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Dark Before the Rising Sun:(Dominick #3)
518 pages
A sweeping, tempestuous historical romance that sails from perilous captivity to sun-drenched ecstasy and scandalous aristocratic intrigue.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like being swept up in a tempest of classic 1980s historical romance, where emotions are as vast and turbulent as the ocean itself. The narrative moves at a brisk, adventurous pace, carrying the reader from sun-drenched, idyllic shores in the West Indies to the scandal-ridden drawing rooms of England. It is steeped in a mood of passionate destiny and perilous stakes, wrapped in lush, dramatic prose that heightens every stolen glance and desperate escape. The emotional journey arcs from the despair of sudden captivity to the rapturous heights of an all-consuming love, before plunging into a thrilling fight against societal malice. It is a perfect escape for readers who devour sweeping, old-school sagas of aristocratic exiles, high-seas passion, and love that weathers the darkest storms.
- Mood
- tempestuous
- adventurous
- swoony
- perilous
- Tone
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
- sweeping
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- destined love · high-seas adventure · aristocratic scandal · overcoming perilous odds · redemption through passion
- The writing
- Lush, dramatic, and steeped in the emotive, sweeping language characteristic of classic 1980s historical romance.
- The arc
- Moves from the despair of sudden captivity and aimless wandering to the rapturous heights of an idyllic romance, culminating in a dramatic fight against societal malice.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave sweeping, old-school historical romances filled with high-seas adventure, aristocratic scandal, and passionate, destined love.
Content notes
- kidnapping and abduction
- forced servitude
- murderous peril
About the book
Dominick Saga book 3
A LADY'S PLIGHT Lady Rhea Claire Dominick, fair and flawlessly beautiful daughter of a Duke, was stolen from her father's house -- and shipped to the Colonies as a slave.
A CAPTAIN'S DARING Dante Leighton, who squandered a Marquis' inheritance in his dissolute youth, pursued his fortune at sea -- and found his destiny in the amethyst eyes of a fascinating woman.
A STORM OF DESIRE They sailed the West Indian isles, discovering fabulous riches... and the raptures of a love more precious than treasure. On a secluded shore, in an idyll apart from the world, they surrendered themselves to ecstasy. But on returning to England, their joy was beset by a tempest of scandal, spite and murderous peril -- which was the end of their happiness, or the dark before the radiance of their love....
Dominick Series: Moonstruck Madness (Dominick, #1) Chance the Winds of Fortune (Dominick, #2) Dark Before the Rising Sun (Dominick, #3)
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