What his wife wants: A night with her husband!

Tessa. My marriage to Greek billionaire Rafael Drakos wasn’t the whirlwind union I desperately wanted it to be. Discovering that opened my eyes to how sheltered my existence really is. I’ll no longer deny myself the love and passion I deserve—so I want a divorce…

Rafe. My convenient bride can’t have what she wants…yet. Not until we’ve been wed a year and I can inherit my birthright. Still, I don’t expect what innocent Tessa requests in return: a wedding night. Or the wildfire of raw need it unleashes in me!

Titles in the Brides for Greek Brothers include: Deception at the Altar ~ Still the Greek’s Wife ~ Pregnant Behind the Veil ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  Still the Greek’s Wife
Series:  Brides for Greek Brothers #2
Author:  Emmy Grayson
Published:  April 1, 2025
Publisher:  Harlequin Presents
My Rating:  4.5 stars

Still The Greek’s Wife is the second title in the Brides for Greek Brothers series, this time giving us an empowering romance between Tessa and Rafe, one that is both insightful and seductive.

The evil, deceased Lucifer Drakos strikes again, this time against his son Rafe, who must marry and stay married for a year or forfeit his inheritance.  Dear ol’ dead abusive, nasty dad just keeps on giving, doesn’t he?!  I liked Rafe, enjoyed his transformation from a cold spreadsheet kind of hero to a man who has learned, the hard way, that not opening up his emotions to the woman who loves him (and he loves in return) will mean more than the ending of a marriage, but the end of hope for a man raised as he was.

Yet it was Tessa who really stood out for me in this story.  Tessa was in an accident when she was a child, which resulted in partial paralysis, using a wheelchair at times, or arm brace canes (crutches) at other times.  There is no cure, no miracle that will allow her to run through the meadows by the story’s ending.  This is Tessa’s life, and personally, as a woman who had fallen and broken my tailbone, resulting in a situation close to Tessa’s… well, let’s just say that I can personally relate to Tessa on a deeper level.  When a disability is assigned to a character, I want/need it to be a part of their life, not a plot line or a convenient way to explain away other things.  Life happens, and it’s how we realistically treat those events that will always draw me deeper into any believable story about them.

Tessa’s overprotective, smothering mother is a driving reality for Tessa’s decision to marry Rafe.  Oh, she’s had a crush on him for years, might even be halfway in love with him.  But marriage will give her freedom, a chance to live her life independently, perhaps even find love and a family one day when this marriage of convenience is behind her.  Tessa is very good at the career she’s chosen as a designer of assistive living solutions for people in similar situations who face a world that is not designed for anything different than so-called “normal”.  She and Rafe have been living separate lives since their marriage. She’s thriving now, completely independent from her mother, and ready for the divorce that she’s filed for… only Rafe needs her to remain in the marriage for the full year to fulfill the obligations of his father’s will.

Tessa will agree on one condition.  A real marriage, physical intimacy included.  Otherwise, she’s out of here.  She’ll get her wish, and a lot more than she’d bargained for.

I enjoyed Still The Greek’s Wife by Emmy Grayson so much.  It’s a well-written, emotional, and believable romance between two people who have their own issues to be dealt with along the way.  Watching Rafe let down his walls and open himself up to the emotions that Tessa brings out in him was an emotional, satisfying journey.  If that’s your kind of romance, then you’d love this one.

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