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At the Greek Tycoon's Bidding
Theo Miquel doesn't have time for love — his work is his life. He dates slim, beautiful women, but once they start talking about commitment it's over!
Heather is different from this tycoon's usual frumpy, talkative and his office cleaner. Although she lacks polish, there's something feisty and passionate about her. Theo thinks she'd be perfect for an affair, at his beck and call until he gets tired of her.
But he doesn't know Heather....
Heather is different from this tycoon's usual frumpy, talkative and his office cleaner. Although she lacks polish, there's something feisty and passionate about her. Theo thinks she'd be perfect for an affair, at his beck and call until he gets tired of her.
But he doesn't know Heather....
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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Cathy Williams
1,329 books201 followersCathy Williams, born in Trinidad and Tobago, is a British author who has written romance novels for Mills & Boon since 1990. She lives in Chiswick, London, with her three daughters and continues to craft engaging, heartfelt love stories.
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April 24, 2013
I don't know what happened to this one. At first it seemed promising when the hero and heroine first met and then it just jumped to 18 months later out of the blue! That threw me right out of the story. I wanted to see the hero becoming attracted to the heroine when they first met but that did not happen and then the story completely lost me and started becoming a chore to read.
October 3, 2018
This would have been a four-star book if the h weren't a cliche of the plus-sized heroine -- doormat, underemployed, low self-esteem.
February 26, 2020
Heather had a backbone for all the love she had for Theo she had more dignity to move on when her feelings were not reciprocated. This made the story even better and more enjoyable to read.
December 8, 2025
“At the Greek Tycoons Bidding” is the story of Heather and Theo.
Let’s recap the story
Hero likes to date many skinny women
Heroine who is chirpy and curvy, is his cleaner
She faints at work, he makes her lose her job and circumstances lead to him hiring her
He then parades women in and out of his house while she sits (stupidly) waiting for him to notice her
Some mum drama and they end up sexing it up
However he then immediately accuses her of trapping him when it was consensual
She leaves and tries to date- while he does the same- but when he finds her with another man he accuses her of being promiscuous, stupid and a femme fatale
There is a stupid skinny sister drama
THE AUTHOR MAKES THE HEROINE LOSE WEIGHT
She is so pathetic and whiny and the only friend who tries to talk some sense into her is villainized
In conclusion
The hero was a syphilitic anal sphincter and the heroine was a mud filled doormat
Unsafe
1/5
Let’s recap the story
Hero likes to date many skinny women
Heroine who is chirpy and curvy, is his cleaner
She faints at work, he makes her lose her job and circumstances lead to him hiring her
He then parades women in and out of his house while she sits (stupidly) waiting for him to notice her
Some mum drama and they end up sexing it up
However he then immediately accuses her of trapping him when it was consensual
She leaves and tries to date- while he does the same- but when he finds her with another man he accuses her of being promiscuous, stupid and a femme fatale
There is a stupid skinny sister drama
THE AUTHOR MAKES THE HEROINE LOSE WEIGHT
She is so pathetic and whiny and the only friend who tries to talk some sense into her is villainized
In conclusion
The hero was a syphilitic anal sphincter and the heroine was a mud filled doormat
Unsafe
1/5
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 9, 2023
It was a pleasant read.
The heroine is plump to stodgy. She works as a cleaner in the hero’s building. She has two jobs - one as an assistant teacher and one as cleaner. She abandoned her dreams of being an artist to take care of her mother and support a spoilt diva sister.
She faints and hero takes her to his office and then to dinner. He has zero thoughts of any dalliance till he drops her home in a tipsy state and sees her asleep.
He leaves. A little later he offers her a job as a live in housekeeper. She adores him. Cooks and cleans and does his transcription and buys gifts for his girlfriends.
A year later his mother who has a heart condition arrives and assumes heroine is hero’s girlfriend.
The heroine is forced to move into his room. They sleep together.
Mother has her heart operation and leaves. Heroine asks hero what next. He tells her - “nothing. Let’s just keep a good thing going.”
She leaves.
He realises how much he needs her in his life. He realises he hates to see her with another man.
Her sister arrives. Troubled heroine. Hero realises he wants to protect the heroine.
He confesses his feelings. They get married. HEA.
Well written.
Heroine has a gem of a friend.
I didn’t understand why the friend did not give her the makeover earlier.
The whole pretend to be a couple was far fetched. Also the girl being a cleaner and the guy a hunk and yet attraction happens.
Still. Very well written. Good time pass.
I could read this again.
Hero is a bit of a pig.
The heroine is plump to stodgy. She works as a cleaner in the hero’s building. She has two jobs - one as an assistant teacher and one as cleaner. She abandoned her dreams of being an artist to take care of her mother and support a spoilt diva sister.
She faints and hero takes her to his office and then to dinner. He has zero thoughts of any dalliance till he drops her home in a tipsy state and sees her asleep.
He leaves. A little later he offers her a job as a live in housekeeper. She adores him. Cooks and cleans and does his transcription and buys gifts for his girlfriends.
A year later his mother who has a heart condition arrives and assumes heroine is hero’s girlfriend.
The heroine is forced to move into his room. They sleep together.
Mother has her heart operation and leaves. Heroine asks hero what next. He tells her - “nothing. Let’s just keep a good thing going.”
She leaves.
He realises how much he needs her in his life. He realises he hates to see her with another man.
Her sister arrives. Troubled heroine. Hero realises he wants to protect the heroine.
He confesses his feelings. They get married. HEA.
Well written.
Heroine has a gem of a friend.
I didn’t understand why the friend did not give her the makeover earlier.
The whole pretend to be a couple was far fetched. Also the girl being a cleaner and the guy a hunk and yet attraction happens.
Still. Very well written. Good time pass.
I could read this again.
Hero is a bit of a pig.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 21, 2015
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February 22, 2011
I liked this more than I thought I would. Initially, and throughout most of the book, I wanted to smack the hero!!!
The heroine, however, made up for it in the following ways: 1) she's a size 14 (usu, the author leaves it up to us to determine what PLUS means) and has "real curves" not just buxom; 2) she's a chatty cathy (gotta love her!!), and 3) she's strong and vulnerable at the same time. Bottom line: she just seemed real to me. Her emotions, her feelings, her responses just struck a chord. She was also a teacher.
Her interactions with her sister, while foreign to my own experiences, resonated with what I have heard from friends when there is a pretty/smart thing going on with sibs. I also liked that she both acknowledged her mother's role in the whole dynamic without the needless whiny dwelling. Of course, her mother has passed away by the time the book starts, but she seems to accept her lot in life and be looking to improve rather than dwell on past regrets and hurts.
What a relief! Her sister was a real POW, btw.
Maybe I'll read it again and wonder what the heck I was thinking, but I'm gonna go with my good feelings about her. :-)
The heroine, however, made up for it in the following ways: 1) she's a size 14 (usu, the author leaves it up to us to determine what PLUS means) and has "real curves" not just buxom; 2) she's a chatty cathy (gotta love her!!), and 3) she's strong and vulnerable at the same time. Bottom line: she just seemed real to me. Her emotions, her feelings, her responses just struck a chord. She was also a teacher.
Her interactions with her sister, while foreign to my own experiences, resonated with what I have heard from friends when there is a pretty/smart thing going on with sibs. I also liked that she both acknowledged her mother's role in the whole dynamic without the needless whiny dwelling. Of course, her mother has passed away by the time the book starts, but she seems to accept her lot in life and be looking to improve rather than dwell on past regrets and hurts.
What a relief! Her sister was a real POW, btw.
Maybe I'll read it again and wonder what the heck I was thinking, but I'm gonna go with my good feelings about her. :-)
October 3, 2020
I enjoyed this book a lot. I actually didn’t want it to end, that’s how much I liked it.
I like the rich, dominant alpha male who can’t get his hands off the woman. The sexual attraction he feels for her body is absolutely there.
What I especially liked is that the h is a plus size woman. And that she doesn’t diet before she gets attention from him. He is crazy about her body as full figured as she is. And the author does mention how insecure a woman can feel when she is not thin. This book was a relief to read about a woman who doesn’t have a perfect thin body. Actually it’s a shame that she loses weight at the end of the story after they split up for a while. The author should have let her just be chubby.
Very enjoyable read. I like the sexual attraction between the h and H. Definitely 5 stars and probably even more than that. Well done, Cathy Williams.
I like the rich, dominant alpha male who can’t get his hands off the woman. The sexual attraction he feels for her body is absolutely there.
What I especially liked is that the h is a plus size woman. And that she doesn’t diet before she gets attention from him. He is crazy about her body as full figured as she is. And the author does mention how insecure a woman can feel when she is not thin. This book was a relief to read about a woman who doesn’t have a perfect thin body. Actually it’s a shame that she loses weight at the end of the story after they split up for a while. The author should have let her just be chubby.
Very enjoyable read. I like the sexual attraction between the h and H. Definitely 5 stars and probably even more than that. Well done, Cathy Williams.
March 24, 2011
I was disappointed that the heroine didn't stick up for herself more. She accepted being treated as a doormat from her mother when she was younger, then her sister, her friend, and then the hero. The reason the 2 stars was because finally at the end she finally stood up for herself and wouldn't let the sister who just breezed into her life take it over and she was a bigger-boned heroine and not some stick figure. I just wish the heroine had a wee bit more backbone and the hero would have woken up to how he felt sooner than the very last chapter.
July 13, 2023
CW is a hit and miss for me. This has been on my tbr for a year and I had to just get it over with. I’ve abandoned it several times in the past year cuz basically of a mother pet peeve of mine: chatty h who just won’t shut the f up.
I definitely prefer quiet demureness or cheeky sass in an h and definitely not a runny mouth. Wasn’t the right feel to read thru their HEA. Also CW Hs are somewhat beta and laid back and not as aggressive as I prefer them to be. Not the greatest I’ve read!
I definitely prefer quiet demureness or cheeky sass in an h and definitely not a runny mouth. Wasn’t the right feel to read thru their HEA. Also CW Hs are somewhat beta and laid back and not as aggressive as I prefer them to be. Not the greatest I’ve read!
August 5, 2017
If there was Half a star available I would have given this book that. I liked the heroines spunk but her boss who was the hero who I wanted to like I did not care for. He was a real price of work and what kind of heroine would dump the boss's girlfriend just because he asked her to. It was very annoying and predictable as well. The mom was one of the few likeanle characters. Very glad that I did not buy it but checked it out of the library and I will not be reading any more of her books. Tried a new author and it was a miss .
June 9, 2021
Theo Miquel doesn't have time for love -- his work is his life. He dates slim, beautiful women, but once they start talking about commitment it's over! Heather is different from this tycoon's usual prey: frumpy, talkative and his office cleaner. Although she lacks polish, there's something feisty and passionate about her. Theo thinks she'd be perfect for an affair, at his beck and call until he gets tired of her. But he doesn't know Heather.
abandoned
October 20, 2013it's very tiring to read the same thing again and again. i know the issue here is the girl's insecurity but having that issue and slapping me with it over and over again? naaaah. i also think it could have been better if the guy is DOING something to help her and not just SAYING something about it. admitting his love for her in the last part didn't help.
March 16, 2016
I thought it was a good read. The thing I loved about it the most was that Theo took Heather into his house thinking he felt sorry sorry for her while the truth was he wanted to bed her for his own satisfaction. I loved that about it even though one could say that was a typical Harlequins story about a foreign man ( Greek, Italian or French).
January 22, 2017
What the heck did I just read? Ugh. Wasted 2 hours of my day.
November 19, 2021
3'2
Fue un libro corto, pienso que su trama, a pesar de no ser suficiente para hacer un libro de caracter extenso, sí era posible de alargarla un poco más logrando crear una profundización en la trama. Algo que hubiese sido muy satisfactorio.
La narrativa fue sencilla pero estuvo bien estructurada.
No obtuve nada que me encandilara de este libro, fue un libro que paso por mis ojos pero que no recordare a largo (O relativamente corto) plazo.
Las escenas eroticas estuvieron bastante bien.
Fue un libro corto, pienso que su trama, a pesar de no ser suficiente para hacer un libro de caracter extenso, sí era posible de alargarla un poco más logrando crear una profundización en la trama. Algo que hubiese sido muy satisfactorio.
La narrativa fue sencilla pero estuvo bien estructurada.
No obtuve nada que me encandilara de este libro, fue un libro que paso por mis ojos pero que no recordare a largo (O relativamente corto) plazo.
Las escenas eroticas estuvieron bastante bien.
August 11, 2022
I kind of seethed the whole time reading this as the heroine was utterly pathetic and spineless, letting the hero treat her like complete trash and putting up with it because she lacks even trace amounts of dignity. No grovel either. Rage! Just rage!
February 23, 2020
Enjoyed this one. Thought it was a bit of a hard read to start off with. Loved the ending especially the "pie in the face" for the sister.
read-doubtful-rejected
May 31, 2022
November 7, 2023
gruellingly fatphobic; the 2000's were a special time.
July 25, 2024
I loved it! Gave me the feels when the heroine left him after the mom left for Greece. I love sunshine/grumpy-cold tropes.
November 22, 2016
Der reiche Grieche Theo Miquel will einfach nur in Heathers Armen liegen. Trotzdem hält Theo sein Herz noch bei sich. Doch als Heathers ihn verlässt, merkt er was er verloren hat.
Eine nette Geschichte über die Liebe, hier gibt es keine Überraschungen oder plötzliche Wendungen. Doch hat man für ein paar Stunden, kann man sich zurücklegen und einfach eine schöne Zeit haben. Romantisch, leidenschaftlich und schöne Geschichte zwischen Theo und Heather. Deshalb lese ich diese Geschichten einfach mal den Kopf abschalten.
Eine nette Geschichte über die Liebe, hier gibt es keine Überraschungen oder plötzliche Wendungen. Doch hat man für ein paar Stunden, kann man sich zurücklegen und einfach eine schöne Zeit haben. Romantisch, leidenschaftlich und schöne Geschichte zwischen Theo und Heather. Deshalb lese ich diese Geschichten einfach mal den Kopf abschalten.
August 9, 2011
I read this book because I wanted to learn about the writing style. The story was simple, but the language was good. I doubt I will ever willingly read another book of this sort but it was a good experience in differing tone and language from what I am used to.
February 24, 2016
DNF!! This book was terrible! I disliked the "hero". He was a jerk to the heroine and was always controlling her. The heroine couldn't stand up for herself and was always being bossed around by Theo and Beth. I read the comments that she FINALLY stands up for herself but it was a little too late.
April 13, 2013
Şu CLaire'i öldürmemek için kendimi zor tuttum.Ama sonunda Theocuğum lafı yapıştırdı ona :D
Gerçekten ilginç bir diziydi.kesinlikle okunmalı.
Gerçekten ilginç bir diziydi.kesinlikle okunmalı.
December 1, 2013
OK for a Mills and Boon book. quite raunchy at times
September 3, 2014
Arrogant , just have to snap my fingers and girls fall into my bed Hero. Self effacing doormat heroine.
July 24, 2016
Please don't write romance books and describe your main female character as frumpy. Oh, but her tits are awesome.
August 6, 2019
I'm not sure what kink of mine this hits, but it hits it Really Well. The story was entirely ridiculous and I loved every last second of it. IDEK.
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