(The Greeks’ Race to the Altar Book 1)
Author: Amanda Cinelli
Published: May 2021
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Mills & Boon Modern, Harlequin Presents
Blurb:
The Greek needs a
wife…and he thinks he’s found the perfect choice! This passionate marriage of
convenience romance from Amanda Cinelli is filled with drama!
When the something
borrowed…
Is the bride!
About to walk down the
aisle of her Manhattan wedding, determined Priya realizes it’s impossible.
After the news Greek playboy Eros has just shared about her convenient groom,
she can’t go through with it. To save her father’s business, she flees
in her white dress…and weds Eros instead!
To beat his brother to
the family inheritance, Eros must stay married for one year. Stealing Priya as
his wife was the first step. Then he discovers her deepest secrets – and a
burning mutual desire. What started as convenient suddenly got very
complicated…
From Harlequin
Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion no bounds.
Read all the books in
The Greeks’ Race to the Altar miniseries
My Review:
I must admit that I was
entirely preoccupied with this book from the beginning! Cinelli must have had
active imagination whilst writing this book because her compelling writing
could conjure up my imagination of the story like a movie. She is also good at
introducing the characters thus I don’t have to guess who is who from the beginning. Well, the
title and the cover are absolutely divine and so captivating and do represent
the story. Firstly I was introduced with the Greek playboy hero, Eros Theodorou,
a dark blonde-hair with cerulean blue eyes hero meeting his mother to inform
the stipulation which his cruel father gave before he passed away. The stipulation
announces that his father’s sons must remain married for one year to inherit
all his wealth. I was assuming from Eros’ demeanor and inner state that he
seems cruel and despises both his father and brother. At first he doesn’t care
with the stipulation, but her selfish mother begs that he at least does something
to prevent his brother’s forthcoming wedding to Priya Davidson Khan, a
beautiful socialite heiress.
Secondly Priya, the
heroine that I thought was a spoilt princess is not a princess at all. She has
been acting as socialite heiress to pleasure her socialite mother. Frankly I
like the heroine so much, she is clever, remote and a visionary heroine. Priya
is determined to save her father company from her corrupt uncle and mother thus
she agrees to marry Xander, the aforementioned brother of Eros’. When she is
going to the wedding venue, she is thwarted by Eros, and willingly gets into
the car because she thinks he is a delivered driver. In the Car, Eros reveals
his identity and his brother’s cruelty and lures her to walk away from the
aisle publicly. At the beginning, Priya does not believe in Eros, but after
meeting her uncle, she believes it and flees (This scene was so compelling that
I could imagine myself Priya’s feeling and emotion). When Priya is walking
aimlessly and feeling devastated, Eros comes, takes and asks her to wed him
instead (that’s why the title is Stolen in Her Wedding Gown ;)).
I grew somewhat
impatient with Eros and Priya’s marriage of convenience, both actually have
strong both physical and sexual attraction but Eros wants Priya to come to him
willingly however Priya, she is so remote and determined not to be charmed by
Eros, she doesn’t want to be attached in temporary relationship and she builds
high wall around her. Eventually after spending their honeymoon on Eros’
private island, Priya succumbs to the temptation and I understood Eros’
intention and his attraction towards Priya.
For me, Stolen in Her
Wedding Gown is so alluring and has compelling writing from the
beginning. The charming, cooking-talented, left-handed hero and the icy heroine
are what I love from this book so much. Thank you, Amanda Cinelli, for this ARC
which I voluntarily reviewed, I presume Cinelli is also left-handed like me.
This book is highly recommended if you want something rather dramatic and want
to escape onto stunning Greek island!
Rate: 5 of 5
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