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Shadowheart

  • 2004 first published
  • 502 pages
  • ★ 5.0 (3 ratings)
  • 2 editions

Laura Kinsale's Shadowheart (2004) is a historical romance novel. The story is set in England, in the 14th century. It features Lady Elena and Allegreto. Key subjects include Italy.

Open Library readers give it an average of 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 31 more have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 502 pages — 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Shadowheart

Swept up in political intrigue, an assassin and a princess embrace a passionate love in this fourteenth-century romance by a New York Times–bestselling author. As the last unmarried princess of Monteverde, Elayne is trapped in a marital bond when her hand is promised to the land’s ruler. On the voyage to meet her future husband, she is captured by Allegreto Navona—the living embodiment of the dark angel she’s seen in dreams. Endowed with godlike beauty, his eyes burn bright with sin. A woman of modesty would flee such a man. But try as she might, a wanton hunger binds her to his side . . . Trained as an assassin, Allegreto is the bastard son of an ambitious lord who raised him to murder for control of Monteverde. Now that his father is dead, if Allegreto can make Elayne his wife, it will cleanse his tainted blood, and the country will be his, but she is no mere maiden to be possessed. Unexpectedly, he falls in love with her, finding in her quick mind and azure eyes the conqueror of his heart. But will his dark past scare her off?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Lady Elena
  • Allegreto

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Love stories
  • Italy
  • Historical romance

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Shadowheart?

Shadowheart was written by Laura Kinsale and first published in 2004.

What genre is Shadowheart?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is Shadowheart?

The median edition has 502 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Shadowheart?

Readers who like it often enjoy Ransom, Mine Till Midnight (Platinum Romance Series) and Romancing Mister Bridgerton.

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