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A Kiss in the Dark
374 pages
A shadowy, suspense-laced historical romance where a scandalous reputation masks a tender heart.
What it feels like
This historical romance wraps the reader in a cloak of Regency-era scandal and clandestine midnight meetings. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, balancing the swoony tension of a blossoming romance with the shadowy suspense of a London underworld search. The prose is lush and emotionally earnest, focusing heavily on the internal struggles of a heroine who has built walls to survive high society's cruel judgments. As the layers of her infamous reputation are peeled back, the mood shifts from guarded and secretive to deeply passionate and hopeful. It is a perfect escape for readers who delight in the trope of the misunderstood outcast finding redemption and fierce, unconditional love in the arms of a desperate, dashing hero.
- Mood
- shadowy
- swoony
- clandestine
- hopeful
- Tone
- romantic
- earnest
- suspenseful
- passionate
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- redemption and reputation · hidden depths · trusting after betrayal · constraints of high society
- The writing
- Lush and emotionally expressive, leaning into the dramatic tension of Regency-era scandal and romance.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded suspicion and societal isolation to a passionate, vulnerable surrender as secrets are brought into the light.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love a misunderstood heroine with a scandalous past and a hero who falls first while unraveling a mystery.
Content notes
- kidnapping themes
- societal ostracization
- past trauma
About the book
Deirdre Wilks, the infamous Viscountess Rotherby, is shunned by the ton, who whisper behind closed doors of her shadowy past. And now every hope she harbors of repairing her reputation is at risk when a desperate, dashing gentleman comes to her for aid.
He has hear the rumors...but fesring for her sister, vanished somewhere in London's disreputable corners, Lord Tristan Knight must seek help from the mysterious beauty. Although her intentions are cloaked, Deirdre's warm heart and enchanting face are more befitting an angel than a sinner. And soon, Tristan realizes he can never relinquish this bold and remarkable woman.
Yet Deirdre must guard ansecret - a shocking truth that, once revealed, could destroy the passionate love he has brought into her life.
Description from Open Library.
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