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Married For Amari's Heir (One Night With Consequences, Book 9)
She will share his bed… It might have been Charity Wyatt’s father who stole from mogul Rocco Amari, but it’s Charity who will pay the price of Rocco’s vengeance. Carry his heir… Relinquishing her virginity should have covered Charity’s debt, but her one white-hot night with the enigmatic Italian has unexpected consequences. And be his wife! Determined her baby will have a better childhood than she did, Charity asks Rocco for financial help. But Rocco has bigger plans in to legitimise his heir by making Charity his wife! The One Night with Consequences Series When succumbing to a night of unbridled desire it’s impossible to think past the morning after! But, with the sheets barely settled, that little blue line appears on the pregnancy test and it doesn’t take long to realise that one night of white-hot passion has turned into a lifetime of consequences! Other books in the One Night with Consequences Nine Months to Redeem Him by Jennie Lucas Prince Nadir’s Secret Heir by Michelle Conder Carrying the Greek’s Heir by Sharon Kendrick More stories in the One Night with Consequences series can be found at www.millsandboon.co.uk Sheikh’s Desert Duty – The Chatsfield, 4.5* RT Book Review Yates’ romance has all the bells and beautifully opulent sand-scapes and deadly desert dangers, and a haunted, penitent royal hero and determined, wrong-side-of-the-tracks heroine who may seem ill-fated but are a perfect fit. To Defy A Sheikh, 4.5* RT Book Review TOP PICK Yates’ desert tale is metaphoric magic, ripe with iconic costumes and sand-scapes. But it’s her handsome hero and vengeful heroine that rule every page in this murder-to-merger page-turner. Brava! One Night to Risk it All 4.5* RT Book Review The story features humorous and passionate banter between a seemingly devious, yet noble hero and a hiding-behind-a-façade heroine. The lovemaking is combustible, and the luxury-laden backdrops add to the tale.
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First published June 1, 2015
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Maisey Yates
1,175 books3,004 followersNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Maisey Yates lives in rural Oregon with her three children and her husband, whose chiseled jaw and arresting features continue to make her swoon. She feels the epic trek she takes several times a day from her office to her coffee maker is a true example of her pioneer spirit. In 2009, at the age of twenty-three Maisey sold her first book.
Since then it’s been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard.
She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
Since then it’s been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard.
She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
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March 18, 2016
Wow! I loved this book. Yates has always been a writer that struck me as having a lot of promise. I feel she nailed it far and away with this book. She has a written a romance between a Very Bad Man and a Hero Who Isn't a Good Girl. Oh she's a virgin, but that doesn't make her a good girl. I like that she flipped that around where virginity doesn't equate with innocence. I love when the heroine is a virgin, but I don't think that having a V card makes a woman more worthy. So yay to Ms. Yates for how she wrote this book with Charity showing some traits that make her less likely to qualify as a Disney Princess. Having said that, she's perfectly sympathetic. Her father was a con artist who raised her with his morals, which are very gray. She always knew deep down that something wasn't right about that life. But she didn't have access to another way of life to establish an alternate or better since of right and wrong so she could reject her father when he comes back and gets her help in pulling a con on Amari. When he runs off, he leaves her holding the bag and dealing with a coldly vengeful Amari who doesn't take kindly to anyone stealing what belongs to him. I loved how Yates sensitively depicts Charity's character evolution and identity crisis. It was excellent writing.
Oh my goodness! I loved that it's pretty obvious that Charity is biracial, if not racially mixed. Kudos again. It's nice to see brown skin as an object of beauty in a mainstream romance that isn't slated just for a multicultural audience.
Rocco Amari is a Class A villainous hero. In his own way, his morals are as flawed as Charity. His treatment of her is on par with an Anne Stuart hero. He is fearlessly cutthroat with Charity, but in a way that shows he's not as cold and lacking in feelings towards her as he would like. From the beginning, something about her gets beneath his armor and he can't dismiss her or deal with her in the way he would typically deal with his enemies. The reader gets a bird's eye view of this hero falling like a ton of bricks for his heroine, even though he can't allow himself to accept it. Amari also goes to an evolution. He realizes that Charity is not a possession, but a flesh and blood woman who he has to love in a deeper, selfless way and not like an expensive acquisition. Oh my goodness, some of his dialogue is priceless. Yates shows that she is a modern writer in how these characters express themselves. I've never heard a hero use some of the terms that Rocco does in this line before.
I could probably go on and on about how much I loved this book, but I won't. I like how Yates plays around with tried and true motifs in this line and breathes new life in them. I normally don't like the mistress storyline at all. The relationship between Amari and Charity doesn't feel like a rich man-mistress scenario, and while Amari seems to hold all the power, it's clear that he's equally vulnerable to Charity. I appreciate that very much. I definitely recommend this book to readers who either are Harlequin Presents fans or modern romance fans who like the billionaire hero or even Anne Stuart villain heroes motif.
Oh my goodness! I loved that it's pretty obvious that Charity is biracial, if not racially mixed. Kudos again. It's nice to see brown skin as an object of beauty in a mainstream romance that isn't slated just for a multicultural audience.
Rocco Amari is a Class A villainous hero. In his own way, his morals are as flawed as Charity. His treatment of her is on par with an Anne Stuart hero. He is fearlessly cutthroat with Charity, but in a way that shows he's not as cold and lacking in feelings towards her as he would like. From the beginning, something about her gets beneath his armor and he can't dismiss her or deal with her in the way he would typically deal with his enemies. The reader gets a bird's eye view of this hero falling like a ton of bricks for his heroine, even though he can't allow himself to accept it. Amari also goes to an evolution. He realizes that Charity is not a possession, but a flesh and blood woman who he has to love in a deeper, selfless way and not like an expensive acquisition. Oh my goodness, some of his dialogue is priceless. Yates shows that she is a modern writer in how these characters express themselves. I've never heard a hero use some of the terms that Rocco does in this line before.
I could probably go on and on about how much I loved this book, but I won't. I like how Yates plays around with tried and true motifs in this line and breathes new life in them. I normally don't like the mistress storyline at all. The relationship between Amari and Charity doesn't feel like a rich man-mistress scenario, and while Amari seems to hold all the power, it's clear that he's equally vulnerable to Charity. I appreciate that very much. I definitely recommend this book to readers who either are Harlequin Presents fans or modern romance fans who like the billionaire hero or even Anne Stuart villain heroes motif.
August 8, 2015
I usually am a huge fan of this author's books,she has some dark and compelling heros,but sadly,this book just did not do it for me.It may have been how this couple initially hooked up,but I really did not feel the love,lust yes,but not the love.
However,the epilogue was great.
However,the epilogue was great.
August 26, 2015
I haven't read much by Yates. I tend to prefer the old school authors. I liked this. Particularly the first half. The hero was deliciously dastardly and gloriously offensive with a cherry on top :)
Okay, IRL anyone demanding they give you oral sex is wrong, even if they are super hot and super good at it. In fantasy HP land, it's hot. If I wasn't married, I'd find a hot HP tycoon to steal from if that's their idea of revenge ;)
I appreciated some of the heroine's snarky humor.
"Don't mind him, he was raised by wolves. They did a terrible job."
But, for me, I felt hit over the head a bit with all the demons of the couple's past.
I get that the heroine put on a lot of masks in her life and felt she had no identity of her own - hence problems connecting.
I get that the hero lost everything at 5 and was obsessed with possessions because of it - hence problems connecting.
I don't need to be told this 1000 times. It was rather poignant at first, but by the end I felt battered by those themes and all the internal dialogue.
Okay, IRL anyone demanding they give you oral sex is wrong, even if they are super hot and super good at it. In fantasy HP land, it's hot. If I wasn't married, I'd find a hot HP tycoon to steal from if that's their idea of revenge ;)
I appreciated some of the heroine's snarky humor.
"Don't mind him, he was raised by wolves. They did a terrible job."
But, for me, I felt hit over the head a bit with all the demons of the couple's past.
I get that the heroine put on a lot of masks in her life and felt she had no identity of her own - hence problems connecting.
I get that the hero lost everything at 5 and was obsessed with possessions because of it - hence problems connecting.
I don't need to be told this 1000 times. It was rather poignant at first, but by the end I felt battered by those themes and all the internal dialogue.
March 10, 2016
Very passionate love story. I love how broken this author's heroes and heroines are. I love how at chapter one heroine steals hero's money and at the end she has stolen his heart. And I know I often say MY doesn't write good epilogues but oh my god this epilogue was beyond dreamy and heartwarming!
January 9, 2016
Lo leí por inercia. Y si me terminó gustando fue por el epílogo, algo sumamente necesario ya que Maisey Yates no nos hizo creer la historia de amor. Necesitaba leer lo que le pasó a los protagonistas, quince años después, para que el círculo acabara de cerrar.
Él, Rocco, es un protagonista con muchos dramas en la cabeza y no es cabrón sino grosero y maltratador. La heroína era un perrito zarandeado por las decisiones de este héroe insoportabile. Está bien para entretenerse y pasar el rato, pero no es una novela que merezca una relectura.
Él, Rocco, es un protagonista con muchos dramas en la cabeza y no es cabrón sino grosero y maltratador. La heroína era un perrito zarandeado por las decisiones de este héroe insoportabile. Está bien para entretenerse y pasar el rato, pero no es una novela que merezca una relectura.
June 12, 2015
Married for Amari's Heir is why I read HPs. The story is about two flawed people falling in love.
What I liked- the hero is badass, egdey not perfect and fights his feelings for the heroine.
The heroine- flawed but likeable, a con-woman who meets her match with the hero.
The ending- oh my...perfect! Hero gets down on one knee to propose...one doesn't see that often! Oh and the epilogue, dreamy.
What I liked- the hero is badass, egdey not perfect and fights his feelings for the heroine.
The heroine- flawed but likeable, a con-woman who meets her match with the hero.
The ending- oh my...perfect! Hero gets down on one knee to propose...one doesn't see that often! Oh and the epilogue, dreamy.
February 19, 2016
A nice little caper pitting a not so innocent con artist and the broody Italian millionaire she makes the mistake of making her mark. Their beginning was really rough, with the H being a big fat jerk almost to the point of no return. It helped that she was no wallflower herself and went toe to toe with him at every turn. Though they of course eventually get the lovey doveys because, hey, this is a harlequin after all, I don't know if I really bought the transition from enemy to lovers all that much. Also, there was a bit too much repetition with the themes and with the dialogue between the two. Still, overall, a nice, quick read.
March 5, 2020
I hated this book, the characters ruined it for me and neither of them were particularly redeemable. In any other book the h would have been a straight up OW villain despite being a virgin. In fact she's probably at the age where she can be bumped off and the H can pull a younger model for his future wife who'd provably be a British nanny type or a secret sister.
She's an out and out con woman.
The H isn't much better but I think he actually needs counselling for PTSD due to his childhood. He also did s pretty good grovel. Didn't even enjoy the equally horrible Leon from Carides Forgotten Wife popping up either. Maybe he should have pulled this horrible h they deserve each other!
Someone please pass the brain bleach!
Also the h has curly hair we are told at least 74 times, the cover does not show that!
She's an out and out con woman.
The H isn't much better but I think he actually needs counselling for PTSD due to his childhood. He also did s pretty good grovel. Didn't even enjoy the equally horrible Leon from Carides Forgotten Wife popping up either. Maybe he should have pulled this horrible h they deserve each other!
Someone please pass the brain bleach!
Also the h has curly hair we are told at least 74 times, the cover does not show that!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 27, 2015
¿Una protagonista ladrona? Esto es lo que nos presenta Yates. Me dejó asombrada, sin embargo continúe leyendo y lo acepté. Al final, la disfruté.
May 27, 2015
Review posted on Got Fiction? book blog
This isn’t my usual fare, but I like Maisey Yates’ voice, and this had an alphahole hero, who tbh is something I like.
Charity is the daughter of a conman, and she’s trying to go straight, but she’s not exactly innocent. She’s worked many a con with her dad, and has been since she was born. But she wanted out. At 22, she’s a waitress and doing just fine, except dad conned her into doing just one more job, then left her to deal with the fall-out.
This time, they stole from the wrong man.
No one steals from Rocco Amari, and he plans on either getting his money back, or getting his pound of flesh. The conman’s daughter isn’t hard to find, and he plans on using her. And he does use her, but he doesn’t count on the fact that he ends up…liking her.
Several months after their encounter, Rocco finds Charity in his office, and she’s telling him that she’s carrying his child. What follows is a bargain where he pays for her prenatal care, and he’ll give her child support, but he never wants to see or hear from her or their child again.
All that changes when memories of his lonely childhood in foster care assail him, tugging on a conscience he refuses to acknowledge. So his solution is that they will live together so that the child can have a good upbringing with parents who live in the same house, nevermind that he and Charity don’t get along. They get on well in the bedroom, and that’s all that matters.
But they start to get to know each other, and of course they fall in love, but the biggest problem is that neither one of them knows how to love.
With a baby on the way, how can they live like this? It seems they both have some growing up to do.
In the end, I liked Rocco more and more, and I like how Charity wasn’t just a doormat victim. She really did steal from him, so he’s not wrong to want to exact his revenge. She’s got a temper, and she’s likeable, and the two of them worked well.
It was a quick, enjoyable romance, between a reformed thief and a bossy alpha male, and I liked it. If you don’t mind your alphas a little more on the alphahole side, then you’ll love this one.
***ARC courtesy of Harlequin
This isn’t my usual fare, but I like Maisey Yates’ voice, and this had an alphahole hero, who tbh is something I like.
Charity is the daughter of a conman, and she’s trying to go straight, but she’s not exactly innocent. She’s worked many a con with her dad, and has been since she was born. But she wanted out. At 22, she’s a waitress and doing just fine, except dad conned her into doing just one more job, then left her to deal with the fall-out.
This time, they stole from the wrong man.
No one steals from Rocco Amari, and he plans on either getting his money back, or getting his pound of flesh. The conman’s daughter isn’t hard to find, and he plans on using her. And he does use her, but he doesn’t count on the fact that he ends up…liking her.
Several months after their encounter, Rocco finds Charity in his office, and she’s telling him that she’s carrying his child. What follows is a bargain where he pays for her prenatal care, and he’ll give her child support, but he never wants to see or hear from her or their child again.
All that changes when memories of his lonely childhood in foster care assail him, tugging on a conscience he refuses to acknowledge. So his solution is that they will live together so that the child can have a good upbringing with parents who live in the same house, nevermind that he and Charity don’t get along. They get on well in the bedroom, and that’s all that matters.
But they start to get to know each other, and of course they fall in love, but the biggest problem is that neither one of them knows how to love.
With a baby on the way, how can they live like this? It seems they both have some growing up to do.
In the end, I liked Rocco more and more, and I like how Charity wasn’t just a doormat victim. She really did steal from him, so he’s not wrong to want to exact his revenge. She’s got a temper, and she’s likeable, and the two of them worked well.
It was a quick, enjoyable romance, between a reformed thief and a bossy alpha male, and I liked it. If you don’t mind your alphas a little more on the alphahole side, then you’ll love this one.
***ARC courtesy of Harlequin
March 18, 2016
Our local library bought a bunch of these One Night With Consequences Series and so I'm reading them because I want to support HP line - but yeah - haven't been feeling the love.
I really didn't like either character. The heroine was a thief with daddy issues and the hero was another man-child with abandonment issues, who thought the best revenge for stealing was making the heroine beg for sex and then not going through with it. Of course, he does go through with it and now heroine is pregnant.
And the rest - well - it's sex scenes, re-living events from early childhood, dress shopping and discussing if either one of them understand morality or who they really are deep down. Yikes. Two unreliable narrators. I would have given this one star, but the author did a great job with the epilogue, which takes place 15 years later. I needed to see that far into the future, because these two mixed up kids needed a lot of time to grow up.
I really didn't like either character. The heroine was a thief with daddy issues and the hero was another man-child with abandonment issues, who thought the best revenge for stealing was making the heroine beg for sex and then not going through with it. Of course, he does go through with it and now heroine is pregnant.
And the rest - well - it's sex scenes, re-living events from early childhood, dress shopping and discussing if either one of them understand morality or who they really are deep down. Yikes. Two unreliable narrators. I would have given this one star, but the author did a great job with the epilogue, which takes place 15 years later. I needed to see that far into the future, because these two mixed up kids needed a lot of time to grow up.
January 15, 2018
Danielle the Book Huntress’s review set me on the course to this book. I loved her review and knew I had to read this one.
Read Danielle The Book Huntress (Back to the Books)'s 5-star review of Married for Amari's Heir by Maisey Yates
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I thank her for that. It was an amazingly big read. Much different from most other HP’s because:
The hero and heroine are both so flawed
The heroine is a person of color
The dialogue is brilliant
The characters develop and grow before your eyes, even when they really don’t want to
You can’t help loving both the h and H
The epilogue made the book perfect
Thanks Danielle for the awesome review. And thanks to the author for this wonderful escape.
Read Danielle The Book Huntress (Back to the Books)'s 5-star review of Married for Amari's Heir by Maisey Yates
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I thank her for that. It was an amazingly big read. Much different from most other HP’s because:
The hero and heroine are both so flawed
The heroine is a person of color
The dialogue is brilliant
The characters develop and grow before your eyes, even when they really don’t want to
You can’t help loving both the h and H
The epilogue made the book perfect
Thanks Danielle for the awesome review. And thanks to the author for this wonderful escape.
June 7, 2015
Originally Reviewed For: Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy
Married for Amari's Heir is what we remember Harlequin books to be. Arrogant Millionaire (self made of course now it's Billionaire) meets impoverished, waitress, secretary, nurse, etc over comes something and falls in love. It's a popular trope that has worked for decades. And honestly, I kind of like it.
BUT.. a book has to have it's own feel, it's own dynamics.. good or bad it must stand or fall on it's own merits. This time, I feel strongly that author Maisey Yates, missed the mark. The basic trope is there but the story falls flat.
When I read a book like this, when I am finished I have to feel good. I mean really good. That's what these books do for a reader. Remind them that love conquers all, brings a light into one's life. This time, there was no feel good.. oh sure there was a happy ending but for me, there was no connection with the characters.
The hero?? Rocco Amari was just short of a thug.. and I can find reasons to like thugs. Sure he was rich and successful, self made, even had the requisite sad child hood but he just wasn't likeable. I had no connections, no attraction, no interest. Usually books like this spark the what if aspect in my mind. Married did as well.. and my response to my question of what if I met this man? Was, I would run like hell..
The heroine?? Charity Wyatt is insipid at best. She committed a crime and tried to lie her way out of it, then tried to sleep her way out of it then... Somehow she was supposed to be the victim but I just wanted to smack her.
Harsh review? Yeah it was.. I have read Harlequin romances most of my life. They are one of my guilty pleasures, I enjoy them. I celebrate them and I expect them to make me feel good. I have also read other books by Ms. Yates and have enjoyed them so I feel that this might have just been a miss in a long line of hits.
So while I am sorry for the harsh review and I feel like I might have been too harsh, I also feel it needed to be said. When you write a book like this you have to write it beautifully. You have to write a story that won't wobble and fall when placed against others of it's type (Which btw is why I don't write them.. I lack the talent or guts to put myself out like these authors do).
I don't recommend this particular book but I do recommend Harlequin and Maisey Yates..
Shauni
This review is based on the ARC of Married for Amari's Heir, provided by netgalley and is scheduled to be released on June 16, 2015
Married for Amari's Heir is what we remember Harlequin books to be. Arrogant Millionaire (self made of course now it's Billionaire) meets impoverished, waitress, secretary, nurse, etc over comes something and falls in love. It's a popular trope that has worked for decades. And honestly, I kind of like it.
BUT.. a book has to have it's own feel, it's own dynamics.. good or bad it must stand or fall on it's own merits. This time, I feel strongly that author Maisey Yates, missed the mark. The basic trope is there but the story falls flat.
When I read a book like this, when I am finished I have to feel good. I mean really good. That's what these books do for a reader. Remind them that love conquers all, brings a light into one's life. This time, there was no feel good.. oh sure there was a happy ending but for me, there was no connection with the characters.
The hero?? Rocco Amari was just short of a thug.. and I can find reasons to like thugs. Sure he was rich and successful, self made, even had the requisite sad child hood but he just wasn't likeable. I had no connections, no attraction, no interest. Usually books like this spark the what if aspect in my mind. Married did as well.. and my response to my question of what if I met this man? Was, I would run like hell..
The heroine?? Charity Wyatt is insipid at best. She committed a crime and tried to lie her way out of it, then tried to sleep her way out of it then... Somehow she was supposed to be the victim but I just wanted to smack her.
Harsh review? Yeah it was.. I have read Harlequin romances most of my life. They are one of my guilty pleasures, I enjoy them. I celebrate them and I expect them to make me feel good. I have also read other books by Ms. Yates and have enjoyed them so I feel that this might have just been a miss in a long line of hits.
So while I am sorry for the harsh review and I feel like I might have been too harsh, I also feel it needed to be said. When you write a book like this you have to write it beautifully. You have to write a story that won't wobble and fall when placed against others of it's type (Which btw is why I don't write them.. I lack the talent or guts to put myself out like these authors do).
I don't recommend this particular book but I do recommend Harlequin and Maisey Yates..
Shauni
This review is based on the ARC of Married for Amari's Heir, provided by netgalley and is scheduled to be released on June 16, 2015
April 22, 2016
I really enjoyed the intensity, and passion in this story. The hero, and heroine were flawed. Rocco lost his mother when he was a young boy. Afterwards he guarded his heart, he never wanted to feel that kind of pain again. He worked hard for everything he had, and didn't care who he took down along the way to get him, to where he wanted to be.
Charity also grew up without a mother. She craved her dads time and attention. She would do anything to make her dad proud of her. The problem was, her dad was a con man. She learned how to con people from a very young age. Once she realized it was wrong, she changed. She worked long hours as a waitress. Her dad came into town, and talked her into one last job, one last con. Afterwards her dad left her with no money, and worse, he left her to take the fall.
No one stole from Rocco. This book was about revenge. Oh how wonderful, and sexy revenge can turn out to be. Rocco never thought he would fall for Charity. Both felt the sparks of attraction, the first time they met. Charity made Rocco feel things for the first time. He was a cold man, one that did not have feelings, or compassion for others. What is she doing to him?
There was times Rocco was a cold hearted jerk, but the intensity, and passion of the book, drew me in, and I loved every last page.
I normally don't like books where the hero's are jerks, or for a better work, just an ass. There was just something special, and wonderful about this book. I loved how he was falling in love, and tried to fight it. He at times acted like a child. In the end, we all know we can't run from Love. I loved the ending of this book. The epilogue was perfect.
Charity also grew up without a mother. She craved her dads time and attention. She would do anything to make her dad proud of her. The problem was, her dad was a con man. She learned how to con people from a very young age. Once she realized it was wrong, she changed. She worked long hours as a waitress. Her dad came into town, and talked her into one last job, one last con. Afterwards her dad left her with no money, and worse, he left her to take the fall.
No one stole from Rocco. This book was about revenge. Oh how wonderful, and sexy revenge can turn out to be. Rocco never thought he would fall for Charity. Both felt the sparks of attraction, the first time they met. Charity made Rocco feel things for the first time. He was a cold man, one that did not have feelings, or compassion for others. What is she doing to him?
There was times Rocco was a cold hearted jerk, but the intensity, and passion of the book, drew me in, and I loved every last page.
I normally don't like books where the hero's are jerks, or for a better work, just an ass. There was just something special, and wonderful about this book. I loved how he was falling in love, and tried to fight it. He at times acted like a child. In the end, we all know we can't run from Love. I loved the ending of this book. The epilogue was perfect.
May 8, 2015
I received an early release copy of Married for Amari's Heir from NetGalley. Though I am newer to romance reading and may not have as many books to compare this to I can say that from what I have read thus far of romance books Married for Amari's Heir is original in its storyline. The negatives for me in this story were a few of the confrontations between Charity and Rocco that were a bit hard for me to read without feeling negative. Charity is in a no-win situation when she is left behind by her father after helping him con money from Rocco. Rocco gives her a choice which results in Charity becoming pregnant. Rocco goes back and forth between redeeming himself and securing his role as a self-proclaimed monster. Throughout the book Charity definitely stands up for herself. She is tough and hardened due to the life she has led with her father. Looking at what I did like about the book. Watching each of them grow in character and in their relationship with each other was one of the best parts of Married for Amari's Heir. Rocco had a hard beginning also but he did start out with a mother that loved him greatly. Seeing him go from being an emotional void to watching him realize his feelings for Charity is really what draws me to his character in the end. Charity has a different background to overcome and still has a father who is a negative influence to overcome. There were also a few comedic moments that were quite good. One of my favorite parts is their discourse about who will teach the baby/child morals.
May 3, 2015
This is the first book I've read by Maisey Yates and I really enjoyed it. Although it is book #10 in the One Night with Consequences series, it is the first I've read and I believe they are only tied together by the theme (not interconnecting characters and all are by different authors) - but I could be wrong. Either way, this can be read as a standalone.
The story is told from both character's points of view so you better understand their motivations and thoughts. I'm a fan of this style, and although there was more internal dialogue than I preferred, getting both perspectives really helped with this story. Both characters are prideful, lonely and have serious trust issues. It was interesting to realize midway that both characters are equally (and almost debilitatingly) flawed. Both have serious baggage and neither has the upperhand when it comes to morality or ethics. The journey of the story is them discovering their faults and insecurities and how they can overcome those with each other. I was surprised how quickly Rocco wanted to give her a lavish lifestyle so she would never go without again. Considering she stole from him, this seemed to be the exact opposite of what I thought. The epilogue was perfect and satisfying to see how the two came out the other end of a very explosive beginning.
I received a copy of this story through NetGalley from Harlequin for an honest review (thank you!!).
The story is told from both character's points of view so you better understand their motivations and thoughts. I'm a fan of this style, and although there was more internal dialogue than I preferred, getting both perspectives really helped with this story. Both characters are prideful, lonely and have serious trust issues. It was interesting to realize midway that both characters are equally (and almost debilitatingly) flawed. Both have serious baggage and neither has the upperhand when it comes to morality or ethics. The journey of the story is them discovering their faults and insecurities and how they can overcome those with each other. I was surprised how quickly Rocco wanted to give her a lavish lifestyle so she would never go without again. Considering she stole from him, this seemed to be the exact opposite of what I thought. The epilogue was perfect and satisfying to see how the two came out the other end of a very explosive beginning.
I received a copy of this story through NetGalley from Harlequin for an honest review (thank you!!).
June 7, 2015
This was yet another wonderfully written romance on the revenge/surprise pregnancy trope.Rocco is an alpha hero who is a self made man and had a sad childhood.He has a lot of baggage in the emotional department and does not trust anyone easily.Charity is a strong heroine whose past has hardened her in the ways of world.She has her own emotional baggage because of her father's abandonment.She does steal from Rocco and was as equally responsible as her father in duping him so I did not think she was the victim in the story but neither was Rocco completely justified in sleeping with her for revenge.So,on a moral ground both the characters were on the same level but the way there relationship started was not exactly a believable reason for me.The characters had an amazing chemistry and the road to HEA was a rocky one because the main characters had to work through their own emotional baggage and trust each other.The pregnancy bought them closer and I liked how they were willing to work together for their unborn child's sake.
Overall,An enjoyable romance and I would recommend it to all her fans but its not the author's best in my opinion due to the way the romance between the main characters started
June 14, 2015
Married for Amari's Heir is a story that deals with atonement for sins, owning up to mistakes, dealing with past hurts and learning the meaning of true love. Charity and Rocco are unexpectedly presented with the makings of the one thing they have lacked and secretly craved all along. A family. A beautifully written heartstrings pulling emotion filled read.
Disclosure: Received an ARC for an honest review.
Disclosure: Received an ARC for an honest review.
April 21, 2015
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May 27, 2015
2.5 Lots of intelligent readers praise Maisey Yates' work, and so I've been giving a few of her books a try. This is a very short category romance that both draws on and draws into question some of the typical plot turns and tropes of the type, occasionally in a way that made me think. But overall the book didn't really excite me.
22-year-old Charity Wyatt allowed her con-man father back in her life after he abandoned her as a teen, longing to reconnect to any sense of family. After agreeing to engage in one last con with him, Charity finds herself abandoned again when good old dad absconds with the million dollars they scored from Italian businessman Rocco Amari. The book opens with Charity receiving a note from Amari, demanding that she put on the lingerie and gown he sent and meet him at a restaurant for lunch. Charity knows that Amari is going to demand far more than just a dining partner...
We have Harlequin "sex with the daughter to get revenge on the father" scenario here, a rather laughable scenario in this day and age. But Yates gamely goes with it, even adding some interesting twists. First, although Charity is a virgin, she's not innocent—she decided to participate in her father's con. Second, Charity is pretty good at the con herself, thinking to "play the weak, simpering female" and "arouse his protective instincts," and thereby convince Amari to drop his dastardly plan. So our typical virgin innocent heroine is a bit more complicated, someone used to wearing masks, and not quite sure just who she is underneath them all.
The sex scene is pretty gross, with its combination of coercion and insistence on consent. Amari originally intended, we find out after the actual scene, only to shame Charity, not to actually have sex with her. But he so loses control that he finds himself actually wanting to have sex with Charity; likewise, she loses control, too, and gives him what he originally wanted: she begs him to have sex with her. Yuck! (Although I liked Charity's later summary: "Yes, I acknowledge that in the end I consented. But had I not been coerced in the first place I would never have been in your room" [Loc 541}).
Of course, first-time sex for Charity leads to pregnancy, which she duly announces to Amari. Amari, a literal bastard who also lost his mother at a young age, initially resists fatherhood. But after a bad dream evoking his orphanhood, he realizes he can't leave his unborn child to the same fate that he experienced. Billionaire that he is, he whisks Charity off to his Italian villa where he will care for her and the baby (my, don't you love how these billionaires never have to work!). Rocco is emotionally obtuse in the extreme during their Italian sojourn, continually insisting that all choice belongs to him, and that both the baby and she are "mine." His ridiculous insistence is a feeble mask for his real fear: loving again, and again being abandoned, something that Charity comes to recognize in other weird behaviors of Rocco's (collecting expensive objects, etc.). Of course his weirdness & vulnerability appeal to her, and the two end up back in bed.
Ending spoilers:
The story ends with the obligatory empowering gesture on the part of our formerly uber-patriarchal hero: "I don't want to subject you—I want you to stand equal with me" (1989).Somehow, I can't find it in myself to celebrate the obtuse Rocco's realization that "you are not a thing. I cannot collect you. I cannot own you," even if the story is only a fantasy. Such a realization should be the starting point, not the end point, of any heterosexual relationship in this day and age...
22-year-old Charity Wyatt allowed her con-man father back in her life after he abandoned her as a teen, longing to reconnect to any sense of family. After agreeing to engage in one last con with him, Charity finds herself abandoned again when good old dad absconds with the million dollars they scored from Italian businessman Rocco Amari. The book opens with Charity receiving a note from Amari, demanding that she put on the lingerie and gown he sent and meet him at a restaurant for lunch. Charity knows that Amari is going to demand far more than just a dining partner...
We have Harlequin "sex with the daughter to get revenge on the father" scenario here, a rather laughable scenario in this day and age. But Yates gamely goes with it, even adding some interesting twists. First, although Charity is a virgin, she's not innocent—she decided to participate in her father's con. Second, Charity is pretty good at the con herself, thinking to "play the weak, simpering female" and "arouse his protective instincts," and thereby convince Amari to drop his dastardly plan. So our typical virgin innocent heroine is a bit more complicated, someone used to wearing masks, and not quite sure just who she is underneath them all.
The sex scene is pretty gross, with its combination of coercion and insistence on consent. Amari originally intended, we find out after the actual scene, only to shame Charity, not to actually have sex with her. But he so loses control that he finds himself actually wanting to have sex with Charity; likewise, she loses control, too, and gives him what he originally wanted: she begs him to have sex with her. Yuck! (Although I liked Charity's later summary: "Yes, I acknowledge that in the end I consented. But had I not been coerced in the first place I would never have been in your room" [Loc 541}).
Of course, first-time sex for Charity leads to pregnancy, which she duly announces to Amari. Amari, a literal bastard who also lost his mother at a young age, initially resists fatherhood. But after a bad dream evoking his orphanhood, he realizes he can't leave his unborn child to the same fate that he experienced. Billionaire that he is, he whisks Charity off to his Italian villa where he will care for her and the baby (my, don't you love how these billionaires never have to work!). Rocco is emotionally obtuse in the extreme during their Italian sojourn, continually insisting that all choice belongs to him, and that both the baby and she are "mine." His ridiculous insistence is a feeble mask for his real fear: loving again, and again being abandoned, something that Charity comes to recognize in other weird behaviors of Rocco's (collecting expensive objects, etc.). Of course his weirdness & vulnerability appeal to her, and the two end up back in bed.
Ending spoilers:
The story ends with the obligatory empowering gesture on the part of our formerly uber-patriarchal hero: "I don't want to subject you—I want you to stand equal with me" (1989).Somehow, I can't find it in myself to celebrate the obtuse Rocco's realization that "you are not a thing. I cannot collect you. I cannot own you," even if the story is only a fantasy. Such a realization should be the starting point, not the end point, of any heterosexual relationship in this day and age...
May 20, 2015
There seems to be a new level of realism in Harlequin books. On the one hand it's great to see the characters dealing real world issues like infertility, drug abuse and homelessness but on the other, I kinda like to escape from the world and into a fairytale of billionaires who love to give their ladies makeovers and whisk them off to private islands.
This book sorta straddles the two and best of all, gives us two interesting and easy to read about main characters.
On the other other hand, it didn't make a whole lotta sense to me.
The set up, her father is a conman and allround absent dad. He asks her to help him with one last con, she does and gets caught while her dad skips off into the sunset with his ill gotten gains. For such a survival minded, cynical lady, she sure let herself be carried off on a wave of nostalgia for her daddykins.
But then there is the hero, his revenge is the part that really really does not make sense! He sends her a couture gown, shoes and unmentionables, tells her to meet him at a restaurant. Oh,also, the gown is supposedly super duper slutty and advertises to the world that she is a lady of the night. Okaaaaay, not sure about that, but I think the author better spend a little time checking out couture at Neiman Marcus and Harrods, the so called classy expensive looks are practically indistinguishable now, all being so tiny and short that waxing is a must.
Anyways, she's to wear the slutgear and meet him at a restaurant, then he takes her to a hotel room upstairs and propositions her, sex or jail.
They sex it up like pornstars on holiday and then she's preggars.
I mean we've all been amazed at how much men on Wall Street were paying prostitutes but this would be an amazingly huge amount since her father owes him a couple of million dollars and he's fine with the one night deal. I'm starting to wonder how this man became a bizillionaire.
Anyways, the rest of the story is pretty spot on with their tense interactions and the drama of two people from different lifestyles trying to figure out how to manage an unexpected pregnancy.
This book sorta straddles the two and best of all, gives us two interesting and easy to read about main characters.
On the other other hand, it didn't make a whole lotta sense to me.
The set up, her father is a conman and allround absent dad. He asks her to help him with one last con, she does and gets caught while her dad skips off into the sunset with his ill gotten gains. For such a survival minded, cynical lady, she sure let herself be carried off on a wave of nostalgia for her daddykins.
But then there is the hero, his revenge is the part that really really does not make sense! He sends her a couture gown, shoes and unmentionables, tells her to meet him at a restaurant. Oh,also, the gown is supposedly super duper slutty and advertises to the world that she is a lady of the night. Okaaaaay, not sure about that, but I think the author better spend a little time checking out couture at Neiman Marcus and Harrods, the so called classy expensive looks are practically indistinguishable now, all being so tiny and short that waxing is a must.
Anyways, she's to wear the slutgear and meet him at a restaurant, then he takes her to a hotel room upstairs and propositions her, sex or jail.
They sex it up like pornstars on holiday and then she's preggars.
I mean we've all been amazed at how much men on Wall Street were paying prostitutes but this would be an amazingly huge amount since her father owes him a couple of million dollars and he's fine with the one night deal. I'm starting to wonder how this man became a bizillionaire.
Anyways, the rest of the story is pretty spot on with their tense interactions and the drama of two people from different lifestyles trying to figure out how to manage an unexpected pregnancy.
June 10, 2015
As always the name of Maisey Yates is a guarantee when you want to read a good contemporary romance, but honestly I have to admit that I chose to read this book just because I know her as author, but the synopsis doesn't seem so compelling to capture the attention of potential readers ...
The difference in the book are the characters created by Ms. Yates and her ability to write very "easy" stories to read.
Rocco begins not in the best of ways, he is unforgivable for his behavior with Charity, he is intimidating, arrogant and a iceman. He annoyed me a lot because of his approach, and only thanks to the knowledge of his past, I could overtake the initial antipathy towards him. He isn't charming or an easy man to approach, but he's compelling for sure.
Charity maybe is a bit too lost with self-pity, and she doesn't want to acknowledge her part of guilt for choosing to help his father to complete his cons , but otherwise I really liked her for how she's trying to straighten out her life, putting aside her pride and facing Rocco, to ensure a future to the unborn child.
The book is very pleasant to read and I like how this author is very good to write hot scenes between the protagonists, and then Rocco deserves to be known, at certain times his story almost broke my heart, and from that moment I realized that he was perfect as Ms Yates had created him.
It's the tenth book in the series "A Night with Consequences" published by Harlequin, a series with the same thread, but different authors for the books.
Thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin for the kind preview.
November 11, 2015
Moment of insanity...Guilty pleasure?---NOT! I have been reading Lisa Jackson's To Die series which is full of psycho serial killers and the dead, cold of winter. My mind is a bit frazzled. I really needed something quick to add to my reading challenge for 2015 as well as to clear my mind of the To Die horrors (shiver!). I wanted something that would be a single, stand alone read from an author I've never read. So I went to my local library and checked out the first paperback book in the revolving stand that caught my eye once it stopped spinning and selected Married for Amari's Heir. I read the synopsis and thought first, it's a Harlequin so no real thought required; second it's only 185 pages and there is an attractive couple on the cover. I expected this story to be short, unbelievably stupid and lack intensity. It did not disappoint. In a word, disgusting. Not remotely stimulating. Charity sets women back one hundred years with her ignorance, weakness and insecurity. Rocco is no better. He is a complete and utter a$$. Who in their right mind would prefer him over jail?! The reason I don't read Harlequin "romance" stories is for this reason: no context, showcase of women's inferiority who fall into a man's arms at his whim, dominating men who keep the "little woman" in her place and dependent upon him and his money. Poor blushing virgin--wealthy dominating man...This type of story has been done to death. We deserve better!! Can we move on already?! 0.00000000000001 stars.
July 16, 2015
Married For Amari's Heir was a great romance between a man who has serious control issues and a woman who just wants to live her life free from her father's life style even as she craves his love. Rocco was a huge domineering figure from the get go. He dominated the pages and made me want to smack him even as I wanted to make him feel loved. Charity brought out the sympathy, but I still wanted to whack her as well for falling for her dad's scheme.
The instant attraction and super hot lust between the two was expected but the cruelty from Rocco was not. She was already beat down socially he kicked her while she was on the floor. This book made me swear, it made me want to throw my Kindle, it also made me want to wrap both Rocco and Charity up in a blanket and tell them it would be OK.
This book has great character development and descriptive writing. The emotional building in this book was definitely spot on. I can't tell you how many times I was emphatic to Charity's feelings. Rocco's control issues and jerkiness also pulled at me as it covered for a multitude of feelings he didn't or couldn't handle feeling. I absolutely loved the ending! It was perfect and I can NOT express how much I swooned over it. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a super hot read with strong characters, spicy romance, and a hard earned love ending.
The instant attraction and super hot lust between the two was expected but the cruelty from Rocco was not. She was already beat down socially he kicked her while she was on the floor. This book made me swear, it made me want to throw my Kindle, it also made me want to wrap both Rocco and Charity up in a blanket and tell them it would be OK.
This book has great character development and descriptive writing. The emotional building in this book was definitely spot on. I can't tell you how many times I was emphatic to Charity's feelings. Rocco's control issues and jerkiness also pulled at me as it covered for a multitude of feelings he didn't or couldn't handle feeling. I absolutely loved the ending! It was perfect and I can NOT express how much I swooned over it. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a super hot read with strong characters, spicy romance, and a hard earned love ending.
July 21, 2015
Maisey Yates is a lovely author that has penned some of the best romances Harlequin has. This is another one of them. Charity Wyatt's father is a conman and he uses Charity for his advantage whenever he needs something and always says its the last time. However she stole from Rocco Amari and he isn't going to allow her to get away with it unscathed. Giving him her virginity should have been enough but it leaves consequences that they must both deal with. They both have had past hurts that make them what they are but together they find what they have always looked for, a family and its a truly beautifully written story of dealing with past mistakes , learning to forgive and then finding the true meaning of love. some parts you may need a tissue. don't pass this one up.
July 1, 2015
Sometimes a book is good but you have trouble getting over how much the "hero" really has turned you against him at the start of the book. That is how this book went for me. He was such a jerk that I had a hard time liking him even after he started making amends. Baby or no baby I really wanted her to push on and forget that guy. I guess that means the author did a great job of writing her characters. There is an intense story here and it definitely holds your interest and if you can get beyond the details of the first part of the book. HP readers I think will love it.
September 15, 2015
Oh, HPs... at the end of the day, I'm convinced that Yates writes the only HPs that I can even come close to enjoying. She manages to cull through all the crazy to craft a story that is still absolutely nuts (in the best way) but not godawful. So this one is full of blackmail and coercion and all kinds of nonsense, but it still manages to be very nearly romantic and believable (and not quite as skeezy as you'd expect, what with all the blackmail and coercion). Yates has superpowers, I think.
August 10, 2015
Loved how Rocco and Chairty were able to resolve their childhood issues together. Thier shared history of disturbing childhood experiences gave each of them a lot of baggage. however it allowed them to see the good in each other and build on it once they stop hiding from each other and their feelings.
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January 12, 2016"Yates’ interesting tale contains lively writing and good characterization. Rocco is well drawn in that he’s still damaged from his past, as is Charity in her refusal to take too much blame for her father’s actions" (RT Book Reviews, 4 stars).
Miniseries: One Night With Consequences
Miniseries: One Night With Consequences
September 4, 2015
Even though the hero was a bit entitled to his behaviour it was a tad too much petulant for my taste. The fact he was trying to continue a romantic relationship with extortion didn't really raise my opinion of the book.
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