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Farewell to Love
384 pages
A vintage, high-angst rollercoaster of shattered dreams, fierce pride, and the turbulent road to reclaiming a tainted love.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage romance feels like stepping into a time capsule of pure, unadulterated 90s angst. The atmosphere is immediately charged with the sharp sting of betrayal, plunging the reader into a turbulent emotional landscape where pride and heartbreak collide. It moves at a brisk, dramatic clip, driven by intense dialogue and the heroine's desperate need to escape a shattered illusion. The prose is straightforward but heavily punctuated by the characters' internal turmoil, making every confrontation feel like a high-stakes battle of wills. It is a deeply satisfying read for anyone who loves the classic category romance formula, offering a delicious blend of melodramatic tension, fierce independence, and the ultimate, hard-won surrender to true love.
- Mood
- heartbroken
- tense
- turbulent
- romantic
- Tone
- melodramatic
- earnest
- angsty
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- shattered illusions · betrayal and trust · runaway bride · pride and vulnerability · marriage of convenience
- The writing
- The prose is straightforward and dialogue-heavy, leaning into the heightened emotional emphasis characteristic of vintage category romance.
- The arc
- The journey moves from the devastating shock of sudden betrayal to a tense, pride-fueled standoff, culminating in a dramatic reconciliation.
- Who it's for
- Devotees of classic 90s Harlequin romances who crave high-stakes emotional misunderstandings and the delicious angst of a runaway bride.
Content notes
- emotional manipulation
- perceived infidelity
About the book
So it was all a great sham
Meredith had loved Ryan Carlisle at first sight and had been swept off her feet in a dream of romance. The miracle was that Ryan loved her, too.
The dream shattered on their wedding day when she accidentally overheard Ryan telling a friend "to own her shares, I'd have married her had she looked like the rear end of a horse. "
Anger spurred her into action. Meredith didn't know where she'd go or what she'd do--but she could no longer think of living with Ryan....
Hero: Ryan Carlisle Heroine: Meredith Simmons Carlisle
Description from Open Library.
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