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Hawthorne Billionaires #2
Wife Unwanted
"I thought you were different, but you're just like every woman of your ilk."
"And what ilk is that?"
"Gold diggers."
Thalia will do anything to save her mother.
But when the price is seducing Carey Hawthorne, she balks.
She's not a seductress, far from it.
And besides, he hates her.
He made that clear when they were growing up.
But when he shows an interest in her at a party, she reconsiders.
Carey wants her as much as she wants him. The desire is palpable.
She will have him, but only for one night.
As long as the person who sent her to seduce him doesn't find out.
Publisher's Wife Unwanted is Carey & Thalia's story. It is a hate-to-love marriage of convenience billionaire romance that is part of a series, but can be read as a standalone. It has a guaranteed happy-ever-after.
"And what ilk is that?"
"Gold diggers."
Thalia will do anything to save her mother.
But when the price is seducing Carey Hawthorne, she balks.
She's not a seductress, far from it.
And besides, he hates her.
He made that clear when they were growing up.
But when he shows an interest in her at a party, she reconsiders.
Carey wants her as much as she wants him. The desire is palpable.
She will have him, but only for one night.
As long as the person who sent her to seduce him doesn't find out.
Publisher's Wife Unwanted is Carey & Thalia's story. It is a hate-to-love marriage of convenience billionaire romance that is part of a series, but can be read as a standalone. It has a guaranteed happy-ever-after.
- GenresMarriage Of Convenience
325 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 16, 2024
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August 22, 2026
2.5-3 stars for Carey and Thalia's story.
Carey and Thalia knew each other growing up and each liked the other but being teens, didn't know what to do about it. Thalia and her family worked for Carey's family. Currently, Thalia runs into Carey at his party to welcome him as partner. This was orchestrated by Carey's father. The deal was for her to seduce him and get him to marry her and all her mother's medical bills would be paid. Carey finds out about a new part of the deal right before the wedding and his true feelings for Thalia turn cold. He doesn't know the truth of it all and doesn't care to listen. But he finds himself fighting his feelings for her every time they get close--for years. Until she decides she's had enough.
This was long and drawn out with basically no groveling, just blah. I liked the premise of the story but felt that he needed to grovel for the way he treated her for the 5 years they had been married. He needed to grovel way better than a few lines. There were plenty of paragraphs with dialog but I had trouble figuring out which character it was coming from and seemed like it was from two separate characters. This made it hard to follow the scenes. The whole timeline was not good for me either. Five whole years! This would have made way more sense, deal or not, for the timeline to be so much less. How does it or even would it take 5 years to figure out the truth to someone's story? This one wasn't for me.
Carey and Thalia knew each other growing up and each liked the other but being teens, didn't know what to do about it. Thalia and her family worked for Carey's family. Currently, Thalia runs into Carey at his party to welcome him as partner. This was orchestrated by Carey's father. The deal was for her to seduce him and get him to marry her and all her mother's medical bills would be paid. Carey finds out about a new part of the deal right before the wedding and his true feelings for Thalia turn cold. He doesn't know the truth of it all and doesn't care to listen. But he finds himself fighting his feelings for her every time they get close--for years. Until she decides she's had enough.
This was long and drawn out with basically no groveling, just blah. I liked the premise of the story but felt that he needed to grovel for the way he treated her for the 5 years they had been married. He needed to grovel way better than a few lines. There were plenty of paragraphs with dialog but I had trouble figuring out which character it was coming from and seemed like it was from two separate characters. This made it hard to follow the scenes. The whole timeline was not good for me either. Five whole years! This would have made way more sense, deal or not, for the timeline to be so much less. How does it or even would it take 5 years to figure out the truth to someone's story? This one wasn't for me.
September 17, 2025
So Good
It’s been a minute since I have read a Piper Knox book. It’s been too long.
This was a great story and I can hardly wait to read another in this series!
All the characters in the book are great, even the supporting characters.
There is so much in this story, drama, angst, love, romance, steam. It will make you chuckle, get annoyed at some of the antics and enjoy the book.
It’s been a minute since I have read a Piper Knox book. It’s been too long.
This was a great story and I can hardly wait to read another in this series!
All the characters in the book are great, even the supporting characters.
There is so much in this story, drama, angst, love, romance, steam. It will make you chuckle, get annoyed at some of the antics and enjoy the book.
January 19, 2025
Manipulation
Being forced/seduced into a relationship and then pushed into marriage doesn't bode well for a chance of a sustainable path forward.
This is an amazing story that is in need of editing.
Being forced/seduced into a relationship and then pushed into marriage doesn't bode well for a chance of a sustainable path forward.
This is an amazing story that is in need of editing.
February 16, 2025
Disappointed!
I tried, I tried to like it. It just became redundant. Way too much miscommunication and the FML was spineless to the point you stopped liking her. This could have been a great read but it was fumbled halfway through and unbearable as you went along.
I tried, I tried to like it. It just became redundant. Way too much miscommunication and the FML was spineless to the point you stopped liking her. This could have been a great read but it was fumbled halfway through and unbearable as you went along.
May 23, 2026
Mixed feelings!
I enjoyed this book but at the beginning I find Carey and Thalia’s behaviour hard to believe and their excuses for not confiding in each other are unconvincing; however, their mistrust of each other powered the story. I didn’t much care for either character at first and found them both too adolescent. Thalia is weak and spineless and Carey is too unfeeling and dismissive. Their relationship is based solely on sexual attraction, not love, for most of the book.
The main characters improve and the story becomes much more gripping a quarter of the way into the book, and improves the further into the story one proceeds.
The characters are fully rounded (some have been in previous PK books in this series). The book is well paced; however, it is in need of editing.
I enjoy how everything comes together to make a happy and convincing ending.
I enjoyed this book but at the beginning I find Carey and Thalia’s behaviour hard to believe and their excuses for not confiding in each other are unconvincing; however, their mistrust of each other powered the story. I didn’t much care for either character at first and found them both too adolescent. Thalia is weak and spineless and Carey is too unfeeling and dismissive. Their relationship is based solely on sexual attraction, not love, for most of the book.
The main characters improve and the story becomes much more gripping a quarter of the way into the book, and improves the further into the story one proceeds.
The characters are fully rounded (some have been in previous PK books in this series). The book is well paced; however, it is in need of editing.
I enjoy how everything comes together to make a happy and convincing ending.
November 12, 2025
Interesting book, Im not sure its a romance though. I think Carey was infatuated with Thalia and she had a crush on him. She was manipulated into marriage by the father then fell in love. Carey heard and called her a gold digger married her anyways. They didn’t get along just existing for FIVE years! Then asks she for a divorce and he finds out why she did it. No groveling she is just ok with it! Then suddenly they are back together no divorce. I absolutely hated this storyline. Well written but she was a door mat seriously
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August 11, 2025
loved the book but errors
I loved the story line but the typos, missing words and the use of the wrong word caused an issue. I would have to reread sections to try to figure what the author was trying to say. The errors are about 1% of the text. I would consider it still worth the read even with the errors.
I loved the story line but the typos, missing words and the use of the wrong word caused an issue. I would have to reread sections to try to figure what the author was trying to say. The errors are about 1% of the text. I would consider it still worth the read even with the errors.
October 29, 2025
He’s a lawyer but comes from money. He thinks she’s a gold digger, but doesn’t realize why she actually married him.
Known each other since childhood.
5 years in she asks for a divorce, but wants nothing. He’s surprised. He’s not sure how to respond. He agrees they should end marriage but finds himself not wanting to let her go.
Safety perceived OWD and OMD
Known each other since childhood.
5 years in she asks for a divorce, but wants nothing. He’s surprised. He’s not sure how to respond. He agrees they should end marriage but finds himself not wanting to let her go.
Safety perceived OWD and OMD
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 8, 2025
2.25⭐️’s
“𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓭𝓸 𝓪𝓷𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓵𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓭𝓪𝔂. 𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓶𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓼 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓸 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓪𝓽 𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝔂 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓽 𝓶𝓮 𝓷𝓸𝔀.”
Tropes:
💗Marriage of Convenience
💗Second Chance
💗Forced Proximity
💗Hate to Love
June 23, 2025
wife unwanted
This book had me on the edge of my seat nearly the whole way through. So glad with how it ended. Any other ending and I would have screamed
This book had me on the edge of my seat nearly the whole way through. So glad with how it ended. Any other ending and I would have screamed
September 17, 2025
I liked it nice read ❤️
January 9, 2026
Enjoyed the book, but it got a bit monotonous towards the end. Could have ended sooner.
February 5, 2026
No connection between the couple and zero emotions
May 21, 2026
Another evil father, class division, insecurities, misunderstandings, too long. Enough said!
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