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An Unquestionable Lady
285 pages
A delightfully pragmatic marriage of convenience that slowly melts into genuine romance.
What it feels like
Reading this classic Regency romance feels like wrapping yourself in a warm and familiar blanket of beloved tropes. The narrative moves at a brisk and engaging pace, balancing the wry pragmatism of its initial premise with a steadily building undercurrent of unexpected desire. The prose is straightforward and witty, focusing heavily on the delicious tension between a cynical rake and a desperate but dignified heroine who refuse to admit their growing attachment. It is a lighthearted and cozy experience that thrives on the friction of a clinical arrangement unraveling into genuine affection. Readers who devour traditional historical romances and delight in watching a marriage of convenience transform into a true love match will find themselves thoroughly charmed by this delightful romp.
- Mood
- cozy
- swoony
- lighthearted
- Tone
- wry
- romantic
- playful
- pragmatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · hidden depths · reputation versus reality · unexpected desire · class and security
- The writing
- Classic and straightforward Regency prose with a focus on witty banter and simmering tension.
- The arc
- Moves from desperate pragmatism and clinical detachment to undeniable attraction and genuine affection.
- Who it's for
- Fans of traditional Regency romances who love the marriage-of-convenience trope and watching a cynical rake fall for his practical bride.
Content notes
- mild sexual tension
- class inequality
About the book
GENTLEMAN OFFERS SECURITY AND SOCIAL POSITION IN RETURN FOR MARRIAGE WITH AN UNQUESTIONABLE LADY. — Too proud to apply to relatives or friends for help, Miss Claudia Tallon was desperate enough to answer the advertisement. But why would an affluent and well-positioned gentleman need to go to such lengths to find a wife? Then she learned his name... Giles Verylan. Now she knew why he needed to advertise; no lady would dream of allying herself with such a rake. But the touch of his hand, the knowing smile, and the challenging gleam in his appraising eyes made her wonder if perhaps she was not a lady after all -- at least in certain circumstances...
A SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENT — Verylan looked over his prospective bride with clinical dispassion. Yes, she would do. Obviously a lady, and attractive -- damned attractive -- in the bargain... as well as sensible enough to appreciate the advantages of what he was offering. A marriage of convenience -- his convenience -- no more and no less. After providing him with an heir she would be free to live a life of luxury unencumbered by his attentions, which he would satisfy elsewhere. Miss Tallon was hardly in a position to expect a love match, and neither was he. The two of them were thus eminently suited to one another... if only Verylan knew how well!
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