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The Ramirez Brides #3
The Disobedient Virgin (The Ramirez, #3)
She's young, innocent and rich...Catarina Mendes, at twenty-one, is finally a free and independent woman. However, it's freedom at a price....Bound to a stranger...Jake Ramirez has become guardian to Cat. He must protect her from unscrupulous men and find her a husband.By her most precious gift!Jake is overwhelmed by Cat's beauty, but she's still a virgin. Can he resist bedding her--before he finds her a suitable husband...?
189 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2005
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Sandra Marton
674 books540 followersI've been a writer, one way or another, all my life. Before I could read, I made up poems and my mom wrote them down for me. In elementary school, my teachers almost always let me write poems or stories instead of requiring me to do art projects. Always, I dreamed of becoming a published writer...and that dream came true! I write novels about sexy, powerful men and independent-minded women, and what happens when they find each other and fall in love. My books are sexy and romantic, and they've very often full of romantic suspense. I write the kinds of books I love to read, and I hope that makes my readers happy.
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April 22, 2017
This was a fun end to the three-part series. The hero is the third illegitimate son of Enrique Ramirez. He grew up in near poverty in NYC with his single mother who wove a tale of a freedom fighter father who died before they could marry. The hero is now a billionaire with a very practical PA who keeps his business and personal life running smoothly.
His inheritance from his father is the guardianship of a beautiful 21 year-old who has been locked inan enchanted castle a convent in Brazil for the last 10 years. She only wants her inheritance and freedom – but there is a catch. She must marry a Brazilian within 2 months of her 21st birthday.
Hero is not happy with this. Heroine isn’t either. They have a battle of wits the first night at a fancy hotel in Brazil before they are going to fly to New York. (Hero is not going to let his business languish for two months – he’ll find her a hubby in NYC)
Well, you know how this is going to go – hero is Brazilian even though he doesn’t think of himself that way. Heroine is attracted from the beginning. Hero is so flummoxed at what the heroine is going to do or say next that he forgets all about his stable of lady friends.
What makes this story is the droll way the hero has of looking at the world and at the exotic wonder that is the heroine. Example:
Catarina Elena Teresa Mendes, her head bowed, was tall and skinny, all but lost in the folds of an ugly brown dress that hung halfway to her ankles. Her face, what little he could see of it, was unremarkable. Her hair was mouse-brown and so tightly braided around her head that he half wondered if it wouldn’t tug her eyes from their sockets.
Jake breathed a little easier. How tough would it be, watching over a girl like this? Finding her a suitable husband might be a little difficult, unless he could come up with a way to make her look a bit more attractive. From what he could see, that wasn’t going to be easy, but her inheritance would help. He’d seen New York heiresses with looks that could stop a clock land outstanding husbands.
Trying to outwit the heroine:
“Tell me what the lady said.”
“She said—the senhorita said… She said you have abducted her, senhor.”
Jake shut his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them again and reading the brass name tag pinned to the valet’s maroon and gold jacket. “Andres,” he said, his tone confidential, “I am afraid we have a problem.”
“We do?”
“Sim. Yes.” He took Andres by the elbow and walked him a couple of feet away. “You see, the lady—the senhorita—is not well.”
Color crept back into the valet’s face. “Ah,” he said, peering past Jake.
“In fact, one look at her and I’m sure you can see just how ill she is.”
The valet rose on his toes and took another look. Jake was confident he knew what his reaction would be. Rio was a city of incredibly beautiful women; this was one of its finest hotels. He’d have bet his last real the valet had never before encountered a female guest who seemed to be wearing a fright wig and a burlap sack.
Of course the heroine is not immune to the hero:
He was macho. Muito macho.
On top of that, he was beautiful.
Maybe that was the wrong word to describe a man, but she couldn’t think of another that came close. She’d stolen a long look at him from beneath her lashes when they were in Mother Elisabete’s office. Just for a moment, before they’d told her who he was and what he was going to do with her, she’d conjured up a fantasy about a black-haired, green-eyed knight come to save her from the dragon
What a shock to find out that the knight was the dragon.
Of course the hero quickly sees beyond the bad fashion:
Jake swallowed dryly and dragged his gaze to her face. It didn’t help, not when she stared at him through darkly lashed eyes that held all the fear and vulnerability she’d done such a fine job of hiding until now; not when her newly washed hair fell to her shoulders in the chestnut and gold of an autumn woods.
Looking down didn’t do any good, either. Which made no sense because all he could see were her bare toes peeping out from beneath the hem of the nightgown. He wasn’t into feet—well, not unless they were encased in sky-high Manolos—so how come those toes, free of stilettos and even of polish, were having an effect on his hormones?
“I—I didn’t realize…”
Jake bit back a groan. “No,” he said, “neither did I.”
He knew they were talking about two different things, but hell, he was lucky he could talk at all—luckier still when a knock at the door signaled the arrival of Room Service.
This is just a fun story. The payoff of reading the three books so you could see the brothers reunited was okay – but pretty low-key. These are guys after all and it’s from their point of view, so they basically swapped stories of how their dad set them up with their wives.
His inheritance from his father is the guardianship of a beautiful 21 year-old who has been locked in
Hero is not happy with this. Heroine isn’t either. They have a battle of wits the first night at a fancy hotel in Brazil before they are going to fly to New York. (Hero is not going to let his business languish for two months – he’ll find her a hubby in NYC)
Well, you know how this is going to go – hero is Brazilian even though he doesn’t think of himself that way. Heroine is attracted from the beginning. Hero is so flummoxed at what the heroine is going to do or say next that he forgets all about his stable of lady friends.
What makes this story is the droll way the hero has of looking at the world and at the exotic wonder that is the heroine. Example:
Catarina Elena Teresa Mendes, her head bowed, was tall and skinny, all but lost in the folds of an ugly brown dress that hung halfway to her ankles. Her face, what little he could see of it, was unremarkable. Her hair was mouse-brown and so tightly braided around her head that he half wondered if it wouldn’t tug her eyes from their sockets.
Jake breathed a little easier. How tough would it be, watching over a girl like this? Finding her a suitable husband might be a little difficult, unless he could come up with a way to make her look a bit more attractive. From what he could see, that wasn’t going to be easy, but her inheritance would help. He’d seen New York heiresses with looks that could stop a clock land outstanding husbands.
Trying to outwit the heroine:
“Tell me what the lady said.”
“She said—the senhorita said… She said you have abducted her, senhor.”
Jake shut his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them again and reading the brass name tag pinned to the valet’s maroon and gold jacket. “Andres,” he said, his tone confidential, “I am afraid we have a problem.”
“We do?”
“Sim. Yes.” He took Andres by the elbow and walked him a couple of feet away. “You see, the lady—the senhorita—is not well.”
Color crept back into the valet’s face. “Ah,” he said, peering past Jake.
“In fact, one look at her and I’m sure you can see just how ill she is.”
The valet rose on his toes and took another look. Jake was confident he knew what his reaction would be. Rio was a city of incredibly beautiful women; this was one of its finest hotels. He’d have bet his last real the valet had never before encountered a female guest who seemed to be wearing a fright wig and a burlap sack.
Of course the heroine is not immune to the hero:
He was macho. Muito macho.
On top of that, he was beautiful.
Maybe that was the wrong word to describe a man, but she couldn’t think of another that came close. She’d stolen a long look at him from beneath her lashes when they were in Mother Elisabete’s office. Just for a moment, before they’d told her who he was and what he was going to do with her, she’d conjured up a fantasy about a black-haired, green-eyed knight come to save her from the dragon
What a shock to find out that the knight was the dragon.
Of course the hero quickly sees beyond the bad fashion:
Jake swallowed dryly and dragged his gaze to her face. It didn’t help, not when she stared at him through darkly lashed eyes that held all the fear and vulnerability she’d done such a fine job of hiding until now; not when her newly washed hair fell to her shoulders in the chestnut and gold of an autumn woods.
Looking down didn’t do any good, either. Which made no sense because all he could see were her bare toes peeping out from beneath the hem of the nightgown. He wasn’t into feet—well, not unless they were encased in sky-high Manolos—so how come those toes, free of stilettos and even of polish, were having an effect on his hormones?
“I—I didn’t realize…”
Jake bit back a groan. “No,” he said, “neither did I.”
He knew they were talking about two different things, but hell, he was lucky he could talk at all—luckier still when a knock at the door signaled the arrival of Room Service.
This is just a fun story. The payoff of reading the three books so you could see the brothers reunited was okay – but pretty low-key. These are guys after all and it’s from their point of view, so they basically swapped stories of how their dad set them up with their wives.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 11, 2016
This was hysterical. Okay, at 40-50% was very funny.
This the third in a series where the hero has to undertake a task to find out who his half-brothers are. His mother has lied to him all his life. He finds out that his father abandoned her and he has to jump through hoops to find out who is half-brothers are. This Ramirez' task is to take care of the 21 year old girl, essentially an ex-nun, and find her a Brazilian husband. She's no Maria.
Slow start, but when it becomes obvious that the little nun is not only cute but desirable to others, the alpha male rains down. The H is feisty, and her attempts to be cool and modern via her horribly ugly homemade clothes are really funny. The book is ho-hum for about 3040% then becomes both funny and romantic.
The end winds up nicely for the hero and the heroine. Shock. I know.
The other two in the series were okay, but I just skimmed.
This the third in a series where the hero has to undertake a task to find out who his half-brothers are. His mother has lied to him all his life. He finds out that his father abandoned her and he has to jump through hoops to find out who is half-brothers are. This Ramirez' task is to take care of the 21 year old girl, essentially an ex-nun, and find her a Brazilian husband. She's no Maria.
Slow start, but when it becomes obvious that the little nun is not only cute but desirable to others, the alpha male rains down. The H is feisty, and her attempts to be cool and modern via her horribly ugly homemade clothes are really funny. The book is ho-hum for about 3040% then becomes both funny and romantic.
The end winds up nicely for the hero and the heroine. Shock. I know.
The other two in the series were okay, but I just skimmed.
March 11, 2018
4.5 ⭐️
It was a wonderful read with strong and equally stubborn hero and heroine. I loved their first meeting, his innocent assumptions about heroine ( he thought she will be a mouse what he got was a tigress) , his jealousy and their se*y fights. What I didn’t like was he was in a sort of relationship with another woman when the story started. I think it was totally unnecessary in the plot. And also when he felt too trapped with his feelings and desires towards his ward he went on a date with the said woman. That also felt like meh! But he got the payback. So it was as a win situation.
And i badly needed an epilogue were the whole family reunites.!
But still its a really good book were hero realises he is in love early and still try to do right thing for heroine. Which I respect him for.
Recommended.
It was a wonderful read with strong and equally stubborn hero and heroine. I loved their first meeting, his innocent assumptions about heroine ( he thought she will be a mouse what he got was a tigress) , his jealousy and their se*y fights. What I didn’t like was he was in a sort of relationship with another woman when the story started. I think it was totally unnecessary in the plot. And also when he felt too trapped with his feelings and desires towards his ward he went on a date with the said woman. That also felt like meh! But he got the payback. So it was as a win situation.
And i badly needed an epilogue were the whole family reunites.!
But still its a really good book were hero realises he is in love early and still try to do right thing for heroine. Which I respect him for.
Recommended.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 18, 2021
I definitely love SM. I love her style, her humor and some of her heroes are really my favourite ones.
This one has her special signature.
He's about 30, billionaire, handsome, commitment-phobic, very good in bed and dates onyl high profile women as models and socialites, very experienced and interested in his money and prowess in bed, olny to dump them as soon as they begin to talk about commitment.
He's also very very dense, in a hp way dense, that is he's very very slow witted as regards feelings and emotions that are not related to his basic needs, as sleep, eat, sex. A little more than a beautiful beast.
Well, you cannot have everything.
One day his world is completely blown up when he finds out his father was not who he thought he was, and that he was a brazilian billionaire who left him other two secret brothers and a ward.
He will have to find a good brazillian husband for his ward if he wants to know the names of his two brothers.
So he goes to Brazil and retrieves his ward from a secluded convent, and finds out she's not a child, but a young, naive but very sexy and amazing young woman who onyl wants to be free and refuses to be chained to a husband she doesn't chose to have her inheritance.
This was insta-lust for him followed by almost insta-love and his quiet and ordinary world gets another jolt because he is not able to rein his fantasies about his ward and he only has one thought in his mind, that is possess her and have her for him only. Always and forever.
There are some really entertaining moments where he tries to resist his unhinged desire for her and is jealous of every single man who look at her.
He's really sweet in his inability to understand his feelings and to change them.
He's in love, fully, completely, madly and badly for the very first time in his life.
Eventually he's really in bad shape and he's shattered because he would like to marry her but thinks she only wants her freedom and her inheritance and he loves her too much to ask her to give up all this to marry him.
This was really sweet.
Thank god the heroine is also mad about him and in the end they can get married because hey, he's a brazillian man too and a good husband material, so they will get married and fulfil the terms of his father's will.
This was a very funny reading, with low angst but with a committed and besotted hero who was really sweet and caring, even if a lil bit dense.
Safe because as soon as he meets the heroine he forgets (quite literally) about ow he was seeing and is interested only in her.
This one has her special signature.
He's about 30, billionaire, handsome, commitment-phobic, very good in bed and dates onyl high profile women as models and socialites, very experienced and interested in his money and prowess in bed, olny to dump them as soon as they begin to talk about commitment.
He's also very very dense, in a hp way dense, that is he's very very slow witted as regards feelings and emotions that are not related to his basic needs, as sleep, eat, sex. A little more than a beautiful beast.
Well, you cannot have everything.
One day his world is completely blown up when he finds out his father was not who he thought he was, and that he was a brazilian billionaire who left him other two secret brothers and a ward.
He will have to find a good brazillian husband for his ward if he wants to know the names of his two brothers.
So he goes to Brazil and retrieves his ward from a secluded convent, and finds out she's not a child, but a young, naive but very sexy and amazing young woman who onyl wants to be free and refuses to be chained to a husband she doesn't chose to have her inheritance.
This was insta-lust for him followed by almost insta-love and his quiet and ordinary world gets another jolt because he is not able to rein his fantasies about his ward and he only has one thought in his mind, that is possess her and have her for him only. Always and forever.
There are some really entertaining moments where he tries to resist his unhinged desire for her and is jealous of every single man who look at her.
He's really sweet in his inability to understand his feelings and to change them.
He's in love, fully, completely, madly and badly for the very first time in his life.
Eventually he's really in bad shape and he's shattered because he would like to marry her but thinks she only wants her freedom and her inheritance and he loves her too much to ask her to give up all this to marry him.
This was really sweet.
Thank god the heroine is also mad about him and in the end they can get married because hey, he's a brazillian man too and a good husband material, so they will get married and fulfil the terms of his father's will.
This was a very funny reading, with low angst but with a committed and besotted hero who was really sweet and caring, even if a lil bit dense.
Safe because as soon as he meets the heroine he forgets (quite literally) about ow he was seeing and is interested only in her.
August 18, 2017
SPOILERS AHEAD :)
Maybe now you know I love a heroine that one way or another has been sheltered from the big bad outside world, so she's somewhat childish (without being an insufferable brat).
This h in particular has spent too much time in a school for girls in charge of nuns. She hated it, but if she left then the terms of daddy's will wouldn't be met and she'd be penniless and with no practical skills to survive. So she remained a good girl in the the school though she wasn't counting on a little clause stating that in order to get her money she had to marry a decent Brazilian... So in the end she would never know freedom.
Mr. Hero is a self made billionaire (and shameless playboy) with a poor childhood, gangster teens and the general scars of growing without a father because he died a hero in a South American war. Turns out he wasn't dead, well he is now, and the man left another two blessings around the world. If Mr. H wants to know who his brother's are then he has to complete a small mission.
Oh BTW, I opened the book and started reading just like that and at first I thought it was going to be an office romance (because his PA obviously hated his boss's current paramour) and I was going to DNF it but then I read the blurb (and saw the h was someone else) and decided to give it a chance. If the PA had been the h I wouldn't have gotten over her sending gifts to the boss's girlfriends and knowing more about them that boss.
Continuing with the story.... Misunderstandings of what exactly the mission was about and blah blah. In the end Mr. H has 2 months to marry off the little h to a Brazilian. Now, if the Hero socialized with other HP alphas he would have solved the issue in two seconds (yep, a MOC with the h, then cashing her fortune followed by a discreet separation and everybody happy), but no, he only plays with his women.
And here comes my biggest issue: H was seeing an actress or something, it was casual but still. Then he went to Brazil (in his defense he didn't know what and who he was going to find there) AND he kissed the h. Then they arrived to New York (because it would be easier and faster to find the decent Brazilian in New York than in Rio) and the h asked him if he was married or something and he was indignant and said he was single, but he hadn't broken up with the OW?!?!
The H and h were living together without more kisses or anything but lots of sexual tension until he couldn't take it anymore so guess who he asked on a dinner date? Exactly, the OW. Fortunately nothing happened between them, actually the OW was angry because he was living with a woman. So he went back home with his horniness intact. But still.
In my eyes he redeemed himself by offering her freedom to the h but I couldn't forget much the issue I've stated before.
***Obrigada***
October 31, 2020
I’ll be nice and honest and say it was a 4.5 ⭐️
Really sweet and funny, cozy comfort reading from SM. I loved the h and H. The H was a grumpy bear American alpha H. The h was a closeted spitfire living out her sentence at a convent in South America till she was of age to inherit.
The first two thirds of the book were incredible. The h was bad tempered and insolent. And the H got easily riled up and couldn’t believe that she was so hard to manage. Their chemistry was great. Absolutely no angst and the H was extremely jealous and possessive of his new ward.
On the side I liked the h but couldn’t quite connect with her as a woman. Her innocence kept coming at play and at times she wanted to risk that by acting bold when she was rather gauche. She wasn’t quite the blushing virgin either.
Sweet read eitherways. Wish there was a better epilogue. I didn’t care much about the brothers’ reunion.
Nothing beats my most favourite guardian/ward romance book of all time : Regency Buck by GH. This book reminded me of that and that is all..
Really sweet and funny, cozy comfort reading from SM. I loved the h and H. The H was a grumpy bear American alpha H. The h was a closeted spitfire living out her sentence at a convent in South America till she was of age to inherit.
The first two thirds of the book were incredible. The h was bad tempered and insolent. And the H got easily riled up and couldn’t believe that she was so hard to manage. Their chemistry was great. Absolutely no angst and the H was extremely jealous and possessive of his new ward.
On the side I liked the h but couldn’t quite connect with her as a woman. Her innocence kept coming at play and at times she wanted to risk that by acting bold when she was rather gauche. She wasn’t quite the blushing virgin either.
Sweet read eitherways. Wish there was a better epilogue. I didn’t care much about the brothers’ reunion.
Nothing beats my most favourite guardian/ward romance book of all time : Regency Buck by GH. This book reminded me of that and that is all..
February 12, 2013
Loved it!It was very funny and with a hero who was head over heels in love with the heroine. The angst kept me on the edge of my seat especially towards the end. Great romantic chemistry and very interesting story!
March 24, 2012
Goofy little story with a wildly improbably plot. Nothing in it to be taken seriously but I enjoyed it. It was like the silliest of romantic comedies. Totally light and fun. I spent the first 120 page fretting over the fact that the heroine was still wearing an ill fitting home made brown dress. Come on we need some typical HP power shopping.
I think I might check out the brothers' stories.
I think I might check out the brothers' stories.
January 31, 2022
Aww, I really enjoyed this one! It is third and last in a series, and although you don’t have to read the whole series to enjoy this book, the ending of the story with the 3 1/2 brothers will make more sense, otherwise one might wonder “why was this thrown in?” Vintage https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and Stmargarets
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... both give great reviews on this. This book is a nice combination of steamy and humor.
Jake Ramire(manwhore extraordinaire) finds out his roots are not what they appeared to be when he gets a letter from his deceased father(a father he was unaware of ). Like his brothers in the other 2 books, he must complete an assignment in order to inherit money(he doesnt care about this as he is a mega billionaire) and know the names of his 2 1/2 brothers(he does want to know who they are). His assignment, if he so chooses to take it, is to become marriage broker and protector of a 21 year old Brazilian beauty (Catarina)who has been pretty much raised in a convent like school since the age of 13 when her parent died. He has 2 months to get her nicely married to a Brazilian husband or she will not get access to her own money from her dead parents and he will not get to meet his 1/2 siblings.
Basically, the H picks up the sullen h from her secluded school. She had big plans for her life, and it wasn’t to be shuffled off to another person to care for her. He is unimpressed with her overall appearance(shapeless, brown dress hand sewn by the h herself) She has spirit and makes comments in Portuguese(the H doesn’t speak the language) that the nuns probably did not teach her.
Anyhoo, I really don’t want to spoil too much about the story. The interactions they have at times is funny and sexy. One of the sexiest scenes in the book is all in the H’s mind as he thinks about all the ways he wants to pleasure the h. There is a couple of pages worth and lots of office pencils broken!
Of course our h cleans up nicely(the H was attracted to her before the new clothes so no worries about it being a Cinderella thing). The H decides to take out the ow that he has put on the sidelines for the last 2 weeks causing the h extreme jealousy. When he gets back from the date the h has accepted a clubbing invitation from an interested friend of his causing him extreme jealousy(he goes with her to club).
Eventually, he does help rid her of her virginity. He realizes he loves her(she definitely loves him) but he doesn’t want to prevent her from getting her inheritance, and she doesnt want to prevent him from meeting his brothers. No worries they work it out fairly quickly(there isn’t going to be any long absences or suffering before they get to the HEA. They end up marrying in a sweet small ceremony.
The brothers all meet and it ends the secondary story that was laced throughout the 3.
Let’s talk about the ow briefly. In the last book, The Brazilian's Blackmailed Bride the ow was quite something. I was surprised at some of her antics and her years of careful plotting. The ow in this book is different than most ow’s I have read as well. When he was on his date with her, his mind was clearly on the h. The ow calls him out on this, and leaves him mid date. Unlike most HP ow’s this one is not about to pine away for an H that isn’t 100 percent devoted. She is young, beautiful and has access to lots and lots of fish in the sea. So, Bravo to the ow for not ending up being some pitiful hanger on!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... both give great reviews on this. This book is a nice combination of steamy and humor.
Jake Ramire(manwhore extraordinaire) finds out his roots are not what they appeared to be when he gets a letter from his deceased father(a father he was unaware of ). Like his brothers in the other 2 books, he must complete an assignment in order to inherit money(he doesnt care about this as he is a mega billionaire) and know the names of his 2 1/2 brothers(he does want to know who they are). His assignment, if he so chooses to take it, is to become marriage broker and protector of a 21 year old Brazilian beauty (Catarina)who has been pretty much raised in a convent like school since the age of 13 when her parent died. He has 2 months to get her nicely married to a Brazilian husband or she will not get access to her own money from her dead parents and he will not get to meet his 1/2 siblings.
Basically, the H picks up the sullen h from her secluded school. She had big plans for her life, and it wasn’t to be shuffled off to another person to care for her. He is unimpressed with her overall appearance(shapeless, brown dress hand sewn by the h herself) She has spirit and makes comments in Portuguese(the H doesn’t speak the language) that the nuns probably did not teach her.
Anyhoo, I really don’t want to spoil too much about the story. The interactions they have at times is funny and sexy. One of the sexiest scenes in the book is all in the H’s mind as he thinks about all the ways he wants to pleasure the h. There is a couple of pages worth and lots of office pencils broken!
Of course our h cleans up nicely(the H was attracted to her before the new clothes so no worries about it being a Cinderella thing). The H decides to take out the ow that he has put on the sidelines for the last 2 weeks causing the h extreme jealousy. When he gets back from the date the h has accepted a clubbing invitation from an interested friend of his causing him extreme jealousy(he goes with her to club).
Eventually, he does help rid her of her virginity. He realizes he loves her(she definitely loves him) but he doesn’t want to prevent her from getting her inheritance, and she doesnt want to prevent him from meeting his brothers. No worries they work it out fairly quickly(there isn’t going to be any long absences or suffering before they get to the HEA. They end up marrying in a sweet small ceremony.
The brothers all meet and it ends the secondary story that was laced throughout the 3.
Let’s talk about the ow briefly. In the last book, The Brazilian's Blackmailed Bride the ow was quite something. I was surprised at some of her antics and her years of careful plotting. The ow in this book is different than most ow’s I have read as well. When he was on his date with her, his mind was clearly on the h. The ow calls him out on this, and leaves him mid date. Unlike most HP ow’s this one is not about to pine away for an H that isn’t 100 percent devoted. She is young, beautiful and has access to lots and lots of fish in the sea. So, Bravo to the ow for not ending up being some pitiful hanger on!
June 29, 2023
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December 12, 2016
Yayy so here I finish the trilogy . The last book is different from the other two , no Angst no misunderstandings and not the second chance type plot like the other two books . And I find it amusing , It was funny which was unexpected .
Jake finds out that the story of his late father being in army and killed for the nation are nothing but a convinient way his mother found to keep him shut questioning about his father . In reality his father left his pregnant mother and never looked back .
Now he receives his late father's will , in order to find out about his half brothers he had to take up the responsibility of a girl err a woman of twenty-one who knows nothing about the real world and has been living in the convent for last 8 years of her life . He feels sorry for her , thinks he can manage a little church mouse for 2months and find her a suitable husband . Well , she is certainly not what he expects , she is a spitfire in whirlwind lol . Catarina was amazing .
Though I found the story was being dragged at some point , I enjoyed their banter more than anything . And certainly a hero fails to qualify the Ruthless-Jerk-I Own this world attitude. .. but I suppose that's a good thing .
And yes the three brothers finally meet . I was convinced that Cristina and Luis from the second book will be holding their children in the epilogue , you know after all her father's story of Cristina being infertile could be wrong , lie maybe . But there was no epilogue sadly .
I would definitely recommend this book who are looking for a change from the usual HP therapy , this is different in a good way .
Jake finds out that the story of his late father being in army and killed for the nation are nothing but a convinient way his mother found to keep him shut questioning about his father . In reality his father left his pregnant mother and never looked back .
Now he receives his late father's will , in order to find out about his half brothers he had to take up the responsibility of a girl err a woman of twenty-one who knows nothing about the real world and has been living in the convent for last 8 years of her life . He feels sorry for her , thinks he can manage a little church mouse for 2months and find her a suitable husband . Well , she is certainly not what he expects , she is a spitfire in whirlwind lol . Catarina was amazing .
Though I found the story was being dragged at some point , I enjoyed their banter more than anything . And certainly a hero fails to qualify the Ruthless-Jerk-I Own this world attitude. .. but I suppose that's a good thing .
And yes the three brothers finally meet . I was convinced that Cristina and Luis from the second book will be holding their children in the epilogue , you know after all her father's story of Cristina being infertile could be wrong , lie maybe . But there was no epilogue sadly .
I would definitely recommend this book who are looking for a change from the usual HP therapy , this is different in a good way .
dnf
February 11, 2022DNF @ 80% Bored 🤷🏼♀️
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November 3, 2016
4 Stars! ~ Jake has grown up believing his father had died a hero. Now he discovers that his father was a wealthy Brazilian. He's intrigued with the knowledge that he has two half brothers and finds himself travelling to Rio de Janeiro to fulfill his task. Catarina has now turned 21. Orphaned as a girl, she lived her life in a convent school. To receive her inheritance she must marry a man of her guardians chosing. With Jake's father's death, his role of guardian passed on to Jake. Now Catarina must bow to Jake's decision of the man she will marry.
The Ramirez Brides Trilogy ~~~ Book #3
Brazilian polo player, Enrique Ramirez had sown a lot of oats in his youth. Traveling with the team around the world, put the charismatic Enrique in the company of many exotic women. Now years later, three couriers deliver three messages to three men. One in Australia, one in England and one in America. Until this moment these men did not know the others existed. They are half brothers and if they wish to know each other they must follow their father's demands or all will be forfeit.
All three brothers do fulfil their father's demands. And in the doing discover that their father may have known them very well indeed. These three very talented authors brought to life three dynamic men who share the same blood. I enjoyed very much reading their journeys of self discovery and their HEAs.
The Ramirez Brides Trilogy ~~~ Book #3
Brazilian polo player, Enrique Ramirez had sown a lot of oats in his youth. Traveling with the team around the world, put the charismatic Enrique in the company of many exotic women. Now years later, three couriers deliver three messages to three men. One in Australia, one in England and one in America. Until this moment these men did not know the others existed. They are half brothers and if they wish to know each other they must follow their father's demands or all will be forfeit.
All three brothers do fulfil their father's demands. And in the doing discover that their father may have known them very well indeed. These three very talented authors brought to life three dynamic men who share the same blood. I enjoyed very much reading their journeys of self discovery and their HEAs.
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March 24, 2013
A great end to this series.
What an enjoyable story, filled with humour and good laughs.
Okay, the plot was a bit OTT but hey the two mc's were just so loveable that it didn't matter.
Enrique Ramirez's third son, Jake is now on his mission set out by his newly discovered "real" father..and what a journey it's going to be for him.
This is such a sweet and lovely story with the most endearing couple.
I loved the dialogue between them, the sexual tension, the growing love...one can't help getting a good feeling inside you. You go with them on their journey of finding their HEA and it's such a fabulous trip to take.
Finally the three brothers meet - quite a touching and lovely scene but I wish that we could have seen more of them together. It kind of ending a bit too abruptly for me.
This was a really enjoyable series and anyone who loves gorgeous heroes and fabulous heroines and who all find their HEA...then read the books. You will enjoy them.
I just love HAPPY ENDINGS!!!!
What an enjoyable story, filled with humour and good laughs.
Okay, the plot was a bit OTT but hey the two mc's were just so loveable that it didn't matter.
Enrique Ramirez's third son, Jake is now on his mission set out by his newly discovered "real" father..and what a journey it's going to be for him.
This is such a sweet and lovely story with the most endearing couple.
I loved the dialogue between them, the sexual tension, the growing love...one can't help getting a good feeling inside you. You go with them on their journey of finding their HEA and it's such a fabulous trip to take.
Finally the three brothers meet - quite a touching and lovely scene but I wish that we could have seen more of them together. It kind of ending a bit too abruptly for me.
This was a really enjoyable series and anyone who loves gorgeous heroes and fabulous heroines and who all find their HEA...then read the books. You will enjoy them.
I just love HAPPY ENDINGS!!!!
September 8, 2013
This is the third book of the Ramirez Brides Trilogy series and the other two books are: The Ramirez Bride by Emma Darcy & The Brazilian's Blackmailed Bride by Michelle Reid.
This one has stands out because of the humor.
This one has stands out because of the humor.
avoid
April 22, 2017I don't think I can deal with somewhat-cheating manwhore getting the virgin right now, who couldn't be bothered breaking up with the OW before jumping the virgin, and then goes on a date with the OW AFTER jumping the virgin while telling her he's single. NOPE!
January 2, 2016
No logré conexión con esta pareja. Y el argumento es muy descabellado.
Read
August 17, 2023He is nice to her. She cries and trembles a lot and he has to save her life a few times. Skimmed it.
January 9, 2024
Boring despite dramatic set up. Uninteresting characters who never get developed plus idiotic plot yields boredom. I stuck through first half then skipped around, read ending.
January 30, 2025
And to think I was losing hope in finding an HQ book I like!
October 10, 2013
This was a really sweet story that drew me right in. Catarina was raised in an orphanage by nuns. She had to stay in the home till her 21st birthday to receive her inheritance. The day of her 21st Birthday she was told of other stipulation’s and was shocked, and mad. The will stated she had to leave the home with Jack, and had to be married within two months.
Mr. Ramirez had three sons. He had played no role in their life’s. Upon his death he wanted to give his sons a special gift. The old man must have had a sense of humor. He made his sons work for their gift. They were not to receive the gift unless they did what he wanted them to do.
What Jake had to do was take care of Catarina and find her a husband. The chemistry was there between
Catarina, and Jake. The romance was so sweet. With Catarina being so sheltered, and raised by nuns it was refreshing how she viewed things. She was so innocent, and at the same time wanted to learn the things she was not taught in school. She wanted to know what a man felt like. She wanted to know what it was like to be kissed.
I loved this book!
Mr. Ramirez had three sons. He had played no role in their life’s. Upon his death he wanted to give his sons a special gift. The old man must have had a sense of humor. He made his sons work for their gift. They were not to receive the gift unless they did what he wanted them to do.
What Jake had to do was take care of Catarina and find her a husband. The chemistry was there between
Catarina, and Jake. The romance was so sweet. With Catarina being so sheltered, and raised by nuns it was refreshing how she viewed things. She was so innocent, and at the same time wanted to learn the things she was not taught in school. She wanted to know what a man felt like. She wanted to know what it was like to be kissed.
I loved this book!
May 1, 2015
A very passionat story about a spirit young lady, Cat, who had lived all her life in a convent. When she turned 21, a man took care of her and tried to find her a husband. But he discovered the task was harder than he had thought: he wanted that inocent girl only for him.
Joaquim (or Jake as he preferred) had a successful life but suddenly he received a letter that changed everything: he was one of the sons of an important and rich brazilian business man. In order to know his half brothers, he had to become the legal guard of Cat...
After epics fights passion afloat and they fall in love ♥
The epilog was great!
Joaquim (or Jake as he preferred) had a successful life but suddenly he received a letter that changed everything: he was one of the sons of an important and rich brazilian business man. In order to know his half brothers, he had to become the legal guard of Cat...
After epics fights passion afloat and they fall in love ♥
The epilog was great!
January 22, 2019
Everything I Want in a Romance Novel
This is a great book, far surpassing my expectations and hitting all the best: alpha male but not a jerk, innocent but spitfire female, neither thinking the other feels the same, slow burn jealousy, and a HEA. Great story and wonderful writing.
This is a great book, far surpassing my expectations and hitting all the best: alpha male but not a jerk, innocent but spitfire female, neither thinking the other feels the same, slow burn jealousy, and a HEA. Great story and wonderful writing.
July 24, 2012
Read in February 2010. I didn't know this was a series until 2012 but I liked this book a lot. The heroes in all this books seem to be awfully tasty!
December 31, 2020
I really liked this couple & they were so cute and romantic together (this one scene 😍😍😍)! The hero is Mexican/Brazilian American (didn't know there were Latin American heroes & heroines in Harlequin novels! Nice) and Catarina, the heroine, is from Brazil. This definitely could have been a 4 star read for me if the book had been longer (all these Harlequin novels are 200 pages) & had more detail. Maybe I need a break from reading Harlequins, cuz I always want them to be longer. Like I don't get the full romance of the couple that I feel like I deserve, you know?
It's hard to explain. Like I wanted more times of Catarina going out to dinner w old, gross Brazilian men (idk why but in my head I imagined the first-class dining suit of the Titanic) & having Jake be spitting jealous. And in the beginning, they were just arguing, instead of getting to know each other, so I was thinking to myself, no! Please talk more & learn about each other! Catarina, tell him about your crazy, old fashioned, prisonlike convent school.
Also what day & age was this book supposed to take place in that Catarina should have been a virgin for her husband?
Also, another thing that could have made it a higher rating for me was that the end of the first (& main) sex scene was really rushed. The author was like after the brief pain (of losing her virginity), there was only ectasy. Next thing she knew she must have fallen asleep, for when she woke up...
Now that led me to mistakenly believe that she fell asleep right after he entered her! And I was like wtf.
Ugh when they both were too shy to tell each other that they loved each other & wanted to be together, so Cat was still going to find a Brazilian husband. And I was like omg, why are u guys denying each other this love?! Stupid pride
Also, I thought it was very dumb that Jake didn't realize that he was Brazilian so it worked w the will...
Furthermore, at the epilogue, where he meets his 2 other half brothers, that's so unrealistic that they all happen to like the same exact alcoholic drink. See, that just makes it cheesy. I feel like I would have liked that had I been a few years younger.
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I thought that was really sweet that even tho their father wasn't in their lives at least the hoops in his will to claiming their inheritance helped them meet their future wives.
Though, now that I think of it, I'm very confused, because didn't the dad not know that Sarah was pregnant with Jake when he left?? That's what the mom was saying at the beginning of the story. So how would he know that Jake existed to even write him in the will? Maybe Sarah eventually found a way to contact him & tell him?? It seemed like they were never really together tbh, that they were just a fling, but the mom seemed to be still in love w him & not over him since she never remarried or had a new man in her life...odd
It's hard to explain. Like I wanted more times of Catarina going out to dinner w old, gross Brazilian men (idk why but in my head I imagined the first-class dining suit of the Titanic) & having Jake be spitting jealous. And in the beginning, they were just arguing, instead of getting to know each other, so I was thinking to myself, no! Please talk more & learn about each other! Catarina, tell him about your crazy, old fashioned, prisonlike convent school.
Also what day & age was this book supposed to take place in that Catarina should have been a virgin for her husband?
Also, another thing that could have made it a higher rating for me was that the end of the first (& main) sex scene was really rushed. The author was like after the brief pain (of losing her virginity), there was only ectasy. Next thing she knew she must have fallen asleep, for when she woke up...
Now that led me to mistakenly believe that she fell asleep right after he entered her! And I was like wtf.
Ugh when they both were too shy to tell each other that they loved each other & wanted to be together, so Cat was still going to find a Brazilian husband. And I was like omg, why are u guys denying each other this love?! Stupid pride
Also, I thought it was very dumb that Jake didn't realize that he was Brazilian so it worked w the will...
Furthermore, at the epilogue, where he meets his 2 other half brothers, that's so unrealistic that they all happen to like the same exact alcoholic drink. See, that just makes it cheesy. I feel like I would have liked that had I been a few years younger.
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I thought that was really sweet that even tho their father wasn't in their lives at least the hoops in his will to claiming their inheritance helped them meet their future wives.
Though, now that I think of it, I'm very confused, because didn't the dad not know that Sarah was pregnant with Jake when he left?? That's what the mom was saying at the beginning of the story. So how would he know that Jake existed to even write him in the will? Maybe Sarah eventually found a way to contact him & tell him?? It seemed like they were never really together tbh, that they were just a fling, but the mom seemed to be still in love w him & not over him since she never remarried or had a new man in her life...odd
October 18, 2020
Dari anak wali menjadi calon istri.
Jake mendapatkan surat wasiat dari ayah kandungnya, Enrique Ramirez. Surat itu mengharuskan dia menjadi wali atas seorang wanita dan mengupayakan pernikahan untuk wanita itu dalam waktu 2 bulan. Catarina, gadis 21 tahun yang selama hidupnya terkurung di biara, tentu saja menolak kembali terkungkung bersama pria yang ditunjuk menjadi walinya. Tapi yang harus dilakukan Cat agar bisa mengakses warisannya adalah menikah dengan pria Brazil
Jake mulai mencari pria Brazil yang akan dinikahi Cat. Namun, semakin mengenal Cat, dia jadi tidak rela melepaskan Cat. Hanya saja apakah Jake sanggup melepaskan kesempatan bertemu dengan saudaranya jika dia sendiri yang menikahi Cat? Dan bagaimana dengan Cat yang sangat menginginkan kebebasan bersama warisannya?
Seandainya saja Jake mencari tahu lebih banyak tentang siapa ayah kandungnya, dia tentu tak akan bingung.
Yang istimewa dari buku #3 ini adalah pertemuan para pria Ramirez. Yang ternyata mereka sangat mirip satu sama lain, dan juga menyukai wanita yang mandiri.
Jake mendapatkan surat wasiat dari ayah kandungnya, Enrique Ramirez. Surat itu mengharuskan dia menjadi wali atas seorang wanita dan mengupayakan pernikahan untuk wanita itu dalam waktu 2 bulan. Catarina, gadis 21 tahun yang selama hidupnya terkurung di biara, tentu saja menolak kembali terkungkung bersama pria yang ditunjuk menjadi walinya. Tapi yang harus dilakukan Cat agar bisa mengakses warisannya adalah menikah dengan pria Brazil
Jake mulai mencari pria Brazil yang akan dinikahi Cat. Namun, semakin mengenal Cat, dia jadi tidak rela melepaskan Cat. Hanya saja apakah Jake sanggup melepaskan kesempatan bertemu dengan saudaranya jika dia sendiri yang menikahi Cat? Dan bagaimana dengan Cat yang sangat menginginkan kebebasan bersama warisannya?
Seandainya saja Jake mencari tahu lebih banyak tentang siapa ayah kandungnya, dia tentu tak akan bingung.
Yang istimewa dari buku #3 ini adalah pertemuan para pria Ramirez. Yang ternyata mereka sangat mirip satu sama lain, dan juga menyukai wanita yang mandiri.
May 4, 2022
Terceiro e último volume da série 3 Noivas para 3 Irmãos.
Eu não tenho muita certeza se li um livro que foi inicialmente ambientado no Brasil, para mim se parecia um pouco com aquelas novelas "mexicanas" que volta e meia passam na tv.
Nada contra esse tipo de programa, mas é um pouco frustrante abrir um livro que berra a palavra Brasil e dar de cara com algumas coisas que obviamente não fazem o menor sentido... como por exemplo: menções de casamento arranjado, tutores para maiores de idade, e por aí vai.
A relação entre o casal principal pode deixar algumas pessoas se sentindo um pouco desconfortáveis. Isso porque ela bate em cima da tecla "sugar daddy" tão comum no imaginário americano - para quem não sabe, trata-se do homem mais velho que cuida (ênfase aqui) de uma jovem inocente, mas sedutora.
No final também há o não tão esperado encontro entre os irmãos, uma cena mais previsível e morna do que se pode imaginar.
Acredite em mim, não vale o esforço.
Eu não tenho muita certeza se li um livro que foi inicialmente ambientado no Brasil, para mim se parecia um pouco com aquelas novelas "mexicanas" que volta e meia passam na tv.
Nada contra esse tipo de programa, mas é um pouco frustrante abrir um livro que berra a palavra Brasil e dar de cara com algumas coisas que obviamente não fazem o menor sentido... como por exemplo: menções de casamento arranjado, tutores para maiores de idade, e por aí vai.
A relação entre o casal principal pode deixar algumas pessoas se sentindo um pouco desconfortáveis. Isso porque ela bate em cima da tecla "sugar daddy" tão comum no imaginário americano - para quem não sabe, trata-se do homem mais velho que cuida (ênfase aqui) de uma jovem inocente, mas sedutora.
No final também há o não tão esperado encontro entre os irmãos, uma cena mais previsível e morna do que se pode imaginar.
Acredite em mim, não vale o esforço.
March 21, 2024
2.5 stars
It started really well. I was intrigued by the over the top storyline. Then I stopped caring about the H once he forgot to mention his girlfriend when he was telling h that he doesn’t do cheating. Right!
I found this book a bit weird as if it was written by a guy. All characters call each others their by their last names. H calls his latest fling by last name, calls h by last name. H’s housekeeper calls him by his last name, not Mr. Ramirez. Just Ramirez. It’s funny.
I liked the old attorney the best. It seems like he and the dead father were playing matchmaking.
It started really well. I was intrigued by the over the top storyline. Then I stopped caring about the H once he forgot to mention his girlfriend when he was telling h that he doesn’t do cheating. Right!
I found this book a bit weird as if it was written by a guy. All characters call each others their by their last names. H calls his latest fling by last name, calls h by last name. H’s housekeeper calls him by his last name, not Mr. Ramirez. Just Ramirez. It’s funny.
I liked the old attorney the best. It seems like he and the dead father were playing matchmaking.
June 21, 2019
Finally found and read number three of the Ramirez brothers story. 4.5 stars. The ending was cleverly done but I would have liked to have read about the meeting of all of the couples at the dinner. I think we need a story for Lucas now.
May 12, 2017
4 stelle scarse
Una lettura carina, molto scorrevole e anche molto divertente per nulla noiosa.
Una lettura carina, molto scorrevole e anche molto divertente per nulla noiosa.
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