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The Scent of Jasmine
432 pages
A breathless historical romance that sweeps you from fancy dress balls into the steamy wilderness on a thrilling flight of forbidden attraction.
What it feels like
Reading this historical romance feels like being swept into a breathless, high-stakes adventure where danger and desire are inextricably linked. The narrative moves at a propulsive pace, trading the stifling expectations of Southern gentility for the wild, steamy atmosphere of the Florida Everglades. It is a story steeped in a swoony, suspenseful mood, driven by a spirited heroine and a misunderstood fugitive whose shared flight from justice becomes a journey toward salvation. The prose is emotionally charged and atmospheric, perfectly capturing the tension of riding blind into the night and the overwhelming pull of forbidden attraction. It will thoroughly delight readers who crave sweeping, dramatic love stories where trusting the unknown leads to the ultimate romantic payoff.
- Mood
- steamy
- suspenseful
- swoony
- atmospheric
- Tone
- romantic
- adventurous
- dramatic
- earnest
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- forbidden attraction · trusting the unknown · seeking salvation · misguided justice · adventurous spirit
- The writing
- Descriptive and emotionally charged, capturing both the lush Southern settings and the breathless urgency of a fugitive romance.
- The arc
- Moves from a restless desire for adventure to a thrilling, high-stakes flight that culminates in a deep, trusting romance.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love sweeping historical romances where spirited heroines and misunderstood fugitives find love on the run.
Content notes
- murder accusations
- fugitive flight
About the book
A daughter of southern gentility and a gifted painter, Catherine Edilean Harcourt has no lack of suitors at home Virginia, waiting to fulfill her dream of family and marriage. But Cay's adventurous spirit, fostered by growing up with her three brothers, is piqued while visiting her godfather in South Carolina. Bedridden with a broken leg he asks cay to fill in for him on an important task: on her way to the fancy dress ball she must deliver a packed horse to an old friends son - who also happens to be an escaped convict who murdered his wife. Cay agrees to the plan which doesn't go exactly as planned....whereupon she finds herself fleeing Alexander Mcdowell's captors, riding blind into the night with the fugitive Scotsman. Though she should fear him, she finds herself overwhelmingly attracted to Alex and drawn into his tale of misguided justice and his innocence as they seek refuge in steamy florida everglades. Will trusting him be the worst mistake of her life? or falling in love be the salvation both of them have been looking for???
Description from Open Library.
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