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The Raging Hearts:(Coltrane #2)
480 pages
A sweeping, high-angst saga of survival, forbidden passion, and a woman's fierce determination to rebuild her life from the ashes of war.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage historical romance feels like being swept into a tempest of high-stakes melodrama and raw survival. The mood is tumultuous and angst-ridden, anchored by a heroine who must claw her way back from societal ruin and the devastation of war. It reads at a brisk, breathless pace, throwing relentless obstacles from bitter townspeople to predatory opportunists in the path of a fiercely forbidden love. The prose is unapologetically florid and emotionally charged, capturing the sweeping, larger-than-life intensity of classic bodice rippers. It is a deeply earnest, passionate experience designed for readers who love their historical romances steeped in grit, sweeping emotional arcs, and the undeniable pull of star-crossed lovers fighting against the world.
- Mood
- tumultuous
- desperate
- sweeping
- angst-ridden
- Tone
- melodramatic
- earnest
- passionate
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- star-crossed love · survival and resilience · rebuilding from ruin · forbidden passion · social ostracization
- The writing
- Florid and emotionally charged, leaning heavily into the dramatic intensity characteristic of vintage romance.
- The arc
- Moves from the devastating isolation of wartime ruin through bitter struggles for survival, culminating in a fiercely fought romantic triumph.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the sweeping, high-stakes melodrama and gritty survivalism of classic historical romances.
Content notes
- war trauma
- pregnancy out of wedlock
- sexual assault
- social ostracization
- violence
About the book
Having experienced the agonies of war, Travis will not easily grant anyone his heart's affection...that is until he is awestruck by Kitty's ethereal beauty. But when the Union solider leaves, promising to return, Kitty is faced with the hatred of the Southern town people, an out-of-wedlock pregnancy and the unwanted affections from arriving carpetbaggers. Out of the rubble and debris of the Civil War, alone and hated Kitty rises to the seemingly insurmountable task of building a life for her family on their North Carolina farm. Her mind is set on her goal that she will let nothing--not even her raging heart's desire for the strapping Union soldier--stand in the way of keeping her land.
Coltrane Series: Love and War (Coltrane, #1) The Raging Hearts (Coltrane, #2) Love and Glory(Coltrane, #3) Love and Fury (Coltrane, #4) Love and Splendor (Coltrane, #5) Love and Dreams (Coltrane, #6) Love and Honor (Coltrane, #7) Love and Triumph (Coltrane, #8)
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