You know what would have been a happy ending? If the heroine had ended up with the oh so biker from the neighboring gang. Or alone. Or with anyone butYou know what would have been a happy ending? If the heroine had ended up with the oh so biker from the neighboring gang. Or alone. Or with anyone but the hero.
H is the biggest whiner since I was in second grade. They have two toddlers and life is just the same, sex is just the same. I kept waiting for the BDSM shoe to drop because that's the end all, be all remedy in some romances, but it didn't happen. Of course, I was skimming at 50% since I'd just read the hero say for the 100th time he didn't know what to dooooooo.
Usually not a fan of parents interfering in a relationship, even a fictional one, but I was cheering when the two dads confronted the man baby. ...more
This started out so promising. Love a stolen fiancee trope where the h comes out ahead. The heroine was pretty cute and self-deprecating, the hero wasThis started out so promising. Love a stolen fiancee trope where the h comes out ahead. The heroine was pretty cute and self-deprecating, the hero was a handsome and totally sweet hunk, the h gets a Pretty Woman shopping trip and makeover, the family's jealous of her new hunka hunka boring love, and then she turns into a mega bitch. Any sympathy I had for her over the evil stepsis taking her beau was gone.
(view spoiler)[Imma just going to skip over the off page death of the plot moppet that shows up mid book. I guess giving the mother an abusive new boyfriend AND cancer with only weeks to go was her punishment for keeping the moppet a sekret baby. (hide spoiler)]
The kicker though was the treatment of the evil OW/stepsis. She was pretty entertaining and I LOVE a good comeuppance...this was not a good comeuppance. It was gross and totally unnecessary....more
The hero alone is enough to give this a one star. Facebook rec, when will I learn? Never apparently.
I had high hopes for this, but the hero was a selfThe hero alone is enough to give this a one star. Facebook rec, when will I learn? Never apparently.
I had high hopes for this, but the hero was a selfish entitled bossy jerk from beginning to end. There was nothing charming, alpha or anything redeeming about him.
He lied to her about being engaged, she tried to tell him she was pregnant, but she was at fault when his mean fiancee turns her away. He never entertains any other path in their relationship. Ever. At least a Greek tycoon will bend an ear after they've been proved wrong. Even years later, he won't apologize for lying.
He's controlling and not in an alpha way, but a real life domestic domineering AH whole way. He cancels her job because she used her maiden name and wants to rip off the arm of the doctor for daring to touch her when the doc is trying to see of she has miscarried. Alpha? No. Raging idiot? Yes.
When you get his tragic back story with his horrible father and enabling doormat mother you realize he didn't fall as far from the tree as he thinks.
Oh, kids and dogs love him because they see fairies around him. And he has a ghost nanny.
I'm going to check other other books and the reviews, but yikes.
Poor man-baby hero got an emotional paper cut 11 years ago and is still hemorrhaging so he can't wuv the heroine. That's okay, all he needsDNF at 49%.
Poor man-baby hero got an emotional paper cut 11 years ago and is still hemorrhaging so he can't wuv the heroine. That's okay, all he needs to do is crook his finger and she rolls over. I left when he snapped at her for trying to hold his hand near his son, instant forgiveness. Barf.
Plus there's a Danielle Steele/Judith Krantz/Kristen Ashley designer name dropping that is annoying....more
I enjoyed the story but not that romance or the hero if that makes sense.
Heroine is the illegitimate daughter of the worst family ever. They don't jusI enjoyed the story but not that romance or the hero if that makes sense.
Heroine is the illegitimate daughter of the worst family ever. They don't just treat her poorly but are out and out physically and emotionally abusive. Trigger warning on that alone as despite the heroine marrying a man that has the power to shield from anything and everything, it doesn't. So basically another heroine, another female, that gets the squat beaten out of her while (most) of the other character remain unscathed.
The H wants to punish and humiliate the heroine for what he perceives is her lie. My problem with heroes like this is that we have to assume that they are basically utter idiots. His the man with the money and the resources to vet a woman he proposes to, let her explain, and not be so bloody trusting of third parties. You have to wonder how these H's become tycoons?
The bright spot is their wedding. The H's irresponsible but charming father shows up to steal the show and dote on the heroine. Fun stuff and a light moment in an otherwise dark book.
Back to the heroine and her family. Triggers...(view spoiler)[The h went her to bio grandfather who made HER bio dad step up to the plate and pay for her mother's longterm ICU. They threaten to pull the plug on her mother if she doesn't do what they want like take her half-sisters entrance exam for law school etc. At the end, she finds out that her mother died a year ago and they've kept it from her and one of the maggot half-siblings pushes her down a flight of stairs after laughing at her grief, potentially making her miscarry. It's very, very ugly. (hide spoiler)]...more
Heroine is intensely unlikeable. Her husband finds out he's not his father's son and that his cold as ice parents have lied to him all his life, and hHeroine is intensely unlikeable. Her husband finds out he's not his father's son and that his cold as ice parents have lied to him all his life, and heroine can't handle why he's so quiet all the time.
Second horrible heroine from this author. Maybe that's her thing....more
DNF. He steals her architectural plans for a theatre to show he loves her? He couldn't just pull her pigtails?DNF. He steals her architectural plans for a theatre to show he loves her? He couldn't just pull her pigtails?...more
The manipulative grande dame grandmother that should be pushing up daisies yesterday. She's the worst kind of manipulSo many rotten female characters.
The manipulative grande dame grandmother that should be pushing up daisies yesterday. She's the worst kind of manipulator: she uses her power for her minion's own good then gloats about how smart she is.
The heroine's mother: Debbie Downer and is passive/aggressive with her constant criticism and belittling of the heroine. Had to raise the heroine on her own and doesn't let hr forget it.
And the heroine herself. She sucks all the oxygen out of the room, and towards the end I felt like there was a hint of gold-digger on top her Mary Sue Martyr ways.
The hero is a jerk at first, but once he realizes how mean he's been he's all in. He deserved someone better....more
What a let down. I'm surprised the heroine didn't turn down the inheritance from her godmother so she could move into a grotty flat and prove her MaryWhat a let down. I'm surprised the heroine didn't turn down the inheritance from her godmother so she could move into a grotty flat and prove her Mary Sue Martyr-ness.
H believes she's an embezzler and in true HP stupid H manner doesn't even let her see the evidence he's too excited to see her guilty.
A secret baby doppelgänger later and he actually looks at the evidence. I don't know if he apologizes or not, but who cares...the h jumps him immediately. Not just a doormat, but a soggy one. Plus I have a feeling that the Greek mother will make her life hell for keeping the baby secret. It's a novella so we never get that far....more
This started out so promising. The fiancee runs off with h’s horrible little sister and the equally horrible mother supports it. The heroine actually This started out so promising. The fiancee runs off with h’s horrible little sister and the equally horrible mother supports it. The heroine actually stands up to mom and sister then there’s the rest of the story. The h turns into a me-me-me emotional vampire that sucks all the energy and blood from her friends and the H. She’s one of those chicks that is surrounded by a circle of concerned friends and, sniffle, just can’t seem to move on. Her best friend and her now boyfriend take the brunt of the heroine’s drain. I honestly felt sorry for them.
And the H, is totally the chick. Handsome, built like sin, he’s a badass orthodontist. Nothing sexier…begone you Greek tycoons, MC bad boys and Navy Seals. The H is going to straighten you, or your teeth, out. Poor guy, tries to move on with a really nice girl after the h dumps for him…reasons. Suspicious timing, the h finds out and decides NOW she wants him and shows up to his house on a date. Poor unsuspecting other girl, the H can’t seem to care for her because she has a gap in her teeth. I didn’t make that up.
I was so disgusted as it all started out so well. Now that the h has been rejected by the H because he has pride, she devolves into a gooey mess and (view spoiler)[ serves as a bridesmaid to her evil PREGNANT sister and ex-fiance. WTH?!? (hide spoiler)]
Author lost a rare opportunity to keep the steam going with a strong heroine that gets her revenge by getting a sexy orthodontist while her younger sister gets stretch marks and hemorrhoids and a faithless man....more
Another book that would have been better off as a thriller or horror story than a romance. (view spoiler)[On the eve of her wedding, the heroine is imAnother book that would have been better off as a thriller or horror story than a romance. (view spoiler)[On the eve of her wedding, the heroine is imprisoned by her crazy mom. No soft soap and no sympathy here, she was crazy. Unknowingly pregnant, things don't go well for the heroine, one being her fiancé is either too stupid, too lazy or too inert to actually look for her. The info spewed to him by his own awful mother is so flimsy a child could see through it. (hide spoiler)]
After his little brother finally get in touch with him, the H comes home after about 8 or 10 years, and is both dying to see the h and reluctant. While he's been gone, his mother who has gone the extra mile to give Medea a run for her money on Bad Mommy stakes, isolates him further from his father and four brothers. Four brothers and not one ponies up to tell him the truth, the truth that the whole town knew...that instead of running away this poor little drab of an h was imrpisoned by her mother for six months.
They end up together surprisingly quick, okay this is a romance so not that surprising. Little angst left and not much comeuppance for the horrible mother and the equally horrible father who weakly stood by and let his wife ruin one of his son's life.
I've skimmed the others and they seem to be a little low energy as well. ...more
The hero is a handsome Italian and the heroine is a blow up doll: no personality..no spine.
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There is cheating, both ways actually: hero has sex The hero is a handsome Italian and the heroine is a blow up doll: no personality..no spine.
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There is cheating, both ways actually: hero has sex with both wife and heroine aka the unknowing mistress. Poor guy, what do you do when the wife you hate climbs you like a tree in the limo? Say no?!? That isn't what bothered me. I usually love the trope where the heroine finds out she's been forced into the role of mistress against her knowledge and will. Maybe it's just in HPland that the heroines express outrage and outwit the 6 ft, 11" Greek/Italian/Spanish and occasional Australian Billionaire. That is not the case here. In honor of the Olympics, she's a Gold Medal Doormat.
Lie #1 The hero makes the h his mistress because he has to marry the Senator's daughter. NOPE! His Mob Boss, his parents, everyone but the evil OW tells him he doesn't have to marry her, but he does it anyway because it's tradition. [image] His own parents defied tradition for a love match.
Lie #2 He doesn't tell the heroine about his marriage. She yaks on and on about being a mistress but it doesn't stop her from having sex with him right after she found out. [image]
Lie #3 He/they don't indulge in sex trafficking. Oh wait, there was that one time, maybe twice, where they brought in girls including a couple of virgins to be kept as slaves, but they were abused anyway. This was a much better scene for them as no kink...just some orgies. The orgy gifs were too scary to post.
Lie #4 I will protect you babe. No, he doesn't. The evil OW wrecks the h's merchandise then has the store burned after the heroine gets roughed up a little. The hero is SO sympathetic and concerned. If a little gun butt to the head sends her this far into herself, maybe she isn’t the woman I need. I second guess my affection for her. I second guess everything. I wish he had. [image]
Later when the heroine pops up pregnant (what a shocker), he asks who she slept with. She stands up for herself for about three seconds. The hero is overwhelmed with regret. I should apologize, fuck, I should say so much to her. I don’t. Call it pride, call it macho bullshit, whatever it is, I can’t say the words aloud. I’m sorry, it’s just not there. And then they have sex again because...he's cute? I think this book is a fantasy read from the perspective of 15 year old teen boy about what HE thinks a romance should be. [image]
I think this statement from one of the secondary characters sums the women the best.
“I’m nobody’s whore,” I announce after I’ve finished one cupcake and I’m reaching for a chocolate chip cookie.
Mia reaches across the counter, her fingers wrap around my wrist and she squeezes. “We’re all whores. Since the beginning of time, Lenora. Why not whore for a man you love?”
This is the equivalent of the Three Stooges. Sad sack heroine, hero #1, hero #2. [image]
Heroine catches her bf having sex with a sex kitten and Oy boy.
This is the equivalent of the Three Stooges. Sad sack heroine, hero #1, hero #2. [image]
Heroine catches her bf having sex with a sex kitten and is more concerned that he never had sex with her in the kitchen right next to the coffee pot that she bought him than she is finding him having sex. A little exaggeration, but not far off. As the H hides his naked self behind a pot, he excuses his actions by saying they never declared "Exclusive." This guy lives in a kindergarten world.
Sadly for this romance, the one person really, really upset about the sex in the kitchen is the sex kitten having sex with the H. [image]
She's horrified he's made her the other woman, and ends up befriending the heroine much to the heroine's dismay, but kitchen sink side kick is a force to be reckoned with. This is the chick that needs a story.
Kitchen sink side chick is in love and engaged about 5 minutes after the kitchen incident and introduces the h to a new beau, a very attractive but gloomy Gus who didn't know that men could cook or do dishes. He, among many, many others in this book has a sad romance backstory. Heroine takes him on because she's desperate for a man, any man, and is really is a 1950s doormat wannabe disguised as a successful architect. Kind of an anti-Wonder Woman.
Once the H figures out that he's not all that since the h dumped him for being an unfaithful cad and never came back, he wants her. Of course he does. His bartender hates him, he got flack from his cousin, and he just isn't interested in bagging more babes.
He ends up stalking the new couple and things really don't improve.
Once hero #2 figures out he's literally #2, he's not a nice guy.
Hero #2. "You're just a bitch who strung me along like he strung you along. And you get away with it because you're pretty, but the truth is, you're not that pretty. The fact you have perky tits and keep the goodies under lock and key makes you seem more attractive than you are, but your personality makes you ugly. You used to be a solid six on a good night, but now I can see you're nothing more than a three. I'm a solid nine, and while naked, you're at least a seven, it's not worth it anymore."
I hope that's not his Persuasive Argument because it didn't convince me he's the better choice.
Oh, and the book is written in the present tense which drove me crazy....more
Loved the hero and how often do you get to write that? Heroine is okay, but kind of a Mary Sue Martyr that, damn girl, should have left home or, betteLoved the hero and how often do you get to write that? Heroine is okay, but kind of a Mary Sue Martyr that, damn girl, should have left home or, better yet, called the police.
High school romance where the H is top dog and will take over his dad's MC. As soon as Ms. McGinlay said the H wore a white T, jeans and a leather jacket this image did not leave my head.
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Heroine tries to hide because of bullying and life but H's sister brings her out. [image]
The romance is really sweet and the hero has the heroine's back. Too bad she's too stupid afraid to ask for the most basic help. The threats of rape, gang rape and sexual abuse by the h's stepfather bring it down.
Some family drama from all side, but, NEWS FLASH, the H is faithful. I repeat, the H is faithful although he does do something unforgivable.
Triggers: gang rape, sexual assault, and intense bullying....more
This continues with the family from Remember Love where the jolly holiday father turns out to be a serial cheater and is outeBland leading the bland.
This continues with the family from Remember Love where the jolly holiday father turns out to be a serial cheater and is outed by his son. We find out even more depressing things about pops here.
The heroine and hero are about as bland as you can get, and if it weren't for the interfering grandfather of the H, a Duke of course, I doubt anything would have happened. In fact there were more sparks between the h and the grandparent couple.
The ending was sweet so three stars for that....more
A heartless betrayal from a mindless hero. Another brain trust that decides to get revenge on some collateral damage chick because he's too lazy or stA heartless betrayal from a mindless hero. Another brain trust that decides to get revenge on some collateral damage chick because he's too lazy or stupid to go after the one he thinks is really guilty. She isn't really that guilty either.
The realization that he may have gotten the scenario all wrong is so instantaneous it makes him look even worse. If one statement and a look of scorn can smash your need for revenge, have you really thought it through?
Dim bulb as the heroine hides out under her mother's maiden name 'cause no investigator will ever figure that out. If I ever have to flee from a vengeful Greek/Italian/Spanish or even British tycoon, I have a much better name picked out.
When he finally finds the heroine again (accidentally of course), Mr. Entitlement wants her to marry him and she agrees despite reservations. He has an evil OW on his heels that is a take no prisoners OW. She was pretty bad and about a thousand times smarter and more relentless than the H. He's 6 foot whatever and can't seem to stop her from kissing him, oh dear what should he do?
This made me very cranky as the H gets away with it and shows little remorse....more
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