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Price of Passion
First published 2008 · 192 pages
A tempestuous, high-stakes romance where undeniable physical chemistry collides with the terrifying vulnerability of unexpected consequences.
What it feels like
This classic category romance delivers a brisk, emotionally charged experience built on intense physical chemistry and high-stakes melodrama. The mood is tempestuous and angsty, wrapping the reader in a world where every glance is loaded and every conversation teeters on the edge of a passionate explosion. The prose is direct and heightened, perfectly suited to the soapy, dramatic tone of the narrative. It explores the terrifying vulnerability of unexpected consequences and the struggle to maintain emotional distance when physical attraction is irresistible. Fans of vintage Harlequin Presents who devour stories of commitment-phobic heroes, secret pregnancies, and explosive reunions will find themselves completely swept up in this earnest, fast-paced journey from guarded apprehension to total emotional surrender.
- Mood
- charged
- angsty
- tempestuous
- Tone
- dramatic
- intense
- earnest
- soapy
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- irresistible attraction · fear of commitment · unexpected consequences · vulnerability and trust
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and direct, focusing heavily on sensory details and romantic tension.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded apprehension and miscommunication to overwhelming passion and eventual emotional surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, high-drama category romance with intense physical connections and pregnancy tropes.
Content notes
- pregnancy
- pregnancy loss
- miscommunication
About the book
Kate had learned certain lessons as Drake Daniels's lover:
Lesson number one: The price of loving Drake was not to love him.
Lesson number two: Never give him what he expected.
Discovering she was pregnant certainly fulfilled lesson number two. Drake had made it clear commitment and children were not on his menu. Now Kate must break her news. But when she sees Drake, passion kicks in, begging to be indulged again...just once!
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StMargarets review rated it 2 stars
The dog wasn’t a stray but belonged to the hero. The rat was really a kitten. The OW was an editor, not a mistress. The hero was celibate when they were apart, not a womanizer.
The hero convinces the heroine to extend her holiday to mourn her lost pregnancy and to spend time with him. They start up their sexual relationship again with the hero dropping hints he’s ready to settle down. They have unprotected sex once and this time the heroine is really pregnant She works for his publisher and is sent to find him, moves in next door. not a story I was happy with reading. IMHO May be DNR if so. JUST READ GR REVIEWS
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