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Dangerous to Love
464 pages
A high-stakes dance of deception and revenge that melts into fiery, undeniable passion.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a shadowy Georgian gambling hell where every glance is loaded with danger and desire. The atmosphere is thick with political tension and the bitter weight of old family vendettas, creating a charged backdrop for a classic enemies-to-lovers clash. The prose is lush and unabashedly dramatic, sweeping the reader along at a brisk pace through daring escapes, hidden identities, and ruthless schemes. It captures the quintessential flavor of nineties historical romance, where the heroes are dangerous and the heroines are fiercely defiant. This is a perfect escape for readers who love their historicals steeped in high-stakes intrigue, where the line between vengeance and all-consuming passion is thrillingly thin.
- Mood
- charged
- shadowy
- sensual
- tense
- Tone
- dramatic
- passionate
- suspenseful
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · the cost of revenge · hidden identities · political loyalty · forbidden desire
- The writing
- Lush and emotionally heightened, leaning into the dramatic flair of classic historical romance.
- The arc
- Moves from a tense, deceptive encounter fueled by revenge to a reluctant, fiery surrender to genuine love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave old-school, high-stakes historical romances where political danger and bitter family feuds collide with undeniable chemistry.
Content notes
- political violence
- kidnapping
- dubious consent elements typical of older romance
About the book
Dangerous. Wild. Reckless. Those were the words that passed through Serna Ward's mind at the moment 30 year old Julian Raynor entered the gaming Hall. If anyone could penetrate Serena's disguise as a tart--and jeopardize the political fugitives she was delivering to freedom--it would surely be London's most notorious gamester. Yet when the militia storms the establishment in search of traitors, Raynor provides just the pretext Serna needs to escape to an upstairs bedroom. But Serena is playing with fire...and before the night is through she will find herself surrendering to the heat of unsuspected desires.Seductive. Fiery. Treacherous.She had used him for her own scheming purposes, then thrown his generous proposition back in his face. Julian Raynor, a man who had ruthlessly enjoyed his share of women, did not much care to have the tables turned on him. And when he discovered that the passionate beauty who had played his wonton prisoner in bed was none other than 23 year old Serena Ward, the proud daughter of his bitterest enemy, he saw his chance for revenge--not only on the man who had single-handedly destroyed his family but on the woman who haunted his dreams.From the Paperback edition.
Description from Open Library.
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