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Devil Takes a Bride
480 pages
A sweeping, gothic-tinged Regency romance where quiet sensibility meets untamed, brooding danger.
What it feels like
This historical romance wraps the reader in a sweeping, slightly gothic atmosphere where quiet sensibility collides with brooding danger. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, balancing the cozy, mannered world of Bath society with the dark, untamed edges of a tortured hero. Foley's prose is lush and emotionally earnest, leaning into the delicious angst of a classic Beauty and the Beast dynamic. The mood shifts gracefully from shadowed and haunted to deeply swoony and tender as the emotional walls come down. It is a deeply satisfying read for anyone who loves watching a steady, overlooked heroine step into her own power to heal a deeply wounded, enigmatic rogue, proving that quiet strength is the ultimate match for fiery vengeance.
- Mood
- brooding
- atmospheric
- swoony
- tender
- Tone
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- beauty and the beast dynamics · healing from trauma · redeeming power of love · found family · opposites attract
- The writing
- Lush and emotionally expressive, balancing gothic-tinged drama with warm, character-driven romance.
- The arc
- A journey from quiet resignation and haunted isolation to a passionate, healing connection.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic Regency romance who crave a sensible, steady heroine taming a deeply tortured, dangerous hero.
Content notes
- past trauma
- grief
- violence
About the book
After Jacinda marries, her best friend and lady's companion, Miss Elizabeth Carlisle, the "honorary" sister of the Knight family, leaves London to become caretaker to an eccentric old dragon lady in Bath. Lady Strathmore takes a liking to the bookish, sensible Lizzie, and hatches a plot to do some matchmaking between her steady young companion and her dark and enigmatic nephew, known as Devil Strathmore. An untamed adventurer who has traveled to the far corners of the world, he is a man haunted by tragedy... and bent on revenge.
Description from Open Library.
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