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A Rogue by Any Other Name
603 pages
A delicious collision of high-society ballrooms and shadowed gaming hells, where a marriage of convenience sparks a fiery battle of wills.
What it feels like
This historical romance crackles with the electric tension of a high-stakes wager. The reading experience is brisk and deeply immersive, sweeping you from the glittering, stifling ballrooms of London's elite into the seductive, shadowed corners of its most exclusive gaming hells. The prose is sharp and witty, driven by rapid-fire banter that barely masks the profound yearning and angst simmering just beneath the surface. It feels both opulent and slightly gritty, perfectly capturing the friction between rigid societal expectations and raw, untamed desire. Readers who delight in watching a cold, calculating rogue slowly unravel at the hands of a fiercely intelligent, quietly rebellious woman will devour this passionate exploration of revenge, redemption, and the courage it takes to wager one's heart.
- Mood
- seductive
- shadowed
- opulent
- yearning
- Tone
- witty
- passionate
- angsty
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- revenge and redemption · constraints of propriety · hidden desires · childhood bonds
- The writing
- The writing is sharp and banter-driven, balancing crackling dialogue with lush, emotionally resonant internal monologues.
- The arc
- The journey moves from cold, calculated vengeance and societal entrapment to a fiery, vulnerable surrender to love.
- Who it's for
- Perfect for readers who crave a brooding, morally gray hero brought to his knees by a quietly rebellious, fiercely capable heroine.
Content notes
- gambling
- explicit sexual content
- emotional manipulation
About the book
"A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance-including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury. A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable marriage, and a longing for something more. How lucky that her new husband has access to an unexplored world of pleasures. Bourne may be a prince of London's illicit underworld, but he vows to keep Penelope untouched by its wickedness-a challenge indeed as the lady discovers her own desires, and her willingness to wager anything for them...even her heart."--P. 4 of cover.
Description from Open Library.
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