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Meant-To-Be Marriage
288 pages
An earnest, emotionally charged romance steeped in the quiet agony of forbidden yearning and the triumph of destiny.
What it feels like
Reading this novel feels like stepping into a crucible of quiet, agonizing yearning. It is a deeply earnest and emotionally charged experience that thrives on the tension of forbidden love and the heavy burden of moral duty. The narrative moves at a steady, deliberate pace, allowing the reader to fully absorb the weight of suppressed desires and the profound sacrifices required to follow one's heart. The prose is accessible and intensely focused on the characters' internal landscapes, rendering their spiritual and romantic dilemmas with absolute sincerity. It is a story that will delight readers who crave classic, high-stakes emotional angst, offering a bittersweet but ultimately triumphant journey from painful separation to a sweeping, destined reunion.
- Mood
- yearning
- bittersweet
- emotionally charged
- hopeful
- Tone
- earnest
- sincere
- dramatic
- romantic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- forbidden love · crisis of faith · second chances · sacrifice and devotion · destiny
- The writing
- Accessible and heavily focused on internal emotional landscapes, prioritizing the characters' moral and romantic dilemmas.
- The arc
- Moves from the quiet agony of suppressed desire and painful separation to a resolute, sweeping romantic reunion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, high-stakes emotional angst and the intense yearning of a forbidden romance.
Content notes
- crisis of faith
- religious guilt
About the book
When darkly sexy Jarod Kendall met beautiful Sydney Taylor he faced the hardest decision of his life -- because, as a priest, any relationship was forbidden to him. Their friendship was innocent, but Jarod's love grew secretly and deeply. After a year of Jarod hiding his forbidden feelings Sydney left town, believing her love wasn't returned.
Alone, Jarod found his life thrown into deep turmoil. As a man of honor, he realized that he had to leave the priesthood and everything he loved because his heart was with Sydney.
Now Jarod is determined to find Sydney and persuade her that against all the odds their marriage is meant to be....
Description from Open Library.
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