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A Wedding Worth Waiting For
284 pages
A nostalgic, fast-paced vintage romance where traditional values meet irresistible workplace attraction.
What it feels like
Reading this classic category romance feels like stepping into a time capsule of traditional courtship and breathless office infatuation. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging clip, driven by the push-and-pull between an innocent, principled heroine and a worldly, assertive hero who is used to getting his way. The mood is cozy and nostalgic, steeped in the earnest melodrama of vintage romance where moral boundaries and marriage vows take center stage. The prose is straightforward and heavily focused on the heroine's internal flutterings and the palpable, if chaste, tension between the leads. It is a perfect comfort read for those who delight in old-school Mills and Boon or Harlequin dynamics, offering a swoony, uncomplicated journey from workplace attraction to a secure, happily-ever-after.
- Mood
- nostalgic
- swoony
- cozy
- Tone
- earnest
- traditional
- romantic
- melodramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- traditional courtship · workplace power dynamics · navigating intimacy · marriage of convenience · innocence and experience
- The writing
- Straightforward and dialogue-heavy, with a focus on internal romantic flutterings and traditional sensibilities.
- The arc
- Moves from breathless infatuation and moral hesitation to the secure, comforting embrace of a committed union.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love vintage category romances featuring innocent heroines, assertive heroes, and traditional courtship values.
Content notes
- outdated gender dynamics
- workplace power imbalance
About the book
True love is worth waiting for... ##
The boss has found his bride...
Karrie has been instantly smitten by company executive Farne Maitland. His mesmerizing blue eyes and powerful masculinity have won her over, and she's been the envy of her colleagues since they found out just who she's been dating!
But Farne is a man of the world and he's keen to take their relationship another step further--while Karrie isn't! Her upbringing has made her determined that she will be a virgin bride. So, as Farne sees it, there's one solution: marry--and quick!
Description from Open Library.
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