left that could surpriseJanine Shaker—except for billionaireMax Striver's suddenly proposinga fake marriage.
Max's need for a temporary wife andhis desire for Janine seemed to coincideperfectly. He knew that Janine wasn't ina position to refuse his offer—or his bed.
But then their make-believe marriagebecame more passionate than eitheranticipated. Would it cause them to forgetthis was all just a game of pretend?
Max's need for a temporary wife andhis desire for Janine seemed to coincideperfectly. He knew that Janine wasn't ina position to refuse his offer—or his bed.
But then their make-believe marriagebecame more passionate than eitheranticipated. Would it cause them to forgetthis was all just a game of pretend?
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 2007
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About the author
Maureen Child
1,150 books548 followersUSA Today best selling author Maureen Child is the author of more than ninety romance novels and novellas. Maureen is a five time nominee for the prestigious Rita award from Romance Writers of America.
One of her novels, A Pocketful Of Paradise, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.
Over the years, she’s written under lots of different names and she prefers the term ‘pseudonym’ to ‘alias’. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.
Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire—books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.
Maureen writes paranormal romance novels under the pesudonym of Regan Hastings
One of her novels, A Pocketful Of Paradise, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.
Over the years, she’s written under lots of different names and she prefers the term ‘pseudonym’ to ‘alias’. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.
Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire—books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.
Maureen writes paranormal romance novels under the pesudonym of Regan Hastings
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June 22, 2011
ahhhhh... Janine - florist; mistakenly gave her heart and money to shister John Prentiss - and he ran off 3 days before they were to be married... Max - rich, English businessman - married the right woman from the right family that his family pushed on him - and when he found he in bed with someone else, he divorced - but she wants him back...
both Janine and Max are at the resort Fantasies - Janine, with two other friends who'd had it rough, and Max because he was friends with the Fantasy owner... thier eyes meet - they share a drink - they share a dance - they share their bodies... hmmmm
exquisite sex - but they go their own way otherwise... until his ex-wife makes plans to be at the resort... he offers Janine (whom he found out had been rooked by her ex) a lot of money to pose as his wife, so scare off his exwife...
she reluctantly accepts... some rocky moments over turst - or lack of - she is pregnant - she loves him - he wants to marry her as they are compatible - she says no, she deserves love... after a few days, he realizes how much he needs her, how stupid he is (yeah, every woman's fantasy - I man who can see he is wrong)... and he tracks her down with a serious proposal... ahhhh
both Janine and Max are at the resort Fantasies - Janine, with two other friends who'd had it rough, and Max because he was friends with the Fantasy owner... thier eyes meet - they share a drink - they share a dance - they share their bodies... hmmmm
exquisite sex - but they go their own way otherwise... until his ex-wife makes plans to be at the resort... he offers Janine (whom he found out had been rooked by her ex) a lot of money to pose as his wife, so scare off his exwife...
she reluctantly accepts... some rocky moments over turst - or lack of - she is pregnant - she loves him - he wants to marry her as they are compatible - she says no, she deserves love... after a few days, he realizes how much he needs her, how stupid he is (yeah, every woman's fantasy - I man who can see he is wrong)... and he tracks her down with a serious proposal... ahhhh
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November 29, 2015
Janine macht Urlaub um ihren Verlobten zu vergessen. Der abgehauen ist mit ihrem Geld. Als sie einen anziehenden Mann kennen lernt, will sie nur ihren Spaß. Max sucht auch nur ein Abenteuer. Doch dann soll seine Ex-Frau auftauchen und er braucht Janine um sich seine Ex-frau vom Hals zu halten.
Ab und zu will ich etwas Kitsch in meinem Leben haben. Diese Geschichten ist einfach super man hat etwas Spannung, Liebe, Leidenschaft und garantiertes Happy End. Max konnte ich bis zum Mitte der Geschichte eigentlich nicht wirklich leiden. Gut, er hatte es schwer mit seiner Ex, aber so Janine zu behandeln. Mhhh, nein mag ich nicht. Janine hat von Anfang an ein Stein im Brett bei mir gehabt. Sonst war die Geschichte genau das was ich lesen wollte.
Ab und zu will ich etwas Kitsch in meinem Leben haben. Diese Geschichten ist einfach super man hat etwas Spannung, Liebe, Leidenschaft und garantiertes Happy End. Max konnte ich bis zum Mitte der Geschichte eigentlich nicht wirklich leiden. Gut, er hatte es schwer mit seiner Ex, aber so Janine zu behandeln. Mhhh, nein mag ich nicht. Janine hat von Anfang an ein Stein im Brett bei mir gehabt. Sonst war die Geschichte genau das was ich lesen wollte.
March 16, 2012
This book warred with me because it was between a 3.5 and a 4. I liked it I mean hey we all could dream, right? How many times can we say we wished we had a rich man offer us some money? I mean hell, he would have had me at $100,000. At least my student loan folks would have been happy...lol but I digress it was short and sweet and really I read it on day. So, either I'm getting quicker on my reading or it was a little entertaining. I think it was a mixture of both.
July 1, 2021
Did not like it, I didn't feel the connection between hero and heroine after the first chapter. I didn't understand at all heros reasoning for believing a known con artist over heroine and then accusing her of lying about pregnancy because of con artist. Then he only believed her after finding test, so ridiculous. Also the ex-wife was annoying to the extreme. P.
March 31, 2015
All his life Max thought people only want his money and his first wife was no eception. So when he met Janine, he accepted her proposition of an anonymous affair until he found out his ex wife was coming to the Fantasy island trying to get him back.
The perfect solution was paid Janine so she pretended to be his new wife. The only problem was that Janine accepted.
She was desperate. Her former fiance not
only had canceled the wedding but took all her money to. She spent every cent in this travel with her friends because they need it. But when she came back the problems would be expecting her...
Max's proposition seemed the answer to all her prayers but what will happens when the deal ended if she fall in love with him? or her ex appeared in the island? or she got pregnant?
The perfect solution was paid Janine so she pretended to be his new wife. The only problem was that Janine accepted.
She was desperate. Her former fiance not
only had canceled the wedding but took all her money to. She spent every cent in this travel with her friends because they need it. But when she came back the problems would be expecting her...
Max's proposition seemed the answer to all her prayers but what will happens when the deal ended if she fall in love with him? or her ex appeared in the island? or she got pregnant?
June 5, 2011
2.5 It was ok, nothing special.
April 29, 2015
I've read better, I felt that there was more to the story, but these books are never long. It reminded me of a weak Pretty Woman type of story. Not my favorite brain candy.
February 2, 2018
Horrible. The main character is trying to pretend that she's a strong, respectable woman but she just rolls over and lets the guy who treated her horribly get away with everything. In real life, he would have to prove he was worthy after what he did to her--instead, he just says I love you and she uproots her whole life for a man who is untrustworthy and just unworthy in general. Way to make all women seem like weak, gold-diggers who will go along with any guy and put up with anything they would do to them as long as he's rich.
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