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The Fortune Hunter
224 pages
A highly practical woman risks her heart and her reputation on a dangerously charming rogue in this suspense-tinged Regency romance.
What it feels like
Reading this classic Regency romance feels like stepping into a dimly lit ballroom where danger and desire waltz hand in hand. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging clip, balancing the sparkling wit of London high society with the shadowed suspense of a murder accusation. It thrives on the delicious tension between a fiercely logical heroine and a hero whose scandalous reputation makes him entirely unsuitable, yet utterly irresistible. The prose is elegant and period-appropriate, wrapping the reader in an atmosphere that is both cozy and thrillingly uncertain. It is a perfect escape for fans of traditional, Georgette Heyer-style romances who delight in watching a sensible wallflower finally throw caution to the wind for the sake of a grand, risky passion.
- Mood
- atmospheric
- romantic
- slightly shadowed
- cozy
- Tone
- witty
- romantic
- suspenseful
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- sense versus sensibility · trusting intuition · scandal and reputation · the danger of desire
- The writing
- Elegant and period-appropriate, balancing sharp societal observations with moments of gothic-tinged romantic tension.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded, logical skepticism to a thrilling, risk-taking surrender to love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic, traditional Regency romances where a highly practical heroine is undone by a dangerously charming, Byronic hero.
Content notes
- murder accusation
- past death of a spouse
About the book
Sense and Sensuality
Tessa Bellamy was known in Regency London as quite the most level-headed young lady ever to remain indifferent to society's frivolities and aloof from its follies
Lord, Jonathan Hartfield was known just as widely as the most unscrupulous fortune hunter ever to take a beautiful heiress as his wife--and now he was accused of having murdered her for her money and his freedom.
Certainly Tessa had the sense to resist the appeal in his dark eyes, the strength in his commanding embrace. But for once in her life Tessa did not want to be sensible--she wanted to be in love....
Description from Open Library.
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