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5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice work!, January 3, 2007
This review is from: Blackmailed By Diamonds, Bound By Marriage (Harlequin Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)
FROM THE BACK COVER:
Blackmailed into marriage...and into the bridal bed!
The Brandizi Diamond came into the possession of the Kyriacou family generations ago. It has traditionally been passed down to the eldest son to offer as a gift to the woman of his heart...
When the diamond comes into beautiful Angelina Littlewood's possession, Nikos Kyriacou knows he must do everything to get the jewel back. But Angie has her own, very personal reasons for wanting to keep it - and for wanting revenge on Nikos!
She decides to end Nikos's hedonistic lifestyle once and for all - by marrying him. Blackmailing Nikos into a wedding may be one thing, but Angelina discovers that actually being married to the gorgeous, arrogant Greek is quite another... For Nikos has one demand. As his wife, she will be expected to share his life...and his bed!
I think the idea of the story is not a new one, not exactly the same, but when I read the plot I remember "BOND OF HATRED" by Lynne Graham.
Since I love it very much, I love this one, too.
The characters are almost the same, but here Ms.Morgan wrote the heroine as a PhD graduated.
The last chapter (ending) is not quite smooth in my opinion, as if Ms.Morgan wanted to finish it quickly.
I'd rather she have it in different situations just like you wrote "SALE OR RETURN BRIDE".
I love your writing style anyway, so compasionate and breath-taking.
Look forward to more books from you, Ms.Morgan.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Breath of Fresh Air For Harlequin Presents, August 13, 2009
This review is from: Blackmailed By Diamonds, Bound By Marriage (Harlequin Presents) (Mass Market Paperback)
Okay don't let the goofy name turn you off. This was my first book by Sarah Morgan and I really loved it. It was just fresh but it had the elements I love in Harlequin Presents. I really loved Angelina as a heroine (she made the book for me). She was a fiercely intelligent and fearless woman. She did what she thought was right regardless of the consequences. I love how Angelina had no qualms about saying exactly what she thought to a man like Nikos, who is used to having people jump at his command. She was her own woman, although love changed her and caused her to be willing to give to the one she loved.
I also liked how although she blackmails the hero into marriage, he turns the tables on her, kidnaps her and makes it a real marriage. He is head over heels for her and bowled over by his attraction to a woman who is admittedly plain, and doesn't seem to like him very much. It has some steamy sexual moments that are very well-written and add to the charcaterization of the characters. This is just a fun, great book and I recommend it to readers who have felt a little tired of the more recent Harlequin Presents books and want some new blood to shake things up, but also have the classic feel of the romance series there in spades. After reading this book, I made a point of buying/reading Morgan's books. So far I have only been disappointed with one of her books that I've read since this one.
Some readers felt like this was a rehash of the Lynne Graham classic Bond of Hatred. It never even occurred to me until I read it in a review of this book off Amazon after reading it. Yes it has a similar plot device, but Morgan went in her own direction and wrote a modern, snappy romance that will cause you some hours of enjoyment and perhaps send you back for a few rereads.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
"Bond of Hatred" on steroids :-), November 12, 2007
Back cover: "The Brandizi diamond has been in the Kyriacou family for generations. So when it comes into Angelina Littlewood's possession, Nikos Kyriacou must get the jewel back. But Angie has her own reasons for keeping it -- and for wanting to teach arrogant Greek Nikos a lesson!
What better way than to agree to marriage? But then Angie discovers what being Nikos's wife entails... He has one demand: he's her husband and she'll share *his* bed!"
Unusual reprise of Graham's Bond of Hatred (Mills & Boon Large Print Romances). Read this one twice, so can't be that bad. :-) Angelina has a PhD in archeology and is the ugly duckling of her family. Her younger, beautiful sister dies falling off Greek tycoon Nikos Kyriacou's balcony. The sister is wearing a famous diamond, presumably a gift, at the time of her death; the diamond passes into Angelina's possession. Angelina wants revenge; she refuses to return the said diamond to Nikos. Forces him into marriage, discovers he ain't that bad, turns self into siren, blah, blah. The writing is a bit strained, the hero unconvincing, but what the heck. The book's not bad.
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