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The Wife He Wanted
188 pages
A cozy, snow-bound classic romance where forced proximity melts away professional boundaries and heals old wounds.
What it feels like
This classic contemporary romance delivers a deeply comforting, trope-rich reading experience that leans into the delicious tension of forced proximity. The briskly paced narrative sweeps you from a sterile corporate office straight into the intimate, snow-bound isolation of a mountain cabin, creating a cozy yet emotionally charged atmosphere. It thrives on the earnest, slightly melodramatic tone characteristic of vintage category romance, focusing intensely on the internal yearning and gradual unspooling of the heroine's guarded secrets. The prose is straightforward and unabashedly romantic, designed to pull you directly into the characters' emotional journey from a rigid business arrangement to genuine, tender devotion. It is a perfect, nostalgic escape for readers who devour stories of protective heroes, marriages of convenience, and the healing power of unexpected love.
- Mood
- intimate
- cozy
- emotionally charged
- snow-bound
- Tone
- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic
- tender
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- healing from past trauma · marriage of convenience · forced proximity · vulnerability and trust · professional boundaries
- The writing
- Straightforward and emotionally expressive, focusing heavily on the internal yearning and romantic tension between the leads.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded, strictly professional distance through forced vulnerability to a tender, hard-won romantic devotion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic, trope-heavy category romances with protective heroes, snowed-in cabins, and marriages of convenience.
Content notes
- references to past trauma
- emotional distress
About the book
When powerful businessman P. Bradley Franklin swept into the office to check out her company's books, Annabelle Royd vowed to keep things strictly professional. But the irresistible executive was like no man she'd ever known--and he soon awoke a fierce, tender yearning for something that could never be hers.
Ms. Annabelle Royd was definitely not the woman for him. Until a snowstorm stranded them together in a remote mountain cabin--and Bradley discovered her dark secret....
For eight long years, Annabelle had been haunted by her painful past. Now Bradley offered her a chance at happiness.... Was their marriage just a temporary business arrangement? Or could she be the wife he wanted... to honor, to cherish--and to love?
Description from Open Library.
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