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Deeper Than Desire
376 pages
A sultry, high-heat Regency romp where a scandalous discovery ignites a passionate awakening and a wicked game of seduction.
What it feels like
This high-heat Regency romance wraps the reader in a sultry, clandestine atmosphere where every stolen glance feels dangerous. The pacing is brisk and propulsive, driven by the electric tension of a forbidden, revenge-fueled seduction that quickly spirals out of control. The prose is breathless and sensory, lingering on the blush of a cheek and the thrill of an illicit touch, perfectly capturing the dizzying rush of a sexual awakening. It feels like stepping into a dimly lit, opulent library where secrets are traded for kisses. Fans of wicked rakes and heroines who discover their own hidden desires will devour this steamy, dramatic tale of manipulation melting into genuine, protective love.
- Mood
- sultry
- clandestine
- tension-filled
- Tone
- sensual
- dramatic
- wicked
- playful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- sexual awakening · scandalous secrets · duty versus desire · revenge turned to romance
- The writing
- Breathless and descriptive, leaning heavily into sensory details and the palpable heat between the protagonists.
- The arc
- Begins with desperate duty and scandalous temptation, accelerating into a fiery affair that unexpectedly softens into fierce, protective love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-heat Regency romances featuring erotic awakenings, wicked rakes, and clandestine affairs.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- family dysfunction
- manipulation
About the book
With her family in dire straits, Olivia Hopkins, 23, reluctantly agrees to seek a marriage proposal from the 47 year old Earl of Salisbury. But the plan goes awry when she finds an erotic volume in the earl's library. The book sets Olivia's body on fire. She simply cannot put it down-until she is caught red-handed by the Earl's devilishly handsome son-a man who quickens her pulse and stirs her imagination with thoughts she's never dared entertain...
Philip Paxton, 27, can't believe his good luck. Catching Olivia with the scandalous volume offers a superb chance to humiliate the father he despises. Using the book as bait, Philip lures Olivia into an electrifying affair that explodes into unbridled lessons of passion. Philip never expects to become enamored with his ravishing pupil. But what begins as a rakish scheme soon becomes a genuine affair of the heart-one that Philip will protect at any cost... (less)
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