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The Notorious Lord
320 pages
A playful historical romance where a shocking moment of physical awareness turns a comfortable friendship into a scandalous game of seduction.
What it feels like
This historical romance offers a delightfully brisk and flirtatious reading experience, built around the sudden, shocking disruption of a carefully ordered life. The mood is warm and teasing, leaning into the delicious tension that arises when a comfortable friendship is suddenly charged with unexpected physical awareness. The narrative balances a playful, slightly scandalous tone with genuine emotional curiosity as a charming rogue wages a deliberate campaign of seduction against his sensible best friend. The prose is spirited and engaging, capturing the heroine's flustered resistance and the hero's determined pursuit. It is a perfect fit for readers who adore the friends-to-lovers dynamic and relish the journey from platonic familiarity to passionate, undeniable romance.
- Mood
- warm
- flirtatious
- lighthearted
- Tone
- playful
- romantic
- teasing
- slightly scandalous
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- friends to lovers · disruption of a quiet life · unexpected desire · the rogue's pursuit
- The writing
- Engaging and spirited, balancing the propriety of historical romance with moments of cheeky, sensual disruption.
- The arc
- Moves from comfortable, platonic familiarity to a shocking awakening of desire, culminating in the vulnerable realization of true romantic intent.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love a classic friends-to-lovers historical romance where a charming rogue deliberately upends a sensible heroine's quiet life.
Content notes
- mild sexual content
- nudity
About the book
LORD NEWLYN'S PURSUIT!
The sight of Cory, Lord Newlyn, rising naked from the Midwinter river, is enough to send ripples of shock through Rachel Odell's carefully ordered life. He has always been a friend, although now she's aware of him as a man -- an exceedingly handsome man. But she can't possibly entertain romantic ideas about this adventure seeker...and rogue.
It does appear that Cory is waging a deliberate campaign to seduce her. What is his true intent? Can he simply wish to claim his best friend as his bride...?
Description from Open Library.
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