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Mischief
596 pages
A thrilling Regency romp where a calculated trap for revenge spirals into genuine danger and electrifying romance.
What it feels like
Reading this historical romance feels like stepping into a high-stakes parlor game where the rules are constantly shifting. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, propelled by a spirited heroine's thirst for revenge and the thrilling tension of a feigned seduction. As the calculated trap spirals out of control, the mood shifts from playfully scheming to genuinely suspenseful, wrapping the reader in an atmosphere of electrifying passion and looming danger. The prose balances the classic wit of Regency fiction with the dramatic edge of a thriller, making the emotional journey both romantic and perilous. It is a perfect match for readers who delight in independent protagonists, dangerous alliances, and love stories that ignite amidst malevolent threats.
- Mood
- adventurous
- tense
- passionate
- scheming
- Tone
- playful
- suspenseful
- romantic
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the thrill of revenge · unexpected passion · dangerous alliances · feigned seduction
- The writing
- Engaging and dramatic, balancing the wit of Regency romance with the tension of historical suspense.
- The arc
- Moves from calculated, independent scheming to electrifying, high-stakes romantic entanglement.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love spirited heroines, fake-dating tropes, and historical romances laced with danger and revenge.
Content notes
- violence
- threats of danger
About the book
Imogen Waterstone has always prided herself on being a thoroughly independent young woman, but now she needs a man of implacable will and nerves of iron. That's why she invited Matthias Marshall, infamous Earl of Colchester, to her home in Upper Strickland. Who better than the legendary explorer to help her lay the perfect trap? Her scheme is simple, really: She plans to let it be known that when she inherited her uncle's collection of antiquities, she also inherited a map to a fabulous ancient treasure. She's sure that her enemy would risk financial ruin in pursuit of the mythical artifact. And to make doubly sure the scoundrel took the bait, she wants Colchester to pretend that he's out to seduce Imogene so that he, too, could get his hands on her map. Yet in all of her plotting, Imogene never anticipates Colchester's violent reaction to her request or her own electrifying reaction to him. Neither does she expect that a malevolent threat would emerge from the labyrinth of London--sinister enough to endanger her and Colchester's lives.From the Paperback edition.
Description from Open Library.
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