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Undercover Affair
288 pages
A scenic, emotionally charged romp through New Zealand where professional deception collides with undeniable romantic chemistry.
What it feels like
Reading this classic romance feels like stepping into a delightfully dramatic time capsule of high-stakes emotional tension and scenic escapism. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging clip, sweeping the reader along on a picturesque tour of New Zealand that serves as the perfect pressure cooker for forced proximity. The mood is intensely romantic and thick with the delicious anxiety of a hidden identity, balancing the heroine's fierce career ambitions against her increasingly genuine feelings for a temperamental hero. The prose is earnest and emotionally heightened, focusing heavily on the breathless internal turmoil of blurring the lines between a fake engagement and true love. It is a perfect, nostalgic indulgence for anyone who loves the unapologetic melodrama and swoony resolutions of vintage category romance.
- Mood
- escapist
- tense
- swoony
- scenic
- Tone
- dramatic
- earnest
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden motives · forced proximity · blurring boundaries · ambition versus desire
- The writing
- Direct, emotionally heightened, and heavily focused on the internal romantic turmoil of the protagonist.
- The arc
- Moves from calculated professional deception to genuine, overwhelming affection, culminating in a dramatic reckoning of trust.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the nostalgic, high-stakes emotional drama of vintage category romance with a classic fake-dating trope.
Content notes
- deception
- jealousy
About the book
How did one behave when hired as a temporary fiancee? Max Mackenzie left Sally Dearlove no room for guessing--his commanding kisses established a very definite agenda for their promotional tour of New Zealand.
Spending time with the temperamental, not to mention drop-dead gorgeous, author would be Sally's ticket to a hot story--and to a career in journalism. But posing as his betrothed proved more unnerving than she'd anticipated.
The achingly sweet sensations he awakened in her were disturbingly real. But would Max ever forgive Sally's journalistic subterfuge--especially since his true affections seemed to lie in another woman's arms?
Description from Open Library.
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