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A World of Love
165 pages
A breathless historical romance where a desperate high-society charade sparks intense romantic tension.
What it feels like
Reading this classic historical romance feels like stepping into a breathless, high-stakes parlor game where every glance carries the weight of potential ruin. The narrative moves at a brisk, dramatic pace, driven by the sheer anxiety of a desperate charade and the looming threat of social disgrace. The mood is steeped in aristocratic tension, balancing the glittering facade of worldly society with the terrifying vulnerability of a heroine risking everything for familial duty. Emotionally heightened prose amplifies the romantic suspense, drawing the reader into a swoony, earnest dance of suspicion and attraction. It is a perfect escape for readers who delight in formidable heroes, daring deceptions, and the sweeping thrill of classic romance fiction.
- Mood
- tense
- swoony
- aristocratic
- Tone
- dramatic
- earnest
- romantic
- breathless
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- familial sacrifice · hidden identity · high society facades · romantic tension
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and dramatic, leaning into the sweeping romantic suspense of aristocratic encounters.
- The arc
- The narrative moves from the desperate anxiety of a reckless charade to the breathless tension of romantic discovery.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic historical romance featuring desperate heroines, formidable lords, and the thrilling anxiety of a high-society masquerade.
Content notes
- gambling debt
- financial ruin
About the book
When her beloved brother incurs a disastrous gambling debt, lovely Carmella knows that his reckless plan offers their only hope of escaping disgrace. But does their host, the formidable Marquis of Ingleton, really believe her to be a worldly Society beauty? Or does this disturbingly handsome man suspect the terrifying shame that Carmella must risk?
Description from Open Library.
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