The Greek's Christmas Baby by Lucy Monroe ... QC #136

4 ½ Stars! ~~~ If you’re ever in a reading slump pull out a Harlequin Presents written by Lucy Monroe!

The Greek’s Christmas Baby by Lucy Monroe

Harlequin Presents #2506 ~ December 2005

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Aristides Kouros had swept Eden off her feet, and into his bed. After a year of a very passionate affair, Eden tells him she is pregnant and they marry swiftly. Aristides wants his child to grow up in Greece so they make their family home there, but his business takes him constantly to New York. Aristides claims her pregnancy and then later the birth of their son is the reason why he encourages her to remain in Greece, but Eden is ever fearful of the constant undermining of his PA Kassandra. The PA has never hidden her disdain from Eden and has made her intentions to ruin the marriage clear, manipulating every situation to put Eden in a bad light to Aristides. Discovering she is pregnant again Eden travels to New York to have a heart to heart with her husband, it ends in a disastrous argument in the car, with Eden announcing she can no longer live this way and wanting a divorce. Aristides is stunned. The rain soaked roads are treacherous and a truck strikes their car, nearly causing a miscarriage for Eden and putting Aristides in a coma. Awakening from his coma, Aristides remembers nothing of the accident and has completely forgotten he has a wife and who Eden is. And while Eden is kept under bed rest to preserve her pregnancy, the PA Kassandra is busy telling evil tales to Aristides. Now Eden has to decide, will she fight for her marriage to a man who clearly wants to forget everything about her, or will she walk away. And when it becomes clear that Aristides doesn’t want to end their marriage, can she bear knowing that he has never loved her and never will.

If you’re ever in a reading slump pull out a Harlequin Presents written by Lucy Monroe. I promise you, you will be carried away in to a love story so heart wrenching and so passionate you will not want to put it down. This is definitely the case with The Greek’s Christmas Baby. From the very first pages, we’re introduced to Eden’s nearly hopeless situation with a husband she feels loves her so little that he can totally block her out. She a very strong woman and her deep love for Aristides and for her son and unborn child, make her fight. Until she’s met with his cold rejection, he doesn’t know her and he doesn’t trust her. There are such intense scenes of heartache and some very touching moments where Aristides finds he doesn’t like what he is learning about himself and his marriage. Their HEA is hard won, and well worth all the angst to get there. This story will pull at your heart and when it comes to an end you will hunger to read more about this passionate couple.

Excellence: Great! ~ Steaminess: Yummy

My Totals = 52 ~ Harlequin Imprint = 52 ~ Other Publisher = 0

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• Aristides Kouros – he’s a man most used to getting his way, both in business and in his private life …. He’s charismatic, and devastatingly attractive … I’d take him! .. the cover is okay, it’s more of a “typical” Presents cover ….. casting Aristides, well some one with presence and who can carry off that Greek air of assurance …. I’ll have to ponder this casting for awhile … any ideas?

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