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Impetuous Masquerade
192 pages
A deliciously angsty vintage romance built on a web of well-intentioned lies and undeniable, simmering tension.
What it feels like
Reading this classic category romance feels like stepping into a time capsule of high-stakes emotional melodrama. The atmosphere is thick with simmering tension and claustrophobic forced proximity, driven by a web of well-intentioned but disastrous lies. The narrative moves at a brisk, breathless pace, pulling the reader through sharp, emotionally charged dialogue and intense internal monologues. It is a story steeped in the classic tropes of the era, featuring a stern, uncompromising alpha hero and a heroine trapped between familial guilt and forbidden attraction. Fans of vintage Harlequin Presents will devour the unapologetic angst, the dramatic misunderstandings, and the deeply satisfying, inevitable surrender to passion that defines this deeply nostalgic, emotionally turbulent reading experience.
- Mood
- tense
- claustrophobic
- emotionally charged
- simmering
- Tone
- melodramatic
- intense
- earnest
- angsty
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden identities · forbidden attraction · duty and guilt · forced proximity · power dynamics
- The writing
- Breathless and dialogue-heavy, leaning into the dramatic internal monologues and sharp, emotionally charged exchanges characteristic of vintage category romance.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from a place of guilt-ridden obligation and defensive hostility to overwhelming passion and vulnerable surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the intense, unapologetic melodrama and stern, commanding heroes of classic vintage Harlequin romances.
Content notes
- controlling behavior
- deception
- depictions of blindness and injury
About the book
Could she disguise her love for Jared?
Rhia couldn't refuse to impersonate her sister - after Valentina had fled - to aid in Glyn Fraser's recovery. It was Val's fault the young man had been blinded in a car crash.
Jared Fraser, Glyn's autocratic uncle, who had flown in from Canada to take charge, saw it that way, too. And even if conscience-stricken Rhia hadn't agreed, Jared would have found a way to make her.
Soon, however the simple well-intentioned deception got way out of hand. And for Rhia the problem wasn't Glyn - it was Jared!
Description from Open Library.
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