Stranded with Her Greek Husband by Michelle Smart had me experience the entire spectrum of emotions. It was an 
emotional reunion story which had one of the most powerful conclusions I recall reading in a long, long time.
Keren sails into her ex husband Yannis’s cove in her little boat. It’s their daughter’s birthday and Yannis has always kept his word she could visit her grave in peace. Keren’s shocked when Yannis meets her at the peach tree. By some miracle Yannis convinces Keren to stay for three days to convince her he’s sorry for how they parted and to win her back. Even though warning bells are clanging in her mind Keren agrees and so begins three emotional and love fuelled days where both Yannis and Keren need to open up their wounds and lay everything they have out on the table for their future together to stand a chance.
Everything that happened was pivotal to that final chapter and I was almost on the floor weeping myself. It was like every word lead to that last chapter. Every memory, every thought, every moment, every emotion. The pivotal moment I did not see coming although the author was clever because I had an all was not right feeling while reading Yannis’s attempts at winning Keren back and it all made 100% sense. The emotion was a power punch to the gut and my heart was exploding. Misunderstandings were explained and their whole hearts were laid out and when Keren still leaves I broke. Yannis portrayed the typical Greek Husband but I felt he could do a better job of convincing her his love as I was reading it but all made perfect sense in the explosive conclusion.
Keren is a fiery and stubborn character but she needs to be to have a protective layer around her heart. Grief is real, especially when it’s not been dealt with. I really liked Yannis and when the pivotal moment arrived I was heartbroken. The opening pages was so cleverly written I could taste the salt water. My favourite trope is second chance and I was left feeling like I didn’t want to start another book when I finished reading this one. Michelle Smart is so good at building emotion and with her clever style of writing I could “see” everything that happened. I couldn’t put this one down and I adored the epilogue.
Book Info:
Publication: Jan 2022 | Harlequin Presents |
Keren fled the island of Agon heartbroken, convinced her marriage was over. Now she must return to face her gloriously handsome estranged husband, Yannis, and end things for good.
Instead, she finds herself marooned on Agon, and Yannis insists she spends three final days with him first! With nowhere to run from the fierce longing he reawakens, Keren must open her eyes to the whole truth. Not just the tragedy that broke them, but the joy and passion she’s tried—and failed—to forget…
