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Lord Monteith's Gift
224 pages
A spirited Regency adventure where a heroine in disguise risks everything to rescue an earl, only to find her own heart in peril.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like being swept into a brisk, spirited Regency romp where high-stakes adventure collides with the strict social mores of the ton. The mood is a delightful blend of swashbuckling peril and tender, forbidden romance, driven by a heroine whose desperate circumstances force her into a daring disguise. As the narrative shifts from mutual suspicion to a thrilling rescue mission, the emotional texture deepens into a poignant exploration of class differences and unspoken desires. The prose captures the formal elegance of the 1810s while maintaining a lively, action-oriented pace. It is a perfect escape for readers who crave classic historical romances featuring capable, self-sacrificing heroines, aristocratic heroes in distress, and the delicious tension of a love that defies societal expectations.
- Mood
- tender
- spirited
- hopeful
- perilous
- Tone
- romantic
- adventurous
- earnest
- suspenseful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- cross-class romance · hidden identities · familial duty · forbidden desire
- The writing
- Classic Regency romance prose that balances spirited action with the formal, emotionally charged dialogue of the era.
- The arc
- Moves from desperate survival and mutual suspicion to thrilling adventure, culminating in a tender, cross-class romantic yearning.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic Regency romances featuring capable, cross-dressing heroines and aristocratic heroes thrown into unexpected adventures.
Content notes
- abduction
- financial hardship
- peril
About the book
Evelynne Marriott, a gentlewoman born, had donned the disguise of a rough-and-tumble lad. With her family fallen on hard times, she toiled away at a man's job to keep a roof over all their heads. Not that she expected the wealthy Earl of Monteith to understand. She'd called at his town house to thank him for saving her young brother's life--and he responded by treating her with suspicion and talking of conspiracies.
Then the earl was abducted! It was only sheer impulse that drove Evelynne to try to rescue him. Soon she was embarking on a dangerous adventure that would ignite a spark and a most dismaying desire... to kiss the grateful nobleman. But the earl was above her station; a match would scandalize the ton. So when he offered her the reward of a gift of her choosing, Evelynne dared not answer true. For what she really wanted was nothing less than his heart....
Description from Open Library.
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