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Betrayed
288 pages
A high-angst, emotionally charged reunion where old wounds and undeniable chemistry collide in the English countryside.
What it feels like
Reading this classic romance feels like stepping into a tempest of unresolved feelings and undeniable chemistry. The atmosphere is thick with the kind of delicious, simmering angst that only a decade-long separation can forge. As the narrative unfolds at a brisk, compulsive pace, the mood shifts from the somber nostalgia of returning home for a funeral to the crackling, electric tension of facing a former lover. The prose is emotionally heightened, focusing intently on the characters' internal turmoil and the magnetic pull they still exert on one another. It is a deeply earnest, passionate experience designed for readers who love the dramatic flair of vintage category romance, where every glance is loaded with history and every touch threatens to unravel years of carefully built defenses.
- Mood
- angsty
- tense
- nostalgic
- emotionally charged
- Tone
- intense
- earnest
- melodramatic
- passionate
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- unresolved pasts · enduring desire · confronting old ghosts · second chances · the weight of memory
- The writing
- Direct, emotionally heightened, and heavily focused on the internal turmoil and physical reactions of the protagonists.
- The arc
- Moves from the heavy reluctance of returning to a painful past to the overwhelming, undeniable reignition of a once-lost passion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, high-angst category romance where past secrets and explosive chemistry collide.
Content notes
- grief
- death of a grandparent
- mild emotional manipulation
About the book
Olivia didn't expect returning home to be easy.
And it wasn't. Especially when it was Matthew Ryan who met her at the airport when she returned to England for her grandmother's funeral.
Matt and Olivia had once been passionate lovers and he had been desperate to marry her. Instead, she had chosen to leave him, although it had nearly broken her heart.
But that had been ten years ago, part of their past. Until Olivia discovered their past was far from being dead and forgotten - a potent attraction flared between them as if they'd never been parted!
Description from Open Library.
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