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The king's pleasure
384 pages
A sweeping, tempestuous journey through the rugged Scottish Highlands where bitter enmity ignites into undeniable passion.
What it feels like
Reading this classic historical romance feels like being swept up in a tempest of clashing swords and fiery wills. The narrative moves at a brisk, dramatic pace, carrying you from the polished courts of England to the rugged, untamed beauty of the Scottish Highlands. It is steeped in a tempestuous, sweeping mood, where every glance is loaded with tension and every argument masks a simmering, undeniable attraction. The prose is lush and unapologetically melodramatic, perfectly suited to the high-stakes emotional arc of enemies forced into marriage who slowly surrender to an all-consuming love. It will thoroughly delight readers who crave old-school, sweeping historicals filled with fierce heroines, rugged Highland warriors, and the intoxicating friction of duty colliding with desire.
- Mood
- sweeping
- tempestuous
- rugged
- tension-filled
- Tone
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · divided loyalties · arranged marriage · duty versus desire
- The writing
- Lush and melodramatic, leaning heavily into sensory details and sweeping emotional declarations.
- The arc
- Moves from bitter resentment and forced proximity to a fiery, all-consuming devotion.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, sweeping historical romances who love a rugged Highland setting and a fiery enemies-to-lovers dynamic.
Content notes
- forced marriage
- war and battlefield violence
- dubious consent
About the book
A captivating new novel that sweeps from Scotland's untamed highlands to the Tower of London and war-torn France. Here is the powerful story of two people destined to love in a divided land.
Danielle D'Aville, the ward of Edward III, was sworn to obey the King's order to marry her enemy Adrien MacLachlan, the legendary Scot who masterminded the fall of Danielle's beloved home, Aville. Suddenly she was the arrogant knight's reluctant wife, pledged to a marriage neither desired. But swept off to his castle in the Scottish highlands, and into his strong embrace, Danielle was soon possessed by a raging passion for the husband she had vowed to despise.
Description from Open Library.
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