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Devil's Mount
192 pages
A brooding, atmospheric vintage romance where forced proximity in an isolated Welsh manor ignites intense, angsty longing.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage romance feels like stepping into a tempestuous, brooding world where every glance is loaded with unspoken tension. Set against the atmospheric, rain-swept backdrop of an isolated Welsh estate, the narrative thrives on the claustrophobic thrill of forced proximity. The pacing is brisk, pulling the reader through a gauntlet of high-angst emotional standoffs, jealous rivalries, and shifting power dynamics between a naive but determined secretary and her enigmatic employer. The prose is emotionally heightened, leaning into the melodramatic flair characteristic of 1970s category romance, making the quiet moments feel just as charged as the dramatic confrontations. It is a perfect, stormy escape for readers who love classic, angst-drenched love stories with brooding heroes and gothic undertones.
- Mood
- brooding
- atmospheric
- tempestuous
- claustrophobic
- Tone
- melodramatic
- earnest
- tense
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- workplace power dynamics · unrequited longing · forced proximity · jealousy and rivalry · hidden desires
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and vividly descriptive, leaning into the dramatic flair typical of 1970s category romance.
- The arc
- Moves from naive professional expectations into a tempestuous, angst-ridden longing before resolving in dramatic romantic vindication.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave vintage, high-angst romances featuring brooding employers, isolated estates, and intense emotional standoffs.
Content notes
- dated gender roles
- workplace power imbalance
- emotional manipulation
About the book
When Julie took on the job of secretary to the writer Rhys Llewellyn-Edwards she was under the impression that is would be highly paid and in some tropical country. Alas, she had been misinformed; the salary was just average and she would be working in Wales, in Rhy's house.
Nevertheless she decided to stick to the job—which gave her plenty of opportunity to become aware of Rhys as a man as well as an employer, and inevitably, she realised she had fallen in love with him. But his widowed sister-in-law Nerys made it very plain that she had the prior claim on Rhys.
Description from Open Library.
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