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Because of You
384 pages
A stormy night and a scandalous misunderstanding ignite a passionate marriage of convenience between an innocent vicar's daughter and a brooding prodigal son.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket while a thunderstorm rages outside, perfectly capturing the cozy yet electric tension of classic historical romance. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, sweeping the reader from a sudden, scandalous upheaval into the intimate, emotionally charged space of a marriage of convenience. The prose is earnest and expressive, focusing deeply on the internal longing and awakening sensuality of its protagonists. There is a delicious contrast between the brooding, worldly energy of a disinherited rogue and the bright, innocent fire of a heroine discovering her own desires. It is a deeply satisfying, swoony experience designed for readers who love watching a hardened outcast find redemption and a true home through unexpected love.
- Mood
- stormy
- swoony
- emotionally charged
- cozy
- Tone
- romantic
- earnest
- passionate
- melodramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- awakening sensuality · redemption through love · marriage of convenience · duty versus desire · finding home
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally expressive, leaning heavily into the sensory details of longing and physical attraction.
- The arc
- Moves from sudden, scandalous upheaval to a tender, passionate awakening and hard-won mutual trust.
- Who it's for
- Readers who devour classic historical romances featuring brooding prodigal sons and innocent heroines who bring them to their knees.
Content notes
- family estrangement
- historical sexism
- on-page intimacy
About the book
A Scandalous Wedding. Pretty Samantha Northrup knew her duty was to marry, but this orphaned vicar's daughter wanted to be swept off her feet by someone whose kisses made her toes curl. She never dreamed her orderly life would be turned upside down when a mysterious stranger came knocking on her door one stormy night. And when they were found in a compromising position, she found herself marrying a man she barely knew... but couldn't resist. A Not So Convenient Marriage. What Samantha doesn't know is that her unknown bridegroom is Yale Carderock, the disinherited son of a duke, banished by his father years before. Now the prodigal has returned—rich, but only somewhat reformed. Yale is bewitched by his bride's innocent fire, and he knows he's powerless to resist her awakening sensuality. But is this outcast from society worthy of her tender love?
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