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Katrina | 11 comments KimReads wrote: "Katrina wrote: "Looking for a book where heroine is the bridesmaid to her friend. The hero makes her feel uncomfortable. They're at the party before the wedding is to take place when, the next morn..."

Yes! Thank you, both!


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Katrina | 11 comments Se wrote: "Katrina wrote: "Looking for a book where heroine is the bridesmaid to her friend. The hero makes her feel uncomfortable. They're at the party before the wedding is to take place when, the next morn..."

This sounds intriguing anyway, and I'll take a look


message 6703: by Manika (new)

Manika | 3 comments hi I am looking for a book which is a part of 3-4 books series but all are standalone. its historical if I remember right and it starts off as the heroine going to hero and telling to wed her as her friend jilted him. also heroine had a huge crush on him from before


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Ashlene Williams | 2 comments harlequin book, please help me discovery the title

she was a young virgin living with him and his dad on a island, they were very wealthy and needed to get around via boat, he knocked his head during a boating storm, they made love one unknowing to her he lost his memory due to concussion and on the wedding accused of betraying him and refusing to believe the baby is his. Now years later she is a novelist livnig in her own home and he shows up. They have never got divorced and now his father is sick and he has come to fetch her to return to the island. She tries to tell him its his child but he refuses to believe her. One day and ex lover and he takes the child out to coral reefs and the boy cuts his arm. They rush him to hospital and he discovers it his child because they both share the same rare blood group.


message 6705: by KimReads (new)

KimReads | 35 comments Ashlene wrote: "harlequin book, please help me discovery the title

she was a young virgin living with him and his dad on a island, they were very wealthy and needed to get around via boat, he knocked his head du..."


I think it’s Penny Jordan Forgotten Passion
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 6706: by Ashlene (new)

Ashlene Williams | 2 comments KimReads wrote: "Ashlene wrote: "harlequin book, please help me discovery the title

she was a young virgin living with him and his dad on a island, they were very wealthy and needed to get around via boat, he kno..."


Ashlene wrote: "harlequin book, please help me discovery the title

she was a young virgin living with him and his dad on a island, they were very wealthy and needed to get around via boat, he knocked his head du..."


Thank you kindly KimReads, this is the book, you are a start!


message 6707: by KimReads (last edited Jul 18, 2024 11:29AM) (new)

KimReads | 35 comments Ashlene wrote: "KimReads wrote: "Ashlene wrote: "harlequin book, please help me discovery the title

she was a young virgin living with him and his dad on a island, they were very wealthy and needed to get around..."


You’re welcome!

As it happens I picked it up at a second hand book shop not that long ago!


message 6708: by Sorhija (new)

Sorhija  | 11 comments Hello Ladies :)

I'm looking for a title and author of an old harlequin book (year 80).
What I remember is a young woman who saves the life of a little boy and his father (I have a doubt about the father).
She's a widow working on a boat with her brother-in-law (brother of the deceased).
Naturally, the little boy becomes attached to her, as does the father.
The heroine's first name, but now I'm not sure at all: Sara... but not suuuure at all :)

Many thanks in advance, really.


message 6709: by QueenT (new)

QueenT | 50 comments Hi, need help findiîg 2 books
1. a Hqn I read in the 2000s, so its at least as old. It had to do with the world of racing/ formula one. I recall a love triangle of sorts where the Hero's friéd / OM was killed after he learned the h is carrying the H's child right before a race(or smthg like that). They were both riddled with guilt.

The second book is one where the MC 's marriage broke up because of the H's dangerous job. The h could not live with the constant fear of losing him, so she walks away after an ultimatum. I think he was a war journalist but he could have been an athlete too.

Thanks.


message 6710: by Kate (new)

Kate | 2 comments Oof, can't remember the title for this one: Set in Greece, feuding families, heroine is named Angela or Angel and she went to jewelry school but has no funding to be a jeweler so she's a server for a catering company and meets the hero briefly at an event at his family home...she later tries to secretly return a will stolen by her father to the hero's desk but he catches her and accuses her of the theft. Ring any bells?


message 6711: by Vintage (new)

Vintage (vintagesedona) | 312 comments Kate wrote: "Oof, can't remember the title for this one: Set in Greece, feuding families, heroine is named Angela or Angel and she went to jewelry school but has no funding to be a jeweler so she's a server for..."

The Virgin's Secret


message 6712: by Kate (new)

Kate | 2 comments Hallelujah!! Thank you!!


message 6713: by KimReads (new)

KimReads | 35 comments Okay, hoping someone can help.

I think it is one of the shorter length HQ/M&B.
I thought it might be Lynne Graham but can’t see it in her Goodreads list.

It is the usual Mean Old Greek Billionaire (MOGB) whose son has a daughter, the h, and she and her mother are left in poverty. She approaches him for help and will only get it if she marries a man of his choosing, the H. All I really remember is that towards the end the H visits the h and her mother in a shoddy flat and can’t believe the MOGB has left them in such dire straits. Somehow it hits the news and the MOGB is left to die a lonely unhappy old man while the H, the h and the mother are all happy in the H’s mansion in Greece.

It was so unusual for the mean family member to get his comeuppance that that part stuck in my mind but the rest has gone the way of so many plots. I would like to reread if I could.

As I said I thought it was LG but can’t identify any of her like this, so any help much appreciated. If you can think of any others where the Mean Relative or OW gets their comeuppance I am happy to add those to my TBR mountain….obviously I am in a vengeful mood today 😁😁


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Poorvi | 302 comments @KimReads
LG has written one on very similar lines but I think the one you're looking for is The Greek's Virgin Bride by Julia James.


message 6715: by KimReads (new)

KimReads | 35 comments Poorvi wrote: "@KimReads
LG has written one on very similar lines but I think the one you're looking for is The Greek's Virgin Bride by Julia James."


Yes! Thank you….that’s been tickling my brain for nearly a week now!


message 6716: by Poorvi (new)

Poorvi | 302 comments You're welcome

Can anyone help me find the other one though, now that @KimReads has mentioned it, it's stuck in my head.

Additional details:
The accident that injured the mother was a boat explosion suspected to have been caused by the grandfather. The heroine, who is a child at the time, is also caught in the explosion and falls in water and is rescued by the hero. She has a fear of water because of this.


message 6717: by MaryD (last edited Jul 28, 2024 01:22PM) (new)

MaryD (mdulaney) | 24 comments Poorvi wrote: "You're welcome

Can anyone help me find the other one though, now that @KimReads has mentioned it, it's stuck in my head.

Additional details:
The accident that injured the mother was a boat explos..."


Sale or Return Bride by Sarah Morgan
Sale Or Return Bride


message 6718: by Poorvi (new)

Poorvi | 302 comments Oh yes, that's the one. Thank you. :)


message 6719: by MaryD (new)

MaryD (mdulaney) | 24 comments MaryD wrote: "Poorvi wrote: "You're welcome

Can anyone help me find the other one though, now that @KimReads has mentioned it, it's stuck in my head.

Additional details:
The accident that injured the mother wa..."


This is one that I re-read at least once a year.


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StMargarets | 112 comments QueenT wrote: "Hi, need help findiîg 2 books
1. a Hqn I read in the 2000s, so its at least as old. It had to do with the world of racing/ formula one. I recall a love triangle of sorts where the Hero's friéd / ..."


First one is Michelle Reid's The Man Who Risked it All


message 6721: by Deera (new)

Deera | 11 comments Can someone help me find this book I read it a while ago and can't remember the name at all.

So, H asked h to be his mistress in exchange for saving her family but he was planning revenge (I think)
There is a scene where she gets a phone call that her family lost their home, that was during a party and she fought with H. He asked her to take off the dress cuz he bought it.
It was a misunderstanding and her family didn't lose their home.


message 6722: by Se (new)

Se Mcgregor | 550 comments Deera wrote: "Can someone help me find this book I read it a while ago and can't remember the name at all.

So, H asked h to be his mistress in exchange for saving her family but he was planning revenge (I think..."

Proud Greek, Ruthless Revenge


message 6723: by Deera (new)

Deera | 11 comments Se wrote: "Deera wrote: "Can someone help me find this book I read it a while ago and can't remember the name at all.

So, H asked h to be his mistress in exchange for saving her family but he was planning re..."


That is the one, thank you


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Booklover | 14 comments The H and h meet and in that one meeting, the h thinks she has found her knight in shining armour. I don't remember how or where they meet. But, I am pretty sure that they have sex(unprotected) the same night. And the next morning, the H (billionaire, ofcourse) throws her out thinking she is a gold digger. He doesn't even realise that she was a virgin. The h is very poor. Could be a waitress, not sure. Definitely no supportive family.

Then she gets pregnant. I don't remember how she finds out about the H or if the H meets her again. But he does find out that she is pregnant and kind of forces her to go with him. He takes her to some island home of his, I think and she gets waited on hand and foot (No family members there either). And promptly abandons her there. Then he returns after some days and there is a storm and the house is kind of in danger. The H is injured and the pregnant h has to drag him to safety which causes her to miscarry.

I don't remember what happens next. But, until this point, I don't think the H and h have much interaction with eachother. I could be wrong, but it's the impression that I have. I don't think that there were any OW/OM drama either.

If anybody remembers this book. Please Help!!!


message 6725: by Se (last edited Aug 03, 2024 02:30AM) (new)

Se Mcgregor | 550 comments Booklover wrote: "The H and h meet and in that one meeting, the h thinks she has found her knight in shining armour. I don't remember how or where they meet. But, I am pretty sure that they have sex(unprotected) the..."
Sounds good, I want to read it! How old do you think it is?


message 6726: by Poorvi (new)

Poorvi | 302 comments Hi all, does anyone know this book?

The hero is a king or prince of a desert kingdom. When the heroine meets him she has no idea. She thinks he is maybe a well connected member of government. They travel around his city, and because of his status are often able to access certain areas that the general public is not allowed in. The heroine just thinks it's because he knows people or that these places are lesser known and therefore less crowded.

I know it's not a lot to go on. If anyone has any idea, please share.


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Booklover | 14 comments Se wrote: "Booklover wrote: "The H and h meet and in that one meeting, the h thinks she has found her knight in shining armour. I don't remember how or where they meet. But, I am pretty sure that they have se..."

I am not sure about the year it was published. But I think it should be around early 2000's. I read it as an ebook. So, I am assuming that it wasn't much older than 2000's. I could be wrong.


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StMargarets | 112 comments Poorvi wrote: "Hi all, does anyone know this book?

The hero is a king or prince of a desert kingdom. When the heroine meets him she has no idea. She thinks he is maybe a well connected member of government. They..."


Prince of the Desert by Penny Jordan? That is one with the hero being able to go all sorts of places, but I know I've read more than one with that trope. So this might not be what you're looking for.


message 6729: by Poorvi (new)

Poorvi | 302 comments No that's not the one. Sorry.
I remember bits and pieces, but he does take her sightseeing. And they go to this one place for a meal, which is accessed by a simple door but turns out to have fabulous interiors. She thinks it's a restaurant or something, but it turns out to be a private space accessible only to royalty. When she finally finds out who he really is, she thinks back to several previous occasions when she saw people almost bow towards him and she mistook it for a cultural practice when actually it was because he's a much respected king/prince.

I realise this is all very vague, it's all jumbled up in my head.


message 6730: by Vintage (new)

Vintage (vintagesedona) | 312 comments Poorvi wrote: "Hi all, does anyone know this book?

The hero is a king or prince of a desert kingdom. When the heroine meets him she has no idea. She thinks he is maybe a well connected member of government. They..."


There's a Diana Palmer where they are in the East, but I can't remember the name.


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KimReads | 35 comments I am currently re-reading A Baby to Bind His Bride
And one I frequently re-read is Damiano's Return

In CC book he was in a cult and worshipped as a god, in LG he was in prison under another name, I believe.

Does anyone know of an others where the H has been missing and on his return is reunited with his wife?

Thanks for reading and grateful for any suggestions.


message 6732: by Se (last edited Aug 13, 2024 04:36AM) (new)

Se Mcgregor | 550 comments KimReads wrote: "I am currently re-reading A Baby to Bind His Bride
And one I frequently re-read is Damiano's Return

In CC book he was in a cult and worshipped as a god, in LG he was..."

Oh I love back from the dead books
The Good Greek Wife
The Vows He Must Keep two part, first the sister story
Returning to Claim His Heir then the returning brother
Morgan's Child
The Secret Behind the Greek's Return also a two part, the sister's story is before this one
Reclaiming His Pregnant Widow

These two are romance suspense
The CEO's Secret Baby
Dangerous Memories


message 6733: by KimReads (new)

KimReads | 35 comments Se wrote: "KimReads wrote: "I am currently re-reading A Baby to Bind His Bride
And one I frequently re-read is Damiano's Return

In CC book he was in a cult and worshipped as a ..."


I have the Amanda Cinelli ones. I will look out for the others.
Many thanks!


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TJ0015 | 7 comments Need help finding a Harlequin Presents, possibly in the last 5-6 years: h is working in London at a temp job and renting a cheap bedsit, meets H while serving at an event (forget what happens but she ends up leaving with him and going to his island/estate on a beach - we know she's waiting for a new job to start and her time in the city is short term); h ends up getting pregnant, H and his family/friends don't think she's up to their standards - she isn't knowledgeable about current events, etc., at some point H is explaining why they aren't a long term option and she asks if it's because she's dumb. There is a problem with the pregnancy and she basically is waiting to see if she will miscarry, H's mother comes to see her and is patronizing/mean, h ends up losing the baby and leaves the island. H decides to go after her and finds her in a college town. He discovers she isn't dumb after all, but a brainy new professor running some kind of lab. This position is the one she was waiting to start. H realizes he was wrong about her and they live happily ever after. Nice surprise ending, reader doesn't know what h is doing until H does. Thanks if you know what it's called.


message 6735: by Reader in NJ (last edited Aug 13, 2024 01:59PM) (new)

Reader in NJ (readerinnj) | 171 comments TJ0015 wrote: "Need help finding a Harlequin Presents, possibly in the last 5-6 years: h is working in London at a temp job and renting a cheap bedsit, meets H while serving at an event (forget what happens but s..."

EDIT: Pretty sure this is Greek Tycoon, Waitress Wife by Julia James.

This is definitely a Harlequin Presents. I can't remember the title. The h is the child of two really smart people. When he finds her, he parks in the spot reserved for a department head who isn't happy to see him in a fancy car blocking his spot. The H gives him a huge donation to the department. The guy says that since the h will be marrying the H, the department that she works in will now get the benefit of the H's wealth.

Maybe someone else remembers the title.


message 6736: by Mubear (new)

Mubear | 3 comments Hi looking for help finding a harlequin book: Herione was a secretary accused of something at company and sued and represented by lawyers. Hero is her boss/ CFO? who doesn't know that she was pregnant. He does find out and learns she's been having a difficult pregnancy (it's his). She gives birth and he is scared that she will die and the daughter is a premie. These are the early chapters I remember.

I think this is a Harlequin presents but not sure.


message 6737: by Se (new)

Se Mcgregor | 550 comments Mubear wrote: "Hi looking for help finding a harlequin book: Herione was a secretary accused of something at company and sued and represented by lawyers. Hero is her boss/ CFO? who doesn't know that she was pregn..."
A Debt Paid in Passion


message 6738: by Mubear (new)

Mubear | 3 comments Se wrote: "Mubear wrote: "Hi looking for help finding a harlequin book: Herione was a secretary accused of something at company and sued and represented by lawyers. Hero is her boss/ CFO? who doesn't know tha..."

Thank you!!


message 6739: by Se (new)

Se Mcgregor | 550 comments Mubear wrote: "Se wrote: "Mubear wrote: "Hi looking for help finding a harlequin book: Herione was a secretary accused of something at company and sued and represented by lawyers. Hero is her boss/ CFO? who doesn..."

You're welcome - I love that book, read it many times! Very divisive.


message 6740: by Se (last edited Aug 14, 2024 03:56AM) (new)

Se Mcgregor | 550 comments KimReads wrote: "Se wrote: "KimReads wrote: "I am currently re-reading A Baby to Bind His Bride
And one I frequently re-read is Damiano's Return

In CC book he was in a cult and worsh..."


Unwrapping the Castelli Secret another one, h this time, not H If you're a CC fan, you'll love the dialog.


message 6741: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (addictedtonovel) | 6 comments Hi all,
Please help me find this book.
This is what I remember form the book.
The hero came to sign business agreement with the heroine father and ended up marrying her.
Heroine father doesn't believe in education and doesn't treat heroine mother well.
Some things that struck out to me was the fact that the hero was an orphan, he used to work for ow father and was used and discarded by ow.
He has an all boys orphanage he help, heroine found receipt of children clothes he bought in his pants and assumed he had a child outside so she followed him and met the boys.
She made a poodle for one the boys that doesn't eat since he was separated from his sister.

Does this ring a bell to anyone


message 6742: by TJ0015 (new)

TJ0015 | 7 comments TJ0015 wrote: "Need help finding a Harlequin Presents, possibly in the last 5-6 years: h is working in London at a temp job and renting a cheap bedsit, meets H while serving at an event (forget what happens but s..."

Thanks but that's not it. We don't know she's an academic until the end. I do like Julia James, though couldn't find this one on the library sites.


message 6743: by Se (last edited Aug 14, 2024 06:19PM) (new)

Se Mcgregor | 550 comments TJ0015 wrote: "Need help finding a Harlequin Presents, possibly in the last 5-6 years: h is working in London at a temp job and renting a cheap bedsit, meets H while serving at an event (forget what happens but s..."
Reader in NJ is correct this book is Greek Tycoon, Waitress Wife I've read it about 10 times. H recalls her mentioning Marchester and that is how he tracks her down. She was getting a book at the library and someone addresses her by her title. That is when "we" find out that she is academic continuing her father's research.


message 6744: by Rie (last edited Jan 13, 2025 04:19PM) (new)

Rie | 18 comments hello all!

SOLVED: stormy the way by anne hampson
looking for a book where the heroine puts out an ad for a companion to accompany her to a wedding/event (since she recently broke up with her boyfriend)? the man who respond's is the H's brother.

somehow she meets the whole family and the H seduces the h to get her away from his brother, then marries her. h falls in love with the H during this time but H reveals his plan to her and becomes cold after the honeymoon. He spirits her away to his private Greek Island afterwards.

I believe the H also had a younger sister, there's a bit of a side-plot romance between her and her boyfriend I think? The H's brother is revealed to be fiscally irresponsible.

thank you in advance!

(if this is allowed) if anyone has more books with heroes who seduce heroines for nefarious purposes & become cold after marrying please send them my way!


message 6745: by KimReads (last edited Aug 15, 2024 09:41AM) (new)

KimReads | 35 comments Rie wrote: "hello all!

looking for a book where the heroine puts out an ad for a companion to accompany her to a wedding/event (since she recently broke up with her boyfriend)? the man who respond's is the H..."


Unfortunately I don’t know the name of the one you asked for.
If you are after Revenge Seductions - have you come across Jennie Lucas? She is very fond of that. Her writing is almost gothic I think but I definitely recommend.
There’s a Lucy Monroe book where he sets out to seduce and marry her. He doesn’t go cold and surprisingly she is relatively okay with his plan.Prince of Secrets
I’ll have a think and see if any others come to mind.

Actually Jacqueline Baird does a few Revenge plots. I haven’t read all of hers but I do recommend her.
Michelle Reid also has some revenge plots - but really I would just read everything by her because, just because!


message 6746: by Reader in NJ (new)

Reader in NJ (readerinnj) | 171 comments Se wrote: "TJ0015 wrote: "Need help finding a Harlequin Presents, possibly in the last 5-6 years: h is working in London at a temp job and renting a cheap bedsit, meets H while serving at an event (forget wha..."

Thanks for confirming. That scene that I wrote about was at the end when the H found the h and we find out how smart she is - and is not the dumb blonde bimbo that his family thought.


message 6747: by Se (last edited Aug 16, 2024 04:27AM) (new)

Se Mcgregor | 550 comments Rie wrote: "hello all!

looking for a book where the heroine puts out an ad for a companion to accompany her to a wedding/event (since she recently broke up with her boyfriend)? the man who respond's is the H..."

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Lots of good ones in that list.
Painted the Other Woman also a suggestion, H is so awful to h I love it when she whacks him in the face.


message 6748: by Chaitanya (new)

Chaitanya Ailuri | 1 comments Hi I am looking for the name of a harlequin romance / mills and boon book. The plot is a girl is a friend of the guys parents. He loses them when he is a teen and has to move to USA to be with his aunt. He becomes a doctor and moves back to UK and meets the girl again. He confesses his love and the girl rejects him initially because she is older than him, but finally accepts his love.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


message 6749: by wendyj (new)

wendyj (wjbright) | 15 comments Chaitanya wrote: "Hi I am looking for the name of a harlequin romance / mills and boon book. The plot is a girl is a friend of the guys parents. He loses them when he is a teen and has to move to USA to be with his ..."

It could possibly be Snowfire by Anne Mather, yet that one is quite a bit older. I think there is another one, but I haven't found it in my list yet. I'll keep looking.


message 6750: by M (new)

M G | 11 comments I need help finding an old Mills and Boon book.

I read it around 20 years back. Hero and Heroine are cousins. Hero inherits heroine's father's estate in England as women cannot inherit and heroine's half brother is illegitimate so he cannot inherit. I think Hero lives in America. Hero and Heroine sleep together. Hero goes back to America. When he comes back he finds out that the heroine is pregnant and he marries her and takes her with him. He fell in love with her at first sight.

Thank you
Monika


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