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Indlæser... The Greek's Forced Brideaf Michelle Reid
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Greek billionaire Leo Christakis is convinced the drab, shapeless suits worn by Natasha are simply a cover for the gold-digging harlot who lies beneath. Mistakenly thinking Natasha's been stealing from his company, Leo commands her to be at his beck and call--in and out of the bedroom. Natasha is thrown into his world of unimaginable luxury. Then Leo discovers she's innocent--in every sense! Now she has no choice--she must become the Christakis bride! No library descriptions found. |
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I did enjoy the book. I read it over about a two and half hour stint, with one break and found it easy and enjoyable. Nothing deep is happening, but then I never expect that from Harlequin titles (most of the time at least) and I definately wanted to smack Leo a few dozen times. Also a few quick smacks to Natasha's head wouldn't have felt out of place either.
Leo and Natasha are of course the most fleshed out characters, with a surprising amount of fleshing given to Leo's ex-wife as well. In fact we might have learned more meaningful things about why she acted the way she did then seemed necessary. Leo and Natasha's romance...actually I'm not sure you can call it that. This book, despite the fact I did enjoy it (I need to stress that because this review might sound critical), reminded me why I don't read contemporary romances dated after about 1992.
I don't really want to be reminded that sex becomes such a necessary part of a relationship--especially in this case since Leo's answer to everything was to just get back into bed together and work out their problems through sex. I Hate You! To the bed! You slept with your ex-wife! To the bed! It just seemed like an endless litany of reasons for them to go to bed together. In a paranormal at least there's some other reason; vamp has to feed, werewolf is in heat, ghost is horny after years of celibacy--something! So to see the characters in and out of bed is more rationalized in my head. Pathetic as that sounds.
Then there is also the matter of despite this being written 23 years after The Olive Tree, and an entirely different writer (though both oddly are about British gals falling for Greek rich boys) the same template seemed to be used for the chick's response. Guy is all masculine and aggressively sexual, she resists, he convinces, she succombs and hates herself for it--only now with added sex to really make the girl hate herself!
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