Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife

Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife

Publisher: Mills & Boon (18 Dec 2009), Harlequin (1 Feb 2010). ISBN-10: 0263877531, ISBN-13: 978-0263877533

Billionaire in need... Sergei Antonovich, a Russian billionaire, was famous for being knee-deep in stunning supermodels and aspiring actresses. But not one was suitable bride material. Would he ever grant his ageing babushka her dearest wish and present her with a grandchild? Of a bride and a baby... So, why not handle this challenge as business? Without emotion, but with a contract of convenience that granted him the perfect deal: a wife he’d bed, wed, get pregnant...and then discard...

(From the Pregnant Brides trilogy).

5 Stars - Lynne Graham Website Review (Submit Your Review)
Ann Anderson

I love love love this book. The characters were right on target. I love how Sergei was often amazed and put in his place by Alissa. I like that she was not a ridge character that "no" was a word that she practice. She's open and generous. I love Alissa. I looked forward to every scene. I wish there was more or that she had twins. But it was a beautifully written book. So much fun to read and refreshing. So many of the men are arrogant, all about him till the end. No not Sergei - I would love to read about more RUSSIAN. Loved him!

5 Stars - Mills & Boon
Uche Onwuagha

I quite enjoyed reading this 2nd book of the trilogy, it was refreshing and original and sweet at the same time. having read almost everything that LG has ever written this was up there with some her best books. A very good read.

Lynne Graham Website Review (Submit Your Review)
Teresa Anderson

WOW! really there are no words to describe how much I enjoyed reading Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife....it was everything I have been waiting for with Harlequin Presents....finally, a russian romance with an alpha male....great story, the most wonderful reading, couldn't put the book down. I haven't finished reading a harlequin presents series book in 1 day in a very long time, probably about 10 years. I have several russian historical romances that are not a part of the Harlequin Family. I love reading them over and over .....but I had wondered when the day would come when modern romance would include a russian alpha male. YOU DID IT!!!!

I think there was 1 other russian romance in the harlequin presents line that was out about 1 year or more ago, I read that one and it was great also, but I can't remember who wrote it at this time. I would like to see more and I would like to think there are more readers out there who would also, so could you please pass the message along to other harlequin presents authors.

Finally, I would like to say a huge THANK YOU for writing that book, I hope you have many more great inspirations and imagination to write more stories like this Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife. May you continue to be blessed.

5 Stars - Amazon Customer Reviews
Marilyn Shoemaker

Again Lynne Graham writes a powerful, charged and roller coaster romance with Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife.

Sergei is one arrogant and demanding man. He was married once before and it didn't last and he mistrusts women. He decides to have his people interview marriage candidates and Alexa is chosen. However, she's in-love and pregnant with another man's baby so she takes the money and pays off her mother's debut but in order to do so, her sweet twin Alissa must now step in to fulfil the contract. However, she's not aware of what the contract entails, especially about the intimacy and the child she will need to conceive and then give up.

Sergei is powerfully attracted to Alissa and she appeals to him like no other woman and it frustrates him. He's puzzled that she seems different from his reports but he can't seem to keep his eyes off of her. This arrogant Russian is demanding, he flaunts himself at other women and he's also very handsome and straight forward. What Alissa likes about him is his honestly, his directness, how he adores his grandmother and for all his wealth and power he doesn't take advantage. He's polite, courteous and made her feel very feminie. This Russian alphas father was in and out of prison, his mother a drunk, his childhood was dark and troubled ending with the death of both parents when he as a young teen. So he went to live with his grandmother, the woman he adored. The same woman he wanted to please by marrying again and giving her a grandchild. Sergei couldn't stop wanting her. He loved her eyes, her freshness, her lush curves and she seemed so different from her profile. She was nothing like her picture, she was sensitive and that didn't add up. And then on their wedding night he finds more surprises, she's a virgin and he didn't use protection. Even though he knows with the contract says, he wants to take things slowly and enjoy her a little longer. Then everything comes crashing down when he finds out about the sisters fraud.....Alexa signing the contract and taking the money and Alissa actually marrying him!

Just when you think there might be a chance for Alissa and Sergei, Alissa comes clean and tells him everything Alexa has done. He's furious and decides there are only two ways to proceed, he prosecutes the sisters or he keeps her where he wants her, in his bed! The other stipulation they stay married for a year so as not to hurt his grandmother. And then the unexpected a three week honeymoon on a yacht, a surprise visit in Turkey to see her sister and the most unexpected and alarming realization that's she's pregnant.

Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife had a very charming and happy ending especially for Sergei when he realizes from their first meeting, then seeing the "bad" twin in action, and spending time with his wife how he can never let her go and that he loves her. It's a lovely ending for the two of them because they deserve happiness and a family.

4 Stars - Amazon Customer Reviews
Roroblu

As this is book 2 of the PREGNANT BRIDES trilogy, I kind of knew already what the storyline would be, having read book 1, and I was not disappointed. In this tale, we have a female lead, Alissa, who has backbone, strong family values and a sense of morality which are the reasons behind her decision to marry oil billionaire Sergei, and they are a pretty passionate couple, though there isn't a love scene til about half way into the book, given the amount of background to the wedding that is necessary. The love scenes whilst not terribly descriptive are hot, and it seems as if Mills and Boon Modern Romances have grown up a touch and are not scared to use 'proper' words to describe the love scenes, rather than their more traditional purple prose. Overall, one of her better books, simply for the fact that the female lead is not downtrodden, is not without an education or any qualifications, she does not have low self-esteem and is not simply swept off her feet and in bed with the male lead within minutes of their first meeting, not even using protection and then wondering what to do if she gets pregnant. Yes, a tried-and-trusted formula works for Lynne Graham, and for, no doubt, her fans and readers, but once in a while, a little change in wonderful. I am now looking forward to the final book in the series, due out in April 2010, and already preordered via amazon.

5 Stars - Amazon Customer Reviews
Katie Howe

Alissa is duped into a marriage with Sergei by her twin who has been paid a huge amount of money which she claims to have used to pay off their mothers debts. Usual stuff follows, it is a Mills and Boon after all, so the story line shouldn't come as that big a surprise. I enjoyed this story. It doesn't have the same amount of wit that many of Lynne's stories do but the ending is very tender and romantic and both hero and heroine are likeable people. Alissa isn't stupid and doesn't try to continue with her sisters lies once she realises what's been going on. Sergei is all that you would want him to be and its a story worth reading. Definitely looking forward to the third book in the trilogy. I've said it before but Lynne can't write them fast enough as far as I'm concerned.