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Brides of L'Amour #3
حبيبتي كاذبة
إنه لا يستطيع أن يتذكر لماذا تزوج هيلاري ،
كان رجل الأعمال راوول ساباتينو يشعر بالضياع فقد كان
يعاني من فقدان الذاكرة بعد حادث اصطدام . ثم اكتشف أن
لديه زوجة لا يستطيع أن يتذكر عنها شيئاً .
هيلاري فتاة لطيفة , جميلة . . . ولكنها عادية جداً , فلماذا
تزوجها , والأهم لماذا ما زالت عذراء .
وكأن كل هذا لا يكفي . حتى تفاجئه هيلاري بالرحيل .
بالضبط عندما بدأ يتذكر . . .
كان رجل الأعمال راوول ساباتينو يشعر بالضياع فقد كان
يعاني من فقدان الذاكرة بعد حادث اصطدام . ثم اكتشف أن
لديه زوجة لا يستطيع أن يتذكر عنها شيئاً .
هيلاري فتاة لطيفة , جميلة . . . ولكنها عادية جداً , فلماذا
تزوجها , والأهم لماذا ما زالت عذراء .
وكأن كل هذا لا يكفي . حتى تفاجئه هيلاري بالرحيل .
بالضبط عندما بدأ يتذكر . . .
158 pages, Paperback
First published February 23, 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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September 29, 2017
Not the best Lynne Graham, but I did't mind the hero all that much. He was selfish because he was vulnerable, y'all. His mommy left him and he didn't know love. So what's an alpha to do? Have lots of sex with attractive women for fun and then marry a stranger (not from his social class) for his inheritance. Then, even though he is attracted to his new wife, he dumps her for being a gold digger because she cashed his check so she didn't have to live in a crime-infested council block.
Fast forward four years. Amnesia has made him forget his mommy issues and the MOC - and he becomes a nice guy for two weeks, having unprotected sex with the heroine, resulting in a pregnancy.
This guy has all the bad luck. Now his wife - whom he is still attracted to - is back in the golddigger column because she is pregnant. What choice does he have but to be mean to her because he is scared she'll leave again?
When you put it like that, the poor heroine had no choice but to melt.
And here ends the sad/happy tale of the alpha banker whose bad behavior is rewarded by a baby and a devoted wife one year later.
Life is great in LG's world. :)
Fast forward four years. Amnesia has made him forget his mommy issues and the MOC - and he becomes a nice guy for two weeks, having unprotected sex with the heroine, resulting in a pregnancy.
This guy has all the bad luck. Now his wife - whom he is still attracted to - is back in the golddigger column because she is pregnant. What choice does he have but to be mean to her because he is scared she'll leave again?
When you put it like that, the poor heroine had no choice but to melt.
And here ends the sad/happy tale of the alpha banker whose bad behavior is rewarded by a baby and a devoted wife one year later.
Life is great in LG's world. :)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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August 4, 2017Wait, marrying someone to save your fortune isn't gold digging but them being poor automatically makes them a gold digging tart?
Fuck off you fucking moron.
Also I do not believe he was celibate during the 5 years of separation. THAT. IS. CHEATING.
Fuck off you fucking moron.
Also I do not believe he was celibate during the 5 years of separation. THAT. IS. CHEATING.
August 4, 2017
Unlike the majority of Lynne Graham’s heroes, I did not buy this jackass’s devotion. Hilary overhears Roel’s dilemma that he has to marry or loses his castle/inheritance and offers to marry him. Roel would normally never lower himself to date/bed/marry a hairdresser, but a castle must be saved. They part as it is a MOC.
Five years later and Hilary receives a call from Roel’s snooty aunt that he has been in a car accident, has amnesia, and needs her. She flies to Switzerland and the fake marriage begins.
Hilary is caught out by a suspicious attorney and leaves for England. This is where it derailed for me as when Roel shows back up he’s furious for her lies and gold-digging ways. He’s mean and plans to keep her until he tires of her. Marrying to save your castle doesn’t qualify as a gold-digging or materialistic? The H’s attitude made no sense to me. I know. I know. The laws of HarleyLand do not lie in reality, but there has to be a line somewhere.
The heroine takes it and takes it. She finally draws her own line in the sand, but his explanation of why he was so mean was a phone-it-in attempt at best.
Five years later and Hilary receives a call from Roel’s snooty aunt that he has been in a car accident, has amnesia, and needs her. She flies to Switzerland and the fake marriage begins.
Hilary is caught out by a suspicious attorney and leaves for England. This is where it derailed for me as when Roel shows back up he’s furious for her lies and gold-digging ways. He’s mean and plans to keep her until he tires of her. Marrying to save your castle doesn’t qualify as a gold-digging or materialistic? The H’s attitude made no sense to me. I know. I know. The laws of HarleyLand do not lie in reality, but there has to be a line somewhere.
The heroine takes it and takes it. She finally draws her own line in the sand, but his explanation of why he was so mean was a phone-it-in attempt at best.
December 1, 2019
"The Banker's Convenient Wife" is the story of Hilary and Roel.
He liked leggy brunettes and his last mistress had also been terrifyingly beautiful. He thought background and breeding were important. He believed a university education was crucial. She failed on every count.
Yup. That's an accurate description of the H.
Our h and H enter a marriage of convenience four years ago, where a naive and kind hearted h decides to help the H out of a familial bind. He then rejects her, and proceeds to sleep with multiple OW, forgetting the h's existence.
Now, as he is thinking of divorcing her, an accident leads to some loss of memory and the h is called upon as his carer. He ofcourse being an utter horndog, cannot stay without sex and decides to seduce his wife. Surprise, she's a virgin. The h cannot reveal the truth because of doctor's recommendation, and they have ONE happy sex filled weekend.
Then, the H's lawyer threatens the h, she runs away, H's memory returns, he chases and blackmails her, and she has no choice to return as his fuck buddy. Then some baby drama leads to a delusional HEA.
I did not find ONE endearing quality in the hero. Pompous judgmental pig, he was as snobby as he was horny, had no morals and I imagined him humping trees in his free time. He was soo cynical, uncaring and stupid. How did you fall for this pig Hilary?
Gah.
Unsafe
1.5/5
He liked leggy brunettes and his last mistress had also been terrifyingly beautiful. He thought background and breeding were important. He believed a university education was crucial. She failed on every count.
Yup. That's an accurate description of the H.
Our h and H enter a marriage of convenience four years ago, where a naive and kind hearted h decides to help the H out of a familial bind. He then rejects her, and proceeds to sleep with multiple OW, forgetting the h's existence.
Now, as he is thinking of divorcing her, an accident leads to some loss of memory and the h is called upon as his carer. He ofcourse being an utter horndog, cannot stay without sex and decides to seduce his wife. Surprise, she's a virgin. The h cannot reveal the truth because of doctor's recommendation, and they have ONE happy sex filled weekend.
Then, the H's lawyer threatens the h, she runs away, H's memory returns, he chases and blackmails her, and she has no choice to return as his fuck buddy. Then some baby drama leads to a delusional HEA.
I did not find ONE endearing quality in the hero. Pompous judgmental pig, he was as snobby as he was horny, had no morals and I imagined him humping trees in his free time. He was soo cynical, uncaring and stupid. How did you fall for this pig Hilary?
Gah.
Unsafe
1.5/5
December 9, 2016
This was definitely for me.
I got a heroine OBSESSED with the hero and a hero so mamón I found myself constantly eye rolling.
Since Hilary met Roel she was head over heels but he seemed so out of reach. So, when the circumstances give her a chance she seizes it and lives out her fantasy marriage, trying not to take advantage of Roel, not much...
“But suppose he rolled over in the middle of the night and…and became amorous.”
Yep, that's what she wanted the most.
Anyways, that girl was hopeless in improvisation, all she did was dig herself deeper and deeper. So when reality intervened all came crashing down and Roel went from amorous-mode to revenge-mode.
Silly me thought women were the ones that became vengeful bitches when their hearts were broken. Ha! Now I know the truth: hurt alphas are the worst.
Poor Hilary became an emotional punch bag. For me she was too slow in deciding to leave him, specially the night she told him she was pregnant.
He did grovel but not much, in fact with Hilary an 'I love you' would have been enough but I'm glad he suffered even if was only for like 5 seconds.
I got a heroine OBSESSED with the hero and a hero so mamón I found myself constantly eye rolling.
Since Hilary met Roel she was head over heels but he seemed so out of reach. So, when the circumstances give her a chance she seizes it and lives out her fantasy marriage, trying not to take advantage of Roel, not much...
“But suppose he rolled over in the middle of the night and…and became amorous.”
Yep, that's what she wanted the most.
Anyways, that girl was hopeless in improvisation, all she did was dig herself deeper and deeper. So when reality intervened all came crashing down and Roel went from amorous-mode to revenge-mode.
Silly me thought women were the ones that became vengeful bitches when their hearts were broken. Ha! Now I know the truth: hurt alphas are the worst.
Poor Hilary became an emotional punch bag. For me she was too slow in deciding to leave him, specially the night she told him she was pregnant.
He did grovel but not much, in fact with Hilary an 'I love you' would have been enough but I'm glad he suffered even if was only for like 5 seconds.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 10, 2019
From the beginning onwards I was absolutely delighted with the book. But it all went downhill in the second half.
I adored the way Roel and Hilary came together again after 4 years. It was interesting and dramatic. The story then took a turn I wasn’t expecting and still remained amazing. But then hero decided to be douchebag of epic proportions.
Dear god the insults and verbal cruelty he heaped on heroine was astounding. Though heroine stood up to him most times, she was hurt and as result I was hurt (dumb!! I know). Finally he managed to leech all my enjoyment. Even after reading epilogue I was not impressed.
4-5 pages of almost groveling and explaining wasn’t worth half the book of hurt.
It certainly caught and maintained my interest so may be
I’ll recommend.
Safety part is little bit tricky. Though they were married 4 years back it was strictly a marriage of convenience. Not even a kiss and hero was rather reserved to heroine. He didn’t encourage any advance. So I didn’t let it BOTHER me much that he kept mistresses in the intervening years.
I adored the way Roel and Hilary came together again after 4 years. It was interesting and dramatic. The story then took a turn I wasn’t expecting and still remained amazing. But then hero decided to be douchebag of epic proportions.
Dear god the insults and verbal cruelty he heaped on heroine was astounding. Though heroine stood up to him most times, she was hurt and as result I was hurt (dumb!! I know). Finally he managed to leech all my enjoyment. Even after reading epilogue I was not impressed.
4-5 pages of almost groveling and explaining wasn’t worth half the book of hurt.
It certainly caught and maintained my interest so may be
I’ll recommend.
Safety part is little bit tricky. Though they were married 4 years back it was strictly a marriage of convenience. Not even a kiss and hero was rather reserved to heroine. He didn’t encourage any advance. So I didn’t let it BOTHER me much that he kept mistresses in the intervening years.
April 17, 2013
Lynne Graham does it again. No one writes a better alpha hero than her. Roel is crazy about Hilary but he rejects her because she is too young, poor and uneducated thus not good enough for him. In short he is snob and arrogant but his passion for his wife is strong and he tries hard to fight his feelings and not fall for her.
Hilary is one of the most heart-tugging, most endearing heroines ever. She is obsessed with Roel ever since she first laid eyes on him. Her love is deep, desperate and unconditional.
I loved Hilary's quirkiness and spunk. It was fun to see such a snob hero fall for a sunny easygoing hipster! She is also a hairdresser who dyes her hair pink something which drives her conservative banker husband crazy.
All in all funny and beautiful love story. Sure Roel wasn't always perfect and sometimes pretty ruthless, but that made me love him even more. I like when the hero is brutal and a total ass of himself but nothing beats a very good grovelling!
Hilary is one of the most heart-tugging, most endearing heroines ever. She is obsessed with Roel ever since she first laid eyes on him. Her love is deep, desperate and unconditional.
I loved Hilary's quirkiness and spunk. It was fun to see such a snob hero fall for a sunny easygoing hipster! She is also a hairdresser who dyes her hair pink something which drives her conservative banker husband crazy.
All in all funny and beautiful love story. Sure Roel wasn't always perfect and sometimes pretty ruthless, but that made me love him even more. I like when the hero is brutal and a total ass of himself but nothing beats a very good grovelling!
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June 18, 2016Ugh. Did not like this one.
NOTE TO SELF: DO NOT RE-READ
This had too many Big Misunderstandings. All so frustrating. The amnesia thing was ridiculous, and then the lies/deception/misunderstandings kept piling up.
The heroine would screech "I hate you!" and then they'd be having sex about 2 seconds later. And this happened about 25 times throughout the course of the book. Give me a break.
This is one of my least favorite HPs. Will not be re-reading.
NOTE TO SELF: DO NOT RE-READ
This had too many Big Misunderstandings. All so frustrating. The amnesia thing was ridiculous, and then the lies/deception/misunderstandings kept piling up.
The heroine would screech "I hate you!" and then they'd be having sex about 2 seconds later. And this happened about 25 times throughout the course of the book. Give me a break.
This is one of my least favorite HPs. Will not be re-reading.
February 19, 2022
Reread 2/19/2022
New note to self… next time you leave a don’t reread review listen to yourself. Definitely not Lynne Graham’s best effort
Note to self... skim read, don’t try rereading.
New note to self… next time you leave a don’t reread review listen to yourself. Definitely not Lynne Graham’s best effort
Note to self... skim read, don’t try rereading.
August 18, 2023
This was definitely a failure.
The hero is a banker who according to his grandfather will, has to marry to inherit. The heroine is his hairdresser and she offers herself as a pretend wife, just because. She has a crush on him and she’s only 19 at the time, and the hero accepts and offers her money for her help. She uses a quarter of that sum for her lil sister’s school and to build her own salon, and she gives the rest back to the hero. Of course he doesn’t know because everything happens through his lawyer.
Four years later he has an accident and loses his memory so he doesn’t remember the heroine. She receives a call by his aunt that asks her to go to him, she helps him recover and of course the hero has a sudden attack of lust when he sees her and after two days they sleep together.
The hero’s besotted but his lawyer threatens the heroine to tell him the truth about their marriage so she leaves him with only a brief note.
A week later he finds her and blackmails her into coming back with him because he wants revenge.
There’s a further drama with the heroine getting pregnant, the hero accusing her to be a gold digger and in the end all is solved because he tells her he’s in love with her but he was hurt that she deceived him.
- a big no no to everything.
- usually LG has great vengeful heroes but they usually have their reasons: a big misunderstanding, a big deception by some evil relative. Not this one. The fact that the heroine didn’t tell him the truth in the beginning was easily explained because the doctor prevented her from telling him the truth. So the big reason is basically absent.
- the accusations of being a gold digger and a whore are the pot calling the kettle black since the hero is a gold digger himself and firstly and mostly because it was him who married for money, and the heroine helped him. So his big outrage is absurd and misplaced.
- the heroine receives a paltry sum of money that wouldn’t have made her rich anyway while the hero kept his billionaire way of life and had mistresses all the time while she stays celibate. Again, pot and kettle and all that.
- he’s a boring snob and a big hypocrite and isn’t sexy at all. The heroine isn’t that smart but at least she was fun.
-he was a billionaire and always lived a privileged life while the heroine was alone at 16 with a lil sister and had to provide for them both. Who’s worthless and who’s worthy here? And why this fact is never recognized in a LG book? The heroine was really an admirable person, while the hero was a useless playboy who always had a easy life, but never was this recognized.
- the whole outrage and hurt hero is ott and annoyed me and I really wanted the heroine to dump his sorry ass sooner. Sadly she resists too long.
Pity, I admired her in the beginning but I couldn’t afterwards.
- one of the worst and most disgusting heroes in LG books ever.
The hero is a banker who according to his grandfather will, has to marry to inherit. The heroine is his hairdresser and she offers herself as a pretend wife, just because. She has a crush on him and she’s only 19 at the time, and the hero accepts and offers her money for her help. She uses a quarter of that sum for her lil sister’s school and to build her own salon, and she gives the rest back to the hero. Of course he doesn’t know because everything happens through his lawyer.
Four years later he has an accident and loses his memory so he doesn’t remember the heroine. She receives a call by his aunt that asks her to go to him, she helps him recover and of course the hero has a sudden attack of lust when he sees her and after two days they sleep together.
The hero’s besotted but his lawyer threatens the heroine to tell him the truth about their marriage so she leaves him with only a brief note.
A week later he finds her and blackmails her into coming back with him because he wants revenge.
There’s a further drama with the heroine getting pregnant, the hero accusing her to be a gold digger and in the end all is solved because he tells her he’s in love with her but he was hurt that she deceived him.
- a big no no to everything.
- usually LG has great vengeful heroes but they usually have their reasons: a big misunderstanding, a big deception by some evil relative. Not this one. The fact that the heroine didn’t tell him the truth in the beginning was easily explained because the doctor prevented her from telling him the truth. So the big reason is basically absent.
- the accusations of being a gold digger and a whore are the pot calling the kettle black since the hero is a gold digger himself and firstly and mostly because it was him who married for money, and the heroine helped him. So his big outrage is absurd and misplaced.
- the heroine receives a paltry sum of money that wouldn’t have made her rich anyway while the hero kept his billionaire way of life and had mistresses all the time while she stays celibate. Again, pot and kettle and all that.
- he’s a boring snob and a big hypocrite and isn’t sexy at all. The heroine isn’t that smart but at least she was fun.
-he was a billionaire and always lived a privileged life while the heroine was alone at 16 with a lil sister and had to provide for them both. Who’s worthless and who’s worthy here? And why this fact is never recognized in a LG book? The heroine was really an admirable person, while the hero was a useless playboy who always had a easy life, but never was this recognized.
- the whole outrage and hurt hero is ott and annoyed me and I really wanted the heroine to dump his sorry ass sooner. Sadly she resists too long.
Pity, I admired her in the beginning but I couldn’t afterwards.
- one of the worst and most disgusting heroes in LG books ever.
July 6, 2014
This book would have been 5 star except for the last 25 or so pages when the heroine descends into pathetic doormat status. Se seriously needed to walk out sooner. A late night call with a woman giggling in the background and she sticks around? Seriously? Otherwise, really interesting story, it's actually the heroine that takes advantage of Hero's amnesia. Has many fun vengeful hero moments. His rage was nasty and vicious.. Perfect. The problem was her reaction. Reminded me of that commercial for Weebles...they wobble but they don't fall down.
April 16, 2016
Eh. Not really sure what to think. On one hand, I liked it. On the other I didn't. The problem is, Roel was too much of an ass at times. He wasn't just being aloof and cold, he was mean and purposefully cruel at times (and suposidly while he was falling in love with her! How could he treat her like that, if he cared for her?). Attacking her with little insults and generally acting like a jerk. If he were merely cold and distant, I could get over it, but he said things to provoke her to tears and that doesn't sound like something someone who loves and cares for someone does! The groveling, IMO, didn't come quick enough and all the past hurts, all the things he did and said to make her cry, were forgotten too quickly.
April 20, 2016
Hilary and Roel. Still not sure what I think of this one, but it was enjoyable just for being different.
For once, I had to agree that the H had good reason for being an asshat... well with qualifications. The h seemed to have a penchant for running instead of standing and fighting with courage. That's not to say she was a total doormat or that he wasn't a self serving jerk... Anyhoo, Roel needed a convenient wife to inherit the family mansion. Hilary at 19, was that. She stays completely out of the picture for several years until a freak accident causes Roel to have temporary amnesia. He lost the last 5 years which just exactly covers the time when he marries her. She, of course, has loved him ever since they first met. He has made an art of living an emotionless, work driven life as the head of a bank. Hilary is a hairdresser raising her younger sister with no family to help. How can she expect to win the love of such an emotionless powerful man? I almost wanted to give it 4 stars...
For once, I had to agree that the H had good reason for being an asshat... well with qualifications. The h seemed to have a penchant for running instead of standing and fighting with courage. That's not to say she was a total doormat or that he wasn't a self serving jerk... Anyhoo, Roel needed a convenient wife to inherit the family mansion. Hilary at 19, was that. She stays completely out of the picture for several years until a freak accident causes Roel to have temporary amnesia. He lost the last 5 years which just exactly covers the time when he marries her. She, of course, has loved him ever since they first met. He has made an art of living an emotionless, work driven life as the head of a bank. Hilary is a hairdresser raising her younger sister with no family to help. How can she expect to win the love of such an emotionless powerful man? I almost wanted to give it 4 stars...
December 26, 2013
lol this one was damn entertaining ! i absolutely loved it ! their whirlwind romance does not make sense but who needs sense !? we're having a fantasy here n it was very well done. i found joel's meanness actually very exciting !! n lets face it, hilary deserved all dat she got coming ! she pursued him ruthlessly. she was utterly shameless n did what she cud 2 gain him ! even in the flashbacks of the past, she was a very determined lady ! when she got the opportunity 2 gain him, she did not hesitate. she used his amnesia 2 infiltrate his life ! lol:p she denies all she wants but dats what she did. she was mad 4 him ! n dats what joel needed ! mrs graham has done it again ! another fantastic read which i absolutely loved ! dunt miss it:p
August 20, 2023
Frankly. Outlandish.
Makes no sense at all.
Never been able to read this far fetched story. Tried once or twice. Couldn’t connect to either of them.
LG must have been asleep when she wrote it.
Hero is a successful businessman. A banker I think. The heroine is his hairdresser. Pink and blue hair. Bohemian.
How could they ever connect or understand each other??
Second grudge, Why can’t the heroine be successful too. An equal. Why must she be working class. Always.
After the hea. What will they both talk about? How will they connect?
Makes no sense at all.
Never been able to read this far fetched story. Tried once or twice. Couldn’t connect to either of them.
LG must have been asleep when she wrote it.
Hero is a successful businessman. A banker I think. The heroine is his hairdresser. Pink and blue hair. Bohemian.
How could they ever connect or understand each other??
Second grudge, Why can’t the heroine be successful too. An equal. Why must she be working class. Always.
After the hea. What will they both talk about? How will they connect?
August 10, 2017
That conclusion to all their problems was super abrupt for me.
April 26, 2021
Everyone seems to judge Lynn Graham's "sophisticated caveman" heroes, but I honestly can't stand some of her heroines. Morally ambivalent, strident, desperate--just ick. Take this one--stalkerish chick seizes first opportunity to inflict herself on her trope-stricken MoC partner, whose money she took after insisting she would just NEVER take money to go through a marriage ceremony and who has ignored her ever since. She has every opportunity to tell him the truth about their arrangement but instead falls into bed with him at first opportunity. He's clearly moved on in the four years since the wedding, even if he hasn't gotten around to dissolving the marriage, but she's still as pathetic as when she was begging him for dates when she was his hair dresser. Yeah, Graham dresses it up--she gave back MOST of the money, she needed it for selfless purposes, she only does what she does because true love--yeah, whatever. I just didn't like her and thought she acted dishonestly, entirely selfishly, and with zero self respect, let alone self control.
But that's okay, the hero was a douchebag anyway, and no doubt her "reward" will be living as his doormat for however long he keeps her around, putting up with his cruel comments just for the hot sex.
Maybe I'm too harsh! But in the other LG book I read recently, the MCs end up defending the heroine's trope-tastic evil twin for defrauding an old man out of his inheritance, so I was primed not to like her characters in this one. And they didn't disappoint. These two get a "deserve one another" HEA.
But that's okay, the hero was a douchebag anyway, and no doubt her "reward" will be living as his doormat for however long he keeps her around, putting up with his cruel comments just for the hot sex.
Maybe I'm too harsh! But in the other LG book I read recently, the MCs end up defending the heroine's trope-tastic evil twin for defrauding an old man out of his inheritance, so I was primed not to like her characters in this one. And they didn't disappoint. These two get a "deserve one another" HEA.
August 22, 2023
Too much TBS even for a LG heroine but love the angst due to cruelty of ice cube H!
January 4, 2014
Clemente, Roel’s grandfather said in his will, that in the event of his grandson failing to marry within a certain amount of time, Castello Sabatino, the family’s ancestral home, should go to the state instead of being giving to flesh and blood.
Roel was a workaholic, and was a love’em and leave’em kind of guy. He didn’t have time to marry. So he entered into a fake, on paper only marriage after his grandfather passed away. Hilary had always loved Roel. After meeting him, no guy would ever measure up to his good looks, and take charge personality.
Hilary was by his side as soon as she could get there, after she found our Roel had been in a car wreck. She had to pretend to be his real wife, because Roel had amnesia. Her emotions were going crazy, because being his real wife had always been her dream. She just didn’t want it to be like that. The two struggled with the relationship, but the love was there, and so was the chemistry. This book was good, but I’ve read so many with this same plot that I’m only rating it a 3. I did love the Italian words that Roel spoke within the story. There were a few that I had never seen before.
Roel was a workaholic, and was a love’em and leave’em kind of guy. He didn’t have time to marry. So he entered into a fake, on paper only marriage after his grandfather passed away. Hilary had always loved Roel. After meeting him, no guy would ever measure up to his good looks, and take charge personality.
Hilary was by his side as soon as she could get there, after she found our Roel had been in a car wreck. She had to pretend to be his real wife, because Roel had amnesia. Her emotions were going crazy, because being his real wife had always been her dream. She just didn’t want it to be like that. The two struggled with the relationship, but the love was there, and so was the chemistry. This book was good, but I’ve read so many with this same plot that I’m only rating it a 3. I did love the Italian words that Roel spoke within the story. There were a few that I had never seen before.
August 25, 2016
Definitely one of her weaker ones. I didnt like the h much tbh, I also hate liars with a passion. While I understand initially why she did that, her latter actions really is v selfish and stupid. Any logical person can see how this will end with her deception yet she still went ahead with no plan to rectify the situation. Poor H, even though he just is as unlovable, I understand where he came from and why he was so mean to her.
I would say while the plot is interesting, the way things panned out makes a v dislikable and weak h and a totally brutish H. The ending probably helps bummed it up a star otherwise I really didnt like this one at all.
I would say while the plot is interesting, the way things panned out makes a v dislikable and weak h and a totally brutish H. The ending probably helps bummed it up a star otherwise I really didnt like this one at all.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 20, 2015
From 1 to 10: 8.5 (My personal rating scale)
Another one I don't remember very well :S
Another one I don't remember very well :S
November 2, 2016
Roel married Hilary to meet the terms of his grandfather's will so he could not inherit his family home. It was a marriage of convenience until 4 years later when a car accident causes Roel to lose part of his memory and his "wife" is called to his side.
Another great classic Lynne Graham. Filled with all the drama you'd expect, it is a fun, satisfying read. Roel is a typical HP alpha male and Hilary is the sassy woman that he can't help falling for, even though he fights it.
I just learned that this book is the third in a series of three, so I'm off the find the first two books! I'm sure they be just as entertaining.
Another great classic Lynne Graham. Filled with all the drama you'd expect, it is a fun, satisfying read. Roel is a typical HP alpha male and Hilary is the sassy woman that he can't help falling for, even though he fights it.
I just learned that this book is the third in a series of three, so I'm off the find the first two books! I'm sure they be just as entertaining.
March 30, 2011
Fluctuated between liking it and stopping and going 'huh' a lot. That tells me this story should have stayed longer on the editor's desk. Certainly had the potential to be a much better story with some tweaking.
My take.
My take.
February 19, 2011
พระเอกงี่เง่าน่าเตะมาก ..
นางเอกก็ย้อม ยอม ๆ ๆ
พระเอกก็ร้ายมาก มองนางเอกแง่ร้ายตลอด
อ่านไปเคืองไป
เครียดวุ้ย
นางเอกก็ย้อม ยอม ๆ ๆ
พระเอกก็ร้ายมาก มองนางเอกแง่ร้ายตลอด
อ่านไปเคืองไป
เครียดวุ้ย
April 28, 2020
Roel and Hillary were a really odd couple but I understood it..I liked that she had a backbone but didn't like the scene where she makes a run for it.. I mean it didn't go with the integrity of her character. Also I had a bit of inner conflict with the whole money aspect shown here.. still in conflict about those bits...
For once, I actually agreed with the H's logic when she runs away and liked the subtle bit of revenge the h had coming..I mean it wasn't even that overt..pretty obvious he was head over heels for her.
For once, I actually agreed with the H's logic when she runs away and liked the subtle bit of revenge the h had coming..I mean it wasn't even that overt..pretty obvious he was head over heels for her.
November 30, 2010
Another amazing story from this author...although this hero almost stepped over into the cruel emotionally line side of meanness and really there was a couple of times I would have racked and stacked him.
January 24, 2011
This book is great if you are looking for a book where you can check your brain at the door. It's definitely like feminism never happened, but its a great fluff/smutty romance novel.
March 24, 2013
review to come
January 2, 2019
Boring not really interested
July 6, 2022
Trust LG to lift me up from a book dump. I’d rate it almost 5 ⭐️ but I’d abandoned this book several times until now.
The h is a gothic dressed hairstylist in a salon. She also has spikey short hair and I could feel no coffee brewing for her and the Italian H. There is some weird situation where she’s cutting the H’s hair and spies on some intimate conversation.
The H is left an inheritance he can only get if he marries. His solution: the street hair stylist who he can use as a paper wife and pay off.
Some years later the H gets into an accident where he loses the past five years of his life. The h is summoned by his aunt to help him heal and regain his memory.
And now began some really hot pursuit by the H. He was a cookie cutter LG H. Very assertive and very territorial. The h who doesn’t have much education is a jittery mess but she could speak her mind and tell him off when needed.
Later the book went a bit down hill. Once the H got his memory back, he was a raging bull and cried wolf for all the wrong reasons. He was the one who had initiated a physical relationship. The h was honest and had stuck to her part of their marriage deal and returned his money.
The H got really mean by then. He said some real cruel ugly things to her which were totally non deserving. There is an HEA where the h was too easy and accepting of his bs sob story. But I like me a controlling alpha H so I didn’t care. Glad I picked it up!
The h is a gothic dressed hairstylist in a salon. She also has spikey short hair and I could feel no coffee brewing for her and the Italian H. There is some weird situation where she’s cutting the H’s hair and spies on some intimate conversation.
The H is left an inheritance he can only get if he marries. His solution: the street hair stylist who he can use as a paper wife and pay off.
Some years later the H gets into an accident where he loses the past five years of his life. The h is summoned by his aunt to help him heal and regain his memory.
And now began some really hot pursuit by the H. He was a cookie cutter LG H. Very assertive and very territorial. The h who doesn’t have much education is a jittery mess but she could speak her mind and tell him off when needed.
Later the book went a bit down hill. Once the H got his memory back, he was a raging bull and cried wolf for all the wrong reasons. He was the one who had initiated a physical relationship. The h was honest and had stuck to her part of their marriage deal and returned his money.
The H got really mean by then. He said some real cruel ugly things to her which were totally non deserving. There is an HEA where the h was too easy and accepting of his bs sob story. But I like me a controlling alpha H so I didn’t care. Glad I picked it up!
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