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This is the best book ever written with the words "Greek" and "virgin" in the title. Angelos is a 6 ft plus billionaire (of course) and Chantal is a beautiful and good-hearted virgin (of course). But there the stereotypes end. Both the hero and heroine were surprisingly believable and likable.

Chantal had determination and was a survivor. She never allowed herself to be steamrolled over by the hero. She stuck to her principles - I was just thinking too much so and get-over-it-already when the truth came out about her childhood. Well that bites, I thought. I still didn't like that she jeopardized their relationship with her stubborness, but the author made it understandable to me. That's good character development and good writing.

Angelos had some rough edges when he believed Chantal to be a gold-digger and a user. But again the author did a good job at showing the disappointment behind his verbal tirade, and the annoyance with himself that he was still attracted to her. Also the set-up that led to his mistaken beliefs was well-written. Too often the misunderstanding makes a supposedly alpha male just look dumb, but here it was understandable that he would believe what he did. I loved that he wasn't put off either when he found out a) that Chantal was a hotel maid, and b) the truth about her background. He redeemed himself bigtime too by the lengths he went to to get her back at the end.

Angelos' father was a great supporting character - an old romantic at heart and a bit sly. He added some good humor to the book too. I loved the opening scene with him and Angelos arguing about women. To summarize, this is one of the best Harlequin Presents I've read. Highly recommend!