His E-Mail Order Wife (Dynasties: The Connellys)

Rating:
Summary: Truly wonderful!
Review: A great story of the self conscious heroine and the confident hero. Kristen took a chance on a man she has been emailing, only it is not Drew, it is a set up by his grandmother! Now, Kristen is moving in for a trial engagement and Drew does not know what to do, especially when she arouses feelings and desires he long thought dead. Sparks start to fly from the moment these two meet, but even more so when he takes the chance and kisses her. How can he ever tell her those emails were not from him? How can he drive her away when he desires her body close to his?

Ms. Gold pens a passionate love story that will live in the reader's memory long after the book is closed.

Reviewed by Miriam van Veen

Rating:
Summary: Truly wonderful!
Review: A great story of the self conscious heroine and the confident hero. Kristen took a chance on a man she has been emailing, only it is not Drew, it is a set up by his grandmother! Now, Kristen is moving in for a trial engagement and Drew does not know what to do, especially when she arouses feelings and desires he long thought dead. Sparks start to fly from the moment these two meet, but even more so when he takes the chance and kisses her. How can he ever tell her those emails were not from him? How can he drive her away when he desires her body close to his?

Ms. Gold pens a passionate love story that will live in the reader's memory long after the book is closed.

Reviewed by Miriam van Veen

Rating:
Summary: Realistic heroine
Review: Heroine: Very tall, full-figured

Kristina Simmons, bright, dependable, no-nonsense Montessori teacher never takes chances like this. Yet she's packed all her things, moved out of her home, and is now hovering on the doorstep of her fiancé's Chicago mansion. It sounds like the perfectly natural thing to do, except for the fact that Kristina has never laid eyes on the man, nor even heard his voice over the phone. She accepted his surprising proposal only after a flurry of email exchanges!

Handsome Drew Connelly is a success at everything. Except relationships. He hasn't managed to connect with a woman since he lost his wife years earlier. The only light in his life is his family, especially the young daughter who adores him. Feeling guilty about his frequent business trips and revolving door nannies, he swears to find her a mother, never dreaming that his daughter has taken things into her own hands . . . with a little help from her great-grandmother and the internet!

Drew meant to straighten things out between himself and the stranger on his doorstep, he truly did. But he never expected to feel attracted to her, let alone fall in love with her! Yet no matter how afraid he is of losing his new romance with Kristina, his conscience can't let them live out a lie. How can he break it to her that he never actually proposed marriage, but wishes with all his heart that he had?

What worked for me:

I liked Drew and Christina as individuals as well as together. I was really rooting for things to work out for them.

Size-wise, thanks to a mother who can't pass up telling her daughter about the latest diet fads, Kristina really disliked her appearance at the start of the story. But with Drew's support she was able to begin her journey towards appreciating her ample curves.

What didn't work for me:

Yet another late-blooming virgin. (Truly, I have nothing against folks who choose to wait. But it just seems like there's been a high number of plump, older virgins in the contemporary stories I've read lately.)

Aside from a sketchy history, we really aren't given much information on Kristina's background. On the other hand, there's an overload of confusing information on Drew's wealthy, aristocratic family because this story falls smack dab in the middle of the Connelly Dynasty series.

The plotline is a bit far-fetched, but I was willing to overlook it since I do like surprise encounters in my stories.

Overall:

A fast, solid read. Fans of category novels and family series should enjoy this one.

Be aware that there are some steamy scenes toward the end.

If you liked "His E-mail Order Wife" you might also enjoy "The Bridesmaid's Reward", "His Seductive Revenge", "Carried Away", "Dear Cupid", "Looking for Laura", or "Sweet Memories".

Rating:
Summary: Realistic heroine
Review: Heroine: Very tall, full-figured

Kristina Simmons, bright, dependable, no-nonsense Montessori teacher never takes chances like this. Yet she's packed all her things, moved out of her home, and is now hovering on the doorstep of her fiancé's Chicago mansion. It sounds like the perfectly natural thing to do, except for the fact that Kristina has never laid eyes on the man, nor even heard his voice over the phone. She accepted his surprising proposal only after a flurry of email exchanges!

Handsome Drew Connelly is a success at everything. Except relationships. He hasn't managed to connect with a woman since he lost his wife years earlier. The only light in his life is his family, especially the young daughter who adores him. Feeling guilty about his frequent business trips and revolving door nannies, he swears to find her a mother, never dreaming that his daughter has taken things into her own hands . . . with a little help from her great-grandmother and the internet!

Drew meant to straighten things out between himself and the stranger on his doorstep, he truly did. But he never expected to feel attracted to her, let alone fall in love with her! Yet no matter how afraid he is of losing his new romance with Kristina, his conscience can't let them live out a lie. How can he break it to her that he never actually proposed marriage, but wishes with all his heart that he had?

What worked for me:

I liked Drew and Christina as individuals as well as together. I was really rooting for things to work out for them.

Size-wise, thanks to a mother who can't pass up telling her daughter about the latest diet fads, Kristina really disliked her appearance at the start of the story. But with Drew's support she was able to begin her journey towards appreciating her ample curves.

What didn't work for me:

Yet another late-blooming virgin. (Truly, I have nothing against folks who choose to wait. But it just seems like there's been a high number of plump, older virgins in the contemporary stories I've read lately.)

Aside from a sketchy history, we really aren't given much information on Kristina's background. On the other hand, there's an overload of confusing information on Drew's wealthy, aristocratic family because this story falls smack dab in the middle of the Connelly Dynasty series.

The plotline is a bit far-fetched, but I was willing to overlook it since I do like surprise encounters in my stories.

Overall:

A fast, solid read. Fans of category novels and family series should enjoy this one.

Be aware that there are some steamy scenes toward the end.

If you liked "His E-mail Order Wife" you might also enjoy "The Bridesmaid's Reward", "His Seductive Revenge", "Carried Away", "Dear Cupid", "Looking for Laura", or "Sweet Memories".

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Summary: Another Great Desire from Kristi Gold
Review: High-powered executive Drew Connelly returns from a business trip bone-tired and anxious to see his young daughter, Amanda. But Drew gets the shock of his life when little Amanda reveals she and his eighty-three-year-old grandmother have ordered him the perfect gift from the Internet: a fiancée, courtesy of Singlemania.
Drew has been down the marriage path before and knows he's still too wounded to marry again, let alone a woman Grandma Lilly found on the Internet. When Kristina arrives, he's determined to convince her that he's not husband material, but Kristina is not like any woman he's ever met. She's smart, practical, nurturing, and down-right gorgeous. As a result, Drew struggles to keep his hands off her, but she insists they need to get to know one another - in person.
Kristina is surprised to find that the darkly handsome Drew considers her gorgeous. All her life, her mom has pestered her with advice about dieting and how important it is to be a size six to get a man. But Kristina long ago made peace with her natural voluptuousness. The one area she won't compromise on is that it's what's inside a man that counts. Naturally, she's reluctant about her blossoming e-mail courtship, but after having Drew's credential's investigated, she's determined to give it a try. She feels compelled because she's already falling in love with Amanda and can't forget the little girl's wish for a mommy.
Although Kristina and Drew have initial misgivings, the chemistry that sizzles between them soon draws them together. In this case, Grandma was right. Kristina is the perfect wife for Drew.
This latest title in the Dynasties: The Connelly's series is a tender love story with plenty of humor and loads of sensuality. His E-Mail Order Wife is another can't-put-it-down Desire from Ms. Goldberg.

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Summary: This is the only Harlequin book to ever make me laugh!
Review: Oh and did I laugh! The whole premise of the story is that Drew comes home from a business trip to find his 6 year old daughter and grandmother have set him up to get married from a singles web site. The story gets better from there. Out of the Connelly series this was definitely the best one, and it's cover is desceptive, as the story in it is not just a romance, but a comedy as well! Definitely recommended!