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The Bride Thief
If anyone present knows of a reason why this marriage may not lawfully take place, please declare it now...Xerxes Novros is about to do more than just voice his reasons why Rose's marriage should be stopped...He's hoping to steal this beautiful wife-to-be away and whisk her off to his private Greek island!
But Rose was to be a virgin bride...and Xerxes is determined to give her the wedding night she's been stolen from. Rose is torn; pride dictates that she should refuse Xerxes his pleasure. But, secretly, she can't deny a startling truth--she's fallen for her dark, handsome captor!
But Rose was to be a virgin bride...and Xerxes is determined to give her the wedding night she's been stolen from. Rose is torn; pride dictates that she should refuse Xerxes his pleasure. But, secretly, she can't deny a startling truth--she's fallen for her dark, handsome captor!
186 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Jennie Lucas
554 books331 followersJennie Lucas had a tragic beginning for any would-be writer: a very happy childhood. Her parents owned a bookstore, and she grew up surrounded by books, dreaming about faraway lands. Her mother read aloud to her in French when she was little; when she was ten, her father secretly paid her a dollar for every classic novel (Jane Eyre, War and Peace) that she read. As a chubby teenager, Jennie covered her bedroom with travel posters and always had her nose in a book.
At fifteen, she went to a Connecticut boarding school on scholarship. She took her first solo trip to Europe at sixteen, then put off college and traveled around the U.S., supporting herself with jobs as diverse as gas station cashier and newspaper advertising assistant.
At 22, she met the man who would be her husband. For the first time in her life, she wanted to stay in one place, as long as she could be with him. After their marriage, she graduated from Kent State University with a degree in English, and started writing books a year later.
Jennie was a finalist in the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart contest in 2003 and won the award in 2005. A fellow 2003 finalist, Australian author Trish Morey, read Jennie’s writing and told her that she should write for Harlequin Presents. It seemed like too big a dream, but Jennie took a deep breath and went for it. A year later, after seven years of writing and eight finished manuscripts, Jennie got the magical call from London that turned her into a published author.
Since then, life has been hectic, juggling a writing career, a sexy husband and two young children, but Jennie loves her crazy, chaotic life. Who needs a clean house? Every day, Jennie gets swept into drama, glamour and passion. Now if she can only figure out how to pack up her family and live in all the places she’s writing about!
At fifteen, she went to a Connecticut boarding school on scholarship. She took her first solo trip to Europe at sixteen, then put off college and traveled around the U.S., supporting herself with jobs as diverse as gas station cashier and newspaper advertising assistant.
At 22, she met the man who would be her husband. For the first time in her life, she wanted to stay in one place, as long as she could be with him. After their marriage, she graduated from Kent State University with a degree in English, and started writing books a year later.
Jennie was a finalist in the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart contest in 2003 and won the award in 2005. A fellow 2003 finalist, Australian author Trish Morey, read Jennie’s writing and told her that she should write for Harlequin Presents. It seemed like too big a dream, but Jennie took a deep breath and went for it. A year later, after seven years of writing and eight finished manuscripts, Jennie got the magical call from London that turned her into a published author.
Since then, life has been hectic, juggling a writing career, a sexy husband and two young children, but Jennie loves her crazy, chaotic life. Who needs a clean house? Every day, Jennie gets swept into drama, glamour and passion. Now if she can only figure out how to pack up her family and live in all the places she’s writing about!
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February 4, 2016
Jennie Lucas writes some serious fairy tale romance. I love how dramatic her stories are. They read a bit like soap opera but with the solid happy ending. Xerxes comes off as the villain initially, and as the story turns, the reader realizes that the villain of the piece is the so-called groom. Rose is the downtrodden fairy tale princess that the readers will root for having her happy ending. This was a very romantic book, and the love scenes are sizzling. Nothing is predictable, and I liked that about it. Yes, of course they do have their HEA, but the process of getting there is exciting and dramatic and makes for a fun Sunday reading experience. This book is not for readers who are a bit cynical about things and tend to raise their eyebrows/roll their eyes at an over the top storyline. They will end up with eyestrain with this book. There's a reason I like reading Jennie Lucas, she delivers on the high drama level and escapism factor with the romance that I crave.
November 11, 2017
Awww. Sweet story of a ruthless hero who kidnaps the heroine at her wedding to a bigamist. He plans on seducing the heroine before trading her for his comatose half-sister (the OM's wife). Seems the OM married her for her money and injured her in a car crash. He's been one step ahead of the hero as he stashes her in out-of-the-way places. The hero is terrified she will die before he can rescue her.
Our 29 year-old virgin heroine who has never been kissed, is rightly upset with the hero and then is horrified to think that she almost married the OM. The H is attracted to her and she to him, but they are busy moving from Sweden to Greece to the Maldives to Mexico and finally California trying to find the half-sister.
The hero is besotted by the middle of the story and Pollyanna decides she is done waiting for her prince and the white picket fence.
There's a nice twist at the end and the evil OM gets his comeuppance.
Just an OTT totally unrealistic story - I loved it.
Our 29 year-old virgin heroine who has never been kissed, is rightly upset with the hero and then is horrified to think that she almost married the OM. The H is attracted to her and she to him, but they are busy moving from Sweden to Greece to the Maldives to Mexico and finally California trying to find the half-sister.
The hero is besotted by the middle of the story and Pollyanna decides she is done waiting for her prince and the white picket fence.
There's a nice twist at the end and the evil OM gets his comeuppance.
Just an OTT totally unrealistic story - I loved it.
May 6, 2019
"The Bride Thief" is the story of Rose and Xerxes.
If you need a sugary read, extremely low on angst and drama, this is definitely the book for you.
Our h is Rose, who has just had her fairytale wedding to Lars and is insanely happy..well that is until a stranger called Xerxes Novros kidnaps her, informs her of the invalidity of her marriage, and whisks her away to his private Greek Island.
Soon Rose is confronted with the reality of the man she "married", and falls in love with Xerxes, who is in search for his own "love".
A sweet love story with a kind hero and heroine, mediocre sex, some drama and a heartwarming HEA. An actual Cinderella story!
Safe
3/5
If you need a sugary read, extremely low on angst and drama, this is definitely the book for you.
Our h is Rose, who has just had her fairytale wedding to Lars and is insanely happy..well that is until a stranger called Xerxes Novros kidnaps her, informs her of the invalidity of her marriage, and whisks her away to his private Greek Island.
Soon Rose is confronted with the reality of the man she "married", and falls in love with Xerxes, who is in search for his own "love".
A sweet love story with a kind hero and heroine, mediocre sex, some drama and a heartwarming HEA. An actual Cinderella story!
Safe
3/5
March 10, 2016
This book is so romantic. I really enjoyed it and fell in love with the powerful rich Xerxes Novros quickly. The heroine as always in a Jennie Lucas novel has a heart full of love and kindness! The epilogue warmed my heart! It's a must read!
October 24, 2016
Rose Linden, American waitress and virgin, marries Lars, Swedish Baron, and is kidnapped by Xerxes, wealthy Greek-American. Everyone has such awesome names! I mean, Rose is a bit standard, but I could go for another thousand romance Xerxes.
On his private plane, Xerxes tears the wedding dress from Rose’s body, tells her that she’s a clumsy kisser, and whisks her away to his Greek island. It is the first of several beach locations in their abduction romance. This romance is all about yearning to lick seawater off sun-kissed flesh.
For some reason, he has an uncomfortable chair in the private bedroom in the back of his plane. That’s so Rose can wallow in being uncomfortable in her knickers and a blanket while she dwells on her fate, because it wouldn’t do at all to wallow and worry in a bed. I don’t get this at all – was this chair freestanding? Why would you waste the space on some random chair? How big is this private plane? Does the chair have a seatbelt? Xerxes doesn’t come to wake Rose up until the plane’s landed, so this all seems very unsafe.
Xerxes initially thinks that Rose is a terrible person. Super-hot, but she’s clearly conspired with Lars to steal the fortune of Lars’s real wife, who is in a coma in an undisclosed location. Xerxes will trade Rose back to Lars if he divorces coma girl, and lets Xerxes have her.
Rose, once it is impressed upon her that she’s not married to a Swedish Baron, decides that those faint reservations she had about letting Lars near her virgin flesh were valid. She’s through with Lars. Xerxes is soon convinced of her all-round goodness.
Not that this helps Rose much. She’s a little glum, because she’s 29 and that clumsy kiss was her first kiss, and where’s her True Love, dammit? The one and only man she is meant to surrender her most precious hymen to? She’s been waiting for years. Everyone else in her family got themselves a true love, it’s not fair.
Of course Rose’s family irritated me, but they weren’t around much, so it was fine. Rose is a nicely feisty heroine, and after the gown-tearing and clumsy kiss, Xerxes makes it clear that he’s going to be a very accommodating kidnapper. He’s not going to jump her unless she wants to be jumped (promise), and he’s not going to tie her up or starve or drug her, or play any weird psychological games. She’s just not allowed to call her family or go home, until Xerxes gets coma girl back. Rose is mostly fine with this, since obviously she’s a nice person and wants coma girl to be rescued.
Xerxes says he’s a bad man, but this is like a heroine saying she’s ugly: we’re not really expecting it to be true. Xerxes is at least a little tortured by his plan to trade Rose, especially after he starts falling for her. The trade did have a weird vibe to it. On the one hand, Rose didn’t have to follow through and sleep with Lars once Xerxes had coma girl back, so it didn’t seem that high stakes, but on the other: Lars was creepy. Really creepy. He kept calling Rose ‘Petal’ and he’d already played these mind games on her about her weight and she hadn’t eaten for days before the wedding. Plus, that whole thing where he doesn’t outright killing coma girl, but definitely doing his best to make sure she didn’t get medical attention beyond what would keep her alive. Lars was a great villain, I enjoyed him.
Probably, Rose and Xerxes should have paid more attention to his creep-potential, but they were both a little dim.
And, they had this really irritating conversation about business! Xerxes has made all his cash breaking apart companies and selling the bits off, and Rose thinks this is mean. She’s doing business studies, and her world view on how business should work is based on her dad’s company. Her dad inherited a candy factory, and when it fell on hard times he refused to sell out because there would have been layoffs. He kept it going on the hope that everything would get better. It didn’t.
So everyone lost their jobs anyway, and I really don’t see how this is helpful. Xerxes was actually pretty decent about not rubbing Rose’s nose in how unrealistic her world view was. He didn’t even call her father a feeble no good leftie, and Rose fortunately missed his implication, because she was too busy being all sanctimonious about her perfect family. So this whole thing put me in agreement with the nasty capitalist, which is very unfair, because I much prefer to be all ‘yeah, revolution! Form a co-op! Be your best alt self and take the fat cats down!’ Dammit Lucas, don’t make me expose the inconsistencies in my own world view.
Anyway, Xerxes and Rose worked well as a romance couple. Xerxes thought Rose was adorable and perfect in every way. Rose had significantly less perfection to deal with in Xerxes’ case: he kept her in the dark about some important stuff. But he was really hot, and did an enjoyable number on her hymen.
Sure, it has angsty moments, but there is nothing serious about this book, and it was delightful. I am totally on board with a hero kidnapping a heroine so he can rescue a girl in a coma. Babies and small children would also be acceptable. I’m a little partial to an abduction romance, and if the heroine is given a legitimate reason to go along with it, and I can pretend that Stockholm Syndrome isn’t totally predicated on sympathy for legitimate reasons, I’m fine.
July 24, 2015
Okay, this was just about the most stupid and over the top romance which, of course, is why I gave it 4 stars and almost gave it five.
Rose, of course her name is Rose, is getting married to a Swedish count at his castle when she is kidnapped by a Greek brooding billionaire. It just does not get any better than that!
Well, it does get better if you count a wardrobe of nothing but bathing suits, flying all across the world, 29 year old virgins, and sex on the sand under a blazing sun. No mention of condoms or SPF.
Loved it.
Rose, of course her name is Rose, is getting married to a Swedish count at his castle when she is kidnapped by a Greek brooding billionaire. It just does not get any better than that!
Well, it does get better if you count a wardrobe of nothing but bathing suits, flying all across the world, 29 year old virgins, and sex on the sand under a blazing sun. No mention of condoms or SPF.
Loved it.
January 9, 2011
A delightful book. After a rocky beginning between the hero, Xerxes and the heroine, Rose - he kidnapped her from her wedding after all - the H and h spent a happy time together getting to know one another. This was a sweet book with a great couple.
Rose is a loving woman with a big and loving family. Xerxes is an angry, lonely man with a tragic past, like most HP heroes. Rose sees the real man in Xerxes and loves him despite his kidnapping of her. He actually saved her from a very big mistake. Xerxes sees what kind of wonderful woman Rose is and doesn't believe him worthy of her. After he discovers Rose had no knowledge that the man she married was already married, he never once thought badly of her. I loved this.
It was a very sweet story and very refreshing after reading Sensible Housekeeper, Scandalously Pregnant.
The ending was wonderful. Jennie Lucas always has an amazing way of showing readers the future happiness that her H and h will find with one another. Excellent read!
ETA: The writing was a bit flowerly in this one as with other books of hers but it didn't take away from the story too much.
Rose is a loving woman with a big and loving family. Xerxes is an angry, lonely man with a tragic past, like most HP heroes. Rose sees the real man in Xerxes and loves him despite his kidnapping of her. He actually saved her from a very big mistake. Xerxes sees what kind of wonderful woman Rose is and doesn't believe him worthy of her. After he discovers Rose had no knowledge that the man she married was already married, he never once thought badly of her. I loved this.
It was a very sweet story and very refreshing after reading Sensible Housekeeper, Scandalously Pregnant.
The ending was wonderful. Jennie Lucas always has an amazing way of showing readers the future happiness that her H and h will find with one another. Excellent read!
ETA: The writing was a bit flowerly in this one as with other books of hers but it didn't take away from the story too much.
April 14, 2021
Note to myself:
I can’t believe I read this entire story. Let’s see if I remember everything...
Possible bigamist? Check.
Fake wedding? In Sweden; well, that was different.
Kidnap/captive? Nodding yes.
Revenge? You’ve got it.
Woman in a coma? Yessiree.
Twenty-nine year old crazily-naive heroine who has never been kissed, but according to the two men after her, achingly beautiful? Yeah, right.
Obsession, possession? Yes, no, maybe so. Okay, yes.
Sex? Yep, ja, naí.
Traveling the world? Planes, no trains and automobiles.
HEA? It was a sure thing.
I can’t believe I read this entire story. Let’s see if I remember everything...
Possible bigamist? Check.
Fake wedding? In Sweden; well, that was different.
Kidnap/captive? Nodding yes.
Revenge? You’ve got it.
Woman in a coma? Yessiree.
Twenty-nine year old crazily-naive heroine who has never been kissed, but according to the two men after her, achingly beautiful? Yeah, right.
Obsession, possession? Yes, no, maybe so. Okay, yes.
Sex? Yep, ja, naí.
Traveling the world? Planes, no trains and automobiles.
HEA? It was a sure thing.
November 29, 2012
SYNOPSIS: If anyone here present knows of a reason why this marriage may not lawfully take place, please declare it now...Xerxes Novros is about to do more than just voice his reasons why Rose's marriage should be stopped...He's going to steal this beautiful wife-to-be and whisk her away to his private Greek island! Now the kidnapped virgin bride has a choice...or does she? Xerxes certainly knows what he wants - he's determined to give Rose the wedding night she's been denied...
Jennie Lucas writes such wonderful characters in her stories that you just fall in love with. I am never disappointed with any of her books and I really liked The Virgin’s Choice.
Rose is such a lovely and sweet heroine and naturally Xerxes, the beyond alpha-hero who happens to be gorgeous, more than just rich, sinfully sexy and Greek too – I just had to believe he would turn out a good guy in the end.
The setting…I love those Greek Islands so what a treat.
The plot was a bit….no, I can’t see that ever happening!!!....but I didn't care ….I got sucked into the whole romantic interlude and as I knew….everything works out and they have a fabulous HEA.
Jennie Lucas writes such wonderful characters in her stories that you just fall in love with. I am never disappointed with any of her books and I really liked The Virgin’s Choice.
Rose is such a lovely and sweet heroine and naturally Xerxes, the beyond alpha-hero who happens to be gorgeous, more than just rich, sinfully sexy and Greek too – I just had to believe he would turn out a good guy in the end.
The setting…I love those Greek Islands so what a treat.
The plot was a bit….no, I can’t see that ever happening!!!....but I didn't care ….I got sucked into the whole romantic interlude and as I knew….everything works out and they have a fabulous HEA.
November 6, 2018
Recommended.
February 26, 2018
Nice, enjoyable read. Found the beginning a bit difficult to digest though -the kidnapping and Xerxes ripping her wedding dress and also the fact that Rose reached the age of twenty-nine without ever kissing a guy. However, I liked both Xerxes and Rose. They were good people and made a nice pair. With Xerxes kidnapping Rose, she had a lucky escape from that pathetic creature, Lars. He was waiting for his wife --Xerxes' stepsister-- who's comatose to die! He deserved a harsher punishment than what he got.
Loved the epilogue. It was very sweet. Overall an enjoyable read.
Loved the epilogue. It was very sweet. Overall an enjoyable read.
January 21, 2011
I read the M&B version titledThe Virgin's Choice. Sweet story. I liked the hero, but the heroine was almost too good to be true. Never been kissed at 29 because she was waiting for her forever love was a little hard to believe.
October 24, 2015
It was a delightful read. I like Rose, the way she stood up against Xerxes, not a timid lady this one. And Xerxes, despite his jerkness in the beginning he immediately redeem himself.
I was sure I will give this four stars, too bad towards the ending everybody turned stupid. In the way they dealt with Lars, Xerxes turned stupid, Rose turned stupid, there's unnecessary stupid quarrel which lead to stupid drama.
What I really regret was the author made Rose a meek woman merely waiting to be saved, where's her fire earlier? I'm not expecting her to suddenly kick ass like Black Widow or something, but at least try something girl, instead she's just standing there hoping Xerxes to rescue her.
I was sure I will give this four stars, too bad towards the ending everybody turned stupid. In the way they dealt with Lars, Xerxes turned stupid, Rose turned stupid, there's unnecessary stupid quarrel which lead to stupid drama.
What I really regret was the author made Rose a meek woman merely waiting to be saved, where's her fire earlier? I'm not expecting her to suddenly kick ass like Black Widow or something, but at least try something girl, instead she's just standing there hoping Xerxes to rescue her.
December 7, 2017
If you can suspend your belief that a 29 year old woman can marry a man who she has only barely let kiss her on the cheek (even at their wedding) then you have overcome the only major OTT moment of the book. We are in HPlandia so you will see some of the usual tropes. You can clearly see that the H and h love each other. I'm a Jennie Lucas fan and this book didn't disappoint.
September 4, 2020
This was so over-the-top, so ridiculously melodramatic that I had to suspend all disbelief from the start and simply wallow in its silliness.
Xerxes was a fabulous hero attempting to rescue his unconscious half-sister, who was actually the villain’s wife (and hidden by him), and so he kidnapped Rose the bigamous wife to force Lars to trade wives. Got it? Don’t worry as it doesn’t really matter!
Lars was a perfectly exaggerated villain and there wasn’t the slightest clue as to why Rose would have imagined herself in love with the fake charmer.
Rose - well Rose was a 29 year old waitress, virgin and never been kissed dimwit who thought Lars was her knight in shining armour (with his controlling, bullying ways) - until she realised he wasn’t.
There were a couple of great sex scenes and a totally unnecessary and boring political diatribe which even I with my left wing tendencies rejected as utter tosh!
At the end, all is well and thanks to millions from Xerxes, Rose is able to reopen her sweet factory. Seriously all that studying and concern for the ordinary man and she wants to contribute to the obesity crisis?
I really had difficulty rating this. As a fairy story, it lacked the operatic dimensions and poetic language of a Caitlin Crews production and some of the elements were so ridiculously unbelievable as to jolt you out of the story. But it was a fairly enjoyable read so Raised up to 3 stars for amusing me.
Xerxes was a fabulous hero attempting to rescue his unconscious half-sister, who was actually the villain’s wife (and hidden by him), and so he kidnapped Rose the bigamous wife to force Lars to trade wives. Got it? Don’t worry as it doesn’t really matter!
Lars was a perfectly exaggerated villain and there wasn’t the slightest clue as to why Rose would have imagined herself in love with the fake charmer.
Rose - well Rose was a 29 year old waitress, virgin and never been kissed dimwit who thought Lars was her knight in shining armour (with his controlling, bullying ways) - until she realised he wasn’t.
There were a couple of great sex scenes and a totally unnecessary and boring political diatribe which even I with my left wing tendencies rejected as utter tosh!
At the end, all is well and thanks to millions from Xerxes, Rose is able to reopen her sweet factory. Seriously all that studying and concern for the ordinary man and she wants to contribute to the obesity crisis?
I really had difficulty rating this. As a fairy story, it lacked the operatic dimensions and poetic language of a Caitlin Crews production and some of the elements were so ridiculously unbelievable as to jolt you out of the story. But it was a fairly enjoyable read so Raised up to 3 stars for amusing me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 30, 2020
this started out well and was a fairly decent read till the H decided to drag h off on his own version of "around the world in 80 days". H tried very hard to be a villain, h was little more than a ditz and OM is the baddie of the story - whose presence could have generated more angst than it did. Overall, an okay one-time read.
January 21, 2011
Sweet story. I liked the hero, but the heroine was almost too good to be true. Never been kissed at 29 because she was waiting for her forever love was a little hard to believe.
September 6, 2016
I read it as The virgin's choice
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June 20, 2011
The story begins with the heroine Rose being taken from her wedding to Swedish baron Lars Växborg by ruthless Greek businessman Xerxes (the hero). He takes Rose to his Greek island, where he informs her that the marriage is fake, Lars had hired actors to marry them, and that Lars is already married. Xerxes plans to use Rose as a trade in order to find out where Lars's actual wife is as she is suspected to be seriously injured after a car crash.
When Rose finds out her marriage was a sham she is desperately hurt and betrayed. All she has wanted her whole life is to find a man to love and to love her. She begins to think that this is getting less and less likely to happen.
There is an attraction between Xerxes and Rose, and after he knows that she is not the gold-digger he thought and instead an innocent (in every way) he begins a seduction, however makes it clear that there is no future for them.
One thing I really enjoy about Jennie Lucas's books is that they always begin with a really exciting scenario, and it's certainly the case in this book as well. Xerxes is a fantastic Alpha-male (even if I can't say his name!), who is just dripping with testosterone, but he also has a very gentle side to him. The chemistry between to two characters is intense and I really enjoyed how Rose's honesty and warm heart kept breaking down all of Xerxes barriers. Rose's character was really warm hearted, however I did have had a hard time believing that she could get to 29 still a never-been-kissed virgin.
As with the start this book also had a really exciting ending!
I definitely recommend this book!
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
When Rose finds out her marriage was a sham she is desperately hurt and betrayed. All she has wanted her whole life is to find a man to love and to love her. She begins to think that this is getting less and less likely to happen.
There is an attraction between Xerxes and Rose, and after he knows that she is not the gold-digger he thought and instead an innocent (in every way) he begins a seduction, however makes it clear that there is no future for them.
One thing I really enjoy about Jennie Lucas's books is that they always begin with a really exciting scenario, and it's certainly the case in this book as well. Xerxes is a fantastic Alpha-male (even if I can't say his name!), who is just dripping with testosterone, but he also has a very gentle side to him. The chemistry between to two characters is intense and I really enjoyed how Rose's honesty and warm heart kept breaking down all of Xerxes barriers. Rose's character was really warm hearted, however I did have had a hard time believing that she could get to 29 still a never-been-kissed virgin.
As with the start this book also had a really exciting ending!
I definitely recommend this book!
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
August 15, 2014
The H (whose name starts with X, I can't even spell right now..lol too complicated) kidnapped the h in an attempt to get revenge for his crippled stepsister, who was married to his enemy. Unknown to him the h knew nothing about her betrothed's past sins and marriage. The H had an instant attraction to the h and try as he may, he couldn't help but give in to what he was feeling. Considering he's not a believer of love, but a man who kept to his promises. I love how he wasn't completely closed off to his feelings. That was a change from other books I've read... So cool!
If you're used to mean and very angry heroes, then I'm sorry this book is not for you! The hero wasn't a hundred percent sweet but he wasn't annoying either.
Great book.. Kudos JL!
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“I always prided myself on keeping my word above all else. But today I realized honor means nothing without love. Without you.” {Hero}
Excerpt From: Lucas, Jennie. “The Virgin's Choice.” Harlequin Mills and Boon Ltd. iBooks.
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Best line from this book as far as I'm concerned!
If you're used to mean and very angry heroes, then I'm sorry this book is not for you! The hero wasn't a hundred percent sweet but he wasn't annoying either.
Great book.. Kudos JL!
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“I always prided myself on keeping my word above all else. But today I realized honor means nothing without love. Without you.” {Hero}
Excerpt From: Lucas, Jennie. “The Virgin's Choice.” Harlequin Mills and Boon Ltd. iBooks.
This material may be protected by copyright.
Best line from this book as far as I'm concerned!
June 4, 2021
If anyone present knows of a reason why this marriage may not lawfully take place, please declare it now...Xerxes Novros is about to do more than just voice his reasons why Rose's marriage should be stopped...He's hoping to steal this beautiful wife-to-be away and whisk her off to his private Greek island!
But Rose was to be a virgin bride...and Xerxes is determined to give her the wedding night she's been stolen from. Rose is torn; pride dictates that she should refuse Xerxes his pleasure. But, secretly, she can't deny a startling truth--she's fallen for her dark, handsome captor!
But Rose was to be a virgin bride...and Xerxes is determined to give her the wedding night she's been stolen from. Rose is torn; pride dictates that she should refuse Xerxes his pleasure. But, secretly, she can't deny a startling truth--she's fallen for her dark, handsome captor!
January 17, 2014
I loved it!
Surprisingly this book is different than usual 'forced' books. Why? Because the hero is actually sweet and gentle, sure he's a bit harsh but he has 'real' reasons instead of heavy misunderstanding. I respect him and I adore him.
The storyline is simple yet deep and easy to read. I enjoyed it. Good one!
Surprisingly this book is different than usual 'forced' books. Why? Because the hero is actually sweet and gentle, sure he's a bit harsh but he has 'real' reasons instead of heavy misunderstanding. I respect him and I adore him.
The storyline is simple yet deep and easy to read. I enjoyed it. Good one!
November 18, 2018
I think I need to see a dentist. I had high hopes this fairytale story be be as enjoyable as Bought: The Greek's Innocent Virgin by Sarah Morgan, but hell no. I might need to re-read that Cinderella story just to wash this out.
May 25, 2012
Jeez...the "heroine" is an idiot, the "hero" is an ass. What a piece of cr*p
June 16, 2016
Not my favorite by Jennie Lucas but it was okay
November 3, 2019
Sweet and extremely OTT. The h and H were both likeable and not too extreme in their character. Rose was sweet and gullible and got into a fake marriage with a baron who was penniless. All his pomp came from his wife’s family money; a wife he’d left to die after her severe accident. Rose doesn’t know that this baron is married. Desperate to get married since she’s 29 with all her siblings married, it doesn’t take much for Rose to agree to this sham of a show!
On her wedding night during the festivities, she steps out to take a break and gets kidnapped by the H. He breaks the truth of her baron husband on her and she eventually believes him. And so Rose is again left unmarried!
The h and H spend time together and soften up. The H was a hot alpha lover and very caring towards Rose. All ends well for Rose and Xerxes!
On her wedding night during the festivities, she steps out to take a break and gets kidnapped by the H. He breaks the truth of her baron husband on her and she eventually believes him. And so Rose is again left unmarried!
The h and H spend time together and soften up. The H was a hot alpha lover and very caring towards Rose. All ends well for Rose and Xerxes!
July 10, 2020
I find myself liking Jennie Lucas' style of writing even though I think she needs to retire the "dark angel" description at this point. I think she's fond of kidnapping lol, romance novels are generally predictable but I find them easy to read so that's good.
June 7, 2018
This book doesnt work out for me. But still a nice read 🙂 I guess I like my H to be cruel and also a jerk so I didnt find this entertaining (sorry) 🙂
August 4, 2015
Rose was kidnapped on her wedding day by Xerxes.
Rose was a very lovely girl. Very old fashioned and a virgin. Waiting all her life for a knight in shining aromour. Thats what she thought her husband to be was.
Xerxes is a womanising billionaire. He doesnt do happy ever after or fall in love etc..
Xerxes and Rose's husband have a past. His sister has been kidnapped by Lars, Rose's groom, and he will not tell Xerxes where she is. So naturally Xerxes kidnaps Rose on her wedding day and holds her hostage until Lars returns his sister to him.
There is a attraction forming between Rose and Xerxes. They eventually make love, and Xerxes doesnt admit it, but he is slowly falling in love with her. I think the attraction being he was her first lover that finally did it for him....
It was a very good read, and they do get their happy ever after. But there are a lot of hurdles along the way.
I recommend this book.
Rose was a very lovely girl. Very old fashioned and a virgin. Waiting all her life for a knight in shining aromour. Thats what she thought her husband to be was.
Xerxes is a womanising billionaire. He doesnt do happy ever after or fall in love etc..
Xerxes and Rose's husband have a past. His sister has been kidnapped by Lars, Rose's groom, and he will not tell Xerxes where she is. So naturally Xerxes kidnaps Rose on her wedding day and holds her hostage until Lars returns his sister to him.
There is a attraction forming between Rose and Xerxes. They eventually make love, and Xerxes doesnt admit it, but he is slowly falling in love with her. I think the attraction being he was her first lover that finally did it for him....
It was a very good read, and they do get their happy ever after. But there are a lot of hurdles along the way.
I recommend this book.
September 8, 2013
This book starts with a kidnapping. In the middle there is is a scene where the heroine is forcibly stripped naked by the 'hero', and then another in which he refuses to give her anything more than revealing bikinis around him. It then ends with another abduction and an attempted rape. I didn't enjoy reading this at all, and I'm growing increasingly sick and tired of all the slut-shaming that goes on in these new 'modern' Mills and Boons. The worst part is that this isn't even the worst romance like this that I've read so far this year.
1 star because I got through it.
1 star because I got through it.
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