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Wanting His Child / The Kouros Marriage Revenge
Re-read the classic romance WANTING HIS CHILD by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan
Silas Stevens broke Verity Maitland's heart when he married another woman. But meeting him again, and his motherless young daughter, she's wary of the passion which still burns between them. Could there be a place for Verity in this little family and in Silas's bed...as his wife?
Originally published in 1999
And re-discover the fan-favorite THE KOUROS MARRIAGE REVENGE by USA Today bestselling author Abby Green
When Greek shipping magnate Alexandros Kouros weds Kallie Demarchis, media photos show them madly in love. But behind the happy scenes lies a different story... Kallie married Alex to save her family's business! And he'll have great pleasure taking revenge for the mistake that destroyed their youth, by claiming her as his arranged bride!
Originally published in 2007
Silas Stevens broke Verity Maitland's heart when he married another woman. But meeting him again, and his motherless young daughter, she's wary of the passion which still burns between them. Could there be a place for Verity in this little family and in Silas's bed...as his wife?
Originally published in 1999
And re-discover the fan-favorite THE KOUROS MARRIAGE REVENGE by USA Today bestselling author Abby Green
When Greek shipping magnate Alexandros Kouros weds Kallie Demarchis, media photos show them madly in love. But behind the happy scenes lies a different story... Kallie married Alex to save her family's business! And he'll have great pleasure taking revenge for the mistake that destroyed their youth, by claiming her as his arranged bride!
Originally published in 2007
375 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 16, 2017
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Penny Jordan
1,125 books668 followersPenelope Jones Halsall
aka Caroline Courtney, Annie Groves, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright
Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on November 24, 1946 at about seven pounds in a nursing home in Preston, Lancashire, England. She was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, an engineer, who died at 85, and his wife Margaret Louise Groves Jones. She has a brother, Anthony, and a sister, Prudence "Pru".
She had been a keen reader from the childhood - her mother used to leave her in the children's section of their local library whilst she changed her father's library books. She was a storyteller long before she began to write romantic fiction. At the age of eight, she was creating serialized bedtime stories, featuring make-believe adventures, for her younger sister Prue, who was always the heroine. At eleven, she fell in love with Mills & Boon, and with their heroes. In those days the books could only be obtained via private lending libraries, and she quickly became a devoted fan; she was thrilled to bits when the books went on full sale in shops and she could have them for keeps.
Penny left grammar school in Rochdale with O-Levels in English Language, English Literature and Geography. She first discovered Mills & Boon books, via a girl she worked with. She married Steve Halsall, an accountant and a "lovely man", who smoked and drank too heavily, and suffered oral cancer with bravery and dignity. Her husband bought her the small electric typewriter on which she typed her first novels, at a time when he could ill afford it. He died at the beginning of 21st century.
She earned a living as a writer since the 1970s when, as a shorthand typist, she entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Although she didn't win, Penny found an agent who was looking for a new Georgette Heyer. She published four regency novels as Caroline Courtney, before changing her nom de plume to Melinda Wright for three air-hostess romps and then she wrote two thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock. Soon after that, Mills and Boon accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey as Penny Jordan. However, for her more historical romance novels, she adopted her mother's maiden-name to become Annie Groves. Almost 70 of her 167 Mills and Boon novels have been sold worldwide.
Penny Halsall lived in a neo-Georgian house in Nantwich, Cheshire, with her Alsatian Sheba and cat Posh. She worked from home, in her kitchen, surrounded by her pets, and welcomed interruptions from her friends and family.
aka Caroline Courtney, Annie Groves, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright
Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on November 24, 1946 at about seven pounds in a nursing home in Preston, Lancashire, England. She was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, an engineer, who died at 85, and his wife Margaret Louise Groves Jones. She has a brother, Anthony, and a sister, Prudence "Pru".
She had been a keen reader from the childhood - her mother used to leave her in the children's section of their local library whilst she changed her father's library books. She was a storyteller long before she began to write romantic fiction. At the age of eight, she was creating serialized bedtime stories, featuring make-believe adventures, for her younger sister Prue, who was always the heroine. At eleven, she fell in love with Mills & Boon, and with their heroes. In those days the books could only be obtained via private lending libraries, and she quickly became a devoted fan; she was thrilled to bits when the books went on full sale in shops and she could have them for keeps.
Penny left grammar school in Rochdale with O-Levels in English Language, English Literature and Geography. She first discovered Mills & Boon books, via a girl she worked with. She married Steve Halsall, an accountant and a "lovely man", who smoked and drank too heavily, and suffered oral cancer with bravery and dignity. Her husband bought her the small electric typewriter on which she typed her first novels, at a time when he could ill afford it. He died at the beginning of 21st century.
She earned a living as a writer since the 1970s when, as a shorthand typist, she entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Although she didn't win, Penny found an agent who was looking for a new Georgette Heyer. She published four regency novels as Caroline Courtney, before changing her nom de plume to Melinda Wright for three air-hostess romps and then she wrote two thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock. Soon after that, Mills and Boon accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey as Penny Jordan. However, for her more historical romance novels, she adopted her mother's maiden-name to become Annie Groves. Almost 70 of her 167 Mills and Boon novels have been sold worldwide.
Penny Halsall lived in a neo-Georgian house in Nantwich, Cheshire, with her Alsatian Sheba and cat Posh. She worked from home, in her kitchen, surrounded by her pets, and welcomed interruptions from her friends and family.
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December 4, 2020
This review only applies to "Wanting His Child" by Penny Jordan. This book was some old skool WTF-ery. Verity was groomed from childhood to take over her uncle's business empire. Her uncle did not want her with Silas, a gardener. He sent her to New York for ostensible on-the-job training and while there, Drama Happened. Stupid shit that really could have been talked through happened and Silas went back to England and proceeded to have pity sex with, impregnate, and marry the first stranger he came across. Fast forward about a decade and Verity returns to her hometown for Reasons that never actually get followed up on, but are clearly just a smokescreen to see Silas again. She immediately runs into (literally) Silas's daughter, Honor.
And here we come to my first issue. Verity and Honor. I know it's silly, but I had the hardest time separating those names in my head. They don't sound alike, but they're both virtues. I really thought Penny Jordan was going to say something at the end about how he had secretly named his daughter after Verity, but no, just a coincidence. Drove me crazy the entire time.
And that kid was ridiculous. I know it's great to have a kid who picks out their own step-mother because it presumably means they will actually like said step-mother. But if Silas and Verity hadn't been into it? Those nine-year-old machinations would have gotten super stalkery.
Then there's all the flashbacks. I got to the point with this book where I skimmed every single flashback. And there were a lot of them. I get that Jordan wanted to tell about how their insta-love came about (and make no mistake, their younger romance was insta-love) and show them in happier times... but honestly it was all so sappy it was hard to read. Plus, also... flashbacks. Soooo boring.
So in present-day, Silas and Verity are all about avoiding each other because he thinks she left him for her job and she knows he left her to get someone else pregnant and it really should have been all angsty and interesting and it only managed to be one of those things (and not the good one). Honor-the-creepy-stalker-child is the only plot device keeping the romance going. And the thing is, a four sentence conversation is all these two weirdos needed to have their HEA.
"You left me for your job!"
"No I didn't, I came back to get you and you'd married someone you'd gotten pregnant."
"Verity, my love!"
"Silas, my life!"
Boom. Done. If not for the 2+ chapters leading up to their reunion, this could have been a one-page story. The fact that it took over a week for me to finish a book I could usually finish in a day should speak for itself.
And here we come to my first issue. Verity and Honor. I know it's silly, but I had the hardest time separating those names in my head. They don't sound alike, but they're both virtues. I really thought Penny Jordan was going to say something at the end about how he had secretly named his daughter after Verity, but no, just a coincidence. Drove me crazy the entire time.
And that kid was ridiculous. I know it's great to have a kid who picks out their own step-mother because it presumably means they will actually like said step-mother. But if Silas and Verity hadn't been into it? Those nine-year-old machinations would have gotten super stalkery.
Then there's all the flashbacks. I got to the point with this book where I skimmed every single flashback. And there were a lot of them. I get that Jordan wanted to tell about how their insta-love came about (and make no mistake, their younger romance was insta-love) and show them in happier times... but honestly it was all so sappy it was hard to read. Plus, also... flashbacks. Soooo boring.
So in present-day, Silas and Verity are all about avoiding each other because he thinks she left him for her job and she knows he left her to get someone else pregnant and it really should have been all angsty and interesting and it only managed to be one of those things (and not the good one). Honor-the-creepy-stalker-child is the only plot device keeping the romance going. And the thing is, a four sentence conversation is all these two weirdos needed to have their HEA.
"You left me for your job!"
"No I didn't, I came back to get you and you'd married someone you'd gotten pregnant."
"Verity, my love!"
"Silas, my life!"
Boom. Done. If not for the 2+ chapters leading up to their reunion, this could have been a one-page story. The fact that it took over a week for me to finish a book I could usually finish in a day should speak for itself.
May 8, 2025
wanting his child
This is one of my favorite Penny Jordan romances. It’s the classic second chance romance with an evil other having separated them in the past and the most adorable and precious child matchmaker ever!
This is one of my favorite Penny Jordan romances. It’s the classic second chance romance with an evil other having separated them in the past and the most adorable and precious child matchmaker ever!
August 22, 2025
Wanting His Child
This book holds two stories. They both have the same concept in plot line. Both couples have a common past with miscommunication that tore them apart. Other people made their courtship, of sorts , complicated that there was years apart before they reconnect.
This book holds two stories. They both have the same concept in plot line. Both couples have a common past with miscommunication that tore them apart. Other people made their courtship, of sorts , complicated that there was years apart before they reconnect.
September 13, 2017
Good book!!
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