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A Matter of Feeling
187 pages
A classic vintage romance steeped in lingering angst, where a fiercely independent heroine must face the aristocratic ghost of her past.
What it feels like
Reading this classic category romance feels like stepping into a time capsule of high-stakes emotional drama and delicious, simmering angst. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, pulling the reader into a tense atmosphere where every glance is loaded with ten years of unresolved history. The prose is earnest and emotionally heightened, focusing tightly on the heroine's internal battle between her hard-won independence and the terrifying vulnerability of falling in love. It is a story steeped in the nostalgic, sun-drenched memory of past humiliations and the crackling electricity of a second chance. Fans of vintage romance who love haughty aristocratic heroes and heroines desperately trying to guard their hearts will devour this intensely romantic, emotionally charged journey.
- Mood
- emotionally charged
- tense
- nostalgic
- guarded
- Tone
- earnest
- angsty
- dramatic
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- second chances · overcoming past humiliation · fear of vulnerability · unresolved tension · class disparity
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and accessible, focusing intensely on the heroine's internal turmoil and the crackling tension between the leads.
- The arc
- Moves from fiercely guarded independence and lingering shame to a vulnerable, passionate surrender.
- Who it's for
- Fans of vintage category romance who crave intense emotional reunions, haughty aristocratic heroes, and heroines fighting their own hearts.
Content notes
- past humiliation
- emotional distress
About the book
Ten years could not erase the memory
When unsophisticated teenager Barbara Lamb turned her back on Portugal, she'd made a new life and career for herself in England. Her one aim was never again to have to ask anyone for help.
When her old friend Pepita asked her for help--to explain to the Marques Ruy Nieves dos Santos that Pepita had changed her mind about marrying him--the ice around Barbara's heart began to crack.
Because it was from Ruy that she had fled--and it was the memory of his contempt that made her afraid to fall in love....
Description from Open Library.
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