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A daring dilemma
184 pages
A playful Regency romp where a protective sister's fake romance inevitably blurs the line between charade and true love.
What it feels like
Stepping into this Regency romance feels like entering a brightly lit ballroom filled with whispered secrets and theatrical schemes. The narrative moves at a brisk, entertaining clip, driven by the delightful tension of a classic fake-dating scenario. Readers will find themselves wrapped in a cheerful, swoony atmosphere where sisterly devotion takes center stage against the backdrop of exasperating family machinations. The prose is breezy and focused on the polite yet pointed banter characteristic of the era, making the emotional transition from calculated pretense to genuine affection feel both inevitable and deeply satisfying. It is a cozy, lighthearted escape perfectly suited for anyone who loves watching a pragmatic heroine accidentally fall for the handsome aristocrat she is only supposed to be pretending to court.
- Mood
- cheerful
- swoony
- theatrical
- cozy
- Tone
- playful
- lighthearted
- romantic
- wry
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- sisterly loyalty · the line between pretense and reality · meddling families · societal expectations
- The writing
- Breezy and dialogue-driven, capturing the polite but pointed banter of Regency society.
- The arc
- Moves from a calculated, protective charade to unexpected, genuine romantic vulnerability.
- Who it's for
- Readers who delight in classic historical romances featuring fake relationships and exasperating but well-meaning families.
About the book
Delicia agrees to help her sister from the marriage machinations of their flighty mother by pretending to be in love with a handsome duke.
Description from Open Library.
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