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Kouros Brothers Duo #2
The Greek's Christmas Baby
The most special Christmas gift of all...
After a head-on collision with another vehicle, Eden Kouros is overjoyed that her unborn baby has survived. But Aristide, her husband, has suffered a partial loss of memory.
Eden's heart is torn in two. Aristide remembers almost everything -- except that he has a wife. Yet perhaps Eden has been given a second chance to save her marriage, which was at breaking point before the accident: Aristide's body hasn't forgotten the desire they once shared...and she's still carrying their precious, tiny child....
After a head-on collision with another vehicle, Eden Kouros is overjoyed that her unborn baby has survived. But Aristide, her husband, has suffered a partial loss of memory.
Eden's heart is torn in two. Aristide remembers almost everything -- except that he has a wife. Yet perhaps Eden has been given a second chance to save her marriage, which was at breaking point before the accident: Aristide's body hasn't forgotten the desire they once shared...and she's still carrying their precious, tiny child....
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2005
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Lucy Monroe
609 books1,573 followersI write spicy romance books that end in an HEA. Contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance…I write it all. The two things my books all have in common is lots of emotion and spice. Last year, I fell in love with a new subgenre: mafia romance. Since I write what I love to read, I started a new standalone series, Syndicate Rules where you’ll meet over the top alpha heroes in the Italian and Greek mafias as well as the Irish mob. There are arranged marriages, forced marriages, enemies to lovers, stalkers, forced proximity and lots of mafia intrigue. Morally gray is my new favorite color.
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I’ve been published a while and most of my 90+ books have hit the Nielson Bookscan bestseller list, a few ended up on the USA Today bestseller list and some even hit national bestseller lists in the UK and Australia. My books have been translated into numerous languages and are for sale in dozens of countries around the world. I’ve won awards and been published with most of the big houses in New York, but my greatest achievement is touching readers’ hearts. When I hear from a reader who got caught up in one of my books, I know I’m doing what I’m meant to do.
I love writing emotionally deep stories with snappy dialogue and solid plots. I’m more grateful than I’ll ever be able to express that so many readers have taken my stories into their hearts and put my books on their reread and keeper shelves.
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March 4, 2016
1/1/16 Re-read
4.5 Stars
I am a shameless sucker for these cliched Greek tycoon baby books.
And then you throw in amnesia to boot?
Pfffft.
It's like soap opera candy that I just can't say no to even though I know the empty calories will go straight to my thighs.
Holla!
4.5 Stars
I am a shameless sucker for these cliched Greek tycoon baby books.
And then you throw in amnesia to boot?
Pfffft.
It's like soap opera candy that I just can't say no to even though I know the empty calories will go straight to my thighs.
Holla!
February 14, 2018
I think I am the only person that really doesn't like this book. I did not find the h to be anything but a TSTL doormat and the H should have died, frankly.
While I absolutely loved the angst and the insidiousness of the other woman, these two shouldn't be together period.
The writing is good, the set up and the OW's continuing encroachment is great, but the h should have moved out and filed for divorce and taken her kids with her. The H is a disloyal and yes, an adulterous POS - not that he slept with the OW while he was married, but he would have and his continual taking her side of things vs his wife and the mother of his children is the definition of infidelity.
He broke faith with his wife, repeatedly , for YEARS and suffered no consequences. Then a few roses later and he gets a pass because he tried. Just Say No -- he deserved to be stuck with the OW and manipulated and given a social disease before dying in agony a year later. There was no redemption, there was no commitment and I wasn't buying an HEA here at all.
I felt sorry for the h, sorry for her kids and sorry that angst factor aside, this book did nothing but irritate me and make me wish HPlandia came equipped with flame throwers to burn away the moldy rot that embodied this H and that emergency titanium backbone transplants were available. Cause as soon as the h got within ten feet of his magic lurve club, she dissolved into jelly blobule nothingness.
A thorough banging doesn't fix this type of issue and shame on the overused trope of HPlandia that says it did.
While I absolutely loved the angst and the insidiousness of the other woman, these two shouldn't be together period.
The writing is good, the set up and the OW's continuing encroachment is great, but the h should have moved out and filed for divorce and taken her kids with her. The H is a disloyal and yes, an adulterous POS - not that he slept with the OW while he was married, but he would have and his continual taking her side of things vs his wife and the mother of his children is the definition of infidelity.
He broke faith with his wife, repeatedly , for YEARS and suffered no consequences. Then a few roses later and he gets a pass because he tried. Just Say No -- he deserved to be stuck with the OW and manipulated and given a social disease before dying in agony a year later. There was no redemption, there was no commitment and I wasn't buying an HEA here at all.
I felt sorry for the h, sorry for her kids and sorry that angst factor aside, this book did nothing but irritate me and make me wish HPlandia came equipped with flame throwers to burn away the moldy rot that embodied this H and that emergency titanium backbone transplants were available. Cause as soon as the h got within ten feet of his magic lurve club, she dissolved into jelly blobule nothingness.
A thorough banging doesn't fix this type of issue and shame on the overused trope of HPlandia that says it did.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 17, 2021
My platonic ideal of an HP. So much angst. I love how amnesia is used as a reset button. I love how the heroine fights for the hero and how he actually starts to think once his emotions cool. I love how neither one of them thinks of marriage as something throw-away. Add a crazy-sauce OW for dollops of drama along the way.
Edit to add: Had to re-read on Valentine's Day - just for fun! Still a five star story.
Needed a comfort re-read today. Still five stars. I do love a hero who is so very, very wrong.
Re-read after so many disappointing HPs. I had forgotten about the make-up wedding at the end. H pulled out all the stops.
Edit to add: Had to re-read on Valentine's Day - just for fun! Still a five star story.
Needed a comfort re-read today. Still five stars. I do love a hero who is so very, very wrong.
Re-read after so many disappointing HPs. I had forgotten about the make-up wedding at the end. H pulled out all the stops.
April 10, 2024
Re-read 4-9-2024. Still just as awesome this as all my previous reads of this story. So many feels. I LOVE this story so much!
I went into this baby blind and the story blew me away. The angst was so gutting, devastating and heartbreaking. It's been so long since I have read such angsty goodness, I never wanted it to end. This story is definitely going on my re-read shelf.
I went into this baby blind and the story blew me away. The angst was so gutting, devastating and heartbreaking. It's been so long since I have read such angsty goodness, I never wanted it to end. This story is definitely going on my re-read shelf.
August 19, 2022
"The Greek's Christmas Baby" is a Harlequin Romance i have had my eyes on for a while for its amnesia trope and for the angst of a woman winning back her husbands love.This is also my first book read by Lucy Monroe and i am curious to read more of her works since many Hp fans are fan of her work.I may be getting old..although i am only 20 years old.But 3 years before i would have eaten this book up with one spoon since its because of passionate tropes like this one made me addicted to Harlequins.We will start with the things i liked about this book:
* I love how aware Aristide Kouros was of his wife even when he had amnesia.Despite his instant dislike and suspiciousness he was drawn to her like a moth to a flame and was seriously finding himself enchanted with this wife whom he could not remember.Eden Kouros have much deal of courage to put up with this new twist to her relationship with Aristide.She love him so much that she was willing to fight for their marriage even if she thought her love for him doomed.I love selfless heroines!Also that scene where she slapped the slutty OW so hard on her face made me relish with satisfaction and i personally WOULD EVEN HAVE SLAPPED HER A SECOND TIME!It was also so romantic with how Aristide and Eden re-married on Christmas Eve sure of their HEA!Love how the author ended this romantic tale!
*One thing that doesn`t make sense is:I get the deal that Kassandra is a old friend of Aristide`s and a woman his family considers a part of their family.So that means they must have known each other since their teenage years since they also studied together if i remember correctly.What bothers me is WHY THE HELL Aristide even had a brief affair with her before he even met Eden!???I mean they are CLOSE FRIENDS and he is her Boss.She is considered a part of their family.So how the hell didn`t Aristide ever consider it awkward and even weird of having sex with her without any strings when they still planned to be in each other`s lives and come face to face with their families?Its even worse that he still keeps on working with her after his marriage with Eden!I would have put up with it if she was only a secretary of his,but she is also his bestfriend whom he have known for many years!It shows what a cold-blooded and out of another element Aristide is and i could not appreciate that about him.This just bothered me so much that it took out much of my enjoyment in reading this book.
* I love how aware Aristide Kouros was of his wife even when he had amnesia.Despite his instant dislike and suspiciousness he was drawn to her like a moth to a flame and was seriously finding himself enchanted with this wife whom he could not remember.Eden Kouros have much deal of courage to put up with this new twist to her relationship with Aristide.She love him so much that she was willing to fight for their marriage even if she thought her love for him doomed.I love selfless heroines!Also that scene where she slapped the slutty OW so hard on her face made me relish with satisfaction and i personally WOULD EVEN HAVE SLAPPED HER A SECOND TIME!It was also so romantic with how Aristide and Eden re-married on Christmas Eve sure of their HEA!Love how the author ended this romantic tale!
*One thing that doesn`t make sense is:I get the deal that Kassandra is a old friend of Aristide`s and a woman his family considers a part of their family.So that means they must have known each other since their teenage years since they also studied together if i remember correctly.What bothers me is WHY THE HELL Aristide even had a brief affair with her before he even met Eden!???I mean they are CLOSE FRIENDS and he is her Boss.She is considered a part of their family.So how the hell didn`t Aristide ever consider it awkward and even weird of having sex with her without any strings when they still planned to be in each other`s lives and come face to face with their families?Its even worse that he still keeps on working with her after his marriage with Eden!I would have put up with it if she was only a secretary of his,but she is also his bestfriend whom he have known for many years!It shows what a cold-blooded and out of another element Aristide is and i could not appreciate that about him.This just bothered me so much that it took out much of my enjoyment in reading this book.
May 6, 2015
4.5 stars!
Girl meets boy who happens to be a rich tycoon. They start an affair, which led to pregnancy where boy promptly marries girl only to leave her in Greece while he travels all around with vindictive ex-girlfriend who happens to also be his assistant.
Girl is not happy with her circumstances, plus the fact that two-face assistant goes out of her way to undermine her relationship with the husband. Upset, girl asks for a divorce. Boy got into an accident where he has temporary selective amnesia -- meaning, he remembers everything and everyone except his wife.
Uh-oh. Yup. Angst promptly ensues as both the h and H confront the issues in their relationship.
I loved this one. I rarely give 4.5 stars to HPs but I'm making an exception with this one. Just 180 plus pages of angsty goodness, awesome dialogue, great characters, and perfect writing from Lucy Monroe.
Eden has a backbone and held her own against Aristide. She's funny, sassy and definitely not a doormat. The hero was the usual Harlequin hero. Aristide is very alpha, gorgeous, rich and Greek. He's a bit of a jerk, but not too much that it makes him unlikable. Just enough. And he's clueless when it comes to matters of the heart.But boy, did he redeem himself near the end. His grand gesture was just awesome and sweet.
A fantastic read overall.
Girl meets boy who happens to be a rich tycoon. They start an affair, which led to pregnancy where boy promptly marries girl only to leave her in Greece while he travels all around with vindictive ex-girlfriend who happens to also be his assistant.
Girl is not happy with her circumstances, plus the fact that two-face assistant goes out of her way to undermine her relationship with the husband. Upset, girl asks for a divorce. Boy got into an accident where he has temporary selective amnesia -- meaning, he remembers everything and everyone except his wife.
Uh-oh. Yup. Angst promptly ensues as both the h and H confront the issues in their relationship.
I loved this one. I rarely give 4.5 stars to HPs but I'm making an exception with this one. Just 180 plus pages of angsty goodness, awesome dialogue, great characters, and perfect writing from Lucy Monroe.
Eden has a backbone and held her own against Aristide. She's funny, sassy and definitely not a doormat. The hero was the usual Harlequin hero. Aristide is very alpha, gorgeous, rich and Greek. He's a bit of a jerk, but not too much that it makes him unlikable. Just enough. And he's clueless when it comes to matters of the heart.But boy, did he redeem himself near the end. His grand gesture was just awesome and sweet.
A fantastic read overall.
April 10, 2022
***3.5 Stars***
This was a good read but I did get frustrated that the hero always chose to believe his lying conniving assistant (OW) rather than his wife who loved him and only wanted the best for him. That did leave a bad taste in my mouth and happened all the way throughout the book but other than that it was a decent read.
OW EVIL personified. Offenses: Put a bug in the H/h car. Told heroine lies about her husband. Told wife they were presently having an affair behind her back. She would try and convince hero that his wife was crazy or hormonal that she was insanely jealous. OW Fabricated mistruths, well, just plain old lies says it better, about the wife to make her less and less appealing over time. What made this more difficult is that the OW was a family friend of the hero's and he had known her all his life, trusted her implicitly when, in fact, she did not deserve any trust at all. On top of that - right before he met the woman he married he was having a sexual affair with said OW. It was short and without emotions. In fact he put an end to the brief affair when he first laid eyes on the woman who would become his wife.
It was a good read but I won't put myself through it any longer. The heroine was absolutely broken-hearted all throughout the book until the last few pages. Hero was an idiot who ALWAYS chose the OW's side over his wife. ALWAYS!!! No matter what really happened. The OW was so darn smug and felt she had the H around her little finger. The wife felt the same way. She knew she came in second to the OW. Horribly sad for this reader.
Let me say there is no way I would tolerate and ex lover being my spouse's Personal Assistant!! No way...no how! That is a recipe for disaster!
This was a good read but I did get frustrated that the hero always chose to believe his lying conniving assistant (OW) rather than his wife who loved him and only wanted the best for him. That did leave a bad taste in my mouth and happened all the way throughout the book but other than that it was a decent read.
OW EVIL personified. Offenses: Put a bug in the H/h car. Told heroine lies about her husband. Told wife they were presently having an affair behind her back. She would try and convince hero that his wife was crazy or hormonal that she was insanely jealous. OW Fabricated mistruths, well, just plain old lies says it better, about the wife to make her less and less appealing over time. What made this more difficult is that the OW was a family friend of the hero's and he had known her all his life, trusted her implicitly when, in fact, she did not deserve any trust at all. On top of that - right before he met the woman he married he was having a sexual affair with said OW. It was short and without emotions. In fact he put an end to the brief affair when he first laid eyes on the woman who would become his wife.
It was a good read but I won't put myself through it any longer. The heroine was absolutely broken-hearted all throughout the book until the last few pages. Hero was an idiot who ALWAYS chose the OW's side over his wife. ALWAYS!!! No matter what really happened. The OW was so darn smug and felt she had the H around her little finger. The wife felt the same way. She knew she came in second to the OW. Horribly sad for this reader.
Let me say there is no way I would tolerate and ex lover being my spouse's Personal Assistant!! No way...no how! That is a recipe for disaster!
April 4, 2016
3.5 stars. I started reading romance with this type of book. I loved my gorgeous Greeks, my indignant Italians, my millionaires and billionaires. They seem a bit cheesy now seeing as my reading habits have changed over the years. But this was a nice trip down memory lane. I might dip in now and again.
Even the cover is cheesy.
There are still some more left in the box in the garage that I will check out later. Can donate them then when I get through them all.
Even the cover is cheesy.
There are still some more left in the box in the garage that I will check out later. Can donate them then when I get through them all.
July 26, 2019
Greek hero behaving badly. The H is not so much mean as stupid. Stupid and dismissive which makes sense as he is the little brother to the equally handsome and virile but dim, Sebastian in the The Greek's Innocent Virgin.
A selective amnesia story with retro insta-lust, semi secret relationship, marriage for a baby and a bad and slinky PA that lives to lie. This poor h! She has it coming and going with the hero who refuses to remember her, and takes in every slur the PA has to say like it’s gospel. The heroine doesn’t take it lying down as she slaps the PA at one point, yay girl, and takes the hero up on his claim that he doesn’t feel married to her so she schlepps his clothes to the guest bedroom. He learns to regret that because despite thinking he may have married a gold-differ he now wants sex.
It takes his family looking at him like the idiot he is for doubting his sweet wife, a leering Italian that appreciates his wife, and the poor h’s crying jag to wake him up.
He’s been weighed, measured and found wanting.
A selective amnesia story with retro insta-lust, semi secret relationship, marriage for a baby and a bad and slinky PA that lives to lie. This poor h! She has it coming and going with the hero who refuses to remember her, and takes in every slur the PA has to say like it’s gospel. The heroine doesn’t take it lying down as she slaps the PA at one point, yay girl, and takes the hero up on his claim that he doesn’t feel married to her so she schlepps his clothes to the guest bedroom. He learns to regret that because despite thinking he may have married a gold-differ he now wants sex.
It takes his family looking at him like the idiot he is for doubting his sweet wife, a leering Italian that appreciates his wife, and the poor h’s crying jag to wake him up.
He’s been weighed, measured and found wanting.
November 18, 2022
Update
November 17/2022
I just I want to say I still hate the book, I don't remember any good scene I would want to reread, so I will low my rating to 1🌟
Thanks! 🤭
P.D.: This book has a similar OW like the story by Michelle Reid, "The Italian's Revenge". In that book the hero also works with an ex lover and ex partner of his dead best friend 🤔
The heroine is suspicious about the hero and that OW were lovers and he denied all the time until almost the end of the story when the truth came up and he finally confronts the OW and her bitchy behavior and the heroine overhead them speaking alone 😒🙄😤😠
First Review
January 9th/2015
Original rating: 2🌟
Other shelves: HEROINE-I-WANT-TO-SMACK-100-TIMES, HERO-I-WANT-TO-KICK-HIS-A##, OW-I-WANT-TO-KILL (these have to be written in capital letters)
Hero's quote:
“Kassandra was there for me in the hospital when you were not. She is a devoted employee as well as a long-time friend. I would be a fool to trust the word of a woman I cannot remember over hers. After all, I did not wake from my coma having wiped her entirely from my brain. And I have to question why that was.”
Heroine's POV after hero's answer:
"Pain ripped through Eden like a hurricane and she felt as ravaged as any debris-strewn coastline. She swallowed convulsively, her throat tight with tears. Because he hadn’t just forgotten her, he’d forgotten their unborn baby as well. Somehow that made it ten times worse.
Not only had he obviously subconsciously wanted to wipe her existence in his life, but he’d also wanted to forget the tie an additional child between them would forge.
From the moment she had woken up in the hospital after the accident, she had been determined to fight for her marriage. Why? Because she loved Aristide so much she thought she might die inside without him. But he was tearing her heart to shreds and if she wasn’t dying right now, she was certainly hurting.
Maybe it was time she faced that her love meant nothing in the face of his indifference.
What that meant for her future, for the future of her children and their life with her and their father, she didn’t even want to contemplate. But one thing she knew—her hope was a dead weight in her chest, along with her leaden heart."
I think this heroine isn't strong at all :(
I will add more details, if I finish this book... :S
Updated:
December/29/2015
I am not sure if this story deserves 2/3 stars, but taking into account the PA didn't appear too much in the flesh, (in my opinion), heroine's actions such as: slapped PA's face (ñ_ñ), allows her husband to sleeps alone in other room (well done!), hero's grovelling and he fired the PA, he also makes her uncceptable to be hired for other job (great!).
Sometimes, this other women are forgotten during the stories or the author writes them a "happy life" with other man, specially rich *roll eyes* That isn't fair!
I hoped more from this story, if only the PA wouldn't have been one of hero's ex lovers, I would have give 4 stars at least :) He said in his POV "they were lovers once, right around he met the heroine" ARG!!!!
Poor heroine! And the worst is that this donkey hero didn't understand heroine's worst fears. All his trips to US without her, leaving her in Greece. I want to clear up, there wasn't any physical cheating here, but as I told KC, I feel he "cheated" on her emotionally. He working side to side with this woman and heroine suffered for that (U_U)*
Scenes, POVs from the book I didn't like it :/
(Airport scene, hero, heroine and the evil OW, almost at the middle of the book
(Diologue between the hero and heroine 25 pages before the END)
Hero and Kassandra (OW, evil ex) at the office, 14 pages before the END.
Hero's flashback after he remembered everything almost 12 pages before the END
November 17/2022
I just I want to say I still hate the book, I don't remember any good scene I would want to reread, so I will low my rating to 1🌟
Thanks! 🤭
P.D.: This book has a similar OW like the story by Michelle Reid, "The Italian's Revenge". In that book the hero also works with an ex lover and ex partner of his dead best friend 🤔
The heroine is suspicious about the hero and that OW were lovers and he denied all the time until almost the end of the story when the truth came up and he finally confronts the OW and her bitchy behavior and the heroine overhead them speaking alone 😒🙄😤😠
First Review
January 9th/2015
Original rating: 2🌟
Other shelves: HEROINE-I-WANT-TO-SMACK-100-TIMES, HERO-I-WANT-TO-KICK-HIS-A##, OW-I-WANT-TO-KILL (these have to be written in capital letters)
Hero's quote:
“Kassandra was there for me in the hospital when you were not. She is a devoted employee as well as a long-time friend. I would be a fool to trust the word of a woman I cannot remember over hers. After all, I did not wake from my coma having wiped her entirely from my brain. And I have to question why that was.”
Heroine's POV after hero's answer:
"Pain ripped through Eden like a hurricane and she felt as ravaged as any debris-strewn coastline. She swallowed convulsively, her throat tight with tears. Because he hadn’t just forgotten her, he’d forgotten their unborn baby as well. Somehow that made it ten times worse.
Not only had he obviously subconsciously wanted to wipe her existence in his life, but he’d also wanted to forget the tie an additional child between them would forge.
From the moment she had woken up in the hospital after the accident, she had been determined to fight for her marriage. Why? Because she loved Aristide so much she thought she might die inside without him. But he was tearing her heart to shreds and if she wasn’t dying right now, she was certainly hurting.
Maybe it was time she faced that her love meant nothing in the face of his indifference.
What that meant for her future, for the future of her children and their life with her and their father, she didn’t even want to contemplate. But one thing she knew—her hope was a dead weight in her chest, along with her leaden heart."
I think this heroine isn't strong at all :(
I will add more details, if I finish this book... :S
Updated:
December/29/2015
I am not sure if this story deserves 2/3 stars, but taking into account the PA didn't appear too much in the flesh, (in my opinion), heroine's actions such as: slapped PA's face (ñ_ñ), allows her husband to sleeps alone in other room (well done!), hero's grovelling and he fired the PA, he also makes her uncceptable to be hired for other job (great!).
Sometimes, this other women are forgotten during the stories or the author writes them a "happy life" with other man, specially rich *roll eyes* That isn't fair!
I hoped more from this story, if only the PA wouldn't have been one of hero's ex lovers, I would have give 4 stars at least :) He said in his POV "they were lovers once, right around he met the heroine" ARG!!!!
Poor heroine! And the worst is that this donkey hero didn't understand heroine's worst fears. All his trips to US without her, leaving her in Greece. I want to clear up, there wasn't any physical cheating here, but as I told KC, I feel he "cheated" on her emotionally. He working side to side with this woman and heroine suffered for that (U_U)*
Scenes, POVs from the book I didn't like it :/
(Airport scene, hero, heroine and the evil OW, almost at the middle of the book
(Diologue between the hero and heroine 25 pages before the END)
Hero and Kassandra (OW, evil ex) at the office, 14 pages before the END.
Hero's flashback after he remembered everything almost 12 pages before the END
September 18, 2010
4 1/2 stars
Amnesia and Secret Pregnancy aren't exactly my favorite plot devices, but somehow Ms. Monroe made them work in this book. Quite a feat, if I may say so. :)
This was one of the best HP I've read, mostly because Aristide wasn't a domineering asshat - he was just a bit "stupid", trusting the wrong person and taking a long time to realize what was obvious to everyone else - and Eden wasn't a wimpy doormat willing to bow to her husband's aloofness. If only all HPs were like this...
Two lines in this book got my attention. I thought they were funny - not in the sole context of the story, but as examples of how "crazy" HPland is...
1. There weren't that many men in the world, much less Greece, with the power, the wealth or the inner drive that they possessed.
Tsk, tsk, tks, Ms. Monroe. You haven't done your research, have you? If you have, you'd know that HPland is chock-full of billionaire Greek tycoons and the Kouros brothers aren't that unique, LOL.
2. He had not said the words, but, damn it, how could she not have known?
Why, oh why, do heroes always think they don't need to say those 3 little words? Aristide, Eden isn't a mind reader. Plus, it wasn't like your actions spoke volumes in the past. Anyway, you came to your senses before it was too late, so all's well that ends well.
Amnesia and Secret Pregnancy aren't exactly my favorite plot devices, but somehow Ms. Monroe made them work in this book. Quite a feat, if I may say so. :)
This was one of the best HP I've read, mostly because Aristide wasn't a domineering asshat - he was just a bit "stupid", trusting the wrong person and taking a long time to realize what was obvious to everyone else - and Eden wasn't a wimpy doormat willing to bow to her husband's aloofness. If only all HPs were like this...
Two lines in this book got my attention. I thought they were funny - not in the sole context of the story, but as examples of how "crazy" HPland is...
1. There weren't that many men in the world, much less Greece, with the power, the wealth or the inner drive that they possessed.
Tsk, tsk, tks, Ms. Monroe. You haven't done your research, have you? If you have, you'd know that HPland is chock-full of billionaire Greek tycoons and the Kouros brothers aren't that unique, LOL.
2. He had not said the words, but, damn it, how could she not have known?
Why, oh why, do heroes always think they don't need to say those 3 little words? Aristide, Eden isn't a mind reader. Plus, it wasn't like your actions spoke volumes in the past. Anyway, you came to your senses before it was too late, so all's well that ends well.
January 31, 2013
One of the best harlequin I have ever read. I love how Lucy Monroe creates heroines who are strong but not bitches or mean. Eden's deep love for Aristides makes her fight for him but on the other hand she is determined to not stay in a loveless marriage if her husband does not commit to it. She doesn't want to end their marriage but she will not accept being second best. The hero's PA Kassandra is the scheming third person I loved to hate. She tries everything in her power to tear Eden and Aristide apart but Eden stands up to her and doesn't allow her to put her down. The hero was without a doubt an alpha-male hero but he is never a jerk, only oblivious to his bitchy ex.
Best part was when Aristide began to realize Kassandra's lies about Eden and her fake portrayal of his wife. I loved when he realized he was married to a decent and amazing woman and cut Kassandra out of his life for good.
Wonderful, touching love story! Loved the angst and the drama!
Best part was when Aristide began to realize Kassandra's lies about Eden and her fake portrayal of his wife. I loved when he realized he was married to a decent and amazing woman and cut Kassandra out of his life for good.
Wonderful, touching love story! Loved the angst and the drama!
July 31, 2015
Edited 31st July, 2015 to add something **
How can I express my love for this intense, emotional, angst and pain-filled book?
It was truly such a beautiful book, the heroine was the perfect amount of sweet and strong, without being the slightest bit bitchy. I loved how she fought for her husband and didn't just give up at the first sight of hardship. I so admire heroines with a backbone, but with sensibility and practicality, who don't throw tantrums left right and centre when things don't go their way. She was amazing, I loved her. And, as you all know, when I love a heroine, that book becomes a favourite ❤️
Eden and Aristide have been married for almost two years at the start of the book. They met 3 years ago and had an affair, and when Eden finds out she's pregnant, Aristide immediately marries her. Aristide has a personal assistant, the evil vicious OW, who is out to ruin their marriage and wants Aristide for himself. She is Aristide's old childhood friend and very two-faced and horrid to Eden behind Aristide's back. In the 2 years Eden is married, she never once complains to Aristide about OW, just lets it build up. Eden is basically a doormat during the two years, and Aristide has never once told her that he loves her. So the story starts out with them having a big argument, when Eden finally decides to stand up and talks to him about OW. He doesn't believe her. She also tells him that she is pregnant with his child once again, and intending to push him and to show him the severity of the OW matter, Eden asks for a divorce. They are in a car, Aristide is driving, and they crash at that instant.
Aristide loses all memory of ever having met her. When he wakes up, OW feeds him nasty takes about his wife, so he is horrid to Eden and believes the worst of her. Eden, facing miscarriage herself, is bed ridden for a few days, and realises how much she loves Aristide, enough to fight for him, and decides to change and stop being a doormat. In the meanwhile, vicious OW does her thing and makes Aristide believe that his wife is a gold digger and got pregnant on purpose, to marry him.
I loved the delicious pain his cruel, harsh treatment to Eden brought. (I know, messed up masochist is what I am.) I almost cried while reading the emotional scenes, especially This book was perfect. Even the ending was beautiful.
I never thought I'd come to love these newer Harlequins so much, but apparently HQ has still got it goin'.
And two weeks ago, if you had asked me about the amnesia trope, and the married couple trope, and second chances trope, I would have said that I hated all of them. The past few books I've read, the ones my amazing friends here on GR have recommended to me, have changed my mind a great deal on these issues. Jenny, Jas, Preeti, and Abby, I'm looking straight at you all ;) I'm so grateful to have such amazing friends on GR, I'm truly lucky :) And Kathleen, Katherine, Zoe and Tinsoni, y'all too, thank you so much for all the recs ❤️
Amber, you're another level - a surreal, fantasy special ;) ♥
** NO AMANDA, I DID NOT FORGET YOU, I WAS SUPER SLEEP LAST NIGHT WHEN I WROTE THE REVIEW AND WANTED TO WRITE SOMETHING FOR YOU WHEN MY BRAIN WORKED PROPERLY LOL. You're my oldest GR friend, my partner in crime for our Diana Palmer guilty, masochistic pleasure, and a very, very good friend ♥ We've known each other for almost 5 years, and I'm so glad you commented on one of my reviews that one fated :* So glad to call you a friend :)
How can I express my love for this intense, emotional, angst and pain-filled book?
It was truly such a beautiful book, the heroine was the perfect amount of sweet and strong, without being the slightest bit bitchy. I loved how she fought for her husband and didn't just give up at the first sight of hardship. I so admire heroines with a backbone, but with sensibility and practicality, who don't throw tantrums left right and centre when things don't go their way. She was amazing, I loved her. And, as you all know, when I love a heroine, that book becomes a favourite ❤️
Eden and Aristide have been married for almost two years at the start of the book. They met 3 years ago and had an affair, and when Eden finds out she's pregnant, Aristide immediately marries her. Aristide has a personal assistant, the evil vicious OW, who is out to ruin their marriage and wants Aristide for himself. She is Aristide's old childhood friend and very two-faced and horrid to Eden behind Aristide's back. In the 2 years Eden is married, she never once complains to Aristide about OW, just lets it build up. Eden is basically a doormat during the two years, and Aristide has never once told her that he loves her. So the story starts out with them having a big argument, when Eden finally decides to stand up and talks to him about OW. He doesn't believe her. She also tells him that she is pregnant with his child once again, and intending to push him and to show him the severity of the OW matter, Eden asks for a divorce. They are in a car, Aristide is driving, and they crash at that instant.
Aristide loses all memory of ever having met her. When he wakes up, OW feeds him nasty takes about his wife, so he is horrid to Eden and believes the worst of her. Eden, facing miscarriage herself, is bed ridden for a few days, and realises how much she loves Aristide, enough to fight for him, and decides to change and stop being a doormat. In the meanwhile, vicious OW does her thing and makes Aristide believe that his wife is a gold digger and got pregnant on purpose, to marry him.
I loved the delicious pain his cruel, harsh treatment to Eden brought. (I know, messed up masochist is what I am.) I almost cried while reading the emotional scenes, especially This book was perfect. Even the ending was beautiful.
I never thought I'd come to love these newer Harlequins so much, but apparently HQ has still got it goin'.
And two weeks ago, if you had asked me about the amnesia trope, and the married couple trope, and second chances trope, I would have said that I hated all of them. The past few books I've read, the ones my amazing friends here on GR have recommended to me, have changed my mind a great deal on these issues. Jenny, Jas, Preeti, and Abby, I'm looking straight at you all ;) I'm so grateful to have such amazing friends on GR, I'm truly lucky :) And Kathleen, Katherine, Zoe and Tinsoni, y'all too, thank you so much for all the recs ❤️
Amber, you're another level - a surreal, fantasy special ;) ♥
** NO AMANDA, I DID NOT FORGET YOU, I WAS SUPER SLEEP LAST NIGHT WHEN I WROTE THE REVIEW AND WANTED TO WRITE SOMETHING FOR YOU WHEN MY BRAIN WORKED PROPERLY LOL. You're my oldest GR friend, my partner in crime for our Diana Palmer guilty, masochistic pleasure, and a very, very good friend ♥ We've known each other for almost 5 years, and I'm so glad you commented on one of my reviews that one fated :* So glad to call you a friend :)
December 28, 2022
Reread 2022 - 2 stars now - literally the best doormat heroine story ever. There is no heroine more spineless, needy or or as pathetic than this one.
I don’t even know why I keep reading this every year when I only gave it 3 stars originally. 🤷🏻♀️
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Time to re read this trainwreck 2021
Still very angsty, and she’s still a pathetic clingy doormat. One of the worst even for a hp.
If she had left him early, she wouldnt have been so abused, so who’s fault is it that she’s sitting in the back with the luggage while her hubs in the front seat with the ow…hers.
He treats her like shit cuz she told him it’s allowed.🙄
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The good: Very emotional, angst packed.
The bad: Typical doormat heroine. How far will you go to earn your husband's love? Well, this heroine will take all of his crap, his assistants crap (although she smacked her once - first time standing up to her in 2 years?), then take some more crap when he loses his memories of her.
The HEA is only 5 pages long, rest of the book is just one big heart break after another for the heroine, which just gets tiresome after awhile. Her (constant) weepy avow of love started to irritate and I just wanted to smack her. There is a point, where enough is enough...!
SPOILER:
There is a scene in this book where the heroine goes to the airport to pick up her husband, but he is there with his assistant (the supposed Other Woman), so what does he do when he sees her? He suggests she wait for them at the airport while HE drives his assistant home first because there was a lot of (her) baggage. Then this very understanding doormat heroine grits her teeth and says, no problem, she will just sit in the back with the luggage so that the H and his assistant can travel in comfort.
This hero has treated her like this through out their marriage, always putting his assistant first. I'm mentioning this little scene here to give you a taste of what this book is like. I suppose people call this a tear-jerker because they're weeping with the heroine.... speaking for myself, I read this mostly gritting my teeth. In disgust.
I don’t even know why I keep reading this every year when I only gave it 3 stars originally. 🤷🏻♀️
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Time to re read this trainwreck 2021
Still very angsty, and she’s still a pathetic clingy doormat. One of the worst even for a hp.
If she had left him early, she wouldnt have been so abused, so who’s fault is it that she’s sitting in the back with the luggage while her hubs in the front seat with the ow…hers.
He treats her like shit cuz she told him it’s allowed.🙄
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The good: Very emotional, angst packed.
The bad: Typical doormat heroine. How far will you go to earn your husband's love? Well, this heroine will take all of his crap, his assistants crap (although she smacked her once - first time standing up to her in 2 years?), then take some more crap when he loses his memories of her.
The HEA is only 5 pages long, rest of the book is just one big heart break after another for the heroine, which just gets tiresome after awhile. Her (constant) weepy avow of love started to irritate and I just wanted to smack her. There is a point, where enough is enough...!
SPOILER:
There is a scene in this book where the heroine goes to the airport to pick up her husband, but he is there with his assistant (the supposed Other Woman), so what does he do when he sees her? He suggests she wait for them at the airport while HE drives his assistant home first because there was a lot of (her) baggage. Then this very understanding doormat heroine grits her teeth and says, no problem, she will just sit in the back with the luggage so that the H and his assistant can travel in comfort.
This hero has treated her like this through out their marriage, always putting his assistant first. I'm mentioning this little scene here to give you a taste of what this book is like. I suppose people call this a tear-jerker because they're weeping with the heroine.... speaking for myself, I read this mostly gritting my teeth. In disgust.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 15, 2017
For a business magnet and a billionaire, the hero had a very VERY thick skull! His stupidity reached such a point his poor brother had to spell out that if he didn't have a loving wife he'd describe his brother's wife as the sweetest woman in the world! And his mother was just pure disgusted with him and probably wanted to slap him just like me!
He believed his family members and friends for everything, trusted his award winning gut for business deals and life altering decisions, yet he decided to discard everyone's opinion on his wife which was positive and believed the ONLY negative opinion which is delivered by the OW who according to his wife has eyes set on him! He doesn't think "hey, her opinion is 1 against about 15, so may be this 1 opinion is the one that's wrong? Because the other 15 opinion on everything else has been right so far! So if this 1 opinion is wrong, and especially about my wife who seems to have some trouble with this woman, may be, since my memories are fried, I should play it cool and give my wife the benefit of doubt instead of trusting this woman just based on her word?" Nope! Instead he goes nope, everyone is right about everything, except for about my wife, and even though I have proof otherwise, she's a bitch and the OW is my best friend!
The heroine I actually felt sorry for! She had no place to show backbone for! She had a sick husband! He lost his memory about her. She can't leave him because that would be a cruel thing to do. She can't live with him because he's unnecessarily cruel with her! Damned if she does, damned if she doesn't!
It was so sad to see her just suddenly give up and turn dormant! She just accepted defeat and appeared just defeated and just became passive! She was like dead inside. It was painful to read and I'm pretty sure it was painful for the hero to watch as well and that's what finally got to him!
The end wasn't as much grovelling as redeeming himself! It was sweet. What was sweeter was the extended family. A mother who doesn't blindly support her son but sees what a lovely daughter in law she has is a winner in my book :) we have a winner for the best mother in law here!!!!
He believed his family members and friends for everything, trusted his award winning gut for business deals and life altering decisions, yet he decided to discard everyone's opinion on his wife which was positive and believed the ONLY negative opinion which is delivered by the OW who according to his wife has eyes set on him! He doesn't think "hey, her opinion is 1 against about 15, so may be this 1 opinion is the one that's wrong? Because the other 15 opinion on everything else has been right so far! So if this 1 opinion is wrong, and especially about my wife who seems to have some trouble with this woman, may be, since my memories are fried, I should play it cool and give my wife the benefit of doubt instead of trusting this woman just based on her word?" Nope! Instead he goes nope, everyone is right about everything, except for about my wife, and even though I have proof otherwise, she's a bitch and the OW is my best friend!
The heroine I actually felt sorry for! She had no place to show backbone for! She had a sick husband! He lost his memory about her. She can't leave him because that would be a cruel thing to do. She can't live with him because he's unnecessarily cruel with her! Damned if she does, damned if she doesn't!
It was so sad to see her just suddenly give up and turn dormant! She just accepted defeat and appeared just defeated and just became passive! She was like dead inside. It was painful to read and I'm pretty sure it was painful for the hero to watch as well and that's what finally got to him!
The end wasn't as much grovelling as redeeming himself! It was sweet. What was sweeter was the extended family. A mother who doesn't blindly support her son but sees what a lovely daughter in law she has is a winner in my book :) we have a winner for the best mother in law here!!!!
December 13, 2022
Amnesia, a marriage on the rocks, secret baby and a second chance - this was like an assorted box of chocolates.
Kassandra is the most vile OW ever and I hated her. She was obsessed with Aristide, manipulative and hurtful towards Eden.
She uses Aristide's amnesia to her advantage and widens the cracks in his relationship with Eden.
Aristide is in a vulnerable, stupid and suspicious position. Eden is the only part of his life that he has forgotten and he already resents her for it. Kassandra convinces him that he had a bad marriage and a troublesome wife.
3 cheers for Aristide's family who rake him over hot coals when he is dismissive and cold towards Eden.
Now Aristide has two conflicting perspectives on Eden and his marriage, this puts him on his guard.
He walks in on Eden's emotional breakdown by mistake and he knows something is very wrong. His protective instinct rises to the surface but he feels powerless and unable to fix things.
By this point, Aristide had messed things up pretty badly and I wasn't certain that he could redeem himself.
Huge things he realizes :
I have spent every day since waking from my coma trying to find flaws in you that are not there. All I have found is a woman I was smart to make my own and then marry."
Her gaze flew to his and something hit him straight in the gut. She had said he didn't need to court her again… that they were already married, but he realized he wanted to court her. He wanted her to feel good about being married to him, not stuck with a man who could not remember the first time they had met, much less made love.
His pride demanded it, but so did something powerful in the region of his heart
I loved and admired Eden. She was no doormat or silent martyr.
When Aristide suggests separate bedrooms she goes a step further and moves everything that belongs to him out of her bedroom.
She deserves to come first in her marriage and is ready to walk away when she realizes it may never happen.
He couldn't breathe. His chest hurt. She had gone from, "I think we need to separate," to "I want a divorce," in a heartbeat.
Eden was not desperate to earn his love or approval, she didn't stumble over her feet to explain herself at every turn. Dignity personified.
She withdraws emotionally from Aristide but is a complete person on her own. Mother, daughter and sister in law - she does it all.
She is the rare gem of a h who realizes that she can keep loving the H without making herself miserable staying in an unhappy marriage.
"I know you don't love me, but I've learned to accept it."
"I do not know why I did not tell you I loved you before," he gritted out, "but that does not mean I did not feel the emotion."
Only an idiot would not love this woman.
Aristide trasnforms into an intense romantic and knows Eden is precious to him.
His complete focus on her was incredibly sexy. It was really sweet to see him fall in love with her all over again.
Love the gesture at the end.
Kassandra is the most vile OW ever and I hated her. She was obsessed with Aristide, manipulative and hurtful towards Eden.
She uses Aristide's amnesia to her advantage and widens the cracks in his relationship with Eden.
Aristide is in a vulnerable, stupid and suspicious position. Eden is the only part of his life that he has forgotten and he already resents her for it. Kassandra convinces him that he had a bad marriage and a troublesome wife.
3 cheers for Aristide's family who rake him over hot coals when he is dismissive and cold towards Eden.
Now Aristide has two conflicting perspectives on Eden and his marriage, this puts him on his guard.
He walks in on Eden's emotional breakdown by mistake and he knows something is very wrong. His protective instinct rises to the surface but he feels powerless and unable to fix things.
By this point, Aristide had messed things up pretty badly and I wasn't certain that he could redeem himself.
Huge things he realizes :
I have spent every day since waking from my coma trying to find flaws in you that are not there. All I have found is a woman I was smart to make my own and then marry."
Her gaze flew to his and something hit him straight in the gut. She had said he didn't need to court her again… that they were already married, but he realized he wanted to court her. He wanted her to feel good about being married to him, not stuck with a man who could not remember the first time they had met, much less made love.
His pride demanded it, but so did something powerful in the region of his heart
I loved and admired Eden. She was no doormat or silent martyr.
When Aristide suggests separate bedrooms she goes a step further and moves everything that belongs to him out of her bedroom.
She deserves to come first in her marriage and is ready to walk away when she realizes it may never happen.
He couldn't breathe. His chest hurt. She had gone from, "I think we need to separate," to "I want a divorce," in a heartbeat.
Eden was not desperate to earn his love or approval, she didn't stumble over her feet to explain herself at every turn. Dignity personified.
She withdraws emotionally from Aristide but is a complete person on her own. Mother, daughter and sister in law - she does it all.
She is the rare gem of a h who realizes that she can keep loving the H without making herself miserable staying in an unhappy marriage.
"I know you don't love me, but I've learned to accept it."
"I do not know why I did not tell you I loved you before," he gritted out, "but that does not mean I did not feel the emotion."
Only an idiot would not love this woman.
Aristide trasnforms into an intense romantic and knows Eden is precious to him.
His complete focus on her was incredibly sexy. It was really sweet to see him fall in love with her all over again.
Love the gesture at the end.
February 10, 2017
Completely ignoring the Harley-land machinations I adored this one, it's as good as the other Kouros brother book.
Selective amnesia for the alpha that will make him leap into the worstest conclusions. A heroine whose infinite complacency turned out to be finit. The evil OW making appearances here and there to stir things and some other plot devices in the right places. Just perfect for me thank you very mucho.
Selective amnesia for the alpha that will make him leap into the worstest conclusions. A heroine whose infinite complacency turned out to be finit. The evil OW making appearances here and there to stir things and some other plot devices in the right places. Just perfect for me thank you very mucho.
September 13, 2012
I haven't got time to give this a full review but couldn't just rate it and go and had to leave a quick note.
I love reading the angst in my Harlequins and this one didn't disappoint. Oh boy it has got to be the best Harlequin I have read for quite a while due to the story and the angst levels. I thought it was gonna be a typical amnesia story but it wasn't, for me it was a whole lot more!
I know I keep banging on about it but I have to warn you that if you don't like angst in your Harlequins then this is not for you, it is really heavy throughout the whole book. To those who like the angst then this is definitely a good one for you but be prepared to go through at least half a box of tissues!
I love reading the angst in my Harlequins and this one didn't disappoint. Oh boy it has got to be the best Harlequin I have read for quite a while due to the story and the angst levels. I thought it was gonna be a typical amnesia story but it wasn't, for me it was a whole lot more!
I know I keep banging on about it but I have to warn you that if you don't like angst in your Harlequins then this is not for you, it is really heavy throughout the whole book. To those who like the angst then this is definitely a good one for you but be prepared to go through at least half a box of tissues!
July 7, 2021
Sorry but this is a personal opinion and clearly not the popular one. For one (spoiler) I do not like amnesia stories, they don’t stir anything inside of me. Next, this man was really not worth marrying, forget re-marrying and worth fighting for.
Eden marries Aristide when they meet somewhere at a museum. It’s a quick affair and quicker pregnancy and they’re married. The OW is one spiteful ugly creature that had been ruining Eden’s marriage from before it happened. The H is unforgivably DENSE and there’s nothing Eden can say to him before or after his loss of memory to make him see the truth.
This man was a total douche and however sweetly Eden was, she shouldn’t have agreed to marry him. He marries her and then dumps her in another country to cavort around with OW while the ink’s still wet on their marriage certificate. There is only so much disrespect a new wife would stand coming from a conniving OW who her husband continuously instigates and stays fucking blind to OW’s treachery.
Presently Eden is again fighting a lost battle trying to maintain conjecture based on a past the H doesn’t remember and also refuses to take for face value.
At what point of misery in her life was Eden planning to see that such a man truly did NOT CARE TWO HOOTS FOR HER. I couldn’t standby where Eden tries her damnest for more than 3 quarters of the book but the H would not believe her. Sensuality can never ever make for humiliation and betrayal.
I cannot reconcile with this plot. Sorry. But have to say a tough one to write so a star for LM. She’s certainly written down many of my favourite HPs excepting this one.
Eden marries Aristide when they meet somewhere at a museum. It’s a quick affair and quicker pregnancy and they’re married. The OW is one spiteful ugly creature that had been ruining Eden’s marriage from before it happened. The H is unforgivably DENSE and there’s nothing Eden can say to him before or after his loss of memory to make him see the truth.
This man was a total douche and however sweetly Eden was, she shouldn’t have agreed to marry him. He marries her and then dumps her in another country to cavort around with OW while the ink’s still wet on their marriage certificate. There is only so much disrespect a new wife would stand coming from a conniving OW who her husband continuously instigates and stays fucking blind to OW’s treachery.
Presently Eden is again fighting a lost battle trying to maintain conjecture based on a past the H doesn’t remember and also refuses to take for face value.
At what point of misery in her life was Eden planning to see that such a man truly did NOT CARE TWO HOOTS FOR HER. I couldn’t standby where Eden tries her damnest for more than 3 quarters of the book but the H would not believe her. Sensuality can never ever make for humiliation and betrayal.
I cannot reconcile with this plot. Sorry. But have to say a tough one to write so a star for LM. She’s certainly written down many of my favourite HPs excepting this one.
November 17, 2022
OK. I didn't start reading this one till Chapter 7. I just didn't want to wade through the angst.
But I will prob go back when life is less stressful and read the whole book.
The second half of the story was riveting!
The OW was horribly evil and Aristide's a dimwit to not have seen it sooner.
I loved Eden!
The MCs are married at the start of the book with a toddler named Theo. They had married because of Theo so Eden has always been a little insecure in her marriage. He has never said ILY to her and when they dated for a year before marrying, he never introduced her to his family.
Anyways, safety is good
But I will prob go back when life is less stressful and read the whole book.
The second half of the story was riveting!
The OW was horribly evil and Aristide's a dimwit to not have seen it sooner.
I loved Eden!
The MCs are married at the start of the book with a toddler named Theo. They had married because of Theo so Eden has always been a little insecure in her marriage. He has never said ILY to her and when they dated for a year before marrying, he never introduced her to his family.
Anyways, safety is good
July 27, 2020
"The Greek's Christmas Baby" is the story of Eden and Aristide.
A classic HQN romance with an alpha Greek husband, a sweet loving wife, an evil scheming secretary, loads of family values, accident, amnesia, hidden pregnancies, loads of OW/OM jealousy, drama, grovel and HEA.
These tried and tested tropes are what got me addicted to these cheesy romances in the first place, and they continue to be my comfort reads. Silly, extremely exaggerated on emotions, loads of lust and horniness, heartbreaking angst, characters being stupid enough to be manipulated yet mature enough to respect their vows and a detailed epilogue made this an interesting read.
Enjoyed it!
Safe
3/5
A classic HQN romance with an alpha Greek husband, a sweet loving wife, an evil scheming secretary, loads of family values, accident, amnesia, hidden pregnancies, loads of OW/OM jealousy, drama, grovel and HEA.
These tried and tested tropes are what got me addicted to these cheesy romances in the first place, and they continue to be my comfort reads. Silly, extremely exaggerated on emotions, loads of lust and horniness, heartbreaking angst, characters being stupid enough to be manipulated yet mature enough to respect their vows and a detailed epilogue made this an interesting read.
Enjoyed it!
Safe
3/5
November 16, 2021
Scribd binging several of these...
5 to látrepsa stars
I have a moderate addiction to soapy books, and for me, Greek tycoons top the list... add in a baby... and I can't resist. So, although I try to be objective… I’m biased:) The Greek’s Christmas Baby is an early 2000’s Harlequin that follows Aristide and Eden Kouros, and has a bit of everything: troubled marriage, amnesia, secret pregnancy, meddling ow….all with the OTT drama I expect from my soapy-smut…. I gobbled it up, and LOVED it.
Aristide is a workaholic, and completely blind to the manipulations of his long-time family friend/personal asst., Kassandra. Eden is not a doormat, and fights for her marriage while demanding respect. These two argue, and the banter is excellent. The story starts with the couple just after a car accident where both have sustained concussions, but Aristide is suffering from partial (Eden) amnesia, and Kassandra waste no time jumping in to further drive a wedge between the couple.
Bottom Line- If you like the soapy genre, and crave buckets of turmoil; then give this one a shot.
5 to látrepsa stars
I have a moderate addiction to soapy books, and for me, Greek tycoons top the list... add in a baby... and I can't resist. So, although I try to be objective… I’m biased:) The Greek’s Christmas Baby is an early 2000’s Harlequin that follows Aristide and Eden Kouros, and has a bit of everything: troubled marriage, amnesia, secret pregnancy, meddling ow….all with the OTT drama I expect from my soapy-smut…. I gobbled it up, and LOVED it.
Aristide is a workaholic, and completely blind to the manipulations of his long-time family friend/personal asst., Kassandra. Eden is not a doormat, and fights for her marriage while demanding respect. These two argue, and the banter is excellent. The story starts with the couple just after a car accident where both have sustained concussions, but Aristide is suffering from partial (Eden) amnesia, and Kassandra waste no time jumping in to further drive a wedge between the couple.
Bottom Line- If you like the soapy genre, and crave buckets of turmoil; then give this one a shot.
October 18, 2018
I go back and reread this again and again. I never get enough of this, Especially from chapter 7 onwards.
Eden was one hell of a heroine who is both parts strong and sweet. I am relieved hero took his foot out of his mouth without any further due. The writing was so good that at times my heart hurts for the heroine’s pain. I enjoyed the plot and drama. It also doesn’t hurt that amnesia is one of my fav trope in HP.
Recommended.
Eden was one hell of a heroine who is both parts strong and sweet. I am relieved hero took his foot out of his mouth without any further due. The writing was so good that at times my heart hurts for the heroine’s pain. I enjoyed the plot and drama. It also doesn’t hurt that amnesia is one of my fav trope in HP.
Recommended.
October 31, 2021
Re-read because he’s an arshole and she’s the quintessential Mary Sue and the ow is the typical Mills and Boon Harlequin witch. Because these small books pack a big punch.
Can one man be so dense?
Pft. Grown ass man can’t see his perfect ex lover/present PA is perfectly delusional and vindictive.
November 11, 2023
Another reread… still completely entertained.
Reread December 23, 2022… a bit OTT, but still entertaining.
I read this one a while ago, but somehow didn’t review it at the time.
This one I liked... car accident, husband wakes up with amnesia, evil OW assistant is feeding him lies about his wife and believes them, until he catches her in a lie...
Reread December 23, 2022… a bit OTT, but still entertaining.
I read this one a while ago, but somehow didn’t review it at the time.
This one I liked... car accident, husband wakes up with amnesia, evil OW assistant is feeding him lies about his wife and believes them, until he catches her in a lie...
February 7, 2021
3.5 stars
I found this to be a well-written romance with a compelling plot and lots of tangible conflict. The catalyst behind Eden and Aristide's second chance—the car accident—was dramatic, and I especially liked where the author placed it within the story. Most dramatic was Eden's heartbreaking and unrequited love for Aristide which was made worse by his amnesia.
I sympathetized with Eden but I felt she undermined herself sometimes. Eden proclaimed that she would fight for Aristide but more times than not she pushed him away to protect her fragile heart. If anything, Aristide's amnesia gave them a fresh start so Eden needed to feel less pity and risk opening herself up more.
Aristide turned out to be a likable and sensitive hero despite being out of touch with his romantic feelings. As unintentional as it may have been, Aristide's dismissal of Eden's fears seemed to display a callous disrespect for her. But he certainly made up for his past behavior as the story progressed. One of Aristide's best moments was his romantic courtship of Eden in an attempt to prove his love, building up nicely to a sweet ending.
Some side notes:
1. The villainous other woman seemed a bit restrained. We only really saw her in action once, with much of her evildoing happening off-screen so they lost some of their impact.
2. Readers looking for a Christmas-themed book where the holiday is celebrated will be disappointed. There was also no Christmas birth of their baby or mention of a due date around that period.
I found this to be a well-written romance with a compelling plot and lots of tangible conflict. The catalyst behind Eden and Aristide's second chance—the car accident—was dramatic, and I especially liked where the author placed it within the story. Most dramatic was Eden's heartbreaking and unrequited love for Aristide which was made worse by his amnesia.
I sympathetized with Eden but I felt she undermined herself sometimes. Eden proclaimed that she would fight for Aristide but more times than not she pushed him away to protect her fragile heart. If anything, Aristide's amnesia gave them a fresh start so Eden needed to feel less pity and risk opening herself up more.
Aristide turned out to be a likable and sensitive hero despite being out of touch with his romantic feelings. As unintentional as it may have been, Aristide's dismissal of Eden's fears seemed to display a callous disrespect for her. But he certainly made up for his past behavior as the story progressed. One of Aristide's best moments was his romantic courtship of Eden in an attempt to prove his love, building up nicely to a sweet ending.
Some side notes:
1. The villainous other woman seemed a bit restrained. We only really saw her in action once, with much of her evildoing happening off-screen so they lost some of their impact.
2. Readers looking for a Christmas-themed book where the holiday is celebrated will be disappointed. There was also no Christmas birth of their baby or mention of a due date around that period.
August 3, 2010
This was such an emotional read. I laughed and I cried in this one. It was a very heart-wrenching story. Have kleenex next to you when you read this one.
This is definitely one of the better Lucy Monroe books I've read. I wish she could still draw this kind of emotion from me but I haven't been a fan of her more recent HP's.
However, this is a great "old" one to try.
This is definitely one of the better Lucy Monroe books I've read. I wish she could still draw this kind of emotion from me but I haven't been a fan of her more recent HP's.
However, this is a great "old" one to try.
December 1, 2023
Поредната сладурско сапунка с безумно заглавие (няма никакво бебе…още!). Наистина, кой им ги измисля?!
Иначе свежото тук е…амнезията. Но пък е много приятно разказано. Двама съпрузи катастрофират, докато се карат в колата, като тя иска развод. Когато се съпругата се събужда в болницата, разбира, че съпругът и е в кома, а след като идва на себе си…той не помни коя е тя! И оттук следват на въртележка как са се запознали, как постепенно са се появили проблемите. И амнезията се оказва добър рестарт. Тук сигурно е единственият Арлекин до момента, където двамата главни са здравомислещи същества! И липсва вечното премълчаване и криво тълкуване. Те си говорят, и никой от двамата не е глупав, което е направо светотатство в жанра, но пък е толкова свежо.
Иначе свежото тук е…амнезията. Но пък е много приятно разказано. Двама съпрузи катастрофират, докато се карат в колата, като тя иска развод. Когато се съпругата се събужда в болницата, разбира, че съпругът и е в кома, а след като идва на себе си…той не помни коя е тя! И оттук следват на въртележка как са се запознали, как постепенно са се появили проблемите. И амнезията се оказва добър рестарт. Тук сигурно е единственият Арлекин до момента, където двамата главни са здравомислещи същества! И липсва вечното премълчаване и криво тълкуване. Те си говорят, и никой от двамата не е глупав, което е направо светотатство в жанра, но пък е толкова свежо.
February 23, 2012
4 ½ Stars! ~ Aristides Kouros had swept Eden off her feet, and into his bed. After a year of a very passionate affair, Eden tells him she is pregnant and they marry swiftly. Aristides wants his child to grow up in Greece so they make their family home there, but his business takes him constantly to New York. Aristides claims her pregnancy and then later the birth of their son is the reason why he encourages her to remain in Greece, but Eden is ever fearful of the constant undermining of his PA Kassandra. The PA has never hidden her disdain from Eden and has made her intentions to ruin the marriage clear, manipulating every situation to put Eden in a bad light to Aristides. Discovering she is pregnant again Eden travels to New York to have a heart to heart with her husband, it ends in a disastrous argument in the car, with Eden announcing she can no longer live this way and wanting a divorce. Aristides is stunned. The rain soaked roads are treacherous and a truck strikes their car, nearly causing a miscarriage for Eden and putting Aristides in a coma. Awakening from his coma, Aristides remembers nothing of the accident and has completely forgotten he has a wife and who Eden is. And while Eden is kept under bed rest to preserve her pregnancy, the PA Kassandra is busy telling evil tales to Aristides. Now Eden has to decide, will she fight for her marriage to a man who clearly wants to forget everything about her, or will she walk away. And when it becomes clear that Aristides doesn’t want to end their marriage, can she bear knowing that he has never loved her and never will.
If you’re ever in a reading slump pull out a Harlequin Presents written by Lucy Monroe. I promise you, you will be carried away in to a love story so heart wrenching and so passionate you will not want to put it down. This is definitely the case with The Greek’s Christmas Baby. From the very first pages, we’re introduced to Eden’s nearly hopeless situation with a husband she feels loves her so little that he can totally block her out. She a very strong woman and her deep love for Aristides and for her son and unborn child, make her fight. Until she’s met with his cold rejection, he doesn’t know her and he doesn’t trust her. There are such intense scenes of heartache and some very touching moments where Aristides finds he doesn’t like what he is learning about himself and his marriage. Their HEA is hard won, and well worth all the angst to get there. This story will pull at your heart and when it comes to an end you will hunger to read more about this passionate couple.
If you’re ever in a reading slump pull out a Harlequin Presents written by Lucy Monroe. I promise you, you will be carried away in to a love story so heart wrenching and so passionate you will not want to put it down. This is definitely the case with The Greek’s Christmas Baby. From the very first pages, we’re introduced to Eden’s nearly hopeless situation with a husband she feels loves her so little that he can totally block her out. She a very strong woman and her deep love for Aristides and for her son and unborn child, make her fight. Until she’s met with his cold rejection, he doesn’t know her and he doesn’t trust her. There are such intense scenes of heartache and some very touching moments where Aristides finds he doesn’t like what he is learning about himself and his marriage. Their HEA is hard won, and well worth all the angst to get there. This story will pull at your heart and when it comes to an end you will hunger to read more about this passionate couple.
February 24, 2021
The dumbest hero ever. I think the author thought the same since she wrote several time that "his usually clever brain didn't work properly". Hero has selectiv amnesia after an accident: he remember everything but his wife. This is really hilarious! He's also angry and prejudiced with his wife because evil OW told him that she tricked him into marriage because she was pregnant and she's a gold-digger. Sooooo, even if he's very attracted by his wife he doesn't trust her at all. Unfortunately for him and his clever brain he finds out soon that he was a louse husband and that she was the innocent part. He learns that he often left her alone and spent more time with evil OW (that is his PA) and that all his family thinks he failed her. He cannot understand why he forgot only her and eventually, when he remembers all again, he undestrand that he forgot her because when he had the accident she was asking him for divorce. He tells her that he always loved her but was afraid of the depth of this feeling so he tried to spend less time with her (and more with evil OW, the clever guy). Evil OW is sent away and all is well. The book was interesting but this hero was stupid and dumb and so I find him unappealing and unattractive. A man who doesn't realize that a person ( a woman!) is evil and is trying to manipulate him is not hot, is only stupid and egotistic enough that he can't see what is under his nose. Eden was a doormat, but no way a clever woman would have married a man so stupid.
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