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Impulsive proposal
189 pages
A brooding, vintage marriage-of-convenience romance steeped in Welsh atmosphere, hidden secrets, and the delicious agony of unrequited love.
What it feels like
Stepping into this vintage romance feels like wrapping yourself in a thick wool blanket on a damp Welsh afternoon. The narrative moves at a steady, emotionally charged pace, driven entirely by the delicious agony of unrequited love and the heavy burden of long-held secrets. It is a story steeped in the classic tropes of its era—the brooding, aloof hero and the self-sacrificing heroine—creating an atmosphere that is both intensely nostalgic and thick with unspoken tension. The prose is earnest and melodramatic, lingering on every stolen glance and misunderstood gesture. Readers who devour old-school marriage-of-convenience tales and the quiet angst of returning to a complicated past will find themselves completely absorbed in this moody, character-driven drama.
- Mood
- brooding
- tense
- wistful
- atmospheric
- Tone
- earnest
- melodramatic
- angsty
- nostalgic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- unrequited love · marriage of convenience · hidden secrets · maternal devotion · returning home
- The writing
- Earnest and emotionally focused, leaning into the dramatic internal monologues and atmospheric tension typical of vintage category romance.
- The arc
- Moves from the painful vulnerability of hidden longing and past rejection to the dramatic, hard-won security of mutual love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love the nostalgic angst of vintage Harlequin romances, complete with brooding heroes and marriage-of-convenience tropes.
Content notes
- childhood neglect
- adoption complexities
- emotional manipulation
About the book
What possessed her to propose to Gideon!
Now a rich widow, Ellis had returned with her adopted son, Davey, to the Welsh home where once she'd been a woebegone foster child. Back then she'd suffered the contempt of her foster cousin, Gideon. And here she was--offering herself in marriage to him!
Secretly, Ellis felt she owed it to little Davey to ensure his rightful place in Gideon's family. And she concealed from the aloof Welshman the perturbing truth about the child's roots. She also hid the aching, one-sided love she'd always borne for Gideon. But her pain only increased when Davey's real mother turned up....
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