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Where magic dwells
390 pages
A fiery clash of magic, duty, and undeniable passion set against the enchanting backdrop of medieval Wales.
What it feels like
This historical romance delivers a sweeping, combative mood where magic and duty violently collide. The narrative moves at a brisk pace, driven by the fierce battle of wills between a fiercely protective seeress and a determined English knight. The prose is lush and dramatic, fully embracing the passionate, high-stakes vocabulary of classic romance with its branding kisses, ungodly powers, and defiant beauty. Readers will feel the tension of an enemies-to-lovers dynamic layered with the tender, grounding presence of a found family of war orphans. It is an earnest, enchanting read perfect for those who devour stories of proud, magical heroines and the formidable warriors who are ultimately brought to their knees by love.
- Mood
- romantic
- enchanting
- combative
- sweeping
- Tone
- passionate
- dramatic
- earnest
- fierce
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · found family · clash of magic and duty · protective motherhood · forbidden passion
- The writing
- Lush and dramatic, leaning heavily into the passionate vocabulary of classic historical romance.
- The arc
- Moves from fierce, protective defiance to a sweeping, magical surrender to passion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love fiery enemies-to-lovers historical romances where strong-willed protectors clash with duty-bound knights.
Content notes
- kidnapping themes
- war orphans
- illegitimacy
About the book
A THORNY ROSE, SHE BLOOMED WITH PASSION
No man dared touch the proud Wynne ab Gruffydd, Seeress of Radnor, whose heart belonged to the children she raised, five orphans, bastards of war. Awed by her magic, would-be suitors kept their distance. Until the fierce English knight rode into Radnor Forest on a mission to seize one of her children...even as this knight laid siege to her body with ungodly powers that matched her own.
Dispatched to Wales to reclaim his liege lord's by-blow offspring and to win the long-coveted rewards, Sir Cleve FitzWarin was prepared to face an army - but not the defiant beauty guarding her children with her magic and her life. This was war. Girded for battle, he vowed to have her, to brand her with kisses, set her aflame, this enchantress who held him in thrall with the sweet magic of her innocent embrace...
Book 2 of series (first in series is The Rose of Blacksword)
Description from Open Library.
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