The Solemn Bell: A Gritty 1920s Romance

Allyson Jeleyne

Nov 2016 · Neill Brothers Book 1 · Fifty Forty Productions

4.3

90 reviews

Ebook

282

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

Reeling from a motorcar accident, Captain Brody Neill seeks shelter in a derelict manor. But the injured Captain is not alone. Haunted by horrors of the Great War, he has become addicted to the only drug strong enough to dull his tortured soul. Without his precious morphine, he cannot keep the disturbing visions of his past at bay.

Only the mysterious, blind beauty who inhabits the house can save him, but doing so means that reclusive, sheltered Angelica Grey must risk exposing herself to a world of lies, lust, and obsession that she is not prepared for.

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Heat Rating: 4.5/5

Subjects include: Jazz Age Romance, 20th century, Roaring 20s, First World War, England, Redemption, Blindness, Addiction, Downton Abbey, Gothic Romance

Ratings and reviews

4.3

90 reviews

May Nubla

July 19, 2023

If you are the type that would cringe at explicit sex, this is not for you. I like the plot, the character development and the way it was written. The ending was different yet I consider it a very happy ending indeed. Enjoy reading

ruchi saha

July 7, 2021

some parts were hard to digest.. I found them to be a bit too much.. won't mention here because over all the novel is good and people should read it.

Donna Hogan

September 14, 2017

She is living alone in her grumbling mansion. Noise made by couples invading her house at night worried her in her hidden place. Along comes the stranger who is sick and injured. What is she to do? Character development was psychologically complex. Discover family relationships, and how some of them came to be mentally damaged. Can one overcome one's past? Story does flow. Good read, thank you.

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About the author

Allyson Jeleyne is a writer of bold, passionate historical romance featuring kind heroes, complex heroines, and steamy love. She earned an interdisciplinary studies degree in Creative Writing and Journalism while also studying British history & literature in her spare time. When not writing, she enjoys traveling and checking things off her bucket list.

Allyson makes her home in the South Carolina lowcountry with her beloved dog, Dollie Madison (2005-2022).

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