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The Greek Tycoon's Wife by Kim Lawrence (HP 2360)

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Nikos Lakis is the ultimate Greek Tycoon. He's cool, controlled, and definitely sexy - and he's also married to a woman he hasn't seen since their wedding day. Katerina may be his wife but she's never been his lover ... until their accidental reunion ignites an uncontrollable passion! Is it time for the billionaire to bed his bride? 

Favourite Quote: (between hero & random chick)
'Are you asthmatic?' Nikos asked.
'No, just fat and unfit.'
    

The Italian's Passionate Revenge by Lucy Gordon (HP 2726)

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He will bed her…
Elise Carlton is looking forward to having her freedom. Years as a trophy wife have left her wary. But there is one man to whom she is not immune….

For revenge and for pleasure!
Vincente Farnese is rich and devastatingly handsome, his own special brand of dark Italian temptation! But it is no coincidence that Vincente has sought out Elise. What will she do when she discovers he wants her only for revenge?
 

My Review:

I started out feeling really good about this book, it was an interesting premise and suspense was well-built.  The chemistry between them was almost a compulsion, and I loved seeing them both drawn to each other and surprised by the intensity of their feelings.  The first time they made love was a revelation for them and the hero reacted by panting and murmuring in wonder "who are you", which was really a great image. 

But then the hero/heroine manipulate each other, find out the hero's secret motives, and are so cold to each other that it puts a distance between them. 

The Italian's Wedding Ultimatum by Kim Lawrence (HP 2638)

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Alessandro Di Livio is fiercely protective of his family, and he's determined to keep gold-digging Sam Maguire away from his sister's husband…even if it means seducing her himself!

Sam is no femme fatale—in fact she's a virgin! But under Alessandro's expert touch she succumbs to one night in his arms. And when passion leads to pregnancy, Sam knows that Alessandro will do whatever it takes to have her as his wife and their baby as his heir!
  

My Review:

Mmmm.  I really liked the dynamic between the hero/heroine, it was combatative, sparks flew, insults hit the air, and they got grabby!  The hero was a man you could like and respect, yet he was also sexy and had an in-your-face aggressive side (which I enjoyed).  Case in point: the hero didn't enjoy being hidden away in the heroine's bedroom when she had guests, so he unbuckled his belt and unbottoned his pants and swanned in mid conversation complaining about her leaving him in bed.  *grin* 

The Spaniard's Pregnancy Proposal by Kim Lawrence (HP 2708)

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Antonio Rochas attracts women like moths to a flame. Casual affairs are his calling card… until he meets Fleur. She's uninterested and unavailable—and like a red rag to a bull! Forced by an unfortunate accident to stay at Antonio's luxury mansion, Fleur is caught up in his whirlwind of passionate seduction. But now Antonio wants more—and he knows just how he'll get it: by making Fleur pregnant!
 

The Greek's Virgin Bride by Julia James (HP 2383)

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As the illegitimate grandaughter of a famous Greek billionaire, Andrea Fraser was disowned at birth and grew up in poverty. Now, at the age of twenty-five, she is unexpectedly called to Greece, where shocking news awaits her....

Andrea's grandfather has found her a husband! She's promised to tycoon Nikos Vassilis as part of a business deal. But Andrea is strongly independent and has no intention of meekly accepting a marriage of convenience. Nikos may be the most sophisticated man she's ever met, but she'll be leaving him the first chance she gets...won't she?

The Greek Tycoon's Unexpected Wife by Annie West (HP Extra 6)

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Stavros Denakis is furious when Tessa Marlowe turns up without warning. Weary and cynical through his experience with women, Stavros suspects the wife he hardly knows is a gold digger—surely she's here to claim her share of the Denakis millions. But Tessa is a temptation that he can't resist….

Bedded by her gorgeous Greek husband, Tessa realizes she has fallen in love with him, and longs for their marriage to become real. Only, Stavros, though he may be passionate in private, remains cold in public, and is determined they stay wedded only in name…. 

My Review:

They married four years ago in name only to escape a civil war mess.  They got separated, he thought she'd died, but at present she comes to him on the eve of his engagement to another woman to return his ring (she never knew it was a legal marriage).  He's immediately suspicious of her motives and thinks it's a blackmail attempt.

The Greek's Forbidden Bride by Cathy Williams (HP Extra 5)

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He's determined to have her…

Greek millionaire Theo Toyas is suspicious of the beautiful but beguiling Abby Clinton. He's convinced that her air of vulnerability conceals a devious woman intent on snatching the Toyas fortune. And he's going to seduce her into telling the truth….

She's determined not to be taken…

Abby is consumed by her attraction to this arrogant Greek. But she must keep her secret…and she must not fall in love with Theo. In fact, she must stay forbidden to him at all costs!

Too late, because Theo's intent on having her as his wife…. 

His Virgin Secretary by Cathy Williams (HP 2390)

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Italian millionaire businessman Bruno Giannella is every woman's dream: handsome, sexy, successful, and unbelievably arrogant. So Katy thinks she must be having a nightmare when he demands that she become his live-in secretary.

Surely she's imagining the electricity that sparks between them - after all, Bruno is an experienced man of the world. What would he want with a timid mouse life her?

But Bruno seems convinced that there's a sensual woman hiding beneath his
temporary secretary's mousy exterior...and unleashing her inner desires is top on his agenda...   

From Waif to His Wife by Lindsay Armstrong (HP 2712)

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A mousy music teacher, Maisie's hardly a seductive siren. But her lack of worldliness turns her life upside down, and, abandoned and alone, she knows she has to confront the man who deceived her….

Rafael Sanderson is rich, successful and a master of marriage avoidance. He's never seen Maisie before, but she seems to think she knows him. And even though it's his rule never to get involved, this time he's compelled to make this waif his wife! 

My Review:

This was a creative story, haven't seen a pregnancy plot done this way before (she's pregnant by another man - his cousin who was angry at the hero and used his identity).  I liked the friendship and tenderness that developed between the hero/heroine.  I liked that it was naturally progressing and seemed to be enduring. 

Her Bedroom Surrender by Trish Wylie (HP 2730)

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Self-made fitness tycoon Rory Flanaghan is tall, rugged and so, so sexy. When Cara Sheehan starts one-to-one sessions with Rory, exercise takes on a whole new meaning!
Though she might be inexperienced in the bedroom, Cara knows Rory's heart is locked away. But Rory will show Cara what she's been missing. With one touch, one kiss, one night, he'll have her complete surrender! 

My Review:

Mmmm, yummy!  This book was such an enjoyable read, it just made me feel good!  I was grinning and laughing my way through it.  The banter between the hero/heroine was such delicious, the sexual tension was built up very well.  The heroine's self-defense mechanism of sarcasm and barbs was just charming and made her equal to the challenge of taming her bossy hero who was used to commanding his own way. 

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