The Greek's Forgotten Marriage

by Maya Blake

The woman who crashes his wedding…is his forgotten bride! Surrender to the drama of this amnesia romance by Maya Blake !

The Greek’s
To reclaim his bride!

Imogen has finally tracked down her missing husband Zeph Diamandis…at the altar! She’s just in time to stop his convenient wedding to another woman. Since he mysteriously vanished, she’s been tirelessly searching for him. But it’s clear Zeph has no recollection of their business-deal union!

Zeph is stunned that he already has a wife. Their bodies instantly remember each other, yet Imogen is as guarded as she is beautiful. And as Zeph slowly pieces his memories back together, one thing is for this time, an on-paper marriage won’t be enough!

From Harlequin Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

Genres: Harlequin, Second Chance, Revenge, Contemporary, Marriage Of Convenience, Steamy

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published March 28, 2023

Reviews

[Paula (in & out)]

This is more of a 4 star since it has a sweet grovel at the end from Hero! It IS an HP after all so one cannot expect much but after starting of thinking this would be a DNF, surprisingly it turned out really nice & actually enjoyed it! LOL.

H& h have a marriage of convenience. They've been married for a year for what turns out to be a cold, celibate marriage because H married her for some kind of revenge that we never learn the full details of how her Father & Grandfather ruined his family.

Anyhoo.. Story starts with H having fallen off his yacht 10 months prior and having amnesia. He was taken in by a Greek family and somehow or other he is about to marry the daughter of the man who rescued him when heroine walks in to stop it.

This is around the time I said "No Way Jose! It is NOT happening" and oopsie daisy there went the download.

But then I came back and started reading more and learned H never kissed, much less had sex or had any feelings for OW. So whew! I started to get into it and surprisingly, it was kinda of entertaining. So much so that for an HP romance, I would go out on a limb here and say (GASP!) it wasn't so bad!!

Yep, I said it! I kinda/sorta liked it. (Hey! Don't judge me!)

Now I am kinda mad that heroine was not angry as hell and didn't blast him for trying to marry the OW! I mean, seriously if your amnesia hubby was getting married to some skank, wouldn't you want to rip his head off and tell him to go suck lemons? At LEAST find out if he had sex and played tonsil hockey with her for Pete's sake! But yeah, h here seemed to have amnesia herself when it came to that part and nor was it ever discussed what he was thinking about marrying OW when he was not even attracted to her and that he knew she was still not over her ex. That whole plot point with the marriage thing is what ruined it for me.

Anyhoo, H is an asshole to h at first but they slowly bond & fall in love. And to anyone who cares, heroine was not a virgin & there were no babies in the end but there WAS some major groveling from idiot H and some great tongue lashing by h & come-to-Jesus moment with doofus H.

Oh! And for Pete's sake, authors PLEASE don't use foreign words if you don't speak the language or have an interpreter. The Greek here is ATROCIOUS!

‘That’s the way hard lessons are learnt, isn’t it? Denying what’s right in front of us until it’s taken away. Then we’re exposed for the utter fools we are.’

‘You did not just call me a fool,’ she threw back, her beautiful eyes snapping with fire. And something else that made his heart stutter with hope.

‘Oh, no, agape mou. That honour is reserved only for me.’

Something leapt in those eyes he adored so much. ‘You can call yourself all the names in the world. As long as you keep loving me half as much as I love you.’
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I need you back, Imogen. By my side, where you belong. I’ve been entirely miserable without you.’

‘Oh, Zeph. Me too.’

He looked around and grimaced. ‘As much as I would like to seal our love immediately, I don’t think I can quite reduce myself to seducing you with the sheep watching.’

I’m renting a cottage about a mile away,’ she murmured against his lips.

Zeph’s heart, and other parts of his needy body, jumped, even as he shook his head and reached into his pocket. ‘I have a better idea. I can have our chopper here in two minutes.’

She gasped. ‘I thought you sent him away?’

‘Only over the hill. Your husband is no fool. I will buy you this mountain if you desire, but for what I have in mind we will need solid walls and indoor plumbing.’

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[Aou]

Fast paced and angsty!

[AvidReader]

Whatever you say, Amnesia is one of my favourite trope in HP. So of you know any other Safe books pls recommend them below. I’ll be very grateful.

This book was chef’s kiss. I loved loved loved Zeph and Imogen. The book starts after they have been married for more than an year. So I was on edge throughout to know more about their past and present.
Zeph was so damn Intense and dreamy. The way all his attention was on Imogen after his return was ugh, sigh! He was constantly behind her observing and learning. Imogen was such a strong heroine.

Tropes:
Marriage of convenience.
Amnesia, angst.
Family enemies.
Revenge, second chance.

Safe and recommended.

[Debbie DiFiore]

Beware of Greeks Bearing Amnesia

I can't decide between a three and a four. Maybe even a five but no most likely a four because I did like the hero and heroine. Him getting married was weird to me though. That part didn't make sense to me. It was just a set up for her from being him. Too many books have had that lately and it totally started the book off badly for me. Then when his memory returned, he was a jerk. I felt for her. But she had a spine and used it. Didn't follow his orders and ran far away. He missed her of course and he begged. It ended quickly after that and I would have liked an epilogue, maybe. Something but it was just over. I did like the story though and it kept me entertained for an hour. Nothing amazing but just a good book. Its safe too. He never even kissed the girl he was going to marry. Again just so strange.

[RomLibrary]

Imogen has finally tracked down her missing husband Zeph Diamandis…at the altar! She’s just in time to stop his convenient wedding to another woman. Since he mysteriously vanished, she’s been tirelessly searching for him. But it’s clear Zeph has no recollection of their business-deal union!

Zeph is stunned that he already has a wife. Their bodies instantly remember each other, yet Imogen is as guarded as she is beautiful. And as Zeph slowly pieces his memories back together, one thing is for certain: this time, an on-paper marriage won’t be enough!

[StMargarets]

Nice amnesia story that serves as a reset for the H/h who were forced to marry.

H/h were not living together after their forced marriage. Heroine is running her own business and hero is running his until he falls off his yacht. He's missing for a year unti heroine tracks him down in a Greek fishing village.

Along with amnesia, he's had a personality transplant and heroine falls for him. They begin a real relationship with the heroine waiting in dread for the hero to realize he hates her.

Hero gets his memory back in stages and comes to respect and love the heroine for an HEA. He realizes all of this during a board of directors showdown.

I read this awhile ago, so my memory is hazy. So, sorry for the lack of specifics.

[Carmelita Clardy]

A very good book

The h and H had a marriage of convenience, he was seeking revenge on her father for ruining his family. After their marriage he basically ignored her. On a yachting trip, the H fell overboard and 10 months later the h found him about to marry another woman. The H has amnesia and doesn’t remember any parts of his life. He is attracted to his wife and wants to build a relationship but the h is hiding their true relationship. The H gets his memories back and she leaves him because of his nasty behavior. They were able to find their way back to each other. My only complaint is no epilogue.

[Jodi Virea]

Nice story! I liked that he was very supportive of her career.

[Namuzige Sophie]

i wish they had a baby

[Jenny]

Good read even though amnesia is not my favorite theme. And I really wanted an epilogue with pregnancy or baby! :(