Kelly: I am not 100% sure how to review this to be honest...on one hand i finished it and enjoyed it on some level, but it never blew me away. There was plenty of angst and tension and the story never played out how i thought it would when i started which were all positives. I just found certain scenes silly and repetitive..i mean most of this book would disappear if these two just had a conversation!? That said we all love a book where the MMC grovels for the woman he loves and l did love Sandros' character development...i just didn't love him as a MMC...so very hit and miss overall for me.
United Kingdom on Sep 24, 2023
Richard: I normally five star almost every book but I can’t with this one. The writing of this book is exceptional so that wasn’t the issue. My issue was with the way things ended and how I felt some people were given forgiveness they didn’t deserve and which they couldn’t realistically expect as they were not even sorry for their actions toward the fmc.
United States on Sep 12, 2023
Rose: We love to see a groveling man and this was the one. I’ve been craving a contract marriage, second chance romance as of late and when I searched for one, this one was most recommended.
We love to see a man that regrets his actions and has to work to win back his wife’s heart. And the cheating aspect. Yum. Not that I condone it, but extramarital affairs always spice up a plot.
Not gonna lie, I really expected them to divorce. Just so Sandro could go the extra mile and a few more chapter yearning for his wife, Theresa. Anyways, such a satisfying read. Definitely going to read the next book in the series.
United States on Sep 05, 2023
Kindle Customer: Oh my. This extremely sad tale of woe and unforgivable beginnings managed to do a turnaround and settle it's self into my list of books to be read again. One never knows how much your love can endure until it's put to the test. The chemistry in this book was so very believable. I personally know a true love can endure all things and come out on the top. Sandra was indeed a lucky man. Kudos for writing such a loyal, loving cousin into this story. Natasha, I will be looking for more of your books.
United States on Aug 24, 2023
Patchy: “𝓘 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮, 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾. 𝓘𝓽’𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓶𝓮,”
Tropes:
🤍 Arranged Marriage
🤍 Baby
🤍 Unrequited Love
Alessandro and Theresa De Lucci have been in a loveless marriage for the past eighteen months. Theresa married Alessandro as she is in love with him and believed he was too. Sandro was in fact blackmailed into marrying Theresa so a made heir can be produced. After reaching her breaking point in the marriage Theresa asks Sandro for a divorce which he ultimately refuses until a male heir is conceived.
Oh my Sandro, he was so cold and cruel to Theresa in first half the book. I couldn’t imagine how heartbreaking his treatment towards her must have been. After the truth about the blackmail come out and the pregnancy being revealed I loved seeing Theresa standing up to Sandro and standing up for herself. Seeing Sandro grovel and beg for Theresa’s time was enjoyable to see after the terrible wag he treated her. Despite disliking Sandro at the first half, seeing him grovelling and...
United Kingdom on Aug 22, 2023
Kindle Customer: Emotional, consuming and hot read for sure without using any filthy language. Nothing against filthy dirty language I love those books too but it's hard to describe sex scenes without them and this author has done a phenomenal job. The best take-on on arranged marriage romance. Sizzling chemistry, messy emotional and worth straining your back.
India on Aug 09, 2023
Marns: Author Natasha Anders was an early discovery back in 2014 when I was first getting in e-reading, and THE UNWANTED WIFE and the rest of the series are ones I’ve repeatedly picked up over the years even knowing the plot and inevitable HEA’s.
My heart broke for Theresa. She’d thought they were getting married because they were in love – at least that was how she’d felt, and had believed Alessandro had been feeling the same. No such luck. Her father deemed her unworthy, and it seemed her husband did also. Until she changed things up on him.
For 18 months, each time they’d finished their love-making, he’d asked for a son. Now it was her turn to ask for a divorce.
The resulting journey where Alessandro realises that Theresa is no longer the complicit doormat he’d believed her to be is one that I continue to love. She’d finally found her self-worth and it was a slow and painful process for her to rebuild, made difficult because her husband didn’t want to let go, finally becoming the man she’d thought he’d been.
For me, it’s such a beautiful and well written angsty story that I know I will again come back to. THE UNWANTED WIFE is what...
United States on Jul 16, 2023
Dayana: Él pasó 90 % del libro pidiéndole perdón de muchas maneras y eso me encantó, adoro el salseo
Spain on Jun 14, 2023
CINDY F.: Within the first few chapters of this book I was hooked. Alessandro was such a rude and cold husband. I didn't understand why anyone would find this man attractive and swoon worthy for a main character.
Theresa's father purchased Alessandro's father's family vineyard before his father became financially successful and has refused to sell it back. Years later Sandro's father is dying and his dearest desire is to have the vineyard back in the family. Theresa's father finally agrees to sell it back. He blackmails Alessandro into marrying her in order to provide him with a grandson to be his heir. Sandro believes that Theresa is complicit in the scheme and treats her horribly. The hero, Sandro, has been manipulated by the heroine's father into the marriage to obtain something important to him. The heroine, Theresa, is in love with Sandro and enters the marriage hoping she has found someone who will love her since her father never truly showed her love or interest in the past.
I don't usually cry, but this author had my eyes pooling with tears at different moments throughout the story. Those tears finally trickled down my cheeks when Theresa realized that EVERY time they...
United States on Dec 19, 2012
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| Sale off | $5 OFF | ||
| Total Reviews | 108 reviews | 256 reviews | 11 reviews |
| ISBN-10 | 1477818065 | 9780307455925 | 1779210396 |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Best Sellers Rank | #8,434 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction#14,037 in Contemporary Women Fiction#64,006 in Contemporary Romance | #29 in Cultural Heritage Fiction#397 in Reference #507 in Literary Fiction | #242 in African Literature #61,041 in Historical Fiction |
| Contemporary Women Fiction | Contemporary Women Fiction | ||
| Women's Domestic Life Fiction | Women's Domestic Life Fiction | ||
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches | 5.13 x 0.95 x 7.93 inches | 5.43 x 0.73 x 8.27 inches |
| Item Weight | 10.4 ounces | 14.4 ounces | 15 ounces |
| Paperback | 248 pages | 588 pages | 290 pages |
| Contemporary Romance (Books) | Contemporary Romance | ||
| ISBN-13 | 978-1477818060 | 978-0307455925 | 978-1779210395 |
| Publisher | Montlake Romance; Reprint edition | Vintage | Zimbabwe |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2/5 stars of 16,637 ratings | 4.5/5 stars of 44,779 ratings | 4.1/5 stars of 706 ratings |
Beautiful and emotional story and I loved every second of it.
United Kingdom on Sep 29, 2023