The Sicilian Marriage (Harlequin Presents No. 2458) [Mass Market Paperback]

Sandra Marton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Presents | Publication Date: April 1, 2005

Book 8 in the award-winning, best-selling series, THE O'CONNELLS! You can enjoy this book on its own, or as the concluding novel in this exciting series.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...truly wonderful... stunning and emotional... will definitely bring the reader to tears. No emotion goes unexplored in this story." -- Romancejunkies.com

Fraught with emotional tension and vivid characterization, Ms. Marton invokes the full range of human emotions with her storytelling talent. -- http://thebestreviews.com/review27230

Lust, love, sacrifice, obligation, possession and passion are just some of the colors in the emotional spectrum of Marton's latest. -- Romantic Times Magazine

From the Publisher

A Sicilian courtship: it was fast and furious--the sex was fantastic. But Briana O'Connell's explosive encounter with wealthy Sicilian Gianni Firelli was just for the moment, not a lifetime--wasn't it?

The Sicilian Marriage: formal and forever. Gianni had bad news for Briana. The tragedy that had brought them together in grief-fueled passion had also resulted in their both being named as joint guardians of a baby girl--for whose sake, Gianni insisted, they must marry!

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373124589
• ISBN-13: 978-0373124589
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,116,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I live in New England now but I was born in New York City and lived in or near the city most of my life. It's where I met my husband--I was fifteen and a senior in high school! He was at both my high school and college graduations. We have a lot of shared, wonderful history.

After we married, I taught elementary school for a while. Then I settled into being a wife and mother but the desire to write was always there. I'd written short stories when I was little--the first, which I illustrated myself, I wrote when I was seven! I never really stopped writing and one day I looked in the mirror and said, "Okay, Sandra, you've always wanted to be a published writer. Maybe it's time you did something about it."

I'd always been interested in the complex ways in which men and women relate to each so it seemed natural to start writing romance fiction. I wrote short stories and sold several of them. Finally, I took a deep breath, sat down and wrote my very first novel. To my amazement and joy, Harlequin Presents bought it.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Passionate, Fast Paced, September 15, 2006

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msbooklady "msbooklady" (Biloxi, MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sicilian Marriage (Harlequin Presents No. 2458) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the last in the O'Connells series and is Briana's story. She meets Gianni at her niece's christening and before he even gets a chance to flirt, she cuts him down rudely. Gianni is stunned that he is this attracted to such a snooty woman. Briana vows she will marry someone low key and sweet, not a wealthy, jet setting hunk. Gianni is not really that much of a playboy but he knows what he wants and goes after it. When Briana and Gianni find out their best friends were killed in an accident, they make love out of grief. Briana immediately tries to throw Gianni out and makes like he is an animal. Gianni tells Brianna that they are named joint guardian's to their friends daughter and they must travel to Sicily to claim her. They find the baby Lucia in her great aunts care and the aunt who is a mean old dragon refuses to release the baby into an immoral relationship. She threatens to hold them up in court for years and Gianni and Brianni must marry in order to get custody of Lucia.

Gianni is the traditional take control Sicilian male. He is extremely sexy, but is totally smitten by Briana. He is sweet and loving and I find myself getting aggravated by how cruel, immature and bitchy Briana is and that is why this story doesn't get five stars but only four. If it wasn't for their shared love for the baby and their passion in the bedroom, their appeal as a couple would have diminished.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too immature, October 1, 2005

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Elspeth M. Mcclanahan "mcelspeth" (Raleigh NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sicilian Marriage (Harlequin Presents No. 2458) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read all the books in the O'Connell's series and I have to say this was my least favorite. The Hero, Gianni, is pompous and full of himself but actually likeable, he has the best interests of a baby girl at heart and even if his ego is extremely battered he still come out looking good. Briana, our heroine, on the other hand was immature, rude to the point of being disgraceful, and completely unable to see that someone else might know best.

If this had been the first in the series, I doubt I would have read the rest. However, the others ARE worth reading and highly enjoyable.

I do not wish to give too much of the story away but from start to finish Briana is selfish and immature. I found it very hard to find her likable. The passion is great and the love for the little girl is Briana's redeeming quality.

3 stars for a series that I liked was disappointed in its end.


The books in the series are

Keir O'Connell's Mistress (Keir O'Connell's Story)
The Sicilian Surrender (Fallon O'Connell's Story)
Claiming His Love-Child (Cullen o'Connell's Story)
The Sheikh's Convenient Bride (Megan O'Connell's Story)
The One -Night Wife (Sean O'Connell's Story)
The Sicilian Marriage (Briana O'Connell's Story)

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best in the series, March 27, 2011

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Gene Rhys "Hot Reader" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Sicilian Marriage (The O'Connells) (Kindle Edition)

I hesitated getting this book after I read some of the less than happy reveiws, but I found it to be one of the best in the series. I especially loved it because I got to catch up with all the siblings and especially Fallon.
Briana was no slouch either. Loved their stories and I am sorry to see the series end. But I can always re-read them all as I wait for the next Sandra Marton.