If You Deceive (MacCarrick Brothers #3)
Kresley Cole
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 78 ratings · Published: 22 May 2007
Ethan MacCarrick was a heartbreakingly handsome rake until a powerful nobleman ordered him brutally beaten and his face scarred for a crime he didn't commit. Ethan's reprisal -- bankrupting the nobleman and forcing his exile -- does little to appease his wrath. Ten years later, a haughty, mysterious beauty enchants Ethan -- the daughter of his enemy. At last, Ethan will have the revenge he's craved; he'll promise her marriage, seduce her, then cast her aside.
Bitter hardships...
When Madeleine van Rowen's family was suddenly plunged into destitution and dishonor, she steeled herself against further heartache. She never weakened, never trusted, until a towering, scarred Highlander relentlessly pursues her, breaking down her defenses.
At what price forgiveness?
The passion between them burns hotter than Ethan's fury, and soon he finds he can't let her go. But when Madeleine uncovers the truth about him, can Ethan convince her to accept all he now offers -- when he once destroyed everything she had?
Tagged as:
- historical 15
- vengeance 15
- disabilities & scars 14
- virgin heroine 12
- alpha male 11
- tortured hero 11
- enemies to lovers 10
- pregnancy 10
- victorian 10
- highlander hero 10
- possessive hero 9
- poor heroine 7
- tortured heroine 6
- paranormal 5
- fantasy 5
- angst 5
- cruel hero/bully 4
- take-charge heroine 4
- independent heroine 4
- grumpy/cold hero 4
- regency 3
- class difference 3
- height difference 3
- age gap 3
- insta-love 3
- marriage of convenience 2
- caretaking 2
- third person pov 2
- bad boys 2
- rich hero 2
- competent heroine 2
- straight romance 2
- fated mates 1
- breeding 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- miscarriage / infertility 4
- third party abuse 1
- dubious consent 1
- death / grief 1
- suicide / ideation 1
- geography
- british isles 1
- scotland 1
- united kingdom 1
- europe 1
romance tags
The 'MacCarrick Brothers' series
180 ratings 3.97 ·
fantasy · regency · historical · alpha male · erotica · vengeance · tortured hero · victorian · highlander · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · virgin heroine · m-f · paranormal · from hate to love · independent heroine · fated-mates · bad boys · age difference · class difference
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