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Fallon

Great read!

Commenté en France 🇫🇷 le 19 avril 2022

really much enjoyed this book! It started off a bit slow and I didn't really know what to think of it at first, but as it went, I really got attached to the characters, and intrigued by the plot!

Perry and Charlotte are both forced by their families to get married, even though after a first meeting they discovered they could barely stand one another! Loved seeing how their relationship evolved, especially with Charlotte's baggage and her fears when it came to men. Loved how Perry felt protective of her even more. Also their chemistry was amazing, and even though we don't get much spice, the scene we do get are great so it all works out in the end!

It was a great read, although I wished someone would've told me it wasn't a standalone and ended on a cliffhanger because that ending got me so curious about the rest!

Would recommend to anyone that loves arranged marriage trope, reverse grumpy sunshine and reformed playboy!

Mylène (Les lectures de Mylène)

des personnages intenses et une intrigue pleine de surprises !

Commenté en France 🇫🇷 le 19 avril 2022

En bref, j'ai adoré suivre Perry et Charlotte, ils sont tous les deux intenses et leur histoire ne m'a pas déçue (je ne m'attendais juste pas à cette fin, quelle fin...). Ils sont obligés de se marier alors que l'un comme l'autre n'est pas vraiment ouvert au sujet, ils ne se connaissent même pas mais leurs familles, Constantine et Lancaster veulent s'allier pour agrandir d'autant plus leur pouvoir. C'est donc entre jeux de dupes, mensonges et manipulation que l'autrice nous plonge et j'en suis restée comme deux ronds de flan à plusieurs reprises. Les événements s'enchainent et ne nous laissent pas souffler et la fin promet un tome deux encore plus intense et agressif... Vivement !!

Ptiteaurel - The Lovely Teacher Addictions

Commenté en France 🇫🇷 le 19 avril 2022

Avec The Reluctant Bride, nous retrouvons la famille Lancaster que nous avions découvert dans d'autres romans.

Quand j'ai démarré ma lecture, je ne pensais pas m'y plonger avec autant de délice. Le début est assez lent mais la fin est résolument palpitante et je ne demande qu'à en connaître la suite.

Chez les Lancaster et les Constantine, on se soucie guère de l'amour car quand on fait un mariage, il n'est ni raisonné ni empreint d'amour. C'est un mariage arrangé comme on les pratiquait à une autre époque. Perry Constantine est, à 24 ans, un homme de pouvoir, qui dirige avec brio, et avec ses frères, Halcyan. Il a réussi à perpétuer et même faire fructifier les affaires familiales et je suis sûre qu'il va le regretter un peu quand on va lui imposer ce mariage qu'il n'a pas venu venir. Caroline, sa mère, saura avancer ses pions avec brio et conclure un pacte avec le diable. J'ai aimé découvrir ce personnage car on le pense creux, hautain et calculateur mais en fait, il est aussi protecteur. On va le voir évoluer au fil des pages car il va se dévoiler peu à peu. Il saura pousser notre héroïne dans ses retranchements car il la prend pour une jeune femme naïve et sans expérience. Il compte bien mener à bien ce mariage même s'il sait qu'il sera voué à l'échec. Pourtant dans leur malheur, il pourrait allier leur force pour contrer le plan machiavélique de leurs chers parents. Nous verrons donc, au vu des rebondissements finaux, ce qu'il en sera dans le prochain tome.

Charlotte Lancaster est une jeune femme de 20 ans mais elle a déjà vécu certaines choses déroutantes. Toute sa vie, elle a vécu dans cette cage dorée et on ne peut éprouver que de la haine vis à vis de Reginald, un père qui n'en a que le nom car les apparences nous prouveront qu'il sera prêt à tout pour exercer son contrôle sur sa vie. Il fait froid dans le dos et je crains les futures événements à venir. Louisa sa mère n'est guère mieux car elle joue le jeu des manigances de son mari. Elle va inculquer à sa fille à accepter la destinée qu'on la force à avoir alors qu'elle sait qu'elle n'est pas heureuse. Les familles sont vraiment dysfonctionnelles dans ce premier tome et les enfants vont payer le prix de ces enjeux sur lesquels ils n'auront aucune prise. J'ai adoré la force de caractère de notre héroïne car elle va tenir tête à notre héros et elle osera l'affronter sur bien des terrains. Elle ne peut rien contre son père mais nous espérons que les fantômes du passé ne reviendront pas la hanter. Son futur mari pourrait déterrer ses secrets qu'elle veut absolument garder enfouis. Nous savons qu'elle en souffre et nous espérons que cette alliance de pacotille pourra lui rendre un peu de liberté.

Bref, un premier tome qui monte doucement et sûrement en puissance et qui va nous surprendre à bien des égards. Monica Murphy saura ménager ses effets pour surprendre ses lecteurs mais aussi ses personnages. Nous pensions lire une romance déjà entendue mais j'ai été agréablement surprise par les rebondissements qui ont su éveiller mon intérêt pour la suite.

Dona M.

Perry 's time to shine

Commenté en Inde 🇮🇳 le 23 mars 2023

This book was interesting to me from the blurb because Perry Constantine is mama's boy, so to see him go for his shining moment as a Constantine had piqued my interest and this book showed the ruthless and reckless side underneath the easy going, charming Perry Constantine.
I feel Charlotte is just mirror image of Perry in female form, like no two other characters exuded so much soulmate energy as these two.

rrrmatey

Perry steals the show

Commenté aux États-Unis 🇺🇸 le 26 janvier 2023

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 by Monica Murphy ⁣
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𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: ⁣The Constantine and Lancaster families have signed a marriage contract. Charlotte and Perry have no interest in getting married, especially since they don’t know each other. However, they agree to go along with the ruse their families have planned anyway. ⁣
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𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: ⁣I enjoyed this book! I was a big fan of Perry in K Webster’s Cinderella trilogy because I thought he was hilarious. That continued into this book and I’m so happy! Perry is a mama’s boy BIG TIME and I loved seeing him start to come into his own a bit more. Him and Charlotte are a pretty unlikely pair, but I loved how their relationship developed. This series is in the Midnight Dynasty shared world so you will see character crossover with several other series by several other authors. You can read them in any order, but I’d personally suggest this one after the Cinderella trilogy. ⁣
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LA. Readsromance

Must read - Steamy and a little thrilling!

Commenté aux États-Unis 🇺🇸 le 2 décembre 2022

This was such an interesting story in the Lancaster series. I got sucked into the world quickly, and I finished the series over the weekend. I'm keeping it simple here, don't want to give too much away.

I love Perry, he is a total sweetheart. While his family is known to be ruthless, Perry is actually the nicest of the clan. But don’t mess with his girl, because his protective side comes out and he can be pretty ruthless.

Book 1 - Perry and Charlotte are promised to each other in a deal their parents cook up. Charlotte figures this is her way out. At first she just hopes that Perry can get her out of her bad situation and suggests that they go their separate ways after a period of time.

Perry is happy with that suggestion because he isn’t really looking to settle down. Especially with Charlotte, who is nothing like he envisions for his future. These two are oil and water, but their chemistry is instant. They can’t fight how easy it is for them to like and fall for each other.

These two are smokin’ in the bedroom. But you don't get that until the end of the book!

Book 2 - Once Perry and Charlotte give into their feelings and start a sexual relationship, they don’t stop. It was hot!! The past does come back to bite them in the butt, but they stay strong and stand together.

Book 3 - Perry and Charlotte relationship continues to grow and get strong. They are finally in love at this point. I loved their sweet HEA!

If you’re into the Lancaster world, I will tell you that Perry is more Crew than Whit. While he is a little possessive and dominant, he is nowhere near the alpha-a-hole Whit is.

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Cynema

A MOUTHWATERING ARRANGED MARRIAGE BETWEEN ROMANTIC SKEPTICS

Commenté aux États-Unis 🇺🇸 le 25 août 2022

Feuding families, an arranged marriage, and MCs that are a real force of nature. This is the 1st book in the trilogy, not a standalone. No mob feud has been better mined or wickedly entwined than the Morellis and the Constantines in romance fiction. This time, it’s a tasty take on young love mixed up in a mob feud with an added dash of modern-day Romeo & Juliet for an arranged marriage straight out of the Middle Ages. The fates of two families rest on the betrothal of Perry Constantine (24) and Charlotte Lancaster (20) -- the merging of two crime families in a power move where the hubby’s fam needs the richer and more powerful bride’s fam. Let the marriage game begin!

Charlotte: “Never trust anyone. Don’t give away your heart. Men suck – avoid them at all costs. Perry Constantine is like a drug. A dangerous one. The kind that sneaks up and looks at me like I might be someone special.”

There’s nothing better in the romance genre right now than the captivating Midnight Dynasty series, and this book is part of it. Each book about a different couple by a different author. The forced arranged marriage bit is just icing on the cake, and I love a marital disaster-in-the-making between a young couple that has nothing in common. Or do they? She’s the youngest child and only sister of overprotective brothers, and he’s the spare heir in his family. Both need to spread their wings and free to be …

Charlotte gave me all the feels as the forgotten one in her family, literally caged at home with a scandalous affair under her belt, a rotten dad to the core, and a compliant mom. No help there spreading her wings. She’s a little homebody and hoarder of antiques; and Perry’s the womanizing, easygoing one in his clan. There’s a rebel inside prim, sassy and defiant Charlotte and marrying Perry is just the escape she needs from her family. Together they can be a formidable front against their controlling families. I got a shiver every time he called her “future wife” as a tease and a promise. It was a total page-turner as they “find” each other. The slow burn passion was hawt enough to make me twitchy before that cliffy twist smacked me between the eyes, but they've messed with the wrong couple. There’s some repetition and inconsistencies, but I was stuck like glue to this couple and you'll love cameos of the other couples. Can’t wait to see how the romance progresses in The Ruthless Groom.

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Claudia~Cushin Violeta

𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙𝕪 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕤 & 𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕕𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕟

Commenté en Inde 🇮🇳 le 12 août 2022

🆆🅷🅰🆃 🆃🅾 🅻🅾🅾🅺 🅵🅾🆁🆆🅰🆁🅳 🆃🅾: 😍

🏷️ Arranged Marriage

🏷️ Merger of two Wealthy families

🏷️ He's a Mumma's boy

🏷️ She's healing from the wounds leftover from a past betrayal

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Arranged Marriage trope is just something else. To see to complete strangers come together and try to build a life together.

But what's the problem when you'll come from two extremely wealthy families.

It's the fact that both Perry and Charlotte have no control or say over the biggest decision a person can make.

Just out of the blue, they become mere puppets and have to come together to share the most intimate bond known to man and woman.

Perry and Charlotte, I felt did their best and it was full of feels to see them navigate this unknown territory of getting to know each other but having no intent of being together.

I really liked how we get to see and feel how little by little two complete strangers start bonding over little common things.

And that hotness when they finally come together. Oh my... 🥵🔥🔥

But you can feel that there are secrets and past demons that surface out of nowhere.

What will happen now as that ending has sure set stage for unseen hurdles coming their way and I'm so scared and yet excited to see Perry and Charlotte come together or will they?! AHH.. I can't wait to find out. Loved this one. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Edwina "I Love books"

I LOVE ARRANGED MARRIAGE STORIES!!

Commenté aux États-Unis 🇺🇸 le 30 novembre 2022

EXCELLENT AUDIBLE NARRTION!!
Perry Constantine and Charlotte Lancaster have been told buy there very powerful and wealthy families that they have arranged for them to be married. The two have never meet and they protest. Their obligations to their families are strong. So, they meet and go along with what their families want.

What made give the 1st part of the 3rd part of Arranged Marriage trilogy 4 stars instead of 5. Well, it was the way Charlotte was written. Charlotte was mentally and physically abused by her very rich and powerful father. She wants to leave and decides she will willingly marry Perry. But changes her mind on so many things. She is not constant in what she what's to do. Even after Perry finds out how bad her father treats her and he tries to protect her she still hesitates too much. She soon gets it together. Of course, this type of trilogy ends on a cliffhanger which I hate.
Recommendation to those who read this review. Check Out Stella Gray Arranged Series Bk. 1 The Deal Its and Excellent trilogy!! Great Storyline and its very sensuous too!!