Title: The Greek Tycoon’s Green Card Groom
Series: Dreamspun Desires 14
Author: Kate McMurray
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novel (218 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (15 July 2016)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3 ½ Hearts
Blurb: Marriage gets less convenient when love is involved.
It started simple: Ondrej Kovac marries Archie Katsaros so Ondrej can stay in the US, away from his judgmental family in Eastern Europe. Archie marries Ondrej in exchange for the money to bail out his failing company. It’s a fraud neither man is convinced he can pull off.
But as Archie introduces Ondrej to New York society and Ondrej proves his skill in the office, they start to discover a connection between them. Can they overcome the rocky foundation their relationship was built on, meddling immigration agents, gossip columnists determined to out their deception, and an aggressive executive set on selling Archie’s company out from under him? Only if they can prove to each other their love is worth fighting for.
ISBN: 9781634770873
Product Link: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/the-greek-tycoons-green-card-groom-by-kate-mcmurray-7221-b
Reviewer: Prime
Review: I really do love reading Kate McMurray’s books – they are pure joy to read. Despite the fact this has a few glaring holes in the plot, I have to say that overall I enjoyed reading The Greek Tycoon’s Green Card Groom. Lately I’ve been drawn to any MM book that reminds me of the classic Mills and Boon trashy romance. Based on that fact alone and that is all you expect to get, you will be satisfied by this book. If you want to look for deeper meaning, well, let’s just say what you see is what you get.
The story follows Archie Katsaros – really Archimedes and that reminds me of the ‘The Once and Future King/Sword in the Stone’ more than it does a Greek Tycoon – he’s running the family’s business. In fact, he’s trying to keep it afloat after his father’s death while trying to live up to the lofty expectations set by himself while idolizing a father who perhaps did not deserve such devotion from his son.
Then there is Ondrej Kovac. He’s Polish and wants to move to the US to be free of his family’s stifling expectations and to be himself, which means he wants to be free to love who he wants to love because his family will never accept his sexuality. When Ondrej’s work visa comes to an end, he and Archie embark on a harebrained scheme – Archie will marry Ondrej to give him a green card and Ondrej will provide Archie with the funds he needs to save the family company.
It’s fun to see the guys get to know each other. Archie is really just a teddy bear and needs the support of someone like Ondrej to bolster his confidence. Ondrej is quick as a whip and super intelligent, and somehow that is just the perfect match for Archie. As they get to know each other it’s fun to watch the sparks begin.
As I said, there are some plot holes, though I was largely happy with the character and plot development. It is more so down to the fact that the silly boys needed to communicate more and because some of the situations felt a little too contrived. The other thing is that calling Archie a Greek Tycoon is like me saying I’m Italian when I’m first generation out of Italy on one side of my family – his father was Greek and his mother’s family was some big deal New York family from way back.
I suppose that was disappointing because part of me was hoping for endearments like agápi mou or agapiméni – because that is honestly what I have come to expect of Greek Tycoons from reading romance.