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Devil in Velvet
294 pages
A sun-drenched, high-angst reunion romance where an inescapable past collides with undeniable present passion in the French countryside.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage romance feels like stepping into a time capsule of high-stakes, breathless emotion set against the rustic, sun-warmed beauty of the Dordogne. The narrative moves at a brisk, dialogue-driven pace, plunging the reader straight into a tense atmosphere of unresolved history and simmering resentment. It is a story built on the delicious friction of forced proximity, where every glance is loaded with past grievances and undeniable attraction. The prose is unapologetically dramatic, leaning into the intense, angsty dynamics characteristic of classic category romance. It will thoroughly delight readers who crave old-school escapism, alpha heroes with a commanding presence, and the deeply satisfying emotional arc of a guarded heart finally surrendering to a second chance at love.
- Mood
- emotionally charged
- sun-drenched
- tense
- Tone
- melodramatic
- intense
- earnest
- angsty
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- inescapable pasts · second chances · undeniable attraction · healing from loss · forced proximity
- The writing
- Breathless and dialogue-heavy, the writing leans into the dramatic intensity characteristic of vintage category romance.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from guarded resentment and shock to a reluctant, passionate surrender to a love she thought she had escaped.
- Who it's for
- Fans of old-school, high-angst romances featuring domineering heroes, secret pasts, and lush European backdrops will devour this.
Content notes
- grief
- off-page death of a relative
- vintage alpha male dynamics
About the book
Harriet had bought a holiday home in the Dordogne in the hope of finding peace and quiet there, and when her young niece was orphaned it seemed to be the ideal place to take her for a holiday. But they arrived to find that the place was a shambles – and an even worse shock was in store for Harriet. For the first person she met there – and the local lord of the manor, no less – was André Laroche, a man whom she had never expected or wanted to see again. But there was no avoiding him – with the result that in no time he was creating the same havoc in her present life as he had in her past...
Description from Open Library.
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