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Marry in haste
296 pages
A tender marriage-of-convenience romance where long-held yearning and sudden parenthood collide with a hidden past.
What it feels like
This tender, emotionally charged romance wraps the reader in the classic comfort of a marriage-of-convenience trope. The narrative moves at a steady, deliberate pace, focusing deeply on the internal yearning of a woman finally given the chance to build a family with the man she has always loved. The atmosphere is domestic and hopeful, yet shadowed by the dramatic tension of a long-kept secret that threatens their fragile new bond. The prose is accessible and earnest, highlighting the sweet, vulnerable moments of sudden parenthood and the slow transition from a pragmatic arrangement to genuine affection. It is a perfect read for those who delight in stories of found family, hidden pasts, and the quiet ache of unrequited love blossoming into something real.
- Mood
- tender
- yearning
- emotionally-charged
- domestic
- Tone
- earnest
- romantic
- dramatic
- hopeful
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · hidden secrets · found family · unrequited love · sudden parenthood
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally focused, emphasizing internal longing and the tender dynamics of a newly formed family.
- The arc
- Moves from a pragmatic, yearning arrangement to a vulnerable confrontation of past secrets, culminating in the hope of genuine, lasting love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic marriage-of-convenience romances featuring sudden parenthood, long-held secrets, and the slow burn of unrequited love turning mutual.
Content notes
- hidden secrets
- sudden parenthood
About the book
Evan Mathieson had said once, in a husky whisper. But now Jade Adams's former groom-of-her-dreams was proposing a different - convenient - arrangement. The commitment-shy bachelor had suddenly become a father to his adorable little "nephew" Matt, and to keep him Evan needed a wife - now.
Jade couldn't refuse to help the man she'd always yearned for, or the sweet little boy who gave her the chance to be a mother. Now the bride dreamed of becoming a true wife to her handsome new husband, but could their hopes of a newfound love survive the secret she'd locked in her heart long ago?
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