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The Awakening

Jude Deveraux

378 pages

A fiery clash of wills melts into a sweeping, sensuous romance set against the turbulent backdrop of a California ranch.

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Reading this book feels like stepping into a sun-warmed, dramatic world where rigid order collides with untamed passion. The narrative moves at a brisk, sweeping pace, balancing the slow, sensuous awakening of a sheltered heart with the rising tension of external rebellion. The prose is lush and evocative, lingering on the sensory details of sumptuous meals, moonlit dances, and stolen kisses, while maintaining a fiery, earnest tone. It captures the classic opposites-attract dynamic, drawing the reader into a tense but deeply romantic atmosphere. This is a story for those who devour historical western romances filled with hot-blooded clashes, simmering desires, and high-stakes drama that threatens to consume everything the characters hold dear.

Mood
  • sweeping
  • romantic
  • tense
  • sun-warmed
Tone
  • passionate
  • dramatic
  • earnest
  • sensuous
Pace
brisk
Themes
awakening of passion · clash of worlds · order versus chaos · opposites attract
The writing
Lush and evocative, lingering on sensory pleasures and the simmering tension between strong-willed characters.
The arc
A journey from sheltered indignation to a fierce, awakened passion, culminating in a dramatic fight for survival.
Who it's for
Readers who crave classic, sweeping historical romances where prim heroines clash with worldly, hot-blooded heroes.
Content notes
  • violence
  • rebellion

About the book

Amanda Caulden led a sheltered life on her father's California ranch -- until the day Hank Montgomery stormed into town. A hot-blooded union organizer with a taste for ladies and fine champagne, he sensed the fire that smoldered beneath her prim, virtuous beauty...and he vowed to make her his. Hank's assault on her orderly life made Amanda furious -- and all the more enticing. Slowly, he drew her into a world of sensuous pleasure: sumptuous meals and moonlit dances, carefree laughter and stolen kisses...gently stirring the sleeping embers of passion. But even as a fierce love rose between them, violent rebellion threatened to destroy the Caulden ranch -- and their lives!

Montgomery/Taggert (in chronological order): The Black Lyon (Montgomery/Taggert, #1) The Maiden (Montgomery/Taggert, #2) The Velvet Promise (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #3) Highland Velvet (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #4) Velvet Song (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #3) (Montgomery/Taggert, #5) Velvet Angel (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #4) (Montgomery/Taggert, #6) The Velvet Quartet Velvet (Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1-4) The Heiress (Montgomery/Taggert, #7) The Raider (Montgomery/Taggert, #8) Mountain Laurel (Montgomery/Taggert, #9) Eternity (Montgomery/Taggert, #10) The Duchess (Montgomery/Taggert, #11) Twin of Fire (Chandler Twins, #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #13) Twin of Ice (Chandler Twins, #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #12) The Temptress (Montgomery/Taggert, #14) Wishes (Montgomery/Taggert, #15) The Awakening (Montgomery/Taggert, #16) The Invitation from “The Invitation” (Montgomery/Taggert, #17) The Princess (Montgomery/Taggert, #18) A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggert Family, #19) Sweet Liar (Montgomery/Taggert, #20) Matchmakers from “The Invitation” (Montgomery/Taggert, #21) Change of Heart from “A Holiday of Love” (Montgomery/Taggert, #22) Just Curious from “A gift of Love” (Montgomery/Taggert, #23) High Tide (Montgomery/Taggert, #24) Holly (Montgomery/Taggert, #25) Someone to Love (Montgomery/Taggert, #26) Forever... (Forever, #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #27) Forever and Always (Forever, #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #28) Always (Forever Trilogy #3) (Montgomery/Taggert, #29) True Love (Nantucket Brides, #1)(Montgomery/Taggert, #30) For All Time (Nantucket Brides, #2)(Montgomery/Taggert, #31) Ever After (Nantucket Brides, #3)(Montgomery/Taggert, #32) Met Her Match (Montgomery/Taggert, #33) Simple Gifts: Just Curious / Miracles / Change of Heart / Double Exposure (Montgomery/Taggert)

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