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Jul 22, 2020 11:14AM
The Sicilian's Bought Bride by Carol Marinelli?
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Se wrote: "My dodgy Kindle strikes again - trouble with searching. sighLooking for a book, not sure if presents or desire. H and h cannot stand each other. h best friend and H best friend are married. I thi..."
Could it be The Sicilian Marriage - Pernikahan di Sisilia by Sandra Marton?
Thanks Rom, STM - neither of those. Yes there are several quite similar. The H made his money with a high profile legal practice, I think he doesn't need to work but does either as a public defender or district attorney. They fly in his private jet to Europe. They only travel to Sicily/Italy to collect the baby. After they marry, they had to remain there for a few weeks for the adoption to go through. Beginning and end of book set in New York. The marriage was supposed to be temporary, something they had to do, to get the baby away from the grandmother. I would guess this book is no more than 10 years old. It is not Bound by a Child.
Se wrote: "Carla wrote: "Holly wrote: "Yup, Married to a Mistress. In next chapter after the two-page list, h tells H she doesn't like him and he is just completely stunned and appalled." Yes, i did underst..."
That sounds like Baby, Baby by Roz Denny Fox
Taylijane wrote: "Se wrote: "My dodgy Kindle strikes again - trouble with searching. sighLooking for a book, not sure if presents or desire. H and h cannot stand each other. h best friend and H best friend are mar..."
That's it - thank you - I had a feeling it was part of a series. :) I see that Vintage reviewed it too.
boogenhagen wrote: "Se wrote: "Carla wrote: "Holly wrote: "Yup, Married to a Mistress. In next chapter after the two-page list, h tells H she doesn't like him and he is just completely stunned and appalled." Yes, i ..."
Might be the book Carla is looking for but not the one that I suggested had a similar storyline - I wouldn't mind re-reading it. No parentage issues in the one I recall.
Hoping someone can help me find the name of this book. It may be a harlequin presents. Tthe heroine is a former model, gives up modeling due to panic attacks and is a fashion blogger. Hero may be a race car driver. They had an affair a few years back and she left him cause he crashed. They are back together again when they meet. She is best friends with the H's sister but the h hides that she had an affair with the brother from the sister. One other detail I remember is the H crashes in Germany I think and that's when the h leaves him as she is not able to deal with his racing career. The sister also tries to fix by the h with another guy but there is no chemistry. Thanks so much for helping me find this book!
boogenhagen wrote: "Biola wrote: "Hello. I'm new to this group. I need help finding this book. I'm looking for a harlequin book, probably harlequin presents, where the h keeps their daughter a secret for about 15-18 y..."That's it. Thank you so much for your help. I was almost outta ma mind looking for it. Gracias
Hi guys, wonder if you can help. I'm trying to remember a book - it's fairly recent - from the last few years and all I can remember is that it starts with an actress heroine at an audition in New York somewhere - an off Broadway place? - and the hero finds her there - not sure if he's the director? Or just comes after her there. ???! Thanks in advance!
Abby wrote: "Hi guys, wonder if you can help. I'm trying to remember a book - it's fairly recent - from the last few years and all I can remember is that it starts with an actress heroine at an audition in New ..."Maybe The Innocent's Shock Pregnancy
Hi, thanks Se, but it's not that one, pretty sure the play bit is at the beginning and the hero bundles the heroine into a car to take her away?! Se wrote: "Abby wrote: "Hi guys, wonder if you can help. I'm trying to remember a book - it's fairly recent - from the last few years and all I can remember is that it starts with an actress heroine at an aud..."
HELP! Looking for a HP Series about 3 or 4 brothers who live separate lives but had to come home with a partner. One of the story is about reconciliation of the brother with his wife.lol I know not much but ugh, I tried remembering but I think its been 10 yrs since i read those books.
Arriane wrote: "HELP! Looking for a HP Series about 3 or 4 brothers who live separate lives but had to come home with a partner. One of the story is about reconciliation of the brother with his wife.lol I know n..."
Might be one of the series by Sandra Marton. Try "The Baron's".
Abby wrote: "Hi, thanks Se, but it's not that one, pretty sure the play bit is at the beginning and the hero bundles the heroine into a car to take her away?! Se wrote: "Abby wrote: "Hi guys, wonder if you c..."
Possibly: One Night with Gael by Maya Blake
RomLibrary wrote: "Arriane wrote: "HELP! Looking for a HP Series about 3 or 4 brothers who live separate lives but had to come home with a partner. One of the story is about reconciliation of the brother with his wif..."YES! It's the Baron Series! Thank you!!!
Yes! That's it, thanks so much, RomLibrary! xxRomLibrary wrote: "Abby wrote: "Hi, thanks Se, but it's not that one, pretty sure the play bit is at the beginning and the hero bundles the heroine into a car to take her away?!
Se wrote: "Abby wrote: "Hi guys, wo..."
Looking for a book where h has to marry H because he has inherited the family assests,the hero is an illegitimate child or something, I remember they first meet when the heroine is ridding a horse.
All so looking for a book where Hero's father had a heart attack or something and he blames the heroines mother though he does not know the heroine is the womans daughter. I think heroine works for him.
And one more I have been looking for forever,the heroine is on holiday staying at her female cousin or friends apartment,Hero turns up demanding to know where his son is because he has supposedly ran of with the female cousin\friend, I remember their was a part later where the Hero son comes back with the women and the Hero has both women around to dinner and the cousin\friend is a horrible person who threatens to say Hero attacked her.
Please hep me find this older Harlequin. A model whose husband thinks she cheated on him. He practically keeps her prisoner. One night at the beach she escapes. I read it in the late 80s or early 90s.
Pamela wrote: "Please hep me find this older Harlequin. A model whose husband thinks she cheated on him. He practically keeps her prisoner. One night at the beach she escapes. I read it in the late 80s or early 90s."Night Music by Charlotte Lamb
Pamela wrote: "Please hep me find this older Harlequin. A model whose husband thinks she cheated on him. He practically keeps her prisoner. One night at the beach she escapes. I read it in the late 80s or early 90s."Possibly Shattered Dreams by Sally Wentworth.
Annabel Wilson wrote: "And one more I have been looking for forever,the heroine is on holiday staying at her female cousin or friends apartment,Hero turns up demanding to know where his son is because he has supposedly r..."This sounds like something Anne Mather would write. Try In the Italian's Bed by Anne Mather
Annabel Wilson wrote: "All so looking for a book where Hero's father had a heart attack or something and he blames the heroines mother though he does not know the heroine is the womans daughter. I think heroine works for..."Not an exact match but possibly The Silver Falcon by Yvonne Whittal
Annabel Wilson wrote: "Looking for a book where h has to marry H because he has inherited the family assests,the hero is an illegitimate child or something, I remember they first meet when the heroine is ridding a horse."Satan's Contract by Susan McCarthy
Annabel Wilson wrote: "It's not the silver falcon but thank you."I didn't think so but it was the closest one I could find on my bookshelves. If you remember more details please add and I will look again.
Elizabeth wrote: "Hi, I’ve been looking for one for a while and can’t remember if I posted here. I’m worried that my problem is that I’m possibly blurring two books plots together but here’s what I think I remember ..."Did you ever find out the title to this one?
Vintage wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Hi, I’ve been looking for one for a while and can’t remember if I posted here. I’m worried that my problem is that I’m possibly blurring two books plots together but here’s what I..."Vintage - any thoughts on the one Renee is looking for? I've searched every nascar, racing driver book/shelf and can't find. I have two books with panic attack ex-model but none with ex racing driver who crashed. Sounds familiar, can't put finger on it.
Se wrote: "Vintage wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Hi, I’ve been looking for one for a while and can’t remember if I posted here. I’m worried that my problem is that I’m possibly blurring two books plots together b..."I was curious which one she was looking for. Lost in Love has a race car driving H that has a minor crash at the end, but the heroine is not a model.
Renee wrote: "Hoping someone can help me find the name of this book. It may be a harlequin presents. Tthe heroine is a former model, gives up modeling due to panic attacks and is a fashion blogger. Hero may be a..."One that has the h as a past model and who has panic attacks is The Italian's Deal for I Do by Jennifer Hayward. The H is not a racing car drive though.
Taylijane wrote: "Renee wrote: "Hoping someone can help me find the name of this book. It may be a harlequin presents. Tthe heroine is a former model, gives up modeling due to panic attacks and is a fashion blogger...."There is another one that I read recently where h was model who had panic attacks, I'll have to remember the name, the H and h were married/separated. Yes the JH book was one of the anxiety ones without the other parts. Maybe not Harlequin? Also sounds a bit like a mix of the two Summerville Sisters books by Kim Lawrence. Chloe in book two has an accident in Europe in book one. She is BFF with the H's sister in book two and she is a fashion writer / charity fund raiser who has anxiety regarding her scars from the accident. The H in book one used to race cars at some point. I'll search through my Kindle for the other one I was thinking of.
I’m looking for help in locating a couple of books.Book 1
The book is set in England for most part. There is some portion set in France or some other European country.
The heroine is working for her father. He’s a taskmaster and very hard to please. She has been told that her mother is dead and believes it. There is a painting. Whether of a house or of the heroine’s mother I’m not sure.
For some reason, the Heroine sets out on a journey to the countryside. And there’s either an auction or something draws her to a place / house and there’s the connection to the painting. She meets the hero there. Not clear on how it happens but they have an “overtaken by passion” moment. And I think that in the clear light of the day, the heroine regrets the night before and goes back home.
A few weeks later, she finds that she’s left with a souvenir, “of the nine months variety”. Her father’s secretary with an eye for the main chance deduces that the heroine is pregnant, she tattles the secret out. Her father is livid and gives her an ultimatum- get rid of it or get out. When the heroine rebels, the father cuts off her credit cards and repossesses her car. Maybe she’s asked to vacate the company owned flat I’m not sure.
At a low ebb she comes into an art gallery. Unbeknownst to her, the gallery which is part of a chain belongs to the Hero’s family. After that I don’t remember the book very well. The big surprise is that the heroine’s mother is alive and is married to the Hero’s father.
The heroine goes to meet her mother. Then the heroine’s father dies and the heroine comes back to England and finds that the father has not disinherited her.
Book 2
This book is set USA (probably Texas) and England.
Heroine’s father is a businessman in UK.
Past - She’s come to a ranch and is on a sort of working holiday. Her rich background is not known. The Hero (helping his money minded father in business?) and the Heroine are attracted to each other and they have a summer affair? The hero proposes? The hero’s father throws a spanner in the works and either tries to buy her off or make her feel guilty by threatening to disinherit the hero? Without contacting the hero for his POV, the heroine takes off and goes back to Daddy.
Present - Fast forward 5 - 6 years. Hero and his father arrive in UK for a meeting with the Heroine’s father. The heroine unwittingly walks into the meeting and walks out. After the meeting while exiting the building, the hero sights a little boy who calls out to his grandfather. Looking at the boy, the hero immediately recognises that the child is his flesh and blood. At the hotel where they are staying, the Hero and his father have a showdown and the Hero quits/ threatens to quit. After this I don’t remember.....
I hope that someone is able to help me out with the names of the books.
Really appreciate the members of this group. It’s just awesome as to how with such few details available, you are able to locate a book.
Se wrote: "Taylijane wrote: "Renee wrote: "Hoping someone can help me find the name of this book. It may be a harlequin presents. Tthe heroine is a former model, gives up modeling due to panic attacks and is ..."I really appreciate all your efforts (Vintage, Taylijane, Se) to help me find this. Have been really searching my kindle to find this book for a few months now and have been struggling. Its not the ones listed below - Lost in Love, The Italian Deal's for I Do, or the Kim Lawrence ones. I have read those and it's not those :-(). May be I have truly mixed up two books.
Pravana wrote: "I’m looking for help in locating a couple of books.Book 1
The book is set in England for most part. There is some portion set in France or some other European country.
The heroine is working for ..."
Book #1 is One Reckless Night by Sara Craven
Not sure about Book #2 It doesn't sound familiar to me but I'll look in my shelves when I get a moment.
Rhiannon wrote: "Looking for two books. I'm not sure if I've actually read these or I'm mixing multiple common tropes. 1. Hero and heroine were together in the past before the start of the book. At the beginning ..."
Book #2 might be The Interloper by Robyn Donald
RomLibrary wrote: "Pravana wrote: "I’m looking for help in locating a couple of books.Book 1
The book is set in England for most part. There is some portion set in France or some other European country.
The heroine..."
Thank you RomLibrary.
This is just the book I was trying to remember.
Renee wrote: "Se wrote: "Taylijane wrote: "Renee wrote: "Hoping someone can help me find the name of this book. It may be a harlequin presents. Tthe heroine is a former model, gives up modeling due to panic atta..."I assume from the term fashion blogger, you mean the book is probably no older than 10 or so years. I have done every kind of search on my Kindle too, but Kindle paperwhite, seems to zip up older books and they are not searchable. Causes me no end of woe. I remembered another ex-racing driver, I think maybe Robyn Grady - the h has a young son that the H didn't know about. He ends up giving up racing for her. I know he did have an accident at some point. Her Last Night of Innocence - India Grey also doesn't match except for the accident. Haven't located it, and don't remember a sister/bff One day, one of us will locate it - I'm very keen to read it!
Can anyone help? I believe the first scene in the book is the H recognizing the h in a foreign outdoor market. There might be a disturbance around her that initially draws his attention to her. The H is concerned about her welfare (she looks very thin, maybe backpacking?) because she's deliberately dropped out of her usual life. I think H is a long-time family friend of her family. He has strong feelings for her, but fights them due to her young age (late teen/20ish?) and innocence. I think she comes from a wealthy family. I think he wants to get her back home. Thanks!
M wrote: "Can anyone help? I believe the first scene in the book is the H recognizing the h in a foreign outdoor market. There might be a disturbance around her that initially draws his attention to her. The..."Possibly Tamed By Her Husband by Elizabeth Power
M wrote: "Can anyone help? I believe the first scene in the book is the H recognizing the h in a foreign outdoor market. There might be a disturbance around her that initially draws his attention to her. The..."It sounds like the sequel to "The Virgin's Shock Baby" by Heidi Rice. TVSB is about Megan, while the sequel is about her sister, Katie. I just don't remember the name of Katie's book.
What I do remember is the guy that rescues Katie is the bodyguard that Megan's husband Dario had hired to protect Katie. Katie's money has been stolen by someone she'd been traveling with.
About a year ago, I read an HP about a warrior/woman heroine who comes down from the mountain to help a king find a wife. She is, for practical purposes, a slave who can only be freed if he marries. I cannot remember the title or author, but I am desperate to find it. Can any help?!!!!
ANA wrote: "About a year ago, I read an HP about a warrior/woman heroine who comes down from the mountain to help a king find a wife. She is, for practical purposes, a slave who can only be freed if he marries..."Untouched Queen by Royal Command by Kelly Hunter
h is trained in martial arts as well as a courtesan. I think this is my favorite book of 2019.
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