A Debt Paid in the Marriage Bed

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By Jennifer Hayward

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Publisher Description

In this sexy international romance, an Italian billionaire will stop at nothing to reclaim his wife—even crash her wedding to someone else!

Angelina’s world is shattered when Lorenzo Ricci walks through the door of her engagement party and demands she call off the wedding—because she’s still married to him! She left the formidable Italian to save her heart, but now, with her family business at stake, Angelina must consider his terms . . .

In need of an heir, Lorenzo will use any means to reclaim his wayward wife and return her to their marriage bed. He’ll make her debts disappear if she repays him . . . in desire! The chemistry may be alive and well between them, but can they survive their tempestuous reunion unscathed?

5 Reviews

4.0

Kimberly Raby

Created over 5 years ago

“I won this book in Facebook give away. I love the whole story so good. Plus I have new favorite author and can’t wait buy more of her books.”

Jennifer Faust

Created over 6 years ago

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Created over 6 years ago

Created about 7 years ago

“I really dug this book. It was amazing from the time I opened the page with some much emotion and drama going on early on. It immediately sucked me in, and I consumed this book, savory get every tiny detail. I took my time with this one and marinated in it. My book was pretty marked up with some of my favorite, intense and emotional moments that I will want to go back and read over and over again. In fact the whole book was pretty marked, but that for me is a measure of how good a books is, and that I will go back and re read it again in the future. I just really loved this book and will be in my favorite pile. It was just so good. I could just rave and rave about this book. It was that amazing. More detailed review below: Now despite the fact that this wasn't an unusual plot in the Presents world, it felt very different to me. That difference being the emotion in the story. It just slapped me in the face, and it didn't let go for a single second. It was a cacophony of emotions that just dug in deep, twisted, and pulled out my heart and squeezing it in its vice. I cried at certain moments. I was gutted. I just felt so much while reading this emotional, tense second chance love story between Angelina and Lorenzo. It was heartbreaking at times and a roller coaster for sure, but it was so, so good. It hurt so good. In the end all the pain was worth it in the end and very satisfying. It hit all my emotional marks. Because this book was so emotional, that just really upped the ante and the stakes in the book, therefore making it more intense. And the intensity was just really, really good and added another layer to the story. Their relationship was so intense that it wafted off the pages. The butted heads and fought before finally getting the relationship that they needed and wanted. It was delicious to have all that intensity in their story. It was the perfect amount for me. What I also loved about this book was that this was a second chance love story where Lorenzo and Angelina were trying to fix their marriage. I have been into this trope lately, and it hasn't disappointed me. Anyway I love it because there was already a history between Lorenzo and Angelina that was frought with deep emotion. There was lot of hurt and misunderstandings going on in their marriage that caused her to leave and him file for divorce. Only the divorce was never filed so they were still married. Problem she was going to marry someone else, but Lorenzo informed her of the truth and put a stop to it there and the journey to fix their marriage begins. But because they had this tumultuous marriage, there was lot of drama and hurt. So the conflict was set. I also really loved they already had an established relationship, though not a healthy one, with so much beneath the surface that it needed to be explored and dealt with. It doesn't that I love relationships filled with misunderstandings. It just made the story that more interesting and consuming. Just having a backstory is a plus in my book. What I also loved about this book was the actual showing of them trying to mend their marriage. It wasn't an easy journey and even painful at times, but that's what made it more rewarding in the end. Just to see that struggle and the work that they put in to reconcile was really amazing and beautiful. A lot of times in stories like this usually the physical attraction and physical reuniting kind of takes over and the emotional piece just gets sprinkled in, which is okay, but I never see the couple try to work through their problems realistically. In this one, it was very realistic and nice to see Lorenzo and Angelina go on that journey together. I liked seeing them work for a successful marriage. I was especially impressed with Lorenzo and just the lengths he was willing to go to get his marriage back on track. Even though he was thick headed at times, I still loved and swooned over him. He might not have had a lot of self-awareness going, but he did have enough awareness of what he needed to do for his marriage. He acknowledged his mistakes and realized that the downfall of their marriage wasn't just her fault, but his as well. He realized he had to make a change if he wanted marriage. He realized that they had to be more emotionally open with one another and trust each other. He couldn't be as emotional aloof as he had been in the past. And he did his best to accomplish that so they could be close and have that emotional intimacy that was needed. I don't think I have read many alpha male that had that awareness and was willing to put them work and change for the sake of their marriage. It was such a refreshing change, and I loved it. It didn't make him any less alpha or sexy if anything it made him more sexy because of the fact he acknowledged that he wasn't perfect and was a work in progress. He made some mistakes during this reconciliation with Angelina, and he had some making up to do, and he did. He groveled just enough. In fact for most of the book he tried to make up for all the missteps in his marriage and showed Angelina that he cared about her. He wasn't a pushover either and more or less was willing to compromise with her. And he told her they needed to do that for their marriage. He was a smart man, though a scared one too that lead to him to his mistakes that he made out of fear. He was a complex character. As was Angelina. She was very reluctant to give her marriage another chance, and I could see why from her point of view. I understood why she didn't rush into his arms or trusted him readily. He really hurt her badly as did she hurt him by leaving and even lashing out at him. She had a temper on her, but really what she wanted was love, his love. She didn't get a lot of love growing up and craved it desperately. So when Lorenzo was distant during their marriage, she believed he didn't love her and only married her for her family legacy. She felt like she was nothing to him and because of her dysfunctional family felt very unworthy of him. She had a lot of emotional issues to contend with. So, it took her awhile for her to go all in on her marriage with Lorenzo. I could really feel her pain. It was heartbreaking to watch, and I really felt for her. I understood why she fought him at first. I liked seeing her change and growth in her. And I liked that the change was gradual as she opened up little by little to Lorenzo. I liked her journey. The love scenes were spot on. I loved they were filled with passion, heat, emotion, and intimacy. There were sizzling and beautiful because it was about their connection. It was about their love. Plus they were built up over the course of the book. It took time for them to get there, but it worked in this story. It show how they were getting closer both emotionally and physically. It increased the anticipation and heat between them, but it was really handled well. They were beautiful and just so meaningful. All those scenes just really fit the story and were really good. That make out scene in the hot tub was scorching, and it wasn't even a full blown love scene. That scene at the opera was beyond sizzling but a memorable moment in that scene was when he tried to kiss her but she pulled away and he was disappointed because he wanted that connection to her and show her that this was more than just the physical. It was emotional, and I loved that. It just showed so much. They were poignant moments between them. It showed their closeness, which I loved. The whole story just really worked well together to create this angsty, emotional, intense and passionate read that I throughly loved and enjoyed. I loved how this was an honest portrayal of how two people reunited and work through their problems of their marriage together. It was beautiful to see that struggle because made it so real and show that love isn't always easy. It's something that needs to be worked on to make it healthy and successful. It's not something that just happens and comes roses. There's a fight that has to be had. Lorenzo and Angelina have to fight for a marriage that they want and need. Something that met both their needs not just one. But after fighting through those struggles, they build something beautiful, and that made their love stronger and something very real. I believe after seeing them in this book that they could overcome anything together. And that's not something I always see in romance. I believed in them. I rooted for them. How could I not? They belonged. They truly deserved a happily ever after, and the got it, though had to work really hard to get there. This was one of the more believable stories in romance, and I loved everything. It had everything a romance should have. I could rave about this all day long. This certainly will be a favorite of mine, and I will reread this book over and over again, and I will enjoy every single second of it. Highly recommended for Presents fans and romance fans who love angst, passion, intense and emotional reads that are very realistic portrayed.”

Grace

Created over 7 years ago

About Jennifer Hayward

Award-winning author JENNIFER HAYWARD emerged on the publishing scene as the winner of Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write global writing contest. The recpient of Romantic Times Magazine's Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Harlequin Presents of 2014 Jennifer's careers in journalism and PR, including years of working alongside powerful, charismatic CEOs and traveling the world, have provided perfect fodder for the fast-paced, sexy stories she likes to write.