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White Jasmine
175 pages
A sweeping, vintage tale of a marriage of convenience that slowly melts into genuine, passionate love against an atmospheric Spanish backdrop.
What it feels like
This vintage historical romance wraps the reader in a sweeping, atmospheric tale of guarded hearts and slow-burn longing. The narrative moves at a steady pace, leaning into the earnest melodrama and emotional tension of a marriage of convenience set against the lush, sun-drenched backdrop of a Spanish estate. The prose is descriptive and emotionally heightened, perfectly capturing the protagonist's journey from quiet resignation to passionate awakening as she navigates cultural displacement and the presence of a glamorous rival. It feels like a classic, old-school romance, full of yearning glances and unspoken desires. Fans of Victoria Holt or early Mary Balogh will devour this story of healing from past betrayal and the terrifying vulnerability of finally opening up to true love.
- Mood
- atmospheric
- yearning
- romantic
- tense
- Tone
- earnest
- melodramatic
- romantic
- wistful
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · healing from betrayal · cultural displacement · unrequited longing
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and descriptive, leaning into the sweeping melodrama of vintage romance.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded resignation following a heartbreak to a passionate, hard-won awakening of true love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love vintage historical romances filled with marriages of convenience, exotic locales, and slow-burn emotional angst.
Content notes
- past betrayal
- emotional infidelity
About the book
Melissa Brown, betrayed in love, saw nothing to lose in accepting the proposal of the Marques of Villafranca, a Spanish nobleman. The marriage was to be in name only, but soon Melissa began to believe her marriage, begun as a lie, had turned into a truth not to be denied. Could she draw her husband away from the spell of a ravishing Spanish noblewoman and win the man whose name she bore and whose love she desperately wanted?
Description from Open Library.
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