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Sweet As My Revenge
First published 1986 · 186 pages
A deliciously dramatic battle of wills where calculated revenge inevitably melts into irresistible passion.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage romance feels like stepping into a delightfully stormy time capsule of 1980s melodrama. The atmosphere is thick with crackling tension, built entirely around the combative, high-stakes chemistry between two stubborn leads who refuse to back down. It moves at a brisk, breathless pace, driven by sharp dialogue and emotionally heightened prose that leans unapologetically into the thin line between hatred and desire. The mood is intensely escapist, offering a whirlwind of misunderstandings, power struggles, and dramatic confrontations set against an exotic backdrop. It is perfectly suited for readers who love the unapologetic intensity of old-school category romances, where every glance is loaded, every argument is a prelude to passion, and emotional surrender is the ultimate victory.
- Mood
- stormy
- tension-filled
- escapist
- Tone
- melodramatic
- intense
- passionate
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · the thin line between love and hate · emotional surrender · misunderstandings
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and heavily reliant on sharp, breathless dialogue that drives the romantic tension.
- The arc
- A turbulent journey from defensive hostility and calculated revenge to an overwhelming, undeniable passion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the unapologetic drama and intense, combative chemistry of vintage 1980s category romances.
Content notes
- vintage gender dynamics
- emotional manipulation
- power imbalance
About the book
No doubt about it, Jessica was trapped!
Knowing it was her own fault didn't ease her frustration. Who'd have expected the consequences of her foolhardy act to save her brother's career would pursue her from England to Australia? Seemingly, she'd left a clue that Matthew Grieve had followed.
And it was all quite unnecessary. Matthew was not the ogre she'd been led to believe he was. Nor was Jessica the woman Matthew had pictured.
The struggle between them to even the score was powerful and stormy. The impact on their lives was equally shattering when their feelings for each other turned to love....
Description from Open Library.
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