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If You Deceive (The MacCarrick Brothers, Book 3)
368 pages
A tempestuous, high-angst historical romance where bitter vengeance collides with all-consuming passion.
What it feels like
A tempestuous and deeply emotional historical romance that thrives on high-stakes angst and undeniable chemistry. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, sweeping the reader into a brooding atmosphere thick with unresolved tension and the heavy weight of past betrayals. The prose is lush and visceral, capturing every spark of fury and flash of desire between a deeply scarred, vengeful hero and a fiercely resilient heroine. It is a classic beauty-and-the-beast dynamic layered over an enemies-to-lovers trope, exploring the destructive nature of revenge and the healing power of absolute vulnerability. This book will thoroughly delight readers who crave intense, emotionally charged historical romances where the path to a hard-won happily-ever-after is paved with fiery confrontations and passionate surrender.
- Mood
- brooding
- steamy
- emotionally charged
- tempestuous
- Tone
- intense
- passionate
- dramatic
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · beauty and the beast · revenge and redemption · healing from trauma · the cost of vengeance
- The writing
- Lush, emotionally heightened, and deeply sensual, focusing on visceral reactions and intense dialogue.
- The arc
- From bitter, consuming vengeance and guarded survival to a fiery, vulnerable surrender to love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-angst historical romances with scarred, brooding heroes and fierce, resilient heroines.
Content notes
- violence
- scarring and disfigurement
- past trauma
- betrayal
About the book
Burning vengeance... Ethan MacCarrick was a heartbreakingly handsome rake until a powerful nobleman ordered him brutally beaten and his face scarred for a crime he didn't commit. Ethan's reprisal -- bankrupting the nobleman and forcing his exile -- does little to appease his wrath. Ten years later, a haughty, mysterious beauty enchants Ethan -- the daughter of his enemy. At last, Ethan will have the revenge he's craved; he'll promise her marriage, seduce her, then cast her aside. Bitter hardships... When Madeleine van Rowen's family was suddenly plunged into destitution and dishonor, she steeled herself against further heartache. She never weakened, never trusted, until a towering, scarred Highlander relentlessly pursues her, breaking down her defenses. At what price forgiveness? The passion between them burns hotter than Ethan's fury, and soon he finds he can't let her go. But when Madeleine uncovers the truth about him, can Ethan convince her to accept all he now offers -- when he once destroyed everything she had?
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