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BOTM 1 – April 2024 – The Duke of Shadows
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This is a favorite of mine! I'm not sure if I'm going to reread it this month
I've been reading this one. I'm about 45% done. It is much darker than our usual HR. I'm not sure I like it. I'm going to keep reading for now.
@Lauren I really like this one too. But, same, not sure whether I'll reread this month. @Oleander, this book does pack a punch. IMO it's well worth hanging in there. The second half is quite different and, to me, unexpected after the first half. The whole book ends up as quite a powerful emotional read. Hope you end up enjoying it.
ok, Jan. I'll hang in a bit longer and see how it goes.
I finished today. It wasn't my favorite. It was very emotional, very strained. I'm still thinking about my impressions. It was so very different, creative, and painted such a picture of an unfamiliar historical time. The most unusual thing was that the heroine was not just in distress, she was actually a tortured soul.
Join us in reading this HR that features the theme BIPOC. Happy reading!
The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
Synopsis:
In a debut romance as passionate and sweeping as the British Empire, Meredith Duran paints a powerful picture of an aristocrat torn between two worlds, an heiress who dares to risk everything...and the love born in fire and darkness that nearly destroys them.
From exotic sandstone palaces...
Sick of tragedy, done with rebellion, Emmaline Martin vows to settle quietly into British Indian society. But when the pillars of privilege topple, her fiancé's betrayal leaves Emma no choice. She must turn for help to the one man whom she should not trust, but cannot resist: Julian Sinclair, the dangerous and dazzling heir to the Duke of Auburn.
To the marble halls of London...
In London, they toast Sinclair with champagne. In India, they call him a traitor. Cynical and impatient with both worlds, Julian has never imagined that the place he might belong is in the embrace of a woman with a reluctant laugh and haunted eyes. But in a time of terrible darkness, he and Emma will discover that love itself can be perilous -- and that a single decision can alter one's life forever.
Destiny follows wherever you run.
A lifetime of grief later, in a cold London spring, Emma and Julian must finally confront the truth: no matter how hard one tries to deny it, some pasts cannot be disowned...and some passions never die.