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When lightning strikes
406 pages
A sweeping historical romance where hidden identities and rugged frontier danger ignite into undeniable passion.
What it feels like
Reading this historical romance feels like being swept up in the rugged, untamed energy of the American frontier. The narrative moves at a brisk, adventurous pace, balancing the constant underlying tension of hidden identities with the immediate, visceral thrill of forbidden attraction. The mood is sweeping and dramatic, steeped in the dust and danger of an Oregon-bound wagon trail, where lawlessness meets undeniable desire. The prose leans into sensory melodrama, capturing the physical intensity of sudden rescues and fiery embraces. It is an emotionally charged journey from guarded secrecy to passionate surrender. This book will delight readers who crave classic, high-stakes historical romance featuring rugged, dangerous heroes and heroines caught in webs of necessary deception.
- Mood
- rugged
- tense
- swoony
- sweeping
- Tone
- dramatic
- passionate
- adventurous
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden identities · forbidden attraction · frontier survival · danger and desire
- The writing
- The prose is sensory and dramatic, leaning into the physical thrills and sweeping melodrama of the frontier setting.
- The arc
- The emotional journey moves from guarded secrecy and sudden peril to an overwhelming, fiery surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic historical romances featuring rugged, dangerous heroes and high-stakes deception on the trail.
Content notes
- deception
- lawless frontier themes
About the book
He reached down and plucked her from the thick mud, then lifted her effortlessly into his lap, setting her crosswise on the tall gray horse. He was a total stranger, who thrilled her with danger and desire. Abigail Bliss couldn't tell him her real name. Her father had insisted on an alias on thier Oregon-bound wagon train. Tanner McNight was everything her father warned her against: a bounty hunter, lawless, untamed. She couldn't know that she was the bounty she sought, even as she melted in his fiery embrace...
Description from Open Library.
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