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Lovers in Paradise
First published 1978 · 290 pages
A breathless plunge into all-consuming, soul-merging romance where love is the ultimate salvation.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage historical romance feels like stepping into a whirlwind of pure, unironic passion. The narrative is driven by a brisk, breathless energy, sweeping the reader into a world where emotions are always dialed to their absolute peak. It is a swooning, melodramatic experience defined by tear-soaked kisses, frantic declarations of devotion, and the euphoric relief of lovers finally reuniting. The prose does not shy away from grand absolutes, painting love as a literal heaven and a merging of souls. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of historical Bali, the atmosphere is intense and deeply romantic. This is a book that will delight readers who crave the comforting, unabashed earnestness of classic romance, where love conquers terror and delivers an overwhelmingly triumphant happily-ever-after.
- Mood
- euphoric
- sweeping
- intense
- Tone
- earnest
- melodramatic
- passionate
- swooning
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- all-consuming passion · fated reunions · soulmate connection · emotional salvation
- The writing
- Breathless and highly emotive, relying on dramatic absolutes and sweeping declarations to convey intense feeling.
- The arc
- Moves from the frantic terror of separation to the euphoric relief of a soul-merging reunion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave unabashedly dramatic, vintage historical romances where love is an all-consuming, life-or-death emotion.
About the book
For a moment they both stood still as if turned to stone. Then with a little cry Roxana moved into the Count's arms. He held her close, kissing first her lips, then her wet eyes and the tears from her cheeks. She felt as if her prayer had been answered. She had died and was in a Heaven so perfect, so wonderful that she was no longer breathing. At last the Count raised his head to look down at Roxana's radiantly beautiful face.
"How could you have left me?" he cried. "I have been frantic, off my head with terror in case I would never find you again."
Roxana gave a sigh of inexpressible happiness. Then he was kissing her again, holding her close against him as if he were afraid he might lose her for a second time, closer and closer until their bodies seemed to merge, and their souls were one.
Description from Open Library.
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