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Some Say Love

Lindsay Armstrong

First published 1986 · 189 pages

A sun-drenched, nostalgic coastal romance where youthful insecurity collides with a fiercely protective, overwhelming love.

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What it feels like

Reading this vintage 1980s romance feels like stepping onto the sun-drenched, breezy shores of Surfers Paradise, only to be swept up in a whirlwind of emotional turbulence. The narrative moves at a brisk, breathless pace, driven by the intense, often melodramatic internal anxieties of a painfully naive heroine navigating her first overwhelming brush with love. The atmosphere is thick with the classic angst of the era—a potent mix of power imbalances, unspoken feelings, and the looming shadow of past lovers. It is a deeply nostalgic experience, delivering the exact kind of heightened, earnest drama that fans of old-school category romance devour. You are pulled through a storm of miscommunication and youthful panic, ultimately landing in the comforting embrace of a fiercely protective, hard-won happily ever after.

Mood
  • sun-drenched
  • turbulent
  • nostalgic
Tone
  • earnest
  • melodramatic
  • angsty
  • protective
Pace
brisk
Themes
naive awakening · age and experience gap · miscommunication · insecurity and trust
The writing
Emotionally heightened and direct, leaning heavily into the dramatic internal monologues and intense dialogue characteristic of 1980s category romance.
The arc
A journey from overwhelming, insecure infatuation through panicked misunderstanding to a deeply reassured, secure devotion.
Who it's for
Readers who crave the nostalgic, high-drama angst of vintage Mills & Boon romances featuring innocent heroines and fiercely protective heroes.
Content notes
  • age gap
  • power imbalance
  • mild emotional manipulation

About the book

HANNAH WASN'T SURE OF HERSELF--OR OF ALEX.

Alex Cameron rescued Hannah for the first time before she realised he was the very man she'd come to Surfers Paradise to look up. Rescuing her became a necessary habit.

The trouble was that Hannah was nineteen, painfully honest, naive--and to top it off, she fell deeply in love with Alex. And somehow she couldn't quite believe he loved her, even when he insisted that they marry.

So when the woman he'd once loved appeared to be coming back on the scene, Hannah panicked and ran.

Description from Open Library.

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