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A Reason for Marriage
288 pages
A snowy, forced-proximity reunion wrapped in the delicious angst of a marriage of convenience.
What it feels like
Reading this classic category romance feels like stepping into a time capsule of high-stakes emotional melodrama and irresistible tropes. The atmosphere is thick with unresolved tension, contrasting the cozy, snowed-in isolation of a Swiss chalet with the fiery, guarded history between two former lovers. The narrative moves at a brisk, compulsive pace, driven entirely by internal monologues of doubt, lingering betrayal, and undeniable attraction. It is a deeply angsty experience, leaning into the delicious friction of a marriage of convenience where the stakes are entirely matters of the heart. Fans of vintage Mills and Boon or Harlequin Presents will devour this emotionally heightened tale of second chances, family duty, and the vulnerable surrender to a love that refuses to die.
- Mood
- cozy yet tense
- wintry
- emotionally charged
- Tone
- melodramatic
- earnest
- angsty
- passionate
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- second chances · marriage of convenience · betrayal and forgiveness · forbidden attraction · family duty
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally heightened, focusing heavily on internal turmoil and romantic tension.
- The arc
- Moves from lingering heartbreak and guarded resentment to vulnerable surrender and passionate reconciliation.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, angsty category romances with forced proximity and intense, unresolved history.
Content notes
- infidelity (past)
- family illness
About the book
It's been six years since Jamie walked in on her lover, Jake Brierton, in bed with another woman--and walked right back out that door and out of his life. But even though Jamie has spent years working on her successful decorating business, she's never been able to fully exorcise Jake from her mind. He is, after all, her stepbrother....
When her stepdad becomes ill, Jamie is reunited with Jake on their way home for Christmas. She is shocked when Jake proposes marriage--a marriage designed to make their family happy.
But when the ceremony is over, and their honeymoon in a cozy Swiss chalet begins, Jamie wonders what kind of marriage she's destined to have with the man who once broke her heart...and could easily do it again!
Description from Open Library.
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