- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Harlequin, Mills & Boon (2 Oct 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0263874346
- ISBN-13: 978-0263874341
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 10.6 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 319,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Raffaele Orsini doesn't want a wife...
But when he meets his arranged bride Raffaele feels honor bound to marry her. She's not what he was expecting...but her dowdy clothes can't hide her lusciously feminine figure or her wildcat temperament!
Chiara Cordiano will not love her husband!
She's tried everything to avoid her fate, but in the blink of an eye Chiara is swept away from her quaint Sicilian town to New York! She wants to hate Rafe, but seduction is in his blood. With his dark, brooding looks and tempting masculinity, she'll be purring like a kitten! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I defy people who are critical of romance novels especially the contemporary romance to not adore, love, cry and yes, laugh while reading Taming His Tempestuous Virgin, Raffaele's story. The initial first chapters I absolutely died laughing. Sandra Marton is an extremely talented author and she's written such an exceptional and emotional love story with the first book in the Orsini Brothers series.
I knew this would be a wonderful love story because I'm such a fan of Sandra Marton but I was knocked side ways with the fun and sexy humour plus the element the author always delivers the love, emotion and the passion. I can absolutely say I would rate this as one of my top ten picks for 2009.
The book begins with Raffaele and his brother being summoned to their father's home. Their father who is the don, head of a crime family. Rafe agrees to return to his father's birthplace Sicily to make amends but when he finds out what he father has in mind, he immediately refuses to wed the daughter of a Sicilian mobster. I can't begin to tell you how much fun their meeting was, how everything falls apart and in the end he does marry her and they return to his New York home.
From reading the series description you realize just how incredible these Italian men are, as they've put their talents into honest and lawful business and they are extremely close. Rafe's character description describes him as tall, dark and handsome and a savvy millionaire with absolutely no plans to marry. He's devoted to his family with the exception of his father and is determined to get this mess over. However, when everything backfires and they return back to New York, that's when things get messy, crazy and very very heated!
Chiara Cordiano is a sheltered virgin mistreated by her father and determined to run away when he tells her she is to marry her father's old rival. She meets Rafe in the most amusing way, then things become somewhat crazy and she finds herself married and in New York city when all she knows is her small town in Sicily and the convent where she went to school. This sheltered spitfire is a marvellous heroine. She appears to be dowdy in her appearance but it's misleading especially when she gets angry, she has a tainted view of marriage based on what her mother's told her about men. She's determined to buy her way out of her marriage.
Chiara also believes her new husband is just like both of their fathers and is involved in organized crime. With just a simple touch from Rafe, she goes berserk and he realizes he has a lot on his hands. She's perfect for Rafe as he sees through her attempt to hide her beauty. He realizes something else a few brief kisses, that he desires her.
Rafe takes time off from work, they sightsee, dine out, things we would take for granted but for this sheltered virgin, she's overwhelmed. A few stolen kisses which drive him crazy yet he wonders if she's playing a game and then bam, they make love! Just when you think their marriage can become real, a series of things happen and Chiara flees. The forced marriage, the heat, the passion, tempers, plus confused feelings all make for an incredible romance. A true example of finding that perfect someone when least expected!
Description:
Raffaele Orsini doesn't want a wife...
But when he meets his arranged bride Raffaele feels honor bound to marry her. She's not what he was expecting...but her dowdy clothes can't hide her lusciously feminine figure or her wildcat temperament!
Chiara Cordiano will not love her husband!
She's tried everything to avoid her fate, but in the blink of an eye Chiara is swept away from her quaint Sicilian town to New York! She wants to hate Rafe, but seduction is in his blood. With his dark, brooding looks and tempting masculinity, she'll be purring like a kitten!
ABOUT THE SERIES:
The Patriarch of a powerful Sicilian dynasty Cesare Orsini has fallen ill and he wants atonement before he dies.
One by one he sends for his sons - has a mission for each to help him clear his conscience.
His sons are proud and determined but they will do their duty - the tasks they undertake will change their lives forever!
They are the Orsini brothers who are darkly handsome - proud and arrogant. The perfect Sicilian husbands!
I knew this would be a wonderful love story because I'm such a fan of Sandra Marton but I was knocked side ways with the fun and sexy humour plus the element the author always delivers the love, emotion and the passion. I can absolutely say I would rate this as one of my top ten picks for 2009.
The book begins with Raffaele and his brother being summoned to their father's home. Their father who is the don, head of a crime family. Rafe agrees to return to his father's birthplace Sicily to make amends but when he finds out what he father has in mind, he immediately refuses to wed the daughter of a Sicilian mobster. I can't begin to tell you how much fun their meeting was, how everything falls apart and in the end he does marry her and they return to his New York home.
From reading the series description you realize just how incredible these Italian men are, as they've put their talents into honest and lawful business and they are extremely close. Rafe's character description describes him as tall, dark and handsome and a savvy millionaire with absolutely no plans to marry. He's devoted to his family with the exception of his father and is determined to get this mess over. However, when everything backfires and they return back to New York, that's when things get messy, crazy and very very heated!
Chiara Cordiano is a sheltered virgin mistreated by her father and determined to run away when he tells her she is to marry her father's old rival. She meets Rafe in the most amusing way, then things become somewhat crazy and she finds herself married and in New York city when all she knows is her small town in Sicily and the convent where she went to school. This sheltered spitfire is a marvellous heroine. She appears to be dowdy in her appearance but it's misleading especially when she gets angry, she has a tainted view of marriage based on what her mother's told her about men. She's determined to buy her way out of her marriage.
Chiara also believes her new husband is just like both of their fathers and is involved in organized crime. With just a simple touch from Rafe, she goes berserk and he realizes he has a lot on his hands. She's perfect for Rafe as he sees through her attempt to hide her beauty. He realizes something else a few brief kisses, that he desires her.
Rafe takes time off from work, they sightsee, dine out, things we would take for granted but for this sheltered virgin, she's overwhelmed. A few stolen kisses which drive him crazy yet he wonders if she's playing a game and then bam, they make love! Just when you think their marriage can become real, a series of things happen and Chiara flees. The forced marriage, the heat, the passion, tempers, plus confused feelings all make for an incredible romance. A true example of finding that perfect someone when least expected!
Description:
Raffaele Orsini doesn't want a wife...
But when he meets his arranged bride Raffaele feels honor bound to marry her. She's not what he was expecting...but her dowdy clothes can't hide her lusciously feminine figure or her wildcat temperament!
Chiara Cordiano will not love her husband!
She's tried everything to avoid her fate, but in the blink of an eye Chiara is swept away from her quaint Sicilian town to New York! She wants to hate Rafe, but seduction is in his blood. With his dark, brooding looks and tempting masculinity, she'll be purring like a kitten!
ABOUT THE SERIES:
The Patriarch of a powerful Sicilian dynasty Cesare Orsini has fallen ill and he wants atonement before he dies.
One by one he sends for his sons - has a mission for each to help him clear his conscience.
His sons are proud and determined but they will do their duty - the tasks they undertake will change their lives forever!
They are the Orsini brothers who are darkly handsome - proud and arrogant. The perfect Sicilian husbands!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first book in the Orsini Brother's new series by Sandra Marton. The Orsini brothers grew up in New York hating and loathing their old man (father), who is a mafia don and vowed not to have anything to do with him. Through hard work and pulling together all their talents and resources, the four brothers established a reputable bank in New York and are now billionaires in their own rights. Life is good until their old man summoned the first two Raffael and Dante to see him. They thought it was his usual summons to talk about dying etc, but this time he wanted to see each separately.
When Raffaele met with his father, he requested him to help him clear his conscience before he dies, that he offended one of the mafia Don's in Sicily and needed him to go and marry the man's daughter to wipe the slate clean, after having extracted a promise from Raffaele that he will help him before he told him want it was he had to do for him. For Raffaele, that was sneaky of his old man and promise or not he was not going to marry anyone, but he will go to Sicily and extend his father's apologies to the offended Don.
On getting to Sicily things were not as straight forward as he thought. First he was attacked by a young woman disguised as a boy, and then he shares a kiss with her only to discover, when he met the Don that she is the woman he is supposed to marry or not marry as he thought. Things get out of hand and in the end to rescue her he marries her with every intention of divorcing her once they get to New York. How Raffaele and Chiara go from sworn enemies who could not wait to annul their marriage to falling in love is beautifully told by Sandra in this very fiery and tempestuous tale of romance. A great start to the Orsini brother's mini-series. You will love it.
When Raffaele met with his father, he requested him to help him clear his conscience before he dies, that he offended one of the mafia Don's in Sicily and needed him to go and marry the man's daughter to wipe the slate clean, after having extracted a promise from Raffaele that he will help him before he told him want it was he had to do for him. For Raffaele, that was sneaky of his old man and promise or not he was not going to marry anyone, but he will go to Sicily and extend his father's apologies to the offended Don.
On getting to Sicily things were not as straight forward as he thought. First he was attacked by a young woman disguised as a boy, and then he shares a kiss with her only to discover, when he met the Don that she is the woman he is supposed to marry or not marry as he thought. Things get out of hand and in the end to rescue her he marries her with every intention of divorcing her once they get to New York. How Raffaele and Chiara go from sworn enemies who could not wait to annul their marriage to falling in love is beautifully told by Sandra in this very fiery and tempestuous tale of romance. A great start to the Orsini brother's mini-series. You will love it.
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28 Nov 2009
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I defy people who are critical of romance novels especially the contemporary romance to not adore, love, cry and yes, laugh while reading Taming His Tempestuous Virgin, Raffaele's story. The initial first chapters I absolutely died laughing. Sandra Marton is an extremely talented author and she's written such an exceptional and emotional love story with the first book in the Orsini Brothers series.
I knew this would be a wonderful love story because I'm such a fan of Sandra Marton but I was knocked side ways with the fun and sexy humour plus the element the author always delivers the love, emotion and the passion. I can absolutely say I would rate this as one of my top ten picks for 2009.
The book begins with Raffaele and his brother being summoned to their father's home. Their father who is the don, head of a crime family. Rafe agrees to return to his father's birthplace Sicily to make amends but when he finds out what he father has in mind, he immediately refuses to wed the daughter of a Sicilian mobster. I can't begin to tell you how much fun their meeting was, how everything falls apart and in the end he does marry her and they return to his New York home.
From reading the series description you realize just how incredible these Italian men are, as they've put their talents into honest and lawful business and they are extremely close. Rafe's character description describes him as tall, dark and handsome and a savvy millionaire with absolutely no plans to marry. He's devoted to his family with the exception of his father and is determined to get this mess over. However, when everything backfires and they return back to New York, that's when things get messy, crazy and very very heated!
Chiara Cordiano is a sheltered virgin mistreated by her father and determined to run away when he tells her she is to marry her father's old rival. She meets Rafe in the most amusing way, then things become somewhat crazy and she finds herself married and in New York city when all she knows is her small town in Sicily and the convent where she went to school. This sheltered spitfire is a marvellous heroine. She appears to be dowdy in her appearance but it's misleading especially when she gets angry, she has a tainted view of marriage based on what her mother's told her about men. She's determined to buy her way out of her marriage.
Chiara also believes her new husband is just like both of their fathers and is involved in organized crime. With just a simple touch from Rafe, she goes berserk and he realizes he has a lot on his hands. She's perfect for Rafe as he sees through her attempt to hide her beauty. He realizes something else a few brief kisses, that he desires her.
Rafe takes time off from work, they sightsee, dine out, things we would take for granted but for this sheltered virgin, she's overwhelmed. A few stolen kisses which drive him crazy yet he wonders if she's playing a game and then bam, they make love! Just when you think their marriage can become real, a series of things happen and Chiara flees. The forced marriage, the heat, the passion, tempers, plus confused feelings all make for an incredible romance. A true example of finding that perfect someone when least expected!
ABOUT THE SERIES:
The Patriarch of a powerful Sicilian dynasty Cesare Orsini has fallen ill and he wants atonement before he dies.
One by one he sends for his sons - has a mission for each to help him clear his conscience.
His sons are proud and determined but they will do their duty - the tasks they undertake will change their lives forever!
They are the Orsini brothers who are darkly handsome - proud and arrogant. The perfect Sicilian husbands!
I knew this would be a wonderful love story because I'm such a fan of Sandra Marton but I was knocked side ways with the fun and sexy humour plus the element the author always delivers the love, emotion and the passion. I can absolutely say I would rate this as one of my top ten picks for 2009.
The book begins with Raffaele and his brother being summoned to their father's home. Their father who is the don, head of a crime family. Rafe agrees to return to his father's birthplace Sicily to make amends but when he finds out what he father has in mind, he immediately refuses to wed the daughter of a Sicilian mobster. I can't begin to tell you how much fun their meeting was, how everything falls apart and in the end he does marry her and they return to his New York home.
From reading the series description you realize just how incredible these Italian men are, as they've put their talents into honest and lawful business and they are extremely close. Rafe's character description describes him as tall, dark and handsome and a savvy millionaire with absolutely no plans to marry. He's devoted to his family with the exception of his father and is determined to get this mess over. However, when everything backfires and they return back to New York, that's when things get messy, crazy and very very heated!
Chiara Cordiano is a sheltered virgin mistreated by her father and determined to run away when he tells her she is to marry her father's old rival. She meets Rafe in the most amusing way, then things become somewhat crazy and she finds herself married and in New York city when all she knows is her small town in Sicily and the convent where she went to school. This sheltered spitfire is a marvellous heroine. She appears to be dowdy in her appearance but it's misleading especially when she gets angry, she has a tainted view of marriage based on what her mother's told her about men. She's determined to buy her way out of her marriage.
Chiara also believes her new husband is just like both of their fathers and is involved in organized crime. With just a simple touch from Rafe, she goes berserk and he realizes he has a lot on his hands. She's perfect for Rafe as he sees through her attempt to hide her beauty. He realizes something else a few brief kisses, that he desires her.
Rafe takes time off from work, they sightsee, dine out, things we would take for granted but for this sheltered virgin, she's overwhelmed. A few stolen kisses which drive him crazy yet he wonders if she's playing a game and then bam, they make love! Just when you think their marriage can become real, a series of things happen and Chiara flees. The forced marriage, the heat, the passion, tempers, plus confused feelings all make for an incredible romance. A true example of finding that perfect someone when least expected!
ABOUT THE SERIES:
The Patriarch of a powerful Sicilian dynasty Cesare Orsini has fallen ill and he wants atonement before he dies.
One by one he sends for his sons - has a mission for each to help him clear his conscience.
His sons are proud and determined but they will do their duty - the tasks they undertake will change their lives forever!
They are the Orsini brothers who are darkly handsome - proud and arrogant. The perfect Sicilian husbands!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
LOVED IT...
18 Feb 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I won't go into detail because others have already done so. Refer to Marilyn's review. LOVED this one. Wonderful hero and heroine. Great emotion and laughs.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic Read!!
29 Jan 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've read other Sandra Marton books, but this one was a winner all the way around. The characters are engaging. The story is mostly believable (the part about the sons not being part of the mob is a little shaky). The sex is intimate, hot, and blow-your-socks off sensuous. I loved it from start to finish. I read a LOT of romance novels as well as Romantica. It's been a long time since I've read a book as good as this one. It's a keeper!
FCJ
FCJ
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