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A Matter of Will
First published 1989 · 288 pages
A high-stakes battle of wills where fierce resentment inevitably melts into consuming passion.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage romance feels like stepping into a delightfully dramatic time capsule of high-stakes emotional warfare. The atmosphere is thick with tension from the very first page, crackling with the kind of intense, undeniable chemistry that thrives on hostility. It moves at a brisk, breathless pace, driven by sharp dialogue and the heroine's desperate internal struggle to resist a dangerously charismatic alpha male. The prose is unapologetically melodramatic, focusing heavily on flushed cheeks, racing pulses, and the sheer force of the hero's presence. It is a perfect, indulgent escape for readers who crave the classic enemies-to-lovers dynamic, where stubborn defiance slowly but inevitably crumbles into overwhelming, swoon-worthy surrender.
- Mood
- tense
- charged
- melodramatic
- swoony
- Tone
- dramatic
- angsty
- passionate
- defiant
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · irresistible attraction · family loyalty · battle of wills
- The writing
- Direct, emotionally heightened, and heavily focused on the intense physical reactions and internal turmoil of the protagonist.
- The arc
- Moves from stubborn resentment and defensive hostility to an overwhelming, undeniable surrender to passion.
- Who it's for
- Fans of vintage category romance who love a fiercely stubborn heroine clashing with an unapologetically dominant alpha male.
Content notes
- vintage alpha male behavior
- family conflict
- power imbalance
About the book
Women fell for Matt Duncan like ninepins. Lora, however, had no intention of being added to the throng. "I wouldn't have Matt Duncan," she said, "if he were delivered to me on a plate, with an apple in his mouth and a bottle of French champagne." After all, she had reason enough to dislike the man before she even met him--he was responsible for hounding her half-brother out of the country. Matt was a dangerous man to cross. And, as Lora soon realized, a stunningly attractive one....
Description from Open Library.
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