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From the Torrid Past
184 pages
A sweeping, glamorous romance fueled by long-buried secrets and an undeniable, storm-like passion.
What it feels like
This is a sweeping, emotionally charged romance that thrives on the delicious tension of a long-buried secret. The reading experience feels both glamorous and intensely intimate, whisking the reader from sun-drenched Mediterranean islands to the glittering heights of Manhattan while maintaining a tight focus on the raging internal storms of its protagonist. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, driven by the sheer force of undeniable attraction and the constant, looming threat of a life-altering revelation. It is a story steeped in the melodrama of star-crossed lovers and second chances, wrapped in a prose style that is earnest and deeply passionate. Readers who devour classic, high-stakes romance with jet-setting backdrops and explosive emotional reunions will find themselves completely swept away by this dramatic journey.
- Mood
- glamorous
- tense
- sweeping
- romantic
- Tone
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
- intense
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- long-buried secrets · undeniable attraction · second chances · star-crossed romance
- The writing
- The prose is sweeping and emotionally charged, leaning into atmospheric descriptions of glamorous locales and intense internal turmoil.
- The arc
- The emotional journey moves from guarded apprehension and lingering longing to an overwhelming, undeniable resurgence of passion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, high-stakes romance featuring jet-setting backdrops and the delicious tension of a massive hidden secret.
Content notes
- secret keeping
- emotional distress
About the book
One reckless night in London had changed D'Arcy Kincaid's life forever...one star-crossed night of passion with a man she had never been able to forget.
Now, incredibly, five years later, Keele Petrakis strides back into her life. D'Arcy is assigned to do a story on Keele's shipping firm, but as they travel together from the sun-drenched Greek isles to the glittering towers of Manhattan, she must hide the passion that rages inside her like a storm. For Keele must never find out the secret that she has hidden from him for five long years...
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