Dusk’s Darkest Shores by Carolyn Miller

Dusk’s Darkest Shores proved to be an exceptional read with a sweet and relatable romantic pairing.

Book Blurb

How can a meek wallflower help a returning war hero whose dreams are plunged into darkness?

Mary Bloomfield has no illusions. Her chances for matrimony have long since passed her by. Still, her circumstances are pleasant enough, especially now that she has found purpose in assisting her father with his medical practice in England’s beautiful Lake District. Even without love, it’s a peaceful life.

That is until Adam Edgerton returns to the sleepy district. This decorated war hero did not arrive home to acclaim and rest, but to a new battle against the repercussions of an insidious disease. Mary’s caring nature cannot stand to see someone suffer–but how can she help this man see any brightness in his future when he’s plunged into melancholic darkness, his dreams laid waste by his condition?

Adam wants no charity, but he’s also no coward. If this gentle woman can work hard, how can he do less? Together they struggle to find a way forward for him. Frustration and antipathy slowly develop into friendship and esteem. Then a summer storm atop a mountain peak leads to scandal–and both Mary and Adam must search the depths of their closed hearts for answers if they hope to find any future path with happiness at its end.

Best-selling author Carolyn Miller is back with a fresh series that will not only thrill readers eager for more of her work, but bring in new fans looking for beautiful writing, fascinating research, deftly woven love stories, and real faith lived out in the Regency period.

My Thoughts

What a beautiful story. I enjoyed the fact that the heroine wasn’t some beauty. Instead, the novel focuses on the beauty within. At first, I thought Mary was shown to be too perfect, but the more I read, the more I saw her flaws come through. With this heroine, Miller gives us someone relatable to root for.

Adam is more of your typical, handsome hero. But he has an illness that changes everything. Miller skillfully uses Adam’s illness to highlight a common question in the Christian faith: why does God allow bad things to happen? Rather than answering this in a trite matter, Miller explores the mystery of God’s will and how things always work out for the best in the end.

Between the romance and the spiritual arc, Dusk’s Darkest Shores is a beautiful read I didn’t want to ever put down. If you love Regency romance, you’ll love this book.

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