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Hazard
520 pages
A deliciously fun historical romp about the sheer exhilaration of throwing the rulebook out the window.
What it feels like
Reading this historical romance feels like finally exhaling after holding your breath for too long. It captures the intoxicating thrill of a perfectly proper woman deciding she has simply had enough of playing by the rules. The narrative moves at a brisk, adventurous clip, sweeping the reader into a world of midnight escapades, sharp banter, and the delicious tension of crossing class boundaries. The prose is elegant but never stuffy, perfectly mirroring a heroine who sheds her stifling societal expectations to embrace something wilder and far more dangerous. It is a spirited, swoony experience that will thoroughly delight fans of classic Regency and Georgian romances who love watching a good girl go gloriously, unapologetically bad in the arms of an irresistible rogue.
- Mood
- adventurous
- swoony
- liberating
- Tone
- witty
- spirited
- romantic
- playful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- female rebellion · class differences · the thrill of the forbidden · breaking societal expectations · taking risks
- The writing
- Elegant and lively, blending period-appropriate formality with sharp, crackling banter.
- The arc
- A stifled, rule-abiding woman reaches her breaking point and embarks on a thrilling journey of rebellion, culminating in passionate liberation.
- Who it's for
- Readers who delight in classic historical romances where a perfectly proper heroine finally snaps and embraces her wild side with a charming rogue.
Content notes
- sexual content
- mild peril
- classism
About the book
YOU'VE NEVER MET A HEROINE LIKE LADY ANNE PECKWORTH.
The sheltered daughter of a duke, she has always been a perfect lady, even when jilted. Twice. Now, however, she's angry, and she's angry at the single most reckless, most irresponsible, most irresistible man she's ever known...
YOU'VE NEVER MET A HERO LIKE RACE DE VERE.
Far below Anne's station in life, he has invaded her orderly world like a pirate, tempting her to the edge and beyond. He leads her into impropriety, into wickedness, and then into the most dangerous step of all --- the adventure that could win or lose her everything in one hazardous night...
Description from Open Library.
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