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Come the Vintage

Anne Mather

340 pages

A sun-drenched, angsty vintage romance where a marriage of convenience slowly ferments into genuine passion amidst the vineyards of France.

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What it feels like

Reading this classic romance feels like stepping into a sun-drenched, slightly melodramatic time capsule. The atmosphere is thick with the simmering tension of a forced marriage, set against the lush, sensory backdrop of a French vineyard. It moves at a brisk, engaging pace, driven entirely by the push-and-pull of jealousy, stubborn pride, and unspoken attraction. The prose is emotionally heightened, capturing every smoldering glance and bitter misunderstanding with the earnest intensity characteristic of vintage category romance. It is a deeply satisfying read for those who love the delicious angst of a marriage of convenience, where resentful obligation slowly and inevitably ferments into a passionate, hard-won devotion.

Mood
  • sun-drenched
  • angsty
  • atmospheric
  • simmering
Tone
  • melodramatic
  • earnest
  • tense
  • romantic
Pace
brisk
Themes
marriage of convenience · forced proximity · jealousy and misunderstanding · duty versus desire · hidden passions
The writing
Emotionally heightened and atmospheric, leaning into the dramatic flair typical of vintage category romance.
The arc
Moves from resentful obligation and mutual suspicion to a passionate, hard-won devotion.
Who it's for
Readers who crave the delicious angst and classic tropes of vintage Mills & Boon romances set against lush European backdrops.
Content notes
  • outdated gender dynamics
  • jealousy
  • mild emotional manipulation

About the book

When Ryan Ferrier’s father died, there was a big and disconcerting surprise in his will. He had, it was true, left her a half share in his prosperous vine growing business, but the other half had been left to his partner, a Frenchman name Alain de Beaunes - whom Ryan didn’t even know – with the proviso that if the two of them did not marry each other she would not inherit.

For the sake of the business, and for Alain, Ryan felt she could hardly refuse, and so the two of them, neither caring about the other in the least, were married.

But the fact that she was his unwilling wife did not, Ryan felt, give Alain the right to criticise her innocent friendship with David Howard – especially in view of his own rather less innocent relationship with the glamorous Vivienne Couvrier!

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