Books › Lingering Shadows
Lingering Shadows
A Novel
475 pages
A sweeping, high-stakes saga where ruthless boardroom battles and simmering passions collide in a fight for legacy and love.
What it feels like
Reading this novel feels like stepping into a classic, high-stakes soap opera where the boardrooms are as cutthroat as the bedrooms are passionate. The narrative unfolds at a steady, deliberate pace, weaving together the glamorous but emotionally barren lives of its ambitious protagonists. There is a brooding, tense atmosphere that permeates the pages, driven by an emotionally heightened prose style that lingers on every stolen glance and unspoken desire. It is a story steeped in the vintage romance tradition, exploring themes of legacy, power dynamics, and the terrifying vulnerability of opening up after years of suppression. Fans of sweeping family sagas and intense corporate romances will devour this dramatic tale of second chances and hard-won trust.
- Mood
- brooding
- glamorous
- tense
- emotionally charged
- Tone
- dramatic
- earnest
- intense
- melodramatic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- corporate power struggles · second chances at love · overcoming past trauma · legacy and inheritance · vulnerability vs. ambition
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and introspective, leaning heavily into simmering tension and dramatic internal monologues.
- The arc
- Characters move from guarded, ambition-driven isolation toward vulnerable, passionate connection and hard-won trust.
- Who it's for
- Fans of vintage romance sagas who crave high-stakes boardroom drama paired with intense, slow-burn emotional awakenings.
Content notes
- past emotional abuse
- past infidelity
- sexism
About the book
Money, power, influence--Leo von Hessler had inherited it all from his manipulative, empire-building father. But just how much of his business had been built at the expense of others' shattered hopes and dreams? Only a visit to a once phenomenally successful English company, Carey Chemicals, could answer Leo's questions. Ambitious, relentless, driven--Saul Jardine, corporate raider, knew just when to close in on ailing companies. Respected and feared in the business world, Saul had pursued his career single-mindedly, to the detriment of love and family. His life at a crossroads, he was now set to carry out one last transaction: moving in on Carey's--a company ripe for takeover. Sensitive, intense, determined--Davina James had been forced to suppress her warmth and sensuality, first by her domineering father and then by her womanizing husband. Now, a beautiful widow, she had stopped yearning for love, turning her energies instead into confronting the business giants who sought to take her inheritance--Carey's--away from her. A confrontation which was to have unexpected and far-reaching consequences....
Description from Open Library.
Books like Lingering Shadows
See why they match
Yesterday's EchoesPenny JordanA deliciously angsty, tension-filled romance where long-buried secrets and past misjudgments ignite into undeniable chemistry.
Power GamesPenny JordanA high-stakes, emotionally charged web of family secrets, manipulation, and hard-won redemption.
A Passionate BusinessStephanie JamesA sparky, battle-of-wills romance where business arrangements collide with unexpected attraction.
Dark angelLynne GrahamA high-angst, vintage romance where bitter revenge collides with undeniable, explosive passion.
A Lingering MelodyPatricia WilsonA high-angst, vintage romance fueled by bitter misunderstandings, hidden truths, and the undeniable pull of a second chance.
The Lion's ShadowElizabeth HunterA sweeping, atmospheric romance steeped in the old-world charm of Venice and the sharp tension of untrustworthy love.