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Making Up (Harlequin Presents, No. 1907)(2-in-1
Something Borrowed, by Lee, Vendetta, by Napier)
184 pages
A double dose of vintage, high-stakes romantic melodrama where revenge and forbidden longing collide.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage two-in-one collection feels like sinking into a deliciously soapy, high-stakes television drama from the late nineties. The pacing is brisk and unapologetic, sweeping you through a feverish landscape of millionaire islands, twin-brother love triangles, and simmering vendettas. The mood is intensely angst-ridden and escapist, thriving on the emotional whiplash of characters who communicate primarily through passionate outbursts and smoldering glares. The prose is straightforward but emotionally heightened, designed to keep the tension taut and the pages turning. It is a perfect indulgence for readers who love the unapologetic melodrama, alpha heroes, and explosive confrontations characteristic of classic category romance, offering a satisfying arc from bitter resentment to inevitable, fiery reconciliation.
- Mood
- angst-ridden
- escapist
- feverish
- Tone
- melodramatic
- intense
- earnest
- soapy
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- second chances · revenge and redemption · forbidden desire · family betrayal · high-stakes romance
- The writing
- Direct, emotionally heightened, and heavily focused on internal monologue and dramatic dialogue.
- The arc
- Moves from simmering resentment and hidden longing to explosive confrontations and ultimate, passionate reconciliation.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the unapologetic drama, alpha heroes, and intense emotional whiplash of vintage 90s category romance.
Content notes
- emotional manipulation
- infidelity themes
- toxic relationship dynamics
About the book
Something Borrowed by Miranda Lee Ashleigh has to put aside thoughts of old love Jake as she prepares to marry his twin brother Vendetta by Susan Napier Vivian is caught up in a revenge plot when her job takes her to a millionaire’s island
Description from Open Library.
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