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Shanna
996 pages
A sweeping, tempestuous journey of pride and passion that moves from grim prison cells to a sultry Caribbean paradise.
What it feels like
Reading this classic historical romance feels like being swept up in a tempest of high drama and undeniable passion. The narrative unfolds at a steady, epic pace, carrying the reader from the grim, shadow-drenched cells of eighteenth-century London to the sultry, sun-baked plantations of the Caribbean. The prose is lush and unapologetically melodramatic, painting every stolen glance and fiery argument with intense emotional color. It is a story built on fierce pride, shifting power dynamics, and the intoxicating tension of a love that refuses to be denied. Perfect for readers who crave the grand, sweeping scale of old-school bodice rippers, this book delivers an immersive, tempestuous escape where destiny and desire ultimately conquer all.
- Mood
- sultry
- tempestuous
- lush
- adventurous
- Tone
- passionate
- melodramatic
- earnest
- sweeping
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- destined love · shifting power dynamics · freedom and captivity · pride and surrender
- The writing
- Lush, descriptive, and unapologetically emotive, characteristic of classic epic romance.
- The arc
- From desperate bargains and fierce resistance to an all-consuming, undeniable surrender to love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave sweeping, old-school historical romances with high stakes, tempestuous lovers, and exotic settings.
Content notes
- dubious consent
- captivity
- violence
- historical plantation setting
About the book
Sensuous free spirit Shanna Trahern takes flight to a lush Caribbean paradise -- leaving the dashing condemned Ruark Beauchamp to the gallows of Newgate Prison. But no hangman's noose will deny Ruark the ecstasy of his true love. An exquisite beauty in desperate need... A condemned man with nothing left to lose... A magnificent tale of freedom and passionate destiny from the incomparable storyteller-- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss SHANNA
Behind the foreboding walls of Newgate Prison, a pact is sealed in secret--as a dashing and doomed criminal consents to wed a beautiful heiress... in return for one night of unparalleled pleasure. In the fading echoes of hollow wedding vows, a promise is broken--as a sensuous free-spirit flees to a lush Caribbean paradise, abandoning the handsome stranger she married to the gallows. But Ruark Beauchamp's destiny is now eternally intertwined with his exquisite, tempestuous Shanna's. And no iron ever forged can imprison his magnificent passion... and no hangman's noose will deny him the ecstasy that is rightfully his.
Description from Open Library.
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