What Happened To Helen Bianchin
PURCHASED BY THE BILLIONAIRE by Helen Bianchin: Page 6 description: PURCHASED BY THE BILLIONAIRE: Page 6 free online She knew only that it was dark, the bed wasn’t her ownand who in hell was controlling her frantic need to escape. Today, Helen Bianchin is the popular author of over 50 romance novels for Mills & Boon since 1975. When she’s not writing, Helen enjoys reading, watching television, spending time with family and friends, as well as the company of cats. Helen Bianchin was encouraged by a friend to write her own romance novel and she hasn’t stopped writing since! Helen’s interests include a love of reading, going to the movies, and watching selected television programs. She also enjoys catching up with friends, usually over a long lunch! Helen Bianchin’s romance novels have been taken to heart by romance readers all over the world. She is the Australian doyen of 56 Harlequin Mills and Boon books, and is a much-loved and respected writer by many romance writers everywhere. In this interview, Helen tells us how it was back then, and what has c hanged since.
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Kayla removed Spanish billionaire Duardo Alvarez's wedding ring after just seventy-two hours of marriage. But now desperate circumstances have forced Kayla to beg her ex-husband for help. Duardo's price is high: marry him again, or he'll walk away.
A trophy wife by day and Duardo's mistress by night, Kayla discovers her 'duty' marriage is as passionate as ever.. .
A trophy wife by day and Duardo's mistress by night, Kayla discovers her 'duty' marriage is as passionate as ever.. .
Paperback, Wedlocked; Harlequin Presents #2563, 187 pages
Published August 29th 2006 by Harlequin Presents
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Apr 18, 2013Jenny rated it liked it
Kayla and her brother are desperate for money. When her father died and left them in debt, she called her billionaire ex husband for help. He will help her on the condition that they will get married again.
Satisfying read. I loved the arrogant but vulnerable hero who is still deeply in love with his ex-wife and would do anything for her.
Kayla is a girl who knows how to hold her own. She is strong and independent and fights her feelings for her gorgeous husband.
Good, but not great story.
Dec 14, 2016Kiki rated it it was okSatisfying read. I loved the arrogant but vulnerable hero who is still deeply in love with his ex-wife and would do anything for her.
Kayla is a girl who knows how to hold her own. She is strong and independent and fights her feelings for her gorgeous husband.
Good, but not great story.
Shelves: harlequin-presents, hero-is-disrespectful, i-ll-buy-hero-was-probably-celibate, immature-to-the-power-infinity, it-indicates-he-was-celibate, really-cruel-crass-asshat-hero, blackmail-forced-marriage, both-characters-not-likeable
2.5 stars
A good intention doesn't make hurtful behaviour hurt any less.
A good intention doesn't make hurtful behaviour hurt any less.
I thought this book was pretty good considering the numerous wedlock books I've read. The heroine's father made her break up her marriage and then held her hostage, despite loving the hero immensely. When the heroine's father finally died and left the heroine and her brother in massive debt, she called the hero for help. The heroes one ultimatum for the help was none other than remarriage.
Mar 16, 2017Cherise rated it liked it Shelves: harlequin, till-we-meet-again, zipped, ow-om
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May 07, 2011Lady Raven RAVE! rated it really liked it
This isn't a bad read it's one of your typical harlequin presents plot line of revenage and blackmail if you will. Kayla and her brother are struggling to pay off their father's debt who has died, Kayla has no choice but to ask her ex husband billionaire Guardo for help in turn Guardo wants Kayla and he wants her the way he didn't get to have her fully. This wasn't bad and it wasnt perfect but I still enjoyed it it was a quickie and a decent read. I think the ending had a little action and was g..more
I love Harlequin Presents books and Helen Bianchin is one of my favorite authors. This book was very enjoyable to read although at times the story did drag with not enough action to move the story along. And the ending left a few things hanging: was she pregnant and will she restart her business. But I loved how I knew that the hero was not seeking revenge. Overall a decent read.
May 19, 2011Diane rated it it was ok
bianchin's books are starting to look so much alike, the names and occupations just have to be switched from book to book. this book also has the obligatory OW who somehow manages to have heroine injured and her business firebombed.
3.75*
This has the typical Helen Bianchin stilted style of writing. Lots of tiny details about daily minutiae but I cannot stop reading!
This has one of the better plots I dare say..Duardo was such a swoon-worthy hero! So masterful! Kayla was in an untenable position three years ago, when she married Duardo in a whirlwind romance and was roundly blamed for the death of her mother;her mother had suffered a heart attack because they so did not approve of Duardo!
Now Kayla thought Duardo's actions we..more
This has the typical Helen Bianchin stilted style of writing. Lots of tiny details about daily minutiae but I cannot stop reading!
This has one of the better plots I dare say..Duardo was such a swoon-worthy hero! So masterful! Kayla was in an untenable position three years ago, when she married Duardo in a whirlwind romance and was roundly blamed for the death of her mother;her mother had suffered a heart attack because they so did not approve of Duardo!
Now Kayla thought Duardo's actions we..more
*****A very beautiful story.
The H love the h Kayla whole heatedly, though she left him becoz of her father , still he made it a point to bring her back..
*He has always been loyal to her,this the first alpha billionaire who remained loyal to the woman he loves,no other relationship with any OW , though he never had any shortage of female attention..
*The best part he not only exposes the bitch OW before his wife but also punishes her by s
handing her to the cops
Very beautifully written and nerra..more
The H love the h Kayla whole heatedly, though she left him becoz of her father , still he made it a point to bring her back..
*He has always been loyal to her,this the first alpha billionaire who remained loyal to the woman he loves,no other relationship with any OW , though he never had any shortage of female attention..
*The best part he not only exposes the bitch OW before his wife but also punishes her by s
handing her to the cops
Very beautifully written and nerra..more
Oct 20, 2017Debra rated it liked it · review of another edition
Purchased By The Billionaire
This the story by H. Bianchin has a dark background. It starts with the h brother being beaten up by thugs, whom he owes money to. She goes to her ex husband for help. He will only help if she remarried him. Her father had broken up their marriage years ago. Now that he is gone things change. But as with all Bianchin stories that I have read there is the OW who is out for blood of the wife.
This the story by H. Bianchin has a dark background. It starts with the h brother being beaten up by thugs, whom he owes money to. She goes to her ex husband for help. He will only help if she remarried him. Her father had broken up their marriage years ago. Now that he is gone things change. But as with all Bianchin stories that I have read there is the OW who is out for blood of the wife.
May 22, 2019Viani Velarencia rated it really liked it
3.75 stars!
It's an okay read. H and h were great and likeable. but the story doesn't have any punching effect to me and it's just a good read. Longer than most hp that I've read but there's no baby and I love babies in a book.
It's an okay read. H and h were great and likeable. but the story doesn't have any punching effect to me and it's just a good read. Longer than most hp that I've read but there's no baby and I love babies in a book.
May 04, 2019Faridah Begum rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Love again
Getting a second chance to love someone again is rare. This is a beautiful story of a man who keeps at it despite the odds.
Getting a second chance to love someone again is rare. This is a beautiful story of a man who keeps at it despite the odds.
Oct 10, 2018Nancy Bowman rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Enjoyed
Really enjoyed this book..haven't read one I have enjoyed in a while. There was no real ugliness, just someone waiting as long as it took. :-)
Really enjoyed this book..haven't read one I have enjoyed in a while. There was no real ugliness, just someone waiting as long as it took. :-)
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Nov 16, 2017RomLibrary marked it as to-read Shelves: kindle, divorced-couple, forced-reconciliation, spanish-hero, family-drove-her-away, family-plays-big-part, hero-in-pursuit, history-together, hero-obsessed-with-her, v-card
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Not a bad read. Pretty much like all other books in this genre. Kayla and her brother Jacob had found themselves in dire straits financially, thanks to their father. Now that their father was dead, Kayla was being forced to work nonstop just to try and keep their heads above water. This is how she ends up reunited with her ex-husband Duerdo. He is her only hope to pay off all of their acquired debts. He agrees, but only for a price.
Jan 21, 2017Eli Mariscal rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Es una historia entretenida de leer , la sinopsis me resulto intrigante igual que el inicio del libro pero es esa clase de libro que te atrapa y no puedes dejar de leer porque los personajes son interesantes y también resulta un poco cliché en ciertas partes pero de verdad me agrada como se entrelaza la historia, es un buen contemporáneo te des aburres leyendo todo lo que le pasa ala protagonista aunque no todo es malo, ya que hubo partes que de verdad me gustaron de la historia.
Mar 24, 2014Farah rated it really liked it Shelves: books, favorite-books, harlequin-dat-title
One of my favorite Harlequin Books. I loved Duardo . he was head over heels in love . he tried to act all cool about it but his intense vibes just gave him away. Kayla was a tough nut to crack . she tried to be cold but failed miserably. I may have read this kind of plot too many times to count but this one is the best I've seen.
Jan 26, 2013Jeanna-Has Probably Read It! rated it really liked it
I liked this book and how Duardo remained true to form to Kayla. He waited his time before he could have his Kayla back. Very nice when you can read a good Wedlocked book. (Married but he's never said I love you.)
3.5
Jun 24, 2014Antoinette Lewis rated it really liked it
Dec 13, 2010Angie rated it did not like it · review of another edition
2h à tuer et pas forcément envie de lire beaucoup. Mauvais choix, j'aurais mieux fait de me mettre devant un épisode de série. Tant pis!
Not worth reading.
Not worth reading.
If only the heroine and hero would speak to each other, using their words!
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Helen was born on February 20 in New Zealand, where she grew up, an only child possessed by a vivid imagination and a love for reading. She wrote stories for amusement in her early teenage years, and when she left leaving school, she took a secretarial job at a father-and-son legal firm.
At age twenty-one Helen joined a girlfriend and embarked on a working holiday in Australia, travelling via cruis..more
At age twenty-one Helen joined a girlfriend and embarked on a working holiday in Australia, travelling via cruis..more
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Helen was born on February 20 in New Zealand, where she grew up, an only child possessed by a vivid imagination and a love for reading. She wrote stories for amusement in her early teenage years, and when she left leaving school, she took a secretarial job at a father-and-son legal firm.
At age twenty-one Helen joined a girlfriend and embarked on a working holiday in Australia, travelling via cruise ship from Auckland to Melbourne. Alas, no shipboard romance, as she spent all four days in her cabin suffering from sea-sickness! After fifteen months working in Melbourne, Helen and her friend bought a vehicle and took three months to drive the length and breadth of Australia, choosing to work in Cairns in order to fund the final leg of our jour..more
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