Dark Prince
Dark Gothic #3
By: Eve Silver
Published: August 5, 2014, Smashwords (First published
August 1, 2007)
Genre: Gothic, Historical Romance, Mystery
Pages: 352 Pages Amazon Kindle
Source: Free day on Amazon
Innkeeper’s
daughter Jane Heatherington is sold into indentured servitude to cover her
father’s debts to Aidan Warrick, a man whose handsome face and form mock the
rumors that skulk in his shadow, rumors that paint him a smuggler, a pirate…and
worse.
On the rain swept
Cornish coast, Aidan’s business is carried out in the darkest hours of moonless
nights, his secrets are many, and death follows in his wake. Isolated and
alone, Jane's only companion is the man she dare not trust, the man who looks
at her with heated desire that she both fears and craves.
As she finds
herself ensnared in the twisted schemes carried out within the walls of Aidan’s
looming estate, Jane must decide if Aidan Warrick is the dark prince of her
dreams or a monster preying on the innocent…
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Our
lingering winter put me in the mood for an atmospheric gothic novel so my
thanks to author Eve Silver for her free day on Amazon for one of her earlier
novels, Dark Prince!
The
story takes place along the moody, tragic Cornwall coast and a trip to the
cemetery to start this period romance wrapped in a mystery. Yum. Just the kind
of setting I like for a gothic.
Here’s
a dark hero with a tortured past that drives him. There’s a mystery to hero, Aidan,
that’s played out nicely through the book, pulling the reader along. It’s
entwined with a puzzle around a shipwreck, wrapped up in a deep, dark
completely unsuspecting secret that gradually unravels. Is Aidan truly evil, or
are we just missing some of the facts? I loved the surprise revelations at the
end.
The
relationship between Aidan and Jane develops at a realistic pace. It’s wonderful how Aidan comes to care for
Jane in the truest, and most practical way. Jane has an infirmity but is no
true damsel in distress, though I found her somewhat “dear God” ish. And if you’re
looking for a maidenly gothic, heads up, this one has some steam in it!
Overall
Dark Prince is well written, though I wanted to see and know a little more of
Trevisham, Aidan’s manor house, in the style of gothics. Also, calling the heroine Jane just puts me
in mind of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and I thought of this all way through
the book. So, I think a different name would have been better for her.
Fav
quote at 2732/3582: She lifted her eyes and met his gaze. “A fine pairing, then. If we are
both mad, neither shall notice the malady in the other.”
At
the end, there is a sample from His Wicked Sins, another in the line of Eve
Silver’s Dark Gothic series.
Definitely
recommend for romance fans, especially if you like mystery, or gothic
overtones. 4.3
Stars!
You
will find Eve Silver on the internet at these links:
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