Historical Fiction
The Very Definition of Love
2026·437 pages
A wallflower compiling a bawdy slang dictionary forces a marriage of convenience with a notorious rake who becomes her steamy instructor.
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A wallflower compiling a bawdy slang dictionary forces a marriage of convenience with a notorious rake who becomes her steamy instructor.
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Bridgerton meets Emily Henry in this fresh take on regency romance about a wallflower writing a dictionary of bawdy slang who arranges her own marriage to the ultimate instructor: the town rake. 'Sexy and witty . . . a clever regency romance that kept me giggling' JOSS RICHARD 1816 - Harriet Bancroft doesn't mind that she's on her fifth season with no marriage prospects, it gives her more time to write her dictionary of modern slang. Words are her passion, especially the exciting, filthy ones me...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Explicit open-door sex; multiple graphic scenes tied to erotic slang lessons
Violence & gore
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Mild comedic abduction into elopement; no graphic violence
Profanity
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Frequent bawdy sexual slang and strong language throughout
Substance use
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Alcoholism and substance-abuse themes; gambling present
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Gender double standards, class difference, and women's sexual agency themes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Past abuse and child neglect; body shaming; non-protagonist abuse
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