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A Second Match
224 pages
A classic battle of wits and wills set against the backdrop of a sprawling country estate, where duty clashes with undeniable attraction.
What it feels like
Reading this traditional Regency romance feels like stepping into a sunlit drawing room filled with sharp banter and simmering, unspoken tension. The narrative unfolds at a steady, engaging pace, wrapping the reader in a cozy yet emotionally charged atmosphere where every glance and witty retort carries weight. It is a story deeply invested in the friction between societal duty and personal desire, exploring the vulnerability required to trust again after life has forced you into a corner. The prose is elegant and period-appropriate, capturing the delicate dance of a classic battle of wits. It will thoroughly delight fans of old-school historical romance who crave a pragmatic, spirited heroine matching wits with a charming rake, culminating in a deeply satisfying emotional payoff.
- Mood
- cozy
- tension-filled
- charming
- mildly angsty
- Tone
- wry
- romantic
- earnest
- playful
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- second chances · class disparity · family duty · overcoming scandal · battle of wits
- The writing
- Elegant and period-appropriate, characterized by sharp drawing-room banter and a focus on subtle emotional shifts.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded resignation to sparking attraction, dipping into painful misunderstanding before resolving into hard-won trust.
- Who it's for
- Readers who delight in classic, traditional Regency romances featuring pragmatic heroines and the charming rakes who try to dismantle their defenses.
Content notes
- gambling addiction
- financial ruin
- classism
About the book
Widowed Gwen Tarrant has taken a position of companion to starchy Lady Chumleigh to support her family, which has lost everything due to their feckless father’s gambling. Gwen’s life gets more complicated though when Lady Chumleigh’s accomplished and divinely handsome nephew Lucian, Lord Warrick, arrives with some friends for an extended visit. Warrick finds spirited and beautiful Gwen a worthy challenge of his seductive skills, while Gwen struggles to resist his appeal. But just as deeper feelings start to draw the two together, Gwen’s father reappears and causes Warrick to believe the worst of the woman he cannot get out of his mind or heart.
Description from Open Library.
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