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Conveniently Wedded...& Bedded! #2
Solo si me amas:
Una novia por encargo entregada a domicilio
Ariadne Giorgias había caído en la trampa. En lugar de ser recibida en Australia por unos amigos de la familia, se había encontrado con un extraño espectacularmente atractivo, Sebastian Nikosto.
Sebastian no sabía qué esperar de la esposa impuesta por contrato. Pero, desde luego, lo que no se esperaba era a la hermosa Ariadne, ni la incendiaria atracción que chisporroteaba entre ellos. Ninguno de los dos parecía demasiado ansioso por anular el matrimonio, tal y como habían acordado.
Ariadne Giorgias había caído en la trampa. En lugar de ser recibida en Australia por unos amigos de la familia, se había encontrado con un extraño espectacularmente atractivo, Sebastian Nikosto.
Sebastian no sabía qué esperar de la esposa impuesta por contrato. Pero, desde luego, lo que no se esperaba era a la hermosa Ariadne, ni la incendiaria atracción que chisporroteaba entre ellos. Ninguno de los dos parecía demasiado ansioso por anular el matrimonio, tal y como habían acordado.
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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November 30, 2017
I do like this trope. Blackmailed into marriage with both partners suspicious of the other's motivations.
The problem was that I didn't like the heroine one bit. Sure, the aunt and uncle who had raised her in Greece after her parents died forced a raw deal on her. She thought she was going on vacation to Australia after she left her groom standing at the altar. Unfortunately, none of her accommodations or tours were paid for and she had very little money with her to pay for anything. (I'm surprised boarder patrol let her in the country - you usually have to have a certain amount of cash to enter - but okay. Maybe she had an Australian passport after living in Greece most of her life).
Anyway, she's rude to the H when she meets him. He's rude, too, but realizes he needs to dial it back if he's going to save his company. So he invites her out to dinner. They set a time to meet, but when the time comes, she refuses to go with him, doesn't want to see him again and goes back to her room.
Then there is the final turn that lost this story another star.
The heroine's ex comes out as gay and now her aunt and uncle are glad she jilted him because he deserved it. I'm sorry - but when are authors going to stop using gay characters as tropes? The aunt and uncle loved the guy and condemned their niece until he came out? Yes, that kind of prejudice is real - but authors don't have to promote it as a perfectly reasonable way to be reconciled with their niece. *sigh* Stop doing this authors.
So, not happy with this one. It was good premise, but I couldn't warm up to the characters.
The problem was that I didn't like the heroine one bit. Sure, the aunt and uncle who had raised her in Greece after her parents died forced a raw deal on her. She thought she was going on vacation to Australia after she left her groom standing at the altar. Unfortunately, none of her accommodations or tours were paid for and she had very little money with her to pay for anything. (I'm surprised boarder patrol let her in the country - you usually have to have a certain amount of cash to enter - but okay. Maybe she had an Australian passport after living in Greece most of her life).
Anyway, she's rude to the H when she meets him. He's rude, too, but realizes he needs to dial it back if he's going to save his company. So he invites her out to dinner. They set a time to meet, but when the time comes, she refuses to go with him, doesn't want to see him again and goes back to her room.
Then there is the final turn that lost this story another star.
The heroine's ex comes out as gay and now her aunt and uncle are glad she jilted him because he deserved it. I'm sorry - but when are authors going to stop using gay characters as tropes? The aunt and uncle loved the guy and condemned their niece until he came out? Yes, that kind of prejudice is real - but authors don't have to promote it as a perfectly reasonable way to be reconciled with their niece. *sigh* Stop doing this authors.
So, not happy with this one. It was good premise, but I couldn't warm up to the characters.
August 29, 2016
A sweet story which is not something that I say often about HPs. The heroine was a naïve rich girl who didn't really know how to go on in the read world. The Hero was a widower who had trouble accepting that he was moving on. It was well written and interesting with good characterization.
July 23, 2011
The heroine Ariadne arrives in Australia excited about her holiday and being able to get away from the scandal back home in Greece after she cancelled her wedding at the last minute. However he excitement ends when she finds out that her uncle tricked her into going away and he has arranged for her to be married to the hero Sebastian as part of a business deal. Ariadne is devastated by her families betrayal and terrified that she has been left stranded without any money. She has no choice but to meet with Sebastian. Sebastian is angry that he has been blackmailed into a marriage he doesn't want and initially thinks Ariadne is spoilt and pampered and on the look out for a rich husband, and is as much to blame as her uncle. But when he meets her and recognises her sadness he rethinks his decision. Despite both of them not wanting the marriage they agree to a temporary marriage of convenience, and they get to act on the attraction to one another.
This is a very fun and sweet book, that also has some intense and passionate moments. The plot is interesting and well executed. What makes this book shine, though, are the two characters. They are fantastic; Ariadne is wonderfully sweet, at first I thought she was a little too naive but she grew more and more strong as the story progressed. Sebastian is also brilliant, he is written with a very down to earth personality, little fun things such as him not realising his shirt wasn't cleaned or his bathroom was a bit messy made his character very appealing. The dialogue and passion are both spectacular.
This is a really enjoyable book that leaves you feeling great.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
This is a very fun and sweet book, that also has some intense and passionate moments. The plot is interesting and well executed. What makes this book shine, though, are the two characters. They are fantastic; Ariadne is wonderfully sweet, at first I thought she was a little too naive but she grew more and more strong as the story progressed. Sebastian is also brilliant, he is written with a very down to earth personality, little fun things such as him not realising his shirt wasn't cleaned or his bathroom was a bit messy made his character very appealing. The dialogue and passion are both spectacular.
This is a really enjoyable book that leaves you feeling great.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
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December 1, 2017StM said nope.
October 31, 2012
With the completion of this book, I had to add a new shelf entitled "angstfest". That's what this was. There was tension galore. Every time I thought Sebastian was going to come around, he would go all brooding and try to push Ariadne away again. Let me start at the beginning....
Ariadne got on a plane to Australia thinking she was going on a holiday until something her uncle said as she was boarding made her think twice. She realized he was sending her there to get married to a man she hadn't met before, Sebastian. Sebastian was in contract negotiations with Ariadne's uncle and when the deal was almost done, Uncle threw in that if Sebastian wanted to contract to go through he had to marry his niece. He was late picking her up from the airport, in fact, he didn't even get there. There were problems with her hotel accommodation, they really started off on the wrong foot being ugly to one another. When Ariadne realizes she has no money at her disposal, she agrees to marry Sebastian. But guess what?! She falls in love with him. And he still tries to push her away. Finally, when she admits her love for him, he flat out tells her no. What's a girl to do? She packed her stuff and left. While she's packing, Sebastian realizes he loves her and rushes home to tell her, but she's already gone. He finds her (months later), apologizes, professes his love and all is happy in their world.
Not a bad book if you like angst (which I do) or if you like jerky heroes that seem to only want to get into the heroines pants :)
Ariadne got on a plane to Australia thinking she was going on a holiday until something her uncle said as she was boarding made her think twice. She realized he was sending her there to get married to a man she hadn't met before, Sebastian. Sebastian was in contract negotiations with Ariadne's uncle and when the deal was almost done, Uncle threw in that if Sebastian wanted to contract to go through he had to marry his niece. He was late picking her up from the airport, in fact, he didn't even get there. There were problems with her hotel accommodation, they really started off on the wrong foot being ugly to one another. When Ariadne realizes she has no money at her disposal, she agrees to marry Sebastian. But guess what?! She falls in love with him. And he still tries to push her away. Finally, when she admits her love for him, he flat out tells her no. What's a girl to do? She packed her stuff and left. While she's packing, Sebastian realizes he loves her and rushes home to tell her, but she's already gone. He finds her (months later), apologizes, professes his love and all is happy in their world.
Not a bad book if you like angst (which I do) or if you like jerky heroes that seem to only want to get into the heroines pants :)
August 10, 2013
It’s rare for me to find both the H/h of a harlequin romance to be likeable. I was prepared to face yet another heroine who would behave like a doormat and keep clinging to the guy but I thank my lucky stars that it wasn’t the case here. The heroine did take up charge and did not cling to the hero when he rejected her which was how I came to like her. The hero though a bit dense about his feelings for the heroine, like most of the harlequin novels, was not intentionally cruel to her and showed a kind nature. The story was pure romance without any villains or jealous exes, which was a relief, and an enjoyable read.
June 3, 2021
Ariadne Giorgias has been set up! Instead of being welcomed in Australia by family friends, she's picked up from the airport by a strikingly gorgeous stranger....Sebastian Nikosto doesn't know what to expect from his contract wife-to-be. But it certainly isn't the beautiful Ariadne, or the combustible attraction that sizzles between them. Perhaps there might be an upside to this ridiculous arrangement?
But once the bartered bride's been wedded, it seems that neither party is in such a hurry to annul the marriage as planned.
But once the bartered bride's been wedded, it seems that neither party is in such a hurry to annul the marriage as planned.
July 6, 2017
I absolutely loved this book. It was such a fun read. I loved the tension between the two characters and their stubbornness of desperately trying not to give in to their attraction for each other. In a way it was cruel of her uncle to just ship her off to see her future husband to be and forcing Sebastian to be with her for the sake of a contract. Even though it was supposed to be a pretend marriage, there was nothing "pretend" about it from the beginning besides just words.
July 11, 2010
It's hard to feel for a chacter that walks willing int drama. She was unlikable.
May 10, 2019
Protagonistas: Ariadne & Sebastian
Profesiones: Marchante de Arte & Ingeniero Aeronautico
Pais: Australia
Profesiones: Marchante de Arte & Ingeniero Aeronautico
Pais: Australia
October 1, 2021
Me reí con la situación, el orgullo de ambos y el proceso que llevaron hasta enamorarse.
March 3, 2015
Once again, a bad the blurb for a good book. The "official" blurb is misleading, maybe something like this would have been more fitting:
It was a setup!!! not a paid vacation as she was told, but an arrange marriage...
It was blackmail!!! The contract he needed to ensure the future of his enterprise was nearly signed, but now he was supposed to marry her if he wanted the deal to go through...
Both h and H were likable.
h was not a doormat (well maybe a bit too forgiving to her uncle, but hey... family!)
H was not cruel or a total jerk (ok, a bit dense/hardheaded at time, but there were reasons... and he's supposed to be human)
It was a setup!!! not a paid vacation as she was told, but an arrange marriage...
It was blackmail!!! The contract he needed to ensure the future of his enterprise was nearly signed, but now he was supposed to marry her if he wanted the deal to go through...
Both h and H were likable.
h was not a doormat (well maybe a bit too forgiving to her uncle, but hey... family!)
H was not cruel or a total jerk (ok, a bit dense/hardheaded at time, but there were reasons... and he's supposed to be human)
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December 23, 2014Miniseries: Conveniently Wedded…& Bedded!
August 9, 2010
MOC dan V sich
tapi dari unsur cerita biasa aja
meski ada bbrp bagian yang membuat heart break
tapi dari unsur cerita biasa aja
meski ada bbrp bagian yang membuat heart break
April 19, 2015
Runaway brides. Second wives. Marriages of convenience. Meddling relatives. Exotic destinations. Moussaka and vegemite.
This was a fun, quick read. Well done.
This was a fun, quick read. Well done.
January 12, 2013
This book was a total surprise. I was expecting a bad cheesy romance that u sometimes fine with mills and boon but it was awesome. Great storyline, fantastic HEA. Loved it.
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