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His Convenient Marriage Wedlocked! eBook Sara Craven

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His Convenient Marriage Wedlocked! eBook Sara Craven

Ugh. This novel began well, and could have been wholly good -- if the author had concentrated on building up a romantic attraction between the hero & heroine.

Francesca (Chessie), two years prior to the opening date of this story, has gone to work for the famous author who purchased her family's house, after her financial-advisor father gypped his clients out of their money and suddenly died. So, we have Chessie working for the hero for almost 2 years, and living on the premises, but there's been nothing between her & the hero except for a working relationship. This was a mistake, IMO. The author should have at least hinted that the hero found Chessie attractive, or vice-versa, in the beginning; but no, she waits until the very end for the hero to confess he wanted to "protect" the heroine from the instant he saw her! Who knew?

After its beginning, which is actually promising, the whole book starts to go belly up when an old boyfriend of Chessie's comes home from America, and her teenage sister starts acting out and running around with a drug-pushing grunge. Also thrown in this mix is the jealous, catty neighbor/stepmother of Chessie's old beau, and her stroke-victim husband. That's a lot of characters in this mix. Too much for a Harlequin, really. And all of these people drag the romance factor down even further.

Someone ought to shake Sara Craven for creating a heroine as wimpy as Chessie turns out to be. The plot machinations were unbelieveable. I have to agree with the other reviewer who mentioned the stupidity of the hero's asking the heroine to marry him, seemingly out of the blue, for no reason. The hero just springs the proposal on her; it's silly. The snotty younger sister was VERY annoying (yet, believeably written -- 1 star for the little bit of realism in this character). The other star I give this book is for the well-written sex scene that occurs near the end. After slogging through the unbelieveable plot, and wondering when the heroine would get a spine instead of a wishbone, from out of nowhere, Ms. Craven produces a really sensual love scene, frankly the best part of the book. But even THAT gets spoiled by the hero's not loving or trusting the heroine enough to tell her, afterwards, he's got to have a serious operation -- He leaves her while she's sleeping and she has to find out that he's gone into the hospital from another source! And this is supposed to be romantic?

All in all, can't recommend this.


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His Convenient Marriage Wedlocked! eBook Sara Craven Reviews

Such a lovely novel. The beginning was a little slow but as the book progressed - it was a very heartfelt and endearing story.
One of those books I considered not finishing. This story was as fun as a walk in mud and just as tedious. The moments that should have been sparking seemed more like an afterthought. I get tired of characters that think in order to seem pious or kind they need to project themselves as door mats. Heroines should not be the last to know everything.
I know this author has written for Presents forever, but this is the first one I've read of hers, and I hope it is an exception rather than the rule. This story was a disappointment. It was not believeable at all, especially the marriage of convenience that was proposed completely out of the blue by a slave driving reclusive writer boss to his mousy little secretary. Add in a ridiculously bitchy other woman and I was tempted on several occassions to toss this one across the room. Normally I love presents, especially anything by Emma Darcy, Jane Porter, or Miranda Lee, who always write emotional, compelling and 'real' romances that keep the pages turning.
This is my first time reading Sara Craven, and I have to say I was disappointed. The marriage proposal out of the blue could have worked - IF - she wrote about both sides of the story, but not just the heroine's. I understand Chessie's belief on the relationship with Miles Hunter to be a 'working relationship', but the story could have opened up a lot if Ms. Craven revealed Miles' character. Before the accident, he did lead a normal life and now the restrictions put on him and how he feels about it might have increased her rating a little.

I have to agree with the other reviewers that the sex scene was mediocre good. Well, it was the best in the book. Linnet - the bitchy lady - again could have worked if it was explained more; and Alistair if the author wrote about Mile's prospective and if he was jealous.

If you want to read it, go ahead and pick it up, but I personally wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Ugh. This novel began well, and could have been wholly good -- if the author had concentrated on building up a romantic attraction between the hero & heroine.

Francesca (Chessie), two years prior to the opening date of this story, has gone to work for the famous author who purchased her family's house, after her financial-advisor father gypped his clients out of their money and suddenly died. So, we have Chessie working for the hero for almost 2 years, and living on the premises, but there's been nothing between her & the hero except for a working relationship. This was a mistake, IMO. The author should have at least hinted that the hero found Chessie attractive, or vice-versa, in the beginning; but no, she waits until the very end for the hero to confess he wanted to "protect" the heroine from the instant he saw her! Who knew?

After its beginning, which is actually promising, the whole book starts to go belly up when an old boyfriend of Chessie's comes home from America, and her teenage sister starts acting out and running around with a drug-pushing grunge. Also thrown in this mix is the jealous, catty neighbor/stepmother of Chessie's old beau, and her stroke-victim husband. That's a lot of characters in this mix. Too much for a Harlequin, really. And all of these people drag the romance factor down even further.

Someone ought to shake Sara Craven for creating a heroine as wimpy as Chessie turns out to be. The plot machinations were unbelieveable. I have to agree with the other reviewer who mentioned the stupidity of the hero's asking the heroine to marry him, seemingly out of the blue, for no reason. The hero just springs the proposal on her; it's silly. The snotty younger sister was VERY annoying (yet, believeably written -- 1 star for the little bit of realism in this character). The other star I give this book is for the well-written sex scene that occurs near the end. After slogging through the unbelieveable plot, and wondering when the heroine would get a spine instead of a wishbone, from out of nowhere, Ms. Craven produces a really sensual love scene, frankly the best part of the book. But even THAT gets spoiled by the hero's not loving or trusting the heroine enough to tell her, afterwards, he's got to have a serious operation -- He leaves her while she's sleeping and she has to find out that he's gone into the hospital from another source! And this is supposed to be romantic?

All in all, can't recommend this.