| Title | : | His Unknown Heir |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0263886328 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780263886320 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2011 |
Two years later, Ramon finds Lauren again. She's independent, strong, and mother to a little boy. One look at the child and Ramon knows he's his. There's only one thing for it: a marriage of convenience—or the sake of his son and heir!
His Unknown Heir Reviews
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2.5 stars rounded up.
No new ground here, but it’s a solid “I’m only your mistress?” story with a secret baby tossed in for good measure. H/h have been having an affair for six months. Heroine finds out she’s pregnant. She asks the hero the status of their relationship. The answer: She is his mistress. He will marry a Spanish noblewoman.
Heroine breaks it off without telling him about the baby. Fast forward 18 months and hero turns up at her law firm. He wants her legal expertise and to see if the spark is still there.
All of CS’s heroine’s have no backbone when the hero puts on their sexy moves. This heroine is no different. After attending a ball and falling into bed together, the heroine is summoned because her son had a febrile seizure.
Hero recognizes his son right away. Heroine is ill with the flu, so he brings them both back to Spain. Sponging ensues. Heroine is bullied into marriage.
They get along fine, working out how the heroine will continue her career as a lawyer in Spain. The black moment comes when the heroine thinks he’s cheating every Friday afternoon, but he’s really swimming with a disabled friend. -
I reread it because someone said he was celibate but he wasn't. It was just his thoughts and he didn't seem to mind if she had a lover, well kind of, I guess, but he probably most likely I am almost positive he wasn't celibate. But at least we didn't get details about it. He just said no one could assuage his sex drive. Yuk But he did miss her in bed and wanted her back. And even when he was cruel you could tell he loved her but I hated that he just blamed her for not telling him but he was pretty cruel in the way he treated her that night. I did like how much he loved his son. And I knew the wannabe OW was just a wannabe. I added a star because I am a major freak about celibAcy. So don't judge the book based on my review. I am a seriously jealous bitter woman with a tendency to over react. My poor husband. I will never forgive him or let him forget. That's why we are still married. I can't divorce him and let him be happy with someone else now can I. Inconcievable! Lol
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This book has trope I usually like: the chick who finds out she is a mistress and didn't even know it. Some authors can overcome the hero's initial ass-hattery and arrogance and prove dementia-preventing-love with a solid good panicky grovel, but not this time.
Lauren is in a passionate affair with Ramon and, shockarama, finds herself facing a little blue line. Over the course of the evening, the big R makes it clear he is not in it for the long haul. He is a Duque back in Spain and needs to marry another blue blood. How he treats her in this one scene is enough for justifiable homicide, but the h spurns his generous offer of allowing her to stay his mistress. Words ever woman wants to hear. "Yes, you
Two years later, the H is back and manipulating Lauren into working for him. Nice change of pace, Ms. Shaw, she is an attorney and not a cleaner or the ever-present PA.
Blah, blah, MOC. Passion out the wahoo. OW.
Suddenly, he is head over heels. I just didn't buy it. Plus he was so horribly arrogant and cruelly dismissive. -
3.5 stars ⭐️.
Recommended. -
This story was just so/so. I'm not sure if it was my mood or the story, but it just didn't suck me in like I had expected it to.
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The heroine Lauren is a very successful lawyer. She has a casual affair with the hero Ramon who happens to be a Spanish Duke and is determined to marry a suitable wife preferable a Duchess.
Lauren ends the relationship even though she knows she is pregnant and hides her pregnancy from Ramon. 18 months later the hero discovers he is now a father and proposes a loveless marriage of convenience.
Loved this book. This romance was very intense. The heroine was fierce, independent and a hotshot lawyer but she kept sabotaging her relationships with her emotional baggage. She has lots of insecurities from an unstable childhood.
Ramon was sexy and a decent man with a strong sense of duty. He embraced fatherhood with a passion and he made me laugh with his belief that his son was a 10 months old genius!
A delightfully sensual and romantic tale! -
A wonderful read,absolutely loved the characters and how all explanations were give as to how and why the characters beliefs were and their behaviour
basic plot is of secret baby,Ramon is only son of Duke and its been drilled in his head that he has to marry a spanish aristrocrat family girl and provide heir and do his duty so he wants to enjoy his freedom,his reputation is that of a playboy his affairs does'nt last longer then few weeks and he does'nt trust women cause of a bad experience,then Lauren and Ramon meet,Ramon is in love with her but keeps saying to himself no he only sees her as his mistress and keeps denying to himself he loves her, Lauren loves him,then she is expecting their child and she asks him what is their future to which Ramon cruelly makes her see that she is only a mistress to him and will always be that only cause his duty is to marry a spanish aristrocrat girl and provide heir,Lauren is heart broken and ends their affair then and there
after 18 months they meet again and from there again their love journey starts again
Ramon liked his character he is a moralistic man and he knows what is expected of him and he is ready to fulfill all the duty when time comes but till then he wants to enjoy his freedom,he loves his family a lot,Ramon is a good son,good brother,good business man and adorable father also,but i disliked one thing about him when he comes to know of his son he is angry i understand that but the way he saya Lauren is not a good mother cause she leaves Mateo in daycare for her job and dismisses all her efforts and hardwork to give Mateo the best as to nothing,he says bluntly its not as good as it should be he only sees how she hid her son but he never sees Mateo is such a happy child and Lauren regrets and explains her decision to keep Mateo a secret and apologises for it more then once but till the end he never acknowledges her apologies but when he understands Laurens need for her independence and to keep working he supports her
Lauren is a great strong willed woman,absolutely liked the fact she never gives away her independence,she has been through a lot in her childhood and has trusting problems but she is a great mother she always give Mateo the best of the best no matter how hard she has to work but she gives him the best and Mateo is wonderful kid,the rejections Lauren faced felt really bad for her but the way she stood and handled everything was applaudable
Good read
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So the story goes like this; the female character, Lauren is a successful lawyer, who comes from a broken home after her father walks out on her and her mother. Lauren still has emotional scarring from this time. She has been having an affair with the rich Ramon, the male character, with whom she has fallen in love and just discovered she is pregnant. Ramon comes from Spanish nobility, and is a self confessed playboy who fears the day he will have to settle down and marry a suitable blue-blooded Spanish wife. He considers Lauren only as his latest mistress and when Lauren discovers this she makes the hard decision to break things of and have her baby alone. In the time that they are apart Ramon finds himself thinking about Lauren and devises a plot to get her to work for him, which is full of tension especially when he finds out Lauren has kept his son a secret. He then forces them both to Spain and sets out to make Lauren marry him.
This is an okay book, I have to be honest and thought it would be slightly better. I'm not saying its bad, it's just okay! I'm sure you get the idea! The start of the book was good, Lauren seemed like a great character, she seemed to be independent and fiery, and when she ended the relationship after finding out how little she meant to Ramon I thought "go Lauren!". However, once her secret was discovered her character seemed to go from independent and fiery to needy and a bit of a push over. It also seemed to me that as someone who had experience of men who take women for granted from her fathers behaviour she wouldn't have got involved with Ramon in the first place. Of course you can't help who you fall for, I'm sure many of us have learnt that the hard way!
However despite this, the passion between the two characters was intense and the banter between them was also very good, this was definitely a highlight in the book!
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His Unknown Heir is not a super exciting book with tons of angst or betrayal. Instead, it is about two strong, independent people who try their best to compromise and make their relationship work when they realized it was a relationship they both wanted.
Lauren is great. She's a smart, hard-working lawyer who values her independence and refuses to rely on anyone for either emotional or financial help. She is part of a big law firm specializing in commercial property and she's very proud of her career. When she meets Ramon she's more than capable of conducting a no-strings affair with him since she understands where he's coming from: they both value their careers and are uninterested in pursuing something more serious with the goal of marriage.
It isn't until she finds herself pregnant that she really allows herself to think about love and a long-term relationship. Lauren has a very logical side to her and she plays everything close to the chest. Even when Ramon was telling her that she was only mistress material she did not start throwing things or tell him that she was in love with him. Instead she just called things off with him and walked away.
Ramon is so sweet. Yes, he's the typical HP alpha male who thinks everyone should simply bow to his commands but when he finds out that he is a father, he throws himself into taking care of his son with enthusiasm and determination. He feeds him, changes his diapers, gives him baths, etc. Ramon is simply in love with his son from first sight. He also tries his best to see where Lauren is coming from when she tells him that giving up her career to become a full-time wife and mom is not something she is comfortable with. He tried arguing with her about it but when he realized that she was serious, he did his best to find a compromise that would make them both happy.
Ramon is not a complete jerk, which is what really makes him wonderful. He's arrogant but he's not cruel or mean. He doesn't try to "punish" Lauren for keeping his son from him. Instead, he tries to build a relationship with her based upon his strong belief that a child needs both his mother and father to grow up happy and healthy.
There was some drama stemming from the fact that Lauren has trust issues but these two are solid and I just love how their relationship played out. They're both strangely mature for such damaged and stubborn people, always putting their son first while trying to work out the mechanics of their own relationship. They're both quick to apologize, which was refreshing, and this made any possibility for a prolong angst fest nil.
I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who likes their characters strong and compassionate, who are willing to make sacrifices but also acknowledge their own needs while seeking a good compromise between life and love. -
I enjoyed this book. Ramon was the perfect asshole alpha. He was over the top, possessive and it was his way or no way. I liked Lauren, at times she frustrated me but nothing that would ruin the book. He resolve toward Roman is understandable, so was her need to be independent.
Anyway, it was good.
Lauren falls in love with Roman and the day she was going to tell him she loved him and was pregnant was the day he was a dick and atraight out said she was only good for sex. A year and a half later, Ramon seeks her services as a lawyer because he missed her (but never admits it to her) and wants her back as a mistress. Lauren wants nothing to do with him because she's still heartbroken but he blackmails her to work for him anyway. He finds out about his son on accident than blackmails her again to marry him or be taken to court so he can demand custody, move to Spain with his son and with his connections and cash he would win.
She agrees to marriage and but whole miscommunication of feelings ends up in a complete misunderstanding about how much they both want and need each other. Anywho it's cute. -
Dominadores.
Fruto do Pecado.
Chantelle Shaw
H. Paixão 238.
2011
Em primeiro lugar adorei a atitude da Lauren, no início do livro, colocando Ramon contra a parede.
Isso porque, ela só queria saber qual seria o futuro do relacionamento deles.
Depois da resposta do dito cujo.
A única atitude descente, que a mocinha poderia tomar, era romper o relacionamento.
E sem dúvida alguma, Ramon mereceu ficar na total e completa ignorância, mesmo que temporária, do segredo da mocinha.
Por mim ele nunca ficaria sabendo.
Sério, Ramon deveria ter sofrido muito mais, mas, Lauren foi muito boba e apaixonada, e foi logo se declarando, assim, perdeu a oportunidade de tê-lo aos seus pés.
3 estrelinhas, por dó e piedade... -
Not too bad. I couldn't figure out if Lauren had given her v-card to Ramon. I didn't feel the love between them anyways with the brief prologue to feel for their HEA. It was a drag by the second half of the book too.
Ramon was however an alpha lover. He also took tender care of Lauren when she's sick. The extended mistress trope was a yawn-fest! -
It was a great read, especially the stress put on Lauren pursuing a career, and in spite of being angry with her, I just loved the way Ramon cared for her.
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Run of the mill secret baby story with no real surprises. I can get behind a good secret baby story if the reason for it is solid and/or different. But here is was not real solid and even worse in my opinion, the heroine is an older, well educated, gainfully employed at a good job, woman. She should have known better. I generally give an 18 year old making a bad decision a bit of a pass because that's just a mixed up kid making a bad decision but that wasn't the case here. Other than that standard stuff.
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An OK "secret baby" story combined with "you're my mistress/ no I'm not" trope. Though I'd just read this a few weeks ago, I had to go back & re-read this so I could remember what this was about.
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really enjoyed this book and the characters
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Miniseries: Aristocrats' Reluctant Brides
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Miniseries: Aristocrats' Reluctant Brides
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I never quite liked this novel, there was always something holding it back. The emotions didn't seem real. Honestly, it was kind of messed up. It felt super bland.
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3.5 stars. Too cute! Typical Harlequin romance but I'm a sucker for cheesy romances like these. <3
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Chantelle Shaw’s h’s are typically blonde and slender. No variety here.
I believe in his love for his son, but I don’t believe in his love for her.
The man is fickle. During their affair he insists he can only marry a woman of blue blood like him. At their wedding night he says he doesn’t care, even if she would have green blood. I don’t believe him. He would never have married her if she hadn’t been the mother of his son. So much so for his ‘love’ for her. 🙄
2,5 - 3 stars. It’s an okay read but not something I would want to read again. -
this was an easy quick read. typical HP w/HEA. i liked that lauren had a career & stood her own ground despite her loving ramon. ramon ... ugh, such an annoying guy treating lauren always as a mistress & not someone to respect. even when they met 18 months later & he wanted to reunite w/her, he viewed her only as a mistress & not a girlfriend. what an ass! even after their marriage he would never treat her as his wife ... so annoying hence the 3 stars.
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my aunt said it was quick but good read to get out of a reading slump…i’m not big on eroticas in the first place, but this one was worse than some. the female lead is absolutely spineless. the male lead is controlling and borderline abusive. this reads more like unstable parenting and stockholm syndrome than anything else. but hey, at least it was a quick read.
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Okay the hero in this needed to calm the heck down. Especially in the end. He blamed the heroine for everything! 'You kept my son from me, you want to work, you have daddy issues' Uh yeah cause you never speak to her! She is alone not knowing what the hell the hero is thinking most of the time.
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I really enjoyed this book and the characters
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Great
Loved this book especially the characters , the author gave us strong individuals that we could relate to a beautiful romance !!
