Dark Surrender

by Erica Ridley

Series: Gothic Historical Romance (1), Passion & Promises (2)

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Violet Whitechapel committed an unspeakable crime to save a child. To escape the hangman�??s noose, she takes refuge in a crumbling abbey with secrets darker than her own. When its master offers her a temporary post, Violet cannot say no. Just as she begins to see him in a new light, her past catches up to her, and endangers them all. Alistair Waldegrave keeps his daughter imprisoned in the black heart of his Gothic abbey. As he searches for a cure to the disease the villagers call demonic, his new governess brings much needed light into their lives. But how can the passion between them survive the darkness encroaching from outside their sheltered wal… (more)

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nordie | Oct 14, 2023 |

This was recommended to me by a friend who knew about my love of historical romances and gothics. I am sorry but I didnt feel it :/

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Litrvixen | Jun 23, 2022 |

This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways.

First, I won this book on Librarything in exchange for an honest review. This was a wonderful gothic, dark historical romance. I love getting to read a really good love story and this was one of those love stories. I could not put it down. I cannot wait to read more by Erica Ridley! I would recommend this to anyone wanting to read a really good love story!! (

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Kristinah | May 8, 2018 |

For lovers of Gothic romance

Ms. Ridley has fashioned yet another fine Gothic romance. Impossible choices, who is trapped and who seeks sanctuary? The only criticism might be more steam than was absolutely necessary, too much "nippling" and in the end (spoiler alert) she gives him head and they all live happily ever after. A strong story, and I'm not averse to the steamy parts, but Victoria Holt managed to write dozens of Gothics without any. (

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Karla.Brandenburg | Dec 12, 2017 |

Don’t shoot me but I never heard of this author, and honestly I don’t recall how I got to have this book. If you’re a blogger like me, you know exactly what I mean. I have two email accounts that are flooded by requests for reviews and sometimes it all is a huge blur…but I’m digressing…

I really don’t care how or who introduced me to this author, because I’m just glad that they did.

Erica Ridley wrote one of the best ‘Jane Eyre’ type stories around. The best part of books like this is the plot, then the characters and in this case both were ....thanks for jumping to b2b to finish reading my review ...

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Tempted by His Touch (Box Set 10-in-1) by Darcy Burke

Lords of the Borders (Box Set 7-in-1) by Kimberly Cates

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Violet Whitechapel committed an unspeakable crime to save a child. To escape the hangman�??s noose, she takes refuge in a crumbling abbey with secrets darker than her own. When its master offers her a temporary post, Violet cannot say no. Just as she begins to see him in a new light, her past catches up to her, and endangers them all. Alistair Waldegrave keeps his daughter imprisoned in the black heart of his Gothic abbey. As he searches for a cure to the disease the villagers call demonic, his new governess brings much needed light into their lives. But how can the passion between them survive the darkness encroaching from outside their sheltered wal

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Violet Whitechapel committed an unspeakable crime to save a child. To escape the hangman’s noose, she takes refuge in a crumbling abbey with secrets darker than her own. When its master offers her a temporary post, Violet cannot say no. But when secrets begin to unravel, none of the abbey’s residents will be able to remain hidden.

Alistair Waldegrave keeps his daughter imprisoned in the black heart of his Gothic abbey. As he searches for a cure to the disease the villagers call demonic, his new governess brings much needed light into their lives. But how can the passion between them survive the darkness encroaching from outside their sheltered walls?

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