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Dream fever
416 pages
A sweeping, angsty historical romance where two wounded outcasts find fiery redemption in an untamed paradise.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into the lush, melodramatic heart of classic historical romance. The atmosphere is thick with brooding tension and the rugged, untamed beauty of the New Zealand landscape, perfectly mirroring the internal storms of its protagonists. It unfolds at a steady, deliberate pace, allowing the bitter isolation of a disgraced aristocrat and the desperate hope of a fleeing heroine to slowly ignite into a raging, sensuous passion. The prose is unapologetically emotive and sweeping, wrapping the reader in a world of high stakes, deep angst, and rapturous healing. It is a deeply satisfying read for those who devour old-school romances featuring deeply tortured heroes, spirited survivors, and the undeniable power of redemptive love.
- Mood
- brooding
- atmospheric
- sweeping
- sensuous
- Tone
- angsty
- passionate
- earnest
- melodramatic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- healing past trauma · redemption through love · exile and isolation · class divides · finding sanctuary
- The writing
- Lush, descriptive, and highly emotive, leaning into the dramatic flair of classic nineties romance.
- The arc
- Moves from bitter isolation and desperate survival to a sweeping, passionate surrender to love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave old-school, sweeping historical romances with deeply tortured heroes and lush, exotic settings.
Content notes
- past trauma
- sexual content
- class prejudice
- exile
About the book
NICHOLAS A proud and gallant aristocrat, he was exiled to New Zealand for a crime committed in defense of a woman's honor. Now disgraced and disowned, he lives as a simple sheep farmer -- nursing his bitterness in silence... and solitude.
SUMMER The lovely and spirited daughter of and English courtesan, she flees the dire consequences of a tragic impetuous act to seek sanctuary in Nicholas' lonely world -- only to be surprised by the handsome, secretive stranger who spurns the healing powers of her giving heart.
DREAM FEVER A ruined nobleman and a beautiful child of the streets, their dreams would unite them in an untamed paradise -- inflaming their souls with passion's fire awakening within them both a raging fever of sensuous desire and rapturous love...
Description from Open Library.
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