The Gatecrasher

by Madeleine Wickham

First published 1998

Fleur Daxeny is a professional gate-crasher, seducing wealthy men at funerals to support her lavish lifestyle. But when she sets her sights on the recently widowed Richard Favour, his family proves more than a match for her charms. As Fleur is drawn into the Favour household, she finds herself torn between the safety of her old ways and the chance at true love. With a long-buried secret threatening to destroy it all, Fleur must choose between running or risking her heart.

Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, adult-fiction

Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water

Period: 20th-century, 21st-century

304 pages · Paperback · Corgi

Content warnings: emotional-abuse

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