The Greek Tycoon's Runaway Bride

by Lietha Wards

Sophie Vassiliadas was on the run from a devestating discovery. She was hiding out in a small town, but sooner or later she always knew he would find her.

This is the sequel to "The Billionaire's Secret Desire"

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin Presents, New Adult, Harlequin

145 pages, ebook

First published January 15, 2012

Reviews

[Sometime · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are familiar with this author, you know exactly what to expect from one of her books. Manwhore extraordinaire H, virgin doormat h, possesive Alpha behavior and a nice HEA. Every time I read a book by this author I ask myself why? why do I do this to myself?

Knowing what to expect, I did enjoy this one. The H was head-over-heels in love with the h but could never admit it and make himself vulnerable. (I guess his Greek macho-ness just couldn't handle it) The h was sweet and amazing and also a doormat who took the blame for everything. But the two of them were cute together and I enjoyed myself.

Safety: The basics: Mild OW drama after the h thinks that the H got her sister pregnant. (the sister is jealous and is lying). Mild OM drama as a former co-worker of the h pursues the h and the H gets jealous. No cheating. The H did have sex with OW after meeting the h, but stopped once they were officially engaged. (how considerate of him) Both celibate during the separation.

The H was an uber manwhore. He has a reputation for being a womanizer. Had mistresses in every city he did business in, sometimes 2. (So, multiple mistresses at the same time, all around the world.) He mentions that in the past he never went more than one week without a woman or 2. That math is something I'm not going to think about.

The h is a virgin who has been so protected by the men in her life that she is very naïve. She has good reasons for running away from the H when she thought he was cheating on her. He never tells her how he feels, he never took her to bed even after the wedding because he was waiting for her to mature, but never told her anything so she feels rejected after knowing of his reputation.

The sexism in this book is astounding! Both the H and the brother of the h are womanizers, spreading their seed far and wide. Any sexually active woman in the book is a whore and a tramp and brings shame to the family. The double standard was ridiculous.

Lastly, I would love to see a H for once admit that his manwhore past might, just might be responsible for the insecurities and problems in his current marriage. Perhaps if he wasn't such a pig, using women and treating them as disposable, and in a very public way, his wife would have NO reason to question whether you are cheating on her and if she can trust you to be faithful. The H put all the blame on the h for just not coming to him and talking (which is true, she should've talked to him) but she was 18 to his 28 and he should have made some small effort to calm her insecurities after the past he's had. Dude, you can't live like you did and not have some natural consequences, but that thought never even occurs to him. Jerk.

[Margo · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I were this h, I would throw myself off a bridge. Wait, I take that back. I would throw the H off a bridge along with everyone who supported him in any way then I would get myself a hell of a lot of therapy because I am a world-class all-weather doormat.

[Romance_reader · Rating 1 out of 5]

what a mess! I absolutely hated this one. From the simpering heroine to the heavy handed hero, everything made me question why this book got printed in the first place. The story starts out normally enough with a runaway h being chased by the H and that's where it completely loses it's plot. Where there could have been some great angst; there was none. The h (Sophie) is so spineless, I had a hard time believing she had managed to muster enough courage to run away in the first place. The H (Demetrius) on the other hand seemed to think throwing money at things or outright buying them (including people) was the acceptable thing to do. At one point,I even found myself starting to feel a little sympathetic towards the OW - in this case, the h's sister who had set out to disrupt their marriage. I mean it's kind of understandable when everyone is treating your sibling as though she's porcelain and you're just a trouble maker.I had issues with the number of times the h's family members mused on how delicate and sweet she is and must be protected at all cost - including being barred from having any real contact with the outside world ( the OM didn't stand a chance).

And what's worse, this is a book where the H never confesses his love for the h. Oh you have all the secondary characters reassuring the h about it and the h herself 'feeling' loved because 'he's a husband who was very considerate of her feelings' (except to tell her that he loves her); after all, he did buy her sister's son for her and didn't give her too much bling - which would have put her on the same level as his mistresses. I kid you not. The h actually thought the fact that the H didn't give her too many jewels, meant, he cared about her above all else.

And finally, the writing - it was absolutely horrible. Sometimes, you can get through a poor plot line simply based on how good the writing is. Here, no such luck. The writing sucked and the ideas in this book make you wonder if it was created at least 50 years back. This is definitely not for my generation. So if you're looking to read this one - consider yourself warned!

[♠ Becka & Cerys ♠ | Spitfire Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the book, it would have got 5*s but it really pissed me off that even right at the end, he still wouldnt tell her he loved her even when it was SO fucking obvious he did. JUST SAY IT! SHE ALMOST DIED! NOW'S THE TIME TO SPEAK YOUR MIND, YOU FUCKING DUMBASS!! >=[

[Lu Bielefeld · Rating 3 out of 5]

good! I liked it!

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Greek Tycoon's Runaway Bride by Lietha Wards
Book 2
In the first book, The Billionaire's Secret Desire, we know of Demetrius and that his young bride, Sophie, is missing. Demetrius leaves to find her after searching for nine months and this book picks up at that point. Demetrius finds his beautiful nineteen year old bride working as a waitress. Besides the betrayal of her leaving him he can't believe she would lower herself to such a position. He is quite forceful with her, being a Greek alpha male in his prime. Demetrius was brought up to wrong a billion dollar company and not show any emotion so Sophie had no clue how her husband truly felt about her.

Sophie has worked nine months trying to get by. She has lost weight but also learned much about life. She always had all she needed and was sheltered so in some ways her experience changed her life and outlook. She believed she was no more than a possession for her handsome husband. Sophie was shamed first by Demetrius and then by her father. She had embarrassed both of them with her actions and would have to work to regain trust and forgiveness.

The book has many rough roads for this couple. Misunderstandings, betrayals, and more lead them down a road that ends up with life and death decisions. Others who are awed by the handsome Demetrius and beautiful Sophie try to interfere in their marriage as well. Can they survive all that comes their way? You will have to read it for yourself to find out. I highly suggest reading The Billionaire's Secret Desire first. They are stand alone but if you like continuations you'll enjoy it and you will learn more about her brother Niko's as well.
**Sexual Situations within marriage and some language.

[Carinae L'etoile · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know how on earth I manage to find books with the worst editing and spelling typos. It really does detract from the storytelling.

Even in the blurb up top -- devestating...really? Someone needs to keep spell check on when using their Internet browser and pay attention to the little red line that appears under misspelled words.

I will write a more cohesive and well-thought out review once my irritation subsides.

[fuzzygirl]

Oh. My. God. What century was this book written in? I'm still on the first chapter, and I'm literally forcing myself to carry on reading. Who does this Demetrius think he is? His tone and the things he says to her are terrible. I just don't care for his tone and frankly this heroine shouldn't either.

Chapter 2. wish me luck

[Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

As good as the first novel in the series if not better. I totally enjoyed the novel and everything that happened in it. NOW THIS IS A HARLEQUIN!

[Sara · Rating 1 out of 5]

This h is beyond pathetic!
I kept waiting for her to grow a spine, for something to happen. But she’s just to self deprecating. She blames herself for shaming her family by running away and thinks that she doesn't deserve the H. Now, this sound’s like she’s the one who gives herself a bad time. At the very start of the book, when the H finds her, she get to know the truth about the thing that made her run. Which is fine. But the way the H, Her father and her brother keeps banging on about how she shamed her family etc etc was, the only way to describe it, creepy. It felt like she was in some sort of mafia family.
The only redeeming thing is that at the end there is some inner monologues of the father and brother where they acknowledge that hey have been harsh to the h.

[Nikki ღ Navareus · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story read like a very bad Harlequin, with a Hero who was unemotional and acted wooden as a tree, and a heroine who was the biggest doormat I have ever read before. Don't get me wrong, I do like this exact scenario in my stories, but the story should eventually have at least a smidgen of angst, some emotional connection, and the Hero at some point should become a little bit redeemable. I didn't feel any connection to either of these characters, and I never cared about their relationship at all. There was zero drama from the OW (sister) too, which this boring story desperately needed.

[Joyce Kindt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

I love this story. The characters draw you in and make you root for them. I even found the sister a sympathetic character.

[Susan Wawa · Rating 4 out of 5]

namanya Demetrius ganteng, kaya, keren, cool abis,posesif banget ama istrinya (sophie yg umur 18 thn), mencari istri yg melarikan diri, bukan karena istrinya ga cinta dia, gara2 kakak Sophie si helene yg merusak perkawinan mereka gara2 dia iri sama sophie. Setelah dia berhasil cari sophie, dari situ menceritakan membangun kembali kepercayaan terhadap perkawinan mereka yg sudah mau hancur, kepercayaan terhadap istrinya, org greek lumayan keras dalam mendisiplinkan keluarga atau istri.

kalo ada rating 3.5 gue akan kasih 3.5, bukannya ga bagus, masalahnya englishnya lumayan kacau dan agak sulit dimengerti.

[Falak · Rating 1 out of 5]

Completely, disgustingly ridiculous book. It really pissed me off that even right at the end, Demetrius still wouldn't tell Sophie he loved her even when it was SO obvious he did. JUST SAY IT! SHE ALMOST DIED! He should have SPEAK HIS MIND. A little too possessive man who though cared for his wife but cared for his ego the most. Cant Demetrius see the love for him in Sophie's eyes? Cant he understand her feelings, what she has gone through with?

[Shiela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Omg, Her husband Demetrius sounded sooo hot! I think Sophie should have let him explain before she ran off like that. He cared about his wife a lot. I think it's awful that her own sister would do what she did, and found it hard to see if sister for what she really did. Everything worked out in the end.

[T · Rating 1 out of 5]

the story was so annoying i hated the hero he was a self centered person and so full of him self i couldn't understand why the heroine let him and her family treat her like that he didn't love her he was only obsessed with her

[Kelly Smith · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't care for the leading man. A little too possessive.

[Fatima · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too many shorcuts

[jackie frye · Rating 3 out of 5]

what we had in this delightful book I was "a failure to communicate" Thinking her new husband was the father of her sister's unborn child Sophie runaway.

[Belong_to_him · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ending was rushed. Still 5 stars!

[RCK *don’t be all, like, uncool* · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5


Decent read I wish he would have finally said "I LOVE YOU"!!! i understand his actions said he loved her but sometimes its nice to hear it too!

[Minibelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Sumit · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

It is good and sweet; gets better as the story moves towards its closure.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book.

[K. · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I could give this book zero stars, I would. It was that bad.

[Diana McVicker · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book I have read by this author. Loved it!!

[RomLibrary]

Sophie Vassiliadas was on the run from a devestating discovery. She was hiding out in a small town, but sooner or later she always knew he would find her.

This is the sequel to "The Billionaire's Secret Desire"