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A Deceitful Heart
351 pages
A sparkling battle of wits where mutual suspicion masks an undeniable, simmering attraction.
What it feels like
Reading this traditional Regency romance feels like stepping into a lively, combative drawing room where every glance is a challenge and every conversation is a duel. The pace is brisk and dialogue-driven, pulling you through a delightful maze of societal scandal, disputed inheritances, and culture clashes. The mood is sparkling yet thick with romantic tension, perfectly capturing the friction between a fiercely loyal, unconventional heroine and a cynical, arrogant rake. It is a story built on the delicious frustration of enemies who cannot help but be drawn to one another. Fans of classic, old-school historical romances will devour the witty repartee, the theatrical societal maneuvers, and the deeply satisfying shift from bristling indignation to passionate surrender.
- Mood
- sparkling
- romantic
- combative
- Tone
- witty
- spirited
- playful
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · culture clash · family loyalty · scandal and suspicion · battle of wits
- The writing
- Brisk and dialogue-driven, leaning into the witty repartee and theatrical manners of traditional Regency romance.
- The arc
- Moves from bristling indignation and mutual suspicion to a grudging, passionate surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, old-school Regency romps featuring fiery heroines and arrogant but charming rakes.
Content notes
- period-typical sexism
- family deception
About the book
AN INDIGNANT HEIRESS... Lady Caroline Dundas may have been raised in New Orleans but she knew how to comport herself as well as any London miss. But proper manners were quite impossible to maintain in the face of Simon Renshaw's arrogance. How dare he declare her father an impostor who had returned to England only to grab the family fortune and title. Renshaw was clearly a charlatan... and a rake as well! For he looked her up and down with an insulting familiarity that made her wish she were not such a lady after all!
A SUSPICIOUS SCOUNDREL... Simon Renshaw could not believe the raven-haired Lady Caroline was an innocent in the Dundas deception. She was too clever by half -- and suspiciously protective of her scheming papa. Though she appeared to be nothing more than a cold-blooded adventuress, Simon could not help but wish himself in her clutches.
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