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Dishonest Woman
288 pages
A classic marriage-of-convenience tale where cold calculations melt into unexpected, turbulent passion.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a time capsule of classic category romance, where the stakes are high, the emotions are dialed up to eleven, and every conversation crackles with unspoken tension. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging clip, pulling the reader through a turbulent landscape of desperate bargains and unintended consequences. It is a story built on the delicious friction of a marriage of convenience, where cold calculation inevitably gives way to fiery, reluctant vulnerability. The prose is straightforward and dialogue-heavy, focusing entirely on the push-and-pull dynamic between a stubborn heroine and a formidable hero. It will thoroughly delight fans of vintage romance who crave dramatic emotional arcs, old-school power struggles, and the satisfying inevitability of a hard-won happily ever after.
- Mood
- tense
- emotionally turbulent
- romantic
- Tone
- melodramatic
- earnest
- angsty
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · unintended consequences · power dynamics · reluctant vulnerability · healing from heartbreak
- The writing
- Straightforward and dialogue-heavy, leaning into the emphatic emotional beats characteristic of vintage category romance.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from a place of cold calculation and lingering heartbreak to unexpected passion and emotional surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who devour classic, old-school romance novels featuring stubborn heroines, alpha heroes, and high-stakes marriages of convenience.
Content notes
- vintage gender dynamics
- emotional manipulation
About the book
She wanted only his name, she thought
Father! Kimberley's mind screamed. How could you do this to me? For Selwyn Adams's will stated that his daughter could not inherit unless she were married.
But Kimberley would never marry. If she couldn't have David, she wanted no one! Yet after meeting the notorious Slade Darville, it struck her that she didn't have to stay married....
"Marriage or nothing," was what she told Slade, and married they were. Kimberley never suspected the poetic justice to come.
Description from Open Library.
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