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The Greek Tycoon's Disobedient Bride (Virgin Brides, Arrogant Husbands, #1) (2008)

by Lynne Graham(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1426825064 (ISBN13: 9781426825064)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin Enterprises

series

Virgin Brides, Arrogant Husbands

review 1: The thing I liked most about this book is that it all made sense. There was an actual plot and the story developed along logical lines. It took place over 6 weeks which is a reasonable period of time for a romance to develop in romance land. The protagonists had logical reactions to events and didn't do a great deal of leaping to absurd conclusions. (There was some of course. This is an HP after all.) The hero had some moments that made me want to hit him over the head because he was so arrogant that he manipulated her to get his way or just ignored what she wanted and did what he wanted. On the whole though you could mostly see where he started to fall for her and realize that many of his actions were a result of his unfamiliarity with having actual feelings for a wo... moreman. He was never really mean or nasty to her. She was pretty well written as a slightly bewildered woman in over her head with this play boy. She did sort of find her feet half way through and start getting him to do things her way. The author didn't hurry their relationship and spent enough time with them that you got to see the relationship evolve rather than just be told it did. Enjoyable.
review 2: My take: The heroine Ophelia inherits a rundown manor upon her grandmother's death. The house is in dire need of repairs and poor Ophelia has no money. The hero, Lysander wants to buy the manor because the house belonged to his "mother's" family. Ophelia's grandmother Gladys, hated the Metaxis family with a passion. Lysander's father broke up with Ophelia's mother and married the Lysander's mother instead. This fueled Gladys's bitter hatred of the Metaxis family. In order to hit the Metaxis clan with one last blow from the grave, Gladys leaves the manor to Lysander and Ophelia if they are married for one year. If they do not, the manor goes to a distant cousin who can not sell it for five years. At the reading of the will, Lysander sees Ophelia for the first time. He gets that "manly urge" because of Ophelia lovely face and hourglass figure. When Ophelia tells Lysander she will never marry him, he informs her that she needs his money to repair the manor. Ophelia eventually gives in with the hope that a second document her grandmother left behind will give her the whereabouts of her younger sister. At the wedding reception, Ophelia was given the second document telling her that her younger sister had been adopted. There was also a second will which was written later than the first, it fully gave the manor to Ophelia. Lysander was beyond angry and thought Ophelia knew of her grandmother's second will. Ophelia threatens to divorce Lysander since the manor is now hers but Lysander counters that he bankrupt her if she tries. Of course, the two move in together, have a few misunderstandings but in the end get on well declare their love blah blah blah. The story between Ophelia's mother and the Metaxis is quite detailed and full of twists and turns. I must say that this book had one of the most exciting *scenes * wink wink of Lynne Graham's books. Only The Frenchman's Love-Child Brides of L'Amour (Harlequin Presents)hild had more hot *scenes*. Overall, the book was somewhat dry, maybe it is because the hero was super PC. I will give this book 4 out of 5 stars because it was a decent read and Graham did a good job with the background between the two families. less

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