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Husband By Necessity (The Italian Grooms)
192 pages
A tender, trope-driven romance about melting a brooding heart through an unexpected marriage of necessity.
What it feels like
This tender romance delivers a classic, emotionally earnest reading experience centered on the irresistible pull of instant attraction and the complications that follow. The mood balances the swoony delight of a wedding-day meet-cute with the gentle angst of a brooding, emotionally guarded hero who must be coaxed into trusting again. Paced briskly to accommodate the urgency of an unexpected pregnancy and a marriage of necessity, the narrative focuses deeply on the heroine's hopeful determination to turn a practical arrangement into true love. The prose is accessible and emotionally direct, keeping the reader anchored in the characters' yearning. It is a perfect fit for readers who devour traditional category romances featuring proud men, tender heroines, and the healing power of a hard-won happily-ever-after.
- Mood
- swoony
- hopeful
- angsty
- Tone
- earnest
- romantic
- tender
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- unexpected pregnancy · marriage of convenience · healing a broken heart · instant attraction · trusting in love
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally direct, focusing heavily on the internal yearning and romantic tension between the leads.
- The arc
- Moves from sudden, overwhelming attraction through the anxiety of an unexpected complication to the hard-won triumph of melting a guarded heart.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic, tender category romances featuring brooding heroes and marriage-of-convenience tropes.
Content notes
- unexpected pregnancy
About the book
At her best friend's wedding, Angie Wendham met the groom's half brother, Bernardo, and fell instantly in love with this gorgeous, brooding Sicilian! Only, he wasn't planning to walk up the aisle himself, events in his past having left Bernardo unwilling to give his heart....In spite of himself, he became close to Angie—and now she was expecting his baby! They needed to marry before Angie's pregnancy showed. Bernardo would be more than a husband by necessity—if only Angie could convince this proud man to trust in love!
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