Priceless Passion by Ary Chest
Genre: Historical Romance, Sci-fi, Magic Realism
Age: Adult
Publisher: Independently Published
Publication Date: August 26, 2020
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Synopsis:
He was raised to have it all. He knew it would all go.
Eustice knows he lives in a house of delusions, and there’s nothing he can do about it. His once-respected father refuses to acknowledge the family fortune is crumbling. Stubbornness, greed, and shame cause a disturbance to parade into full-blown chaos, among the family’s coal mines. Communist terrorism threatens to penetrate high society, 1920’s Baltimore, where the Mercidale family desperately try to maintain their image. But, once Eustice acts on a forbidden desire, he begins to yearn to take control of his own life.
Obtaining control means escaping…
Escaping means sacrificing…
Sacrificing means destroying everything he used to love…
The heir to the family business and his mysterious seducer concoct an elaborate scheme to vanish, and start a new life, in a new city. Goodbye to all the rage, humiliation, and disappointment Eustice had been put through, all his life. But nothing is safe with the rogue villain he chose to build a new world with. In underground San Francisco, the battles they stumble into put them against more dangerous political forces, and each other.
REVIEW:
Trigger Warning: Talks about Communist terrorism
Priceless Passion is an LGBTQ historical romance set in the 1920s Industrial era.
I thought I had an idea about what this story was going in but I was surprised and intrigued by some of the plot twists. This story is about the consequences of our choices, the struggle for control, love, and identity, and the cost of freedom. The author manages to perfectly balance the blend of so many unexpected genres, from steampunk to fantasy, and makes the story flow well. This book is filled with drama, suspense, rebellion, political intrigue, and a forbidden romance.
Read this book if you like:
- Historical Fiction
- Forbidden Romance
- Steampunk
- Sci-Fi
- Fantasy
- Magical Realism
- LGBTQ
The audiobook is available to listen to for free on Pocket FM
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If you’ve made it this far, thanks so much for reading! Till next time!
HAPPY READING!
Bookish Rebel 