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Forbidden Nights in Barcelona
A taste of the forbidden makes for heart-racing Spanish encounters in this red-hot romance by Clare Connelly!
The virgin’s scandalous
A hot one-week fling!
Alejandro Corderó has been told two entertain Sienna Thornton-Rose for one night and don’t touch her! A simple task from his closest friend—until the guarded playboy realizes how dangerously tempting she is.
Set aflame by Alejandro’s touch, Sienna does the unthinkable and travels to Barcelona to propose a secret week of sensual surrender! After years spent in her beautiful sister’s shadow, it’s her chance to feel bold and free. Only suddenly it feels as if seven nights of incredible passion in Alejandro’s arms can never be enough…
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Book 1: Vows on the Virgin's Terms
Book 2: Forbidden Nights in Barcelona
The virgin’s scandalous
A hot one-week fling!
Alejandro Corderó has been told two entertain Sienna Thornton-Rose for one night and don’t touch her! A simple task from his closest friend—until the guarded playboy realizes how dangerously tempting she is.
Set aflame by Alejandro’s touch, Sienna does the unthinkable and travels to Barcelona to propose a secret week of sensual surrender! After years spent in her beautiful sister’s shadow, it’s her chance to feel bold and free. Only suddenly it feels as if seven nights of incredible passion in Alejandro’s arms can never be enough…
From Harlequin Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Read all The Cinderella Sisters
Book 1: Vows on the Virgin's Terms
Book 2: Forbidden Nights in Barcelona
- GenresHarlequin
212 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 25, 2022
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Clare Connelly
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Clare Connelly grew up in a small country town in Australia. Surrounded by rainforests, and rickety old timber houses, magic was thick in the air, and stories and storytelling were a huge part of her childhood.
From early on in life, Clare realised her favourite books were romance stories, and read voraciously. Anything from Jane Austen to Georgette Heyer, to Mills & Boon and (more recently) 50 Shades, Clare is a romance devotee. She first turned her hand to penning a novel at fifteen (if memory serves, it was something about a glamorous fashion model who fell foul of a high-end designer. Sparks flew, clothes flew faster, and love was born.)
Clare has a small family and a bungalow near the sea. When she isn't chasing after energetic little toddlers, or wiping fingerprints off furniture, she's writing, thinking about writing, or wishing she were writing.
Clare Connelly grew up in a small country town in Australia. Surrounded by rainforests, and rickety old timber houses, magic was thick in the air, and stories and storytelling were a huge part of her childhood.
From early on in life, Clare realised her favourite books were romance stories, and read voraciously. Anything from Jane Austen to Georgette Heyer, to Mills & Boon and (more recently) 50 Shades, Clare is a romance devotee. She first turned her hand to penning a novel at fifteen (if memory serves, it was something about a glamorous fashion model who fell foul of a high-end designer. Sparks flew, clothes flew faster, and love was born.)
Clare has a small family and a bungalow near the sea. When she isn't chasing after energetic little toddlers, or wiping fingerprints off furniture, she's writing, thinking about writing, or wishing she were writing.
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January 10, 2022
I miss Ms. Connelly’s cruel heroes who grovels well at the and and this one tiny little bit reminded me those. So 3,5 stars!
July 18, 2024
I loved the first book in the series - Olivia and Luca’s story. That really was a superb read - emotionally satisfying and utterly delicious.
This story with the younger sister Sienna and Alejandro (Luca’s friend) was very good but it didn’t make feel as happy as I did at the end of Olivia and Luca’s book.
Part of my disappointment is that at no time does anyone deal with the utterly awful mother. She gets away with being a monster throughout both books and is never challenged. Even when Sienna return to her home supposedly having discovered herself and become stronger, she allows her mother to put her down. I was dying for a scene where Alejandro (or anyone for that matter) confronted her and told her what a witch she was. So it lost a star there.
I didn’t understand why Sienna was so keen to keep her fling a secret from Luca and Olivia. Apart from the fact it provided the necessary conflict at one point in the book - it actually made no sense to me.
The resolution was far too swift and emotionally unsatisfying. We needed a proper epilogue. We had one in the other book - why not here? If anything this book needed the epilogue even more than Olivia and Luca’s story. So another star was lost
CC usually writes fabulous romances with sparky sexual tension and beautiful sex scenes. I loved Alejandro - a fabulous hero! Sienna - sadly, she was too damaged, too much of a doormat to her mother and altogether too suspicious to be a heroine I could engage with or care about. So another star lost.
This story with the younger sister Sienna and Alejandro (Luca’s friend) was very good but it didn’t make feel as happy as I did at the end of Olivia and Luca’s book.
Part of my disappointment is that at no time does anyone deal with the utterly awful mother. She gets away with being a monster throughout both books and is never challenged. Even when Sienna return to her home supposedly having discovered herself and become stronger, she allows her mother to put her down. I was dying for a scene where Alejandro (or anyone for that matter) confronted her and told her what a witch she was. So it lost a star there.
I didn’t understand why Sienna was so keen to keep her fling a secret from Luca and Olivia. Apart from the fact it provided the necessary conflict at one point in the book - it actually made no sense to me.
The resolution was far too swift and emotionally unsatisfying. We needed a proper epilogue. We had one in the other book - why not here? If anything this book needed the epilogue even more than Olivia and Luca’s story. So another star was lost
CC usually writes fabulous romances with sparky sexual tension and beautiful sex scenes. I loved Alejandro - a fabulous hero! Sienna - sadly, she was too damaged, too much of a doormat to her mother and altogether too suspicious to be a heroine I could engage with or care about. So another star lost.
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May 14, 2022
A great story with off the charts chemistry between the MCs. Loved the way Alejandro was totally enamoured with Sienna. After the perfection of the first book, this one had big shoes to fill, and nearly did.
My only gripe is that the poor heroine did not get any retribution from the evil mum. That woman needed to be held accountable for the way she treated her poor daughters, especially the heroine of this story.
My only gripe is that the poor heroine did not get any retribution from the evil mum. That woman needed to be held accountable for the way she treated her poor daughters, especially the heroine of this story.
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January 1, 2022Categories
Contemporary Romance
Miniseries
The Cinderella Sisters (Book #2)
Contemporary Romance
Miniseries
The Cinderella Sisters (Book #2)
January 9, 2022
The story is fine, nothing much special. The heroine wanted to explore intercourse with the hero who was her sister's husband's best friend. And he specifically told the hero not to touch her, but the chemistry couldn't be ignored.
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January 5, 2022A taste of the forbidden makes for heart-racing Spanish encounters in this red-hot romance by Clare Connelly!
The virgin’s scandalous request:
A hot one-week fling!
Alejandro Corderó has been told two things: entertain Sienna Thornton-Rose for one night and don’t touch her! A simple task from his closest friend—until the guarded playboy realizes how dangerously tempting she is.
Set aflame by Alejandro’s touch, Sienna does the unthinkable and travels to Barcelona to propose a secret week of sensual surrender! After years spent in her beautiful sister’s shadow, it’s her chance to feel bold and free. Only suddenly it feels as if seven nights of incredible passion in Alejandro’s arms can never be enough…
The virgin’s scandalous request:
A hot one-week fling!
Alejandro Corderó has been told two things: entertain Sienna Thornton-Rose for one night and don’t touch her! A simple task from his closest friend—until the guarded playboy realizes how dangerously tempting she is.
Set aflame by Alejandro’s touch, Sienna does the unthinkable and travels to Barcelona to propose a secret week of sensual surrender! After years spent in her beautiful sister’s shadow, it’s her chance to feel bold and free. Only suddenly it feels as if seven nights of incredible passion in Alejandro’s arms can never be enough…
February 5, 2022
2nd book in series
This is the 2nd book in the series and it was very good. The h met the H at her sister’s wedding, he is best friends with the groom. He was asked by his best friend to look out for the h. They had chemistry and slept together. The h goes to Barcelona to ask the H to teach her about sex. Their childhoods were filled with trust issues and abuse. My only complaint is that the ending feels rushed. No good epilogue.
This is the 2nd book in the series and it was very good. The h met the H at her sister’s wedding, he is best friends with the groom. He was asked by his best friend to look out for the h. They had chemistry and slept together. The h goes to Barcelona to ask the H to teach her about sex. Their childhoods were filled with trust issues and abuse. My only complaint is that the ending feels rushed. No good epilogue.
September 6, 2023
What??
A bummer she really wasn't a plain woman who has found someone who sees the gold in her. And then to just end the story so abruptly was a let down. Giving someone who has been criticized their whole life a moment to put their tormentor in their place is freeing and nice to read about. Authors should know better.
A bummer she really wasn't a plain woman who has found someone who sees the gold in her. And then to just end the story so abruptly was a let down. Giving someone who has been criticized their whole life a moment to put their tormentor in their place is freeing and nice to read about. Authors should know better.
July 21, 2025
I haven't read Harlequin books in a long time. And my memory SUCKS these days so I don't remember them being this steamy/spicy (have they always been like that??). Probably, lol.
But I digress, I actually liked both MCs. What I didn't like was the rush ending. :( I mean, we all know how it ended but come on, just a bit more happy would have been nice.
But I digress, I actually liked both MCs. What I didn't like was the rush ending. :( I mean, we all know how it ended but come on, just a bit more happy would have been nice.
January 29, 2022
Rare book without the end, at least it looks like it. It's like there is missing the chapter about what happened with Luca and Alejandro, and how Sienna told her sister that she is a grown woman.
the book is not really interesting, but the last chapter of the book killed it.
the book is not really interesting, but the last chapter of the book killed it.
August 18, 2022
It was ok, but I wouldn't want to read though because it wasn't super exciting by the end. The chemistry between hero and heroine was very good. I liked that hero didn't sleep with other women but didn't like that he wanted to want to sleep with other women to get over her. Np.
November 3, 2024
I think this book romanticizes an unhealthy relationship with body image and portrays women's virginity as "purity".
Apart from my ideological issues with the book, it's also kinda cringe and not well written.
Apart from my ideological issues with the book, it's also kinda cringe and not well written.
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January 1, 2022Categories
Contemporary Romance
Miniseries
The Cinderella Sisters (Book #2)
Contemporary Romance
Miniseries
The Cinderella Sisters (Book #2)
February 26, 2022
Love it
February 12, 2023
Could not read this.
October 12, 2023
Another entertaining read to finish this series. Wish there was a third one with these characters.
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