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Where Dreams Begin
447 pages
A sweeping, sensual exploration of what happens when rigid societal rules collide with undeniable, raw desire.
What it feels like
Reading this historical romance feels like stepping into a lush, velvet-draped parlor where the air is thick with unspoken longing. The narrative unfolds at a steady, intoxicating pace, drawing the reader into a world where rigid aristocratic rules clash with the raw, unapologetic ambition of a self-made man. It is a deeply sensual and emotionally earnest experience, steeped in the yearning of a woman awakening to her own desires after years of playing it safe. The prose is rich and atmospheric, lingering on stolen glances and the tactile luxury of the era. It is a perfect escape for readers who delight in the delicious tension of class differences, second chances, and the slow, inevitable surrender to a sweeping, all-consuming passion.
- Mood
- lush
- yearning
- opulent
- charged
- Tone
- romantic
- earnest
- sensual
- warm
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- class transgression · sexual awakening · second chances · societal constraints · healing from grief
- The writing
- Lush and sensory, with a focus on emotional interiority and rich period details.
- The arc
- Moves from stifled propriety and guarded ambition to a sweeping, vulnerable surrender to passionate love.
- Who it's for
- Romance readers who crave the tension of a rugged, self-made hero melting the heart of a proper, rule-bound aristocrat.
Content notes
- grief
- classism
- explicit sexual content
About the book
Zachary Bronson has built an empire of wealth and power -- now he needed a wife to help secure his position in society...and warm his bed in private.But not just any woman will do for a man whom all of London knows is not a gentleman. Then he unexpectedly swept Lady Holly Taylor into his arms for an unasked for -- but very alluring -- kiss, and suddenly he knew he had found a woman whose fierce passions matched his own.Lady Holly Taylor was beautiful, generous, and, as a widow, destined to spend her life playing by society's rules, even when they went against her bolder instincts. But Zachary's kiss had aroused her, and though the shocking offer he made didn't include marriage, she was compelled to risk everything and follow him to the place where dreams begin.
Description from Open Library.
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