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Just Wicked Enough
First published 2007 · 384 pages
A delightful battle of wills where a cynical aristocrat tries to substitute passion for love, only to lose his heart in the process.
What it feels like
Reading this historical romance feels like stepping into a delightfully stubborn battle of wills, wrapped in the velvet of late Victorian London. The pacing is brisk and engaging, driven by sharp, witty banter and the crackling tension of a marriage of convenience. Lorraine Heath crafts a mood that is both playfully sensual and surprisingly tender, as a cynical, impoverished aristocrat attempts to seduce his idealistic American bride into settling for passion instead of love. The prose is smooth and emotionally expressive, lingering on the quiet moments of vulnerability that slowly bridge the gap between them. It is a deeply satisfying, swoony read perfect for anyone who loves watching a charming rogue realize he has entirely lost his heart.
- Mood
- romantic
- swoony
- tender
- warm
- Tone
- playful
- sensual
- witty
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · clash of ideals · vulnerability of love · battle of wills
- The writing
- Smooth, dialogue-driven, and emotionally expressive, balancing witty banter with tender introspection.
- The arc
- Moves from a transactional, guarded arrangement to a deeply vulnerable and passionate surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love a marriage of convenience where a cynical rake is slowly brought to his knees by a stubborn, romantic heroine.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- financial distress
About the book
He'll grant her every wanton wish... If she gives him her hand in marriage.
Desperate for riches, penniless Michael Tremayne, Marquess of Falconridge, is willing to auction away his only possession of value--his title--to the highest bidding American father. But Kate Rose was the last woman he had in mind to marry. The willful and headstrong Kate requires from marriage the one thing Michael is unable to give--powerful, unending love.
Kate, 20, refuses to give into her husband's sensual demands until he has earned her love. Michael is not one to back down from a challenge, but neither does he believe in playing by the rules. While he is unfamiliar with love, he is extremely intimate with passion. He is determined to convince Kate that one can substitute for the other. And what better way to convince her than by patiently and skillfully seducing her? Kate never thought marriage would be so mischievous... or that her husband would persuade her to be so sinful.
Description from Open Library.
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