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Not For Sale
Lucas Vieira needs a translator to seal a high-profile business deal, and also a woman to pose as his girlfriend to fend off a colleague's overeager wife—so why not kill two birds with one stone?
Linguist Caroline Hamilton jumps at the chance to earn some decent money. But when she meets her client, she realizes she may be out of her league. The powerful Brazilian seems to be interested in more than just her brains….
Is the price of this passion too high?
Linguist Caroline Hamilton jumps at the chance to earn some decent money. But when she meets her client, she realizes she may be out of her league. The powerful Brazilian seems to be interested in more than just her brains….
Is the price of this passion too high?
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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Sandra Marton
675 books541 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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May 26, 2017
Brazilian Billionaire Lucas Vieira and Caroline Hamilton first meet on an arranged business date. (Lucas needs a date who speaks Russian and a pretend girlfriend…the Russian man Lucas is doing business with has a wife who has the hots for Lucas and he wants to put her off.) Later on, through a mix-up, Lucas mistakenly thinks Caroline is a prostitute.
After someone breaks into Caroline’s apartment Lucas brings Caroline, and her cat Oliver, to stay at his lavish penthouse. Lucas and Caroline start spending time together, going to his beach house in the Hamptons... Lucas is tossed between believing Caroline is a call girl/prostitute, or is she?? This misunderstanding eventually breaks them up. Could Lucas have judged Caroline wrong?
This was such an enjoyable read...sweet, sexy. I really liked Caroline and her bedraggled and tattered cat Oliver. Some of my favorite parts in the book were the hero’s interactions with the cat! Caroline was a feisty, independent, and caring heroine. Sometimes I really liked Lucas, sometimes he got on my nerves, mistrusting Caroline, suspecting that she was something she wasn’t. But everything turned out well in the end!
Another wonderful read by Sandra Marton.
After someone breaks into Caroline’s apartment Lucas brings Caroline, and her cat Oliver, to stay at his lavish penthouse. Lucas and Caroline start spending time together, going to his beach house in the Hamptons... Lucas is tossed between believing Caroline is a call girl/prostitute, or is she?? This misunderstanding eventually breaks them up. Could Lucas have judged Caroline wrong?
This was such an enjoyable read...sweet, sexy. I really liked Caroline and her bedraggled and tattered cat Oliver. Some of my favorite parts in the book were the hero’s interactions with the cat! Caroline was a feisty, independent, and caring heroine. Sometimes I really liked Lucas, sometimes he got on my nerves, mistrusting Caroline, suspecting that she was something she wasn’t. But everything turned out well in the end!
Another wonderful read by Sandra Marton.
February 17, 2017
Cassiopeia
★★★★ ½ ! Up from the Brazilian slums, billionaire Lucas Vieira not only needs a translator, but someone to keep a businessman’s wife at a distance; translator, Caroline Hamilton, fits both roles perfectly. Only, due to a set-up by one of his slimy mangers, and a switch at the last minute by two graduate students (with completely different motives), Lucas thinks our heroine’s name is Dani Sinclair. Then later, more than just mildly disgruntled, Lucas comes to the conclusion she’s a call girl. Perfectly reasonable, all things considered (IMHO).
The first part of this book had me giggling with glee at the back of my throat; I do that when the dialogue if fresh, the set-up is delicious, and the actions of the heroine unexpected. I love that the talented Ms. Marton can make me smile over minor characters, such as Lucas’s hapless temporary personal assistant (who keeps reminding him of her name and makes "oily" coffee), or his poker-faced housekeeper. As far as the H/h, there are several attempts by one or the other to clear things up or come to some sort of “closure”. In addition, they both have “mommy issues” – he doesn’t want someone like his, who abandoned him to the hard streets of Rio, and she doesn’t want to end up like hers, hopelessly waiting in vain for Prince Charming.
Add in an attempted robbery, a stray cat, and argument over whether or not a constellation was Cassiopeia, two people who are meant to be together trying to sort out their feelings, an indecent proposal followed by declarations of hate and an abrupt departure, and there you have it... Oh, and Oliver, “The Cat from Hell”, did I mention him?
★★★★ ½ ! Up from the Brazilian slums, billionaire Lucas Vieira not only needs a translator, but someone to keep a businessman’s wife at a distance; translator, Caroline Hamilton, fits both roles perfectly. Only, due to a set-up by one of his slimy mangers, and a switch at the last minute by two graduate students (with completely different motives), Lucas thinks our heroine’s name is Dani Sinclair. Then later, more than just mildly disgruntled, Lucas comes to the conclusion she’s a call girl. Perfectly reasonable, all things considered (IMHO).
The first part of this book had me giggling with glee at the back of my throat; I do that when the dialogue if fresh, the set-up is delicious, and the actions of the heroine unexpected. I love that the talented Ms. Marton can make me smile over minor characters, such as Lucas’s hapless temporary personal assistant (who keeps reminding him of her name and makes "oily" coffee), or his poker-faced housekeeper. As far as the H/h, there are several attempts by one or the other to clear things up or come to some sort of “closure”. In addition, they both have “mommy issues” – he doesn’t want someone like his, who abandoned him to the hard streets of Rio, and she doesn’t want to end up like hers, hopelessly waiting in vain for Prince Charming.
Add in an attempted robbery, a stray cat, and argument over whether or not a constellation was Cassiopeia, two people who are meant to be together trying to sort out their feelings, an indecent proposal followed by declarations of hate and an abrupt departure, and there you have it... Oh, and Oliver, “The Cat from Hell”, did I mention him?
“Bite me,” he said, “and you’ll never see a bowl of Daintee Deelites again.”There were a few small missteps, not so much in what happens as in the shift in tone or pacing; but still, this one really worked for me. Mostly because I loved Lucas, who doesn’t understand his developing feelings for a prostitute, and Caroline, who doesn’t know what he wants from her. You know that feeling when tears built up behind your eyes, but you don’t quite let them loose? But, then you keep reading… Yeah, this one is like that! **sniffle** I was more than delighted to see these two (three?) have their sweet HEA.
The cat made a small, questioning sound. Carefully, in what looked like slow motion, it leaned forward and pressed its battered head, face first, into Lucas’s palm.
This was not fair.
Lucas was not a cat person.
The cat was not a Lucas-person.
Over the last week, they’d developed a gentleman’s understanding. Lucas had tolerated the cat’s presence. The cat had tolerated his. Caroline had been their go-between and yes, she was gone but the cat still had food, water and shelter.
What more could a street cat possibly want?
May 22, 2016
A great newer HP and my favorite one of Marton's, this really hit the spot. Hot sex and lots of it, which does a good job of showing Lucas falling for Caroline despite what he believes she is. Surprisingly the majority of the story seems to be from his POV, unusual for HP, and it's well written and credibly male. In his mind he insists she's only a mistress while he worries when he can't reach her, he reminds himself he doesn't like living with a woman underfoot while he rushes to fix her breakfast, he says he's not a cat person then feeds and talks to her cat. Poor guy fights a losing fight until his suspicions all blow up and he loses Caroline, seemingly for good. Excellent angst here on both their parts (heck on all 3 parts including the cat's), but especially on Lucas' part.
"I know. She's gone. And you miss her."
He swallowed hard. Stroked his big hand over the cat's beat-up ears.
"Damnit," he whispered, "so do I."
Oliver offered another plaintive little meow, raised his head and rubbed it against Lucas' jaw.
Lucas closed his eyes. He felt moisture on his cheeks, tasted salt on his lips.
Did cats cry?
They must, for surely these tears could not be his.
PS. Caroline was not a virgin as that couldn't work for this plot, but it's made clear she had sex only once before and (of course) didn't enjoy it. Good ol' HP!
"I know. She's gone. And you miss her."
He swallowed hard. Stroked his big hand over the cat's beat-up ears.
"Damnit," he whispered, "so do I."
Oliver offered another plaintive little meow, raised his head and rubbed it against Lucas' jaw.
Lucas closed his eyes. He felt moisture on his cheeks, tasted salt on his lips.
Did cats cry?
They must, for surely these tears could not be his.
PS. Caroline was not a virgin as that couldn't work for this plot, but it's made clear she had sex only once before and (of course) didn't enjoy it. Good ol' HP!
December 29, 2011
You can tell this is a modern Harlequin Presents because the hero actually has a reason for thinking the heroine is a prostitute. And it was kind of cool for awhile, because he concluded that, like him, she had done whatever it took to survive and decided to live with it. It was a bit of a letdown when he went all judgmental towards the end. Still a very passionate and enjoyable read.
November 8, 2016
A misunderstanding story that begins with a one-night stand and continues on as the besotted billionaire hero rescues the translator heroine, her cat, and her fern from her unsafe apartment and installs her in his NY penthouse apartment. The heroine is blissfully ignorant of the crazy ideas the hero keeps coming up with in his own mind - first, his justification for falling for a "prostitute" heroine (that's the big misunderstanding) then his scheming to set her up in her own apartment even though he likes having her in his penthouse, and finally his last ditch efforts to win her over and keep her with him forever.
This billionaire was surrounded by amoral people - which explains why he was so suspicious of the heroine (and everyone, really). His backstory was a little out there - abandoned child from the slums of Rio to NJ foster care system and billionaire by 30 - right. But the author showed us his very busy mind and thought processes, so if he was as maniacal about money as he was about the heroine, well, I can see why he was so successful. His spirit animal was the feral cat the heroine adopted.
The heroine was a sweet Lynne Graham-type heroine - the perfect fit for this type A hero.
This billionaire was surrounded by amoral people - which explains why he was so suspicious of the heroine (and everyone, really). His backstory was a little out there - abandoned child from the slums of Rio to NJ foster care system and billionaire by 30 - right. But the author showed us his very busy mind and thought processes, so if he was as maniacal about money as he was about the heroine, well, I can see why he was so successful. His spirit animal was the feral cat the heroine adopted.
The heroine was a sweet Lynne Graham-type heroine - the perfect fit for this type A hero.
April 8, 2015
I have read quite a few books by this author and have really liked them.
This is one of hers that I more than liked and the second time I have read Not for Sale. Just as enjoyable as the first time!!!
Misunderstanding!!!! Huge one!!!
Lucas Viera, ruthless Brazilian millionaire needs a Russian translator to pose as his girlfriend so he can close a multi-million dollar deal.
Caroline Hamilton takes the place of the person Lucas had hired…..and what happens next is so hilarious!!!
Lucas believes Caroline to be a call-girl…that’s right!!!! A prostitute!!!! So can a guy like him feel attracted to that kind of woman….even if she’s beautiful and speaks beautiful Russian!!!!
When Caroline disappears after the successful business evening….well, he can’t get her out of his head….so he goes on a hunt to find her!!!
This is a sweet and sexy read and just loved their journey to finding their HEA!!!!
A definite keep!!!!
This is one of hers that I more than liked and the second time I have read Not for Sale. Just as enjoyable as the first time!!!
Misunderstanding!!!! Huge one!!!
Lucas Viera, ruthless Brazilian millionaire needs a Russian translator to pose as his girlfriend so he can close a multi-million dollar deal.
Caroline Hamilton takes the place of the person Lucas had hired…..and what happens next is so hilarious!!!
Lucas believes Caroline to be a call-girl…that’s right!!!! A prostitute!!!! So can a guy like him feel attracted to that kind of woman….even if she’s beautiful and speaks beautiful Russian!!!!
When Caroline disappears after the successful business evening….well, he can’t get her out of his head….so he goes on a hunt to find her!!!
This is a sweet and sexy read and just loved their journey to finding their HEA!!!!
A definite keep!!!!
October 8, 2021
Four furry stars for Oliver the cat!
I laughed as I haven’t in ages! The big, bony, bedraggled and ferocious stray cat who loved his human, Caroline and hates the hero and is obviously very jealous of him reminded me of one of my cat, a stray I saved from death in the middle of the road, a car about to smash his 3 weeks old self, that I stopped throwing myself like a madwoman in the middle of the road and that, after 7 years, still hisses and scratches everyone, included me. But I love him like crazy, because this is the way with cats.
So, very cute and romantic love story, the hero is a billionaire womanizer who doesn’t do love, the heroine is a student who for one night accepts a job as a translator from one of her co-students, without knowing she is also an escort. The hero thinks she’s an escort too and is very angry because he didn’t know and they spent a wonderful night together.
Then he decides to tell her what he thinks of her but when he arrives at her place nothing is as he expected, and he takes her to his suite, cat and all.
In a week’s time he’s truly and hopelessly in love with her and she with him, but a BM threatens to divide them forever.
He behaves like a jerk and she leaves him, but eventually he comes to his senses and apologizes and declares his love.
The hero is not a bad guy, he thought she was an escort because the woman who was to be his date was actually an escort but the heroine thought she was a student like her and so he was justified in his belief. He was neither cruel nor nasty, and he eventually realized without further proofs that she couldn’t be an escort and that he was mistaken.
I appreciated this fact, he gradually comes to know her and appreciates her and understands how she really is, and it was really tender and sweet.
He is not an alpha man, he has so many insecurities behind his mask of powerful businessman but he’s really cute, especially when eventually he and Oliver become friends, two lonely and scared beings looking for comfort in one another’s arms.
Cute, romantic and beautiful love story, low angst, high fun level.
Pity the end was too rushed and abrupt.
(How many times did I use the word cute??? But this book is just what I needed after too many dysfunctional stories of abuse that did not even spare children…)
I laughed as I haven’t in ages! The big, bony, bedraggled and ferocious stray cat who loved his human, Caroline and hates the hero and is obviously very jealous of him reminded me of one of my cat, a stray I saved from death in the middle of the road, a car about to smash his 3 weeks old self, that I stopped throwing myself like a madwoman in the middle of the road and that, after 7 years, still hisses and scratches everyone, included me. But I love him like crazy, because this is the way with cats.
So, very cute and romantic love story, the hero is a billionaire womanizer who doesn’t do love, the heroine is a student who for one night accepts a job as a translator from one of her co-students, without knowing she is also an escort. The hero thinks she’s an escort too and is very angry because he didn’t know and they spent a wonderful night together.
Then he decides to tell her what he thinks of her but when he arrives at her place nothing is as he expected, and he takes her to his suite, cat and all.
In a week’s time he’s truly and hopelessly in love with her and she with him, but a BM threatens to divide them forever.
He behaves like a jerk and she leaves him, but eventually he comes to his senses and apologizes and declares his love.
The hero is not a bad guy, he thought she was an escort because the woman who was to be his date was actually an escort but the heroine thought she was a student like her and so he was justified in his belief. He was neither cruel nor nasty, and he eventually realized without further proofs that she couldn’t be an escort and that he was mistaken.
I appreciated this fact, he gradually comes to know her and appreciates her and understands how she really is, and it was really tender and sweet.
He is not an alpha man, he has so many insecurities behind his mask of powerful businessman but he’s really cute, especially when eventually he and Oliver become friends, two lonely and scared beings looking for comfort in one another’s arms.
Cute, romantic and beautiful love story, low angst, high fun level.
Pity the end was too rushed and abrupt.
(How many times did I use the word cute??? But this book is just what I needed after too many dysfunctional stories of abuse that did not even spare children…)
June 10, 2016
I just did not buy the HEA.
The hero takes a huge leap of bad faith regarding the heroine who is actually very sweet. He doesn't jump to a conclusion once, but several times. However, there are a couple of times when he gets a little goofy over the heroine and his reaction to her that are partially redeeming. Granted, given his past he has much to be suspicious about, but enough is enough.
Those few time and the h herself elevated it to a three star barely. With a little work on the dynamics and the h, this could me much better.
PLOT: Upon re-reading this I realized I should add a plot description. Lucas, a poor little rich tycoon, was abandoned as a child and has trust issues with... everybody. Caroline is a poor student studying Russian. She has abandonment and trust issues resulting from a needy mother who went from man to man. Luke needs a Russian translator to stand in as his mistress, not girlfriend but mistress, so he can do business with a Russian tycoon hitched to a cougar with the hots for Lucas and I suspect anyone who is not her Russian tycoon. A skeevy employee overhears Lucas' need for a translator/mistress and sets him up with Dani, a $10,000 Russian translating hooker. She in turn farms out the job to Caroline for $500 which is just so cheap and tacky. Insta-lust and two sexual encounters later, Lucas thinks Caroline is Dani, the $10,000 Russian translating hooker despite the fact she lives in a slum. Whew. This is where the leaping to bad faith begins in bounds.
Lucas is head over heels for Caroline but struggles with the fact he knows she essentially is a high class hooker.
Upon a second look, maybe there will be an HEA.
The hero takes a huge leap of bad faith regarding the heroine who is actually very sweet. He doesn't jump to a conclusion once, but several times. However, there are a couple of times when he gets a little goofy over the heroine and his reaction to her that are partially redeeming. Granted, given his past he has much to be suspicious about, but enough is enough.
Those few time and the h herself elevated it to a three star barely. With a little work on the dynamics and the h, this could me much better.
PLOT: Upon re-reading this I realized I should add a plot description. Lucas, a poor little rich tycoon, was abandoned as a child and has trust issues with... everybody. Caroline is a poor student studying Russian. She has abandonment and trust issues resulting from a needy mother who went from man to man. Luke needs a Russian translator to stand in as his mistress, not girlfriend but mistress, so he can do business with a Russian tycoon hitched to a cougar with the hots for Lucas and I suspect anyone who is not her Russian tycoon. A skeevy employee overhears Lucas' need for a translator/mistress and sets him up with Dani, a $10,000 Russian translating hooker. She in turn farms out the job to Caroline for $500 which is just so cheap and tacky. Insta-lust and two sexual encounters later, Lucas thinks Caroline is Dani, the $10,000 Russian translating hooker despite the fact she lives in a slum. Whew. This is where the leaping to bad faith begins in bounds.
Lucas is head over heels for Caroline but struggles with the fact he knows she essentially is a high class hooker.
Upon a second look, maybe there will be an HEA.
November 9, 2016
Oliver RULES! :)
May 11, 2014
I liked this. Honestly I mostly picked it up because my husband has the same last name. A lot of Portuguese settled in Hawaii where my father in law is from.. I think it's a fairly common surname. Anyway it was a sweet read with likeable characters. The misunderstanding was understandable and quite comical at times. Loved the cat. Great for a light read with a bit of angst at the end.
April 11, 2012
Very nice story of a man who mistakenly believes a woman is a call girl. He had a reason for his belief but he did not treat her poorly. So that was different on both counts. A very sweet story and I loved both the hero and the heroine.
March 29, 2019
The skinny, writhing denizen of hell landed on his chest and inserted all its claws into his suit jacket. Lucas looked at the cat. The cat looked at him. A demonic sound vibrated in its throat.
LMAO Oliver!
"Not for Sale" is the story of Caroline and Lucas..and her cat Oliver.
Lucas is a cynical billionaire with a tragic rags to riches past. He is obsessed with success, and does not let anything get in way. He dumps his mistress/ translator before a big deal, needs a replacement, and on suggestion of an employee hires a professional named Dani. When she shows up, she vastly differs from her said description. He wants her to pretend to be his mistress, she disagrees. They have reluctant but passionate kisses, and later have a sexy one night stand. Morning after, "Dani" runs away. But the reality is altogether different.
Dani is an escort who was busy, so she hired Caroline, the broke college student studying languages to replace her. Caroline has no idea that Lucas would be so sexy, and does give into his ardor.
But when Lucas realizes the deception, he is pissed. He still cannot forget Caroline or her hot bod, and tracks her down, only to rescue her from a break in. He coerces her to stay with him, while she insists the arrangement would be only temporary. They move in together, only for Lucas to continue being jealous of her "escort" past. But as jealousy forces him to make a lethal mistake, Caroline might not be easily forgiving as he expected.
Two scarred individuals embark on a sexual relationship in this book, where the moody alley cat Oliver is definitely the highlight. The hero was cynical and judgmental, the heroine scarred and naive, their passion was consuming and the angst was moderate. He was suspicious and annoying, but every tense moment was broken by the “Mrrorw” of Oliver demanding things, which definitely made me laugh out at very stressful paragraphs. The scenes of bonding between the cat and the H- amazing.
ONLY FOR YOU OLIVER, I grant this book 3.5 stars. One of the best book cats ever! The story was average at the best, the cat was adorable!
Safe
3.5/5
LMAO Oliver!
"Not for Sale" is the story of Caroline and Lucas..and her cat Oliver.
Lucas is a cynical billionaire with a tragic rags to riches past. He is obsessed with success, and does not let anything get in way. He dumps his mistress/ translator before a big deal, needs a replacement, and on suggestion of an employee hires a professional named Dani. When she shows up, she vastly differs from her said description. He wants her to pretend to be his mistress, she disagrees. They have reluctant but passionate kisses, and later have a sexy one night stand. Morning after, "Dani" runs away. But the reality is altogether different.
Dani is an escort who was busy, so she hired Caroline, the broke college student studying languages to replace her. Caroline has no idea that Lucas would be so sexy, and does give into his ardor.
But when Lucas realizes the deception, he is pissed. He still cannot forget Caroline or her hot bod, and tracks her down, only to rescue her from a break in. He coerces her to stay with him, while she insists the arrangement would be only temporary. They move in together, only for Lucas to continue being jealous of her "escort" past. But as jealousy forces him to make a lethal mistake, Caroline might not be easily forgiving as he expected.
Two scarred individuals embark on a sexual relationship in this book, where the moody alley cat Oliver is definitely the highlight. The hero was cynical and judgmental, the heroine scarred and naive, their passion was consuming and the angst was moderate. He was suspicious and annoying, but every tense moment was broken by the “Mrrorw” of Oliver demanding things, which definitely made me laugh out at very stressful paragraphs. The scenes of bonding between the cat and the H- amazing.
ONLY FOR YOU OLIVER, I grant this book 3.5 stars. One of the best book cats ever! The story was average at the best, the cat was adorable!
Safe
3.5/5
January 20, 2011
Basically the conundrum that faces all but the end of “Not for Sale” is whether or not the object of H’s lust, sells herself along side selling her Russian translating skills. The H is a Brazilian uber-tycoon who has an important business dinner with a Russian tycoon and his wife, a plastyque hussy who wants the H. As the book opens the H has broken up with his Finnish model mistress and consequently needs to find a date for the night, who can both translate Russian for him, and be attractive enough to pose as his mistress.
Enter the h. Russian master’s student by day, greasy spoon waitress by night.
All would have been well between the H/h, except that there is some confusion about whether or not the h is actually a student/escort instead of the student/waitress she claims to be. And quite predictably, the H has issues with love, commitment, women and relationships because of a traumatic, impoverished childhood where numerous adults abandoned him.
For me the big let down in the book was that I actually preferred the student/escort to the student/waitress. The escort was feisty and manipulative and I thought she would compliment the H who is a bit of a tool and doesn’t like to share his or Mother Nature’s toys. I thought Sandra Marton was going to deviate from the current HP oeuvre with this h. So I was imaginably disappointed when the actual h was introduced. She was nice but the most interesting thing about her is her cat.
Enter the h. Russian master’s student by day, greasy spoon waitress by night.
All would have been well between the H/h, except that there is some confusion about whether or not the h is actually a student/escort instead of the student/waitress she claims to be. And quite predictably, the H has issues with love, commitment, women and relationships because of a traumatic, impoverished childhood where numerous adults abandoned him.
For me the big let down in the book was that I actually preferred the student/escort to the student/waitress. The escort was feisty and manipulative and I thought she would compliment the H who is a bit of a tool and doesn’t like to share his or Mother Nature’s toys. I thought Sandra Marton was going to deviate from the current HP oeuvre with this h. So I was imaginably disappointed when the actual h was introduced. She was nice but the most interesting thing about her is her cat.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 24, 2012
Wow. Really great book. I think this is one of her better books.
October 29, 2015
Sweet story with a good main couple. Great chemistry!
April 13, 2017
Sooooo many references to edges of the universe and flying into stars. :P
And sooooo many freaking misunderstandings on Lucas's part - seriously man! You really let your past colour your present, to the point that you accused the one good thing in your life for being something she's not. Urgh. That was honestly painful to read.
And the grovel wasn't all that great.
Except that the revelation that Caroline loved him was: Your Caroline. And how Caroline wanted to say that she loved Oliver but ended up saying that she loved Lucas was beautiful.
But I still wanted to kick Lucas's arse.
So it was good, but not completely awesome.
And sooooo many freaking misunderstandings on Lucas's part - seriously man! You really let your past colour your present, to the point that you accused the one good thing in your life for being something she's not. Urgh. That was honestly painful to read.
And the grovel wasn't all that great.
Except that the revelation that Caroline loved him was: Your Caroline. And how Caroline wanted to say that she loved Oliver but ended up saying that she loved Lucas was beautiful.
But I still wanted to kick Lucas's arse.
So it was good, but not completely awesome.
December 18, 2012
It was a cute and funny reading. The hero was very charming and the heroine was someone I could relate to but the ending was kind of abrupt in my opinion.
July 10, 2011
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Lucas Vieira is one tough,hard as nails, attractive, brilliant Brazilian and to top it all he is a self made millionaire all this at only age 33 ! He does not let anything stand in his way,he grew up without a father and was left on the street to fend for himself at the age of 7 by his no good worthless woman of ill-repute of a mother. He stole to survive and clawed his way to the top of the ladder to ensure he would never want for anything again ,would never go to sleep hungry or have to eat scraps from a dumpster and sleep on the streets. After going from one foster home to the next he takes off at the age of 18 and fights to learn anything he can and makes a multimillion dollar empire - a rising star at the age of 33 years. He keeps to himself and does not believe in being in the spotlight but prefers to keep his life private.
But his perfect life comes to a abrupt halt when he has a major business deal with a Russian tycoon who does not believe in using only mere translators do assist when it comes to business deals. Instead the Russian tycoon believes that business mixed with pleasure is the way to go, however his wife is unbeknownst to her husband trying to get Lucas into bed! Lucas thinks he has it covered as his current mistress speaks flaunt Russian and is all over him thus providing with the perfect "interception" between him and the Russian tycoon and his wife.
But suddenly Lucas's mistress decides that what she and he has is not enough for her anymore and up and leaves ,out of his life! Now Lucas as two options cancel the biggest deal of his business career or take up the offer of one of his employees Jack Gordan. Jack sees a quick way to make some cash off his billionaire boss and suggests he hires a friend (Dani Sinclaire) of his for the night. However what Lucas does not know is that Dani is actually not only a translator but also a personal escort who makes money off some of the richest men around.
Lucas sees no other way out and decides to take Jack Gordan up on the deal. Jack then seeing his way clear to make the much sought after cash getaway gets in touch with Dani. Dani grabs the business opportunity with both hands but because she has another deal to pull of she hatches the perfect plan and decides to call a fellow translator classmate Caroline Hamilton.
Caroline is a strong independent woman who works hard for what she has, a rat infested flat with poor security, a fridge that is falling apart and a few scraps of clothing she lives everyday to the fullest working as a waitress and gets by as best she can. So when Dani tells her she pay her to pretend to be the powerful rich Lucas Vieira's date and translator for the night she figures it is a good idea as any other as it would definitely help with the rent money next month! The only catch is that she needs to pretend to be Dani Sinclair for the night and dress to kill, so she borrows a dress from Dani (a very sexy black little number) and meets Lucas and the Russians for the evening.
All progresses relatively well over the span of the evening except for Caroline's steady uneasiness of whenever Lucas touches or look at her. By the end of the evening both are unable to resist each other and end up having a very pleasurable evening in bed ! But the next morning Caroline is gone and Lucas's head is reeling with mixed emotions of should he go after her or just leave it and move on with his life. He decides to go after her, of course he thinks she is Dani Sinclair so he ends up at Dani's address ,but with a small twist of fate he finds Caroline there collecting the money Dani promised her. He immediately jumps to conclusion and walks out on Dani and Carolyn with one heck of a parting shot !
Weeks go by that Lucas no matter how hard he tries just cannot get Carolyn out of his head and tracks her down, discovering her in a state of server upset after a break in. He demands and she go with him to his home immediately and even threatens to tell the supervisor he is her fiancee is she does not agree to go with him. Being in a state of upset and with recently quitting her waitress job from hell Caroline decides to pack what she needs and goes with Lucas.
But while "living" together Lucas develops strong feelings of protection,as he comes to learn she also had a troubling childhood of sorts,but still he has the underlining mixed feelings of the profession she has chosen to make her living as he still believes her to be a escort and not a waitress. Time goes on and very soon a misunderstanding leads to a break-up with almost irreparable consequences.
Sandra Marton weaves a true tale of magical love in this one of the most captivating stories of love,passion and intrigue. She opens up a whole new world of love that we only believe exists in fairy tales. And proves that no matter the background of your live and no matter how troublesome your past is all can be overcome.Sandra Marton truly creates the most memorable characters and the gorgeous sexy men of any nationality stays with you for a long time and is guaranteed to raise any woman's blood pressure! She has a passionate style of writing with a valuable life lesson to learn from each book she shares with the world!
I give Not For Sale a five star rating and will advise anyone who has not yet discovered Sandra's gorgeous stories of sexy super rich brilliant international hotshots at try!
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Lucas Vieira is one tough,hard as nails, attractive, brilliant Brazilian and to top it all he is a self made millionaire all this at only age 33 ! He does not let anything stand in his way,he grew up without a father and was left on the street to fend for himself at the age of 7 by his no good worthless woman of ill-repute of a mother. He stole to survive and clawed his way to the top of the ladder to ensure he would never want for anything again ,would never go to sleep hungry or have to eat scraps from a dumpster and sleep on the streets. After going from one foster home to the next he takes off at the age of 18 and fights to learn anything he can and makes a multimillion dollar empire - a rising star at the age of 33 years. He keeps to himself and does not believe in being in the spotlight but prefers to keep his life private.
But his perfect life comes to a abrupt halt when he has a major business deal with a Russian tycoon who does not believe in using only mere translators do assist when it comes to business deals. Instead the Russian tycoon believes that business mixed with pleasure is the way to go, however his wife is unbeknownst to her husband trying to get Lucas into bed! Lucas thinks he has it covered as his current mistress speaks flaunt Russian and is all over him thus providing with the perfect "interception" between him and the Russian tycoon and his wife.
But suddenly Lucas's mistress decides that what she and he has is not enough for her anymore and up and leaves ,out of his life! Now Lucas as two options cancel the biggest deal of his business career or take up the offer of one of his employees Jack Gordan. Jack sees a quick way to make some cash off his billionaire boss and suggests he hires a friend (Dani Sinclaire) of his for the night. However what Lucas does not know is that Dani is actually not only a translator but also a personal escort who makes money off some of the richest men around.
Lucas sees no other way out and decides to take Jack Gordan up on the deal. Jack then seeing his way clear to make the much sought after cash getaway gets in touch with Dani. Dani grabs the business opportunity with both hands but because she has another deal to pull of she hatches the perfect plan and decides to call a fellow translator classmate Caroline Hamilton.
Caroline is a strong independent woman who works hard for what she has, a rat infested flat with poor security, a fridge that is falling apart and a few scraps of clothing she lives everyday to the fullest working as a waitress and gets by as best she can. So when Dani tells her she pay her to pretend to be the powerful rich Lucas Vieira's date and translator for the night she figures it is a good idea as any other as it would definitely help with the rent money next month! The only catch is that she needs to pretend to be Dani Sinclair for the night and dress to kill, so she borrows a dress from Dani (a very sexy black little number) and meets Lucas and the Russians for the evening.
All progresses relatively well over the span of the evening except for Caroline's steady uneasiness of whenever Lucas touches or look at her. By the end of the evening both are unable to resist each other and end up having a very pleasurable evening in bed ! But the next morning Caroline is gone and Lucas's head is reeling with mixed emotions of should he go after her or just leave it and move on with his life. He decides to go after her, of course he thinks she is Dani Sinclair so he ends up at Dani's address ,but with a small twist of fate he finds Caroline there collecting the money Dani promised her. He immediately jumps to conclusion and walks out on Dani and Carolyn with one heck of a parting shot !
Weeks go by that Lucas no matter how hard he tries just cannot get Carolyn out of his head and tracks her down, discovering her in a state of server upset after a break in. He demands and she go with him to his home immediately and even threatens to tell the supervisor he is her fiancee is she does not agree to go with him. Being in a state of upset and with recently quitting her waitress job from hell Caroline decides to pack what she needs and goes with Lucas.
But while "living" together Lucas develops strong feelings of protection,as he comes to learn she also had a troubling childhood of sorts,but still he has the underlining mixed feelings of the profession she has chosen to make her living as he still believes her to be a escort and not a waitress. Time goes on and very soon a misunderstanding leads to a break-up with almost irreparable consequences.
Sandra Marton weaves a true tale of magical love in this one of the most captivating stories of love,passion and intrigue. She opens up a whole new world of love that we only believe exists in fairy tales. And proves that no matter the background of your live and no matter how troublesome your past is all can be overcome.Sandra Marton truly creates the most memorable characters and the gorgeous sexy men of any nationality stays with you for a long time and is guaranteed to raise any woman's blood pressure! She has a passionate style of writing with a valuable life lesson to learn from each book she shares with the world!
I give Not For Sale a five star rating and will advise anyone who has not yet discovered Sandra's gorgeous stories of sexy super rich brilliant international hotshots at try!
November 23, 2011
Okay, wow!
Sandra Marton is one of those HP authors I absolutely love reading, but I think she outdid herself this time. If it weren't for needing something to eat, I would have read it all the way through without stopping.
There's a heart-wrenching back story for the main characters which dictates how they behave toward each other. Both come from humble beginnings (Lucas's was dirt poor in Brazil) and have worked hard to improve their lives. Lucas, now stinking rich, has done a much better job than Caroline.
Right from the start, they're strongly attracted to each other and sleep together, but there's a horrible misunderstanding--Lucas ends up thinking Caroline is a prostitute, and he doesn't like it one bit.
This isn't one of those misunderstandings that can be cleared up with a simple conversation. They actually come close a couple of times, but the misunderstanding is so deeply ingrained, neither one comprehends what the other is saying. I can't even begin to explain the scene where he thought he had to pay to keep her. Ugh. My eyes were glued to the page. The pain they both felt was almost tangible.
I won't say any more except that as the story unfolds, we really get to see the two of them draw closer and fall in love. That was really sweet. There are some comical scenes with the cat (who hates Lucas at first and as all cats do, tries to take over his house), or like when Lucas forgets to pick up the cat litter in the store and had to go back. LOL. That was funny.
This is such a sweet, sensual love story! Once you start reading, you won't be disappointed.
Sandra Marton is one of those HP authors I absolutely love reading, but I think she outdid herself this time. If it weren't for needing something to eat, I would have read it all the way through without stopping.
There's a heart-wrenching back story for the main characters which dictates how they behave toward each other. Both come from humble beginnings (Lucas's was dirt poor in Brazil) and have worked hard to improve their lives. Lucas, now stinking rich, has done a much better job than Caroline.
Right from the start, they're strongly attracted to each other and sleep together, but there's a horrible misunderstanding--Lucas ends up thinking Caroline is a prostitute, and he doesn't like it one bit.
This isn't one of those misunderstandings that can be cleared up with a simple conversation. They actually come close a couple of times, but the misunderstanding is so deeply ingrained, neither one comprehends what the other is saying. I can't even begin to explain the scene where he thought he had to pay to keep her. Ugh. My eyes were glued to the page. The pain they both felt was almost tangible.
I won't say any more except that as the story unfolds, we really get to see the two of them draw closer and fall in love. That was really sweet. There are some comical scenes with the cat (who hates Lucas at first and as all cats do, tries to take over his house), or like when Lucas forgets to pick up the cat litter in the store and had to go back. LOL. That was funny.
This is such a sweet, sensual love story! Once you start reading, you won't be disappointed.
July 13, 2014
Surprisingly good.
Lucas Vieira, a self made millionaire, or is it billionaire anyway he's incredibly rich but he has a problem for a high-profile business meeting he needs a Russian translator but not just any translator one that can be convincing as his mistress, so convincing she can block the advances of Leonid Rostov's wife Ilana. Dani Sinclair is recommended to him by a college and although he's sceptical Lucas is desperate and has no other choice, so Lucas meets Dani, or so he thinks but Dani's double booked so palms this job off to a fellow language student Caroline Hamilton who's under instructions she's to be Dani for the night.
What follows is a wonderful tale of misunderstandings and romance plus a little humour, which I loved, I loved the two main characters and Oliver of course, so all in all a wonderful read.
Lucas Vieira, a self made millionaire, or is it billionaire anyway he's incredibly rich but he has a problem for a high-profile business meeting he needs a Russian translator but not just any translator one that can be convincing as his mistress, so convincing she can block the advances of Leonid Rostov's wife Ilana. Dani Sinclair is recommended to him by a college and although he's sceptical Lucas is desperate and has no other choice, so Lucas meets Dani, or so he thinks but Dani's double booked so palms this job off to a fellow language student Caroline Hamilton who's under instructions she's to be Dani for the night.
What follows is a wonderful tale of misunderstandings and romance plus a little humour, which I loved, I loved the two main characters and Oliver of course, so all in all a wonderful read.
February 17, 2015
Caroline needed money. She took a translating job from an acquaintance with one catch, she has to pretend she's the girlfriend of the person hiring her.
Lucas is a multi-billionaire. He needs a woman who can speak Russian to be his pretend girlfriend to hold off the advances of a business colleague's over zealous wife.
Lucas and Caroline meet and sparks fly but due to a misunderstanding, Lucas now thinks the worst of Caroline.
I loves Caroline's take no crap attitude. She is so good at telling Lucas off. But my favorite character is Oliver. He and Lucas and their "gentleman's agreement" to stay out of each other's way. Lucas shopping for Oliver's needs tickled the heck out of me.
This was a good book. Entertaining, easy and fast paced. And it had a heroine that saves abandoned animals and plants. Good read!!
Lucas is a multi-billionaire. He needs a woman who can speak Russian to be his pretend girlfriend to hold off the advances of a business colleague's over zealous wife.
Lucas and Caroline meet and sparks fly but due to a misunderstanding, Lucas now thinks the worst of Caroline.
I loves Caroline's take no crap attitude. She is so good at telling Lucas off. But my favorite character is Oliver. He and Lucas and their "gentleman's agreement" to stay out of each other's way. Lucas shopping for Oliver's needs tickled the heck out of me.
This was a good book. Entertaining, easy and fast paced. And it had a heroine that saves abandoned animals and plants. Good read!!
May 28, 2013
simply loved it !!very nice story n amazing awesome sex.i like it rough !!lol. it missed a 5 star bcoz 4 me they knew each other 4 too short a time 2 fall dat madly in love especially as it was mostly sex between them
May 29, 2016
A sweet and fun read. Very light, in my opinion. A lot of Lucas's point of view so we know how he felt about Caroline. Lucas and Caroline are both likeable, but it's Oliver who stole the show.
May 12, 2018
Dear lord you can't bear a far fetched story slum boy turned billionaire with a crappy childhood meets poor girl h who he mistakes for an escort and in the space of about a week they fall in Love because he wants to rescue her. But of course that doesn't mean he loves her or her ratty cat.
An attempt to set her up as a mistress later - that word has no place in a modern romance and a misunderstanding where he thinks she's meeting a "client" and the relationship takes a trip down the swanny. Of course they can't live without each other and tru wuv triumphs
An attempt to set her up as a mistress later - that word has no place in a modern romance and a misunderstanding where he thinks she's meeting a "client" and the relationship takes a trip down the swanny. Of course they can't live without each other and tru wuv triumphs
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November 17, 2022
The very sweet student h, Caroline rescues two street-scarred individuals, a cat called Oliver and a Brazilian billionaire called Lucas. These two cannot keep their hands off each other. The H's misconception, that she is an escort and not just a moonlighting translator of Russian, gets heavy wear. I'm pretty sure he could have cleared that up much earlier. Still, this is a sweet romance with a lot of sex and I'm very happy for them both.
August 5, 2023
This one was really cute.
June 11, 2021
Lucas Vieira was extremely boiling. He was about to disclose an important deal with a Russian tycoon, but he knew nothing of Russian and wanted a translator with him. Unfortunately, that Russian Tycoon absolutely refused to have a deal in a business-like dinner. Instead, he wanted a friendly dinner where he would bring his own wife who was great at Russian and who happens to be hitting hard on Lucas. That put Lucas in a very explosive situation, especially when he had just broken up with his latest mistress whom he wanted to take with him to fend off the Russian's tycoon wife attempts during the deal negotiations.
An employee hinted at hiring a translator and a fake date girl to Lucas and suggested Dani Sinclair and Lucas accepted!! Unbeknown to both Lucas and that employer, Dani Sinclair didn't go to that dinner! Instead, she asked Calorine Hamilton to go instead of her because of her prior appointments. Caroline and Lucas met, had that dinner, finalized the important deal and then they became lovers!!!!!!
In true honesty, I didn't feel like completing this book due to its unbelievable events! A girl whose mother's background was such as Caroline's would not submit herself easily to a shallow relationship, nor is she going to move on with a stranger whom she had a one-night stand affair with! The way Lucas himself rationalized his attraction to a complete stranger whom he presumed is a prostitute was also something to be shocked by! He's a person who digged his way to the top from the slumps and wanted the best for himself with respect - or so as readers we were told - yet here he was lusting after a prostitute!! Woow!
An employee hinted at hiring a translator and a fake date girl to Lucas and suggested Dani Sinclair and Lucas accepted!! Unbeknown to both Lucas and that employer, Dani Sinclair didn't go to that dinner! Instead, she asked Calorine Hamilton to go instead of her because of her prior appointments. Caroline and Lucas met, had that dinner, finalized the important deal and then they became lovers!!!!!!
In true honesty, I didn't feel like completing this book due to its unbelievable events! A girl whose mother's background was such as Caroline's would not submit herself easily to a shallow relationship, nor is she going to move on with a stranger whom she had a one-night stand affair with! The way Lucas himself rationalized his attraction to a complete stranger whom he presumed is a prostitute was also something to be shocked by! He's a person who digged his way to the top from the slumps and wanted the best for himself with respect - or so as readers we were told - yet here he was lusting after a prostitute!! Woow!
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January 15, 2021
Good grief! It's not until after the 90% mark that the heroine realises the hero has thought all this time that she's a prostitute. It's not until the final minutes that the hero finally decides to ask her to tell him what is really going on.
I am picking up the odd older M&B audio titles my library has. They're not always book I would pick as a first choice but at 5-6 hours listening time, they are undemanding.
I am picking up the odd older M&B audio titles my library has. They're not always book I would pick as a first choice but at 5-6 hours listening time, they are undemanding.
January 28, 2021
The story started out nice and fun, but afterwards it went downhill. It got very dull and boring.
October 10, 2021
The hero has a misconception of the heroine until almost the very end. Despite his thoughts about the h, he can't help but fall in love with the h. The book has elements of pretty woman, however, the h in this story is assumed to be a call girl but in reality is not. The h is clueless that the H has the misconception of her.
Both the h and H have mommy issues. The h grew up in a small town where her mom was constantly shacking up with the latest town lothario. She was always looking for that one. Meanwhile, the H grew up in South America trying to eek out a living anyway who could after his prostitute mother abandoned him on the streets at a young age. He was taken in by the foster care system and some “do-gooder” Americans brought him to America to give him a better life. They thought this damaged child should just fall into line, and when he didn’t they tossed him into the American foster system.
The H becomes mega rich and has a very active sex life. He doesn’t do permanent. When his latest greatest Russian speaking lover becomes a little too clingy and demanding he shows her the door. Unfortunately he has a big deal with a Russian at the moment and needed the lover to be interpreter and a barrier to the Russian’s wife roving eye and hands. One of his employees has a “friend” that speaks fluent Russian and for a price she will go with him to the dinner. The H agrees not knowing that the “friend” is actually a very high priced escort. Unfortunately the friend can’t go but she doesn’t want to lose out on the chance to make some extra money, so she asks a fellow student to take her place. (Essentially she is pimping out the unsuspecting heroine as she plans on taking her lion’s share of the payment) Caroline, the heroine agrees to the translating job and understands that she needs to pose as the friend and pretend to be a gf to the hero. Caroline, has no idea that the fellow student is an escort.
The hero and heroine have instant chemistry when they meet and they end up having hot sex in the Hero’s penthouse not even making it to the bed the first time. It ends up being the best sex the hero ever had and since he just had sex less than 24 hours ago with his now ex lover he has lots of experience to compare it to. The h is also overwhelmed, but her one time at sex previously was very underwhelming. The h, not sure the correct protocol sneaks out of the penthouse while the H is sleeping.
The H wakes up angry that the h should leave without so much as a “by your leave” that he decides his “Excalibur” can be sheathed by a bevy a ladies over the weekend. Of course, he is hooked by the h and none of his dates lead to the unsheathing. So on Monday he asks the employee about how to get in contact with the h and that is when his world implodes. The employee informs him that his friend is of the “pillow” variety. The H goes to pay Dani(really Caroline) and finds about the switch however, he doesn’t realize that the h is still not an escort, and the h has no idea that she is thought as anymore than a translator.
Things happen, and what develops is a very hot and sweet romance between the two. Unfortunately, when the H jumps to conclusions he ends up insulting the h and she walks out on him. It finally dawns on her that her school chum is actually an escort. They end up back together when the h goes to the penthouse in the pouring rain to retrieve her cat Oliver.
The H realizing he was in love with her wasn’t going to let her go anyway. He meets her in the lobby and gives a very public display of his love to the applause of the doorman and concierge. It ended up being a sweet love story. It had angst and misunderstandings, but no meddling family or ow’s. It would be remiss me of me not to say that 1 star goes to Oliver, the cat. He added some comic relief for just being a typical cat.
Both the h and H have mommy issues. The h grew up in a small town where her mom was constantly shacking up with the latest town lothario. She was always looking for that one. Meanwhile, the H grew up in South America trying to eek out a living anyway who could after his prostitute mother abandoned him on the streets at a young age. He was taken in by the foster care system and some “do-gooder” Americans brought him to America to give him a better life. They thought this damaged child should just fall into line, and when he didn’t they tossed him into the American foster system.
The H becomes mega rich and has a very active sex life. He doesn’t do permanent. When his latest greatest Russian speaking lover becomes a little too clingy and demanding he shows her the door. Unfortunately he has a big deal with a Russian at the moment and needed the lover to be interpreter and a barrier to the Russian’s wife roving eye and hands. One of his employees has a “friend” that speaks fluent Russian and for a price she will go with him to the dinner. The H agrees not knowing that the “friend” is actually a very high priced escort. Unfortunately the friend can’t go but she doesn’t want to lose out on the chance to make some extra money, so she asks a fellow student to take her place. (Essentially she is pimping out the unsuspecting heroine as she plans on taking her lion’s share of the payment) Caroline, the heroine agrees to the translating job and understands that she needs to pose as the friend and pretend to be a gf to the hero. Caroline, has no idea that the fellow student is an escort.
The hero and heroine have instant chemistry when they meet and they end up having hot sex in the Hero’s penthouse not even making it to the bed the first time. It ends up being the best sex the hero ever had and since he just had sex less than 24 hours ago with his now ex lover he has lots of experience to compare it to. The h is also overwhelmed, but her one time at sex previously was very underwhelming. The h, not sure the correct protocol sneaks out of the penthouse while the H is sleeping.
The H wakes up angry that the h should leave without so much as a “by your leave” that he decides his “Excalibur” can be sheathed by a bevy a ladies over the weekend. Of course, he is hooked by the h and none of his dates lead to the unsheathing. So on Monday he asks the employee about how to get in contact with the h and that is when his world implodes. The employee informs him that his friend is of the “pillow” variety. The H goes to pay Dani(really Caroline) and finds about the switch however, he doesn’t realize that the h is still not an escort, and the h has no idea that she is thought as anymore than a translator.
Things happen, and what develops is a very hot and sweet romance between the two. Unfortunately, when the H jumps to conclusions he ends up insulting the h and she walks out on him. It finally dawns on her that her school chum is actually an escort. They end up back together when the h goes to the penthouse in the pouring rain to retrieve her cat Oliver.
The H realizing he was in love with her wasn’t going to let her go anyway. He meets her in the lobby and gives a very public display of his love to the applause of the doorman and concierge. It ended up being a sweet love story. It had angst and misunderstandings, but no meddling family or ow’s. It would be remiss me of me not to say that 1 star goes to Oliver, the cat. He added some comic relief for just being a typical cat.
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