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The Sicilian's Forgotten Wife
Revenge is best served cold…
But their passion is red-hot!
Innocent Josselyn Christie agrees to conveniently wed the infamously powerful Cenzo Falcone to please her beloved father. But she soon realizes her new husband has only one thing on his mind: revenge against her family!
Swept off to his remote Sicilian castle, Josselyn finds Cenzo arrogant, ruthless and dangerously compelling. But when an accident causes him to forget everything, the tables are turned. This Cenzo wants her as she’s always dreamed, but will he feel the same once he remembers?
But their passion is red-hot!
Innocent Josselyn Christie agrees to conveniently wed the infamously powerful Cenzo Falcone to please her beloved father. But she soon realizes her new husband has only one thing on his mind: revenge against her family!
Swept off to his remote Sicilian castle, Josselyn finds Cenzo arrogant, ruthless and dangerously compelling. But when an accident causes him to forget everything, the tables are turned. This Cenzo wants her as she’s always dreamed, but will he feel the same once he remembers?
132 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2021
About the author
Caitlin Crews
1,239 books607 followersCaitlin Crews discovered her first romance novel at the age of twelve, in a bargain bin at the local five and dime. It involved swashbuckling pirates, grand adventures, a heroine with rustling skirts and a mind of her own, and a seriously mouthwatering and masterful hero. The book (the title of which remains lost in the mists of time) made a serious impression. Caitlin was immediately smitten with romances and romance heroes, to the detriment of her middle school social life. And so began her life-long love affair with romance novels, many of which she insists on keeping near her at all times, thus creating a fire hazard of love wherever she lives.
Caitlin has made her home in places as far-flung as York, England and Atlanta, Georgia. She was raised near New York City, and fell in love with London on her first visit when she was a teenager. She has backpacked in Zimbabwe, been on safari in Botswana, and visited tiny villages in Namibia. She has, while visiting the place in question, declared her intention to live in Prague, Dublin, Paris, Athens, Nice, the Greek Islands, Rome, Venice, and/or any of the Hawaiian islands. Writing about exotic places seems like the next best thing to actually moving there.
She currently lives in Oregon with her animator/comic book artist husband and their menagerie of ridiculous animals.
Caitlin has made her home in places as far-flung as York, England and Atlanta, Georgia. She was raised near New York City, and fell in love with London on her first visit when she was a teenager. She has backpacked in Zimbabwe, been on safari in Botswana, and visited tiny villages in Namibia. She has, while visiting the place in question, declared her intention to live in Prague, Dublin, Paris, Athens, Nice, the Greek Islands, Rome, Venice, and/or any of the Hawaiian islands. Writing about exotic places seems like the next best thing to actually moving there.
She currently lives in Oregon with her animator/comic book artist husband and their menagerie of ridiculous animals.
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August 4, 2021
3.5 stars.
Fate helps a beleaguered heroine, in this revenge tale.
Revenge is my preferred trope in HPlandia and the H, who dips his toes into the murky pond of vengeance, while appearing to live by society's acceptable norms and conventions, is my favourite type of alpha.
Anti-heroes and vengeful heroes are my guilty pleasure, because they're more intriguing than the conventional good guy H. They've got that dual persona thing going on, where their bad side is always in conflict with their good. And, it's so sexy when they're aware of this duality.
In this novel, the H Cenzo often refers to his bad side as his inner dragon, that lurks beneath the surface of his outer civility, waiting to be unleashed. He's even got a little *tell*, i.e. his mocking laughter. This alerts the reader that he's trying hard to hide any intense negative emotions he's feeling.
Mocking laughter is his coping mechanism but it soon began to grate on me when it's done so often in a short space of time.
Cenzo, like most of Caitlin Crews' vengeful assholes, is not a nice guy.
He's ghoulishly egotistical and intolerable; he's so wrapped up in his own consequence, that it's hard to take him seriously. Moreover, he doesn't care if people dislike him because his wealth and power shields him from having to cater to lesser folks.
This is the H, Cenzo:
He was a vision of rampant masculinity, somehow elegant and breathtakingly ruthless at once.
But this is what he really ought to be depicted as:
He's single-mindedly obsessed with avenging his father's untimely death and he won't rest until Archibald Christie (the heroine's dad) suffers for (allegedly) causing his dad's death.
What's most puzzling, is the fact that Archibald Christie seems like a good man who's incapable of the crimes of which he's been accused. The heroine, Josselyn, is even more confused by the H's allegations because her father's a loving parent and a wonderful man, who's liked by everyone. He's the last person who'd be responsible for the death of the H's father.
It turns out that Josselyn is right and the H's been fed a saucer full of lies by his catty, deceitful, narcissistic mother, who's out for Archibald Christie's blood ever since she'd propositioned him and he rejected her desperate, entitled ass.
The heroine's dad even has proof, in the form of her desperate love letters to him, written after he'd just announced his engagement to the heroine's late mom.
“Tell me again how it is that you have no buttons to push.” She dared him. She dared him. “And I will tell you more stories about your mother, because believe me, there are many. After our engagement, I went through all my father’s correspondence. It was fascinating. Illuminating, even.”
But the H doesn't yet know this when he embarks on his revenge via marriage plan.
This is the heroine, Josselyn:
He had seen from the pictures that she was lovely. Lovelier than the daughter of his enemy had any right to be, he had thought when he’d seen the first round of photographs.
The heroine herself, is shocked when he reveals his plan, to use her as a pawn against her father.
He knows that she's her father's only weakness, because Archibald Christie is one of those rare, doting HPlandia dads, so Cenzo intends to use, demean and denigrate her...for starters.
“In a month’s time, we will leave here,” he told her, his voice a rasp that seemed to do the same things in her that his kiss had. “And you will be my slave. Not because I make it so in some show of strength, Josselyn. But because you will beg me for the role. In my bed, of course. But everywhere else, too, because that is how much you will want me.”
And he's so full of himself and confident in his manliness, that he underestimates the heroine even more...
The MC's are alone at a bleak, crumbling castle on a tiny island, accessible only by the sea: an almost perfect neo gothic setting for the H's revenge plans. This setting reminds me of Caitlin Crews' other novel, Claimed in the Italian's Castle, that's based on the Bluebeard fairytale.
But, what makes this revenge tale even more interesting, is the huge plot twist that occurs early in the story: the H falls down the stairs, hurts his head and gets amnesia.
How does the vengeful H trope unfold, under such unforeseen circumstances?
Well, for starters, the cunning heroine turns the table on him by informing the amnesiac H that he's her servant. It couldn't have happened to a better man and I was thrilled at this plot twist.
I'd come across a similar use of this ploy, years ago, in Margaret Pargeter's Collision, but that heroine's useless childish petulance, led me to sympathize with the H. But in this novel, I was cheering for Crews' heroine, who's wiser and better equipped to play this game because she uses superficial kindness to mask her nefarious plans.
As her amnesic manservant, he's given important guidelines about his duties...
But my favourite bit, was this:
The very best part, was that the amnesiac H grew to adore his female *employer* and he never argued with her, not even when she told him that he could sleep in a proper bedroom if he chose to, but he'd always preferred roughing it on a tiny pallet on the floor! 😂😂😂
She played him so well, with her benevolent employer act that he refused the offer of a bedroom and decided to stick with the tiny mattress on the floor...
I loved seeing an innocent heroine get some justice against a H whose mother, like a jealous female Iago, had turned him into a twisted villain bent on sick revenge, after pouring her poison into his ears.
Josselyn wasn't even very ruthless, because she never made him suffer the way he would've done if the tables had been turned. Her conscience prevented her from taking things too far and I appreciated that.
In just one month's time, the H went from being this:
To this:
As a servant, he's still somewhat arrogant but he fulfils his duties without complaint. He even starts to fall in love with the heroine, as he begins to see her through new eyes. She soon becomes his ideal woman and she's all that he thinks about.
She starts to fall in love this new incarnation of him too, because they're alone on the island and they spend lots of time engaging in philosophical discussions about life and the nature of good vs evil etc. This is my favourite part of the story, because it's just two simple persons falling in love, even though they know they're not supposed to.
Things fall apart after they have sex and his memory is triggered. But he doesn't react quite as badly as I'd expected. He's resentful at the turn of events but he's not unhinged and he sends her back to her dad's estate in Philadelphia without any further ado.
It appears that he'd really fallen in love with her, during his month as her servant and all their long talks led him to reconsider that she might have been telling the truth when she'd informed him about his mother's perfidy.
His lying slutty mother received some comeuppance, when he cast her from his life and told her that there'll be no revenge against his wife and her dad.
My main complaint was with the ending. I wish the author had included a proper epilogue because it would've been wonderful to discover what's happening with these MC's and their respective parents in the future.
Safety: No OW, no OM and both MC's are celibate during their very short separation.
Fate helps a beleaguered heroine, in this revenge tale.
Revenge is my preferred trope in HPlandia and the H, who dips his toes into the murky pond of vengeance, while appearing to live by society's acceptable norms and conventions, is my favourite type of alpha.
Anti-heroes and vengeful heroes are my guilty pleasure, because they're more intriguing than the conventional good guy H. They've got that dual persona thing going on, where their bad side is always in conflict with their good. And, it's so sexy when they're aware of this duality.
In this novel, the H Cenzo often refers to his bad side as his inner dragon, that lurks beneath the surface of his outer civility, waiting to be unleashed. He's even got a little *tell*, i.e. his mocking laughter. This alerts the reader that he's trying hard to hide any intense negative emotions he's feeling.
Mocking laughter is his coping mechanism but it soon began to grate on me when it's done so often in a short space of time.
Cenzo, like most of Caitlin Crews' vengeful assholes, is not a nice guy.
He's ghoulishly egotistical and intolerable; he's so wrapped up in his own consequence, that it's hard to take him seriously. Moreover, he doesn't care if people dislike him because his wealth and power shields him from having to cater to lesser folks.
This is the H, Cenzo:
He was a vision of rampant masculinity, somehow elegant and breathtakingly ruthless at once.
But this is what he really ought to be depicted as:
He's single-mindedly obsessed with avenging his father's untimely death and he won't rest until Archibald Christie (the heroine's dad) suffers for (allegedly) causing his dad's death.
What's most puzzling, is the fact that Archibald Christie seems like a good man who's incapable of the crimes of which he's been accused. The heroine, Josselyn, is even more confused by the H's allegations because her father's a loving parent and a wonderful man, who's liked by everyone. He's the last person who'd be responsible for the death of the H's father.
It turns out that Josselyn is right and the H's been fed a saucer full of lies by his catty, deceitful, narcissistic mother, who's out for Archibald Christie's blood ever since she'd propositioned him and he rejected her desperate, entitled ass.
The heroine's dad even has proof, in the form of her desperate love letters to him, written after he'd just announced his engagement to the heroine's late mom.
“Tell me again how it is that you have no buttons to push.” She dared him. She dared him. “And I will tell you more stories about your mother, because believe me, there are many. After our engagement, I went through all my father’s correspondence. It was fascinating. Illuminating, even.”
But the H doesn't yet know this when he embarks on his revenge via marriage plan.
This is the heroine, Josselyn:
He had seen from the pictures that she was lovely. Lovelier than the daughter of his enemy had any right to be, he had thought when he’d seen the first round of photographs.
The heroine herself, is shocked when he reveals his plan, to use her as a pawn against her father.
He knows that she's her father's only weakness, because Archibald Christie is one of those rare, doting HPlandia dads, so Cenzo intends to use, demean and denigrate her...for starters.
“In a month’s time, we will leave here,” he told her, his voice a rasp that seemed to do the same things in her that his kiss had. “And you will be my slave. Not because I make it so in some show of strength, Josselyn. But because you will beg me for the role. In my bed, of course. But everywhere else, too, because that is how much you will want me.”
And he's so full of himself and confident in his manliness, that he underestimates the heroine even more...
The MC's are alone at a bleak, crumbling castle on a tiny island, accessible only by the sea: an almost perfect neo gothic setting for the H's revenge plans. This setting reminds me of Caitlin Crews' other novel, Claimed in the Italian's Castle, that's based on the Bluebeard fairytale.
But, what makes this revenge tale even more interesting, is the huge plot twist that occurs early in the story: the H falls down the stairs, hurts his head and gets amnesia.
How does the vengeful H trope unfold, under such unforeseen circumstances?
Well, for starters, the cunning heroine turns the table on him by informing the amnesiac H that he's her servant. It couldn't have happened to a better man and I was thrilled at this plot twist.
I'd come across a similar use of this ploy, years ago, in Margaret Pargeter's Collision, but that heroine's useless childish petulance, led me to sympathize with the H. But in this novel, I was cheering for Crews' heroine, who's wiser and better equipped to play this game because she uses superficial kindness to mask her nefarious plans.
As her amnesic manservant, he's given important guidelines about his duties...
But my favourite bit, was this:
The very best part, was that the amnesiac H grew to adore his female *employer* and he never argued with her, not even when she told him that he could sleep in a proper bedroom if he chose to, but he'd always preferred roughing it on a tiny pallet on the floor! 😂😂😂
She played him so well, with her benevolent employer act that he refused the offer of a bedroom and decided to stick with the tiny mattress on the floor...
I loved seeing an innocent heroine get some justice against a H whose mother, like a jealous female Iago, had turned him into a twisted villain bent on sick revenge, after pouring her poison into his ears.
Josselyn wasn't even very ruthless, because she never made him suffer the way he would've done if the tables had been turned. Her conscience prevented her from taking things too far and I appreciated that.
In just one month's time, the H went from being this:
To this:
As a servant, he's still somewhat arrogant but he fulfils his duties without complaint. He even starts to fall in love with the heroine, as he begins to see her through new eyes. She soon becomes his ideal woman and she's all that he thinks about.
She starts to fall in love this new incarnation of him too, because they're alone on the island and they spend lots of time engaging in philosophical discussions about life and the nature of good vs evil etc. This is my favourite part of the story, because it's just two simple persons falling in love, even though they know they're not supposed to.
Things fall apart after they have sex and his memory is triggered. But he doesn't react quite as badly as I'd expected. He's resentful at the turn of events but he's not unhinged and he sends her back to her dad's estate in Philadelphia without any further ado.
It appears that he'd really fallen in love with her, during his month as her servant and all their long talks led him to reconsider that she might have been telling the truth when she'd informed him about his mother's perfidy.
His lying slutty mother received some comeuppance, when he cast her from his life and told her that there'll be no revenge against his wife and her dad.
My main complaint was with the ending. I wish the author had included a proper epilogue because it would've been wonderful to discover what's happening with these MC's and their respective parents in the future.
Safety: No OW, no OM and both MC's are celibate during their very short separation.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 27, 2021
Thank you, Caitlin Crews for writing a complete nonsense story with no connection to the real world. This is what I want in an HP.
*Hyper-focus on the H/h.
*An exotic location. (An island off the coast of Sicily.)
*New treatments of the arranged marriage trope and the revenge trope.
*An actual plot twist.
*Emphasis on what the characters are doing, rather than constant sex scenes.
Epilogue lovers will be disappointed, but I liked that it ended within the tight time frame. I also liked that the dad wanted the hero to be happy as well as his daughter.
*Hyper-focus on the H/h.
*An exotic location. (An island off the coast of Sicily.)
*New treatments of the arranged marriage trope and the revenge trope.
*An actual plot twist.
*Emphasis on what the characters are doing, rather than constant sex scenes.
Epilogue lovers will be disappointed, but I liked that it ended within the tight time frame. I also liked that the dad wanted the hero to be happy as well as his daughter.
August 8, 2021
Same old same old. The destination wasn’t worth the journey.
September 2, 2021
When I started this I was more than a little dismayed to read the same old tycoon, Sicilian this time, stuck on his awesome self and oozing STD levels of sexual arrogance. Then there was the heroine who agrees to a MOC to make her father happy and because it worked for him. A father named Archibald Christie which happens to be Agatha Christie’s cheating cad of a first husband’s name and an interesting choice. Then there was the ho-hum, same ole revenge plot with a supercilious class conscious mother just waiting in the wings and way too blue blood to pass the Grey Poupon.
The H taunts the heroine that he will have sex with her and it will be so awesome because he’s so awesome she will beg for his touch forever more and he will laugh at her desire and that’s his revenge. Oh yeah, and they are basically out on a rock in the sea. Okey dokey.
And then the worm turns and we have now have an amnesiac CinderFella that the heroine has convinced that he loves cleaning the bathroom grout and hustling up one Sicilian delicacy after another. This part was so much fun as the heroine gets a visible kick out of it without being mean as he decides he should put the moves on the married and, should be off limits, heroine because he just can’t help himself.
It was all fun until he got his memory back. Turns out arrogant, supercilious Sicilians out for revenge don’t appreciate the concept What goes around comes around” or have much of a sense of humor.
The evil Mommy does get a comeuppance and there’s a HEA.
The H taunts the heroine that he will have sex with her and it will be so awesome because he’s so awesome she will beg for his touch forever more and he will laugh at her desire and that’s his revenge. Oh yeah, and they are basically out on a rock in the sea. Okey dokey.
And then the worm turns and we have now have an amnesiac CinderFella that the heroine has convinced that he loves cleaning the bathroom grout and hustling up one Sicilian delicacy after another. This part was so much fun as the heroine gets a visible kick out of it without being mean as he decides he should put the moves on the married and, should be off limits, heroine because he just can’t help himself.
It was all fun until he got his memory back. Turns out arrogant, supercilious Sicilians out for revenge don’t appreciate the concept What goes around comes around” or have much of a sense of humor.
The evil Mommy does get a comeuppance and there’s a HEA.
September 8, 2021
Improbable piles on improbable here.
A same old same old marry-to-torture revenge plot but the h gets a surprise reprieve here and how she uses it!
A same old same old marry-to-torture revenge plot but the h gets a surprise reprieve here and how she uses it!
September 26, 2021
It starts with a revenge plan. The hero, I don’t know for what reason, thinks that his father killed himself because of the heroine’s father so he will have his revenge marrying the heroine and making her so unhappy she will become a junkie. Yes basically this is his intention.
He will enslave her with pleasure so she will beg ( for what? ) and she will do everything he wants. Meh.
They get married and he takes her on his castle in an island near Sicily where they will be alone and he will perform his plan of revenge. He’s so stupid that he reveals all his intentions to the heroine and she’s at first perplexed ( because it seems really the rants of a madman) and she doesn’t understand how he will enslave her and make her unhappy then she’s a lil worried, but only a little because he doesn’t seem such a monster actually. He cooks for her, talks to her and she, and we all, does not understand what is going on inside this thick head of his.
I don’t know why he should reveal his plans of revenge to her, you don’t warn your enemy that you are going to attack him do you?
Whatever.
After trying to scare her with vapid threats such as thou shall suffer, i will make you pay, you will never be able to stand up again after I’ve finished with you, that make her ( and us) think of endless sexual pleasure, at which she ( and we are) is more thrilled than scared, he unworthily falls from the stairs and hits his head.
At this point I was laughing so hard that I fell myself, luckily from a chair and without any damage.
What a gaffe, hero mine!
And the heroine, more perplexed that worried! I loved this scene.
The heroine then, instead of leaving him alone and going back to his father to America, takes him to a doctor and when he wakes up he doesn’t remember who he is, so she, after a brief moment, tells him he’s her servant.
She takes him to the castle, makes him sleep on the floor and tells him he made a vote of celibacy so he can’t bother her.
He’s perplexed but he does as she tells him. And eventually he’s very happy!
How much I loved this heroine I can’t even describe.
The victim became the offender.
The hero falls in love with her and after one month they have sex, which is a trigger for his memory.
So, angry with her, he leaves and sends her back to her father, with the ominous threats “I’ll be back”.
Unhappy and sad because he loves her despite everything, he also finds out that his mother lied to him because she was angry for being rejected by heroine’s father.
Poor hero goes back to heroine, apologizes and we have a very sweet ( too sweet) happy ending.
I enjoyed this one, we don’t often have a hero who falls from the stairs and almost kills himself, and a heroine who’s not a doormat and retaliates and even does not feel guilty in the end because, actually, he did want to hurt her so he can’t complain if she wanted to hurt him too.
First part with a hero who wants to be scaring but he doesn’t succeed. Threatening a virgin with endless sexual pleasure is NOT scaring at all, maybe he could try with very bad sex next time. So is cooking very good meals. Try again hero!
Celibacy not clear after he met the heroine but CC usually doesn’t explain too much about this fact, so I wasn’t really bothered..
Too entertaining!
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He will enslave her with pleasure so she will beg ( for what? ) and she will do everything he wants. Meh.
They get married and he takes her on his castle in an island near Sicily where they will be alone and he will perform his plan of revenge. He’s so stupid that he reveals all his intentions to the heroine and she’s at first perplexed ( because it seems really the rants of a madman) and she doesn’t understand how he will enslave her and make her unhappy then she’s a lil worried, but only a little because he doesn’t seem such a monster actually. He cooks for her, talks to her and she, and we all, does not understand what is going on inside this thick head of his.
I don’t know why he should reveal his plans of revenge to her, you don’t warn your enemy that you are going to attack him do you?
Whatever.
After trying to scare her with vapid threats such as thou shall suffer, i will make you pay, you will never be able to stand up again after I’ve finished with you, that make her ( and us) think of endless sexual pleasure, at which she ( and we are) is more thrilled than scared, he unworthily falls from the stairs and hits his head.
At this point I was laughing so hard that I fell myself, luckily from a chair and without any damage.
What a gaffe, hero mine!
And the heroine, more perplexed that worried! I loved this scene.
The heroine then, instead of leaving him alone and going back to his father to America, takes him to a doctor and when he wakes up he doesn’t remember who he is, so she, after a brief moment, tells him he’s her servant.
She takes him to the castle, makes him sleep on the floor and tells him he made a vote of celibacy so he can’t bother her.
He’s perplexed but he does as she tells him. And eventually he’s very happy!
How much I loved this heroine I can’t even describe.
The victim became the offender.
The hero falls in love with her and after one month they have sex, which is a trigger for his memory.
So, angry with her, he leaves and sends her back to her father, with the ominous threats “I’ll be back”.
Unhappy and sad because he loves her despite everything, he also finds out that his mother lied to him because she was angry for being rejected by heroine’s father.
Poor hero goes back to heroine, apologizes and we have a very sweet ( too sweet) happy ending.
I enjoyed this one, we don’t often have a hero who falls from the stairs and almost kills himself, and a heroine who’s not a doormat and retaliates and even does not feel guilty in the end because, actually, he did want to hurt her so he can’t complain if she wanted to hurt him too.
First part with a hero who wants to be scaring but he doesn’t succeed. Threatening a virgin with endless sexual pleasure is NOT scaring at all, maybe he could try with very bad sex next time. So is cooking very good meals. Try again hero!
Celibacy not clear after he met the heroine but CC usually doesn’t explain too much about this fact, so I wasn’t really bothered..
Too entertaining!
.
August 26, 2021
I loved the beginning, but the middle seemed to drag a little.
Also the amnesia storyline seemed off to me. And the hero's character seemed odd as well during that stage.
I loved the heroine at the beginning and end of the storyline, middle not so much.
I loved the heroines father.
The hero's mother, ugh she was not Mother of the year material. 😐
And oh how we needed the famous epilogue.
This author is my go to and occasionally her books are a little off (not often).
Also the amnesia storyline seemed off to me. And the hero's character seemed odd as well during that stage.
I loved the heroine at the beginning and end of the storyline, middle not so much.
I loved the heroines father.
The hero's mother, ugh she was not Mother of the year material. 😐
And oh how we needed the famous epilogue.
This author is my go to and occasionally her books are a little off (not often).
August 13, 2021
4 stars for an unexpected take on amnesia
I only became invested once he lost his memory; before that he came across as a wannabe moustache twirling villain with his vague ideas of addiction and what all ...
h was a classy character and I loved her all throughout
H's character came across better once he had amnesia and the scenes where h gives him information on what he was like pre-amnesia were hilarious
And as both the h and my GR friend Carmen said, foolish by amnesia couldn't have happened to a better character than this H ... He was kinda asking for it ..
All in all, a great story and characters
I only became invested once he lost his memory; before that he came across as a wannabe moustache twirling villain with his vague ideas of addiction and what all ...
h was a classy character and I loved her all throughout
H's character came across better once he had amnesia and the scenes where h gives him information on what he was like pre-amnesia were hilarious
And as both the h and my GR friend Carmen said, foolish by amnesia couldn't have happened to a better character than this H ... He was kinda asking for it ..
All in all, a great story and characters
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 7, 2021
There are all reasons to be angsty but no angst at all. :(
February 12, 2022
Me encantó. Tenia mucho tiempo sin disfrutar tanto un libro de este estilo pero la historia es muy genial.
Se basa en un matrimonio arreglado entre Cenzo y Josselyn. Los padres de Josselyn también se casaron bajo las mismas condiciones y ella creyó, ingenuamente, que todo saldría bien. Nunca esperó que su nuevo esposo planeara hacerla el chivo expiatorio de los pseudo pecados de su padre.
Cenzo la lleva a una isla desierta en plan "te vas a volver adicta a mi y luego te voy a destruir" por supuesto que quieres huir y lanzar el anillo al mar, pero nunca se esperó que él perdiera la memoria.
De pronto Josselyn se encuentra con un lienzo en blanco con el que trabajar y convierte a Cenzo en su criado, pero poco a poco encuentra una faceta distinta a la que antes había visto. El rencor y la hostilidad quedan en el olvido mientras la añoranza y la admiración dan paso a una versión pura e inocente del amor.
Es muy gracioso la verdad, el hombre es fuego puro y así si provoca enrollarse con la servidumbre ☻☻☻ especialmente si cocinan tan rico como él.
Dejando la trama a un lado, quiero decirles que me gustó mucho la forma en cómo Cenzo aprendió a ser humilde, a vivir una vida sencilla sin el peso de la sed de venganza sobre sus hombros.
El libro enseña que el veneno puede venir de la persona que más amas y que, tal vez, si dejas caer la venda tus ojos, te darás cuenta de que la vida no es blanco y negro como algunos piensan.
Todos podemos cambiar y convertirnos en la mejor versión de nosotros, claro, si estas dispuesto a abrir tu corazón.
Se basa en un matrimonio arreglado entre Cenzo y Josselyn. Los padres de Josselyn también se casaron bajo las mismas condiciones y ella creyó, ingenuamente, que todo saldría bien. Nunca esperó que su nuevo esposo planeara hacerla el chivo expiatorio de los pseudo pecados de su padre.
Cenzo la lleva a una isla desierta en plan "te vas a volver adicta a mi y luego te voy a destruir" por supuesto que quieres huir y lanzar el anillo al mar, pero nunca se esperó que él perdiera la memoria.
De pronto Josselyn se encuentra con un lienzo en blanco con el que trabajar y convierte a Cenzo en su criado, pero poco a poco encuentra una faceta distinta a la que antes había visto. El rencor y la hostilidad quedan en el olvido mientras la añoranza y la admiración dan paso a una versión pura e inocente del amor.
Es muy gracioso la verdad, el hombre es fuego puro y así si provoca enrollarse con la servidumbre ☻☻☻ especialmente si cocinan tan rico como él.
Dejando la trama a un lado, quiero decirles que me gustó mucho la forma en cómo Cenzo aprendió a ser humilde, a vivir una vida sencilla sin el peso de la sed de venganza sobre sus hombros.
El libro enseña que el veneno puede venir de la persona que más amas y que, tal vez, si dejas caer la venda tus ojos, te darás cuenta de que la vida no es blanco y negro como algunos piensan.
Todos podemos cambiar y convertirnos en la mejor versión de nosotros, claro, si estas dispuesto a abrir tu corazón.
September 5, 2021
Not your typical alpha tycoon and innocent little virgin wife story. Yes, the H is an alpha tycoon and the h is a virgin wife of convenience...but she is no doormat. The H had been primed by his evil mother to hate and seek revenge for many years over the death of his father and the supposed evils of the h's Christie family. So...after a MOC, they wind up an a small, rocky island where the H continually tells the h of the horrible future awaiting her...but so far, it is all talk. After a few days, the H trips, falls and develops amnesia and....it gets good. The h provides a dose of humility for the H after ensuring that his medical needs are met. That humility lasts for almost a month and the h falls for the H that is amnesic and the H is falling for the h though thinking she is off limits. He finally gets his memory back and essentially abandons her to find her own way home while he considers and reconsiders everything he knows and she has told him. He finally realizes that mommy dearest is vile and evil and fortunately puts her in her place. He realizes he has merged his pre-amnesic personality with his current truths and has a lot to make up for with the h and her family. He does and they have their HEA.
August 28, 2021
Reread 5/25/2024
So much OTT drama, it’s almost comical—definitely worthy of several eye rolls.
Amnesia makes for a different twist to what looked to be a rather obnoxious revenge plot.
So much OTT drama, it’s almost comical—definitely worthy of several eye rolls.
Amnesia makes for a different twist to what looked to be a rather obnoxious revenge plot.
October 18, 2023
The strength of this book came in the middle when the h took advantage of the situation to get some sort of justice. That section earned all of the three stars I have given for this review. The beginning was typical, while the end was disappointing because ending up with this H could not be an HEA.
August 7, 2021
Our couple enter an arranged marriage. Cenzo (was that his full name? IDK) is out for revenge (of course, it's an HP) for something he thinks Josselyn's dad did to his dad (they were best friends in college.) Cenzo takes Josselyn (that's a pretty tryndee spelling for a Main Line Philadelphia girl, but whatever) to one of those HP Mediterranean islands with a castle where they will stay alone, with no servants, TV, wi-fi, or cell phones for a month for their honeymoon. Completely off the grid. Mind you, they've been engaged for 2 years and only spoken to each twice before they got married. This seems a little...suspect. Cenzo mentions an emergency radio, but we don't know where it is.
Anyway, Cenzo gets her to the island then tells her that he knows she is a virgin because he could tell by the way she acted around him and he is going to enslave her to him sexually then leave her addicted to him and then leave her alone to suffer. Josselyn the virgin is like 'Sure, Jan' even as her ladyparts become engorged with arousal (it's an HP). Their dads were best friends and Cenzo thinks that Josselyn's dad had something to do with Cenzo's dad's death, so Josselyn must pay (even though her dad is alive.) Also Josselyn's mom and brother died in an accident when she was 10 and her dad raised her and never loved another woman. They had an arranged marriage too. Of course I start think that the dads were secretly in love and couldn't be together but that wasn't it. There was A LOT of backstory.
Cut to our newlyweds having an argument on some stone stairs somewhere and Cenzo falls backwards (no, she didn't push him) and hits his head, ending up up facedown. He is in and out of consciousness. Josselyn finds a sailboat and gets Cenzo to the mainland (remember the radio's unknown location) where a lil country Italian doctor tells her to give him some painkillers and that he'll be okay. I think dude should have been helicoptered out of there ASAP but I only went to Korean drama medical school, so what do I know? Josselyn calls her dad from the island to let him knew she's still alive then Cenzo wakes up and doesn't know anything - his name, where they are, nada. Josselyn's like 'you hurt yourself and you're my servant.' She actually uses the word servant.
Josselyn takes Cenzo back home on the sailboat and quickly moves all of his luggage out of the bedroom (yes, they hadn't even been there long enough to unpack), and tells him that he likes to sleep on a pallet on the STONE FLOOR. The castle is a mix of old crumbled down and renovated sections. They're in the new section, but still. Cenzo turns out to be an amazing cook but hates to do windows. He scrubs the floors on his hands and knees because he likes the cleanliness, but he has a hard time accepting that this is his real life. We have a gender-flipped amnesia scenario straight out of a historical romance, or Overboard starring Goldie Hawn! I love that movie, but not the remake. The whole time Cenzo is lusting after his boss and wondering where her husband is. 'We don't associate' says Josselyn. He is also wearing a ring, but Josselyn tells him it's because he has made a vow of celibacy. Cenzo is determined to have her, absent husband and celibacy bedamned.
Josselyn feels guilty, but not guilty enough to tell Cenzo the truth. On the last day of the honeymoon Josselyn is all 'what am I gonna do?!' and tries to tell him things are about to change without actually telling him anything, then Cenzo reveals a picnic in the garden because he's a good servant, LOL. He eventually serves her some dick, then mid-stroke (did you forget that Josselyn was a virgin?) immediately gets his memory back, because of course he does, and even though she'd only seen him twice before the amnesia happened, Josselyn recognizes the look in his eye, and knows the jig is up! But they keep sexing, so.
Once the afterglow wears off, stuff happens like Josselyn asking what did her dad actually do to his dad that was so bad that he died from it. Cenzo says 'he tried to steal my mom from my dad before he married your mom' and at some point, Cenzo's dad was so upset that he drove off a cliff, but the timeline of the whole thing is wonky. Josselyn basically laughs in his face and says your mom is a lying hoe and I have the letters she wrote my dad to prove it. I found them and my dad told me the whole story. Boy, is Cenzo's face red, but he doesn't believe her so he runs to his mom, who can't lie for shit and the scales fall from Cenzo's eyes as he remembers all the boyfriends (can you have boyfriends if you're married?) his mom had even though his parents were still married and how sad his dad was. Cenzo goes crawling back to Josselyn's dad who tells him he's a fucking dumbass and that Josselyn is in the greenhouse so go crawl his ass out there to her and maybe get some forgiveness. He does, they kiss and there's a short paragraph about how they live happily ever after.
The end.
I don't know why this was so crazypants to me, but it is. It's right up there with the Medical Romance where the heroine thinks that the hero killed his wife, and the hero thinks the heroine is stealing and using drugs from the hospital, but they hook up anyway.
Anyway, Cenzo gets her to the island then tells her that he knows she is a virgin because he could tell by the way she acted around him and he is going to enslave her to him sexually then leave her addicted to him and then leave her alone to suffer. Josselyn the virgin is like 'Sure, Jan' even as her ladyparts become engorged with arousal (it's an HP). Their dads were best friends and Cenzo thinks that Josselyn's dad had something to do with Cenzo's dad's death, so Josselyn must pay (even though her dad is alive.) Also Josselyn's mom and brother died in an accident when she was 10 and her dad raised her and never loved another woman. They had an arranged marriage too. Of course I start think that the dads were secretly in love and couldn't be together but that wasn't it. There was A LOT of backstory.
Cut to our newlyweds having an argument on some stone stairs somewhere and Cenzo falls backwards (no, she didn't push him) and hits his head, ending up up facedown. He is in and out of consciousness. Josselyn finds a sailboat and gets Cenzo to the mainland (remember the radio's unknown location) where a lil country Italian doctor tells her to give him some painkillers and that he'll be okay. I think dude should have been helicoptered out of there ASAP but I only went to Korean drama medical school, so what do I know? Josselyn calls her dad from the island to let him knew she's still alive then Cenzo wakes up and doesn't know anything - his name, where they are, nada. Josselyn's like 'you hurt yourself and you're my servant.' She actually uses the word servant.
Josselyn takes Cenzo back home on the sailboat and quickly moves all of his luggage out of the bedroom (yes, they hadn't even been there long enough to unpack), and tells him that he likes to sleep on a pallet on the STONE FLOOR. The castle is a mix of old crumbled down and renovated sections. They're in the new section, but still. Cenzo turns out to be an amazing cook but hates to do windows. He scrubs the floors on his hands and knees because he likes the cleanliness, but he has a hard time accepting that this is his real life. We have a gender-flipped amnesia scenario straight out of a historical romance, or Overboard starring Goldie Hawn! I love that movie, but not the remake. The whole time Cenzo is lusting after his boss and wondering where her husband is. 'We don't associate' says Josselyn. He is also wearing a ring, but Josselyn tells him it's because he has made a vow of celibacy. Cenzo is determined to have her, absent husband and celibacy bedamned.
Josselyn feels guilty, but not guilty enough to tell Cenzo the truth. On the last day of the honeymoon Josselyn is all 'what am I gonna do?!' and tries to tell him things are about to change without actually telling him anything, then Cenzo reveals a picnic in the garden because he's a good servant, LOL. He eventually serves her some dick, then mid-stroke (did you forget that Josselyn was a virgin?) immediately gets his memory back, because of course he does, and even though she'd only seen him twice before the amnesia happened, Josselyn recognizes the look in his eye, and knows the jig is up! But they keep sexing, so.
Once the afterglow wears off, stuff happens like Josselyn asking what did her dad actually do to his dad that was so bad that he died from it. Cenzo says 'he tried to steal my mom from my dad before he married your mom' and at some point, Cenzo's dad was so upset that he drove off a cliff, but the timeline of the whole thing is wonky. Josselyn basically laughs in his face and says your mom is a lying hoe and I have the letters she wrote my dad to prove it. I found them and my dad told me the whole story. Boy, is Cenzo's face red, but he doesn't believe her so he runs to his mom, who can't lie for shit and the scales fall from Cenzo's eyes as he remembers all the boyfriends (can you have boyfriends if you're married?) his mom had even though his parents were still married and how sad his dad was. Cenzo goes crawling back to Josselyn's dad who tells him he's a fucking dumbass and that Josselyn is in the greenhouse so go crawl his ass out there to her and maybe get some forgiveness. He does, they kiss and there's a short paragraph about how they live happily ever after.
The end.
I don't know why this was so crazypants to me, but it is. It's right up there with the Medical Romance where the heroine thinks that the hero killed his wife, and the hero thinks the heroine is stealing and using drugs from the hospital, but they hook up anyway.
August 3, 2021
4.5 stars. the story was fun to read, but the ending was too abrupt.
the hero wanted to take revenge against the heroine's father. but he fell and had an amnesia. it was hilarious that the heroine told him that he was her servant instead of her husband. let him taste his own medicine. i kinda feel bad for him, but he kinda deserved it 🤷🏽♀️
the hero wanted to take revenge against the heroine's father. but he fell and had an amnesia. it was hilarious that the heroine told him that he was her servant instead of her husband. let him taste his own medicine. i kinda feel bad for him, but he kinda deserved it 🤷🏽♀️
September 30, 2021
Reviewed at Happily Ever After Romance
The Sicilian’s Forgotten Wife is intense… and made my blood boil. And not always in a passionate sense. It has been a long time since I disliked the hero as much as I did Cenzo. Oh, he’s handsome as sin, rich beyond measure, but he is not, by any means imaginable, a nice guy, more like a despicable guy. I wish I could say he redeemed himself by the story’s end in my eyes, but only partially if I’m being completely frank. Josselyn has her hands full with this one, and while the heroine may be able to forgive and move on I’m not so certain that I would be able to do the same.
Josselyn loves her father, it’s been them against the world since her mother’s death. And she’s known that her old-world father would most likely arrange a marriage for her, much as his father had arranged his own and that resulted in a love match between her parents. So, while surprised it wasn’t totally unexpected when she was introduced to her future husband. Cenzo is the son of one of her father’s closest friends (now deceased) and bringing the two families together is her father’s cherished dream for he is certain that Josselyn and Cenzo will find love, as he did… eventually. Unfortunately, the only emotion going on in Cenzo’s heart is revenge – over something that neither Josselyn nor her father has any idea about.
Cenzo’s arrogance is off the charts. His planned revenge begins with separating Josselyn from the outside world, even contact with her father as they head to an old, isolated castle on its own island accessible only by boat. He calmly, thoroughly, and perhaps, cruelly outlines what his plans for his new wife are… and nowhere in his tirade is love ever mentioned.
I’ll admit to a bit of glee when Cenzo’s plans are interrupted by a fall down stone stairs and temporary amnesia as Josselyn turns the tables on Cenzo in a different way than what he had intended for her. Unfortunately for her, this Cenzo is closer to the man she’d always hoped would be out there in the world for her – and this man, like his need for revenge, is based on a lie.
The Sicilian’s Forgotten Wife is a good story, I’m not taking a bit away from this author’s talent for she is an auto-buy for me and has been for years. No, the story is well told, intense, and passionate. I could not get beyond Cenzo’s arrogance and even by the story’s ending when he made certain moves to correct the past I still could only just stand him and it was completely Josselyn that I enjoyed in this story. So, I need to be content that Josselyn loves her Cenzo… I think a lot (a very lot) more groveling was called for, but that’s me.
I own a Kindle edition of this title.
The Sicilian’s Forgotten Wife is intense… and made my blood boil. And not always in a passionate sense. It has been a long time since I disliked the hero as much as I did Cenzo. Oh, he’s handsome as sin, rich beyond measure, but he is not, by any means imaginable, a nice guy, more like a despicable guy. I wish I could say he redeemed himself by the story’s end in my eyes, but only partially if I’m being completely frank. Josselyn has her hands full with this one, and while the heroine may be able to forgive and move on I’m not so certain that I would be able to do the same.
Josselyn loves her father, it’s been them against the world since her mother’s death. And she’s known that her old-world father would most likely arrange a marriage for her, much as his father had arranged his own and that resulted in a love match between her parents. So, while surprised it wasn’t totally unexpected when she was introduced to her future husband. Cenzo is the son of one of her father’s closest friends (now deceased) and bringing the two families together is her father’s cherished dream for he is certain that Josselyn and Cenzo will find love, as he did… eventually. Unfortunately, the only emotion going on in Cenzo’s heart is revenge – over something that neither Josselyn nor her father has any idea about.
Cenzo’s arrogance is off the charts. His planned revenge begins with separating Josselyn from the outside world, even contact with her father as they head to an old, isolated castle on its own island accessible only by boat. He calmly, thoroughly, and perhaps, cruelly outlines what his plans for his new wife are… and nowhere in his tirade is love ever mentioned.
I’ll admit to a bit of glee when Cenzo’s plans are interrupted by a fall down stone stairs and temporary amnesia as Josselyn turns the tables on Cenzo in a different way than what he had intended for her. Unfortunately for her, this Cenzo is closer to the man she’d always hoped would be out there in the world for her – and this man, like his need for revenge, is based on a lie.
The Sicilian’s Forgotten Wife is a good story, I’m not taking a bit away from this author’s talent for she is an auto-buy for me and has been for years. No, the story is well told, intense, and passionate. I could not get beyond Cenzo’s arrogance and even by the story’s ending when he made certain moves to correct the past I still could only just stand him and it was completely Josselyn that I enjoyed in this story. So, I need to be content that Josselyn loves her Cenzo… I think a lot (a very lot) more groveling was called for, but that’s me.
I own a Kindle edition of this title.
March 21, 2022
The Sicilian’s Forgotten Wife was about Josselyn Christie and Cenzo Falcone.
The fathers of Josselyn and Cenzo had been friends and college roommates, but somewhere in time, they apparently became estranged. When Cenzo's father died, he apparently held Josselyn's father to blame and intended to seek revenge. For years, he had planned and studied the man but was surprised when he made contact to offer his daughter in marriage. Seeing that as a new way for vengeance, Cenzo accepted.
Though Josselyn had been aware of the friendship between the two families, she had never met Cenzo until her father introduced them two years before they wed. She had heard others mention him, and she had read about him in the news, so she knew he was a ruthless man. She always knew her father intended to arrange for her to marry someone of his choosing. However, what she hadn't expected was that he would betroth her to someone she had never met...especially not to Cenzo.
When Josselyn learned that Cenzo had married her for some sort of revenge against her father, her world shattered. He had taken her to an old family castle on a remote island to exact his revenge, planning on spending the month-long "honeymoon" breaking her to the point she had no one to depend on but him. Before he could start exacting his revenge, Cenzo took a fall during which he hit his head on the stone floor. When he regained consciousness, Cenzo had no memory, which gave Josselyn the opportunity to turn the tables on him and get her own revenge back on him.
There were so many twists and turns in this story that it was nearly difficult to keep up. The angst and drama were high, but there was enough humor in the story to balance it all out. The chemistry and passion, though at times muted, were both apparent from the first meeting onward. The plot was a bit unique, which was a pleasant and enjoyable change. The characters were well-developed, though there were moments when both needed a good walloping. The storyline was well-written, which made for an entertaining read. Definitely a five-star worthy book and a place with the Keeper for the Shelves collection.
The fathers of Josselyn and Cenzo had been friends and college roommates, but somewhere in time, they apparently became estranged. When Cenzo's father died, he apparently held Josselyn's father to blame and intended to seek revenge. For years, he had planned and studied the man but was surprised when he made contact to offer his daughter in marriage. Seeing that as a new way for vengeance, Cenzo accepted.
Though Josselyn had been aware of the friendship between the two families, she had never met Cenzo until her father introduced them two years before they wed. She had heard others mention him, and she had read about him in the news, so she knew he was a ruthless man. She always knew her father intended to arrange for her to marry someone of his choosing. However, what she hadn't expected was that he would betroth her to someone she had never met...especially not to Cenzo.
When Josselyn learned that Cenzo had married her for some sort of revenge against her father, her world shattered. He had taken her to an old family castle on a remote island to exact his revenge, planning on spending the month-long "honeymoon" breaking her to the point she had no one to depend on but him. Before he could start exacting his revenge, Cenzo took a fall during which he hit his head on the stone floor. When he regained consciousness, Cenzo had no memory, which gave Josselyn the opportunity to turn the tables on him and get her own revenge back on him.
There were so many twists and turns in this story that it was nearly difficult to keep up. The angst and drama were high, but there was enough humor in the story to balance it all out. The chemistry and passion, though at times muted, were both apparent from the first meeting onward. The plot was a bit unique, which was a pleasant and enjoyable change. The characters were well-developed, though there were moments when both needed a good walloping. The storyline was well-written, which made for an entertaining read. Definitely a five-star worthy book and a place with the Keeper for the Shelves collection.
August 29, 2021
The Sicilian’s Forgotten Wife is gold! I can’t help feeling that what Josselyn did to Cenzo is what every Presents Heroine who has ever battled through the revenge troupe would love to do to their husbands!
Caitlin Crews is a favorite of mine so I was excitedly intrigued with how Cenzo’s amnesia was going to play out. Boy was it a beauty! No holds barred, Cenzo lays it out; the cold hard truth of their marriage and how he sees it playing out for the rest of their days. Then his horrifying accident occurs and Josselyn turns the tables big time on him for the entire month they have been isolated for their honeymoon.
Josselyn was a brilliant heroine, strong, candid, funny, an absolute queen! Through Cenzo’s amnesia shines a man she can love but just like me, she’s waiting for the moment he remembers all. I imagined him roaring to life once his memory came back and so I was pleasantly surprised when the author chose a different route.
I think this is a very good and enjoyable Presents. I loved the table turning and I loved the strong heroine that Josselyn was. I thought the ending was well done and I loved the bits of humor that shone through when Cenzo’s thoughts argued with himself when he thought he sounded like an ass.
Another very, very good book by the incredibly talented Caitlin Crews, highly recommended.
Caitlin Crews is a favorite of mine so I was excitedly intrigued with how Cenzo’s amnesia was going to play out. Boy was it a beauty! No holds barred, Cenzo lays it out; the cold hard truth of their marriage and how he sees it playing out for the rest of their days. Then his horrifying accident occurs and Josselyn turns the tables big time on him for the entire month they have been isolated for their honeymoon.
Josselyn was a brilliant heroine, strong, candid, funny, an absolute queen! Through Cenzo’s amnesia shines a man she can love but just like me, she’s waiting for the moment he remembers all. I imagined him roaring to life once his memory came back and so I was pleasantly surprised when the author chose a different route.
I think this is a very good and enjoyable Presents. I loved the table turning and I loved the strong heroine that Josselyn was. I thought the ending was well done and I loved the bits of humor that shone through when Cenzo’s thoughts argued with himself when he thought he sounded like an ass.
Another very, very good book by the incredibly talented Caitlin Crews, highly recommended.
October 15, 2023
My rating for this book would entirely depend on the mood I was in at the time. Fun outlandish story with character emotions that are not remotely believable? Five stars. Something I can connect to and be moved by? One star.
I didn’t know what to expect going in, but it was clear early enough that I was in for some of the most soap opera plot and characters I’ve ever seen/read so I knew to buckle down and enjoy the ride. I didn’t really like any of the characters or feel invested in any of it, but I enjoyed the heck out of the great plot and the setting. It was also nice not having sex scenes doing any heavy lifting, which can be a cheap direction for some romance books. It was also the absolute perfect length for what it was, so if you’re looking for some romance dessert that you don’t need to take seriously, this is a great pick.
I didn’t know what to expect going in, but it was clear early enough that I was in for some of the most soap opera plot and characters I’ve ever seen/read so I knew to buckle down and enjoy the ride. I didn’t really like any of the characters or feel invested in any of it, but I enjoyed the heck out of the great plot and the setting. It was also nice not having sex scenes doing any heavy lifting, which can be a cheap direction for some romance books. It was also the absolute perfect length for what it was, so if you’re looking for some romance dessert that you don’t need to take seriously, this is a great pick.
February 23, 2022
Could be cute but H's premise of "I'm going to seduce you so hard you will forever beg for my lightest touch" is evil and stupid. He claims he's not a monster and won't abuse her, but if he achieves his goal to make her dependent on his every whim, that is the classic definition of abuser.
Turning the tables was good but leaving him to stew was better, although we never did learn how she got away. I skimmed after the first couple of chapters.
Very disappointing but I've not yet found much to like with this author. She writes well but wastes her talent on romances that are basically sex scenes wrapped with the minimum of plot and character.
Turning the tables was good but leaving him to stew was better, although we never did learn how she got away. I skimmed after the first couple of chapters.
Very disappointing but I've not yet found much to like with this author. She writes well but wastes her talent on romances that are basically sex scenes wrapped with the minimum of plot and character.
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August 9, 2021Revenge is best served cold…
But their passion is red-hot!
Innocent Josselyn Christie agrees to conveniently wed the infamously powerful Cenzo Falcone to please her beloved father. But she soon realizes her new husband has only one thing on his mind: revenge against her family!
Swept off to his remote Sicilian castle, Josselyn finds Cenzo arrogant, ruthless and dangerously compelling. But when an accident causes him to forget everything, the tables are turned. This Cenzo wants her as she’s always dreamed, but will he feel the same once he remembers?
But their passion is red-hot!
Innocent Josselyn Christie agrees to conveniently wed the infamously powerful Cenzo Falcone to please her beloved father. But she soon realizes her new husband has only one thing on his mind: revenge against her family!
Swept off to his remote Sicilian castle, Josselyn finds Cenzo arrogant, ruthless and dangerously compelling. But when an accident causes him to forget everything, the tables are turned. This Cenzo wants her as she’s always dreamed, but will he feel the same once he remembers?
September 2, 2021
The h has only met H twice in two years before they marry as her father wishes it. It’s a marriage of powerful dynasties. The H on his way to the honeymoon tells h that he married her for revenge as his father was responsible for H’s father’s suicide. He threatens to make her his slave! She comes across as a martyr and its just bad soap opera-ish melodrama. This doesn’t read like romance genre, it sounds more like sick lit.
I skimmed to the last chapter and it ended as it finished with dialogues about enslaving each other with passion and not poison and not turning into “junkies”!
I skimmed to the last chapter and it ended as it finished with dialogues about enslaving each other with passion and not poison and not turning into “junkies”!
July 21, 2022
A good book
This was a very good book. The h’s father had arranged a marriage between her and the H. Her father had been best friends with his father. The H was looking for revenge based on lies his mother had told him. The H had a fall and had amnesia and the h told him he was her servant, it was awesome, she had his arrogant self cooking and cleaning. It is a cute story. After confronting his mother, he discovers the truth. My only complaint is an epilogue.
This was a very good book. The h’s father had arranged a marriage between her and the H. Her father had been best friends with his father. The H was looking for revenge based on lies his mother had told him. The H had a fall and had amnesia and the h told him he was her servant, it was awesome, she had his arrogant self cooking and cleaning. It is a cute story. After confronting his mother, he discovers the truth. My only complaint is an epilogue.
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August 14, 2021Initial reactions:
Highly entertaining and original twist.
Really, really needed an Epilogue. Really. The lack of an Epilogue set 3-5 years in the future diminished the image/potential of a Happily Ever After.
Withholding rating for now.
For a great review, read what Ivy H had to say (her reviews are often better than the books).
Highly entertaining and original twist.
Really, really needed an Epilogue. Really. The lack of an Epilogue set 3-5 years in the future diminished the image/potential of a Happily Ever After.
Withholding rating for now.
For a great review, read what Ivy H had to say (her reviews are often better than the books).
March 2, 2022
Wonderful
This book had it all. The brooding sexy hero bent on stupid revenge and the sweet innocent virgin. Sounds like a traditional harlquin but then the tables turn. I won't spoil it but I loved the twist. Really enjoyable read.
This book had it all. The brooding sexy hero bent on stupid revenge and the sweet innocent virgin. Sounds like a traditional harlquin but then the tables turn. I won't spoil it but I loved the twist. Really enjoyable read.
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August 22, 2022I normally like CC's books and this has good reviews but already I don't like either H or h so may not finish this book. I bought it to see how she deals with the amnesia twist so I may hang in there...maybe
December 4, 2022
I see Caitlin's keeping the tradition alive with sex being the key to unlocking memories here (no complaints, honestly)
December 27, 2021
Really cute
I mean, it's sweet and I love the hero and heroine. They're both wonderful, loyal and loving.
I reccomend this one for the laughter and love I got out of it.
I mean, it's sweet and I love the hero and heroine. They're both wonderful, loyal and loving.
I reccomend this one for the laughter and love I got out of it.
December 31, 2021
Good book
January 11, 2022
3.5 stars.
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