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What Kyra knew about Mr.
He was the company's corporate kingpin.
He took his coffee black--and bitter.
On Sunday he would become Kyra's husband!
Kyra Symington nearly fell out of her ergonomically correct secretary's chair when office dreamboat James Redman asked for her hand in marriage. Their union would be loveless and temporary, of course. She would never dream of sleeping next to her husband all night long...or indulging in more than a friendly peck on the cheek. Kyra had to keep her heart under strict supervision because James didn't always play fair when he wanted something...or someone!
He was the company's corporate kingpin.
He took his coffee black--and bitter.
On Sunday he would become Kyra's husband!
Kyra Symington nearly fell out of her ergonomically correct secretary's chair when office dreamboat James Redman asked for her hand in marriage. Their union would be loveless and temporary, of course. She would never dream of sleeping next to her husband all night long...or indulging in more than a friendly peck on the cheek. Kyra had to keep her heart under strict supervision because James didn't always play fair when he wanted something...or someone!
240 pages
First published January 1, 2000
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Raye Morgan
386 books28 followersAka Helen Conrad and Jena Hunt
Helen Conrad was born on April 11, 1945 in Pasadena, California, U.S.A. and grew up between Holland, Guam, and California, and spent a few years in Washington, D.C. as well. She obtained a B.A. in English Literature.
Helen was working toward a Master's in Library Science when she dropped out to have her first son. "One look into those baby blue eyes and I knew it was going to be a long time before I went back to school. But with young ones, you do have time to read, and the more I read, the more I learned about writing". She started writing because she felt guilty about spending so much time reading. "Through writing I figured I could still immerse myself in the stories I love, but I could actually claim I was working! The amazing thing was when I sold my first book and the excuse was justified. Dreams really do come true!"
After years of writing romantic suspense in the style of Mary Stewart and children's books in a lot of styles, she finally sold a romance to Jove's Second Chance at Love and there was celebration all around-at least in her ever-patient family of husband and four boys. She published four more romances for Jove under the name Jena Hunt, then began writing Silhouette Desires. A few sales to Bantam Loveswept and Harlequin Romance, Temptationand SuperRomance under the name Helen Conrad followed, as well as to Harpers, Dell Ecstasy, Mills & Boon, and even an historical with Zebra. Today, she is concentrating on Silhouette Romance, completely captivated by the breezy fun and touching poignancy of their compact, to-the-point form. She feels the perfect "quick read" should make the reader smile, sigh and put the book down feeling better about the state of love in the world.
Now, she lives in the Los Angeles area now with Nick, her geologist-computers cientist husband and the two of her four sons who still live at home."Having the boys around helps keep me up on the current trends," she says with a laugh. "But writing helps keep me in touch with the romance that weaves through the everyday lives we all live.
Helen Conrad was born on April 11, 1945 in Pasadena, California, U.S.A. and grew up between Holland, Guam, and California, and spent a few years in Washington, D.C. as well. She obtained a B.A. in English Literature.
Helen was working toward a Master's in Library Science when she dropped out to have her first son. "One look into those baby blue eyes and I knew it was going to be a long time before I went back to school. But with young ones, you do have time to read, and the more I read, the more I learned about writing". She started writing because she felt guilty about spending so much time reading. "Through writing I figured I could still immerse myself in the stories I love, but I could actually claim I was working! The amazing thing was when I sold my first book and the excuse was justified. Dreams really do come true!"
After years of writing romantic suspense in the style of Mary Stewart and children's books in a lot of styles, she finally sold a romance to Jove's Second Chance at Love and there was celebration all around-at least in her ever-patient family of husband and four boys. She published four more romances for Jove under the name Jena Hunt, then began writing Silhouette Desires. A few sales to Bantam Loveswept and Harlequin Romance, Temptationand SuperRomance under the name Helen Conrad followed, as well as to Harpers, Dell Ecstasy, Mills & Boon, and even an historical with Zebra. Today, she is concentrating on Silhouette Romance, completely captivated by the breezy fun and touching poignancy of their compact, to-the-point form. She feels the perfect "quick read" should make the reader smile, sigh and put the book down feeling better about the state of love in the world.
Now, she lives in the Los Angeles area now with Nick, her geologist-computers cientist husband and the two of her four sons who still live at home."Having the boys around helps keep me up on the current trends," she says with a laugh. "But writing helps keep me in touch with the romance that weaves through the everyday lives we all live.
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February 12, 2017
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November 3, 2022
Fine; never coalesced to hang together for me.
Another from the stack given to me by a friend; another MoC as considered a trope I like (do I? Betty's best, the rest is a wait-and-see).
Starts with a diet contest for no good reason other than to allow her some orgasmic reactions to a sundae in the work cafeteria. It's not omg terrible, but it felt obvious. The ways she and the hero see one another as she's eating the sundae and click didn't require launching the book with weight shifted she didn't need and shouldn't put back on by eating a random candy bar -- it could have been any number of things, but I get the sense that was to be modern/hilarious and mood-setting and flirty (always from him via reputation, new for her), and, meh.
Anyway.
The leads seem really horny for each other (great! good! but,) but falling in love is much less obvious.
However it is obvious he's led a mostly self-centered, easygoing life, and she's rattled his awareness and existence. That can be enough. Again it's fine, he's fine, but their getting to know one another is too hot and cold as it goes in order to draw out momentary tension.
There's not a lot of them even getting to know one another too. A lot of running around doing things, though.
The pacing / structure is off. Too crammed up at the end after a lot of dawdling leading up to the action.
Usually I am -- and work to be -- forgiving of aspects in various romances that are imperfect about places and spaces. So you're in NYC and the author gets a random uptown/downtown subway entrance wrong, moving on. But this book gave a whole chapter and "we're so different, he and I (he's wealthy! and worldly! she's just not!)" rumination over to it, plus it just made me lol -- that the luxe, exclusive, only the rich and famous gain entry casino they go to in Vegas is -- Camelot. I'm sorry but lol; even in 2000 it's funny. I guess the author really wanted to push the heretofore unmentioned Cinderella story vibe but... lol. Kicked me right out and kept me chuckling.
And then after all that she never thinks about it again. She got a Camelot 'fairy godmother,' a fancy dress and a nice hairdo and his friends acknowledge her so she figures welp, I've made it! When it could have been a nice insight that she was taking on being seen as lesser the night before and she didn't have to, doing a little emotional maturation of her own. But no.
Several things follow this model. Glimmer of insight, or the possibility of insight, but it gets glossed over and is never investigated again. Or pays off. Or allows the relationship mutual understanding and growth. Too bad.
There's a lot of banter in this book and it's banter that doesn't work for me. But there's also a lot of good small things, character asides, small exchanges that do work. It's not quite enough.
I didn't hate it but it didn't make much of an impression. One that's not for me.
Another from the stack given to me by a friend; another MoC as considered a trope I like (do I? Betty's best, the rest is a wait-and-see).
Starts with a diet contest for no good reason other than to allow her some orgasmic reactions to a sundae in the work cafeteria. It's not omg terrible, but it felt obvious. The ways she and the hero see one another as she's eating the sundae and click didn't require launching the book with weight shifted she didn't need and shouldn't put back on by eating a random candy bar -- it could have been any number of things, but I get the sense that was to be modern/hilarious and mood-setting and flirty (always from him via reputation, new for her), and, meh.
Anyway.
The leads seem really horny for each other (great! good! but,) but falling in love is much less obvious.
However it is obvious he's led a mostly self-centered, easygoing life, and she's rattled his awareness and existence. That can be enough. Again it's fine, he's fine, but their getting to know one another is too hot and cold as it goes in order to draw out momentary tension.
There's not a lot of them even getting to know one another too. A lot of running around doing things, though.
The pacing / structure is off. Too crammed up at the end after a lot of dawdling leading up to the action.
Usually I am -- and work to be -- forgiving of aspects in various romances that are imperfect about places and spaces. So you're in NYC and the author gets a random uptown/downtown subway entrance wrong, moving on. But this book gave a whole chapter and "we're so different, he and I (he's wealthy! and worldly! she's just not!)" rumination over to it, plus it just made me lol -- that the luxe, exclusive, only the rich and famous gain entry casino they go to in Vegas is -- Camelot. I'm sorry but lol; even in 2000 it's funny. I guess the author really wanted to push the heretofore unmentioned Cinderella story vibe but... lol. Kicked me right out and kept me chuckling.
And then after all that she never thinks about it again. She got a Camelot 'fairy godmother,' a fancy dress and a nice hairdo and his friends acknowledge her so she figures welp, I've made it! When it could have been a nice insight that she was taking on being seen as lesser the night before and she didn't have to, doing a little emotional maturation of her own. But no.
Several things follow this model. Glimmer of insight, or the possibility of insight, but it gets glossed over and is never investigated again. Or pays off. Or allows the relationship mutual understanding and growth. Too bad.
There's a lot of banter in this book and it's banter that doesn't work for me. But there's also a lot of good small things, character asides, small exchanges that do work. It's not quite enough.
I didn't hate it but it didn't make much of an impression. One that's not for me.
June 20, 2019
Good story
This was a nice story all around. Both James and Kyra are nice solid characters, and any tension in the story wasn't overbearing. A nice light read.
Four stars, as the timeline of the story is a bit too swift, even for a Silhouette book. But, I still recommend it for a friendly read.
This was a nice story all around. Both James and Kyra are nice solid characters, and any tension in the story wasn't overbearing. A nice light read.
Four stars, as the timeline of the story is a bit too swift, even for a Silhouette book. But, I still recommend it for a friendly read.
November 5, 2022
Promoted-To Wife
This story was set way back in the last century where there was no internet or other gadgets. The couple met at their job. He was in need of a wife to get out of an arranged marriage that his aunt had in mind. She was in need of help with finance. And her grandmother was in the hospital. Can these two people over come the obstacles of a paper marriage?
This story was set way back in the last century where there was no internet or other gadgets. The couple met at their job. He was in need of a wife to get out of an arranged marriage that his aunt had in mind. She was in need of help with finance. And her grandmother was in the hospital. Can these two people over come the obstacles of a paper marriage?
September 13, 2023
Nice, light read
3.5 ⭐
3.5 ⭐
January 25, 2013
james butuh istri untuk setahun supaya dy terbebas dari rencana bibi x untuk menjodohkanx dengan teman msa kecilx...dan wanita yang beruntung dipilih olh james untuk menjadi istrix itu Kyra...kyra menerima tawaran james karna dy butuh uang untuk membayar pengobatan nenekx dan biaya panti wreda...
agak bosan bagian usaha james untuk membujuk kyra agar mau menrima lamaranx...tpi sesudah mereka menikah baru mulai seru...kyra bersikeras untuk tetap tidak tidur dengan james,dy terus mengatakan dy hanya karyawan james dan dikontrak tidak ad tentang tidur bersama...dan suasana mulai memanas saat teman masa kecil james datang berkunjung...
james pernah mengatakan pada kyra klo Jill, teman masa kecilx itu orang yang menyebalkan dan tampangx jelek...tp sekarang yg ad jill telah menjadi wanita yang cantik dan menyenangkan,ekspresi james saat bertemu jill lagi membuat nyali kyra menciut...james menyukai jill...
agak bosan bagian usaha james untuk membujuk kyra agar mau menrima lamaranx...tpi sesudah mereka menikah baru mulai seru...kyra bersikeras untuk tetap tidak tidur dengan james,dy terus mengatakan dy hanya karyawan james dan dikontrak tidak ad tentang tidur bersama...dan suasana mulai memanas saat teman masa kecil james datang berkunjung...
james pernah mengatakan pada kyra klo Jill, teman masa kecilx itu orang yang menyebalkan dan tampangx jelek...tp sekarang yg ad jill telah menjadi wanita yang cantik dan menyenangkan,ekspresi james saat bertemu jill lagi membuat nyali kyra menciut...james menyukai jill...
September 12, 2012
This book was very interesting I like how James took charge to the love scene lol.................
this book is totally fabulous
this book is totally fabulous
March 10, 2018
Si James ini ya, masa bilang cintanya di detik2 terakhir. Ah elah...
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