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Chase The Dawn
343 pages
A sweeping, high-stakes romance where duty and desire clash across the bloody battle lines of a divided nation.
What it feels like
Set against the brutal, sweeping backdrop of a divided America, this historical romance delivers a fraught and passionate reading experience. The narrative moves at a brisk pace, driven by the intense, high-stakes dynamic of a capable female surgeon caught behind enemy lines with a captor whose life she once saved. The mood is tense and dramatic, steeped in the emotional turmoil of forbidden attraction and the stark realities of war. The prose leans into the earnest, emotionally charged conflict of duty versus desire, capturing the fierce resistance of a heroine fighting her own heart. It is a perfect match for readers who devour enemies-to-lovers romances where ideological divides and wartime captivity forge an unforgettable, sweeping love story.
- Mood
- fraught
- sweeping
- high-stakes
- romantic
- Tone
- dramatic
- earnest
- tense
- passionate
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- duty versus desire · forbidden romance · enemies to lovers · wartime divided loyalties · healing and captivity
- The writing
- Dramatic and emotionally charged, focusing on the intense internal conflict and the stark realities of a divided nation.
- The arc
- Moves from fierce resistance and ideological division to a reluctant, passionate surrender across enemy lines.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-stakes historical romances featuring capable heroines, enemies-to-lovers tension, and the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War.
Content notes
- war violence
- captivity
- medical trauma
About the book
With America divided in a bloody civil war, Boston doctor Adria Beaumont fights to repress her feelings for Jonathan Stone, the handsome Southern gentleman whose life she saved and who has made her his captive
Description from Open Library.
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