The Sicilian's Forgotten Wife: An Uplifting International Romance (Harlequin Presents, 3940) Mass Market Paperback – August 24, 2021

This book had it all. The brooding sexy hero bent on stupid revenge and the sweet innocent virgin. Sounds like a traditional harlquin but then the tables turn. I won't spoil it but I loved the twist. Really enjoyable read.

The Sicilian’s Forgotten Wife is intense… and made my blood boil. And not always in a passionate sense. It has been a long time since I disliked the hero as much as I did Cenzo. Oh, he’s handsome as sin, rich beyond measure, but he is not, by any means imaginable, a nice guy, more like a despicable guy. I wish I could say he redeemed himself by the story’s end in my eyes, but only partially if I’m being completely frank. Josselyn has her hands full with this one, and while the heroine may be able to forgive and move on I’m not so certain that I would be able to do the same.Josselyn loves her father, it’s been them against the world since her mother’s death. And she’s known that her old-world father would most likely arrange a marriage for her, much as his father had arranged his own and that resulted in a love match between her parents. So, while surprised it wasn’t totally unexpected when she was introduced to her future husband. Cenzo is the son of one of her father’s closest friends (now deceased) and bringing the two families together is her father’s cherished dream for he is certain that Josselyn and Cenzo will find love, as he did… eventually. Unfortunately, the only emotion going on in Cenzo’s heart is revenge – over something that neither Josselyn nor her father has any idea about.Cenzo’s arrogance is off the charts. His planned revenge begins with separating Josselyn from the outside world, even contact with her father as they head to an old, isolated castle on its own island accessible only by boat. He calmly, thoroughly, and perhaps, cruelly outlines what his plans for his new wife are… and nowhere in his tirade is love ever mentioned.I’ll admit to a bit of glee when Cenzo’s plans are interrupted by a fall down stone stairs and temporary amnesia as Josselyn turns the tables on Cenzo in a different way than what he had intended for her. Unfortunately for her, this Cenzo is closer to the man she’d always hoped would be out there in the world for her – and this man, like his need for revenge, is based on a lie.The Sicilian’s Forgotten Wife is a good story, I’m not taking a bit away from this author’s talent for she is an auto-buy for me and has been for years. No, the story is well told, intense, and passionate. I could not get beyond Cenzo’s arrogance and even by the story’s ending when he made certain moves to correct the past I still could only just stand him and it was completely Josselyn that I enjoyed in this story. So, I need to be content that Josselyn loves her Cenzo… I think a lot (a very lot) more groveling was called for, but that’s me.I own a Kindle edition of this title.

Literally laughed out loud several times. Not sure I’ve been this entertained by a HP in awhile- A great twist on the usual story. Paused reading to laughingly tell my daughter some of inventive vocations the wife assigned; the H inner thoughts were hilarious. Very engaging read. The H started out as a total tool but ended up with a lovely appreciation for who they could be together. The H didn’t take any nonsense and she wasn’t naturally calculating. Only 4 stars because it needed an epilogue - This was the best book I’ve read in quite some time; really needed an epilogue for the 5th star. This is now in my ‘reread/favorites’ collection.

So much fun to read. I'm sorry I had to read it so fast. I really wanted it to last. But reading it fast worked better for the prose. Some really great romantic lines in this book. Very uplifting little read. Will be reading more by this author.

This was a cute story. It was like the movie "Overboard" but in reverse. Joselynn wasn't mean, but put Cenzo in his place.

I mean, it's sweet and I love the hero and heroine. They're both wonderful, loyal and loving.I reccomend this one for the laughter and love I got out of it.

One of the worst stories I've read in a while. Made no sense and the plot was ridiculous. H is supposed to be a smart man but that not what you get from the telling of this story. The h is also not one who comes off as all that bright. I feel like I wasted 2 hours of my life reading this!!

This was an interesting book that took me longer than usual to finish. It got better at the end though. I love the characters and would recommend it to teenagers and up.