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Violence
Some
Physical confrontation and force within the marriage — most critically, a scene of marital assault
Language
Barely any
Period dialogue; mild language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit adult sexual content; a marital assault scene that has been contested and revised — readers should be aware it exists in the original edition
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in a Regency milieu
Emotional Intensity
Some
Power imbalances in romantic relationships; the tension between independence and submission; the 'taming' dynamic that many 1980s romances treated as love
What this book is about
Whitney Stone, a spirited American heiress in Regency England, is sold by her father to pay gambling debts — and Clayton Westmoreland, the Duke of Claymore, decides she is the woman he will marry. A romance beloved by millions for its passionate intensity and despised by critics for a scene of marital assault that McNaught revised in a later edition. A foundational text of the 1980s historical romance, with all the virtues and problems that entails.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A marital assault scene — present in original edition, revised in a later version; readers should be aware
Significant power imbalance — a woman is purchased and must accept a man's terms
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