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His Wicked Promise
384 pages
A sweeping, old-school Highland romance steeped in hidden devotion and the slow burn of a marriage of convenience.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like wrapping yourself in a heavy tartan blanket on a stormy Scottish night. It delivers the sweeping, atmospheric comfort of classic historical romance, moving at a steady pace that allows the emotional tension to simmer and build. The narrative is steeped in yearning, focusing heavily on the internal emotional landscapes of two guarded people navigating a marriage of convenience. The prose is lush and earnest, leaning into the dramatic flair of the genre to heighten every stolen glance and gentle touch. It is a deeply tender experience, perfect for readers who love watching a stoic, fiercely protective warrior slowly reveal his hidden devotion to a woman healing from past grief.
- Mood
- yearning
- atmospheric
- tender
- sweeping
- Tone
- earnest
- passionate
- romantic
- dramatic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · hidden devotion · healing from grief · vulnerability and trust · protective love
- The writing
- Lush and emotive, leaning into the dramatic, sweeping flair characteristic of classic historical romance.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded necessity and unspoken longing to a passionate, vulnerable surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave old-school Scottish romances featuring fiercely protective, stoic heroes and marriages of convenience that slowly ignite into true love.
Content notes
- grief
- loss of a spouse
- historical violence
About the book
He would take her as his bride...but could she give her heart in return?When Egan MacBain takes beautiful Glenda MacKay as his bride, it appears that he's done so for the noblest of reasons. In truth, he has vowed at last to claim the woman he's always loved—yet once lost—to another man. But the rugged Highlander is determined to keep his passion hidden while he woos her with his gentle caress and wicked kisses. For he will not have an unwilling wife and will only show his tenderness once she is tamed.Although Glenda has agreed to the marriage, she's only done so to gain the protection of Egan's name. Yet this young widow of the once-powerful clan MacKay never expected that vows of love would leave her lips again, nor did she believe she'd ever hold any man so dear. But suddenly she finds herself succumbing to the strong, silent warrior who fills her with trepidations and a fevered, forbidden yearning to fulfill his wicked promise of the love—and the child—she aches for in the depths of the soul.
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