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[Poorvi]

Does anyone know this book? The hero has a poor opinion of women because his relationships don't seem to last and most of them seem to end due to him being cheated upon. Turns out it's because a woman he works with (could be an assistant, could be a business partner, anything) has been actively sabotaging any relationship of his that seems to be getting serious because she wants him for herself. She also tries to do this when the hero gets together with the heroine but I don't remember how successful she is in the attempt.

That's all I remember. Please help.

[Se]

Poorvi wrote: "Does anyone know this book? The hero has a poor opinion of women because his relationships don't seem to last and most of them seem to end due to him being cheated upon. Turns out it's because a wo..."
The Baby the Billionaire Demands

[Poorvi]

Wow that was FAST! Yes this is the one. Thank you :)

[Se]

Poorvi wrote: "Wow that was FAST! Yes this is the one. Thank you :)"
YW - someone asked about the series it was part of a few weeks ago.

[Crazy About Love 💕]

Hi, everyone. I need help finding the name of a Harlequin Presents book.
It’s most likely an older Harley, as I’ve been been reading a lot of those lately.
I can only remember the last scene, and can’t provide any other details!
Here’s what I can recall - the last scene where the couple gets their hea - they go into their master bedroom together, it’s a canopy bed. The heroine closes the drapes on the bed (I think she does, anyway) and then she’s on top of him telling him how much she loves him.
This scene is significant because he’s a hard man that doesn’t show his feelings. She’s brought out his softer side, but only in private. Hence, he is relaxed and content with her in the privacy of their own private bed. Make sense?
Anyone recall this one? Please, and thank you!

[Ria]

Crazy About Love ❤️ wrote: "Hi, everyone. I need help finding the name of a Harlequin Presents book.
It’s most likely an older Harley, as I’ve been been reading a lot of those lately.
I can only remember the last scene, and..."
I think its Michelle Reid- Gold ring of betrayal. it has a similar ending.

[Poorvi]

Does anyone know this book?

The hero finds out after his father's death that he (the father) has cheated on his mother many years ago and has a daughter from the relationship. We meet this daughter (who is not the heroine) later in the book and she's very angry over the fact that the father kept her and her mother a secret and at a distance, while the hero and his siblings and their mother had a loving relationship with him. He also finds out that the father had a more recent affair with a much younger woman and even mentioned her in his will. This woman is the heroine and she wasn't actually a mistress but a good friend of the father and he thought of her as a daughter, as a substitute for one who died as a child many years ago.

The book is a part of a series. The hero has at least two brothers, who have/will eventually have books of their own. One of the books in the series features their female cousin as one of the MCs as well. (This cousin also makes an appearance in this book)

[Rebecca]

Poorvi wrote: "Does anyone know this book?

The hero finds out after his father's death that he (the father) has cheated on his mother many years ago and has a daughter from the relationship. We meet this daughte..."

Possibly, Relative Values by Jessica Steele.

[Poorvi]

@Rebecca
No, no that's not it. Thanks for trying.

[Se]

Poorvi wrote: "Does anyone know this book?

The hero finds out after his father's death that he (the father) has daughte..."
Poorvi - is this a newer book/series? Are the brothers searching for their half sibling? Do you remember anything else?

[Missy]

Hello,

Can anyone help me find this book?

It is probably around a 10 years old HP.

Rich good-looking Italian or Greek man marries a non suitab!e girl, both are youngish. His family doesn't like her.
She is pregnant and they are driving in the dark to his family home when there is a car accident and they both get thrown from the vehicle in opposite directions. The car is on fire and he tries to get to it to save his wife not realizing she is unconscious on the other side. He get a scar on his face and ends up unconscious also. The EMTs arrive and take them to the hospital. She is in a coma so they perform a c-section and save the baby boy. But his family inform him that his wife died. The family then ship the wife back to America and inform her that both her husband and baby died. Years later she has recover but wants to see their
graves so she goes back there.....and finds out he is still alive.

Does this strike any bells for anyone?

Thanks

[Poorvi]

@Se
So this is what I remember,
In chronological order:

- The hero and his siblings had a sister who died when they were children. This affected their parents relationship and their father had an affair that resulted in a daughter. He never told his family about them.

- The hero and his brothers all have different issues of their own stemming from the sister's passing and the way their parents subsequently behaved.

- The father never openly acknowledged the AP and child and the daughter grew up very resentful of the hero and his family because they got a father's love while she and her mother were ignored. The daughter grew up to be a singer of some kind I think.

- The father met the heroine at her place of work and they struck up a friendship. The heroine too was grieving over something and she saw the father as a paternal figure. The father gave her a ballerina figurine and sponsored a small holiday for her.

- The father dies and after his death the family finds out about his relationship with both the AP as well as the heroine. (I think the father leaves the heroine something in his will, but not sure of that) Going by past record the hero assumes the Heroine was also another of his father's affairs and he puts the worst interpretation on his father's actions. He also thinks the heroine is a gold digger.

- The hero is very keen on keeping the news about the heroine and dad's relationship leaking, so he decides to keep her with him (I don't remember how he does this)

- During this process they attend a performance by the half sister and she meets him later, expresses her hatred towards the father and tells him she never wants to see him again.

- I'm not sure of this plot point, I may be remembering a scene from a different book. BUT, the heroine falls in love with the hero, and she thinks he's starting to believe her innocence. They go out for a fancy night, and she's happy because it's her birthday and she's never had a birthday celebration for her before. But towards the end of the evening she finds out that the hero is still suspicious of her and is heartbroken.

- In an epilogue scene the half sister is said to be on her way to visit the family.


Also, I know this book is part of a series featuring the hero's siblings as MCs. A female cousin of the hero also makes an appearance in this book and I remember reading that one of the books in the series also features her as an MC.

I remember a LOT, but I have searched all my books and I cannot seem to find it.

[Poorvi]

Oh in answer to your question:
1 The hero and siblings already know who the half sister is.
2 I think it's a relatively new series. Last time I read it it hadn't been completed. As in if the author was planning on featuring all the siblings in books of their own, then some siblings are still left.

[Se]

Missy wrote: "Hello,

Can anyone help me find this book?

It is probably around a 10 years old HP. ..."

My favourite HP ever! link to single and link to the one I have which is part of Presents, Passion & Proposals

One Christmas Night in Venice

Presents, Passion & Proposals: The Billionaire's Christmas Gift / One Christmas Night in Venice / Their Scandalous Affair

[Se]

Poorvi wrote: "@Se
So this is what I remember,
In chronological order:

- The hero and his siblings had a sister who died when they were children. This affected their parents relationship and their father had an..."
Are you 100% that the father is dead? I know a very similar series where he tells his wife near the end about the affair, following death of child.

[Poorvi]

@Se
Yes, very sure he's dead. There's talk of his funeral and his will.

[T from Istria 💛💚]

@Poorvi Could it be Clare Connelly’s The billionaire’s Cinderella captive (Xenakis)?

[Susan in Perthshire]

T from Istria 💛💚 wrote: "@Poorvi Could it be Clare Connelly’s The billionaire’s Cinderella captive (Xenakis)?"

No - In that book the heroine worked in a cafe and had been friends with the hero’s father who had just died and the hero jumped to conclusions about her.

[Poorvi]

@T from Istria
That's the one. Thank you :)

[Susan in Perthshire]

Oh this thread gets very confusing I was responding to what I thought was an answer to the query about the heroine who was a teacher and the hero said she was Helen of Troy. 🤔

[Reader in NJ]

Susan in Perthshire wrote: "Oh this thread gets very confusing I was responding to what I thought was an answer to the query about the heroine who was a teacher and the hero said she was Helen of Troy. 🤔"

That post about "Helen of Troy" was by Aya not Poorvi. You need to click on the "reply" by the specific post.


message 6430: by Aya (last edited Aug 18, 2023 09:11AM) (new)
Aug 18, 2023 09:11AM

Aya | 3 comments
Hi,
Can anyone help me find this book?
The heroine was a teacher, I think, and she went on vacation at her aunt's house, and her aunt suggested that she work extra work as a nanny for a neighbor who needs a nanny for his daughter, and she went to meet him, and when she entered the office, he told her that she looked like Helen of Troy.

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[Se]

T from Istria 💛💚 wrote: "@Poorvi Could it be Clare Connelly’s The billionaire’s Cinderella captive (Xenakis)?"
Good find and a bargain 63 cents on Amazon this week. Not a Harlequin Presents book.

[Kristan]

Hi! I’m looking for a presents where the heroine is an actress and she goes out to a movie set to be in a movie and her ex-husband or boyfriend is there, He is the director I think or the writer. He thinks she cheated on him with one of the lead actors while they were together and the actor goes to great lengths to make it seem like they are still having a relationship of some sort. There is a scene in the movie that the ex-husband has to be in with the actress and she gets so upset about it I think she falls in a pool or something. Sorry, this isn’t much to go on but hopefully someone can help me! I thought it was Carole Mortimer, but not sure. Thanks!

[Marina]

@Kristan - Shadow marriage by Penny Jordan maybe?

[Marina]

Hi, looking for the book in which the H and h meet at a masquerade ball in the countryside. She was there with her sister or brother and his/her spouse. They have a one night stand and the next morning the h is gone. They meet again later socially. I don’t remember if she’s pregnant or how the H entraps her. I think he is renovating the house she always dreamt about living in.
Thanks!

[Poorvi]

@Marina not an exact match but could it be Desire for Revenge by Penny Jordan?

[Marina]

@Poorvi - yes, I believe it is! Thanks

[Poorvi]

You're welcome :)

[Pravana]

Hi
Looking for a slightly older book.
Setting - Australia
Heroine is a widow with a young child. In-laws are rich and aristocratic. Not wanting to have anything to do with the daughter-in-law. She starts working for the Hero to support herself and her child. Hero is in advertising/ publishing. He is not aware of the fact that she has a child until they have to take a business trip to the north to meet a client. The highlight of the book is the train travel on the east coast.
After the train ride my memory is a bit vague but I think that the Hero falls in love with the Heroine and proposes but the heroine turns him down.

Does anyone remember this book?

[Reader in NJ]

Pravana wrote: "Hi
Looking for a slightly older book.
Setting - Australia
Heroine is a widow with a young child. In-laws are rich and aristocratic. Not wanting to have anything to do with the daughter-in-law. She..."

Hi, doesn't sound familiar. Are you sure it is a Harlequin Presents or a title from one of Harlequin's other series?

[Moonz]

Pravana wrote: "Hi
Looking for a slightly older book.
Setting - Australia
Heroine is a widow with a young child. In-laws are rich and aristocratic. Not wanting to have anything to do with the daughter-in-law. She..."

Maybe The Irresistible Tycoon
I read it long time ago i don't remember if her in laws aristocratic i just remember she has a daughter

[Se]

Moonz wrote: "Pravana wrote: "Hi
Not wanting to have anything to do with the daug..."
A lot of people think of Helen Brooks books as Aussie, not sure why, so a good suggestion. I remember that book and they do an east coast UK train trip.
Otherwise Pravana, if not that one, have a look through Miranda Lee books, often has Sydney, central coast, Newcastle, Port Macquarie in story. Other older 80's 90's Aussie authors could be Robyn Grady, Emma Darcy, Margaret Way, Valerie Parv & Helen Bianchin

[Pravana]

Reader in NJ wrote: "Pravana wrote: "Hi
Looking for a slightly older book.
Setting - Australia
Heroine is a widow with a young child. In-laws are rich and aristocratic. Not wanting to have anything to do with the daug..."
As best as I can remember it’s Harlequin or Mills and Boon as we call it here in our country

[Pravana]

Moonz wrote: "Pravana wrote: "Hi
Looking for a slightly older book.
Setting - Australia
Heroine is a widow with a young child. In-laws are rich and aristocratic. Not wanting to have anything to do with the daug..."

I looked up the book and though the premise is similar it’s not the one.

[Pravana]

Se wrote: "Moonz wrote: "Pravana wrote: "Hi
Not wanting to have anything to do with the daug..."
A lot of people think of Helen Brooks books as Aussie, not sure why, so a good suggestion. I remember that bo..."

Thanks for the suggestion.
I was hoping that someone would have read this one and saved me the time 😅

[Pravana]

Pravana wrote: "Hi
Looking for a slightly older book.
Setting - Australia
Heroine is a widow with a young child. In-laws are rich and aristocratic. Not wanting to have anything to do with the daughter-in-law. She..."

Some more details…
The Hero moves in the same circles as the heroine’s in-laws and knows them or knows of them and through his intervention, the in-laws show some interest in getting to know their grandchild

The client whim they go to meet offers the Heroine a job. After some hesitation she quits her job with the hero and actually accepts the job offer from the client and moves up north.

[Poorvi]

Guys, please help me find this book. I know it's very very little information but it's stuck in my head and I can't get it out.

The hero is having some issues in his relationship with the heroine and he's venting to his secretary but under the guise of a metaphor. The secretary who is generally a very professional lady, let's him have it using the same metaphor, something about waiting for a pretty red apple to just drop into his lap. (I think the red refers to the heroine's hair colour)

That's all I remember. Seriously, if anyone guesses this you're a genius.

[Ruby]

Searching for a book I read probably 15-20 years ago but it could have been older by the time I read it... here is what I remember:
The hero was a prince or king or some kind of leader of a frozen kingdom. He was marrying a person (I can't remember if she was a princess or something?) from a kingdom that was warmer. They were journeying to his kingdom. I remember a scene where they cross into the frozen land. She has some kind of power that she inherited from her mom. There is an evil spirit (?mage or sorcerer?) in a mountain that tried to kidnap her mother (who I believe is now dead) and is now trying to entrance and kidnap her to take control of her power... he is not dead but he is trapped in a ?trunk? and buried in the mountain. He speaks to her in dreams and telepathy. She is eventually taken to the mountain and the hero comes to her rescue. I know this sounds somewhat similar to The Winter King by C.L. Wilson but I have read that one thinking it might have been it and it was not. Any ideas would be awesome. Thanks!

[Reader in NJ]

Ruby wrote: "Searching for a book I read probably 15-20 years ago but it could have been older by the time I read it... here is what I remember:
The hero was a prince or king or some kind of leader of a frozen ..."
Have you also posted on other threads? You may have better luck there. This is for Harlequin Presents readers (M&B books). There is a Historical line but your summary doesn't sound like anything that I've read published by Harlequin/M&B.

[Reader in NJ]

Poorvi wrote: "Guys, please help me find this book. I know it's very very little information but it's stuck in my head and I can't get it out.

The hero is having some issues in his relationship with the heroine ..."

Does the h think that there is something going on between the H and the secretary (a popular trope in Harlequin/M&B books)?

I can't think of anything with a "red apple metaphor." Hope you find it!

[Vintage]

Poorvi wrote: "Guys, please help me find this book. I know it's very very little information but it's stuck in my head and I can't get it out.

The hero is having some issues in his relationship with the heroine ..."

I hate it when I can remember some random thing about a book but not enough of the plot. All too common.

[Se]

Vintage wrote: "Poorvi wrote: "Guys, please help me find this
The hero is having some issues in his relationship wi..."
me too, did Kindle search, nothing coming up for apple falling, red apple falling etc etc.

[Poorvi]

I found it!!! It's Nora Roberts' Face the Fire.
It's not an HP! I was looking in the wrong place!

[MJ]

Hi. I need some help to find a HP book. I could have sworn this book was written by Carol Marinelli. The book starts with the H/h being in the hospital because they were involved in a car accident and the h cannot go to see the H because she is pregnant and has to stay in bed a couple of days. When she gets into the H room he has his family and assistant next to him and he ignores the h. He remembers that he has a child (she is pregnant with their second child) but doesn't remember the h (I know Lynne Graham as a similar book but this is not it). The H is mean to the h and she is hurt that he doesn't remember her. Please help... I cannot find this book. Thanks

[Poorvi]

@MJ That's The Greek's Christmas Baby by Lucy Monroe

[MJ]

Poorvi wrote: "@MJ That's The Greek's Christmas Baby by Lucy Monroe"

Thank you so much!!!!!

[MJ]

Poorvi wrote: "@MJ That's The Greek's Christmas Baby by Lucy Monroe"

Can I possible ask for another HP that I cannot find.......This book is somewhat similar to the other book that I was looking for but this book starts out with the H and h are married and they have one child and the h is pregnant with their second child. The H notices how unhappy the h is when she mentions how her brother in law (the H brother) is so attentive to his wife. The H realizes that maybe he hasn't been the best husband to his pregnant wife. His mother is overbearing and she forces the H/h to fly to weekly dinners which makes his wife sick since she has a difficult pregnancy and doesn't have the energy for these dinners. The H has had is head up his butt and finally realizes that maybe his wife isn't happy and she feels that he doesn't love her.. This is a really good book but I cannot remember the name of it. I would really some help. Thanks..

[reeder (reviews)]

MJ wrote: "Can I possible ask for another HP that I cannot find.......This book is somewhat similar to the other book that I was looking for but this book starts out with the H and h are married and they have one child and the h is pregnant with their second child. The H notices how unhappy the h is when she mentions how her brother in law (the H brother) is so attentive to his wife. "

This is also Lucy Monroe - After the Billionaire's Wedding Vows...

[MJ]

reeder (reviews) wrote: "MJ wrote: "Can I possible ask for another HP that I cannot find.......This book is somewhat similar to the other book that I was looking for but this book starts out with the H and h are married an..."

Thanks so much!!! I could have sworn that the books were written by Carol Marinelli. No wonder why I couldn't find the books. Thanks so much.

[Poorvi]

Hi all, does anyone know this book:

The hero and heroine are married against the heroine's wishes. The first time she goes to their house, and is shown into their bedroom she sees the hero's former mistress has arranged to have a giant portrait of hers placed on their bed and her perfume splashed all over the sheets. The hero and several of their household staff are also present. The heroine gets angry and slaps him in front of all of them.