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A touch so wicked
379 pages
A tempestuous, old-school historical romance where fierce cultural loyalties collide with undeniable, sweeping passion.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping back into the golden age of historical romance, where the stakes are high, the landscapes are rugged, and the passion is absolutely tempestuous. The narrative moves at a brisk, dramatic clip, throwing a fiercely stubborn heroine and a duty-bound alpha hero into a classic enemies-to-lovers clash. The mood is sweeping and emotionally heightened, wrapping the reader in a world of drafty castles, clashing swords, and undeniable physical tension. The prose leans into the melodrama of the genre, delivering earnest, sensory-rich descriptions of both the Scottish Highlands and the characters' simmering desires. It is a perfect, nostalgic escape for readers who love forced-proximity tropes, fiery banter, and the deeply satisfying emotional arc of two proud enemies finally surrendering to love.
- Mood
- tempestuous
- rugged
- sweeping
- romantic
- Tone
- passionate
- melodramatic
- earnest
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · duty versus desire · forced proximity · cultural clash · the vulnerability of surrender
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and descriptive, leaning heavily into the sensory details of physical attraction and rugged landscapes.
- The arc
- Moves from fierce, stubborn resistance and mutual distrust to a sweeping, passionate surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, high-drama historical romances featuring fiery Scottish maidens and the alpha English knights who try to tame them.
Content notes
- kidnapping and captivity
- forced marriage
- sexual content
- mild historical violence
About the book
Sent to Scotland to prevent the union of two powerful clans, a landless knight finds his only recourse is to marry the proud and dangerously defiant bride-to-be, Elissa Fraser.
HIS PRISONER, HIS DESIRE...
On orders from his king, the landless knight Damian Stratton arrives in the Scottish Highlands to prevent the wedding that would unite two powerful clans against the English crown. But the intended bride-the wild, headstrong Elissa, Maiden of Misterly -- cannot be so easily deterred. Though she's Damian's captive, the proud, defiant, and dangerously alluring lady will never be confined to a convent, nor will she abandon her family or her determined goal of wedding the Gordon laird -- leaving Damian little choice but to marry Elissa himself!
The brazen villain will soon learn that he has met his match! Yet Elissa Fraser can't help but be moved by Damian's tenderness and nobility...and by a most perilous desire that has no place in her heart. Nothing good can come from uniting with this knight, who first stole her freedom, and now takes her breath away. And though she has brought the dashing enemy warrior to his knees, it is Elissa who now must surrender...to her passions and to his love.
Description from Open Library.
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