Love was a jest

By Denise Robins

Heat level

Warm

Scharlie was pushed into marriage by her mother when she was only eighteen. For four years, her middle-aged husband restricted her social life - so much so that, within hours of her first escape, she had fallen passionately in love with handsome, suave, already engaged Hugh. After a series of disasters, Scharlie begins to rebuild her life.

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Love TriangleRelationship Forbidden LoveRelationship Historical RomanceSetting Marriage in TroubleRelationship

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Severity reflects intensity, not value — “central theme” means a warning is a core part of the book, not that the book is bad.

Infidelity in current relationshipcentral theme

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