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The black swan

Day Taylor

765 pages

A sweeping, tempestuous historical romance where forbidden passion collides with the brutal upheaval of the American Civil War.

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This sweeping, old-school historical romance plunges readers into a tempestuous world of high-stakes passion and divided loyalties. The narrative moves at a propulsive clip, sweeping from the sultry elegance of New Orleans to the raucous ports of the Caribbean, all against the turbulent backdrop of the American Civil War. The prose is lush and highly emotive, perfectly suited to the dramatic, larger-than-life love story at its center. It feels like a classic bodice-ripper, steeped in fiery yearning, agonizing separations, and the desperate fight for reunion amidst societal collapse. Readers who crave epic, emotionally turbulent sagas filled with defiant characters, forbidden romance, and sweeping historical drama will find themselves completely swept away by this fiery tale.

Mood
  • tempestuous
  • turbulent
  • fiery
  • romantic
Tone
  • passionate
  • dramatic
  • sweeping
  • melodramatic
Pace
propulsive
Themes
forbidden love · divided loyalties · wartime upheaval · defying societal rules
The writing
Lush, dramatic, and highly emotive, leaning into the sweeping grandeur of classic historical romance.
The arc
Moves from the fiery spark of forbidden attraction through the agonizing separations of war, culminating in a desperate fight for reunion.
Who it's for
Fans of old-school, sweeping historical romances and bodice rippers who crave high-stakes passion set against dramatic wartime backdrops.
Content notes
  • slavery
  • war violence
  • racism

About the book

Black Swan book #1 A FIERY YEARNING THAT DEFIED EVERY RULE!

Adam--a legend in his own time, an outlaw in his own land, the daring captain of The Black Swan who risked his life to lead slaves to freedom...

Dulcie--the dazzling, reckless daughter of Savannah's most prosperous slave breeder...

Theirs was an impossible, rapturous love-flames of passion challenged their hearts as savagely as the fires of battle consumed their beloved homeland. Joined together by the sweet agony of their desire only to torn asunder by the brutal horrors of war, they lived for the one radiant moment that would united them again...

Sweeping from the pride and charm of old New Orleans to forbidden Caribbean forests throbbing with voodoo drums; from the haughty elegance of New York City to the raucous, romantic bravado of Nassau's exhilarating port; here is the splendorous saga of fierce ecstasies, violent truths and wild dreams...

Set in the Civil War South between the years 1852 and 1865, THE BLACK SWAN recounts the story of two memorable and powerful characters. Adam Tremain, the captain of the Black Swan will deny his loyalty to the South to become a blockade runner, transporting fugitive slaves to freedom. Dulcie Moran is the beautiful, defiant daughter of Savannah's most prosperous slave-breeder. Despite and treachery, jealousy, deceit and passion weave and interweave through their epic love story, played out against the backdrop of a land at war.

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