The Heiress Bride
by Lynne Graham
★ Top 25 book of 2002 · #19 on Best Books of 2002
Playboy tycoon Alexio Christoulakis accepts a powerful Greek man's offer of his daughter Ione in marriage. Ione, trapped by an abusive father, sees the wedding as her escape, but Alexio refuses to let his bride run away.
Best for: Romance readers who enjoy arranged marriages and tycoon heroes with a protective streak
The Heiress Bride is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2002, out of 32 2002 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Heiress Bride is about
Alexio Christoulakis is a 30-year-old Greek business tycoon and infamous playboy, certainly not the marrying kind. Then one of the richest and most powerful men in Greece offers him his daughter's hand. Ione Gakis, 23, has lived as a prisoner on her tyrannical father's luxurious island, in an abusive and neglectful home. Only the family knows she was adopted. She wants to marry for one reason: to get away and reach England, where she hopes to find her real family. Alexio feels compassion for her, yet he intends to keep her at his side and in his bed. This 2002 romance from Lynne Graham mixes a marriage of convenience with a search for belonging, for readers who like emotional stakes alongside the glamour.
The Heiress Bride on the Best Books of 2002
The Heiress Bride came out in 2002. Of the 32 books first published in 2002 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #19 on our Best Books of 2002 list.
Why it made the list: 194 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.8 out of 5 (29 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2002 list
- Hoot Carl Hiaasen, #17
- The Contaxis Baby Lynne Graham, #18
- Gossip Girl Cecily von Ziegesar, #20
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 109 want to read it, 8 are reading it now and 77 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.8 out of 5 from 29 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 34 | 55% |
| Reader love | 34 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 38 | 20% |
Questions about The Heiress Bride
When was The Heiress Bride published?
The Heiress Bride by Lynne Graham was first published in 2002.
Was The Heiress Bride one of the best books of 2002?
The Heiress Bride is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2002, out of 32 2002 books that cleared our data bar. 194 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.8 out of 5 (29 ratings).
Why is The Heiress Bride on the Best Books of 2002 list?
194 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.8 out of 5 (29 ratings).
More of the best books of 2002
- Romancing Mister Bridgerton Julia Quinn, #1
- Coraline Neil Gaiman, #2
- Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, #3
- Why Does He Do That? Lundy Bancroft, #4
- Everything's Eventual. 14 Dark Tales Stephen King, #5
- Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang, #6
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How we know
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