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The Trophy Wife |  | Author: Ginna Gray
Publisher: Mira
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 89079
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 4.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0778322904
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780778322900
ASIN: 0778322904
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Houston heiress Elizabeth Stanton lost nearly everything when a stunning betrayal by her ex-husband left her with only a fraction of the fortune her genteel Southern family had worked so hard for. Even now Mimosa Landing, Elizabeth's beloved home, could be stripped away unless she comes up with a serious infusion of cash. When brilliant self-made millionaire Maxwell Reardon approaches her with an audacious solution to her financial woes, Elizabeth is speechless. His proposal will certainly solve her problems, but it will set Houston society on its ear. Now it's up to Elizabeth to decide if this is a deal with the devil, or the best decision of her life.
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 trophy wife April 27, 2009
Karen Ebeling
I really enjoyed this book. It was well written and kept you guessing. Elizabeth Stanton and Max Riodan were well matched and I enjoyed learning more about them as the story went on. the mystery and the humor is something I really enjoyed. I have read this book more than once and still enjoy it.
This was the first book I read by Ginna Gray and as a result I did go on and buy her other books.
Cinderella story with a Stalker ADDED~ very good~ ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS~ May 7, 2008
M. Lung (Indiana)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
PLOT: ELIZABETH Stanton WAS "old money" until her greedy exhusband Robbed her of all but her southern plantation. Wealthy Maxwell Reardon finds her "suitable" for the wife he wants~ her respectabilty and social acceptance~ and HIS money~ a perfect marriage~ along the way Lovely Elizabeth has attracted a stalker killer~
Elizabeth Stanton has lost her wealth to her exhusband who stole all but the Southern Plantation she has had in her family for nearly 200 years~ Maxwell Reardon is looking for a trophy wife and decides Elizabeth is IT~
his money and her "class" and southern acceptabity ARE what he has been searching for in a wife~
This marriage of opposites is fun~ The Lady and the ~ SELF MADE MAN works ~ and they have a 'very' passionate union~ but along the way some one tries to kill Elizabeth~
I liked this couple who are opposites~ the ADDED family characters make this a fun read~ does NOT drag any where in the story~ what begins as a business relationship ends up a love match~ always fun~
I GIVE THIS A SOLID 8 OUT FO 10 FOR "A TROPHY WIFE and her Self made Wealthy Husband~
loved it January 23, 2008
D. Hope (somewhere in the south)
A refreshing book, with lots of romance and suspense. It's on the shelf to be read again!
 Unrealistic dialogue mars an otherwise good story August 21, 2006
Tracy Vest (Northern California)
Elizabeth Stanton is an heiress in trouble. Her ex-husband drained all her assets then took off with her arch rival. At wits end, and possibly forced to sell off the land that has been in her family for several generations, she suddenly finds herself on the receiving end of two marriage proposals - one from a wealthy family friend Wyatt Lassiter and one from wealthy businessman Max Riordan.
Max made money the new fashioned way - he earned it. The son of an oil field worker, he put himself through college and with his business acumen, has built quite an empire for himself, but he is not able to permeate into Houston's upper crust, and figures that marriage to Elizabeth will give him instant respectability from the wealthy denizens of Houston society and further his business dealings. Elizabeth at first balks at his proposal, then soon realizes that she does not have much choice, especially since a marriage to Wyatt would mean giving up control of her family farm, Mimosa Landing.
Neither thinks that they'll get more than a marriage of convenience out of their bargain, and she and Max enter into a weeklong courtship then fly to New York for a honeymoon with his assistant in tow. Nervous about being intimate with her new husband, Max's attention to business keeps him from their bed. But an early morning encounter in the shower has Elizabeth feeling passion she's only read about in novels. When she is the victim of a hit and run then attacked in the hotel, Max cuts the honeymoon short and they return to Houston. But someone sinister has hired a hit man to take care of Elizabeth. As more attempts are made, she wonders who hates her enough to want her dead.
Despite the really unrealistic dialogue (how many guys under 80 say "cockamamie"?), Gray manages to weave an interesting and sensuous tale, deftly providing many possible culprits.
An Old-Fashioned Romance Updated August 21, 2006
Bookcat (Alexandria, VA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's hard to explain why this book is so refreshing! It's replete with stock characters and does have some unbelievable elements--Elizabeth, the Beautiful, Aristocratic Heroine who has two Humble, Loyal Retainers who regard her with dog-like devotion, an acerbic, Wise-Cracking Gal Pal who regards her with dog-like devotion, and Max, the Smart, Handsome, Hard-Bodied, Self-Made Millionaire Hero who regards her with--well, you get the picture. Oh, and there's the Competitive and Envious Bad Girl Enemy plus an Envious Bad Girl Cousin, both on hand to bedevil Elizabeth while pointing up her sterling qualities with their contrasting evil ways. It's all set on a huge estate in Fantasyland, Texas (where the words "plantation" and "slave" never come up in the hisorical background) and in a rigidly hierarchical, high-society milieu that points up Elizabeth's atypically liberal upbringing and generous, egalitarian nature. There's nothing here you haven't read before, and very little you'll believe, but it's wrapped in such an attractive package that you may not notice it. The fact is that the Marriage of Convenience plot is a much-loved, compelling, tried and true favorite, and it's fun to see it resurrected once in a while. What's refreshing is the direct quality of the characters--they're pretty frank and honest in their stated opinions--and the lack of blatant blindness and stupidity on anyone's part (Romantic-plot-level stupidity, that is, not real life!). And many thanks to the previous reviewer, Gabrielle, for pointing out the Jim-Crow-Blindness Syndrome that afflicts many a story in a contemporary southern setting. So nice to know that young people are raising their eyebrows at that!!! Even romantic fantasy should have its limits. And even more reason to admire Ginna Gray's storytelling ability and marvel at how enjoyable fluff can be!!
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