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Seducing His Convenient Innocent
The Greek’s terms?
She must wear his diamond!
Lysandros Drakakis always gets what he wants, and he’s never stopped wanting beautiful pianist Rio Armstrong! A fake engagement to please his family is the perfect opportunity to uncover why she walked away from their powerful connection…and indulge their still-sizzling desire under the Mediterranean sun. But Rio’s heartbreaking revelation changes the stakes—he’s given her his ring, yet now Lysandros finds himself wanting to give Rio everything …
Enjoy this dramatic fake engagement romance!
She must wear his diamond!
Lysandros Drakakis always gets what he wants, and he’s never stopped wanting beautiful pianist Rio Armstrong! A fake engagement to please his family is the perfect opportunity to uncover why she walked away from their powerful connection…and indulge their still-sizzling desire under the Mediterranean sun. But Rio’s heartbreaking revelation changes the stakes—he’s given her his ring, yet now Lysandros finds himself wanting to give Rio everything …
Enjoy this dramatic fake engagement romance!
224 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2019
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About the author
Rachael Thomas
252 books132 followersI grew up in the Midlands, but when I moved to Wales, over twenty years ago, I found a place to finally put down roots. I married into a farming family and embarked on a massive learning curve which also saw me learning Welsh when my two children were small.
Writing is something I have always wanted to do and I can still remember the thrill of one of my short stories being held up as an example to the class when I was about nine. It wasn’t until my own children were in school that I seriously started to pursue my dream. I joined a local writing group which met every Monday afternoon and being with like-minded people was the boost I needed.
Reading romance had always been my first love, and just about every short story I wrote was romance, so I decided to write my first book. During that process I also attended my first weekend writing course with Kate Walker and joined the RNA’s fabulous New Writers’ Scheme. A short time later I joined Romance Writers of Australia and learnt a lot from entering their competitions. I sought out courses and you can imagine my joy when I discovered Sharon Kendrick’s course in beautiful Tuscany.
Behind the Scandalous Façade, my So You Think You Can Write entry, is my thirteenth book and although only eight have those magic words ‘the end’ written on them the others are definitely part of the learning process I have enjoyed over the last six years.
I love escaping to distant shores with my characters, entering their glamorous world and feeling all the emotions they experience as they discover their love for one another. A love so strong it will overcome all obstacles eventually, leading to that promised happy ever after.
Writing is something I have always wanted to do and I can still remember the thrill of one of my short stories being held up as an example to the class when I was about nine. It wasn’t until my own children were in school that I seriously started to pursue my dream. I joined a local writing group which met every Monday afternoon and being with like-minded people was the boost I needed.
Reading romance had always been my first love, and just about every short story I wrote was romance, so I decided to write my first book. During that process I also attended my first weekend writing course with Kate Walker and joined the RNA’s fabulous New Writers’ Scheme. A short time later I joined Romance Writers of Australia and learnt a lot from entering their competitions. I sought out courses and you can imagine my joy when I discovered Sharon Kendrick’s course in beautiful Tuscany.
Behind the Scandalous Façade, my So You Think You Can Write entry, is my thirteenth book and although only eight have those magic words ‘the end’ written on them the others are definitely part of the learning process I have enjoyed over the last six years.
I love escaping to distant shores with my characters, entering their glamorous world and feeling all the emotions they experience as they discover their love for one another. A love so strong it will overcome all obstacles eventually, leading to that promised happy ever after.
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February 6, 2019
I really hate to write negative reviews and that's why I end up shelving some books as "DNF" and storing them on my shelves under "not for me personally". But sometimes, unfortunately, I will read a novel and find so many things wrong with it that I'm duty bound to write a review.
This novel was more like a Harlequin Presents fan fiction story ( and a B+ one at that ) rather than a real HPlandia romantic escapist fantasy. There were quite a few things wrong with this book and so much that was lacking:
1. What shall I say about the style of writing ? Well, it's competent rather than evocative and at times seemed immature.
2. The prose ? Basic rather than emotive. And that part really bugged me, because I'm an emotional reader, who needs to forge a connection to the MC's. There were also a couple of sentence fragment errors that popped up.
3. The author's descriptive skills need to be developed. I finished reading this book and my sensory/imaginary perception of what I'd just read was terribly lacking. I couldn't even get a clear image in my head of what both MC's looked like. The author kept repeating that the H was sexy, had black hair, dark eyes and a firm jaw while the heroine had long hair, soft brown eyes and was beautiful. This is a very generic and amateurish description. I expect more from an HP author.
4. There was ZERO world building ( aka minimal attention paid to setting details ). I know this should not be a huge deal, because HP novels aren't massive sagas but many other authors manage to give readers a few interesting, specific details that tell us a little about the setting/country/environment etc. The story started out in London, then it moved to Greece and I couldn't really tell that the setting had actually changed much. The author only mentioned some stuff about the beach, the waves, the yacht, the sand etc but I could not visualize the setting ! I don't even know why the author chose to move the setting from London to Greece, when all the conversations seemed as if they occurred in one room. LOL.
5. The dialogue was bland, boring, stiff, at times unrealistic and very forced. On many occasions, the MC's kept talking in circles and even thinking in circles ! The MC's spoke in a robotic manner to each other; they didn't speak the way real people do. And, when they did talk to each other, the content of their conversations was supremely BORING and repetitive. Here's an example:
Example:
She swung back to face him. ‘Is this really the way to help Xena?’
‘It is the only way to help Xena...
Now, I don't know if anyone has noticed it as yet, but wouldn't it have been more economical for the author to have the H respond with a "Yes", rather than to repeat the heroine's comment ? ( And, yes, I can see how hilarious it is that I'm the person talking about "economical writing." LOL ).
I can provide many more examples of this but I need to move on with this review. The fact is: the storytelling sucked !
As everyone can clearly see, the doggy is reluctant to give a high 5 or even a "thumbs" up for this novel !
Now, on to storyline issues that annoyed me:
1. There was too much emphasis placed on the H's sister Xena. It almost seemed as if her little love story with a married man was almost as important as the MC's romance. This woman was the heroine's best friend. Xena had been having an affair with a married man named Ricardo. Xena knew he had a wife and still had an affair with him. Why ? Because he claimed his marriage was over blah blah blah...the usual shit that cheating husbands say when they're too much of a weasly scumbag pussy coward to go get a divorce before they start to fuck other women.
As you guys can guess, I have a very low opinion of that skank Xena because no woman with an ounce of integrity will knowingly have sex with a married man. A woman with integrity will wait until he's divorced. I understand that marriages break up and people fall out of love. I have no problems with divorce. A human being has one life to live and if that person isn't happy with his/her partner then it's only fair that he/she moves on to find happiness elsewhere. My parents got divorced and lived happy lives without each other, but at least they got divorced before one of them actually cheated !
I hate cheaters and I despise people ( Xena ) who enable them with their cheating. As far as I'm concerned, Xena can go suck a dismembered dick, 20000 leagues under the sea during hurricane season ! That didn't happen in the book, unfortunately, because Ricardo divorced his wife, married Xena and they end up expecting a baby.
2. I felt that the romantic storyline with the MC's was too tepid. They were both likable characters but I couldn't enjoy their romance because the writing was so basic and limited in scope. I tried to feel some affection for the H Lysandros and the heroine Rio but I couldn't. They didn't seem like real people. In order words, they were like card board characters or robots. I wanted to root for Rio after she'd been assaulted by that jerk Hans but the writing was just not leading me in that direction. It kinda made me feel bad, because it's instinctive to feel sympathy for a fellow woman who's almost been raped. My brain felt sorry her but my emotions just couldn't be engaged with the way the story unfolded.
3. The sex scenes were mechanical and not passionate at all. I actually kept reading and started a new chapter before I realized that Rio had just lost her virginity to the H ! LOL. I am not lying ! Seriously. LOL. My eyes were seeing words but my mind was bored, so nothing registered. It was only when a new chapter started and the H went to get "more" condoms that I had to go back and see if they'd already had sex for the first time !
Anyway, I don't think I shall be reading anymore HP's by this author. 2019 has just started and I've already added to my "author to avoid" list ! I guess Rachael Thomas will have to go spend time with Louise Fuller, Cathy Williams, Susan Stephens, Jennifer Hayward and the other sleeping pills on my "not for me personally" bookshelf. LOL.
For those readers who want to give this novel try, I will still provide safety information.
Safety: No cheating, no OM, no OW, the heroine was a virgin, both MC's were celibate during their 6 week separation and the H was a reformed manwhore.
And now that I've done yapping my mouth off, I'm just gonna shut up and relax !
This novel was more like a Harlequin Presents fan fiction story ( and a B+ one at that ) rather than a real HPlandia romantic escapist fantasy. There were quite a few things wrong with this book and so much that was lacking:
1. What shall I say about the style of writing ? Well, it's competent rather than evocative and at times seemed immature.
2. The prose ? Basic rather than emotive. And that part really bugged me, because I'm an emotional reader, who needs to forge a connection to the MC's. There were also a couple of sentence fragment errors that popped up.
3. The author's descriptive skills need to be developed. I finished reading this book and my sensory/imaginary perception of what I'd just read was terribly lacking. I couldn't even get a clear image in my head of what both MC's looked like. The author kept repeating that the H was sexy, had black hair, dark eyes and a firm jaw while the heroine had long hair, soft brown eyes and was beautiful. This is a very generic and amateurish description. I expect more from an HP author.
4. There was ZERO world building ( aka minimal attention paid to setting details ). I know this should not be a huge deal, because HP novels aren't massive sagas but many other authors manage to give readers a few interesting, specific details that tell us a little about the setting/country/environment etc. The story started out in London, then it moved to Greece and I couldn't really tell that the setting had actually changed much. The author only mentioned some stuff about the beach, the waves, the yacht, the sand etc but I could not visualize the setting ! I don't even know why the author chose to move the setting from London to Greece, when all the conversations seemed as if they occurred in one room. LOL.
5. The dialogue was bland, boring, stiff, at times unrealistic and very forced. On many occasions, the MC's kept talking in circles and even thinking in circles ! The MC's spoke in a robotic manner to each other; they didn't speak the way real people do. And, when they did talk to each other, the content of their conversations was supremely BORING and repetitive. Here's an example:
Example:
She swung back to face him. ‘Is this really the way to help Xena?’
‘It is the only way to help Xena...
Now, I don't know if anyone has noticed it as yet, but wouldn't it have been more economical for the author to have the H respond with a "Yes", rather than to repeat the heroine's comment ? ( And, yes, I can see how hilarious it is that I'm the person talking about "economical writing." LOL ).
I can provide many more examples of this but I need to move on with this review. The fact is: the storytelling sucked !
As everyone can clearly see, the doggy is reluctant to give a high 5 or even a "thumbs" up for this novel !
Now, on to storyline issues that annoyed me:
1. There was too much emphasis placed on the H's sister Xena. It almost seemed as if her little love story with a married man was almost as important as the MC's romance. This woman was the heroine's best friend. Xena had been having an affair with a married man named Ricardo. Xena knew he had a wife and still had an affair with him. Why ? Because he claimed his marriage was over blah blah blah...the usual shit that cheating husbands say when they're too much of a weasly scumbag pussy coward to go get a divorce before they start to fuck other women.
As you guys can guess, I have a very low opinion of that skank Xena because no woman with an ounce of integrity will knowingly have sex with a married man. A woman with integrity will wait until he's divorced. I understand that marriages break up and people fall out of love. I have no problems with divorce. A human being has one life to live and if that person isn't happy with his/her partner then it's only fair that he/she moves on to find happiness elsewhere. My parents got divorced and lived happy lives without each other, but at least they got divorced before one of them actually cheated !
I hate cheaters and I despise people ( Xena ) who enable them with their cheating. As far as I'm concerned, Xena can go suck a dismembered dick, 20000 leagues under the sea during hurricane season ! That didn't happen in the book, unfortunately, because Ricardo divorced his wife, married Xena and they end up expecting a baby.
2. I felt that the romantic storyline with the MC's was too tepid. They were both likable characters but I couldn't enjoy their romance because the writing was so basic and limited in scope. I tried to feel some affection for the H Lysandros and the heroine Rio but I couldn't. They didn't seem like real people. In order words, they were like card board characters or robots. I wanted to root for Rio after she'd been assaulted by that jerk Hans but the writing was just not leading me in that direction. It kinda made me feel bad, because it's instinctive to feel sympathy for a fellow woman who's almost been raped. My brain felt sorry her but my emotions just couldn't be engaged with the way the story unfolded.
3. The sex scenes were mechanical and not passionate at all. I actually kept reading and started a new chapter before I realized that Rio had just lost her virginity to the H ! LOL. I am not lying ! Seriously. LOL. My eyes were seeing words but my mind was bored, so nothing registered. It was only when a new chapter started and the H went to get "more" condoms that I had to go back and see if they'd already had sex for the first time !
Anyway, I don't think I shall be reading anymore HP's by this author. 2019 has just started and I've already added to my "author to avoid" list ! I guess Rachael Thomas will have to go spend time with Louise Fuller, Cathy Williams, Susan Stephens, Jennifer Hayward and the other sleeping pills on my "not for me personally" bookshelf. LOL.
For those readers who want to give this novel try, I will still provide safety information.
Safety: No cheating, no OM, no OW, the heroine was a virgin, both MC's were celibate during their 6 week separation and the H was a reformed manwhore.
And now that I've done yapping my mouth off, I'm just gonna shut up and relax !
March 1, 2019
Seducing His Convenient Innocent by Rachael Thomas is an enjoyable slow burn romance between an accomplished pianist and the wealthy Greek man who falls for her beauty and talent.
Rio Armstrong is ready to take the next step in her budding relationship with Greek businessman Lysandros Drakakis, brother of her best friend Xena when an attempted assault causes her to pull back, not just from him, but from her music. She breaks things off with him, and it would have stayed that way except that a car accident injures Xena and she rushes to her side.
Xena has amnesia from the accident and doesn’t remember what happened to Rio, or that Rio and Lysandros are no longer together. When she sees them both in her hospital room, they pretend to be a couple, not wanting to risk further trauma to Xena. When Lysandros wants to take Xena back home with him to Greece to recuperate, he insists that his ‘girlfriend’ accompany them, and Rio can’t refuse. She feels badly for not having had the courage to confide in Lysandros about why she broke things off, and the recurring PTSD she still has from the assault. Will being with him again, pretending to be in a relationship, give her the strength to tell him the truth and give them a second chance?
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Rio Armstrong is ready to take the next step in her budding relationship with Greek businessman Lysandros Drakakis, brother of her best friend Xena when an attempted assault causes her to pull back, not just from him, but from her music. She breaks things off with him, and it would have stayed that way except that a car accident injures Xena and she rushes to her side.
Xena has amnesia from the accident and doesn’t remember what happened to Rio, or that Rio and Lysandros are no longer together. When she sees them both in her hospital room, they pretend to be a couple, not wanting to risk further trauma to Xena. When Lysandros wants to take Xena back home with him to Greece to recuperate, he insists that his ‘girlfriend’ accompany them, and Rio can’t refuse. She feels badly for not having had the courage to confide in Lysandros about why she broke things off, and the recurring PTSD she still has from the assault. Will being with him again, pretending to be in a relationship, give her the strength to tell him the truth and give them a second chance?
For more of this review please visit Harlequin Junkie: https://harlequinjunkie.com/review-se...
A copy of this story was provided by the publisher for review.
March 2, 2019
Didn't understand why she hide the (rape attempt) from him and why suddenly decided to tell him ! in general I didn't like this book the writing style was 🙄 and it was boring !
2 stars for the epilogue, I can't help it I love epilogues with babies and pregnancy
2 stars for the epilogue, I can't help it I love epilogues with babies and pregnancy
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 12, 2019
In "Seducing His Convenient Innocent" by Rachael Thomas Lysandros Drakakis and pianist Rio Armstrong have a strong attraction to each other but the one night they were going to commit Xena knew that Rio and her brother Lysandros belonged together, but never told him about what kept them apart. Know they meet again in because Xena has been in a car accident and doesn't remember them breaking up. A fake engagement to appease his family, and to help her best friend possibly remember brings them close again. Lysandros needs to trust that a woman will not cheat on him, and Rio needs to just trust again.
June 18, 2019
This is a story of learning to trust, to open up and let people into your heart, Lysandros Diakakis and Rio Armstrong have a journey that is filled with ups and downs before they get to their beautiful HEA, set in Greece with a Greek hero yes.
Rio Armstrong is a talented pianist and has been seeing her best friend’s brother Lysandros, she is very innocent but has decided that it is time to change her life and give herself to him, that is until something happens to make her walk away, but when her best friend is in an accident and loses her memory she comes together with Lysandros to help his sister and the sizzle that was always there is still there and hotter than ever.
Lysandros is known as a playboy he has been burnt before by love and finds it very hard to show any love to anyone, but he feels such a pull towards Rio and he knows that they are getting closer to being a serious couple, until she walks away after saying she would spend the night with him with no explanation. When they meet again after his sister is hurt the sparks light up the room again and they decide on a fake engagement, never knowing that it will become a true one.
Love and trust can be a hard thing to come by when people have been hurt before and both Rio and Lysandros had a fair way to go before they found it, but when they did woohoo it was beautiful. This is a story had me smiling very much at the end, a beautiful ending and one I highly recommend.
Rio Armstrong is a talented pianist and has been seeing her best friend’s brother Lysandros, she is very innocent but has decided that it is time to change her life and give herself to him, that is until something happens to make her walk away, but when her best friend is in an accident and loses her memory she comes together with Lysandros to help his sister and the sizzle that was always there is still there and hotter than ever.
Lysandros is known as a playboy he has been burnt before by love and finds it very hard to show any love to anyone, but he feels such a pull towards Rio and he knows that they are getting closer to being a serious couple, until she walks away after saying she would spend the night with him with no explanation. When they meet again after his sister is hurt the sparks light up the room again and they decide on a fake engagement, never knowing that it will become a true one.
Love and trust can be a hard thing to come by when people have been hurt before and both Rio and Lysandros had a fair way to go before they found it, but when they did woohoo it was beautiful. This is a story had me smiling very much at the end, a beautiful ending and one I highly recommend.
February 28, 2019
SEDUCING HIS CONVENIENT INNOCENT by author Rachael Thomas is a March 2019 release by Harlequin Presents series.
When without letting him know the reason, Rio Armstrong broke off her date with Lysandros Drakakis, he was determined to find out why.
His chance came when his sister lost her memory and believed Rio and Lysandros to be still together. So he asked Rio to become his fake fiancée till his sister recovered her memory. But the chemistry still flaring up between them makes Lysandro want it all to be real. And when Rio finally told Lysandro her heart-breaking secret, he got determined to make it all right for her.
SEDUCING HIS CONVENIENT INNOCENT is filled with emotion that will make your heart ache and then rejoice. Author Rachael Thomas has done a fabulous job in bringing Rio and Lysandros together. Like all her books, it was hard to put down. The story line had plenty of twists and turns and the characters were well developed. Romantic but also haunting. I loved it and can't wait for her next book.
Highly recommended for all readers of romance.
When without letting him know the reason, Rio Armstrong broke off her date with Lysandros Drakakis, he was determined to find out why.
His chance came when his sister lost her memory and believed Rio and Lysandros to be still together. So he asked Rio to become his fake fiancée till his sister recovered her memory. But the chemistry still flaring up between them makes Lysandro want it all to be real. And when Rio finally told Lysandro her heart-breaking secret, he got determined to make it all right for her.
SEDUCING HIS CONVENIENT INNOCENT is filled with emotion that will make your heart ache and then rejoice. Author Rachael Thomas has done a fabulous job in bringing Rio and Lysandros together. Like all her books, it was hard to put down. The story line had plenty of twists and turns and the characters were well developed. Romantic but also haunting. I loved it and can't wait for her next book.
Highly recommended for all readers of romance.
March 12, 2019
Secrets and Trust
Seducing His Convenient Innocent by Rachael Thomas. Rio Armstrong is a talented pianist and attracted to Lysandros Drakakis. They have arranged to meet but Rio fails to show. Lysandros doesn’t know why she does not show and Rio will not tell him. They are given a second chance when his sister loses her memory and thinks they are still together. Rio is convinced to become his fake fiancée until his sisters memory is restored. Rio needs to learn to trust but can she trust Lysandros with her secret and not to reject her because of it.
Seducing His Convenient Innocent by Rachael Thomas. Rio Armstrong is a talented pianist and attracted to Lysandros Drakakis. They have arranged to meet but Rio fails to show. Lysandros doesn’t know why she does not show and Rio will not tell him. They are given a second chance when his sister loses her memory and thinks they are still together. Rio is convinced to become his fake fiancée until his sisters memory is restored. Rio needs to learn to trust but can she trust Lysandros with her secret and not to reject her because of it.
February 25, 2019
Secrets abound in the latest from Rachael Thomas! The characters were interesting and the secrets she had kept me reading to see how it would all play out. Interesting and compelling.
Lysandros Drakakis still wonders why the one woman he was beginning to let into his heart walked away from him a couple of months ago. A family upset leads her to be in his company again and he takes the opportunity to try to find out what scared her off. When he sees the opportunity to tie her to his side with a fake engagement, he jumps at the chance, hoping the time will lead him to reconnect with her for good.
Pianist Rio Armstrong was as infatuated with Lysandros as he was with her, but when something happened that scarred her soul, she pushed him away instead of going outside her comfort zone to be open with him about it. Will this time together force her hand and get the truth out into the open?
Lysandros Drakakis still wonders why the one woman he was beginning to let into his heart walked away from him a couple of months ago. A family upset leads her to be in his company again and he takes the opportunity to try to find out what scared her off. When he sees the opportunity to tie her to his side with a fake engagement, he jumps at the chance, hoping the time will lead him to reconnect with her for good.
Pianist Rio Armstrong was as infatuated with Lysandros as he was with her, but when something happened that scarred her soul, she pushed him away instead of going outside her comfort zone to be open with him about it. Will this time together force her hand and get the truth out into the open?
March 22, 2019
Beautiful pianist Rio finds herself falling in love with her best friend's brother, the powerful shipping magnate Lysandros. On the very night that she decides to give herself to him, she is assaulted by another man, and it traumatizes her to the point where she breaks things off with Lysandros completely, unable to give him an explanation as to why. Six weeks later, her BFF Xena is in a terrible car accident, resulting in amnesia. Lysandros asks Rio to accompany Xena back to Greece to help her recover, and proposes that they enter into a fake engagement to surround Xena with happiness, coaxing her memory back. Once she recovers, they'll break up for good...if they can.
This is my first HQN "Presents," and it's obvious from the start that this is a line of pure fantasy, with glitz, glamour, drama, and foreign accents. Everyone is impossibly rich and cultured, and live their lives on a completely different planet that us mere mortals. Alpha males and innocent girls abound, matched together in purely ludicrous circumstances. This sort of thing has limited appeal for me, but I am a sucker for second-chance romances, so I pulled the trigger on this book, and its tropey goodness did not let me down.
Sometimes you just have to meet a novel where it is, and adjust your expectations accordingly. This is not the best story I've ever read, or the best treatment of any of these tropes. It is very simply plotted and very simply written, with an almost irritating emphasis on Rio's "innocence" and her virginity and how cold and emotionally unavailable Lysandros is, but when the writer gets out of her own way, she weaves an emotional story about two people who are afraid of putting themselves out there and being rejected. It is a base fear that we all have, so watching it play out not once, but twice over, is alluring.
This is pure id-fic, and on that level, it works. It satisfies a craving for my favorite guilty pleasures. Sometimes you just have a fever, and the only solution is more cowbell.
This is my first HQN "Presents," and it's obvious from the start that this is a line of pure fantasy, with glitz, glamour, drama, and foreign accents. Everyone is impossibly rich and cultured, and live their lives on a completely different planet that us mere mortals. Alpha males and innocent girls abound, matched together in purely ludicrous circumstances. This sort of thing has limited appeal for me, but I am a sucker for second-chance romances, so I pulled the trigger on this book, and its tropey goodness did not let me down.
Sometimes you just have to meet a novel where it is, and adjust your expectations accordingly. This is not the best story I've ever read, or the best treatment of any of these tropes. It is very simply plotted and very simply written, with an almost irritating emphasis on Rio's "innocence" and her virginity and how cold and emotionally unavailable Lysandros is, but when the writer gets out of her own way, she weaves an emotional story about two people who are afraid of putting themselves out there and being rejected. It is a base fear that we all have, so watching it play out not once, but twice over, is alluring.
This is pure id-fic, and on that level, it works. It satisfies a craving for my favorite guilty pleasures. Sometimes you just have a fever, and the only solution is more cowbell.
February 25, 2019
Rachael Thomas’ Seducing His Convenient Innocent is passionate, angsty and ridiculously good. I savored the drama and the shenanigans of the main protagonists. Well-written and engaging, this story and the plot held my interest from start to end.
February 4, 2019
Lysandros Drakakis is a powerful man and is used to having everything he wants and What he wants is Rio Armstrong, a pianist. Lysandros sister Xeno and Rio are best of friends and Xena keeps saying they were meant to be together. Wanting their relationship to go farther Rio tells Lysandros that after her concert she wants to spend the night with him, all night. When she is physically assaulted she never meets up with him while he sits and waits but she never shows. He has issues from a past engagement and swears he will never allow himself to love so he just walks away from what could have been with Rio. When Xena is involved in an accident Rio is there for her, and of course her brother shows up. The rest of this story you must read to see how Ms. Thomas takes a man who swears not to let love in his life and a women who has been damaged by an assault and you will not be able to stop reading. A wonderful story of two people destined to be together.
March 31, 2019
Rio Armstrong is a young pianist who got the attention of Lysandros, a wealthy Greek. Though she is friends with his sister, who believes they are a perfect match, she can’t help but feel something for him. When she is attacked, she breaks it off with him. Only his sister knows her secret.
His sister is in an accident and that brings him face to face with her. He can’t understand why she left him. Time spent with him again and a fake engagement, makes her remember what she felt for him. She continues because of his sister’s amnesia. They both feel the chemistry. Can she confide in him? Will he understand? Will his sister remember everything about her own secrets. It’s a wonderful read. I loved it. 5 stars.
His sister is in an accident and that brings him face to face with her. He can’t understand why she left him. Time spent with him again and a fake engagement, makes her remember what she felt for him. She continues because of his sister’s amnesia. They both feel the chemistry. Can she confide in him? Will he understand? Will his sister remember everything about her own secrets. It’s a wonderful read. I loved it. 5 stars.
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January 15, 2019An intriguing tale with all kinds of emotional twists and turns along the way!
June 16, 2019
The Greek’s terms? She must wear his diamond! Lysandros Drakakis always gets what he wants―and he’s never stopped wanting beautiful pianist Rio Armstrong! She first tells him they will be together after a concert, then tells him they can’t see each other any longer. He has no idea she was almost raped backstage. Then his sister is involved in an accident and suffers amnesia. A fake engagement to please his family is the perfect opportunity to uncover the reason why she walked away from their powerful connection…and to indulge their still-sizzling desire under the Mediterranean sun. But Rio’s heartbreaking revelation changes the stakes―he’s given her his ring…now Lysandros finds himself wanting to give Rio everything…
misunderstanding lasts too long, then seems insignificant once told
misunderstanding lasts too long, then seems insignificant once told
March 4, 2019
One of the very few authors on this particular publisher's list that I still read. The author writes fluently and well, without all the excessively abused heroes but still retaining a wonderful poignancy and emotional kick (which is what I look for in these. I like them to make me cry). I recommend this author particularly if you've found that the line has become a bit too...much lately.
June 25, 2019
Ehhhhhh. I was somewhat surprised by how "soft" the hero in this was. In the first scene, the author described him as "gentle" and "tender" and other related adjectives SO many times. Which is a nice foil to the asshole who sexually assaults the heroine in the first scene. Overall, this was kind of boring, though.
September 12, 2020
The story is okay, not that good amd not bad either. The heroine and the hero met because his sister was her bestfriend, they had relationship for awhile without sex, but then suddenly she ended it because she was assaulted and almost raped. They got back together because his sister got into an accident.
February 22, 2019
An emotional roller coaster of a romance, well worth a read.
March 3, 2019
Ugh. Though the story has potential, the writing is awful. Dialog is frequently stilted and the narrative rough.
March 8, 2019
Good book
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October 2, 2019Inocencia Y Placer (Versión)
March 24, 2020
Much ado about nothing.
June 17, 2024
While there were moments where the 'sexual tension' seemed to over power the romance, I enjoyed reading Rio and Lysandros' journey to HEA.
April 3, 2020
Just like the back page says, this dramatic fake engagement Romance has successfully whisked me away from a rainy Saturday.
Lysandros and Rio are brought together by Lysandros’s little sister and dramatic events tears them apart as well as bringing them back together.
Stunning Greece is the backdrop along with beautiful piano playing and drama unfolds as Lysandros and Rio agree to a fake engagement.
I am curious about the sister and maybe she deserves her own book to explain.
Wonderfully written and highly entertaining this beautiful story is a winner.
Thank you Rachael.
Lysandros and Rio are brought together by Lysandros’s little sister and dramatic events tears them apart as well as bringing them back together.
Stunning Greece is the backdrop along with beautiful piano playing and drama unfolds as Lysandros and Rio agree to a fake engagement.
I am curious about the sister and maybe she deserves her own book to explain.
Wonderfully written and highly entertaining this beautiful story is a winner.
Thank you Rachael.
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February 7, 2019The Greek’s terms?
She must wear his diamond!
Lysandros Drakakis always gets what he wants, and he’s never stopped wanting beautiful pianist Rio Armstrong! A fake engagement to please his family is the perfect opportunity to uncover why she walked away from their powerful connection…and indulge their still-sizzling desire under the Mediterranean sun. But Rio’s heartbreaking revelation changes the stakes—he’s given her his ring, yet now Lysandros finds himself wanting to give Rio everything…
She must wear his diamond!
Lysandros Drakakis always gets what he wants, and he’s never stopped wanting beautiful pianist Rio Armstrong! A fake engagement to please his family is the perfect opportunity to uncover why she walked away from their powerful connection…and indulge their still-sizzling desire under the Mediterranean sun. But Rio’s heartbreaking revelation changes the stakes—he’s given her his ring, yet now Lysandros finds himself wanting to give Rio everything…
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