The Price of a Bride

I liked Mia from the beginning, she was a strong character and I found the way she handled Alex through all his nonsense admirable. She was actually really intelligent and well spoken, her reasoning behind why she went through with doing her fathers bidding in spite of herself was big enough that she didn't come across as a doormat. The only complaint I have is that dastardly body betraying syndrome, but that's to be expected in all harlequins I suppose.

Alex on the other hand... my god, he was nasty. I understand that he was manipulated by Mia's father into accepting the proposal, and even led on by Mia herself, but that didn't warrant his treatment of her. And yes, he did come around when he found out Mia wasn't as bad as she led him to believe but I don't think it redeemed him fully.

Unfortunately I didn't find their “love” to be very believable either. For months the only time they interacted was when they were making a baby and even after the baby had been conceived there hadn't been much talking. It was mentioned that Alex took Mia on picnics and ate meals with her but without experiencing those moments, it was hard to warm up to their relationship.