Bought: The Greek's Innocent Virgin

Angelos Zouvelekis and his father, Costas were busy arguing the merits of a fine woman when Chantal walked into the stuffy ballroom with her head held high, dressed in a knockout red dress. Barely excusing himself from the man who gave him life, Angelos quickly makes his way over to her side, marking her as his for the night. She's charming, she's different, she's unique. She's everything he wants in a woman until he realizes she's been deceiving him. Disgusted with her and himself he strives to erase her from his mind, then his father suffers a heart attack and declares, only when he sees that his son and that wonderful woman from the ball are together will he be able to rest in peace. Angelos tracks Chantal down and acting under the impression she's a devious gold digger, propositions her. An all expense paid vacation in the Greek Isles in exchange for pretending to be the love of his life. Chantal is upset when she realizes that Angelos thinks she's someone else and is hurt by his attitude, but the truth, in her eyes, is far worse so she allows his callous attitude and accepts his proposition for his father's sake. Costas Zouvelekis was nice to her and in her world, that's a rare thing. So she journeys to Greece with Angelos and they put on a show for the sly Costas. Angelos believes he can just ignore her now that they both ensconced on his private island but her tempting allure proves too much for him and he seduces her, thinking to get her out of his system. Instead he is given indelible proof that she is not who he thinks she is, so of course *eye roll* all his preconceived notions about her are wiped away and he falls in love with the woman who stands so innocently before him. It's easy to overwhelm Chantal and to get her to love him back, what's hard is getting her to trust him and when she does, it's the start of a beautiful romance. Angelos was wonderful. True, he's a bit of a jacka** to her when he thinks she's someone else but it was okay. Apparently his father is the type to fall in love with any woman who bats her eyelashes at him and knowing the reputation of the woman he thought Chantal was, it gave him license to be protective and angry. The fact that he snaps out of it when he realizes she's a virgin is a little eye rolling but hey, whatever. This doesn't make all the problems go away, however. Chantal has a lot of mental hangups about taking care of herself and paying her own way that allows for some funny conversations and some equally funny scenarios that had me laughing. While I applaud a woman who wants to take care of herself and not rely on a man, it's a trifle overdone, especially when it jeopardizes their relationship. But once we find out her secret, it's perfectly understandable and suffice to say, they were honest and painful reasons. This was charming, utterly charming. I loved it. It made me laugh. It made me sigh and believe that there's a handsome, rich and wonderful Greek billionaire out there, just waiti

This was one of the books that I enjoyed from the first two pages the hero Angelos's father although a supporting character played a pivotal role in making this book a success from the start he brought a sense of humor to what could have easily turned into "just another standard harlequin romance" My absolute favorite line was when he told Angelos's the reason that the "thin women he is notoriously typical for dating were unhappy is that their hungry" that made me laugh so hard tears came to my eyes. Angelos was the rich alpha-male character that harlequin's are classic for a times a little over barring and although he is portrayed as being a wiz in the business world he gets the wrong end of the stick about the simplest things, such as the true identity of the heroine Chantel, thus starts the ball rolling in this story. In my opinion the to main characters complement one another just as Angelos is a force to be reckoned with Chantel is no slouch herself even though she is no where near A-type of the women that Angelos usually goes for in personality or looks; Chantel is someone you can relate to in some ways her life and up bringing is so much of a polar opposite to Angelos you wonder at first how these two will ever come together, but surprisingly Ms. Morgan does a hell of a job with the help of good writing, character development and Angelos's dear old dad. I don't want to give too much away but I will say if you want a good solid story and a few laughs and "awe" moments pick this book up when you get the chance. Happy Reading!

This was a really great book, I could not put it down. From the start of the book it made you think what could have happened to Chantal when she was young. I had to keep reading to find out. You should give it a try you might like it.