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Bartered Bride
304 pages
A classic Regency romp where a scandalous wager and a case of mistaken identity blossom into unexpected love.
What it feels like
This classic Regency romance delivers a brisk, comforting escape into a world of scandalous wagers and mistaken identities. The narrative moves with a light, engaging rhythm, focusing on the delicious tension between a cynical, worldly rake and a sweet, earnest heroine caught in a web of deception. Readers will find themselves wrapped in a cozy, swoony atmosphere where the stakes feel personal rather than perilous. The prose is straightforward and dialogue-driven, prioritizing emotional beats and romantic yearning over dense historical detail. It is a perfect afternoon read for fans of traditional historical romance who delight in watching a hardened bachelor's icy exterior melt away as he falls unexpectedly and irrevocably in love with his inconvenient bride.
- Mood
- cozy
- swoony
- anxious
- Tone
- romantic
- lighthearted
- earnest
- melodramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- mistaken identity · reforming a rake · marriage of convenience · hidden depths
- The writing
- Accessible and straightforward, focusing heavily on character dialogue and internal romantic yearning.
- The arc
- Moves from anxious deception and reluctant obligation to genuine affection and passionate surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic, trope-heavy Regency romances where sweet heroines melt the hearts of cynical rakes.
Content notes
- gambling
- deception
- mild peril
About the book
Her hand in marriage traded in a game of cards, innocent 22 year old Lottie is completely out of her depth engaged to consummate bachelor 29 year old Lord Rothsay. Not only is he a prolific womanizer, he's also got a ruthless streak, leaving Lottie fearful about revealing that she isn't the woman he'd agreed to marry! Rothsay should have no qualms about ending this folly of a betrothal, especially when he learns he has been deceived. But sweet-natured Lottie has got under his skin and suddenly he wants to turn his inconvenient fiancee into a wife for real.
Description from Open Library.
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