The Secret Kiss of Darkness: A completely unforgettable and emotional historical timeslip romance (Shadows from the Past Book 2)

With its rich historical detail, escape with award-winning Christina Courtenay’s spellbinding tale of a forbidden love so powerful it transcends time.

He has waited an eternity for her.

When Kayla Sinclair arrives at Sotheby’s auction room in Mayfair, she is mesmerised by a life-size eighteenth-century portrait of a tall, dark man with piercing blue eyes.

She finds her life irrevocably changed by a powerful obsession with the portrait, and Kayla’s desire to discover the identity of the man leads her to the mysterious Marcombe Hall.

There Kayla uncovers the dark mystery surrounding the forbidden love of smuggler Jago Kewswell and Lady Eliza Marcombe.

Over two centuries separate Kayla and Jago, but their lives become inextricably linked as the lines between the past and the present are blurred.

Now Kayla’s choices could heal the shadows of the past, yet what she cannot foresee is the danger that lies ahead in her own future.

But fate always has a reason . . .

Fans of Barbara Erskine, Kate Mosse, Susanna Kearsley, Irina Shapiro or Kirsty Ferry will be utterly enchanted by this spellbinding and unforgettable timeslip romance with rich and vivid historical detail, set between the present and eighteenth-century Devon.

Praise for Christina Courtenay:

‘Five-star bliss.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A deeply satisfying time slip novel — one of the best I’ve read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A classic tale of smugglers, heroines, inheritances with a modern love story.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The past and present are skilfully weaved together to make this an unputdownable book!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Leaves you spellbound.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Christina Courtenay does heroes *very* well.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

ALSO BY CHRISTINA COURTENAY
SHADOWS FROM THE PAST
Book 1: THE SILENT TOUCH OF SHADOWS
Book 2: THE SECRET KISS OF DARKNESS

More from Christina Courtenay’s spellbinding Shadows of the Past series coming soon!

From the Publisher

Hello readers,

I love to dream myself away into a world where things turn out well for those who deserve it, and good triumphs over evil. The Regency period is the perfect background for these kinds of stories. My favourite tropes to use are Cinderella, rags-to-riches, evil siblings and damsels in distress. Naturally, the villain will always get their comeuppance and there’s a guaranteed happy-ever-after for the hero and heroine. I hope my stories provide an escape from everyday life for my readers, just as they do for me when I write them.

Best wishes,

Christina

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D9M365GS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Choc Lit Contemporary Romance: A Joffe Books Company (16 July 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3.9 MB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages