Married by Christmas

By Carole Mortimer

Book Overview

Married By Christmas by Carole Mortimer released on Oct 25, 1998 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 037311995X
• ISBN13: 9780373119950
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

3.75 stars - Good

MY THOUGHTS: SPOILERS ALERT! I gave this book four stars because it was readable, entertaining and sweet - and it had an epilogue, yay! I always like it when I see the "after the happily ever after". Also I don't read much romance novels were in the hero is almost like a virgin - I'm not saying he is. But the fact that Patrick didn't have any woman for five years after his divorce. And the heroine was a virgin so thats great. =P Although I'm surprised considering this book was written in 1995. The story might seem a little too happy go lucky but it is a "christmas" romance novel so that is probably why. Enjoyable read and I would be interested in reading more of Carole Mortimer's books.

Married by Christmas by Carole Mortimer (Large Print Harlequin)

Description from the book back cover: It was hardly surprising that Lilli Bennett had drunk a great deal of champagne; barely three months ago her world had been rocked by trauma. She'd remembered leaving the party with devastatingly handsome banker Patrick Devlin ... but how had she come to wake the next morning in his bed? Patrick was not about to let her forget it. He vowed that she'd marry him within the month, and as only he could save her father's hotel chain from going bust, Lilli had no choice but to become his bride by Christmas!

OK; different

Lilli is shocked by the man she sees at a party, and the man-eater hanging off his arm. So shocked she drinks much too much wine and goes home with a handsome man known only as Patrick. Waking up almost in the buff and apparently having lost her innocence to him in a night she can't even remember, Lilli escapes from the hotel room in the morning while Patrick is in the shower. But home turns out to be not much better after questioning by her father. Later, Lilli finds out that Patrick is "Patrick Devlin," a wealthy banker, who has her father and his business between a rock and a hard place. This business trouble can be laid at Lilli's door in the shape of her embezzling (and gay) ex-fiancé. But Patrick has a way to save her father. Marry him! Her family loyalty is desirable to him since he found trusting a woman difficult after his disastrous marriage to a philandering woman. There are some humorous moments as this super Alpha man dominates the spoiled little rich girl. And wait until you find out who the mysterious man at the party was - and even who the woman was! I did feel that Patrick was a bully but he becomes a rather tender-hearted man in the end. Lilli is a rather weak heroine but she is also very young. Both Patrick and Lilli have sad childhood incidents as you find in most of these Harlequins. I was surprised that this took place in the UK, as the recent ones in this series all take place in Australia. Pleasant, different afternoon read, though unbelievable at times. I judge these Harlequin Presents against similar short books and this one is fairly good.

I've never read a Carole Mortimer book that I didn't like!

Lilli had drunk a little too much champange and ended up leaving the party with Patrick. He vowed that she'd marry him within the month. Lilli agreed so that he father's business could survive. As usual, Mortimer give us another great story!