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His at Night
432 pages
A tense, passionate dance of deception where two guarded souls must drop their masks to survive.
What it feels like
Reading this romance feels like stepping into a shadowy, high-stakes waltz where every glance is calculated and every touch is a weapon. The narrative moves at a brisk, suspenseful pace, driven by the friction of two desperate people hiding behind carefully constructed facades. The mood is tense and clandestine, steeped in the danger of dark secrets and the claustrophobia of a tyrannical home life. As the layers of deception peel away, the emotional texture shifts from guarded manipulation to a raw, vulnerable surrender. The prose captures the intricate psychological dance of a marriage of convenience built on hidden agendas. It is a perfect fit for readers who crave passionate, suspense-laced love stories where trust is hard-won and the ultimate liberation is found in dropping one's mask.
- Mood
- tense
- passionate
- shadowy
- clandestine
- Tone
- suspenseful
- romantic
- dramatic
- secretive
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · hidden identities · desperation and freedom · trust and betrayal · dangerous secrets
- The writing
- Dramatic and tension-filled, focusing on the intricate dance of deception and desire.
- The arc
- Moves from desperate entrapment and guarded deception to vulnerable trust and undeniable passion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love high-stakes romance where both protagonists are hiding their true selves behind carefully constructed masks.
Content notes
- tyrannical family member
- forced marriage
- past trauma
About the book
Love is hottest in the darkness before dawn.Elissande Edgerton is a desperate woman, a virtual prisoner in the home of her tyrannical uncle. Only through marriage can she claim the freedom she craves. But how to catch the perfect man?Lord Vere is used to baiting irresistible traps. As a secret agent for the government, he's tracked down some of the most devious criminals in London, all the while maintaining his cover as one of Society's most harmless--and idiotic--bachelors. But nothing can prepare him for the scandal of being ensnared by Elissande.Forced into a marriage of convenience, Elissande and Vere are each about to discover that they're not the only one with a hidden agenda. With seduction their only weapon--and a dark secret from the past endangering both their lives--can they learn to trust each other even as they surrender to a passion that won't be denied?From the Paperback edition.
Description from Open Library.
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