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The Italian Grooms #3
Bride By Choice
A very public proposal!
Gorgeous Sicilian Lorenzo Martelli had proposed to Helen in front of his whole family! How could she say anything other than...yes? Now the Big Day was getting alarmingly close--and the bride-to-be was getting cold feet!
The groom, however, was as hot-blooded as ever. He wanted Helen, and Lorenzo always got what he wanted. But would he have to wait until she was ready to be his bride--by choice...?
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published January 1, 2002
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About the author
Lucy Gordon
692 books91 followersChristine Sparks was born in England, UK. She wanted to be a writer all her life, and began by working on a British women's magazine. As a features writer, she gained a wide variety of experience. She interviewed some of the world's most attractive and interesting men, including Warren Beatty, Richard Chamberlain, Charlton Heston, Sir Roger Moore, Sir Alec Guiness.
Single life was so enjoyable that she put marriage, and even romance, on the back burner, while she went about the world having a great time. Then, while on vacation in Venice, she met a tall, dark handsome Venetian artist, who changed all her ideas in a moment, and proposed on the second day. Three months later they were married. Her friends said a whirlwind romance would never last, but they celebrated their 25 anniversary, they are still married, still happy and in love.
After 13 years on the magazine Christine decided that it was now or never if she was ever going to write that novel. So she wrote Legacy of Fire which became a Silhouette Special Edition, followed by another, Enchantment in Venice. Then she did something crazy gave up her job. Since then she has concentrated entirely on writing romances for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette and has written over 75 books. Her settings have been European and her heroes mainly English or Italian. Christine now claims to be an expert on one particular subject. Italian men are the most romantic in the world. They are also the best cooks.
A few years ago she and her husband returned to Venice and lived there for a couple of years. This proved the perfect base for exploring the rest of Italy, and she has given many of her books Italian settings: Venice (of course), Rome, Florence, Milan, Sicily, Tuscany. She has also used the Rhine in Germany for Song of the Lorelei, for which she won her first RITA Award, in 1991. Her second RITA came in 1998, with His Brother's Child, set in Rome.
Eventually Christine Fiorotto and her husband returned to England, where they now live. She write and he paints, they have no children, but have a cat and a dog.
Single life was so enjoyable that she put marriage, and even romance, on the back burner, while she went about the world having a great time. Then, while on vacation in Venice, she met a tall, dark handsome Venetian artist, who changed all her ideas in a moment, and proposed on the second day. Three months later they were married. Her friends said a whirlwind romance would never last, but they celebrated their 25 anniversary, they are still married, still happy and in love.
After 13 years on the magazine Christine decided that it was now or never if she was ever going to write that novel. So she wrote Legacy of Fire which became a Silhouette Special Edition, followed by another, Enchantment in Venice. Then she did something crazy gave up her job. Since then she has concentrated entirely on writing romances for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette and has written over 75 books. Her settings have been European and her heroes mainly English or Italian. Christine now claims to be an expert on one particular subject. Italian men are the most romantic in the world. They are also the best cooks.
A few years ago she and her husband returned to Venice and lived there for a couple of years. This proved the perfect base for exploring the rest of Italy, and she has given many of her books Italian settings: Venice (of course), Rome, Florence, Milan, Sicily, Tuscany. She has also used the Rhine in Germany for Song of the Lorelei, for which she won her first RITA Award, in 1991. Her second RITA came in 1998, with His Brother's Child, set in Rome.
Eventually Christine Fiorotto and her husband returned to England, where they now live. She write and he paints, they have no children, but have a cat and a dog.
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June 22, 2011
This book should come with a warning: sudden twist will give you whiplash.
The public proposal is only half of the story. Actually, it’s the light-hearted bit where the heroine was the more sympathetic and mature one of the two characters and the hero gave a pretty good impression of Peter-Pan-who-will-never-and-I-repeat-never-grow-up!
The second half contains the excruciating part. Being jilted literally at the altar – and it does not matter who the jilt-ee or the jilt-or may be – is always disastrous and reflects the kind of immature behavior you associate with the villain of the story. Once this happens, you can never see the main character in the same heroic light again.
I totally get pre-wedding jitters but it is simply unacceptable to allow the loved one to go through public humiliation. There’s always communication by text, by phone, by email, by snail-mail or by smoke signals but common decency demands one to pre-warn the other person should doubts and second- thoughts arise.
Danger, Will Robinson.
The public proposal is only half of the story. Actually, it’s the light-hearted bit where the heroine was the more sympathetic and mature one of the two characters and the hero gave a pretty good impression of Peter-Pan-who-will-never-and-I-repeat-never-grow-up!
The second half contains the excruciating part. Being jilted literally at the altar – and it does not matter who the jilt-ee or the jilt-or may be – is always disastrous and reflects the kind of immature behavior you associate with the villain of the story. Once this happens, you can never see the main character in the same heroic light again.
I totally get pre-wedding jitters but it is simply unacceptable to allow the loved one to go through public humiliation. There’s always communication by text, by phone, by email, by snail-mail or by smoke signals but common decency demands one to pre-warn the other person should doubts and second- thoughts arise.
Danger, Will Robinson.
September 11, 2012
Decent novel to the conclusion of the series. I was pretty impressed with some parts of the novel, others not so much. I more so liked getting to see the previous characters from the other novel and I must say revenge was sweet.
November 21, 2020
I greatly enjoyed this book. The characters had me either laughing or crying in turns. The twists and turns in this INE had my head spinning.
October 18, 2025
Baguss, suka banget sama Lorenzo. Sebagai laki-laki dia sangat gentle
May 27, 2024
#93 - 2024
Genre: Romance, Harlequin, Billionaire, Italian
Genre: Romance, Harlequin, Billionaire, Italian
August 15, 2008
Lorenzo Martelli seorang playboy tampan yang datang ke NY untuk berbisnis. TApi tiba tiba ia bertemu dengan Helen, putri dari keluarga Itali yang bahkan tidak menyukai garis keturunan Sisiliannya. Yang lebih parah lagi Orang tua Helen ternyata menjodohkan Helen dengan Lorenzo. Helen berusaha menggagalkan rencana orang tuanya dengan segala macam cara, tapi pesona Lorenzo sangat sulit untuk dilupakan.
Ketika Helen akhirnya menerima lamaran Lorenzo dan pergi ke Italia.
Tapi gosip yang mengatakan tentang skandal besar Lorenzo dengan Heather kakak iparnya di masa lalu mulai menggoyahkan rasa cinta Helen pada Lorenzo.
Ketika Heather mulai menjelaskan yang sebenarnya pada Helen, Helen pun mulai merasakan bahwa sebuah pernikahan harus di landasi rasa percaya.
Ketika Helen akhirnya menerima lamaran Lorenzo dan pergi ke Italia.
Tapi gosip yang mengatakan tentang skandal besar Lorenzo dengan Heather kakak iparnya di masa lalu mulai menggoyahkan rasa cinta Helen pada Lorenzo.
Ketika Heather mulai menjelaskan yang sebenarnya pada Helen, Helen pun mulai merasakan bahwa sebuah pernikahan harus di landasi rasa percaya.
March 27, 2008
helen yang berdarah italia merasa cowok italia tidak menghargai wanita. wanita adalah orang nomor dua yang keberadaannya tidak diperhitungkan, pa lagi pendapatnya.tetapi keluarganya ingin dia mendapatkan suami orang italia juga.bertekad ingin mencari calon suami sendiri.tapi ternyata harus nerima takdir kalo dia emang berjodoh dengan pria italia pilihan orangtuanya, walopun sempat kabur dihari pernikahannya,karena hal laen yaitu kemakan gosip dari mantan pelayan keluarga.bahwa calon suaminya pernah dan masi menjalin cinta dengan kakak ipar.
buat kita2 ni jangan ampe kemakan gosip bisa2 kayak helen yang sampe nunda pernikahannya, dan karena tau calonnya gak bersalah akhirnya jadi baekan n nikah lagi ;-)
buat kita2 ni jangan ampe kemakan gosip bisa2 kayak helen yang sampe nunda pernikahannya, dan karena tau calonnya gak bersalah akhirnya jadi baekan n nikah lagi ;-)
May 10, 2023
Bu kitap Harlequin tarzında okuduğum ilk kitap olduğu için benim için yeri çok ayrı olan bir kitap ve gerçekten bence çok güzel bir kitap . Çıtır çerez elinize aldığınız gibi hemen okuyabileceğiniz bir kitap ve Lorenzo’yla Helen arasındaki ilişki çok iyi de özellik
Lorenzo ya bayıldım. Tam bir ideal erkek. Sicilyalı bir erkeğe göre kibar ve gerçekten anlayışlı. Okuması keyifli olan kısa aşk hikayelerinden biri, keyifli vakit geçirmek için okunabilir.
Lorenzo ya bayıldım. Tam bir ideal erkek. Sicilyalı bir erkeğe göre kibar ve gerçekten anlayışlı. Okuması keyifli olan kısa aşk hikayelerinden biri, keyifli vakit geçirmek için okunabilir.
July 5, 2010
Bagus ceritanya...
December 22, 2012
at first i thought this book was so much fun then it just started going downhill.
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