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Romance · 2004 · PG-13

The Paid Companion

by Jayne Ann Krentz

He needed a fake companion. She needed the money. Neither needed to fall in love.

For14+GenreRomanceLength352 pagesRead time~9 hours

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Violence

Some

Murder investigation; Victorian-era suspense

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Some

Romantic development and adult content

Substance Use

None

Minimal period substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Moderate psychological complexity; a marriage of convenience complicated by genuine feeling

What this book is about

Writing as Amanda Quick, Krentz sets this Regency-era romantic suspense in Victorian-inflected England, where a practical man hires a capable woman as a temporary companion and they find themselves investigating a murder. The Paid Companion is Krentz/Quick at her brisk, enjoyable best.

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