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A Perfect Hero
376 pages
A sweeping, danger-laced historical romance where a stolen kiss on a moonlit road reignites a jilted lady's frozen heart.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a classic, sweeping historical romance where danger and desire are inextricably linked. The narrative moves at a brisk, adventurous pace, sweeping the reader from moonlit highway robberies to the glittering, gossip-filled ballrooms of Regency London. The mood is steeped in swoony tension and dramatic stakes, anchored by a lush, emotionally expressive prose style that heightens every stolen glance and secret rendezvous. It is a story about the intoxicating thrill of shedding guarded defenses for a love that feels both perilous and destined. Readers who crave the nostalgic, passionate intensity of old-school historical romance—complete with dashing spies, hidden identities, and heroines finding their courage—will devour this thrilling, heart-fluttering escape.
- Mood
- adventurous
- swoony
- tension-filled
- moonlit
- Tone
- romantic
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden identities · second chances at love · duty versus desire · overcoming past betrayal · the allure of danger
- The writing
- Lush and emotionally expressive, leaning into the dramatic flair and sweeping declarations typical of classic historical romance.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded cynicism and sudden peril to thrilling vulnerability and passionate surrender.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic historical romance who love a dashing, morally ambiguous hero with a secret mission and a heroine rediscovering her passion.
Content notes
- kidnapping/abduction
- past betrayal/abandonment
- mild violence
- sexual content
About the book
Can a perfect scoundrel be the perfect hero? Since she was cruelly left at the altar at the age of twenty-two, Lady Julianna Sterling has resolved to have nothing to do with men. So she is shocked to discover she has unwelcome feelings for the very worst of the breed -- a dangerous, unbearably handsome highwayman who has set upon her coach in the countryside and taken her captive. Worse still, her righteous ire turns quickly to disappointment when the irresistible outlaw sets her free.Viscount Dane Granville knows he should not have revealed his face to the enchanting Lady Julianna -- for he has compromised the secret mission he has undertaken for the Crown in the guise of the notorious Magpie. Now their paths are crossing once more, and Dane aches to taste again the sweetness of her kiss. But he must resist what his heart demands, for their passion can only lead to perils beyond imagining...
Description from Open Library.
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