A fun read that reads well. There are hints of a previous book that might've contributed to understanding the heroine's background a bit. But the book reads without it just as easily.

The characters are as vibrant as you'd expect for a Harlequin novel. She's sassy, strong, and yet sorta a damsel in distress. He's strong, confident, rich but kinda cocky.

From the start of him noticing her at the airport remembering her pouring a drink on him and her remembering why she did so to the final pages as.... ( haha I'm not telling how it ends) I was hooked and enjoyed the story.

There's a reason I pick up every Sharon Kendrick book when it comes out. Stories like this one are a case in point.

The Greek's Bought Bride brings together two people who have no use for a committed marriage, but an unsuitable marriage is exactly what Xan Constantinides needs to get out of the marriage his father arranged for him years earlier. Tamsyn Wilson may be broke and once again jobless, but she is unimpressed by the wealth Xan throws around like confetti. When she discovers that she's not as cold toward all men as she thought, she also discovers that Xan seems to be the only man she reacts to. Losing her virginity to him was easy. Losing her heart? Not so much. Can these two closed-off people open themselves up to the possibility that love even exists?

If you enjoy Harlequin Presents, don't miss this one!

The Greek's Bought Bride by Sharon Kendrick is the story of Tamsyn Wilson and Xan Constantinides.
Xan and Tamsyn shared one night together. Tamsyn left the next morning but now weeks later Xan is at her door wanting her to be in a pretend marriage with him and is offering money for this to happen. Money that Tamsyn needs for her family..so she doesn't have much choice but to do so. But how long does pretend go on before it is real.
Loved reading their story...I am a big fan of Harlequin books!

Tamsyn gets a lot of sympathy from me because she seems to be one step away from disaster on the job front all the time. Yet one has to admire her gumption when she dumps a drink on the playboy indulging in a very public break up in the bar where she works.

Imagine running into the same play boy next on a flight full of who's who jetting to a desert prince's wedding. Xan should be ashamed of judging a book by its cover but clearly in his mind once a waitress always a waitress. Unfortunately for him she's the sister of the bride and a guest at the wedding. When he finds her decked out in all the finery provided by her sister he can't resist temptation and they both quickly get horizontal.

I really can't believe how these sophisticated men of the world can't seem to be able to help getting these virginal young women pregnant but alas that is what happens. Xan of course wants to leverage Tamsyn to help him get out of a wedding that his parents have arranged in a nice way. He really did not impress me as hero material or even remotely likeable but...…….

Alas! this story is not one of my favorite escapes.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin for this ARC in exchange for an honest review*

Tamsyn is a girl who just can't keep a job and has so much baggage that it's not funny. She doesn't seem to let anyone in other than her sister but all that changes after one night of passion with Greek billionaire Xan. He ends up buying her as his bride so he can buy back the land that belonged to his ancestors and not marry the lady he was promised to year ago. She gets lots of money out of it. Win-win for everyone right? Nope! Or is it....

This was such a sweet little novel, I really liked Xan and Tamsyn, I thought they were cute once they started to finally open up to each other. They both have some serious issues that I hope they work on but no one is perfect. All in all, if you're looking for a quick, hot read; this one is for you!

Will go live on my blog; 7/15/2018

This book is the kind of story I usually for for and it started off well enough but somewhere it just went flat. Xan is Greek, handsome and rich. He needs a wife so why not get Tamsyn to help him, after all she's single, beautiful and he can't seem to get her out of his system. I like that they both had terrible childhood but there was just something flat about this story. I kept putting it down, it took me forever to finish and when I like a book I'm done in one day. There was no conflict or at least very little of it, I did finish it so because of that I'm giving it three stars.

Normally I'm a fan of anything by Sharon Kendrick but nothing about the plot or characters were likable. This did not read like a romance book at all.

**ARC provided by NetGalley and Harlequin in exchange for an honest review.**

Sharon Kendrick is usually one of my Harlequin Romance "must read authors" but unfortunately this book didn't do it for me. Everything from the first meeting of the main characters to the convoluted wacky story line was off.

I loved this book!!! Both main characters were likable-usually the male is so alpha and treats the heroine like dirt. But this guy-he really wanted to do the right thing. The last few from Sharon Kendrick were hit or miss-but she knocked this one right out of the ball park!!!

This is Tamsyn and Xan’s story. She was a poor waitress and he was a Greek billionaire. At her sisters wedding they have a 1 night stand. He finds her and offers her a marriage of convenience. She is very defensive and he is very cynical. It was another great read from Sharon Kendrick.

ARC provided by NetGalley and Harlequin in exchange for an honest review.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Tamsyn, the heroine meets the hero Xan while she's serving him drink and overhears him breaking up with his girlfriend and "accidentally" spills a drink on him. She found him to be arrogant as well as attractive.

Months later at an airport ready to board a private plane with a group of people headed to a wedding, Xan spots the waitress who spilled a drink on him "accidentally". Not a woman he forgot easily and he found her to be very attractive and sexy.

As they are boarding he starts a conversation and brings up the incident. He believes she's hired help for the wedding (his friend is marrying). But in reality Tamsyn is the sister to the bride but let's Xan think otherwise.

The two have a brief fling at the wedding. Xan leaves the next morning. Tamsyn, goes back to waitressing and working a second job. Months later Xan shows up as he's been unable to forget her. Offers her a large amount of money to marry him briefly so he doesn't have to marry the woman he's had an unspoken arrangement with (his family and her's agreed to this marriage decades ago).

Tamsyn agrees, just incase her sisters marriage doesn't work so they'll have a finical cushion (her sister is pregnant). Tamsyn and Xan relationship evolves and has a quick resolution in the end.

Well I found both these character unlikeable!! I couldn't connect with the heroine at all. She came across cold and unlikeable. Xan was shallow and had no depth or growth. The opening and premise of their meeting was silly. Xan's reasoning for the marriage didn't cut it and what he was doing to the young woman he was ditching was cold. Tamsyn needed money as a cushion for her sister, that to me was another silly reasoning and didn't really work for me. The romance was non existent and I found the premise of their relationship to be about the sex. A disappointing read!!!