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Passion Star

Mallory Burgess (1988)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.83

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageMild

Synopsis

LOVE'S PERILOUS FLIGHT Calculating and brutal, Thomas Guilford posed an ultimatum to his beautiful young ward Laura Darby: Marry him and surrender her fortune, or risk burning at the stake like hundreds of other heretics under Bloody Mary's Catholic rule. Laura might have settled for the marriage had she not been drawn to Thomas's darkly mysterious, powerfully virile twin John... When Laura discovered the terrible truth about the man she was about to marry, it was John who came to her rescue... carrying her away from the treacherous estate -- to face the perils of a raging sea... and the torments of a passion as deep and dangerous as the ocean, and as glorious as the heavenly skies.

Passion Star: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Contains adult romantic content with steamy scenes, threats of forced marriage, and historical violence including references to religious persecution during Bloody Mary's reign.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, forced marriage, and coercion (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will be drawn to the dangerous romance between a young woman and her guardian's mysterious twin brother set during Tudor England's religious turmoil.

Tags

Historical RomanceGothic RomanceAdventure Romance