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Mistress Of The Groom (Scandals!)
First published 1997 · 188 pages
A deliciously soapy, high-stakes revenge romance where a scandalous lie sparks an explosive battle of wills.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage 90s romance feels like indulging in a deliciously soapy, high-stakes melodrama where every glance is loaded and every argument crackles with unresolved tension. The narrative moves at a brisk, breathless pace, plunging the reader straight into a tempestuous battle of wills between two fiercely stubborn leads. Set against the striking backdrops of Auckland and Piha, the atmosphere is steamy and emotionally charged, drenched in the specific, unapologetic angst of classic category romance. The prose is punchy and dialogue-heavy, prioritizing fiery confrontations and simmering chemistry over quiet introspection. It is a perfect, nostalgic escape for readers who love their romance served with a heavy dose of revenge, scandalous secrets, and an enemies-to-lovers dynamic that burns hot enough to scorch.
- Mood
- steamy
- tense
- scandalous
- Tone
- melodramatic
- intense
- passionate
- cheeky
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · revenge and redemption · explosive chemistry · scandalous secrets · the line between love and hate
- The writing
- Punchy, dialogue-heavy, and unapologetically heightened, leaning into the dramatic flair of vintage category romance.
- The arc
- Moves from bitter resentment and high-stakes blackmail to a reluctant, fiery surrender and eventual emotional vulnerability.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the soapy, high-angst melodrama and alpha-revenge tropes of classic 90s Harlequin Presents.
Content notes
- blackmail
- dubious consent
- public humiliation
About the book
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The groom was having an affair—with his bride's best friend!
Jane had been desperate to stop the wedding. She'd had to prevent her best friend from making the biggest mistake of her life.... Marrying Ryan Blair would have been disastrous. He was too rich, too powerful, too hot to handle!
There was only one solution: to stand up in church and declare that she, Jane Sherwood, respectable businesswoman, was having a secret torrid affair with Ryan! It had worked. The wedding was finished. But, 3 years later Ryan, 33, was determined to make Jane, 26, pay for his wrecked marriage—by making her his mistress for real!
Description from Open Library.
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