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Sweet Temptation

by Cora Reilly

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll experience a satisfying emotional journey from transactional marriage to genuine love, with heartwarming family bonding and dramatic twists.

Synopsis

The first time I met my future husband, he terrified me so much I called him “Sir“. My parents decided to give me to him to secure my father’s dwindling power. Because if Cassio is one thing, then it’s powerful. He’s also much older than me and the single dad to two small children. I don’t know anything about raising kids or being a wife. Cassio wants a nanny and someone to warm his bed. He doesn’t want a relationship on equal footing. My mother warned me that men of power, like Cassio, don’t tolerate insolence, but I’m sick of being treated like a nanny with benefits. But there’s a reason why Cassio never talks about his dead wife and how she died, and I fear the dark secrets I might uncover will break my heart. A dark arranged marriage romance with an innocent heroine and an over-the-top possessive and jealous hero.

At a Glance

3.96 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

arranged marriageforced to marrymarriage of conveniencesingle parent romancebet/wager romance

Mood

emotionalheartwarmingintenseromanticdramatic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.96 ★

Page Count

292 pages

Published

2020

Primary Genre

Dark Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Wen Ross|Kai Kennicott

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

emotionaldramaticengagingdark

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Mafia romance with arranged marriage tension that balances sweet family moments against dangerous underworld pressures.

Characters

FMC Archetype

healer / caretaker

MMC Archetype

anti-hero

Relationship Dynamics

age gap romance

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 4

Spice Style

emotional / lovingromantic / sweet

Getting Steamy

None

Bringing the Heat

None
death of loved onekidnappingmurderviolencecaptivitygriefwar

World & Setting

World Type

contemporary

Primary Setting

big city / metropolis

Fantasy Creatures

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

romantic fulfillmentcathartic releasebook boyfriend/girlfriend acquired

Best Time of Year

anytime

When & Where to Read

summer eveningat night

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