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The Purchased Wife by Michelle Reid
5.0
I have joined Manali Dey, a friend on Bookstagram, for the #MillsandBoonReadathon for which we are reading 18 books, coz it's '18! This is Book 17.
The story starts with Xander (Alexander) Pascalis facing a barrage of questions from reporters about the accident his wife has been in, and they're quite uncomfortable questions. He married Nell (Helen) Garrett a year ago, in a big society wedding, but their marriage didn't progress from there. Not only her, but he also blames it on the affair he had with Vanessa DeFriess until a week before the wedding. And now, he had been photographed with her, on the heels of which Helen's accident happened. Though apparently, she was not only running away from him but, running to her French lover, Marcel Dubois.
As soon as she's ready to travel, Xander takes her to his Greek island, where they're met with his great-aunt Sophia Theodora Pascalis (she is such a darling). His sole aim for taking her there is full-blown seduction.
I felt really bad for Nell, two emotionally closed off men in her life (daddy, then hubby). Sigh! Moreover, Xander plunged the knife in further when, to preserve his ego, he casually admitted that he was still seeing his mistress. He abandons her again, and again, whatever the reasons he gives. It gave me great pleasure when his Thea Sophia gave him hell for the way he treated Nell! But, such is their insecurity that each time they are intimate, it's as if they are having revenge sex. Ugh... To top it off, half the book, they fought like cats and dogs. Never have I enjoyed reading fight scenes more. Coz [a:Michelle Reid|81218|Michelle Reid|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1260580903p2/81218.jpg] certainly has a fiery way to write them!
The Purchased Wife, an apt title much? Xander had loaned her father fifty million pounds for his business, whereas Nell had married him for love. I would have loved to see her father get some comeuppance though. And all the above is only a series of misunderstandings which get cleared at the end, though none of it is evident at first.
Recommended only and only for the funny dialogues, as well as the reveal about his and her, lovers! And also for the picture-perfect ending.
P.S. I read this book as a part of the author's paperback collection titled 'Bridal Bargains'.
The story starts with Xander (Alexander) Pascalis facing a barrage of questions from reporters about the accident his wife has been in, and they're quite uncomfortable questions. He married Nell (Helen) Garrett a year ago, in a big society wedding, but their marriage didn't progress from there. Not only her, but he also blames it on the affair he had with Vanessa DeFriess until a week before the wedding. And now, he had been photographed with her, on the heels of which Helen's accident happened. Though apparently, she was not only running away from him but, running to her French lover, Marcel Dubois.
As soon as she's ready to travel, Xander takes her to his Greek island, where they're met with his great-aunt Sophia Theodora Pascalis (she is such a darling). His sole aim for taking her there is full-blown seduction.
I felt really bad for Nell, two emotionally closed off men in her life (daddy, then hubby). Sigh! Moreover, Xander plunged the knife in further when, to preserve his ego, he casually admitted that he was still seeing his mistress. He abandons her again, and again, whatever the reasons he gives. It gave me great pleasure when his Thea Sophia gave him hell for the way he treated Nell! But, such is their insecurity that each time they are intimate, it's as if they are having revenge sex. Ugh... To top it off, half the book, they fought like cats and dogs. Never have I enjoyed reading fight scenes more. Coz [a:Michelle Reid|81218|Michelle Reid|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1260580903p2/81218.jpg] certainly has a fiery way to write them!
The Purchased Wife, an apt title much? Xander had loaned her father fifty million pounds for his business, whereas Nell had married him for love. I would have loved to see her father get some comeuppance though. And all the above is only a series of misunderstandings which get cleared at the end, though none of it is evident at first.
Recommended only and only for the funny dialogues, as well as the reveal about his and her, lovers! And also for the picture-perfect ending.
P.S. I read this book as a part of the author's paperback collection titled 'Bridal Bargains'.