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Sleeping Beauty
384 pages
A tender historical romance about a guarded beauty and the charming explorer determined to awaken her heart.
What it feels like
This elegant historical romance unfolds at a steady, deliberate pace, inviting readers into the glittering social world of Victorian England. The mood is steeped in yearning and romantic tension, centered entirely on the emotional dance between a fiercely guarded heroine and a charming, persistent hero. The prose focuses on the internal landscapes of its characters, capturing the delicate process of breaking down long-held emotional defenses. It explores themes of vulnerability, trust, and the healing power of a genuine connection. Readers who delight in character-driven stories where a patient, devoted hero gently dismantles a heroine's protective thorns will find themselves completely swept away by this tender tale of a slumbering heart finally waking up to love.
- Mood
- elegant
- yearning
- hopeful
- swoony
- Tone
- romantic
- earnest
- charming
- tender
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- emotional vulnerability · breaking down walls · healing from past wounds · the power of love
- The writing
- Elegant and romantic, focusing on the internal emotional landscapes of its characters.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded emotional distance to a tender, passionate awakening.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love historical romances centered on guarded heroines and the charming heroes determined to win their hearts.
Content notes
- past emotional trauma
About the book
Once, a long time ago, Coco Wild learned to never allow a man's kiss to move her, for that way led to downfall. A slender beauty with alluring eyes, she built impregnable defenses around her emotions. The men who came to adore her, fought to conquer her and learn her mysteries, made her the toast of London, but none were able to rouse her passions.
But that hard-taught lesson is about to unravel because of Sir James Stoker. Back in England with a treasure of gold from his adventures, newly knighted by Queen Victoria herself, and feted everywhere, the handsome explorer has the world at his feet. He's exactly the man Coco might have dreamed about when she was young: a tall, fair hero with a charming smile. Now he's turned his energy toward winning her, the most desirable and the least attainable woman he knows; and Coco's aft-aid James may just find his way past the thorns that have so long protected her from the world, and awaken her slumbering heart...with just one kiss.
Description from Open Library.
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