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His Wicked Kiss
The Knight Family #7
448 pages
A sweeping historical romance that trades the drawing room for the high seas, fueled by forced proximity and a scandalous bargain.
What it feels like
This sweeping historical romance trades the traditional drawing room for untamed jungles and the high seas, delivering a brisk, adventurous reading experience. The mood is steeped in passionate tension and steamy forced proximity, contrasting the rugged danger of a secret maritime mission with the glittering expectations of Regency London. The prose is sensual and dramatic, leaning heavily into the undeniable lust and furious resistance between a shadowy, self-made tycoon and a fiercely independent heroine desperate for civilization. It is a story built on scandalous bargains and fiery clashes of will. Readers who crave high-stakes, globe-trotting Regency romances with rugged heroes and soul-searing emotional arcs will find themselves completely swept away by this tempestuous journey.
- Mood
- adventurous
- passionate
- steamy
- exotic
- Tone
- sensual
- sweeping
- dramatic
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- forbidden desire · forced proximity · return to civilization · scandalous bargains · soul-searing love
- The writing
- Sweeping and sensual, leaning into dramatic contrasts between untamed wilderness and glittering society.
- The arc
- From furious resistance and undeniable lust to a soul-searing, undeniable love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love high-stakes historical romance with rugged, secretive heroes and independent heroines thrust into forced proximity.
Content notes
- power imbalance
- sexual content
- forced proximity
About the book
From emerald jungles to the high seas to the glittering ballrooms of Regency London, beloved author Gaelen Foley tells a sweeping, sensual tale of the ruggedly handsome 37 year old Lord Jack Knight and the passionate beauty who lays claim to his heart.An English rose blooming in the untamed jungles of South America, Eden Farraday, 23, lives a life of independence--unheard of for a lady--with her doctor-turned-scientist father. But Eden misses England desperately. When the dangerous and darkly charming Lord Jack Knight sails into her life, she seizes her chance to return to civilization, stowing away aboard his London-bound ship.Roguish and charismatic, a self-made shipping tycoon with a shadowy past and a well-guarded heart, Jack is sailing on a vital secret mission. When the redheaded temptress is discovered aboard his vessel, he reacts with fury--and undeniable lust. Forced to protect her from his rough crew, the devilish Lord Jack demands a scandalous price in exchange for Eden's safe passage across the sea. As his wicked kiss ignites an unforgettable blaze of passion between them, Jack and Eden confront a soul-searing love that cannot be denied.From the Paperback edition.
Description from Open Library.
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