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The Legacies of Powerful Men #2
Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife
Single mother of twin boys, Katie didn't want their father, Greek billionaire Alexandros Christakis, back in her life.
But poverty pushed her to ask for his help. Alexandros demanded that Katie marry him. They had nothing in common—except their mutual burning sexual attraction, but resistance was futile: both the twins and Katie needed Alexandros. She would submit to becoming his mistress…
But poverty pushed her to ask for his help. Alexandros demanded that Katie marry him. They had nothing in common—except their mutual burning sexual attraction, but resistance was futile: both the twins and Katie needed Alexandros. She would submit to becoming his mistress…
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 2004
About the author
Lynne Graham
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Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with her brother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her first book, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed a degree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was at home with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold her first book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in the local newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million of her books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and her only natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other four children, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two 9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted from Guatemala.
In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, which adds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. The family lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which is wonderfully private.
The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large and affectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy, an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves being chased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of the kitchen stove.
Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from old toys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with her brother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her first book, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed a degree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was at home with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold her first book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in the local newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million of her books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and her only natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other four children, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two 9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted from Guatemala.
In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, which adds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. The family lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which is wonderfully private.
The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large and affectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy, an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves being chased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of the kitchen stove.
Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from old toys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
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September 22, 2018
3.5 stars.
This second chance/secret baby romance should be very enjoyable for fans of the suffering/starving martyr heroine and the clueless sex God H. Katie was one of Lynne Graham's "earth mother" heroines because I loved the way she sacrificed and worked hard to ensure that her twin toddler sons did not go without whatever it is that babies need to be all plump, cute, cuddly and happy ! This girl would literally do without food and buy second hand clothing just to make ends meet. I admired that so much. I don't understand it ( when the boys' daddy is a fricking billionaire ! ) but I admire it. I'm the type who will take his ass to Pet Support Court because Harold always needs pretty collars, toys, Beggin' Strips and other cute stuff. Anyway, Katie is not me. Katie is the epitome of sweetness and selflessness. She's also loyal to her undeserving and unscrupulous friends. Katie was a young virginal maid ( literally and pun intended ) when she first met the H Alexandros. He had just been widowed and had been spending time in Ireland at his estate where Katie was employed.
He hadn't intended to get involved in a relationship with anyone so soon after the wife's death but Katie had developed a fixation with him and sorta made herself very available. And, like most guys, he didn't refuse a free roll ( or a few ! ) in the sack. He had no intention of marrying Katie or even having a long term relationship with her and poor Katie was left pregnant with twins after the affair ran its course. At the present time in the novel, Katie is unable to pay her bills, she is close to being evicted and has to beg her friend for temporary accommodation for storage purposes since her tiny flat has no extra space. Katie becomes desperate enough to contact Alexandros because she and the boys are on the brink of destitution. It's something she should've done earlier but you know what they say:
Before her plans can be put in place, however, her money hungry hagbitch friend steals photos from her phone and sells the story to the tabloids !
It causes a big scandal for the H who immediately gets DNA testing to prove that he's the father of the twins. The H doesn't really treat Katie horribly, although I hated the way he spurned her physical appearance the first time they met after so much time had elapsed. He's been living in his ivory tower of billions so he can't even begin to understand that poor Katie is emaciated and dressed in second hand clothing because she has no damned money. His condescending attitude was exasperating and this is what ought to be done to men who make rude comments about a woman's appearance, especially when she's been slaving to provide for his kids:
After his paternity is confirmed, he decides that he will marry her because his grandfather is anxious that the little toddlers be legitimized. The marriage starts off on a slightly rocky note and Katie's evil former hagbitch friend even attends the wedding and tries but fails to take photos on her phone to sell to the tabloids.
I loved the way the H grew to love his sons so quickly and became a hands on daddy. His grandparents were also wonderful to Katie and the babies. There was also this scene where Katie's nanny left the boys unattended while she had a sex romp with a visiting Greek playboy. It was at that point that the H realizes he loves Katie. He had initially thought it was Katie having sex with the guy and that thought had made his poor manly heart want to break.
This is the H, Alexandros:
This is the heroine, Katie:
These are their twin sons:
The MC's spend the rest of the novel cementing the bonds of their relationship and the H finally reveals the truth about his horrible dead wife to Katie. I wouldn't say that the chemistry between these MC's was off the charts ( as in some of LG's other novels ) but they were quite sexy together.
Their relationship had started off unequally, with the H being bossy and condescending:
To a relationship where they're both lovey dovey and equal partners:
This was more of a second chance secret babies romance with very little added angst ( except for a couple of incidents that provided some drama but didn't do any real damage to the couple's immediate relationship ). This was more entertaining than it was enjoyable for me because I didn't like all the baggage that came with his late wife and that poisonous relationship. I did like the fact that he was celibate while they had been apart and he was a fabulous father who also made a great effort to be a good husband.
Safety: No OW, no OM, no cheating. Both MC's had been celibate during their separation.
This second chance/secret baby romance should be very enjoyable for fans of the suffering/starving martyr heroine and the clueless sex God H. Katie was one of Lynne Graham's "earth mother" heroines because I loved the way she sacrificed and worked hard to ensure that her twin toddler sons did not go without whatever it is that babies need to be all plump, cute, cuddly and happy ! This girl would literally do without food and buy second hand clothing just to make ends meet. I admired that so much. I don't understand it ( when the boys' daddy is a fricking billionaire ! ) but I admire it. I'm the type who will take his ass to Pet Support Court because Harold always needs pretty collars, toys, Beggin' Strips and other cute stuff. Anyway, Katie is not me. Katie is the epitome of sweetness and selflessness. She's also loyal to her undeserving and unscrupulous friends. Katie was a young virginal maid ( literally and pun intended ) when she first met the H Alexandros. He had just been widowed and had been spending time in Ireland at his estate where Katie was employed.
He hadn't intended to get involved in a relationship with anyone so soon after the wife's death but Katie had developed a fixation with him and sorta made herself very available. And, like most guys, he didn't refuse a free roll ( or a few ! ) in the sack. He had no intention of marrying Katie or even having a long term relationship with her and poor Katie was left pregnant with twins after the affair ran its course. At the present time in the novel, Katie is unable to pay her bills, she is close to being evicted and has to beg her friend for temporary accommodation for storage purposes since her tiny flat has no extra space. Katie becomes desperate enough to contact Alexandros because she and the boys are on the brink of destitution. It's something she should've done earlier but you know what they say:
Before her plans can be put in place, however, her money hungry hagbitch friend steals photos from her phone and sells the story to the tabloids !
It causes a big scandal for the H who immediately gets DNA testing to prove that he's the father of the twins. The H doesn't really treat Katie horribly, although I hated the way he spurned her physical appearance the first time they met after so much time had elapsed. He's been living in his ivory tower of billions so he can't even begin to understand that poor Katie is emaciated and dressed in second hand clothing because she has no damned money. His condescending attitude was exasperating and this is what ought to be done to men who make rude comments about a woman's appearance, especially when she's been slaving to provide for his kids:
After his paternity is confirmed, he decides that he will marry her because his grandfather is anxious that the little toddlers be legitimized. The marriage starts off on a slightly rocky note and Katie's evil former hagbitch friend even attends the wedding and tries but fails to take photos on her phone to sell to the tabloids.
I loved the way the H grew to love his sons so quickly and became a hands on daddy. His grandparents were also wonderful to Katie and the babies. There was also this scene where Katie's nanny left the boys unattended while she had a sex romp with a visiting Greek playboy. It was at that point that the H realizes he loves Katie. He had initially thought it was Katie having sex with the guy and that thought had made his poor manly heart want to break.
This is the H, Alexandros:
This is the heroine, Katie:
These are their twin sons:
The MC's spend the rest of the novel cementing the bonds of their relationship and the H finally reveals the truth about his horrible dead wife to Katie. I wouldn't say that the chemistry between these MC's was off the charts ( as in some of LG's other novels ) but they were quite sexy together.
Their relationship had started off unequally, with the H being bossy and condescending:
To a relationship where they're both lovey dovey and equal partners:
This was more of a second chance secret babies romance with very little added angst ( except for a couple of incidents that provided some drama but didn't do any real damage to the couple's immediate relationship ). This was more entertaining than it was enjoyable for me because I didn't like all the baggage that came with his late wife and that poisonous relationship. I did like the fact that he was celibate while they had been apart and he was a fabulous father who also made a great effort to be a good husband.
Safety: No OW, no OM, no cheating. Both MC's had been celibate during their separation.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 26, 2021
Note to self: this is the one where the heroine was the housekeeper at a remote cottage in Ireland where the hero went to recover from his wife's death.
It is also the one where he gave her a contact number that was only good for 2 months before she was off the list.
It's the one where her friends sells their story to the tabloids.
It's the one where she shows up at the hero's bank wet and bedraggled without an appointment to tell him about his secret twins.
So the title: First she's a reluctant - virgin - mistress
In the second half she's a blackmailed wife.
Why the heroine thought the hero was blackmailing her really didn't make a lot of sense since they had fallen back in bed with each other and the hero had to put up with:
The friend selling the story of their wedding to the tabloids *again*
The heroine hiring a partying nanny who neglected their children
The heroine refusing to have sex on their wedding night in some weird bid to have respect from the hero.
I'm chalking all of that up to sleep deprivation from caring for twins for nine months on her own. The hero came around nicely and finally explained about the first wife. Declarations of love all around. HEA
Another entertaining story from LG.
It is also the one where he gave her a contact number that was only good for 2 months before she was off the list.
It's the one where her friends sells their story to the tabloids.
It's the one where she shows up at the hero's bank wet and bedraggled without an appointment to tell him about his secret twins.
So the title: First she's a reluctant - virgin - mistress
In the second half she's a blackmailed wife.
Why the heroine thought the hero was blackmailing her really didn't make a lot of sense since they had fallen back in bed with each other and the hero had to put up with:
The friend selling the story of their wedding to the tabloids *again*
The heroine hiring a partying nanny who neglected their children
The heroine refusing to have sex on their wedding night in some weird bid to have respect from the hero.
I'm chalking all of that up to sleep deprivation from caring for twins for nine months on her own. The hero came around nicely and finally explained about the first wife. Declarations of love all around. HEA
Another entertaining story from LG.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 1, 2010
When I read a Lynne Graham book, I usually shake my head numerous times at the standard plot elements that I am assured will be offered in most of her books. The heroine doesn't think she's very attractive, but the hero is completely fascinated with her, although he doesn't want to be. The hero has devasting appeal that never fails to slay the heroine and break past her defenses, leading to the couple being horizontal within the next five to ten minutes of reading. The hero who doesn't understand why he's in love with the heroine, and is in denial about it, but does just about everything he can to keep her in his bed, and will marry her because he doesn't like the idea of another man having her. (Shaking head).
Having said that, I really liked this book all the same. There is something so comforting about curling up with a good Lynne Graham Harlequin Presents. You know that there's going to be lots of verbal sparring, sexy, intense love scenes, creative declarations of love, and a hero who ends up doing his share of wooing, despite being clueless about his emotions. It's a great way to wind down for me. And, in the case of this book, there are the adorable twin babies, who steal their father's heart by the end of their first meeting together (and mine too). I, for one, cannot resist cute babies in a romance novel. I also like LG's heroines, when they aren't being too ditzy. Katie wasn't a ditzy one. She was very emotionally honest, probably to her detriment at times. But she was strong and intelligent, and a survivor. What's not to like about her? At times, I wish she was a little more resistant to Alexandros' appeal, but Cupid's arrow had bitten her deep. What's a girl to do? Alexandros wasn't really a jerk, although you might think he is, when you learn that he dumped Katie after her declaration of love during their short, but fruitful affair eighteen months ago. He did have some motivations for what he did, when you learn about the burden he was carrying at the time they met. And he was willing to take responsibility for his children, and to believe that he could very well be their father, even before the DNA test insisted on by his lawyer. He was a bit bull-headed about admitting his love, but he was driven to get his woman, which did earn some brownie points. And did I mention the cute babies? Okay, I am one of those people who think babies are cute enough to eat (as the saying goes).
Read this book if you want to enjoy a spicy, quick, interesting, attention-grabbing romance, and you do enjoy the above formula. It's a lot of fun, if you don't take it too seriously, but at the same, have an open mind and go into with an attitude for some hours of good reading entertainment.
Having said that, I really liked this book all the same. There is something so comforting about curling up with a good Lynne Graham Harlequin Presents. You know that there's going to be lots of verbal sparring, sexy, intense love scenes, creative declarations of love, and a hero who ends up doing his share of wooing, despite being clueless about his emotions. It's a great way to wind down for me. And, in the case of this book, there are the adorable twin babies, who steal their father's heart by the end of their first meeting together (and mine too). I, for one, cannot resist cute babies in a romance novel. I also like LG's heroines, when they aren't being too ditzy. Katie wasn't a ditzy one. She was very emotionally honest, probably to her detriment at times. But she was strong and intelligent, and a survivor. What's not to like about her? At times, I wish she was a little more resistant to Alexandros' appeal, but Cupid's arrow had bitten her deep. What's a girl to do? Alexandros wasn't really a jerk, although you might think he is, when you learn that he dumped Katie after her declaration of love during their short, but fruitful affair eighteen months ago. He did have some motivations for what he did, when you learn about the burden he was carrying at the time they met. And he was willing to take responsibility for his children, and to believe that he could very well be their father, even before the DNA test insisted on by his lawyer. He was a bit bull-headed about admitting his love, but he was driven to get his woman, which did earn some brownie points. And did I mention the cute babies? Okay, I am one of those people who think babies are cute enough to eat (as the saying goes).
Read this book if you want to enjoy a spicy, quick, interesting, attention-grabbing romance, and you do enjoy the above formula. It's a lot of fun, if you don't take it too seriously, but at the same, have an open mind and go into with an attitude for some hours of good reading entertainment.
December 20, 2023
12/20/23 reread again and I actually want to lower the score. He definitely was not celibate while apart. It states that at the beginning. But he really did end up loving her and maybe he was right and just not ready to commit then but I still hated him for that. Mean debbie. but another thing is when she asked him if there was somebody else and he says 'there would have been but I wanted you more'. Who was he talking about? A particular person, or just a random hookup? I didn't like that line at all. It bothers me. She should have said who? I would have. Most women would have. Oh well. I think that is my last reread. I like it less and less each time I read it. And it used to be one of my favorite books.
12/21/19
Okay I reread this again and it's like the 10th time but I don't believe he was celibate while they were apart. I did love the twins and I really liked the h until she gave it up at the castle. Get real. I was so disappointed and it was a total set up. I wonder how many women he used that on. I was so mad at her. There were times I liked though too. Like when he played with the boys, how he felt when he thought she was with his cousin, but he was a jerk after all is said and done. I did love the Grandparents and how they were so kind to her. I will read this again I am sure. I just love the scene where she shows up at his building. It was so sad. And when he goes to her apartment and sees the poverty and then sees his son's. I loved that scene. I just wish he had been more in love with her.
12/21/19
Okay I reread this again and it's like the 10th time but I don't believe he was celibate while they were apart. I did love the twins and I really liked the h until she gave it up at the castle. Get real. I was so disappointed and it was a total set up. I wonder how many women he used that on. I was so mad at her. There were times I liked though too. Like when he played with the boys, how he felt when he thought she was with his cousin, but he was a jerk after all is said and done. I did love the Grandparents and how they were so kind to her. I will read this again I am sure. I just love the scene where she shows up at his building. It was so sad. And when he goes to her apartment and sees the poverty and then sees his son's. I loved that scene. I just wish he had been more in love with her.
March 9, 2020
"Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife" is the story of Katie and Alexandros.
Well, this did not work for me.
The book has the h approaching the H 18 months after their sexual interlude and his abandonment. The reason: she gave birth to his twin sons, and is now struggling financially. Needs help just for their sake. The H reacts pretty callously to the news, and is more sexually attracted to the h then caring towards his potential sons. Ofcourse there is some best-friend-leaks-news-to-press drama, suspicions, seductions, OW/OM jealousy, closed ex wives, blackmail leading to a wedding and HEA.
I somehow found the H extremely dis-likable and did not trust him at all. I mean, why would I believe his "confession" when he gave zero f*cks about the h during their separation? The H was fiery at times, stupid at others.
Not my cup of tea.
SWE/Unsafe
1.5/5
Well, this did not work for me.
The book has the h approaching the H 18 months after their sexual interlude and his abandonment. The reason: she gave birth to his twin sons, and is now struggling financially. Needs help just for their sake. The H reacts pretty callously to the news, and is more sexually attracted to the h then caring towards his potential sons. Ofcourse there is some best-friend-leaks-news-to-press drama, suspicions, seductions, OW/OM jealousy, closed ex wives, blackmail leading to a wedding and HEA.
I somehow found the H extremely dis-likable and did not trust him at all. I mean, why would I believe his "confession" when he gave zero f*cks about the h during their separation? The H was fiery at times, stupid at others.
Not my cup of tea.
SWE/Unsafe
1.5/5
November 30, 2018
Just okay. This was the typical reunion and secret-baby romance favored by Lynne Graham. I liked Alexandros's passion for Katie, while his declaration of love for her at the end was short and sweet. Katie, though, got on my nerves for being a triple dummy: stupid, neurotic and manipulative!
April 11, 2013
I can't resist adorable twin babies and Greek alpha males so I loved this book. What I like about Lynne Graham is that she writes typical Harlequin super-alpha male jerk heroes and heroines who are honest and smart.
Alexandros grieving widow Greek banking tycoon falls in lust with a maid Katie. She ends up pregnant but doesn't contact the father until the twins are 10-month old. He demands marriage but Katie resists.
I really liked how his grandparents welcomed Katie and I thought the hero's adaptation to fatherhood was so funny and adorable!
Alexandros grieving widow Greek banking tycoon falls in lust with a maid Katie. She ends up pregnant but doesn't contact the father until the twins are 10-month old. He demands marriage but Katie resists.
I really liked how his grandparents welcomed Katie and I thought the hero's adaptation to fatherhood was so funny and adorable!
March 10, 2015
I really enjoyed this more than I thought I would when I first started reading it. At first, the H seemed like a real jerk who had no special feelings for the H aside from attraction and a need to legitimize his children.
I was particularly disgusted by the fact that he gave her his secretarial line as an emergency # when he left her and then removed her from the "list" of people allowed to talk to him after a month or two (apparently he figured if she was pregnant she would have called within that reasonable/logical time frame). Truth was she waited a few months longer because she was hoping he'd call her. Some may think that's wimpy, but I can identify. If I'd been dropped like a hot potato by my first lover, my pride may have forced me to hold out and I wouldn't have assumed that the phone# I'd been given had a set time limit on it.
But there are things that come out in the end that make you realize that not everything was at it seemed and I really couldn't judge the H too harshly. He'd acted like a clueless ass when it came to how women thought, but he had some legit reasons to leave her months before. The only thing I can blame him for was the self-destruct phone# and the cold/efficient way he cut ties. He should have explained things to her. Of course, he was ashamed of himself and guilt ridden - which proved he was human and capable of more sacrifice than I'd initially given him credit for. I just had him down as a serial womanizer, which wasn't really the case IMHO. I'm sure he'd indulged himself somewhat following his wife's death, but I think his behavior was far less shallow than it appeared on the surface.
I liked the heroine as well. Yes, sometimes I wished she'd not "melt" every time the H touched her, but this is a Lynne Graham. Plus she did put her foot down when it mattered. Which I don't think was a mistake or a manipulation on her part even though he seemed to believe it was. I think the H deserved it and needed it in order to truly see her side.
I was particularly disgusted by the fact that he gave her his secretarial line as an emergency # when he left her and then removed her from the "list" of people allowed to talk to him after a month or two (apparently he figured if she was pregnant she would have called within that reasonable/logical time frame). Truth was she waited a few months longer because she was hoping he'd call her. Some may think that's wimpy, but I can identify. If I'd been dropped like a hot potato by my first lover, my pride may have forced me to hold out and I wouldn't have assumed that the phone# I'd been given had a set time limit on it.
But there are things that come out in the end that make you realize that not everything was at it seemed and I really couldn't judge the H too harshly. He'd acted like a clueless ass when it came to how women thought, but he had some legit reasons to leave her months before. The only thing I can blame him for was the self-destruct phone# and the cold/efficient way he cut ties. He should have explained things to her. Of course, he was ashamed of himself and guilt ridden - which proved he was human and capable of more sacrifice than I'd initially given him credit for. I just had him down as a serial womanizer, which wasn't really the case IMHO. I'm sure he'd indulged himself somewhat following his wife's death, but I think his behavior was far less shallow than it appeared on the surface.
I liked the heroine as well. Yes, sometimes I wished she'd not "melt" every time the H touched her, but this is a Lynne Graham. Plus she did put her foot down when it mattered. Which I don't think was a mistake or a manipulation on her part even though he seemed to believe it was. I think the H deserved it and needed it in order to truly see her side.
April 29, 2020
I accidentally picked this book up to read not realizing I had read it before. The hero in this story was just beyond mean and controlling. I actually felt somewhat ill when I finished. Thought I was going to hurl with all the cruelty and letting this lovely heroine who carried and birthed his twins think she was an unloved nuisance. No romance to speak of. Just a very-very unhappy man who was now a father of twins, who had deserted his lover-just tossing her away like garbage leaving her with no place to live and no job to support herself making certain she could never contact him again, a man who never wanted children or to marry again. He showed us his anger at her and the situation throughout the entire book. It got very old. For eighteen months he had no idea she was pregnant and he was a father. He would have preferred to never find out! There was really no groveling on the hero's part and that, alone, could have helped redeem him a little. Instead I ended up despising him as much as I did in the beginning.
Because of those reasons it was only a barely fair read for me. Hero was cruel and I got fed up with that after a while. To the best I can tell he was not celibate while they were apart which was disappointing He just cruelly dumped her with no way to contact him. He had no clue when he left her that she was pregnant with twins and she was turned away every time she tried to reach him. Once she finally did reach him he thought very unkind things about her and her appearance. He had abandoned her without a job, without a place to live and it really seemed not to bother him that she had suffered so much at his hands. She was practically starving to death when he finally saw her, choosing to feed her sons before herself, yet the jerk was quick to place the blame on her...about everything.
This hero was so demeaning. He did nothing but put her down constantly or made her feel very low, someone who wasn't worth love. He did a lot of self-talk saying that he never wanted children or a wife and now he was 'stuck' and his life from this day forward was 'ruined.' She knew he felt that way, as well. He made sure she knew.
He was an simply an A$$ of great multitude!
He then blackmails her into marriage telling her he would sue for full custody and take the babies away from her. (Pretty typical line!)
He was relentless and she stayed heartbroken throughout the entire book but for the last couple of pages. It was just too much negativity and heartbreak for me. I watched the h ache with the pain of his constant rejection as he made it clear he only wanted her because of his sons, oh, yes, and for
convenient sex at the snap of his fingers. It was actually pretty heart-shattering!
Not sure if I recommend this. The story is slow-moving and I waited for it to pick up speed, but it did not.
Safety:
No cheating after reunited
It is my opinion he was not celibate while they were apart because he had a lot of thoughts about the other women he had dated.
The only Evil person in this book was the hero.
Because of those reasons it was only a barely fair read for me. Hero was cruel and I got fed up with that after a while. To the best I can tell he was not celibate while they were apart which was disappointing He just cruelly dumped her with no way to contact him. He had no clue when he left her that she was pregnant with twins and she was turned away every time she tried to reach him. Once she finally did reach him he thought very unkind things about her and her appearance. He had abandoned her without a job, without a place to live and it really seemed not to bother him that she had suffered so much at his hands. She was practically starving to death when he finally saw her, choosing to feed her sons before herself, yet the jerk was quick to place the blame on her...about everything.
This hero was so demeaning. He did nothing but put her down constantly or made her feel very low, someone who wasn't worth love. He did a lot of self-talk saying that he never wanted children or a wife and now he was 'stuck' and his life from this day forward was 'ruined.' She knew he felt that way, as well. He made sure she knew.
He was an simply an A$$ of great multitude!
He then blackmails her into marriage telling her he would sue for full custody and take the babies away from her. (Pretty typical line!)
He was relentless and she stayed heartbroken throughout the entire book but for the last couple of pages. It was just too much negativity and heartbreak for me. I watched the h ache with the pain of his constant rejection as he made it clear he only wanted her because of his sons, oh, yes, and for
convenient sex at the snap of his fingers. It was actually pretty heart-shattering!
Not sure if I recommend this. The story is slow-moving and I waited for it to pick up speed, but it did not.
Safety:
No cheating after reunited
It is my opinion he was not celibate while they were apart because he had a lot of thoughts about the other women he had dated.
The only Evil person in this book was the hero.
August 5, 2016
Es una re-re-relectura, ya perdí la cuenta de las veces que leí esta novelita en los últimos años sólo por ser de mi colección de Lynne Graham.
Le había puesto tres estrellas y ahora lo modifiqué a dos. ¿Por qué? Porque el héroe no hubiera visto a la protagonista nunca más si no fuera que tuvo un "descuido" resultante en mellizos. Me hace preguntarme si realmente se quedó con ella porque la quería o porque estaba más a la mano, y ya que estamos...
Compré la novela en un canje, así que tiene varios nombres escritos en la portada y en las primeras hojas. Siempre veo a las lectoras anónimas (Sevi, Teresa, las más recurrentes ;D) y alguien escribió en esta novelita: "Este libro sí ke no vale la pena leerlo", jaja, y no opino como esa persona, pero casi... :P
Le había puesto tres estrellas y ahora lo modifiqué a dos. ¿Por qué? Porque el héroe no hubiera visto a la protagonista nunca más si no fuera que tuvo un "descuido" resultante en mellizos. Me hace preguntarme si realmente se quedó con ella porque la quería o porque estaba más a la mano, y ya que estamos...
Compré la novela en un canje, así que tiene varios nombres escritos en la portada y en las primeras hojas. Siempre veo a las lectoras anónimas (Sevi, Teresa, las más recurrentes ;D) y alguien escribió en esta novelita: "Este libro sí ke no vale la pena leerlo", jaja, y no opino como esa persona, pero casi... :P
March 18, 2012
A nice Lynne Graham. The whole plot made sense and the pacing was well done. I liked the hero. He wasn't at any time an ass to her. There were times when the author could have taken him that way but instead of having him fly off the handle, instead had him think and plan. And he was pretty determined to marry her. The heroine wasn't a wimp. She kept refusing him and saying she was too young to be tied down etc. The twin boys were part of the story as a driver but not much as actual participants but it worked pretty well here. I found the relationship well developed and believable.
June 3, 2021
An average Lynne Graham... she's sweet and naive, and he's a typical HP hero.
December 21, 2018
(Review in English)
One of my earlier reads by Lynne Graham.
Katie is a young single mother who takes care of her twin-sons Toby and Connor. When she needs help with money to find a new home, she has no choice but to contact the cold millionaire businessman who is the father of her sons , and who had crushed her heart in pieces.
Alexandros Christakis is a powerful and rich businessman, who is amazed at the moment the woman he could never forget contacting him again, and being shocked that he has two sons! With her.!
Their hot chemistry has always existed between them, and the intense love they have never wanted to admit ...
Like all Lynne Graham's books, I also love this. Romance is what I live for, and this book didn't disappoint me.
(Review in Swedish)
Handling:Katie är en ung ensam-mamma som tar hand om tvillingar-pojkarna Toby och Connor.När hon väl behöver hjälp med pengar att hitta till en nytt hem har hon inget annat val än att kontakta den kalla miljonär-affärsmannen som är pappan till hennes söner,och som hade krossat hennes hjärta i bitar.
Alexandros Christakis är en mäktig och rik affärsman,som blir förvånad ögonblicket då kvinnan han aldrig kunnat glömma kontaktar honom igen,och blir chockad över att han har två söner!Förbannad över hennes tystnad till att ha hålligt sina barn hemligt tvingar han henne till att gifta sig med henne.
Deras heta kemi har alltid funnits mellan dem,och den intensiva kärlek de aldrig har velat erkänna...
Omdöme:Som alla Lynne Grahams böcker,älskar jag denna också.Romantik är vad jag lever för,och den här boken gjorde mig INTE besviken av det.
December 12, 2018
It's so bad that I don't even know where to start
Typical jerk H, with naive heroine accidentally pregnant (bcos they have never heard of protection inspite of hero being sort of manwh*** nailing girls left n right)
I believe that women get mature, hardened after being treated like garbage and then actual living in deep poverty raising 2 kids would have instilled some sort of steel in her character but....... our heroine just "melts" every time H touches her even when he threatens to share another women's bed if she denies him...srsly....??? So she has no self respect, and loves him soooooo much inspite of being treated like dirt...
And the ending is quite shocking and unbelievable that the H loved her all along but still behaved like a douchebag sleeping with
women even after being with h...
Overall, worst harlequin ever
Typical jerk H, with naive heroine accidentally pregnant (bcos they have never heard of protection inspite of hero being sort of manwh*** nailing girls left n right)
I believe that women get mature, hardened after being treated like garbage and then actual living in deep poverty raising 2 kids would have instilled some sort of steel in her character but....... our heroine just "melts" every time H touches her even when he threatens to share another women's bed if she denies him...srsly....??? So she has no self respect, and loves him soooooo much inspite of being treated like dirt...
And the ending is quite shocking and unbelievable that the H loved her all along but still behaved like a douchebag sleeping with
women even after being with h...
Overall, worst harlequin ever
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 28, 2023
I’m just here for the cruel, cold heroes whose frozen hearts are melted by the sweet gentleness of innocent heroines, y’all! And the angst! And the secret babies! This is what keeps dragging me back to these books—it’s certainly not the tepid sex scenes and cheating hero’s. No one does it better than LG. I’ve come to expect hero’s who can’t keep their dicks in their pants during a separation, but I THINK in this one the hero is actually celibate!! It’s not explicitly stated, either way, but it kinda came off that he was!
The heroine was amazing. FUCKING LOVED what a selfless, caring, devoted mama she was! She had a beautiful soul and heart!
Safety unknown. Hero was married before at a young age, married for 10 years, didn’t love wife but wasn’t a manwhore. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to her hero. Possible celibacy during separation. No cheating or others after reunion, no sharing, no abuse. HEA with epilogue
The heroine was amazing. FUCKING LOVED what a selfless, caring, devoted mama she was! She had a beautiful soul and heart!
Safety unknown. Hero was married before at a young age, married for 10 years, didn’t love wife but wasn’t a manwhore. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to her hero. Possible celibacy during separation. No cheating or others after reunion, no sharing, no abuse. HEA with epilogue
January 8, 2024
BETTER x5
Sometimes you read a book and right away you know it will be a favourite and one you will reread many times. Other times you read a book, enjoy the he book but do not realize the impact this has on you.
Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed wife was that book for me. I realized just before I started this reread that I had read this book four times already and this would be my fifth!
I like most books by Lynne Graham. This story had a pretty typical Harlequin plot line. The characters were interesting and flawed which makes for a great story. The romance is sweet and haunting. The OW only a problem in the eyes of the main female character and there is no OM, though the main male character feels any man who approaches his woman is a threat. As they make their way through the drama and angst (both real and imagined) and build the trust and love together they end in a sweet and sensual HEA.
This book hits all the feels for me as it has two people that for different reasons teach each other about love, attraction, trust, communication and commitment and end up with the type of relationship and marriage we all strive for.
Sometimes you read a book and right away you know it will be a favourite and one you will reread many times. Other times you read a book, enjoy the he book but do not realize the impact this has on you.
Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed wife was that book for me. I realized just before I started this reread that I had read this book four times already and this would be my fifth!
I like most books by Lynne Graham. This story had a pretty typical Harlequin plot line. The characters were interesting and flawed which makes for a great story. The romance is sweet and haunting. The OW only a problem in the eyes of the main female character and there is no OM, though the main male character feels any man who approaches his woman is a threat. As they make their way through the drama and angst (both real and imagined) and build the trust and love together they end in a sweet and sensual HEA.
This book hits all the feels for me as it has two people that for different reasons teach each other about love, attraction, trust, communication and commitment and end up with the type of relationship and marriage we all strive for.
July 12, 2017
Ohmigosh, I thought that I'd never say this, but this was really sweet. Really, REALLY sweet, and unexpected, given that it was by Lynne Graham.
Love once lost and returned, this was something that I'd expect from Anne McAllister. But this was... just amazing. It's so difficult to find the words just how much I loved it.
Ok. So it had the textbook naive, young, virginal heroine. And the unexpected pregnancy. And the instantaneous lust that Alexandros always inspired whenever Katie spotted him. But then LG had to throw in a lot of love, felt right from the outset, and how much Katie tried to fight it every step of the way, knowing full well just how much it had torn her apart the first time she had uttered the words and was summarily dumped and abandoned. Add in some wonderfully adorable twins and their antics, and I was caught, hook, line and sinker. And I'm not complaining, because this was probably close to one of my absolute favourite LG books of all time.
Love once lost and returned, this was something that I'd expect from Anne McAllister. But this was... just amazing. It's so difficult to find the words just how much I loved it.
Ok. So it had the textbook naive, young, virginal heroine. And the unexpected pregnancy. And the instantaneous lust that Alexandros always inspired whenever Katie spotted him. But then LG had to throw in a lot of love, felt right from the outset, and how much Katie tried to fight it every step of the way, knowing full well just how much it had torn her apart the first time she had uttered the words and was summarily dumped and abandoned. Add in some wonderfully adorable twins and their antics, and I was caught, hook, line and sinker. And I'm not complaining, because this was probably close to one of my absolute favourite LG books of all time.
March 28, 2022
Not the worst LG that I've read, but not great either... Just okay.
December 9, 2015
Lynne Graham is rapidly becoming one of my more favored romance authors. She writes good, filthy rich European alpha males, but more importantly, she writes great heroines. Although I don't like how her female characters are so wildly attracted to the heroes, they can at least put up a real fight and make the heroes work for a place in their lives.
Katie contact Alexandros, who is the father of her 10-month old twins and is an incredibly rich Greek businessman, when she gets evicted and can no longer support herself and her children. He doesn't believe her at first, then rapidly comes around. She goes along with him to a certain extent for her children's sake, but doesn't want to get married. He manages to persuade her eventually.
It was a quick and entertaining read. As usual, I read it pretty fast and didn't pay much attention to the love scenes, but I did enjoy watching Alexandros warm up to Katie and the twins. They had a nice relationship and I was able to believe in their feelings by the end. Graham is really good at these, opposite-sides-of-the-tracks stories and I like both her male and female characters. I'll probably be reading all the books she's written in this pool.
Katie contact Alexandros, who is the father of her 10-month old twins and is an incredibly rich Greek businessman, when she gets evicted and can no longer support herself and her children. He doesn't believe her at first, then rapidly comes around. She goes along with him to a certain extent for her children's sake, but doesn't want to get married. He manages to persuade her eventually.
It was a quick and entertaining read. As usual, I read it pretty fast and didn't pay much attention to the love scenes, but I did enjoy watching Alexandros warm up to Katie and the twins. They had a nice relationship and I was able to believe in their feelings by the end. Graham is really good at these, opposite-sides-of-the-tracks stories and I like both her male and female characters. I'll probably be reading all the books she's written in this pool.
February 23, 2017
this book would have been a perfect 5 star for me,had the hero been celibate during separation.I love LG's writing,but why can't she write faithful hero's !!it just irks me that they act like these faithless creeps and then declare their undying love for the heroine saying that the other women meant nothing to them!well if they meant nothing,then why were you with them in the first place!!I even didn't like the fact that he left the heroine just like that.I know he was dealing with his wife's death but still he should have shown little concern atleast!!
June 27, 2017
loved alexandros
loved Katie
loved the adorable twins
LG never disappoint me
loved Katie
loved the adorable twins
LG never disappoint me
February 21, 2024
Blurb sounds awful but Lynne Graham does her usual magic with the characters, making us care about them.
Reread two years later and the background - painting of first wife, earlier meeting in Ireland when h subbed for her mom - was vaguely familiar but the story still charmed.
Also the h was incredibly stupid to show the journalist's card to her friend when she knows the friend wants her to do a tell-all story.
Reread two years later and the background - painting of first wife, earlier meeting in Ireland when h subbed for her mom - was vaguely familiar but the story still charmed.
Also the h was incredibly stupid to show the journalist's card to her friend when she knows the friend wants her to do a tell-all story.
February 17, 2025
I fell in love with you in Ireland, but I didn’t recognise it for what it was. My emotions were so strong that I couldn’t believe it was normal to feel that way.’
If H didn’t shagged lots of bimbos during their 18 months separation, I would have believed him.
If H didn’t shagged lots of bimbos during their 18 months separation, I would have believed him.
December 21, 2023
I thought this was pretty good... until the end when it kind of fizzled out.
January 13, 2023
Alexandros
Katie
I loved me some Harlequin stories whereby the heroines are not doormats and the Heroes are not such assholes. In this case, they were both not. And I must say, the plot did not really give justice to the actual story. It was much better! Hero discarded the heroine after having a temporary rendezvous in Greece without as much as a name. No phone number, no nothing. She found out she was pregnant and when she tried to inform him, she was rebuffed by his company (the Hero being a rich tycoon, of course). Now living a destitute live in a barely there apartment with her twin boys, Katie was to her last wits. She needed to tell the twins' father so he could provide some financial support.
This was an interesting and a bit angsty read. And I liked it.
The Hero was not such an asshole like most harlequin books are. Unfortunately, the heroine - Katie - she almost always swooned whenever he as much as touched her. However!!! She did have some damning quality. At least, she tried to stand up for herself, attempted to rebuff his advances and him. The Hero apologized in the end and explained about his previous life, how he was duped which caused him to be so cynical. A rather nice ending, I must say. I finished this baby in one sitting.
Katie
I loved me some Harlequin stories whereby the heroines are not doormats and the Heroes are not such assholes. In this case, they were both not. And I must say, the plot did not really give justice to the actual story. It was much better! Hero discarded the heroine after having a temporary rendezvous in Greece without as much as a name. No phone number, no nothing. She found out she was pregnant and when she tried to inform him, she was rebuffed by his company (the Hero being a rich tycoon, of course). Now living a destitute live in a barely there apartment with her twin boys, Katie was to her last wits. She needed to tell the twins' father so he could provide some financial support.
This was an interesting and a bit angsty read. And I liked it.
The Hero was not such an asshole like most harlequin books are. Unfortunately, the heroine - Katie - she almost always swooned whenever he as much as touched her. However!!! She did have some damning quality. At least, she tried to stand up for herself, attempted to rebuff his advances and him. The Hero apologized in the end and explained about his previous life, how he was duped which caused him to be so cynical. A rather nice ending, I must say. I finished this baby in one sitting.
July 7, 2025
3,5 stars
Spoilers ahead.
This was one of my first HPs. I first read it approximately four years ago as a free serial, published one chapter a week, and I loved it. It was the first of those serials that actually managed to pull me in and had me anxiously waiting for the next chapter. I reread it many times in the following years, but only recently have I discovered that the translated edition I read was a shortened version. Sure, all important plot points and scenes were there and mostly intact, but a lot of details had been cut away, which I was able to notice immediately because I had read it so often.
And only recently have I started questioning the story, or more precisely, the protagonists. I read through the reviews and saw that a lot of readers were hating on the heroine for making the hero face the consequences of his actions, even though he was the worse of the two. That seems to be a common occurrence with HP readers which is weird and borderline problematic, but I digress. What I mean to say is that blackmail to make her marry him is not okay, especially when his blackmail consists of threatening to fight her for custody in a court if she doesn't acquiesce. It doesn't matter that he would never actually do it, in order to make that threat he made her believe he would, and that. Was. Not okay. Further, threatening to seek out other women if she won't put out? So not okay. I really don't understand how some readers could see all that and still hate on Katie for putting him in his place.
I'm also wondering for the first time why Katie never considered telling his grandparents about the blackmail. Yes, it would have been reminiscent of tattering, but she told his grandma about his demand to marry her before because he considered it to be his duty, and his grandma shook her head about him and agreed that Karie was right in saying no under those circumstances. His grandparents could have talked reason into him. They assured Katie that she could always turn to them, so why did it never occur to her to maybe tell them and have them back her up?
Plus, why was she alone and penniless during and after her pregnancy anyway? It boggles my mind that she didn't just go to live close to her mother. Claiming that she felt ashamed and didn't even inform her mother about her pregnancy because of that is stupid. She was there for her mother when the latter fell sick and needed help. She could have let her help her now that she was well again and Katie herself needed help.
Even more stupid was that she invited her former friend, aka the one that sold her story to the press, to her wedding. Wanting to give her another chance, really? Someone who would stoop low for money once will do that again, and this was no exception. Stupid.
Lastly, it's maybe no surprise after all why many readers tend to side with the hero despite his despicable behaviour and hate on the heroine just because she is refusing to be a doormat. Because the books and therefore the authors themselves are doing the exact same thing already. Example:
No, Katie, for god's sake, you're not being unfair and unreasonable. The author ist just trying to make the hero look less bad by shifting the blame on you. All Katie wanted (from him) was respect and the freedom to make her own decisions – and, above all, to marry someone who actually loves her and is not just being practical about their marriage.
And then calling his ridiculous explanation for using blackmail to make her marry him (namely fear of losing her after he realized he loved her) "so sweet" and "an award-winning excuse" is also totally not okay. Extremely problematic, actually. It absolves the hero of his horrible actions because he did everything out of love for her anyway and makes Katie appear like the one who wronged him instead of the other way around.
I mean, when he realized that he did love her, why did he not tell her instead of believing blackmail to be a brilliant idea to get her to marry him? She told him time and time again that she wouldn't want a marriage that's only physical, but a husband who actually cares about her, so he knew bringing up love would turn the tide. He even had the perfect opening to throw in his love confession when they were fighting in their wedding night and she said this: "I don’t want to sleep with a guy who makes me feel that I’m only good enough for sex!" But no, he only escalated the fight and later blamed her for not having been able to tell her about his love because she "blew it" (their wedding night) by letting him feel the consequences of forcing her to marry him by using their children as leverage.
Things like that disgust me sometimes, but I'm fairly sure that I may read this book again regardless. There's just something about their interaction and the tension that always gets me.
And I still can't believe the translated edition of this I read so often was shortened! I'll definitely only read Harlequins in English from now on.
Edit: Yep, read it again, still like it a lot despite its flaws.
Spoilers ahead.
This was one of my first HPs. I first read it approximately four years ago as a free serial, published one chapter a week, and I loved it. It was the first of those serials that actually managed to pull me in and had me anxiously waiting for the next chapter. I reread it many times in the following years, but only recently have I discovered that the translated edition I read was a shortened version. Sure, all important plot points and scenes were there and mostly intact, but a lot of details had been cut away, which I was able to notice immediately because I had read it so often.
And only recently have I started questioning the story, or more precisely, the protagonists. I read through the reviews and saw that a lot of readers were hating on the heroine for making the hero face the consequences of his actions, even though he was the worse of the two. That seems to be a common occurrence with HP readers which is weird and borderline problematic, but I digress. What I mean to say is that blackmail to make her marry him is not okay, especially when his blackmail consists of threatening to fight her for custody in a court if she doesn't acquiesce. It doesn't matter that he would never actually do it, in order to make that threat he made her believe he would, and that. Was. Not okay. Further, threatening to seek out other women if she won't put out? So not okay. I really don't understand how some readers could see all that and still hate on Katie for putting him in his place.
I'm also wondering for the first time why Katie never considered telling his grandparents about the blackmail. Yes, it would have been reminiscent of tattering, but she told his grandma about his demand to marry her before because he considered it to be his duty, and his grandma shook her head about him and agreed that Karie was right in saying no under those circumstances. His grandparents could have talked reason into him. They assured Katie that she could always turn to them, so why did it never occur to her to maybe tell them and have them back her up?
Plus, why was she alone and penniless during and after her pregnancy anyway? It boggles my mind that she didn't just go to live close to her mother. Claiming that she felt ashamed and didn't even inform her mother about her pregnancy because of that is stupid. She was there for her mother when the latter fell sick and needed help. She could have let her help her now that she was well again and Katie herself needed help.
Even more stupid was that she invited her former friend, aka the one that sold her story to the press, to her wedding. Wanting to give her another chance, really? Someone who would stoop low for money once will do that again, and this was no exception. Stupid.
Lastly, it's maybe no surprise after all why many readers tend to side with the hero despite his despicable behaviour and hate on the heroine just because she is refusing to be a doormat. Because the books and therefore the authors themselves are doing the exact same thing already. Example:
The night before he had told her that he had changed for her, and that declaration had shocked her, giving her another, not entirely welcome perspective of their relationship. Did he mean that marrying her and learning to be a father had been major sacrifices? She reckoned that he might well do, and she felt cut to the bone. There she was, always asking for more from him, and she knew that that was unfair and unreasonable.
No, Katie, for god's sake, you're not being unfair and unreasonable. The author ist just trying to make the hero look less bad by shifting the blame on you. All Katie wanted (from him) was respect and the freedom to make her own decisions – and, above all, to marry someone who actually loves her and is not just being practical about their marriage.
And then calling his ridiculous explanation for using blackmail to make her marry him (namely fear of losing her after he realized he loved her) "so sweet" and "an award-winning excuse" is also totally not okay. Extremely problematic, actually. It absolves the hero of his horrible actions because he did everything out of love for her anyway and makes Katie appear like the one who wronged him instead of the other way around.
I mean, when he realized that he did love her, why did he not tell her instead of believing blackmail to be a brilliant idea to get her to marry him? She told him time and time again that she wouldn't want a marriage that's only physical, but a husband who actually cares about her, so he knew bringing up love would turn the tide. He even had the perfect opening to throw in his love confession when they were fighting in their wedding night and she said this: "I don’t want to sleep with a guy who makes me feel that I’m only good enough for sex!" But no, he only escalated the fight and later blamed her for not having been able to tell her about his love because she "blew it" (their wedding night) by letting him feel the consequences of forcing her to marry him by using their children as leverage.
Things like that disgust me sometimes, but I'm fairly sure that I may read this book again regardless. There's just something about their interaction and the tension that always gets me.
And I still can't believe the translated edition of this I read so often was shortened! I'll definitely only read Harlequins in English from now on.
Edit: Yep, read it again, still like it a lot despite its flaws.
July 7, 2020
These Harlequin Presents books are like junk food, not particularly good for you but very addictive. I just wish they had better titles. This was a fun read, but like the previous Graham book I read, I believe it needed to be longer. I liked the characters, the plot was interesting enough but the forced sexual tension was annoying. I definitely think this could've been better if the story had more substance.
January 16, 2019
I enjoyed this one quite a bit actually .....she set him straight !!
November 10, 2020
Nice read from the HP Grande Dame Lynne Graham!
As always, hits the right notes of the marriage of convenience, secret babies, and my favorite a possessive hero. I don't know if it's the pandemic, but categories have really been working for me this year. I've enjoyed the tried and true formulas of romance with no end in sight.
As always, hits the right notes of the marriage of convenience, secret babies, and my favorite a possessive hero. I don't know if it's the pandemic, but categories have really been working for me this year. I've enjoyed the tried and true formulas of romance with no end in sight.
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