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The Thief of Hearts
207 pages
A charming, nostalgic romp where a sensible heart is delightfully upended by a masked rogue.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a perfectly preserved, cozy corner of the Regency era, where the stakes are delightfully romantic and the banter sparkles. The narrative moves at a brisk, breezy pace, sweeping the reader along on a lighthearted adventure that balances the comfort of a drawing-room comedy with the mild thrill of a highway robbery. The prose is classic and dialogue-driven, capturing the polite but playful formality of the period while keeping the emotional focus squarely on the swoony, simmering tension between a supposedly sensible heroine and a dashing rogue in disguise. It is a nostalgic, comforting read that will thoroughly delight fans of old-school, traditional historical romances who love watching a practical heart finally throw caution to the wind.
- Mood
- cozy
- swoony
- nostalgic
- breezy
- Tone
- playful
- romantic
- lighthearted
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden identities · allure of danger · sense versus sensibility · shedding societal expectations
- The writing
- Classic and dialogue-driven, the writing captures the sparkling charm and light formality of traditional Regency romance.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from a life of predictable, sensible restraint to a thrilling, breathless surrender to romance.
- Who it's for
- Readers who delight in old-school, sweet-but-spirited historical romances featuring dashing rogues and heroines who discover their adventurous side.
Content notes
- mild peril
- deception
About the book
"You mark my words, one day Sara is going to fall for someone quite unsuitable and have her heart broken. It's always the way with females who are considered 'sensible'." — Everyone agreed Sara Auden was sensible. Until the day her carriage was stopped by a dashing highwayman. She was never the same after that encounter. She could think of nothing else.
Then suddenly her highwayman became a guest at her home. He introduced himself as Richard Merrick, Earl of Melford. A friend of her brother's. But Sara knew who he really was--and what he wanted.
She also knew her heart skipped a beat every time she saw him. Sara couldn't allow herself to fall in love with a common thief. Or was it already too late for her?
Description from Open Library.
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