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Shotgun Marriage
186 pages
A high-angst, trope-heavy romance where a bitter revenge plot melts into a swoony, hard-won fairy tale.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like indulging in a classic, high-drama soap opera where the emotional stakes are dialed up to eleven. It moves at a brisk, addictive pace, sweeping the reader into a whirlwind of fairy-tale motifs clashing with bitter cynicism. The atmosphere is thick with romantic tension and delicious angst, anchored by the irresistible friction of a marriage of convenience built on ulterior motives. The prose is straightforward and deeply focused on the characters' internal emotional turbulence, making every longing glance and stubborn argument feel monumental. It is a perfect comfort read for those who love watching a hardened, revenge-driven hero slowly unravel in the face of an optimistic heroine's unwavering belief in happily-ever-afters.
- Mood
- swoony
- tense
- fairy-tale-esque
- angsty
- Tone
- dramatic
- earnest
- romantic
- soapy
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · revenge to lovers · second chances · healing through love · cynicism vs. optimism
- The writing
- Accessible and heavily emotion-driven, focusing intensely on romantic tension and internal longing.
- The arc
- Moves from bitter resentment and calculated revenge to a sweeping, hard-won happily ever after.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, high-angst category romances who devour marriage-of-convenience tropes and grumpy, revenge-driven heroes.
Content notes
- emotional manipulation
- themes of revenge
About the book
Ella Montague was invited to a wedding -- her own! The inspiration behind the Cinderella Ball was simple -- come single, leave wed. By midnight perfect strangers could find themselves married... as if by magic! When Ella Montague's Prince Charming had left her, she lost her faith in fairy tales. But now Rafe Beaumont was back! The Montague's had destroyed his sister's life with their romantic nonsense -- he wanted revenge. He'd marry Ella and break her heart. But once wed, Rafe discovered that marrying Ella hadn't broken her dreams of happily-ever-afters, but restored them! She'd married for love -- now all she had to do was convince her stubborn husband!
Description from Open Library.
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