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Dreaming of You

by Lisa Kleypas

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·The Gamblers of Craven's #2

Why Read This?

You'll experience a cathartic journey of love redeeming a broken soul, with intense emotional payoff.

Synopsis

She stood at danger's threshold—then love beckoned her in. A prim, well-bred gentlewoman, Sara Fielding is a writer who puts pen to paper to create dreams. But now curiosity is luring her from the shelter of her country cottage into the dangerous world of Derek Craven—handsome, tough, and tenacious—and the most exciting man Sara has ever met. Derek rose from poverty to become the wealthy lord of London’s most exclusive gambling house. And now duty demands that he allow Sara Fielding to enter his perilous realm of ever-shifting fortunes—with her impeccable manners and her infuriating innocence. But there is a hidden strength and sensuality to the lady that captivates him beyond his better judgment. And in this world, where danger lurks behind every shadow, even a proper “mouse” can be transformed into a breathtaking enchantress—and a cynical gambler can be shaken to his core by the power of passion and the promise of love.

At a Glance

4.15 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn

Top Tropes

hidden past revealedrescue romancesecret relationship

Mood

romanticintensedramaticangstyemotional

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.15 ★

Page Count

373 pages

Published

1994

Primary Genre

Historical Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Rosalyn Landor

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Spice Details 🌶️

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abuseaddictionchildhood traumadeathemotional abusesubstance abusetorturetraumaviolencecheatinggrief

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