La sombra y la estrella

Synopsis of La sombra y la estrella

«La sombra y la estrella» is the historical romance novel by Laura Kinsale, published by Vergara Editor S.A. in paperback (377 pages, in Spanish).

The story pits a charming, innocent woman against a rich, powerful, and enigmatic man, a master of martial arts from an ancient, distant land. Marked by a childhood of humiliations, he has sworn to love chastely, but the attraction she awakens drags him into a dangerous game of desire and passion.

The 1993 Spanish edition of «La sombra y la estrella» is the second installment in the Victorian Hearts series; the original title is The Shadow and the Star.

For readers of period romances with passionate tension and tormented protagonists.