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The surprise Conti child
251 pages
A high-angst, emotionally charged reunion romance where past secrets collide with undeniable, lingering passion.
What it feels like
This brisk, emotionally heightened romance plunges readers straight into a tempest of unresolved longing and heavy guilt. The atmosphere is thick with angst and undeniable chemistry, driven by the classic tension of a secret baby and a brooding, duty-bound hero. The prose is direct and intensely focused on the characters' internal turmoil, making every glance and confrontation feel like a high-stakes emotional showdown. It moves at a rapid clip, pulling you through the messy, passionate collision of two people forced to confront their past mistakes. Perfect for readers who devour dramatic, trope-heavy contemporary romances where deep-seated grief and fierce desire battle it out on the way to a hard-won, deeply satisfying happily-ever-after.
- Mood
- angsty
- passionate
- high-stakes
- charged
- Tone
- dramatic
- intense
- earnest
- melodramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- secret child · second chances · guilt and redemption · duty versus desire · healing from grief
- The writing
- Direct, emotionally heightened, and focused heavily on the internal turmoil and physical reactions of the protagonists.
- The arc
- Moves from a tense, guilt-ridden reunion fraught with unresolved longing to a passionate, hard-won reconciliation.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-angst, fast-paced contemporary romances featuring secret babies, brooding billionaires, and intense emotional showdowns.
Content notes
- grief
- past trauma
- near-death experience
About the book
"After nearly losing her life, Alexis Sharpe determines to tell Leandro Conti about their child. It's been seven years, but for her daughter she'll face him and hope her heart remains intact... Known as the Conti Saint, Leandro's passionate encounter with Alexis is his guilty secret. Following the death of his wife he forbade himself the indulgence of a woman, but Alexis remains the one irresistible temptation. He regrets how he treated Alexis, but now that she's back and the mother of his child, Leandro will claim everything that's his!" -- Page [4] cover.
Description from Open Library.
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