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Greek's Baby of Redemption
He needs an heir.
She'll give him so much more...Scarred tycoon Alex Santos's Greek island estate is a fortress--protecting those outside from the darkness within him. When he needs a wife to secure his business, his discreet, compassionate housekeeper, Milly, agrees to his proposal. But their wedding night sparks an unexpected fire, and the consequences force Alex to face his painful past... Could Milly--and his unborn child--be the key to Alex's redemption?Escape to the Greek islands with this marriage of convenience
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2019
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About the author
Kate Hewitt
890 books1,723 followersKate is the USA Today-bsetselling author of many books of both historical and contemporary fiction. Under the name Katharine Swartz, she is the author of the Tales from Goswell books, a series of time-slip novels set in the village of Goswell.
She likes to read women's fiction, mystery and thrillers, as well as historical novels. She particularly enjoys reading about well-drawn characters and avoids high-concept plots.
Having lived in both New York City and a tiny village on the windswept northwest coast of England, she now resides in a market town in Wales with her husband, five children, and two Golden Retrievers.
She likes to read women's fiction, mystery and thrillers, as well as historical novels. She particularly enjoys reading about well-drawn characters and avoids high-concept plots.
Having lived in both New York City and a tiny village on the windswept northwest coast of England, she now resides in a market town in Wales with her husband, five children, and two Golden Retrievers.
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May 13, 2019This turned out to be a big DNF. The writing was good because KH is a skilled author but these MC's just didn't appeal to me, personally.
September 7, 2024
I toughed it out and it was worth it
Honestly I was kind of bored for.the first 45% of the book and I was ready to bail but I kept on reading and it got better. I actually loved the last half. It is definitely a Beauty and the Beast type story except she wasn't that beautiful and while he acted quite cruelly several times he wasn't a beast just a hurt one with a warped view of his self worth. It was a slow dance until she went to confront him and I loved her gumption. I laughed when she called him a ninny! It really was a fairy tale ending and I loved the epilogue. It gave me that happily ever after feeling after reading it too! Very sweet..
Honestly I was kind of bored for.the first 45% of the book and I was ready to bail but I kept on reading and it got better. I actually loved the last half. It is definitely a Beauty and the Beast type story except she wasn't that beautiful and while he acted quite cruelly several times he wasn't a beast just a hurt one with a warped view of his self worth. It was a slow dance until she went to confront him and I loved her gumption. I laughed when she called him a ninny! It really was a fairy tale ending and I loved the epilogue. It gave me that happily ever after feeling after reading it too! Very sweet..
May 15, 2019
A heartwarming Harlequin version of Beauty and the Beast. Alex sees himself as a monster because of the hideous scarring on his face. He lives his life in seclusion. He is a bitter but kind man. He broke my heart so many times. He wants a marriage of convenience and he thinks Milly his housekeeper is ideal for the job. Milly wants the money so she accepts but she falls hard and fast for her scarred husband. She is not intimidated or repulsed by his facial scars. The problem is Alex is deeply scarred inside and out. He is tortured but Milly proves to him that he’s not quite the beast he thinks he is.
I loved Alex and Milly. He was a sensitive, kind and understanding hero. She is innocent but strong. The ending and the epilogue were super sweet. Totally safe. Heroine is a virgin and hero has been celibate for years.
I loved Alex and Milly. He was a sensitive, kind and understanding hero. She is innocent but strong. The ending and the epilogue were super sweet. Totally safe. Heroine is a virgin and hero has been celibate for years.
July 10, 2019
"Greek’s Baby of Redemption" is the story of Milly and Alex.
Briefly inspired by both BATB as well as Cinderella, this book has a scarred and recluse billionaire hero, a kind, caring and loving heroine who works as his housemaid, a marriage proposition for reproduction purposes, an acceptance for the sake of responsibilities, hot lovemaking, angst, development of feelings, denial, confessions and a sweet HEA.
The hero here was SUPER beta and filled with self pity, however not unlikable at all- kinda sweet and I couldn't help but feel sorry for his physically and emotionally scarred soul. The heroine was very relentless and giving. There was no OP drama, but their inner conflicts made up for it.
Enjoyed it.
Safe
3.5/5
Briefly inspired by both BATB as well as Cinderella, this book has a scarred and recluse billionaire hero, a kind, caring and loving heroine who works as his housemaid, a marriage proposition for reproduction purposes, an acceptance for the sake of responsibilities, hot lovemaking, angst, development of feelings, denial, confessions and a sweet HEA.
The hero here was SUPER beta and filled with self pity, however not unlikable at all- kinda sweet and I couldn't help but feel sorry for his physically and emotionally scarred soul. The heroine was very relentless and giving. There was no OP drama, but their inner conflicts made up for it.
Enjoyed it.
Safe
3.5/5
May 25, 2019
I loved the plot but something was amissed for me. Probably because H was not cruel, just a beta dumb. Lol. Thus 2,5 stars.
May 31, 2019
Best of the month 🤗
Can I give it more than 5 stars ! Because I absolutely loved it ♡ a marriage of Convenience turns into love , the H Alex is scarred from the inside and the outside he was so insecure my heart broke for him ,Milly is Innocent and sweet but strong she loved him she brings him back to life , I loved everything about this book and enjoyed it
Oh I forgot the epilogue was so sweet 😊
Can I give it more than 5 stars ! Because I absolutely loved it ♡ a marriage of Convenience turns into love , the H Alex is scarred from the inside and the outside he was so insecure my heart broke for him ,Milly is Innocent and sweet but strong she loved him she brings him back to life , I loved everything about this book and enjoyed it
Oh I forgot the epilogue was so sweet 😊
June 4, 2019
Milly was the housekeeper for Alex at his Greek Island home on Naxos. She loved the job because it was easy, she was well paid and he was never there.
She’d never actually met him until the day he showed up with a proposition for her: marriage and a baby in exchange for 5 million dollars. It’s to be a MOC and she should not expect emotions to play any part.
The catch: Milly had never met Alex until that day. She’s looked him up online before taking the job, but had never met him. Now here he is, with this proposition, in a dark room, with his back to her. When she gets him to turn around she see’s why.
She initially turns him down because it would be like selling herself. Then she gets a call from her 14 year old stepsister who is living with an uncaring, cruel, wastrel of a father. After their conversation Milly realizes that she needs the 5 million so she can take care of her sister. So she goes to Alex and agrees to his proposition.
These two characters has sooo much baggage that they carried around. Milly’s lack of confidence, her parents and the awful childhood they provided for her and Alex and his own childhood issues and the horrible circumstances that left him with emotional and physical scars.
I liked the story. Once I started it, it drew me in. I was sympathetic to both the H and the h for their hardships but annoyed because they both had their heads too far up their own behinds to be able to see life from anyone else’s point of view.
I adored Milly’s stepsister, Anna. She was the light in this dark void. She was sweet and endearing. I was happy that she was so happy when Alex did good by her. Wished that the author included her in the very, very short epilogue.
Overall, it was an ok read. It kept me engaged.
She’d never actually met him until the day he showed up with a proposition for her: marriage and a baby in exchange for 5 million dollars. It’s to be a MOC and she should not expect emotions to play any part.
The catch: Milly had never met Alex until that day. She’s looked him up online before taking the job, but had never met him. Now here he is, with this proposition, in a dark room, with his back to her. When she gets him to turn around she see’s why.
She initially turns him down because it would be like selling herself. Then she gets a call from her 14 year old stepsister who is living with an uncaring, cruel, wastrel of a father. After their conversation Milly realizes that she needs the 5 million so she can take care of her sister. So she goes to Alex and agrees to his proposition.
These two characters has sooo much baggage that they carried around. Milly’s lack of confidence, her parents and the awful childhood they provided for her and Alex and his own childhood issues and the horrible circumstances that left him with emotional and physical scars.
I liked the story. Once I started it, it drew me in. I was sympathetic to both the H and the h for their hardships but annoyed because they both had their heads too far up their own behinds to be able to see life from anyone else’s point of view.
I adored Milly’s stepsister, Anna. She was the light in this dark void. She was sweet and endearing. I was happy that she was so happy when Alex did good by her. Wished that the author included her in the very, very short epilogue.
Overall, it was an ok read. It kept me engaged.
June 30, 2019
Well written but I founf very little chemistry between main leads so it didn't really click with me ..
January 16, 2021
Tai tarsi „Gražuolės ir Pabaisos“ istorija mūsų laikais. Aleksandras sudomino nuo pat pirmo puslapio- jo šaltumas, mistiškumas, atšiaurumas, kurie einant puslapiais ėmė keistis į gerąją pusę padedant pagrindinei veikėjai. Atrodytų tokie skirtingi ir kartu panašūs, tačiau skirti vienas kitam. Abu su liūdna ir skaudžia praeitim, bet juos sujungė meilės ir mažas vaikutis.
August 23, 2021
4 Stars
September 8, 2021
قرأتها بعنوان خلاص اليوناني بترجمة منتدى روايتي
الروايه كانت ممتعه مليئه بالمشاعر
اخببت علاقة ميلي و اليكس
وكالعاده غارقه بالرومانسية
الروايه كانت ممتعه مليئه بالمشاعر
اخببت علاقة ميلي و اليكس
وكالعاده غارقه بالرومانسية
May 19, 2019
Beautiful story about two lonely people with troubled pasts. Loved it.
January 4, 2020
3.5 stars
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October 4, 2019Our second work read-aloud. Definitely steamier than WCM, but the whole plot is just two people not talking about their problems. Sad that they never quite deliver on the soap opera potential that was here.
May 21, 2019
An intense romance with a brooding hero and a strong heroine, wonderful read.
June 17, 2019
I'll write more later, but by a massive coincidence, I was actually on the island of Naxos when I read this!!!! The description of the location of Alex's "luxurious retreat" had no reality to the actual geology / geography of Naxos!!! That threw me off from the start.
September 17, 2019
Meh!
Millonario griego desfigurado y con trauma por pasado trágico se casa con ama de llaves virgen e insegura de si misma. Muchos malentendidos entre ellos por no hablar. Embarazo y happy end luego de casi otra tragedia.
Meh! casi que dos es mucho pero lo terminé y eso tiene su valor.
Millonario griego desfigurado y con trauma por pasado trágico se casa con ama de llaves virgen e insegura de si misma. Muchos malentendidos entre ellos por no hablar. Embarazo y happy end luego de casi otra tragedia.
Meh! casi que dos es mucho pero lo terminé y eso tiene su valor.
August 16, 2019
Alex has lost his sister, Daphne, and her 4 year-old son, Talos, in a house fire two years ago. The fire was set by her abusive husband. Alex tried to save them and got burned in his father .Since then he has basically become a social recluse, prefers darkness to hide his scars. He blames himself for not taking better care of his sister and her child.
Now Alex must marry and have a child ,otherwise he'll lose his business to his stepbrother Ezio (who is only mentioned in the book, but doesn't appear as a character ).
Milie is Alex's housekeeper on Naxos. She needs money to help her 14-year old stepsister,Anna , to get into a good music school.Alex offers Milie 5 milions of euros to marry him.
Millie sees his scars, but doesn't treat Alex differently because of them.Alex is convinced his new wife is disgusted by him and leaves her on their wedding night. Anna comes to the wedding- their only guest.
Three weeks later Millie goes to Athens and confronts Alex .He is talking of annuling their marriage or divorcing her .
Will Alex overcome his dislike of being seen in public ?There is a moment when they are compared to Beauty and the Beast.
Now Alex must marry and have a child ,otherwise he'll lose his business to his stepbrother Ezio (who is only mentioned in the book, but doesn't appear as a character ).
Milie is Alex's housekeeper on Naxos. She needs money to help her 14-year old stepsister,Anna , to get into a good music school.Alex offers Milie 5 milions of euros to marry him.
Millie sees his scars, but doesn't treat Alex differently because of them.Alex is convinced his new wife is disgusted by him and leaves her on their wedding night. Anna comes to the wedding- their only guest.
Three weeks later Millie goes to Athens and confronts Alex .He is talking of annuling their marriage or divorcing her .
Will Alex overcome his dislike of being seen in public ?There is a moment when they are compared to Beauty and the Beast.
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September 5, 2019Redimidos Por El Amor (Versión)
July 6, 2019
This book immediately jumped into the action with Alex Santos asking Milly to proposition of become his wife and giving him an heir in order to inherit his company down the line. Milly was has been his housekeeper for the last six months and proved loyalty to him all those months of working for him so he figured she would be perfect for this arrangement. The twist being that this was the first time that Milly had ever met her boss and this sudden proposal seemed out in left field when he was practically a stranger. The reason that she had not met him before was cause Alex kept himself locked away from prying eyes to revel the burn marks on the on side of his face that he wanted to keep hidden from the world.
I was surprised that the book started her, but it immediately had me intrigued with such a proposition so early on. I would have expected it to come later in the book as Alex came to observe Milly more closely as he spent time at his villa that she was working in and realize that she was the perfect choice to be his convenient wife with lots of tension rolling between them as they spent more time together.
This was very much a Beauty and the Beast theme that was even commented on by Alex later on in the book. He believed himself a beast with the half of his face damaged and refused to face the outside world just like the beast did in the story. It also felt very Beauty and the Beast > like in the beginning where Alex remained in shadow while talking to Milly and convince her of this arrangement where she would marry him and provide an heir. He made sure that kept his face hidden during that entire time. It reminded me of the beast who was in the shadows when he talked to Belle and only revealed himself when she insisted. Milly did the same, though later on in the book, adn though she may have not expected the scars she wasn’t repulsed or frightened just surprised. She saw beyond that to the man that Alex truly was just like Belle did. I appreciated very much all the Beauty and the Beast elements here and I really like when it is in a Harlequin Presents.
There were a lot miscommunication and misunderstanding between Alex and Milly concerning their attraction and desire for one another. They wanted each other, but they didn’t believe the other wanted them like Milly believing she was too plain while Alex thought his scars were a major turn off for Milly. In romance, I love misunderstanding and miscommunications because it adds so much drama, angst, and friction in the story where hurt feelings become involved, and it was involved in this story with both of them, however I kind of wanted to shake the two of them and just tell them to communicate already to avoid all this unnecessary drama and angst that was going on. If they just talked out, they would have been fine, but because they didn’t it was a big old mess. Again I usually like that type of thing in romance, but in the case it was too much and I just wish they talked or said something. Yes, I understand that neither of them wanted to get rejected or put themselves out there to be hurt, but I just think that they could have communicated and it would have been a much better way to go in the story.
Their first time was an utter and totally disaster and due to those misconceptions that I mentioned above. This scene was very detailed of what went wrong during their encounter. It was kind of heartbreaking especially knowing what both of them were thinking at the moment. They both wanted more, but never said anything so they didn’t get more. It was more of clinical type of love scene, which wasn’t that sexy. I was expecting the next love scenes to be so much better and passionate. They were passionate, but they were kind of quick and not as detailed as the first time scene was, and that followed for the rest of love scenes in the book. This is one of biggest issues with Kate Hewitt is the fact that she usually only has one detailed love scene while the rest are kind of summarized and not detailed and doesn’t show off the intimacy and the closeness that is developing between the couple. In the case of this book, there needed to be more intimate and detailed scenes between Alex and Milly if only to make up for the first time scene because I really don’t consider that a love scene, but more of clinical sex scene, and that’s a big difference. They needed that intimate love scene into order to show off the connection that was building between them, and they were in fact building on something special. So, that was a little disappointing.
I also wish there were more intimate scenes between them that weren’t confined to the bedroom that showed off more of the romance between Milly and Alex. I wanted to see them fall in love, and I don’t think I got the quite from here. Their journey to love was more summarized than actually shown, and I wanted to be shown. Just a little bit more romance between them. However, he did do a couple of romantic things for her like bring her sister to the island before the wedding so they could spend time together and giving her his mother’s necklace to show he did in fact care about her. I would have liked to see more scenes like that, or even scene where she touched his scars thoroughly and kiss them to show that she appreciated them and that they were apart of him. If they did that during a love scene, that would have taken the cake, but if they just a more exploration where touched him throughly would have spoke volumes of the intimacy between them.
They did have some moments where they got to know each other by revealing truths of what happened in their pasts. In Alex’s case, it was the abuse his suffered as a child and the fire that scarred him while Milly revealed her unhappy childhood with uncaring parents and the guy she was falling for was only after her to win a bet with his friends. They did expose their vulnerable selves to the other, which was really telling, and it showed that they were in fact developing that closeness between them. Again I wish there were more scenes like this that would have been easy to see that in fact they were falling deeper for each other, but I just didn’t quite get that.
Even though they had a ton of misunderstandings and miscommunications throughout the story and Alex tried to pull away from Milly whenever she got too close to him, I felt like their romance was pretty easy. There wasn’t really a lot of angst or friction between them. Not really butting heads, or anything that would have had that cat and mouse type of game in play. It was smoother than I would have expected with a lot less up and downs going on. Again yes, he pulled away from her, which hurt her terribly, but even still I thought there was a lack of intensity. There was almost a lack of conflict between them that would have lead to all that great angst that I love in romance. If there was more than the intensity would have be elevated to such a degree that I know that I would have loved this book, instead of just liking it
Overall, even though I didn’t love the book, I did like it and enjoy it as I was reading it. Jumping right into the story got me immediately hooked, and made want to keep on reading. I loved the whole Beauty and the Beast aspect of the story and that played up a lot in the story. In my opinion it could played up more like with her exploring his scars and such with her fingers, hands, and lips, but Kate Hewitt did adequate job of exploring this type of trope. It really did remind me of the story so much. I wish there was more angst, more intensity, and just more drama that would have put it over the top and made me love it. I think there were many missed opportunities that could have been explored and developed to show off their romance and how that was growing and building over the course of the book. I wish there was more of proper love scene and not just a rushed one especially after the disaster that was their first time. I just wanted to see more romance between them, but the story wasn’t boring and it intrigued me throughout the pages, and I was able to get through it rather quickly. It was solid read that I’m glad I got to read. It was good.
I was surprised that the book started her, but it immediately had me intrigued with such a proposition so early on. I would have expected it to come later in the book as Alex came to observe Milly more closely as he spent time at his villa that she was working in and realize that she was the perfect choice to be his convenient wife with lots of tension rolling between them as they spent more time together.
This was very much a Beauty and the Beast theme that was even commented on by Alex later on in the book. He believed himself a beast with the half of his face damaged and refused to face the outside world just like the beast did in the story. It also felt very Beauty and the Beast > like in the beginning where Alex remained in shadow while talking to Milly and convince her of this arrangement where she would marry him and provide an heir. He made sure that kept his face hidden during that entire time. It reminded me of the beast who was in the shadows when he talked to Belle and only revealed himself when she insisted. Milly did the same, though later on in the book, adn though she may have not expected the scars she wasn’t repulsed or frightened just surprised. She saw beyond that to the man that Alex truly was just like Belle did. I appreciated very much all the Beauty and the Beast elements here and I really like when it is in a Harlequin Presents.
There were a lot miscommunication and misunderstanding between Alex and Milly concerning their attraction and desire for one another. They wanted each other, but they didn’t believe the other wanted them like Milly believing she was too plain while Alex thought his scars were a major turn off for Milly. In romance, I love misunderstanding and miscommunications because it adds so much drama, angst, and friction in the story where hurt feelings become involved, and it was involved in this story with both of them, however I kind of wanted to shake the two of them and just tell them to communicate already to avoid all this unnecessary drama and angst that was going on. If they just talked out, they would have been fine, but because they didn’t it was a big old mess. Again I usually like that type of thing in romance, but in the case it was too much and I just wish they talked or said something. Yes, I understand that neither of them wanted to get rejected or put themselves out there to be hurt, but I just think that they could have communicated and it would have been a much better way to go in the story.
Their first time was an utter and totally disaster and due to those misconceptions that I mentioned above. This scene was very detailed of what went wrong during their encounter. It was kind of heartbreaking especially knowing what both of them were thinking at the moment. They both wanted more, but never said anything so they didn’t get more. It was more of clinical type of love scene, which wasn’t that sexy. I was expecting the next love scenes to be so much better and passionate. They were passionate, but they were kind of quick and not as detailed as the first time scene was, and that followed for the rest of love scenes in the book. This is one of biggest issues with Kate Hewitt is the fact that she usually only has one detailed love scene while the rest are kind of summarized and not detailed and doesn’t show off the intimacy and the closeness that is developing between the couple. In the case of this book, there needed to be more intimate and detailed scenes between Alex and Milly if only to make up for the first time scene because I really don’t consider that a love scene, but more of clinical sex scene, and that’s a big difference. They needed that intimate love scene into order to show off the connection that was building between them, and they were in fact building on something special. So, that was a little disappointing.
I also wish there were more intimate scenes between them that weren’t confined to the bedroom that showed off more of the romance between Milly and Alex. I wanted to see them fall in love, and I don’t think I got the quite from here. Their journey to love was more summarized than actually shown, and I wanted to be shown. Just a little bit more romance between them. However, he did do a couple of romantic things for her like bring her sister to the island before the wedding so they could spend time together and giving her his mother’s necklace to show he did in fact care about her. I would have liked to see more scenes like that, or even scene where she touched his scars thoroughly and kiss them to show that she appreciated them and that they were apart of him. If they did that during a love scene, that would have taken the cake, but if they just a more exploration where touched him throughly would have spoke volumes of the intimacy between them.
They did have some moments where they got to know each other by revealing truths of what happened in their pasts. In Alex’s case, it was the abuse his suffered as a child and the fire that scarred him while Milly revealed her unhappy childhood with uncaring parents and the guy she was falling for was only after her to win a bet with his friends. They did expose their vulnerable selves to the other, which was really telling, and it showed that they were in fact developing that closeness between them. Again I wish there were more scenes like this that would have been easy to see that in fact they were falling deeper for each other, but I just didn’t quite get that.
Even though they had a ton of misunderstandings and miscommunications throughout the story and Alex tried to pull away from Milly whenever she got too close to him, I felt like their romance was pretty easy. There wasn’t really a lot of angst or friction between them. Not really butting heads, or anything that would have had that cat and mouse type of game in play. It was smoother than I would have expected with a lot less up and downs going on. Again yes, he pulled away from her, which hurt her terribly, but even still I thought there was a lack of intensity. There was almost a lack of conflict between them that would have lead to all that great angst that I love in romance. If there was more than the intensity would have be elevated to such a degree that I know that I would have loved this book, instead of just liking it
Overall, even though I didn’t love the book, I did like it and enjoy it as I was reading it. Jumping right into the story got me immediately hooked, and made want to keep on reading. I loved the whole Beauty and the Beast aspect of the story and that played up a lot in the story. In my opinion it could played up more like with her exploring his scars and such with her fingers, hands, and lips, but Kate Hewitt did adequate job of exploring this type of trope. It really did remind me of the story so much. I wish there was more angst, more intensity, and just more drama that would have put it over the top and made me love it. I think there were many missed opportunities that could have been explored and developed to show off their romance and how that was growing and building over the course of the book. I wish there was more of proper love scene and not just a rushed one especially after the disaster that was their first time. I just wanted to see more romance between them, but the story wasn’t boring and it intrigued me throughout the pages, and I was able to get through it rather quickly. It was solid read that I’m glad I got to read. It was good.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 23, 2020
Actual Rating: 2.5 Stars.
I left the physical book I was reading AND my kindle at work so I needed something quick to read on a cold winter night that I could finish in one sitting. I found this in a pile of books from my Mum and thought it fit the bill.
I quite liked the first half of this - I mean it was very soap operaish and both characters were cardboardy nice but it held my attention. It was a cute little (almost) Beauty and the Beast retelling (him with scars from a fire and her all self-sacrificing to save a family member). However, as it felt like a Beauty and the Beast re-telling the whole time I was waiting for the library scene. WHERE THE HELL WAS THE LIBRARY SCENE???? :-P
Anyway, the second half of the book just went soap operaish to the max. Add in some really wooden dialogue, unconvincing character development and a plot line based totally on miscommunication and I was even rolling my eyes feeling quite frustrated that it didn't have a bit more of an edge to it (although I loved that there was no triangle involved - FINALLY!).
I use to read lots of these books about 20 years ago and use to devour them. However, of the dozen or so I have picked up in the last few years I have not found a single one I would rate above 3 stars. Have these books/characters not been dragged into the 21st century? Maybe my reading tastes have changed and I no longer fit this genre. I don't know anymore - but on the plus side I did manage to finish this in one sitting and can now go back to my other book.
I left the physical book I was reading AND my kindle at work so I needed something quick to read on a cold winter night that I could finish in one sitting. I found this in a pile of books from my Mum and thought it fit the bill.
I quite liked the first half of this - I mean it was very soap operaish and both characters were cardboardy nice but it held my attention. It was a cute little (almost) Beauty and the Beast retelling (him with scars from a fire and her all self-sacrificing to save a family member). However, as it felt like a Beauty and the Beast re-telling the whole time I was waiting for the library scene. WHERE THE HELL WAS THE LIBRARY SCENE???? :-P
Anyway, the second half of the book just went soap operaish to the max. Add in some really wooden dialogue, unconvincing character development and a plot line based totally on miscommunication and I was even rolling my eyes feeling quite frustrated that it didn't have a bit more of an edge to it (although I loved that there was no triangle involved - FINALLY!).
I use to read lots of these books about 20 years ago and use to devour them. However, of the dozen or so I have picked up in the last few years I have not found a single one I would rate above 3 stars. Have these books/characters not been dragged into the 21st century? Maybe my reading tastes have changed and I no longer fit this genre. I don't know anymore - but on the plus side I did manage to finish this in one sitting and can now go back to my other book.
August 22, 2020
Milly James does not mind hiding out as housekeeper for the reclusive Alex Santos. Carrying around her own baggage of being plain and uninspiring, she finds herself on the end of a business proposal. Alex, with his own baggage about not just his looks, but his very character, wants to have a child to inherit the family business. Milly would receive a handsome price to fulfill that desire.
Very sweet. Having to work past your fears to find the truth in your heart is never easy, but love is always well worth the effort.
Very sweet. Having to work past your fears to find the truth in your heart is never easy, but love is always well worth the effort.
February 5, 2023
I'm not gonna lie, I really enjoyed that.
This was a quick easy read for one but I actually really liked the book in general. The two main characters were good people and I enjoyed watching them get together. I legitimately teared up a few times (not expecting that!) and I found myself wanting to keep reading it.
Beauty and the Beast/Cinderella romance story. Very sweet story with good characters and a nice ending.
This was a quick easy read for one but I actually really liked the book in general. The two main characters were good people and I enjoyed watching them get together. I legitimately teared up a few times (not expecting that!) and I found myself wanting to keep reading it.
Beauty and the Beast/Cinderella romance story. Very sweet story with good characters and a nice ending.
August 14, 2019
I found this a really good book. Milly is a great character. She gets an unusual proposal from Alex but she so dislikes romance from her own parents many marriages that she reluctantly accepts Alex's proposal. Can they both forget their own past problems and step forward together for a happy future.
June 4, 2019
Really liked the book, plot might be considered trite, yet the h was beautiful inside and out and the H deserved happiness and found it in “an arranged marriage” that became real. I found it to be a very enjoyable read!
July 9, 2022
My first read by this author!
I enjoyed Milly and Alex’s romance. He’s a bit of a beta as far as Presents hero’s go. I wanted him to push a little more instead of run away but since he’s physically and emotionally scarred he kept running from his feelings. I thought the relationship between heroine and sister was sweet and overall I enjoyed this when I was in desperate need of a pick me up.
I enjoyed Milly and Alex’s romance. He’s a bit of a beta as far as Presents hero’s go. I wanted him to push a little more instead of run away but since he’s physically and emotionally scarred he kept running from his feelings. I thought the relationship between heroine and sister was sweet and overall I enjoyed this when I was in desperate need of a pick me up.
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June 1, 2019Categories
Romance, Contemporary Romance
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One Night With Consequences
Romance, Contemporary Romance
Miniseries
One Night With Consequences
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June 1, 2019Categories
Romance, Contemporary Romance
Miniseries
One Night With Consequences
Romance, Contemporary Romance
Miniseries
One Night With Consequences
June 8, 2019
Love it
September 26, 2019
I enjoyed this book
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