If You Deceive (MacCarrick Brothers #3)
Kresley Cole
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 142 ratings · 368 pages · 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?
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Tagged as:
- historical 23
- vengeance 22
- disabilities & scars 20
- virgin heroine 17
- tortured hero 17
- highlander hero 17
- victorian 14
- possessive hero 14
- alpha male 13
- pregnancy 13
- poor heroine 13
- enemies to lovers 12
- cruel hero/bully 11
- angst 10
- independent heroine 10
- grumpy/cold hero 10
- tortured heroine 9
- age gap 8
- rich hero 7
- class difference 6
- height difference 6
- competent heroine 6
- m-f romance 6
- betrayal 6
- paranormal 4
- regency 4
- fantasy 3
- take-charge heroine 3
- caretaking 3
- insta-love 3
- bad boys 3
- breeding 3
- cheating 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- miscarriage / infertility 9
- dubious consent 7
- death / grief 4
- third party abuse 3
- suicide / ideation 3
- non-consent between mcs 2
- body betrayal 1
- human trafficking 1
- geography
- scotland 5
- british isles 4
- united kingdom 4
- europe 4
- france 3
- england 1
- Format
- third person pov 6
- dual pov 2
- standalone 1
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The 'MacCarrick Brothers' series
3.96 · 313 ratings
virgin heroine · possessive hero · explicit-open-door · british-isles · united-kingdom · victorian · scotland · highlander · tortured hero · vengeance · europe · historical · alpha male · m-f · pregnancy · cruel hero · class difference · rich heroine · angst · third-person-pov
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