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An Impossible Attraction
384 pages
A sweeping Victorian romance where familial duty clashes with an irresistible, scandalous passion.
What it feels like
This Victorian-era romance delivers a sweeping, emotionally charged experience centered on the clash between familial duty and undeniable desire. The narrative moves at a brisk pace, driven by the intense, angsty dynamic between a heroine burdened by her family's disgrace and a powerful duke scarred by his past. The mood is steeped in romantic tension and high-stakes drama, wrapping the reader in an atmosphere of scandalous propositions and fierce, forbidden attraction. The prose is earnest and passionate, focusing heavily on the internal conflicts and the magnetic pull between the characters. It is a perfect fit for readers who devour historical romances featuring determined, wealthy peers, resilient heroines, and the thrilling journey of overcoming dark secrets to find love.
- Mood
- swoony
- angsty
- romantic
- tense
- Tone
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
- intense
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- duty versus desire · scandal and ruin · healing past trauma · the burden of family · irresistible temptation
- The writing
- Emotionally charged and dramatic, focusing on the intense internal conflicts and undeniable chemistry between the leads.
- The arc
- Moves from resigned duty and familial despair to intense, undeniable passion and the eventual overcoming of dark secrets.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love high-stakes historical romances featuring powerful, determined dukes and heroines forced to choose between family duty and scandalous passion.
Content notes
- family financial ruin
- childhood trauma
- scandalous propositions
About the book
(deWarenne Dynasty, #10) With her mother's passing, Alexandra Bolton gave up on love to take care of her family. Now, with the Bolton name in disgrace due to her father's profligate ways, marrying an elderly squire might be the only way to save her family from absolute ruin. But when she meets the infamous Duke of Clarewood, old dreams—and old passions—are awakened as never before. Yet she cannot accept his shocking proposition! He is the wealthiest, most powerful peer in the realm, and having witnessed the cold horror of marriage as a child, he has vowed never to wed. But Alexandra Bolton inflames him as no woman has ever done, and she also serves him his first rejection! Now Clarewood—who always gets what he wants—will choose which rules to play by. But when passion finally brings them together, a terrible secret threatens to tear them apart....
Note- The deWarenne Dynasty is very vast and spans through multiple series: * In chronological order, followed by the books that are distantly related
The Conqueror (deWarenne Dynasty, #1) Promise of the Rose (deWarenne Dynasty, #2) The Game (deWarenne Dynasty, #3) Regency Era: The Prize (deWarenne Dynasty, #4) The Masquerade (deWarenne Dynasty, #5) The Stolen Bride (deWarenne Dynasty, #6) A Lady at Last (deWarenne Dynasty, #7) The Perfect Bride (deWarenne Dynasty, #8)
Victorian Era: A Dangerous Love (deWarenne Dynasty, #9) An Impossible Attraction (deWarenne Dynasty, #10) The Promise (deWarenne Dynasty, #11)
Contemporary Era: House of Dreams
Related books: Scandalous Love (Bragg Saga, #6) After Innocence (Delanza, #2) The Awakening (a novella included in the anthology Heart of the Home)
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