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The vengeful groom

Sara Wood

186 pages

A high-angst, small-town romance where bitter grudges and simmering tension ignite into undeniable passion.

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What it feels like

Reading this book feels like stepping into a delightfully stormy, high-stakes emotional crucible. It delivers the quintessential vintage category romance experience, where every glance is loaded with ten years of bitter resentment and every interaction crackles with unresolved tension. The atmosphere is thick with small-town whispers and brooding intensity, keeping the pacing brisk as the narrative hurtles toward an inevitable, explosive collision between revenge and desire. The prose is unapologetically melodramatic, leaning hard into the characters' internal anguish and the sensual friction of their forced proximity. It is a perfect fit for readers who love their romances laced with heavy angst, morally gray ultimatums, and the deeply satisfying catharsis of a hardened hero finally yielding to love.

Mood
  • brooding
  • tense
  • emotionally charged
Tone
  • melodramatic
  • intense
  • angsty
  • earnest
Pace
brisk
Themes
revenge and redemption · forced proximity · small-town judgment · forgiveness · enemies to lovers
The writing
Direct and emotionally heightened, focusing heavily on internal turmoil and sensual friction.
The arc
Moves from bitter, simmering resentment and coercive tension to explosive passion and hard-won forgiveness.
Who it's for
Readers who crave the unapologetic angst and intense, brooding heroes of vintage category romance.
Content notes
  • death of a sibling (past)
  • car accident (past)
  • wrongful imprisonment
  • coercive relationship dynamics

About the book

Weddings, Inc. For generations, couples have been coming to Eternity, Massachusetts, to exchange wedding vows. Legend has it that those married in Eternity's chapel are destined for a lifetime of happiness. And the townsfolk are more than willing to help keep the legend intact.

ETERNITY...where dreams can come true.

It's been ten years since Tina's testimony condemned Giovanni to prison, ten years since the auto accident that killed her sister...ten years since she'd been betrayed.

But the years have made Gio stronger and harder. Amid hushed whispers and stares, he's dared to cone back to Eternity, to regain the respect of his family. His plan calls for a bride, and Tina is about to learn just how ruthless and disturbingly sensual Gio's brand of vengeance can be.

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