Harlequin Presents #1779: The Unfaithful Wife

By Lynne Graham

Book Overview

The Unfaithful Wife by Lynne Graham released on Oct 25, 1995 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373117795
• ISBN13: 9780373117796
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

I didn't agree with him but I could understand his view point.

Not going to rehash the plot. I will say that I didn't agree with the adultery but I did believe him when he said it was only a few in the beginning. Nah it wasn't very romantic of him but I think the point was for his character to grow and he had to grow from something. I believed he loved her in the end. Perhaps she loved him too much in the beginning and pulled back later on.

good, interesting, not for everyone

At 17, Leah receives her one and only gift from her father: a husband -- Nik. Nik is a young, fiery, ascending Greek tycoon; Leah fell for him at first sight, and gushed to Daddy; Daddy thought a marriage like that would make him proud, hence the gift. Fast-forward 5 years: Nik's been fooling around quite a bit, Leah's still ignored in her wing of the house, Daddy's just passed away. Nik turns plain rotten and abusive. Leah, already on her way out, wants a divorce. Those are the first 30 pages, and if you can handle them, the book from here on is great. If you can't, then try "The Greek's Chosen Wife" by the same L. Graham, same basic plot, minus the abuse. This is a book where the heroine and hero mature tremendously, and personally, I like that very much. You'll see several reviews commenting on Nik's shallow defense of his behavior. The point is, that's the defense he offers in the beginning of the book, and that's how shallow he is at that point. While Leah has already found her feet during those years of marriage, Nik grows from this point throughout the book up to where he reaches "adorable and humbled" status, and I like that. Here's my favorite excerpt from the book: about 2/3 through the book, they're in the limo heading towards Nik's residence in Athens; the ride seems to be taking quite some time. Leah's drinking the second orange juice glass that Nik offered her, and they have a heart-to-heart, enlightening conversation. The last sentences crack me up every time I read them. [he kisses her] "Then abruptly he broke the connection and leant his brow against hers. 'I am a sneaky, slippery, devious bastard', he mumbled thickly, his breath fanning her cheek. 'I am everything you ever called me and right now I would give ten years of my life to make love to you. I'm in agony...' 'But?' She sensed the 'but' coming. 'There was vodka in your drink. You're plastered, Leah.' 'Oh.' 'It was a disgusting thing to do but I was desperate to make you talk... make you relax. Also, the car has been driving round in circles. Please forgive me.'"

I've read this book a dozen times and never tire of it!

This was the first by Lynne Graham that I ever read. I immediateley began searching for more! From the very beginning I was enthralled by Leigh (the heroine)and Nik,the sexy Greek husband she fell for the moment she saw him! At seventeen, Leigh marries Nik Andreakis thinking that he is marrying her for shares in her father's shipping line. Five years pass and Leigh, now in love with another man, decides it's time for a divorce. After all, thier marriage isn't a real one and he lives the adulturer's dream existence. Leigh then finds that there never were any shipping shares...and after five years, Nik has other ideas for this marriage than divorce...

Great story

The hero is forced into marrying The heroine, but the heroine does not know this. The story begans five years into the future, the heroine barley sees her husband and doesn't know why he is always cold to her. The heroine is tired of her marriage and is ready to move on with another man whom she thinks she's in love with. All of a sudden her husband wants to see her and she soons finds out why he has been so cold to her through out their marriage. The husband then informs her that he is now ready to be married while she want's a divorce. I loved this story very much and I love how the husband can't let go of his wife and owns up to his mistakes.