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No one had ever looked at her and seen perfection―until now.

Delicate, titian-haired Theresa Noble has met her father’s associates in the past, but the gorgeous, Italian-born Sandro De Lucci leaves her speechless. Eighteen months into their marriage, however, Sandro has turned to ice. Desperate to escape a relationship that has proven to be as stubbornly passionate as it is cold and hateful, Theresa summons up the courage to ask for a divorce. But before he’ll grant her request, Sandro demands something from Theresa: a son.

The stalemate sickens her. Never mind that Sandro has yet to introduce Theresa to the large family that means so much to him. Or that Theresa overhears her husband on the phone with a mystery woman. Most damning is that Theresa senses, in Sandro’s treatment of her, the behind-the-scenes machinations of Jackson Noble, her cruel father. From the depths of her anxiety, Theresa must seek an empowering truth about the husband who calls her, with such cold affection, his cara, his beloved.

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Since making her publishing debut in 2012, Natasha Anders has been drawing praise and attention as a new voice in romance. The Unwanted Wife, which became a self-published bestseller, is the first title in Anders’s forthcoming Unwanted series. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Anders spent nine years as an associate English teacher in Niigata, Japan, where she became a legendary karaoke diva. Anders currently lives in Cape Town.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Montlake Romance; Reprint edition (March 25, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1477818065
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1477818060
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
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Natasha Anders has been drawing praise and attention as a unique voice in romance since 2012. Her first novel, The Unwanted Wife, was a bestselling sensation and remains a consistent favorite among readers. Her 2017 novel, The Wingman, the first in her Alpha Men trilogy, was a finalist for a 2018 Romance Writers of America RITA Award.

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Anders spent nine years as an associate English teacher in Niigata, Japan, where she became a legendary karaoke diva. Anders currently lives in Cape Town with her temperamental chihuahua, Maia; her moody budgie, Baxter; sweet little chihuahua Hana; and her little wingman, adorable parrotlet, Mason.

Readers can connect with her through her Facebook page, on Twitter at @satyne1, or at www.natashaanders.com

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Noor
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet arranged marriage second chance romance
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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This was a well written and emotional second chance romance with groveling, redemption, and great character growth and development. It's an arranged marriage forced proximity love story with a pregnancy trope. The spice was tasteful, too.

***Spoilers below***

This story starts with our leads, Theresa and Alessandro, who have been married for 18 months, and while they have great sexual chemistry, they are clearly unhappy. Theresa finally asks for a divorce but is refused by Alessandro. She then learns that her marriage was infact a result of a forced contract by her father and the reason for her husband's cold behavior since their wedding. While she had married him because she truly had feelings for him, he was forced and thus resented her. Not knowing that Theresa was never part of her father's schemes. When he learns he feels awful for treating her horribly and is ready to give their marriage a chance as he always did feel attracted to her but his father's contract had made him feel forced. But by now Theresa is ready to end things even sooner as she knows the truth of the awful deal her dad did.

However, The contract includes a term where they can only get a divorce once they produce a son, an heir for her father. When Theresa finds out she in fact is pregnant, it becomes a possibility. But Alessandro doesn't want this marriage to end and is running out of time to convince his wife that he does truly love her.

And so the story follows them rebuilding feelings and learning about each other on a new level, after months of cold distance.

I enjoyed the story and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a sweet, easy second chance romance.
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A.B.
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic story, but has some issues
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2013
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I actually really dug this book. I don't really need to tell you much about the plot - that's what the book's blurb is for. Sandro has treated his wife, Theresa, pretty abominably for the better part of two years. She married for love, but thinking she had been complicit in a plan to trap him into marriage, Sandro behaves like a perfect butthead. Theresa has enough and asks for a divorce.

I really loathe it when a hero spends 80-90% of the book acting like a world-class cankerblossom (sorry, all the other words I could think of were way worse than that so I resorted to Shakespeare) and it takes, maybe, two pages to get the heroine back (Johanna Lindsey, I'm looking at "The Magic of You" where it took a freaking PARAGRAPH - like the regency equivalent of "You had me at 'hello'."), or even worse, when after his douchebaggery is revealed, the heroine gets herself in some life-threatening situation and while waiting for the hero to save her, realizes that love is the most important thing and he barely has to apologize. This book did none of those things. In fact, it was almost too much. ALMOST.

One other thing I loved about this book - I actually understood why Theresa would love Sandro at the end of the book. I didn't quite have the same feeling about why Sandro would fall for Theresa, but then, she was angry and hurt through most of the book, so she wasn't exactly at her best. Most romances are, "Hey, I think you're hot but we fight all the time. Oh! Now we're having sex. Now we're fighting again! I love you. The end." And don't get me wrong - I love those, but I never quite understand why they actually love each other because you never see any scenes where they exhibit any real emotions other than anger and lust. Here, there were several cute scenes (my favorite was the one playing Scrabble), where you were given the opportunity to understand why Sandro's actually a pretty awesome hero and why Theresa would love him. (Again, you KIND OF see that with Theresa, but I'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt because she was going through some stuff and assume all of her adorableness happened off-page, prior to the book's beginning.)

This book lost a star for two reasons: one because Theresa became a bit of a martyr after a while. There were several moments when I found myself thinking, "Okay, Theresa, there is absolutely no reason for this guy to say or do this unless he actually loves you. You might cut him a little slack." But then I'd remember something else he'd done to her and that, coupled with her childhood, would make me understand because I'm not sure I'd be able to forgive something like that, no matter how contrite the man was. But at the same time, her myopic focus became a little annoying at times. Also, I had a hard time recognizing the Sandro at the beginning of the book (who came off a lot like a 90s Harlequin Presents hero in the not-QUITE-rapey, but definitely not politically correct alpha sense) with the sweet, sensitive, loving guy he became at the end. But honestly, neither of those things was really enough to make it lose a star. However, the editing was. Seriously, Natasha Anders, if you are reading this, I loved this book. I will happily read additional books written by you in the future if this is anything to go by. If you need an editor, or just another set of eyes to clean up some of the punctuation, please, PLEASE feel free to e-mail me. I don't claim to be an expert, but sometimes all you need is a fresh set of eyes. I'd probably even do it for free. I hated giving this book 4 stars due to something as easily fixable as editing mistakes, but every time I saw one, it took me away from the story while I tried to figure out what the author meant.

So really people, if you're like me and take a bit of perverse satisfaction in seeing the strong, gorgeous, commanding hero get humbled in romance novels, totally check this out. If you like a bit of angsty drama in your romance, this is the book for you. If you like a nice hero redemption story where the heroine gets some serious vindication, look no further. Just watch out for those editing mistakes.
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Jessica Wilde
5.0 out of 5 stars An unforgettable story that will never let you go
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2016
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I read this book a while ago and always remembered how much it touched me and how much I just freaking loved it!! I just HAD to do a re-read when my best friend said she wanted to read it, so we read together and I have to say… it's still as amazing as I remember if not more so.
I'm going to try to put into words what this book made me feel. I know I won't come close to doing it justice, but I'll try.
Theresa is a force to be reckoned with. In the beginning, she has just come to the point that she can't live the way she had for 18 months anymore. It was too much on her heart, her mind, and physically. Life forces us to be strong when we need it most, and Theresa is a perfect example of life and her situation forcing her to guard herself and push through. To make a decision to change it so she can be fully happy. She is by far one of my favorite heroines because she is so real. I hope I could be as wise as she is with life.
From the first line of this story, you feel the emotion. You feel the heartache and the despair she feels. She has loved Sandro since the beginning and he just… doesn't get it. But there is a reason for that, and neither of them are fully aware that their situation isn't what it seems. But there is hope. You sense that hope in her even when she sets in stone what she wants. You hope that the next page will bring something different and you can't help but keep reading because you know… YOU JUST KNOW! That something big will happen. The writing is beautiful, the development is flawless, and the way this story pulls you in is powerful.
Once (as in the blurb) Theresa finds out she is finally pregnant, well, her world tips and she must do what is best for her and her baby. I honestly could never forget this woman.
Sandro… in the beginning, you want to punch him or just flat out push him down a set of stairs, but you can't help but fall in love with him because the man is special. Theresa's love for him burrows deep inside you as you read his interactions with her. You feel the chemistry between them hit you like a board to the head because DAMN! The chemistry is intense! It's one of the reasons things between them have stayed the way they are for so long, but it's also the reason why things need to change.
Sandro is truly remarkable. Another very real character that you just HAVE to know more about. And once their situation creeps into the light, Sandro shows his true colors, and they are breath-taking. I've never read about another man truly making the kind of sacrifices Sandro made, but he needed to make them. They weren't unnecessary because he has a LOT to make up for. And you see it in everything he does. You feel it in every word he says to Theresa. That's what I think is so beautiful about this story. A bad situation can always change.
Both of them fight it. Both of them think they know exactly what the other needs. And both of them come to realize that what they need most has been in front of them this whole time, but is it too late? Is life going to make it impossible for the real Sandro and Theresa to be happy together? They were just placed together for the wrong reasons. But that doesn't matter, because love can change everything.
This is a book that I will ALWAYS HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Especially if you love a story with so much emotion. Watching these two slowly turn into the people they are meant to be… well, it's unforgettable.
If I could give this 10 stars I would. This book will hit you hard and it will never let you go.
5++++ stars!!
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Yobele
5.0 out of 5 stars Be prepared
Reviewed in Canada on September 18, 2023
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My heart absolutely ached for Theresa. Everything she had to experience at the hands of the man she loved. I could not put this book down!! My husband would tell me that at some points I had the saddest expression s on my face but the writing is that good that you are going through it with the characters. I loved the ending but you won't find any spoilers here.
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Luisa Andrade
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
Reviewed in Brazil on August 25, 2022
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I was super interested in this story, although third person is not my first choice, I was in a mood of some good groveling, and oh boy, this one delivered about 80% of the story. I loved it!
It was a nice surprise and I loved how she handled herself and stick to her feeling through the end!
Very good!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love the groveling trope way to much!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2024
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I had this book on my TBR list for a long time and I finally got to it.
I think Sandro really knows how to grovel, even though he can be closed off with his feelings. At first I had the same opinion about him as Theresa, he seemed fake and like he was being good to her only because she wanted a divorce, the author described this so good! But I started to see him really trying to make things better between them, and, even though I had my doubts, his feelings were real and he put in the work.
Theresa was just as any woman who got hurt one too many times. She was guarded around him and didn't believe him, and honestly, who would after so many hurtful moments? Good thing he was persistent.
The tension between them was to die for and they really have chemistry. The story was very well written, in my opinion, even though there were 2 times when I couldn't understand the time frame. The author said something about "July" and "middle of the winter" and then "September" and "late spring day" which confused me, but I guess the seasons are not the same as in my country.
I recommend this book to fans of "kind-of-enemies to lovers" and "groveling" tropes, but also to those who love a good story about rekindling the spark and rediscovering the love.
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5.0 out of 5 stars so emotional
Reviewed in Germany on January 14, 2024
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Das Buch hat mich unglaublich berührt - die Geschichte - so emotional - so real einfach wowwwww.

Ich kann die Geschichte nur empfehlen
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5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional AF
Reviewed in India on August 9, 2023
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Emotional, consuming and hot read for sure without using any filthy language. Nothing against filthy dirty language I love those books too but it's hard to describe sex scenes without them and this author has done a phenomenal job. The best take-on on arranged marriage romance. Sizzling chemistry, messy emotional and worth straining your back.
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