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Much Obliged
285 pages
A warm, swoon-worthy Regency romp where the quiet ache of unrequited love blossoms into a joyful, undeniable romance.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a sunlit drawing room where polite society rules mask a deeply tender, simmering affection. It is a cozy, steady-paced Regency romance that wraps the reader in the comforting familiarity of the childhood-friends-to-lovers trope. The narrative balances lighthearted, witty banter with the quiet, earnest ache of long-held unrequited feelings, creating an atmosphere that is both swoony and emotionally secure. The prose is elegant and traditional, perfectly capturing the era's restraint before giving way to the joyful vulnerability of true love. It is an absolute delight for readers who love watching a stubbornly carefree bachelor slowly realize that the woman he has always known is the only one he cannot live without.
- Mood
- cozy
- swoony
- warm
- sunlit
- Tone
- witty
- earnest
- romantic
- lighthearted
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- childhood friends to lovers · duty versus desire · unrequited love realized · vulnerability of affection
- The writing
- Traditional and elegant, capturing the polite restraint and underlying passion of the Regency era.
- The arc
- Moves from the quiet ache of long-held unrequited feelings to the joyful, sweeping realization of mutual devotion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who adore classic, low-angst Regency romances where a confirmed bachelor is entirely undone by the girl next door.
About the book
An offer of marriage is empty... unless it comes with love. — MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING... — Despite a longstanding agreement between their families, Addie Winstead has never believed that John Fitzwilliam, the Earl of Claremont, will marry her. The life of a carefree bachelor obviously suits him far too well. Besides, Addie refuses to consider marriage to any man who asks for her hand out of obligation only -- even to Fitzwilliam whom she has loved for as long as she can remember....OR VERY MUCH IN LOVE? Fitzwilliam abhors the idea of marriage. He is dismayed to hear that Addie has rejected other suitors -- on his account, he assumes -- a practice that must be stopped straightaway! But when he arranges to meet Addie to discuss the matter, he realizes that she is no longer the girl he remembers from childhood, and now, his awakening heart is forever lost....
Description from Open Library.
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