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Bravo Family #2
Marriage by Necessity (Bravo Family, #2)
Marriage By Necessity by Christine Rimmer released on Jan 23, 1998 is available now for purchase.
249 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
About the author
Christine Rimmer
728 books429 followersNew York Times bestselling author Christine Rimmer has written more than one hundred contemporary romances for Harlequin Books. She has won Romantic Times BOOKreview’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for best Silhouette Special Edition. She has been nominated seven times for the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award and five times for Romantic Times Series Storyteller of the Year.
A California native who first longed to be an actress, Christine earned her theater degree from California State, Sacramento and then went to New York to study acting. Later, she moved to Southern California, where she began her writing career with short stories, plays, and poems. Her poems and short stories were published in a number of small literary journals. Her plays were produced at The Back Alley and Group Theaters in Southern California and have been published by Dramatists Play Service and West Coast Plays.
She now lives in Oregon with her family and two very contented cats named Tom and Ed.
A California native who first longed to be an actress, Christine earned her theater degree from California State, Sacramento and then went to New York to study acting. Later, she moved to Southern California, where she began her writing career with short stories, plays, and poems. Her poems and short stories were published in a number of small literary journals. Her plays were produced at The Back Alley and Group Theaters in Southern California and have been published by Dramatists Play Service and West Coast Plays.
She now lives in Oregon with her family and two very contented cats named Tom and Ed.
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January 13, 2012
I am not a fan of book where the hero doesn't realize his mistake for a long time or unrequited love but there is something about the Bravos and this author's writing I like and this book was no less.
The heroine gives the hero a call after years, they grew up together when he came to live with his grandfather as a troubled fourteen year old and as they grew older, the heroine who was alone with her father on the ranch fell in love with him and tried telling him but Nate had other plans and he left, now he's an investigator in LA and she needs his help, she needs to marry according to her father's will and produce a baby to keep her beloved ranch and the only person acceptable to her is the only man she has loved.
The hero refuses, marriage has never been in the cards for him, but thoughts of the heroine doing it to someone else drives him crazy and he agrees to her plan, stay married till she gets pregnant and then divorce and it goes well, he loves working on the ranch, being her first lover and husband and when according to their agreement she goes to live in LA with him, things go well.
The heroine vowed to herself she wouldn't ask for more time but even when she gets pregnant she doesn't tell him, and then she confronts him about how he doesn't talk with his mother when he realizes what they set out for is done and tells her to leave.
The heroine does, and goes back to the ranch and to her life, but when her pregnancy leads to shortage of hands at the ranch, Nate comes on his cousin's urgings, driving Meggie crazy and then she tells him to stay or go forever and he does, but he's miserable and then he finally figures out why he has always craved freedom because as a helpless boy his father used to lock him in the dark and he goes to Meggie who he as always loved.
The heroine gives the hero a call after years, they grew up together when he came to live with his grandfather as a troubled fourteen year old and as they grew older, the heroine who was alone with her father on the ranch fell in love with him and tried telling him but Nate had other plans and he left, now he's an investigator in LA and she needs his help, she needs to marry according to her father's will and produce a baby to keep her beloved ranch and the only person acceptable to her is the only man she has loved.
The hero refuses, marriage has never been in the cards for him, but thoughts of the heroine doing it to someone else drives him crazy and he agrees to her plan, stay married till she gets pregnant and then divorce and it goes well, he loves working on the ranch, being her first lover and husband and when according to their agreement she goes to live in LA with him, things go well.
The heroine vowed to herself she wouldn't ask for more time but even when she gets pregnant she doesn't tell him, and then she confronts him about how he doesn't talk with his mother when he realizes what they set out for is done and tells her to leave.
The heroine does, and goes back to the ranch and to her life, but when her pregnancy leads to shortage of hands at the ranch, Nate comes on his cousin's urgings, driving Meggie crazy and then she tells him to stay or go forever and he does, but he's miserable and then he finally figures out why he has always craved freedom because as a helpless boy his father used to lock him in the dark and he goes to Meggie who he as always loved.
October 11, 2011
I tend to enjoy stories where there is a baby involved. I thoroughly enjoyed this one!
Meggie has been in love with Nate since they were kids. When they were 19, she actually told him she was in love with him but he pretty much laughed at her and sent her on her way. Fast forward 12 or so years later and Meggie's dad just died and left her the family homestead with a HUGE catch. She has to marry and have a baby within a short time frame in order to keep the family ranch. Of course, Meggie asks Nate to help her out of the predicament she finds herself in, but he turns her down flat, even though she's willing to pay him thousands of dollars and promises to divorce him as soon as the baby is born. You'll have to read the book to find out how everything works out, but I really liked it!
Meggie has been in love with Nate since they were kids. When they were 19, she actually told him she was in love with him but he pretty much laughed at her and sent her on her way. Fast forward 12 or so years later and Meggie's dad just died and left her the family homestead with a HUGE catch. She has to marry and have a baby within a short time frame in order to keep the family ranch. Of course, Meggie asks Nate to help her out of the predicament she finds herself in, but he turns her down flat, even though she's willing to pay him thousands of dollars and promises to divorce him as soon as the baby is born. You'll have to read the book to find out how everything works out, but I really liked it!
January 18, 2012
Wonderful Emotional read,adored Meggie so much,Nate he was a jerk who kept running away from his happiness and make peace with his past,i was angry at him but at the same time my heart went out towards him for the sufferings he went through.The Only thing disappointing was Nate's realization came at the end of the story,would have loved to see him grovel to win Meggie back.
Overall a good read,its a keeper for me
Recommended
Overall a good read,its a keeper for me
Recommended
March 23, 2019
The H is very upfront about how awful a guy he is and proving it over and over that he is undeserving of any love. The h is also equally upfront about her love and no matter how many times H hurts her, she just goes back for more.
May 9, 2019
Eh, the kick off to the plot didn't really make sense. And whoa the hero's baggage needed to be hinted at a bit earlier, it all just kinda avalanches at the end. Skip, cause we don't even get to the baby and the hero had a pretty awesome job but we never got to hear much about it...just ranching.
February 6, 2025
This is an oldie but a goodie! Very much the stereotypical Harlequin romance book of the 90s, but there is something about this love story that just brings me back reading it every so often! Plus a marriage of convenience is one of my favorite tropes!
August 9, 2024
I love the Bravo books! I wanted more at the end. The ending was so abrupt. A real disappointment.
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Category: Contemporary Romance
Category: Contemporary Romance
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