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Remember when
392 pages
A sweeping, glamorous marriage-of-convenience romance dripping with Texas wealth and high-stakes emotional angst.
What it feels like
Reading this feels like stepping into a lavish 1990s soap opera, complete with glittering ballrooms, Texas billionaires, and high-stakes social maneuvering. The narrative unfolds at a steady, luxurious pace, allowing the reader to soak in the opulent atmosphere and the slow-burn tension of a classic marriage of convenience. It is deeply earnest and unapologetically dramatic, wrapping you in an emotionally charged world where public scandals threaten private vulnerabilities. The prose is lush and expansive, lingering on the glamorous details of the characters' lives while digging deep into their insecurities and desires. It is a perfect escape for readers who love sweeping, old-school contemporary romances featuring fiercely protective heroes, elegant heroines, and a journey from pragmatic arrangement to all-consuming love.
- Mood
- opulent
- emotionally charged
- swoony
- sweeping
- Tone
- earnest
- dramatic
- glamorous
- romantic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · public image vs private reality · healing from betrayal · class differences · burden of legacy
- The writing
- Lush and emotionally expansive, leaning into the descriptive grandeur and high drama of classic 90s romance.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded pragmatism and public humiliation to a vulnerable, fiercely protective, and all-consuming love.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, high-angst contemporary romances who crave wealthy, protective heroes and elegant heroines navigating marriages of convenience.
Content notes
- past infidelity
- emotional manipulation
- dated gender dynamics
About the book
Judith McNaught's last enchanting bestseller, Until You, was hailed as "brilliantly done and completely entertaining... ripe plot twists... a fine supporting cast" – Ocala Star-Banner.
Now, with more than fourteen million books in print and seven New York Times bestsellers, Judith McNaught brings us her latest, most enthralling novel...
When multinational tycoon Cole Harrison approached her on a moonlit balcony at the White Orchid Charity Ball, Diana Foster had no idea how extraordinary the night ahead would be. The most lavish social event of the Houston season had brought out American aristocracy, Texas-style, in glittering array. So, after losing her fiancé to a blond Italian heiress and reading about it in a sleazy gossip paper, the lovely Diana felt obliged to make an appearance — if only to save face and to bolster her company's image.
Foster's Beautiful Living magazine was her family's success story, and Diana knew that, single, childless, and suddenly "unengaged", she was not living up to its lucrative image of upscale domestic tranquility.
A woman of gentle grace and kindness, Diana deeply valued her privacy and her dignity, both of which were at risk that night among certain rumor-driven socialites. And now the pride of Dallas billionaires, Cole Harrison, was closing in on her with two crystal flutes and a bottle of champagne...
The tall, lithe former stableboy couldn't negotiate his way out of a contract with his crusty uncle, Cal — he had to bring home a wife, and soon, or see Cal's share of the business Cole had created go to an undeserving relative. A man as coolly analytical as he was arrestingly attractive, Cole decided that his bride-to-be should be rich in her own right, meltingly beautiful, and a woman of impeccable character... Diana Foster!
It was the perfect to their respective dilemmas, and, after a lot of champagne for Diana and some skilled persuasion from Cole, their lips met in a long, slow, bargain-sealing kiss. Neither one dared imagine that a match made in logic's heaven might be headed straight for an unexpected, once-in-a-lifetime love... Foster Saga: Double Exposure: From A Gift of Love (Foster Saga, #0.5) Remember When (Foster Saga, #1) The Sweetest Thing (Foster Saga, #2) Double Exposure is also in: Simple Gifts: Just Curious / Miracles / Change of Heart / Double Exposure The Sweetest Thing A Gift of Love: Just Curious / Double Exposure / Gabriel's Angel / Five Golden Rings / Yuletide Treasure
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