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The Stephanides Pregnancy
Women in uniform weren't Cristos Stephanides' thing—until he saw Betsy Mitchell, in her chauffeur's outfit at the wheel of his hired limousine… He was determined to seduce her, and his enemies thoughtfully provided the opportunity by holding him captive on a Mediterranean island, along with Betsy.
While they waited to be rescued, Cristos pursued his passion plan with increased enthusiasm…despite Betsy pointing out to him that she could well become pregnant with his child….192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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Lynne Graham
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Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with herbrother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her firstbook, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed adegree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was athome with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold herfirst book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in thelocal newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million ofher books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and heronly natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other fourchildren, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted fromGuatemala. In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, whichadds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. Thefamily lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which iswonderfully private. The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large andaffectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy,an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves beingchased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of thekitchen stove. Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from oldtoys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with herbrother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her firstbook, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed adegree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was athome with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold herfirst book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in thelocal newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million ofher books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and heronly natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other fourchildren, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted fromGuatemala. In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, whichadds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. Thefamily lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which iswonderfully private. The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large andaffectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy,an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves beingchased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of thekitchen stove. Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from oldtoys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
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August 15, 2012
This book has some good moments, but those bad moments are so so bad.
The heroine is hired to tote around the hero in a limo. He thinks she's going to be an easy lay but she's not really. They wind up kidnapped and taken to a deserted island with a big house, plenty of food etc. While there they wind up sleeping together. The heroine stops first because she wants to make sure he's not with anyone, so asks him if there's anyone that will be hurt by what they do, and he assures her that there isn't.
He thinks she has something to do with the kidnapping, but when they are rescued he finds out that it was actually his cousin that set it up, and since they're dead now, he doesn't want all the bad publicity on his family so tells NO ONE including the heroine. She knows that it was her co-worker that she'd gone on a date with, but doesn't know that it was also his cousin.
Of course, the heroine's backstory is that she was engaged to be married but her sister wanted her fiance so she slept with him and got pregnant. The family is just SOO happy for the sister, except the fiance refuses to marry her, but he is living with her, so they're not happy that he's not 'doing the right thing' and they want the heroine to smooth things over. Yes, everyone in her family just overlooked the fact that her fiance cheated on her, and her sister slept with her fiance and everything is all for the sister.
So when they get back, the hero doesn't want to be seen with her, because lo! he's actually got a fiancee. But he wants the heroine to remain as his mistress because the sex was so good. The heroine refuses but the hero thinks eventually she'll change her mind.
And she only does because she winds up pregnant. He decides to marry her so breaks off his engagement. He then works day and night because he was so close to being married in a good business deal for his company, that he might lose everything if he doesn't. Of course he doesn't tell the heroine this either.
So then what happens? The other woman confronts the heroine, and the heroine thinks that the other woman wasn't a good person so didn't deserve the wonderful hero.
And the book dies a horrible death.
You would think that someone who'd been cheated on would have storng values about that, but she just doesn't. You would think she would have a strong opinion about people that would cheat, being the recipient of such treatment, but instead she blames the one who was cheated ON and claims that the CHEATER, who had no intention of not getting married despite sleeping with another woman and had every intention of continuing to cheat even after his marriage, was such a good wonderful person.
Big, horrible fail.
Yes, he manned up and offered marriage at the expense of his business, but he was not a good husband, nor should anyone actually want him.
She should just remember that in 5 years when he's sleeping with someone else that the other woman who becomes the wife inevitably becomes the exwife. Once a cheater, always a cheater.
The heroine is hired to tote around the hero in a limo. He thinks she's going to be an easy lay but she's not really. They wind up kidnapped and taken to a deserted island with a big house, plenty of food etc. While there they wind up sleeping together. The heroine stops first because she wants to make sure he's not with anyone, so asks him if there's anyone that will be hurt by what they do, and he assures her that there isn't.
He thinks she has something to do with the kidnapping, but when they are rescued he finds out that it was actually his cousin that set it up, and since they're dead now, he doesn't want all the bad publicity on his family so tells NO ONE including the heroine. She knows that it was her co-worker that she'd gone on a date with, but doesn't know that it was also his cousin.
Of course, the heroine's backstory is that she was engaged to be married but her sister wanted her fiance so she slept with him and got pregnant. The family is just SOO happy for the sister, except the fiance refuses to marry her, but he is living with her, so they're not happy that he's not 'doing the right thing' and they want the heroine to smooth things over. Yes, everyone in her family just overlooked the fact that her fiance cheated on her, and her sister slept with her fiance and everything is all for the sister.
So when they get back, the hero doesn't want to be seen with her, because lo! he's actually got a fiancee. But he wants the heroine to remain as his mistress because the sex was so good. The heroine refuses but the hero thinks eventually she'll change her mind.
And she only does because she winds up pregnant. He decides to marry her so breaks off his engagement. He then works day and night because he was so close to being married in a good business deal for his company, that he might lose everything if he doesn't. Of course he doesn't tell the heroine this either.
So then what happens? The other woman confronts the heroine, and the heroine thinks that the other woman wasn't a good person so didn't deserve the wonderful hero.
And the book dies a horrible death.
You would think that someone who'd been cheated on would have storng values about that, but she just doesn't. You would think she would have a strong opinion about people that would cheat, being the recipient of such treatment, but instead she blames the one who was cheated ON and claims that the CHEATER, who had no intention of not getting married despite sleeping with another woman and had every intention of continuing to cheat even after his marriage, was such a good wonderful person.
Big, horrible fail.
Yes, he manned up and offered marriage at the expense of his business, but he was not a good husband, nor should anyone actually want him.
She should just remember that in 5 years when he's sleeping with someone else that the other woman who becomes the wife inevitably becomes the exwife. Once a cheater, always a cheater.
September 2, 2022
At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it, but I'm glad I did because I ended up liking it. It really gave me a good laugh. I loved the development of Cristo and Betsy's relationship. It's not your usual boy meets girl, has sex, then girl ends up pregnant, then married happily ever after. In this book, the author used the kidnapping to build up their relationship. It was refreshing!
I loved Betsy's character. She's funny, strong, independent, and feisty. I liked how she referred to Cristo as a snob. Haha! Another thing I liked about Betsy is that she's not afraid to say what's on her mind. I loved what she said to Cristo when he called her a liar when she said she didn't want him. She stood her ground and didn't give in immediately. Yayyy! *Go, girl!*
"I can admire a painting without wanting to buy it."Cristo is your typical alpha male - gorgeous, wealthy, possessive, domineering. He fancied Betsy the first time he saw her and gladly accepted the opportunity to get to know her and bed her. But when the two of them were kidnapped, he accused her of being the accomplice of their kidnapper. But despite that, he still wanted her. He still shamelessly tried to seduce Betsy, forgetting to mention that he was already engaged.
And then, when they were ready to go back home, he callously informed her about his fiancee and then asked her to be his mistress! WTF! I wanted to hit him!
But even though I'm not a fan of the cheating heroes, I still enjoyed the book. I enjoyed reading their heated arguments, their funny and sweet moments. The ending is sweet but a little abrupt, I think. But an enjoyable one nonetheless.
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While he was being treated like the plague for being engaged, Betsy was entertaining - in a room with a bed in it - the louse who had cheated on her with her own sister. Where was the justice in that?
Your conviction that you're an intensely lovable person and fatally attractive to virgins.
I don't think you would. You have the sensitivity of a concrete block.
April 26, 2021
Unlikeable and arrogant hero’s persistent demand request that the h be his mistress while he courts his longtime fiancee made the eventual You complete me and HEA more than a little suspect.
Both H and h have a slew of rotten relatives although none require virginal sacrifices in the mode of revenge MOC's, there is a bad seed kidnapper.
Lynne Graham did this whole storyline much better in The Petrakos Bride. Both major characters had much more personality and sizzle than these two. The H was particularly entertaining in his Greek tycoon cluelessness in The Petrakos Bride.
Both H and h have a slew of rotten relatives although none require virginal sacrifices in the mode of revenge MOC's, there is a bad seed kidnapper.
Lynne Graham did this whole storyline much better in The Petrakos Bride. Both major characters had much more personality and sizzle than these two. The H was particularly entertaining in his Greek tycoon cluelessness in The Petrakos Bride.
April 1, 2018
Billionaire Greek hero and chauffeur heroine are kidnapped together and the virgin heroine succumbs to the hero's seduction. Hero claims he won't make her pregnant (famous last words) but if he does he'll stand by her.
The snag in all of this after the H/h are rescued? Hero is engaged and wants the heroine to be his mistress.
Heroine tells him off, but has to contact him again when she finds out she's pregnant. They marry and are happy until
I have mixed feelings about this one. LG started out with the heroine being treated terribly by her sister, former fiance (who got her sister pregnant) and her parents. That is all dropped by the time the wedding rolls around even though her sister is still being an attention-seeking brat. No comeuppance for any of these people.
The kidnappers (and the guy who tried to date rape the heroine) are all conveniently killed in a helicopter crash. The accident felt just as contrived as the kidnapping.
The hero was beyond tacky thinking he could marry and have a mistress. But I believed in their HEA because they did get along well - both on their island while kidnapped and when they were married before
The heroine's love of cars, but taking a university degree only to become a chauffeur really made no sense. Just because you like fixing cars doesn't mean you like driving people around. They aren't really the same skill set.
So this one was a mixed bag - but I did like this H/h together.
The snag in all of this after the H/h are rescued? Hero is engaged and wants the heroine to be his mistress.
Heroine tells him off, but has to contact him again when she finds out she's pregnant. They marry and are happy until
I have mixed feelings about this one. LG started out with the heroine being treated terribly by her sister, former fiance (who got her sister pregnant) and her parents. That is all dropped by the time the wedding rolls around even though her sister is still being an attention-seeking brat. No comeuppance for any of these people.
The kidnappers (and the guy who tried to date rape the heroine) are all conveniently killed in a helicopter crash. The accident felt just as contrived as the kidnapping.
The hero was beyond tacky thinking he could marry and have a mistress. But I believed in their HEA because they did get along well - both on their island while kidnapped and when they were married before
The heroine's love of cars, but taking a university degree only to become a chauffeur really made no sense. Just because you like fixing cars doesn't mean you like driving people around. They aren't really the same skill set.
So this one was a mixed bag - but I did like this H/h together.
April 23, 2021
It would’ve been a perfect 5 stars ⭐️ read if only hero wasn’t engaged when he started the relationship with heroine. Though the engagement was more of a business merger, it still didn’t feel right.
On the other hand, I thoroughly enjoyed the hero-heroine’s interaction. Both were stubborn, intelligent and so attracted to each other. And polar opposite. Hero was such a snob that sometimes it cracked me up.
There were times I wanted to bang hero’s head against a wall but in the last few chapters he was so caring and loving towards the heroine.
Not mentioned if the hero was intimate with the ow.
Recommended.
On the other hand, I thoroughly enjoyed the hero-heroine’s interaction. Both were stubborn, intelligent and so attracted to each other. And polar opposite. Hero was such a snob that sometimes it cracked me up.
There were times I wanted to bang hero’s head against a wall but in the last few chapters he was so caring and loving towards the heroine.
Not mentioned if the hero was intimate with the ow.
Recommended.
January 24, 2016
Greek tycoon hero has an affair with the heroine that ends up in pregnancy. After their affair, the heroine walks away because she finds out hero is engaged. When Cristos finds out about Betsy's pregnancy he refuses to give her up. He wants to marry her and make them a family even though Betsy told him she is still in love with her ex boyfriend, the man who left her for her sister.
I love love loved this book, it had everything... alpha jealous possessive hero, sweet feisty heroine and intense chemistry. Amazing love story. I'd give it more than five stars if I could. No wonder Lynne Graham is considered the best Harlequin Presents author right now.
I love love loved this book, it had everything... alpha jealous possessive hero, sweet feisty heroine and intense chemistry. Amazing love story. I'd give it more than five stars if I could. No wonder Lynne Graham is considered the best Harlequin Presents author right now.
January 22, 2016
Best Lynne Graham so far. So I'm a Lynne Graham fan. Some of her books I like really well. Some have been stinkers. This one is my favorite of all that I've read from her so far.
Heroine - Betsy. She had a job she liked. She had ambition and future plans. She was the farthest thing from a doormat. She found him attractive. When he called her on it, as those ass hat heroes do, she just said words to the effect 'surely you can't be surprised. You must be used to it but I can admire a painting without wanting to buy it.' She punched holes in his super ego throughout the book and never let him get away with any crap. After sleeping with him the first time when he did that HP hero thing of saying condescendingly 'now don't go falling in love with the awesomeness that is me,' she told him 'oh don't worry, I'm in love with someone else.' He practically went apesh*t. She basically had him reeling throughout the book. Strongest LG heroine I've read and one of the strongest of any HP I've read.
The hero, Cristos, was super rich and super hot and super conceited. He didn't know how to handle her and couldn't believe how she treated him. But once he decided he wanted her nothing stood in his way. You could tell he loved her and was trying to do his best for her. He never got over the conceited thing but he was never mean or nasty to her.
One of the best aspects of the book was that they talked to each other. Whenever something came up, she would call him on it instead of getting her feelings hurt and running away. There were some misunderstandings between them but they seem realistic ones.
Writing as always with LG is well done, plotting is tight, etc.
Can't recommend highly enough to HP readers.
Heroine - Betsy. She had a job she liked. She had ambition and future plans. She was the farthest thing from a doormat. She found him attractive. When he called her on it, as those ass hat heroes do, she just said words to the effect 'surely you can't be surprised. You must be used to it but I can admire a painting without wanting to buy it.' She punched holes in his super ego throughout the book and never let him get away with any crap. After sleeping with him the first time when he did that HP hero thing of saying condescendingly 'now don't go falling in love with the awesomeness that is me,' she told him 'oh don't worry, I'm in love with someone else.' He practically went apesh*t. She basically had him reeling throughout the book. Strongest LG heroine I've read and one of the strongest of any HP I've read.
The hero, Cristos, was super rich and super hot and super conceited. He didn't know how to handle her and couldn't believe how she treated him. But once he decided he wanted her nothing stood in his way. You could tell he loved her and was trying to do his best for her. He never got over the conceited thing but he was never mean or nasty to her.
One of the best aspects of the book was that they talked to each other. Whenever something came up, she would call him on it instead of getting her feelings hurt and running away. There were some misunderstandings between them but they seem realistic ones.
Writing as always with LG is well done, plotting is tight, etc.
Can't recommend highly enough to HP readers.
November 5, 2015
Enjoyable read, even if it is the variation of a plot I've read 1000 times. Basic LG plain speaking heroine meets outrageously arrogant and spoiled Greek Tycoon who has never had anyone call him on his crap before.
The kidnapping setup was utterly ridiculous. I suppose it was the bad guy's way of softening the blow to strand the hero on a luxurious island with a woman he knew the H wanted to sleep with. That's the perks of being kidnapped by family, I suppose.
I did like that the heroine called the hero on so much of his BS. She really let him have it, which was fun :) And I also liked that she was sensible about telling him she was pregnant rather than pulling the seekret bb drama.
The kidnapping setup was utterly ridiculous. I suppose it was the bad guy's way of softening the blow to strand the hero on a luxurious island with a woman he knew the H wanted to sleep with. That's the perks of being kidnapped by family, I suppose.
I did like that the heroine called the hero on so much of his BS. She really let him have it, which was fun :) And I also liked that she was sensible about telling him she was pregnant rather than pulling the seekret bb drama.
August 8, 2021
It is 2 starts and a half because it was the same old story revised without an ounce of originality.
The only original part is that the heroine is a chauffeur and the hero is a traditional greek who doesn't seem to elaborate that it's possible for a woman to have such a job. This was fun.
They are kidnapped and sent to a deserted island where they are overwhelmed by an irresistible passion and have fantastic sex together, even if the hero thinks that the heroine is partner in crime with his kidnappers.
Of course,it was his cousin instead.
But the hero is also a cheater, because he was engaged and even after sleeping with the heroine he doesn't mean to break his engagement.
The gentleman.
Furthermore, he thinks that the heroine will be a very good mistress even when he will be married.
The pig.
But of course the heroine is pregnant and so they get (unhappily) married.
The hero was marrying the ow because of a merger, it was not a love match.
But who cares? Does it mean that he is less of a pig?
No, it doesn't. He treats people as object to be used as he likes.
There are misunderstandings when the heroine sees a picture of him and his ex together.
And eventually, because of his stubborness and of his thick head, he almost loses the heroine and must, as usually happens in LG, run back to her with his tail between his legs.
Not a nice man, indeed.
The only original part is that the heroine is a chauffeur and the hero is a traditional greek who doesn't seem to elaborate that it's possible for a woman to have such a job. This was fun.
They are kidnapped and sent to a deserted island where they are overwhelmed by an irresistible passion and have fantastic sex together, even if the hero thinks that the heroine is partner in crime with his kidnappers.
Of course,it was his cousin instead.
But the hero is also a cheater, because he was engaged and even after sleeping with the heroine he doesn't mean to break his engagement.
The gentleman.
Furthermore, he thinks that the heroine will be a very good mistress even when he will be married.
The pig.
But of course the heroine is pregnant and so they get (unhappily) married.
The hero was marrying the ow because of a merger, it was not a love match.
But who cares? Does it mean that he is less of a pig?
No, it doesn't. He treats people as object to be used as he likes.
There are misunderstandings when the heroine sees a picture of him and his ex together.
And eventually, because of his stubborness and of his thick head, he almost loses the heroine and must, as usually happens in LG, run back to her with his tail between his legs.
Not a nice man, indeed.
avoid
April 2, 2018As this wonderfully smart person nailed it down to one sentence: “once a cheater, always a cheater”.
Is there an exception to the rule? May be? But the thing is, the hero didn’t ever feel remorse for his cheating, his lying or offering the heroine the mistress position. He only married her because of the baby. So this not so bright crayon, definitely NOT the exception.
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Is there an exception to the rule? May be? But the thing is, the hero didn’t ever feel remorse for his cheating, his lying or offering the heroine the mistress position. He only married her because of the baby. So this not so bright crayon, definitely NOT the exception.
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March 4, 2025
It should be angsty but I didn’t feel like but better than the new ones. Still 3,5 stars!
December 9, 2015
Oh heck, Lynne Graham is beginning to fail me, although this one still gets 3 stars--just barely. Wealthy Greek tycoon Cristos is attracted to the chauffeur Betsy the first time he sees her, so his cousin arranges for her to be Cristos' next driver. During the outing, however, the two of them are kidnapped and deposited on an abandoned Greek island, where they give into their mutual attraction. Eventually, they escape the island, at which point Betsy learns that Cristos has a fiance. Disgusted, she refuses to be his mistress or have anything to do with him, until she realizes that she's pregnant. Cristos is only too happy to marry her.
Graham really sticks to certain themes. Her heroines are always gorgeous, strong-willed virgins who usually get pregnant early on and are always insanely attracted to the heroes. The males are handsome alpha males with huge amounts of money and a lot of media attention. Since I've been marathoning her novels (they're a great length!), her formula is starting to wear on my nerves. Like her heroes ALWAYS do, Cristos mistrusts Betsy and thinks that she was involved in his kidnapping. But what really damaged my enjoyment of the book was what he did to her immediately after proposing. She'd dropped into a faint from all the excitement and when she came to, found that her parents were on the line, having been told by Cristos that she was pregnant and that they were planning on getting married. Not only that, her parents had then shared the information with the entire extended family and all their friends, because Cristos had told them they could invite anyone to the wedding. When she got angry at him, he merely replied that she would thank him for this later. And so quickly, she agreed to marry him. The whole scene upset me even more than another of Graham's "heroes" threatening the pregnant woman with a custody war if she refused to marry him. What's more, Betsy was not in THAT desperate straits. She had an education and local family, as well as a job and some savings. She wasn't so at the mercy of Cristos that she should have just taken his treatment. I guess she loved him...but that excuse only does so much for me, when the hero is treating the heroine like she's a 5 year old and blackmailing her with her parents' approval.
Graham really sticks to certain themes. Her heroines are always gorgeous, strong-willed virgins who usually get pregnant early on and are always insanely attracted to the heroes. The males are handsome alpha males with huge amounts of money and a lot of media attention. Since I've been marathoning her novels (they're a great length!), her formula is starting to wear on my nerves. Like her heroes ALWAYS do, Cristos mistrusts Betsy and thinks that she was involved in his kidnapping. But what really damaged my enjoyment of the book was what he did to her immediately after proposing. She'd dropped into a faint from all the excitement and when she came to, found that her parents were on the line, having been told by Cristos that she was pregnant and that they were planning on getting married. Not only that, her parents had then shared the information with the entire extended family and all their friends, because Cristos had told them they could invite anyone to the wedding. When she got angry at him, he merely replied that she would thank him for this later. And so quickly, she agreed to marry him. The whole scene upset me even more than another of Graham's "heroes" threatening the pregnant woman with a custody war if she refused to marry him. What's more, Betsy was not in THAT desperate straits. She had an education and local family, as well as a job and some savings. She wasn't so at the mercy of Cristos that she should have just taken his treatment. I guess she loved him...but that excuse only does so much for me, when the hero is treating the heroine like she's a 5 year old and blackmailing her with her parents' approval.
February 17, 2018
Both hero and heroine gets kidnapped together,and wakes up one day to find each other captive on a Island.They soon become lovers...
How i love both the hero and heroine in this this story.Cristos Stephanides are a very sexy and powerful Greek Tyccon with an OVER THE FREAKING TOP arrogance,how i love it.When he meet the independent and very beautiful Betsy Mitchell he realizes that she is a woman like no other,and one who bewitches him totally.I love how their romance develops throughout the story,and God they are a very sexy couple.Betsy is a worthy heroine who weren`t afraid to communicate,and even demanded of her suspicions,that i like.Other heroines tend to think whatever they want instead of asking the hero.But Betsy was very open and outspoken,and i love how adorable her and Cristos relationship was in their marriage.It was clear that Cristos are madly in love with his wife.!
Betsys sister and her boyfriend Rory were shitheads both of them,and i really wondered how Cristos could believe that Betsy was "supposed in love with Rory".Cristos are a very Possessive and Jealous Male-´(dreamy sigh)
It is no surprise that "The Stephanides Pregnancy" have many positive reviews as it is a very Good Romance and really worth a 5-star.!
How i love both the hero and heroine in this this story.Cristos Stephanides are a very sexy and powerful Greek Tyccon with an OVER THE FREAKING TOP arrogance,how i love it.When he meet the independent and very beautiful Betsy Mitchell he realizes that she is a woman like no other,and one who bewitches him totally.I love how their romance develops throughout the story,and God they are a very sexy couple.Betsy is a worthy heroine who weren`t afraid to communicate,and even demanded of her suspicions,that i like.Other heroines tend to think whatever they want instead of asking the hero.But Betsy was very open and outspoken,and i love how adorable her and Cristos relationship was in their marriage.It was clear that Cristos are madly in love with his wife.!
Betsys sister and her boyfriend Rory were shitheads both of them,and i really wondered how Cristos could believe that Betsy was "supposed in love with Rory".Cristos are a very Possessive and Jealous Male-´(dreamy sigh)
It is no surprise that "The Stephanides Pregnancy" have many positive reviews as it is a very Good Romance and really worth a 5-star.!
October 27, 2021
Kudos for one of the sexiest images in a Lynne Graham, HP romance:
The virginal heroine, Betsy, stares, slack-jawed, as gorgeous, ripped Cristos strides out of the ocean, naked, on the deserted Greek island where they have been kidnapped and abandoned by parties unknown. It's an image that reminded me vividly of Bo Derek rising from the waves in the 1979 movie, 10. (Though she wasn't naked. Ha.)
The virginal heroine, Betsy, stares, slack-jawed, as gorgeous, ripped Cristos strides out of the ocean, naked, on the deserted Greek island where they have been kidnapped and abandoned by parties unknown. It's an image that reminded me vividly of Bo Derek rising from the waves in the 1979 movie, 10. (Though she wasn't naked. Ha.)
February 14, 2021
Billionaire business man Cristos Stephanides is attracted to chauffeur Betsy Mitchell when he spots her outside his limousine, so his cousin arranges for her to be his driver next time. And then they get kidnapped, stranded on a deserted island, rescued, and much more.
This book was written in 2004, but it would have been at home in a 1980s soap opera. He's rich and arrogant, and I'm not quite sure why she falls for him, because he doesn't seem to have a lot of respect for her. His family doesn't either, at first, skipping their wedding. Plus, they seem to mostly be getting married because she's pregnant. It's the kind of melodrama you'd find in an episode of Dynasty
This book was written in 2004, but it would have been at home in a 1980s soap opera. He's rich and arrogant, and I'm not quite sure why she falls for him, because he doesn't seem to have a lot of respect for her. His family doesn't either, at first, skipping their wedding. Plus, they seem to mostly be getting married because she's pregnant. It's the kind of melodrama you'd find in an episode of Dynasty
May 16, 2019
Ben bu yazarı severdim bir de...
January 23, 2016
All I can say is she was way too good for him. When she lost the baby I cried and that asshole was not even there for her. I can't like a hero who can't put his pride away. He did try to fix things at the end with the island however it was more then a grand gesture that would have saved them in real life he needed to talk to her and she to him. The relationship was not really well developed and it was so sad I could not get past the dead of the baby. I don't know why.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 29, 2017
cristos ♡ besty
June 2, 2018
The thing about these HP pregnancy scares is that these women are all pretty young, and after I've had so many friends go through IVF, I've become somewhat of an expert myself and know that this is definitely super realistic, so let that be a lesson to the younger romance readers out there.
Lynne Graham writes a fairly solid, average, but not particularly memorable story here. The only thing that stood out was her word usage which makes me feel as though English isn't her primary language. I think it's her lack of contractions, her overuse of the word "guy" (as in, "he was a masculine guy") and her sort of atrocious adjective use (as in "urgently sensitive nipples"). Wow, that's cringeworthy. Also, the hero's "pagan glitter" in his eyes made me giggle a bit when it was used twice. The only pagan glitter I could conjure up in my mind is that of the Mummy when he was muttering his incantations, with his zombie followers shouting "Imhotep" in the background. His eyes definitely had a black-gold (reflection of fire) pagan glitter. Which Lynne Graham's heroes all possess.
However, duly noted is that her heroines also have moved with the times and although still virginal before they meet the pagan attractions of the hero, they have developed a more sassy manner, despite being essentially submissive in nature.
Lynne Graham writes a fairly solid, average, but not particularly memorable story here. The only thing that stood out was her word usage which makes me feel as though English isn't her primary language. I think it's her lack of contractions, her overuse of the word "guy" (as in, "he was a masculine guy") and her sort of atrocious adjective use (as in "urgently sensitive nipples"). Wow, that's cringeworthy. Also, the hero's "pagan glitter" in his eyes made me giggle a bit when it was used twice. The only pagan glitter I could conjure up in my mind is that of the Mummy when he was muttering his incantations, with his zombie followers shouting "Imhotep" in the background. His eyes definitely had a black-gold (reflection of fire) pagan glitter. Which Lynne Graham's heroes all possess.
However, duly noted is that her heroines also have moved with the times and although still virginal before they meet the pagan attractions of the hero, they have developed a more sassy manner, despite being essentially submissive in nature.
July 11, 2020
Enjoyed much more than I should have. He was a cheater but apparently the fiancée in their proposed MOC doesn’t care.
I liked how the h’s POV let us understand why she made her decisions to act different ways.
I liked how the h’s POV let us understand why she made her decisions to act different ways.
August 19, 2019
I must admit that I had mixed feelings about this book. Plainly put, the hero is a cheater. He had such a cavalier attitude about infidelity that it made me dislike him from the outset. I also didn't like his russian roulette approach to birth control when he seduced the heroine. Betsy was very different to most HP heroines and I found her refreshing. Though, she was a bit of a doormat to tolerate all the crap from her selfish family, even more selfish ex and the unlikeable hero. Overall, an okay read but not one I'd read again.
October 10, 2019
Just my luck on having LG save the day! I'd been having a tough string of reading one under whelming book after another, esp HPs. And once I started, just couldn't put it down.
Christos is your perfect gentlemanly alpha LG hero. He's out and about and notices a woman chauffeur driving a limo. The wind knocks her hat down and he realizes that she's a total stunner with gorgeous flaming hair. He's struck enough to have his bad-apple of a relative take note.
Next time around, with a sleight of hand and twist of fate, this knockout woman is surprisingly his chauffeur for a quick trip. They meet an accident and wake up on an island. Seems like they'd been kidnapped and dumped on an island to reel off.
Christos is beyond attracted to Betsy. I've to sing accolades for Betsy here. She is THE most level headed, sweetly shy and admirably thick skinned heroine I've ever had the pleasure of reading in an HP. It's like she had her own back the whole time!!! Despite more than a few injustices dealt to her in life, she did not even once take those and make a victim out of herself. I could seriously learn a lesson or two from her. She was just perfect IMHO!
Eventually Christos and Betsy are rescued but she finds out she's pregnant. Then there's a MOC and tbh not much invented drama in this book. It was extremely relatable and I loved how Betsy would wait on her husband every night. She was possibly the one h I've come across who worried how their decision had affected her husband's business and even offered to say that she could live happily with him without his riches.
They had amazing chemistry and respect for each other. Christos would not back out at all from watching out for Betsy and their baby. While Betsy constantly worried that her pregnancy had impacted so many lives and that once she was on the receiving end of this, so she couldn't imagine doing that to someone else. Anything else I give in here will account for spoilers.
Later there's a bit of a curve and I was saddened. OW makes an appearance and says the cruelest things possible to the h at the wrongest time. Yet again Betsy is projecting and trying to picture the situation putting herself in someone else's shoes. Even when that someone is spiteful and hateful.
I loved this book and totally recommend it. It's a keeper!!!
Christos is your perfect gentlemanly alpha LG hero. He's out and about and notices a woman chauffeur driving a limo. The wind knocks her hat down and he realizes that she's a total stunner with gorgeous flaming hair. He's struck enough to have his bad-apple of a relative take note.
Next time around, with a sleight of hand and twist of fate, this knockout woman is surprisingly his chauffeur for a quick trip. They meet an accident and wake up on an island. Seems like they'd been kidnapped and dumped on an island to reel off.
Christos is beyond attracted to Betsy. I've to sing accolades for Betsy here. She is THE most level headed, sweetly shy and admirably thick skinned heroine I've ever had the pleasure of reading in an HP. It's like she had her own back the whole time!!! Despite more than a few injustices dealt to her in life, she did not even once take those and make a victim out of herself. I could seriously learn a lesson or two from her. She was just perfect IMHO!
Eventually Christos and Betsy are rescued but she finds out she's pregnant. Then there's a MOC and tbh not much invented drama in this book. It was extremely relatable and I loved how Betsy would wait on her husband every night. She was possibly the one h I've come across who worried how their decision had affected her husband's business and even offered to say that she could live happily with him without his riches.
They had amazing chemistry and respect for each other. Christos would not back out at all from watching out for Betsy and their baby. While Betsy constantly worried that her pregnancy had impacted so many lives and that once she was on the receiving end of this, so she couldn't imagine doing that to someone else. Anything else I give in here will account for spoilers.
Later there's a bit of a curve and I was saddened. OW makes an appearance and says the cruelest things possible to the h at the wrongest time. Yet again Betsy is projecting and trying to picture the situation putting herself in someone else's shoes. Even when that someone is spiteful and hateful.
I loved this book and totally recommend it. It's a keeper!!!
January 29, 2016
Betsy and Cristos. One of the most enjoyable harlequins I've read. It's got angst, an arrogant alpha male, a deceitful OW, occasional poor communication, but never too much or even to the point of emotional discomfort for the reader. There is one sad part... warning
Cristos wants Betsy from the first moment he sees her, even though she is a lowly chauffeur. She becomes pivotal to their kidnapping. left together on a small Island for several days by their kidnappers, Cristos and Betsy become close until nature takes it's course as it tends to do when you are left without a sure fire method of contraception. At the end of their stay when they are to be rescued, Betsy finds out that Cristos has a fiancee. She's a great Heroine, who takes no guff and tells him exactly where to stick it.
But the baby brings them back together and despite the fallout that ending his engagement to the vindictive fiancee will bring, he means to marry Betsy.
My only complaint is that I wish in stories like this, where the heroine gets bad press, that the author would fit in some good press in the epilogue. It would be like icing on the cake. Still, I loved the epilogue.
Cristos wants Betsy from the first moment he sees her, even though she is a lowly chauffeur. She becomes pivotal to their kidnapping. left together on a small Island for several days by their kidnappers, Cristos and Betsy become close until nature takes it's course as it tends to do when you are left without a sure fire method of contraception. At the end of their stay when they are to be rescued, Betsy finds out that Cristos has a fiancee. She's a great Heroine, who takes no guff and tells him exactly where to stick it.
But the baby brings them back together and despite the fallout that ending his engagement to the vindictive fiancee will bring, he means to marry Betsy.
My only complaint is that I wish in stories like this, where the heroine gets bad press, that the author would fit in some good press in the epilogue. It would be like icing on the cake. Still, I loved the epilogue.
August 19, 2020
This story is actually very enjoyable, I would've given it 5 stars if there was no miscarriage, it was devastating that it ruined it for me. The hero was also kind of cheating while having a fiancée but sleeping with the heroine. The heroine wasn't weak either and wouldn't let the hero lead her life. They were very romantic.
Briefly, they were kidnapped and they brought them to an island. The hero had been attracted to the heroine since the first moment he saw her, she was his chauffeur.
Briefly, they were kidnapped and they brought them to an island. The hero had been attracted to the heroine since the first moment he saw her, she was his chauffeur.
February 6, 2011
Wasn't sure if i wanted to read it because of some of the reviews even though i LOVE LOVE Lynne Graham.
But i did like it the female character's job was different and i liked her not her family though. The male character typical Alpha male but being on the island alone and wanting each other bad enough to throw caution to the wind hey gotta love it..
But i did like it the female character's job was different and i liked her not her family though. The male character typical Alpha male but being on the island alone and wanting each other bad enough to throw caution to the wind hey gotta love it..
January 24, 2016
Awesome!!!
This one is simply awesome! Betsy was so adorable... it's impossible not to love her! And Cristos.... haha, he fell off that high horse with a loud crash! This is one of those books that just brightens your day and makes you smile, swoon, sigh! ｡^‿^｡
I love LG! Her books are the best (Except for the Silly Six).
This is so going to be included in my all-time favorites!
This one is simply awesome! Betsy was so adorable... it's impossible not to love her! And Cristos.... haha, he fell off that high horse with a loud crash! This is one of those books that just brightens your day and makes you smile, swoon, sigh! ｡^‿^｡
I love LG! Her books are the best (Except for the Silly Six).
This is so going to be included in my all-time favorites!
June 9, 2018
Right before I read this one, I read another two of LG's: The Italian's Inexperienced Mistress and The Cozakis Bride. And I was tired of the amount of angst in those books. So when I started to read The Stephanides Pregnancy, I was a bit turn off by the H's misunderstanding and suspicion toward the h.
However, turn out, the suspicion doesn't stay very long. I like that after they are rescued, the H is quite persistent in pursuing the h, while the h doesn't want to do anything with him.
I also appreciate that the H is not taking the OW's side. It's just really frustrating and disheartening when an H is easily manipulated by OW.
[SPOILER ALERT!]
My favorite part is when the H "kidnaps" the h so that he can make her listen to him. ❤❤❤
However, turn out, the suspicion doesn't stay very long. I like that after they are rescued, the H is quite persistent in pursuing the h, while the h doesn't want to do anything with him.
I also appreciate that the H is not taking the OW's side. It's just really frustrating and disheartening when an H is easily manipulated by OW.
[SPOILER ALERT!]
My favorite part is when the H "kidnaps" the h so that he can make her listen to him. ❤❤❤
December 25, 2022
An okay read
This was an okay book, the h met the H when she was a chauffeur, she was hired to drive him around. They were kidnapped and taken to an island. His cousin was responsible for the kidnapping, their chemistry led to an unexpected pregnancy. The h finds out that the H is engaged. The h was hard to like at times, she was whiny, insecure and didn’t speak up. The H was arrogant, his understanding about real life was off. This couple had bad communication, they hid their feelings. Ending was okay.
This was an okay book, the h met the H when she was a chauffeur, she was hired to drive him around. They were kidnapped and taken to an island. His cousin was responsible for the kidnapping, their chemistry led to an unexpected pregnancy. The h finds out that the H is engaged. The h was hard to like at times, she was whiny, insecure and didn’t speak up. The H was arrogant, his understanding about real life was off. This couple had bad communication, they hid their feelings. Ending was okay.
January 24, 2021
Average reading, nothing new: h and H are together, have sex, she’s pregnant and he marries her. Then he says that he was in love with her. This H was engaged when he had sex with h, and asked her to become his mistress, obviously she refuses. Non so nice, mmm? I don’t really feel any love in this book. Pity
August 17, 2019
4 stars
I enjoyed it thoroughly. Both H and h are my kind of MCs. But it was sad when they lost the baby but kind of redeemed by the short little ending about them having another 2 babies. 4 stars because I wanted the miscarriage to not happen but well I enjoyed the story before it happen.
I enjoyed it thoroughly. Both H and h are my kind of MCs. But it was sad when they lost the baby but kind of redeemed by the short little ending about them having another 2 babies. 4 stars because I wanted the miscarriage to not happen but well I enjoyed the story before it happen.
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