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If You Desire (The MacCarrick Brothers, Book 2)
384 pages
A fiercely passionate historical romance where a hardened assassin and his childhood love collide in a storm of danger and unresolved desire.
What it feels like
A breathless, action-packed historical romance that thrives on explosive chemistry and high-stakes melodrama. The reading experience is intensely passionate and delightfully dramatic, sweeping you up in a whirlwind of unresolved tension, forced proximity, and the delicious friction of the bodyguard trope. The narrative balances the dark, brooding energy of a cursed, hardened warrior with the playful, fiery defiance of a heroine who refuses to be sidelined. The prose is energetic and sensory, leaning into the steamy, larger-than-life emotions that define the genre. It is a perfect escape for readers who crave alpha Highlanders, fierce banter, and a love story that feels both dangerous and inevitable, delivering a deeply satisfying emotional payoff wrapped in thrilling adventure.
- Mood
- steamy
- adventurous
- tension-filled
- Tone
- passionate
- dramatic
- intense
- playful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- second chances · forbidden desire · forced proximity · protective instincts · overcoming a dark past
- The writing
- Energetic, emotionally charged, and highly sensory, leaning into the delicious melodrama of the genre.
- The arc
- Moves from bitter resentment and unresolved longing to explosive passion and fierce, undeniable devotion.
- Who it's for
- Fans of high-stakes historical romance who love brooding alpha Highlanders, feisty heroines, and intense forced-proximity tropes.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- violence
- kidnapping
About the book
He tried to run.... In his youth, Hugh MacCarrick foolishly fell in love with a beautiful English lass who delighted in teasing him with her flirtatious ways. Yet he knew he could never marry her because he was shadowed by an accursed family legacy. To avoid temptation, Hugh left home, ultimately becoming an assassin. She tried to forget him.... Jane Weyland was devastated when the Highlander she believed would marry her abandoned her instead. Years later, when Hugh MacCarrick is summoned to protect her from her father's enemies, her heartache has turned to fury -- but her desire for him has not waned. Will passion overwhelm them? In hiding, Jane torments Hugh with seductive play. He struggles to resist her because of deadly secrets that could endanger her further. But Hugh is no longer a gentle young man -- and toying with the fever-pitched desires of a hardened warrior will either get Jane burned...or enflame a love that never died.
Includes an excerpt from If you deceive
Description from Open Library.
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