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Pleasured
369 pages
A sweeping Highland romance where societal duty and class collide with undeniable attraction over a sickbed.
What it feels like
This sweeping historical romance wraps the reader in the atmospheric, rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands. The narrative moves at a steady, emotionally rich pace, anchored by the tender intimacy of the caretaking trope. As the story unfolds around a sickbed, the mood shifts from anxious urgency to a swoony, deep-seated devotion. The prose is dramatic and earnest, perfectly capturing the agonizing tension between societal duty and undeniable desire. It feels like a classic, comforting embrace of a romance, exploring the emotional weight of class divides and the healing power of family. Readers who crave historical love stories where stubborn resistance melts into passionate, against-all-odds commitment will find themselves completely swept away by this tender tale.
- Mood
- tender
- atmospheric
- swoony
- hopeful
- Tone
- earnest
- romantic
- dramatic
- sweeping
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- class divides · healing and caretaking · duty versus desire · second chances at family
- The writing
- Earnest and emotionally expressive, leaning into the dramatic atmosphere of its historical setting.
- The arc
- Moves from stubborn resistance and anxious urgency to a sweeping, triumphant devotion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic historical romances featuring class differences, caretaking tropes, and rugged Highland settings.
Content notes
- child illness
- grief
About the book
From author Candace Camp comes the second delicious novel in her trilogy of Scottish historical romances, Secrets of the Loch.
Damon, the earl of Mardoun, is smitten the moment he meets Meg, the village healer—but she rejects every advance from the earl, and will have none of him, even if he is the most handsome man she’s ever laid eyes on. But when unforeseen circumstances bring them together, her conviction begins to fade...
Damon’s daughter falls gravely ill, and distraught, he turns to Meg for help. During the course of nursing his beloved daughter back to health, Meg and Damon fall madly in love, but they both know an earl must wed a noble bride. And Meg will be no man’s mistress.
Will the two lovers overcome the seemingly insurmountable odds and be together at last? Find out in this sweeping, romantic novel in which love is the greatest treasure of all.
Description from Open Library.
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