To End The Year, 3 Reads That Prove Romance Is For Everyone
In this month's slate of must-read romance novels, romance is for everyone, from regular girls to royals. All it takes for love to blossom is a willingness to be vulnerable and risk devastating heartache. The couples in these novels don't know that they'll get a Happy Ever After — but we do and so we can enjoy their emotional journey on the way to the HEA. And maybe get some ideas for our own.
by Loretta Chase, a riff onis delightful romance for fans of handsome young dukes with a hint of scandal and heroines who are actually quite vulnerable, though they hide it under a smart and sharp façade. Cassandra Pomfret's latest antic — publicly calling out an elected official for the terrible bill he is sponsoring — has embarrassed her family As a result, her father declares that her angelic and beloved younger sister cannot wed until Cassandra does. The pressure for Cassandra to reform is immense, which makes it especially catastrophic when the Duke of Ashmont, drunk after a duel with his friend (!), inadvertently causes Cassandra's carriage to overturn, thus injuring her groom, causing her maid to flee and putting her in quite the scandalous position.
