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Secretly Pregnant…Conveniently Wed #2
Flora's Defiance
Women fall over themselves to say yes to anything Angelo van Zaal wants—so he's shocked when proud redhead Flora Bennett says no to his plans!
Flora is determined to adopt her baby niece, despite Angelo's assumption that he will have guardianship. And, though he's annoyed with himself for wanting her, Flora annoys Angelo even more for avoiding the shimmer of sexual attraction between them. There has to be a way to make Flora obey all his wishes, and there is—but it involves an unexpected pregnancy and three more babies….
Flora is determined to adopt her baby niece, despite Angelo's assumption that he will have guardianship. And, though he's annoyed with himself for wanting her, Flora annoys Angelo even more for avoiding the shimmer of sexual attraction between them. There has to be a way to make Flora obey all his wishes, and there is—but it involves an unexpected pregnancy and three more babies….
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 2011
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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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March 30, 2018
H/h are brought together when they both want to care for their orphaned niece. There is insta attraction, a ONS, a pregnancy, and an alpha who wants to care for the stubbornly independent heroine.
Have we read this one before? We have. Here are the elements that will help you (and me) remember if we have read this.
Hero is a Spanish speaking Dutchman.
Takes place in England and in Holland.
Heroine lost a sexual harassment case in front of labor tribunal and hero thinks she's a Jezebel because of that.
The ONS was on the dead couple's houseboat when the heroine was clearing out her half-sister's possessions. (Tacky!)
Hero didn't notice she was a virgin (Tacky!)
Heroine is pregnant with triplets
Hero only proposes living together (Tacky!) no marriage until the end.
Have we read this one before? We have. Here are the elements that will help you (and me) remember if we have read this.
Hero is a Spanish speaking Dutchman.
Takes place in England and in Holland.
Heroine lost a sexual harassment case in front of labor tribunal and hero thinks she's a Jezebel because of that.
The ONS was on the dead couple's houseboat when the heroine was clearing out her half-sister's possessions. (Tacky!)
Hero didn't notice she was a virgin (Tacky!)
Heroine is pregnant with triplets
Hero only proposes living together (Tacky!) no marriage until the end.
December 24, 2016
A big improvement from the first in the series but not very memorable.
You should probably skip next paragraph because it's just me rambling and nothing much about the book.
I try to ignore when there are phrases in Spanish because more often than not they're used incorrectly but somehow I found in this book that I couldn't ignore it much, not that there were many of big mistakes, I guess that I'm irritated because of the previous book...
Soooo... I know that it's probably the same when the hero uses another language for endearments BUT when is Spanish I can't take it much. I find annoying him calling her Enamorada mia, firstly because it's missing an accent (I may write awfully in English but I'm all about perfection in Spanish); anyway, Enamorada mía doesn't mean my lover so I think he gave her that translation wanting to save face (because it was too early for him to have deep feelings for her, right?) or maybe the term was confused with the Portuguese Namorada.
I also had to think for a minute about Tesora, as far as I know there is no feminine for Tesoro, but then what if it's meant to be something like Princeso or coso or maybe I just don't understand Spain's Spanish, huh?
Soooo, I can't decide if I liked or didn't like Flora but I can safely say that I didn't love nor hated her. She had her childish tantrums and the hero didn't hesitate to point them out to her. I felt her playing hot and cold with her affections for Mariska. I felt at moments that Peter was a still open wound but at others she was falling for Angelo (BTW I would have prefered him to be named Ángel, because Angelo sounds more Italian. I shouldn't complain when I have a very Mexican nephew named Carlo Alessandro and he definitely doesn't have Italian relatives). (Now that names are mention, WTF with Jemima and Alejandro naming her daughter Cándida! I see bullying coming her way in spades).
Back to Flora, she wasn't stupid but neither was bright about her relationship with Angelo, she fought her battles AND she realized what that evil Bregitta was up to. But where was her independence? I would have like to see her engage in some kind of activity in her pregnancy.
Angelo was a dream come true in the children's department but rather bland in the passion department.
You should probably skip next paragraph because it's just me rambling and nothing much about the book.
I try to ignore when there are phrases in Spanish because more often than not they're used incorrectly but somehow I found in this book that I couldn't ignore it much, not that there were many of big mistakes, I guess that I'm irritated because of the previous book...
Soooo... I know that it's probably the same when the hero uses another language for endearments BUT when is Spanish I can't take it much. I find annoying him calling her Enamorada mia, firstly because it's missing an accent (I may write awfully in English but I'm all about perfection in Spanish); anyway, Enamorada mía doesn't mean my lover so I think he gave her that translation wanting to save face (because it was too early for him to have deep feelings for her, right?) or maybe the term was confused with the Portuguese Namorada.
I also had to think for a minute about Tesora, as far as I know there is no feminine for Tesoro, but then what if it's meant to be something like Princeso or coso or maybe I just don't understand Spain's Spanish, huh?
Soooo, I can't decide if I liked or didn't like Flora but I can safely say that I didn't love nor hated her. She had her childish tantrums and the hero didn't hesitate to point them out to her. I felt her playing hot and cold with her affections for Mariska. I felt at moments that Peter was a still open wound but at others she was falling for Angelo (BTW I would have prefered him to be named Ángel, because Angelo sounds more Italian. I shouldn't complain when I have a very Mexican nephew named Carlo Alessandro and he definitely doesn't have Italian relatives). (Now that names are mention, WTF with Jemima and Alejandro naming her daughter Cándida! I see bullying coming her way in spades).
Back to Flora, she wasn't stupid but neither was bright about her relationship with Angelo, she fought her battles AND she realized what that evil Bregitta was up to. But where was her independence? I would have like to see her engage in some kind of activity in her pregnancy.
Angelo was a dream come true in the children's department but rather bland in the passion department.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 29, 2020
Re-read and still 3,5 stars!
October 22, 2018
4.5 stars ⭐️
I enjoyed this story so much. The main characters both were headstrong, passionate, and lovable. After the disaster heroine from my last book, this one was so refreshing with her independence and cool behavior. I loved that for once she was also different from Lynn Graham’s usually petite,curvy heroines. This one was 5’11 and a beauty. She wasn’t afraid to give hero a verbal slap when needed. And their sparring and frustration with each other, I enjoyed that too.
Epilogue was very cute.
Recommended.
I enjoyed this story so much. The main characters both were headstrong, passionate, and lovable. After the disaster heroine from my last book, this one was so refreshing with her independence and cool behavior. I loved that for once she was also different from Lynn Graham’s usually petite,curvy heroines. This one was 5’11 and a beauty. She wasn’t afraid to give hero a verbal slap when needed. And their sparring and frustration with each other, I enjoyed that too.
Epilogue was very cute.
Recommended.
December 27, 2016
Not really my kind of a story.
I mean come on, man, the hero, Angelo van Zaal, did not even get that Flora Bennett was a virgin.
As for Flora, she was the perfect heroine that makes the whole story, just horrible.
Hope the others in the series are not as bad.
I mean come on, man, the hero, Angelo van Zaal, did not even get that Flora Bennett was a virgin.
As for Flora, she was the perfect heroine that makes the whole story, just horrible.
Hope the others in the series are not as bad.
April 17, 2011
This read was better than the previous story about Jemima. The hero in this story is actually not horrible to the heroine through most of the story. Flora can sense that there is something about her that Angelo does not like but can't imagine what.
Despite his dislike of her Angelo can't help his attraction to her and after the funeral of their respective siblings he gives into his attraction for Flora. Of course, there is no protection used so Angelo wants to know as soon as possible if Flora is pregnant.
Truly, Angelo is sweet in his treatment of Flora over her pregnancy. Truth be told, I really wanted to read this book because of the triplets. As a twin myself, I love multiple birth stories. It makes me smile.
When Flora finds out that Angelo believes her to be a gold digger (due to the information that his detective discovered about her while he was investigating her sister) she doesn't sit quietly. She really gives him whatfor. I liked it. She was no shrinking violet.
The proposal scene was sweet and Angelo seemed a little reserved and nervous. I thought that was quite cute.
The epilogue was absolutely adorable as we learned about their three little troublesome triplets. :)
Despite his dislike of her Angelo can't help his attraction to her and after the funeral of their respective siblings he gives into his attraction for Flora. Of course, there is no protection used so Angelo wants to know as soon as possible if Flora is pregnant.
Truly, Angelo is sweet in his treatment of Flora over her pregnancy. Truth be told, I really wanted to read this book because of the triplets. As a twin myself, I love multiple birth stories. It makes me smile.
When Flora finds out that Angelo believes her to be a gold digger (due to the information that his detective discovered about her while he was investigating her sister) she doesn't sit quietly. She really gives him whatfor. I liked it. She was no shrinking violet.
The proposal scene was sweet and Angelo seemed a little reserved and nervous. I thought that was quite cute.
The epilogue was absolutely adorable as we learned about their three little troublesome triplets. :)
January 5, 2019
"Flora's Defiance" is the story of Flora and Angelo.
A big let down after book 3, this one has a similar trope but much choppier execution.
The plot is as follows: the h and H's step-siblings die in a tragic accident, leaving their infant orphaned. Both of them want to claim the baby- however, the hero is richer, has taken care of the baby while her parents were involved in lucrative deals and has found out some shady things about the h's past- so he gets the upper hand.
However, post funeral, they give into their sexual attraction, and boom, h is pregnant..with TRIPLETS.
It could have gone so many ways after that point, but it went down the drain for me.
Things I liked
-The h had a backbone
-The H cared about his niece and the babies
-There were dogs
All the things that annoyed me
-The hero refusing to commit and wanting multiple women around
-Him being an ass for 90% of the book
-The h's acts of defiance going to waste as the hero never reacted
-The random insertion of OW and OM which added nothing to the plot
-The distrust angle could have been angsty, but it was shoved beneath the rug
-The whole pregnancy was rushed
-The h basically creamed her panties every time the H even glanced at her, even when he was behaving like a giant douche
-Rushed confession and ending
I honestly felt that this book had so much wasted potential. I did NOT feel the love at all between the h and H.
The rating it gets is for the few things I liked+ the epilogue.
Safe???
1.5/5
P.S. Did Jemima name her baby Candida? Uh..
A big let down after book 3, this one has a similar trope but much choppier execution.
The plot is as follows: the h and H's step-siblings die in a tragic accident, leaving their infant orphaned. Both of them want to claim the baby- however, the hero is richer, has taken care of the baby while her parents were involved in lucrative deals and has found out some shady things about the h's past- so he gets the upper hand.
However, post funeral, they give into their sexual attraction, and boom, h is pregnant..with TRIPLETS.
It could have gone so many ways after that point, but it went down the drain for me.
Things I liked
-The h had a backbone
-The H cared about his niece and the babies
-There were dogs
All the things that annoyed me
-The hero refusing to commit and wanting multiple women around
-Him being an ass for 90% of the book
-The h's acts of defiance going to waste as the hero never reacted
-The random insertion of OW and OM which added nothing to the plot
-The distrust angle could have been angsty, but it was shoved beneath the rug
-The whole pregnancy was rushed
-The h basically creamed her panties every time the H even glanced at her, even when he was behaving like a giant douche
-Rushed confession and ending
I honestly felt that this book had so much wasted potential. I did NOT feel the love at all between the h and H.
The rating it gets is for the few things I liked+ the epilogue.
Safe???
1.5/5
P.S. Did Jemima name her baby Candida? Uh..
September 22, 2013
Hero was a sweetheart and a gentle soul and I liked that heroine was feisty but also vulnerable. I can't stand super feisty heroines! Unfortunately it seemed to me that heroine never got over her ex-fiancé and thus her love for hero was weak.
October 3, 2011
Angelo van Zaal is used to having his way with every aspect of his life, when his half-brother and his wife die in an accident it leaves his very niece Mariska in his care.
Flora is stunned to learn of the death of her sister, although they were not close she talked to her on a weekly basis. Her only priority now is to adopt Mariska as her own, but the obstinate Angelo plans to do the same thing. Flora is not sure why Angelo's dislike for her is so strong, after all she is a self-sufficent woman who wants nothing from him, but his gruff demeanor towards her still does not stop the attraction he feels when by her side.
One moment of passion has Angelo forever in Flora's life and he wants her living in his house as his lover. Flora has no intention of bieng a live in lover to a man who is unwilling to commit to only her and Angelo is fuming at bieng told no.
I enjoyed this one a lot, don't know if I just happen to be in the right mood or what. Flora has Angelo's head spinning, he doesn't know what to do about her and the few facts he had on her are not adding up by the woman whose soft heart is nowhere near the callous women he was reported she is. I liked that Flora sticks by her guns when it comes to what she wants, even in her weakest moment she still stays by her principles.
Flora is stunned to learn of the death of her sister, although they were not close she talked to her on a weekly basis. Her only priority now is to adopt Mariska as her own, but the obstinate Angelo plans to do the same thing. Flora is not sure why Angelo's dislike for her is so strong, after all she is a self-sufficent woman who wants nothing from him, but his gruff demeanor towards her still does not stop the attraction he feels when by her side.
One moment of passion has Angelo forever in Flora's life and he wants her living in his house as his lover. Flora has no intention of bieng a live in lover to a man who is unwilling to commit to only her and Angelo is fuming at bieng told no.
I enjoyed this one a lot, don't know if I just happen to be in the right mood or what. Flora has Angelo's head spinning, he doesn't know what to do about her and the few facts he had on her are not adding up by the woman whose soft heart is nowhere near the callous women he was reported she is. I liked that Flora sticks by her guns when it comes to what she wants, even in her weakest moment she still stays by her principles.
June 18, 2024
The heroine definitely had a spine and she stood up to the guy. He thought badly of her nut still wanted. Once he had sex with her he was faithful. He had met her because his brother was married to her sister but he had done a background Check and thought she was a gold digger and slept around. But of course she was a virgin but he had sex with her without protection and never noticed. She of course gets pregnant with triplets. Plus her sister died and left a baby that they both wanted to raise. He was actually a very good guy and I liked that she called him out on his bull. I have no idea why this series is called secretly pregnant. Only one of the books had a secret child. The other two knew right away. Kind of weird. This could be a four but too much time fighting for me. I think they only slept together twice. Crazy stuff.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 29, 2016
Wow, it is so easy to gobble these HP books up like candy! This enjoyable story of an unexpected pregnancy between very independent ginger-haired Flora and sexy tycoon Angelo was sweet and spicy. There was a couple of unexpected twists, and amazing dialogue. The best part is Flora didn't allow Angelo to walk all over her, and she didn't back down. Angelo was honest and fair, and it was nice to see him out of his depth with Flora. Both were likeable characters, and there was an undertone of humor with Flora's pets. Their little niece, Mariska, is the perfect touch in helping to cement their relationship. If I had to say anything, it would be Flora tumbled into bed with Angelo rather easily and quickly but considering their mutual loss, it would be the thing to knock her off her guard. This is book two in a trio but it can be read as a stand-alone. Enjoyable, sexy and interesting to the end.
September 30, 2017
Don't like this one at all. I seriously do not see any defiance from our h, instead I see a pretty needy h that kept wishing H would just say he loves her. I seem to be having a huge issue with harlequin books lately, where h are holding out for the big L world, so they can live their hea, which seems a bit unrealistic considering that can not mean a thing at all without the proper actions to back it up. Maybe I should take a break from these :/
Didn't like the chemistry between these two, or rather, it seems these two has nothing besides chemistry between them as they couldn't seem to get along outside the bedroom and couldn't seem to think properly besides mauling each other every other page. Then a lot of the book is taken up with their staying away from each other, but we still didn't really see them connecting much beyond the sex.
Our h was outspoken yes and she has a list of requirements, yet the way she kept badgering him about the definition of their living together, essentially really asking if he is going to marry her, seems no different from a lot of other harlequin ow, and v demeaning. She them capitulates pretty easily and up till this point, I seriously see her as a needy and graspy type more. She only showed some backbone when the H seriously pissed her off but again folded pretty quickly. Not my type of h really, too needy.
Our H is really just as bad, considering how long the h was with him, he really should have figured things out before messing things up. Of course, it seems all that really was between these 2 are sex and he didn't seem to be too discriminating who he goes to bed with, given his v low opinion of the h, making the whole thing v sordid and disgusting, frankly.
The thing about this book that would have worked better for me is if we are given more of the H's coming around in his opinion. The bulk of his pov unfortunately, instead, was at the beginning, making him v deadset again the h, and with not much of a pov towards the end, and not even any actions or expressions or words to show it beforehand, his sudden change of heart seems pretty much too little, too late, and it all seems to boil down to another investigation instead of his genuine understanding and feelings for the h.
All in all, I was more pissed off at the h clinging to the h all the time than the H being a self serving arse, and this is one of my pet peeve unfortunately, so couldn't really like this one. Gotta say, the misleadin title had a lot to answer for, as I was expecting a much stronger willed h and came out totally disappointed. :/
Didn't like the chemistry between these two, or rather, it seems these two has nothing besides chemistry between them as they couldn't seem to get along outside the bedroom and couldn't seem to think properly besides mauling each other every other page. Then a lot of the book is taken up with their staying away from each other, but we still didn't really see them connecting much beyond the sex.
Our h was outspoken yes and she has a list of requirements, yet the way she kept badgering him about the definition of their living together, essentially really asking if he is going to marry her, seems no different from a lot of other harlequin ow, and v demeaning. She them capitulates pretty easily and up till this point, I seriously see her as a needy and graspy type more. She only showed some backbone when the H seriously pissed her off but again folded pretty quickly. Not my type of h really, too needy.
Our H is really just as bad, considering how long the h was with him, he really should have figured things out before messing things up. Of course, it seems all that really was between these 2 are sex and he didn't seem to be too discriminating who he goes to bed with, given his v low opinion of the h, making the whole thing v sordid and disgusting, frankly.
The thing about this book that would have worked better for me is if we are given more of the H's coming around in his opinion. The bulk of his pov unfortunately, instead, was at the beginning, making him v deadset again the h, and with not much of a pov towards the end, and not even any actions or expressions or words to show it beforehand, his sudden change of heart seems pretty much too little, too late, and it all seems to boil down to another investigation instead of his genuine understanding and feelings for the h.
All in all, I was more pissed off at the h clinging to the h all the time than the H being a self serving arse, and this is one of my pet peeve unfortunately, so couldn't really like this one. Gotta say, the misleadin title had a lot to answer for, as I was expecting a much stronger willed h and came out totally disappointed. :/
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 1, 2011
Flora Bennett was one stubborn and independent young woman. She had learned from her father at an early age not to trust a man due to her father's indiscretions. She was determined never to give a man that sort of power because of how much her father hurt her mother. And now her sister, a result of his affairs was dead , along with her husband, leaving behind an infant, Mariska.
When his stepbrother had married Julie, Angelo Van Zaal had both Julie and her sister Flora investigated because he was concerned they were gold diggers. He found out Flora had an affair with her boss and was let go causing a public scandal. What the handsome billionaire didn't know was that it was all a lie. At the time, Flora had been engaged and her fiance broke off the engagement due to the scandal. She was a beautiful woman and God help him, he was attracted to this firey virgin.
Flora was in shock when she learned that her sister and bother-in law were drug addicts and outraged that Angelo hadn't told her. They argued and in a way, they both snapped and Angelo realized he had never wanted a woman like he desired Flora. They kissed, made love and were both shocked over the intensity of their love making. Flora was embarrassed, in shock because of what they had done. As for Angelo, he wasn't sorry at all. He even invited her to his country home for the weekend. But being independent, she returned back to England to run her B&B and prayed she wasn't pregnant. Like all alpha's Angelo was determined to find out if she was carrying his baby, so he booked a test with a doctor who was a friend. Imagine to find out you were not expecting just one baby, but three!
For her sake and that of her niece, Flora returned with Angelo to Amsterdam. She adored her little niece and spending time with her until the nanny revealed that the little one had a trust fund. Why hadn't she been told she wondered? And then everything hit the fan when Angelo explained about having her investigated and that at one point he thought she might be a gold digger even though she constantly refused any support from him. It all blew up in their faces and what was worse was Flora loved this man with all of her heart, the same heart he had broken by his accusations. However, she realized she needed to concentrate on Mariska and her babies because this man would never love her or commit.
It was obvious during her last remaining months before her children were born, she would stay on in Amsterdam but absolutely would not sleep in his bed. And one thing was for sure, she would never let him know how much she loved him. While reading the final chapters I wondered if they would both realize how much they loved and needed each other.Angelo learn the real truth about what happened back in England? You won't want to miss the chain of events that lead up to Angelo realizing he adores this woman and wants her strictly for himself and for the rest of his life. From a jealous family friend, to the mention of his long lost love, and a visit by her ex-fiance.
A good read,liked both the characters
Recommend it
When his stepbrother had married Julie, Angelo Van Zaal had both Julie and her sister Flora investigated because he was concerned they were gold diggers. He found out Flora had an affair with her boss and was let go causing a public scandal. What the handsome billionaire didn't know was that it was all a lie. At the time, Flora had been engaged and her fiance broke off the engagement due to the scandal. She was a beautiful woman and God help him, he was attracted to this firey virgin.
Flora was in shock when she learned that her sister and bother-in law were drug addicts and outraged that Angelo hadn't told her. They argued and in a way, they both snapped and Angelo realized he had never wanted a woman like he desired Flora. They kissed, made love and were both shocked over the intensity of their love making. Flora was embarrassed, in shock because of what they had done. As for Angelo, he wasn't sorry at all. He even invited her to his country home for the weekend. But being independent, she returned back to England to run her B&B and prayed she wasn't pregnant. Like all alpha's Angelo was determined to find out if she was carrying his baby, so he booked a test with a doctor who was a friend. Imagine to find out you were not expecting just one baby, but three!
For her sake and that of her niece, Flora returned with Angelo to Amsterdam. She adored her little niece and spending time with her until the nanny revealed that the little one had a trust fund. Why hadn't she been told she wondered? And then everything hit the fan when Angelo explained about having her investigated and that at one point he thought she might be a gold digger even though she constantly refused any support from him. It all blew up in their faces and what was worse was Flora loved this man with all of her heart, the same heart he had broken by his accusations. However, she realized she needed to concentrate on Mariska and her babies because this man would never love her or commit.
It was obvious during her last remaining months before her children were born, she would stay on in Amsterdam but absolutely would not sleep in his bed. And one thing was for sure, she would never let him know how much she loved him. While reading the final chapters I wondered if they would both realize how much they loved and needed each other.Angelo learn the real truth about what happened back in England? You won't want to miss the chain of events that lead up to Angelo realizing he adores this woman and wants her strictly for himself and for the rest of his life. From a jealous family friend, to the mention of his long lost love, and a visit by her ex-fiance.
A good read,liked both the characters
Recommend it
July 21, 2023
Hadn't read a LG in a while so gave this an open library returns shelf whirl. It was ok. Unlike the usual LG h, the eponymous Flora is not a ditzy kitten but slightly more level-headed and assertive. She's 26, beautiful enough to provoke instalust in a rich, handsome playboy and has been in a 5 year relationship. But is still a virgin (*sideways look to camera*). The H Angelo van Zaal is half Spanish half Dutch and it's set in Amsterdam and I was so thrilled and relieved for a north European H, I give it an extra half star. Back in HP prehistory, I used to like a teutonic H (let's draw a veil over Dr Death, the H in the wacky Violet Winspear I read earlier this week) Shame the Italians and Spaniards have cornered the market on sexiness in the modern HP. Even the French barely get a look in. Anyway, Flora's wayward half sister and the Hs brother have been killed in an accident and our two leads both want to take on the 2 year old left behind. The H has had the h investigated and believes her to be a gold digging whore (due to an inaccurate representation of a workplace sexual harassment situation revealed in a tribunal). In time-honoured fashion, they succumb at first sight although this is on the (to me) unromantic location of a houseboat stripped of all bedding and towels. In time honoured fashion she gets pregnant straightaway and he makes her move in with him - whilst refusing to offer any further commitment. The pregnancy progresses in a way that even outdoes a PJ. I won't spoil it. I found the reconciliation very abrupt. There's a very epiloguey style ending for those who like such things. I finished it but it was very average.
February 8, 2015
Just okay. It was more tell than show. The plot was not real tight and the scene where the heroine finds out that the hero thought she was a gold digger did not really hang together well. I didn't really care about either main character.
June 18, 2018
A very enjoyable read.
The Flora and Angelo are forced together to care for their nine month old niece when both her parents die in a car crash. But things change when a quick shag on a houseboat leads to Flora becoming pregnant.
There is a lot of animosity between Flora and Angelo. He believes she is a gold digging tramp and she finds him a controlling man whore. They both allow their past experiences to color the way they view each other, causing lots of unnecessary drama.
I liked the way Flora stood up to Angelo. She gave no F’s and let him know exactly what she was thinking. It shocked him that a woman would speak to him with such open hostility. He is used to women kowtowing to him.
Having seen the damage that men can cause in a woman’s life, Flora was determined to depend only on herself. However, learning that she was pregnant with multiples forced her into accepting assistance from Angelo. It was a hard thing to do but she opted to try to work with him because of the babies.
The problems came when she found out what he really thought about her. She was shattered and swore to keep her distance even though she loved him.
I liked how Angelo humbled himself at the end. He was a pretty straightforward guy, and you could tell that the distance between he and Flora was killing him. His big confession of love was sweet and Flora kinda made him work for that HEA.
This book has been in my TBR pike for a while and I’m glad I finally got around to it.
The Flora and Angelo are forced together to care for their nine month old niece when both her parents die in a car crash. But things change when a quick shag on a houseboat leads to Flora becoming pregnant.
There is a lot of animosity between Flora and Angelo. He believes she is a gold digging tramp and she finds him a controlling man whore. They both allow their past experiences to color the way they view each other, causing lots of unnecessary drama.
I liked the way Flora stood up to Angelo. She gave no F’s and let him know exactly what she was thinking. It shocked him that a woman would speak to him with such open hostility. He is used to women kowtowing to him.
Having seen the damage that men can cause in a woman’s life, Flora was determined to depend only on herself. However, learning that she was pregnant with multiples forced her into accepting assistance from Angelo. It was a hard thing to do but she opted to try to work with him because of the babies.
The problems came when she found out what he really thought about her. She was shattered and swore to keep her distance even though she loved him.
I liked how Angelo humbled himself at the end. He was a pretty straightforward guy, and you could tell that the distance between he and Flora was killing him. His big confession of love was sweet and Flora kinda made him work for that HEA.
This book has been in my TBR pike for a while and I’m glad I finally got around to it.
June 5, 2023
Dutch billionaire hero
Flora and Angelo connect in Amsterdam after the untimely death in a car accident of her younger sister and his younger brother. Flora had previously only met Angelo once, at the wedding of their siblings two years before. At that time he had been coldly distant toward both her and her sister. Flora is shocked to learn that hardened bachelor Angelo is as strongly determined to adopt their 18-month-old niece as she is, and a custody battle seems imminent.
There are several features of this LG romance that are not typical for her:
Flora, at 5'11", is one of only two or three LG heroines who is not between 4'10" and 5'2".
This is the only LG novel I can think of in which the hero has blue eyes rather than golden-brown eyes.
This is the only romance LG has written with a Dutch hero, and it is set in the Netherlands. However, in order to justify the tan complexion that all of LG's heroes have, Angelo's deceased mother was a tan-complexioned Spaniard.
Other than those elements, this novel offers many popular romance tropes that are typical aspects of most of LG's romances:
Flora was a virgin until she has sex with Angelo, and she gets pregnant that very first time.
Angelo is a gorgeous billionaire who is over 6 foot tall with a ripped physique. He has had many doting lovers in the past, most of them stunning, international models.
The two main romantic conflicts on Angelo's side are that he wrongly assumes Flora is a golddigger and is convinced that he is unable to feel romantic love for anyone.
LG has frequently employed the theme of twins in her shotgun-wedding stories and, a few times, including this book, the heroine has been pregnant with triplets.
As is often the case in LG novels, Flora has a cute, terrier-mix, rescue mutt. However, unlike most other books by LG, this little dog is not given a striking personality that causes him to be an adorable, humorous scene stealer.
Overall this is a pleasant, undemanding read. Angelo is an interesting combination of dominant, hard-nosed, Alpha hero and nurturing, "cinnamon roll" hero. The cinnamon roll traits are on display in the way that he is extremely supportive during Flora's difficult pregnancy.
Flora and Angelo connect in Amsterdam after the untimely death in a car accident of her younger sister and his younger brother. Flora had previously only met Angelo once, at the wedding of their siblings two years before. At that time he had been coldly distant toward both her and her sister. Flora is shocked to learn that hardened bachelor Angelo is as strongly determined to adopt their 18-month-old niece as she is, and a custody battle seems imminent.
There are several features of this LG romance that are not typical for her:
Flora, at 5'11", is one of only two or three LG heroines who is not between 4'10" and 5'2".
This is the only LG novel I can think of in which the hero has blue eyes rather than golden-brown eyes.
This is the only romance LG has written with a Dutch hero, and it is set in the Netherlands. However, in order to justify the tan complexion that all of LG's heroes have, Angelo's deceased mother was a tan-complexioned Spaniard.
Other than those elements, this novel offers many popular romance tropes that are typical aspects of most of LG's romances:
Flora was a virgin until she has sex with Angelo, and she gets pregnant that very first time.
Angelo is a gorgeous billionaire who is over 6 foot tall with a ripped physique. He has had many doting lovers in the past, most of them stunning, international models.
The two main romantic conflicts on Angelo's side are that he wrongly assumes Flora is a golddigger and is convinced that he is unable to feel romantic love for anyone.
LG has frequently employed the theme of twins in her shotgun-wedding stories and, a few times, including this book, the heroine has been pregnant with triplets.
As is often the case in LG novels, Flora has a cute, terrier-mix, rescue mutt. However, unlike most other books by LG, this little dog is not given a striking personality that causes him to be an adorable, humorous scene stealer.
Overall this is a pleasant, undemanding read. Angelo is an interesting combination of dominant, hard-nosed, Alpha hero and nurturing, "cinnamon roll" hero. The cinnamon roll traits are on display in the way that he is extremely supportive during Flora's difficult pregnancy.
July 10, 2013
all I have to say is stupid stupid stupid.
too much drama, too much the I don't trust you thing and the "wow they really were like that? I didn't know! but now that I think about it....well, maybe I should have"
really, I read quite a few by Lynne Graham and I can say it's the worst (and I do like her books as they are nice to read usually).
well, to each his own pleasure...right?
too much drama, too much the I don't trust you thing and the "wow they really were like that? I didn't know! but now that I think about it....well, maybe I should have"
really, I read quite a few by Lynne Graham and I can say it's the worst (and I do like her books as they are nice to read usually).
well, to each his own pleasure...right?
September 26, 2011
Pretty ho-hum, this plot has been done a bajillion times and this story didn't add anything new (the triplet angle didn't really affect the story). I like Lynne Graham in general, but the emotion wasn't there in this one.
July 1, 2020
Really liked this one. It was better the 2nd time. I forgot about the triplets. Ms Graham once again excells at story telling.
March 15, 2016
Cute ending. Liked heroine at least she stood up for herself.
September 8, 2023
I didn't like it. I wasn't a fan of how resistant to being faithful the hero was. He couldn't even agree to be faithful for whatever duration he would be sleeping with heroine. He wasn't sleeping with other women and turns out he wasn't interested in sleeping with other women after being with heroine.
My issue is that he thought nothing was wrong with sleeping with multiple women during same time period. That he didn't care about what heroine wanted and he only cared about himself. That even with 3 babies on the way he couldn't even give her an assurance that he would be faithful to her while they were sleeping together.
I liked that the heroine stood firm and wouldn't budge on the fidelity issue. I liked that she was independent and didn't want to rely on a man. She was a little to combative at times, but overall I liked how she didn't give into what he wanted just because she was so attracted to him.
I think that they would have still ended up together if heroine hadn't been pregnant, just not as soon. They still would have had to see each other periodically because of the niece, plus hero had difficulty staying away from heroine. P.
My issue is that he thought nothing was wrong with sleeping with multiple women during same time period. That he didn't care about what heroine wanted and he only cared about himself. That even with 3 babies on the way he couldn't even give her an assurance that he would be faithful to her while they were sleeping together.
I liked that the heroine stood firm and wouldn't budge on the fidelity issue. I liked that she was independent and didn't want to rely on a man. She was a little to combative at times, but overall I liked how she didn't give into what he wanted just because she was so attracted to him.
I think that they would have still ended up together if heroine hadn't been pregnant, just not as soon. They still would have had to see each other periodically because of the niece, plus hero had difficulty staying away from heroine. P.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 9, 2023
This book was horrible. There was no chemistry between the characters (if there was, the writer failed to describe it). The dialogue absolutely sucked and everything was surface level without baby depth. I have read a very good book by this author (Angel if Darkness) so I had really high expectations. The heroine was prickly for no reason (she liked arguing for the sake of arguing) and the the hero had no personality. Both characters were generic and unlikable. The plot was non existent. The only saving grace was the novelty of a triplet pregnancy trope.
August 23, 2024
Florals Defiance
When her sister and brother in law died the only thing that kept her sane was her niece. She now had to protect her from her uncle. He did not want her around his niece. For example he was told she was a money grubber. But lies were told. When the one night together ends up with her becoming pregnant with triplets he goes into alpha male mode to get her in his house. Will they be able to get answers to the lies told? Will they be allowed to grow together or will outside people keep them apart?
When her sister and brother in law died the only thing that kept her sane was her niece. She now had to protect her from her uncle. He did not want her around his niece. For example he was told she was a money grubber. But lies were told. When the one night together ends up with her becoming pregnant with triplets he goes into alpha male mode to get her in his house. Will they be able to get answers to the lies told? Will they be allowed to grow together or will outside people keep them apart?
March 4, 2023
While attending the funeral service of her sister and her brother-in-law, the h feels her nipples tighten because she sees the H looking at her. What a tacky moment to get h*rny for a guy.
Anyway, the day after the funeral she sleeps with him and she immediately gets pregnant with triplets/quadruplets/whatever. 😴
Anyway, the day after the funeral she sleeps with him and she immediately gets pregnant with triplets/quadruplets/whatever. 😴
April 2, 2019
I should know better by now than to buy a HP just because it’s part of a sub series titled “Secretly Pregnant, Conveniently Wed.” And yet. All things considered, I’d rather Betty Neels’ Amsterdam...and I never thought I’d say that.
July 24, 2019
El desafío de una mujer
La historia está muy bien ,interesante aunque el final lo encontré muy precipitado tanto que le quito parte del encanto a la historia ,lo que me decepcionó bastante.😥
La historia está muy bien ,interesante aunque el final lo encontré muy precipitado tanto que le quito parte del encanto a la historia ,lo que me decepcionó bastante.😥
August 1, 2019
First book I have ever read where they have triplets. Only downer was - were they identical? Can you imagine their story in years to come....................I can.
March 7, 2021
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May 5, 2021
Decent read but incredibly stupid plot. Liked the characters OK.
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