I am looking for books like {The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders}
Basically I want:
- Arranged marriage OR misunderstanding after marriage
- Cruel/bully husband
- NO CHEATING
- preferably with grovel and a believable reunion.
Thank you!!
I am looking for books like {The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders}
Basically I want:
- Arranged marriage OR misunderstanding after marriage
- Cruel/bully husband
- NO CHEATING
- preferably with grovel and a believable reunion.
Thank you!!
I don’t care how old the MMC is as long as he’s a fully grown adult, but I really want to see an older FMC who thinks she has missed her chance at being a mum.
And preferably with some steam if possible?
And no cheating please?
My friends, we need to talk about romance.io tags.
Do you have an account? Do you know that you can get one?
Editing/adding tags when you read a romance novel is so helpful for those of us who have strong preferences or triggers, and also helpful if you’re just curious about a book and are trying to decide what to read next!! These tags are a community good.
Some things that are driving me mad:
I keep seeing HR tagged as either the wrong time period, or ALLLLLLL the time periods.
Books tagged as “cheating” when they are clearly not. This tag should only be used for the main pairing/polycule!! And thinking about it doesn’t count!! Emotional cheating should be mentioned in reviews instead.
Anyway: I am trying to tag every book I read in the hopes of helping others, and I hope that those of you who have the time and the inclination help too!!
I’m reading {The Heather Wife: The Laird’s Redemption by A.M. Kray}
The MMC is an absolute dick, and as a result, his whole clan treats FMC poorly, tripping her, mocking her, etc.
This also happened in {The Cad by Edith Layton}, where MMC’s staff treats FMC badly.
But what I really really want, is for the MMC to actually feel bad about his assholery. Also, for at least SOME of the people to be punished. Seriously, if your butler and housekeeper and cook treat your wife like shit, she should get to fire them without references.
Anyway, more of these, preferably with GROVEL, and no cheating. (MMC of the Heather wife emotionally cheats and I loved seeing >!the OW get hanged!<
Ever since I was little I have been OBSESSED with stories about someone who is starving getting their first meal after a period of hunger (I blame the Pink Panther Christmas special).
In the last week I have come across two:
Izzy Goodnight in {Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare}
And Rob Inman in {Marriage of Mercy by Carla Kelly}
Can you recommend more?
No cheating please.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This Mature love story has an older widower and a spinster meet when his beloved granddaughter asks for two things: a new story by her favourite author, and a grandmother.
I love the fact that these two aren’t perfect. They are coming into this relationship having lived 5 decades and they have baggage, but they work together to find their way out of their problems.
I honestly cried at points when they shared their history with one another. Without getting spoilery: Henry is estranged from his surviving son, and Susannah is reviled and friendless in her village. The reasons for these are complex, and it really hit me in the feels.
I thought it was very appropriate that Mary Balogh gave this book an excellent review because honestly, it reminded me of some of Balogh’s best works…with a mature FMC, and somewhat tortured mature MMC.
I received an advance copy of this book at no charge. This is my honest and voluntary review.