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Strategy for Marriage
184 pages
A sweeping, sun-drenched escape into a world of rugged landscapes and the delicious tension of a business arrangement turning into true love.
What it feels like
Reading this classic romance feels like stepping into a sun-drenched, sweeping Australian landscape where emotions run as deep and untamed as the Outback itself. The narrative unfolds at a steady, comforting pace, wrapping the reader in an escapist atmosphere of rugged beauty and traditional romantic tension. The prose is emotionally heightened, focusing intensely on the unspoken desires and guarded vulnerabilities of two people thrown together by circumstance. It perfectly captures the delicious, slow-burn friction of a marriage of convenience, where every businesslike interaction is charged with underlying heat. This is a story designed for readers who love to lose themselves in the comforting, dramatic rhythms of vintage category romance, complete with protective heroes, sweeping vistas, and the inevitable, satisfying surrender to true love.
- Mood
- sun-drenched
- sweeping
- escapist
- swoony
- Tone
- earnest
- dramatic
- romantic
- traditional
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · healing from heartbreak · rugged landscapes · vulnerability and protection · unexpected belonging
- The writing
- The prose is emotionally heightened and descriptive, painting vivid pictures of the rugged Australian landscape alongside the intense internal feelings of the protagonists.
- The arc
- The journey shifts from impulsive embarrassment and guarded defenses to a sweeping, undeniable surrender to love.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, escapist category romance who crave rugged alpha heroes, sweeping landscapes, and the delicious tension of a marriage of convenience.
Content notes
- past infidelity (off-page)
- mild alpha-male dominance
About the book
Cattle Baron Ashe McKinnon discovered an uninvited guest at a family wedding -- the groom's ex-girlfriend. Acting swiftly to prevent a scandal, he persuaded the gorgeous Christy Parker to become his surprise date for the occasion!
Embarrassed by her impulsive urge to gate-crash the event, Christy agreed to this pretense. But should she have allowed herself to visit his impressive Outback home? He'd made it clear that any marriage to him could be no more than a business arrangement -- and she was in danger of falling for her handsome rescuer....
Hero: Ashe McKinnon Heroine: Christy Parker
Description from Open Library.
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