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Shanna

  • 1977 first published
  • 666 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (19 ratings)
  • 16 editions

Published in 1977, Shanna is a historical romance novel by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. It is set in the 18th Century. It features Shanna Trahern and Ruark Beauchamp. Readers will find themes of Passion and eighteenth century.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 19 ratings, and 163 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions.

It runs to roughly 666 pages — 12–13 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Shanna

Sensuous free spirit Shanna Trahern takes flight to a lush Caribbean paradise -- leaving the dashing condemned Ruark Beauchamp to the gallows of Newgate Prison. But no hangman's noose will deny Ruark the ecstasy of his true love. An exquisite beauty in desperate need . . . A condemned man with nothing left to lose . . . A magnificent tale of freedom and passionate destiny from the incomparable storyteller-- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss SHANNA Behind the foreboding walls of Newgate Prison, a pact is sealed in secret--as a dashing and doomed criminal consents to wed a beautiful heiress . . . in return for one night of unparalleled pleasure. In the fading echoes of hollow wedding vows, a promise is broken--as a sensuous free-spirit flees to a lush Caribbean paradise, abandoning the handsome stranger she married to the gallows. But Ruark Beauchamp's destiny is now eternally intertwined with his exquisite, tempestuous Shanna's. And no iron ever forged can imprison his magnificent passion . . . and no hangman's noose will deny him the ecstasy that is rightfully his.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Era

Characters

  • Shanna Trahern
  • Ruark Beauchamp

Subjects

  • Fiction in English Historical Romance
  • Love stories
  • Passion
  • Historical romance
  • Eighteenth century

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Shanna?

Shanna was written by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss and first published in 1977.

What genre is Shanna?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is Shanna?

The median edition has 666 pages, about 12–13 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Shanna?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Black Moth, Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber.

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