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Legacy of Succession: A Dark Romance (Dark Sovereignty Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Anna Edwards (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Legacy of Succession was dark romance at its best - A Zavarelli USA Today Bestselling Author.

A new, modern day, complete dark romance series from USA Today Bestselling Author, Anna Edwards.

Born into privilege, Victoria Hamilton has endured a life of luxurious captivity. She's not allowed to associate with any men outside her family, so ventures beyond her boredom vicariously, through the art books she adores and the university tales of her dear friend, Tamara. This bland existence has left her naïve and wildly unprepared when she is finally allowed to meet with other men…her debut is unlike any other, with no place for the weak.

The arrogantly debauched Nicholas Cavendish, knows he must marry on his thirtieth birthday to inherit his controlling father’s title. The five women selected for him will undergo depraved trials no woman should ever be made to suffer. But for Nicholas, what begins as a means to an end quickly becomes a matter of the heart, thanks to one woman—the brave, beautiful and achingly innocent Victoria.

Sentiment and secrecy make for poor companions, with the Cavendish family legacy being the biggest, most dangerous secret of all. And despite all she’s endured to win her place by his side, Victoria may find Nicholas is truly the one in need of saving.

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Book Two - Tainted Reasoning
Book Three - A Father's Insistence

This is a complete series. Holy moly. Just wow. Seriously this book sucks you in like no other. ***** - Kindle Reviewer
An intoxicating very well written story. My new favorite author. ***** - Kindle Reviewer

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Renee rated it FIVE STARS Every now and then a book comes along that just blows you away. It's the kind that plays over and over in your mind, persisting long after that last page is read. This is the magic Anna Edwards has created.

A. Zavarelli rated it FIVE STARS I have so little time to read anymore but when I do I love a good dark romance. Legacy of Succession was dark romance at its best. Anna Edwards gave us a chillingly twisted read that I couldn't stop thinking about even when I put the book down. The characters haunted me and had me questioning their fates all the way up until the very end.

Julia Gerard rated it FIVE STARSLegacy of Succession should be the #1 read of the year! Anna Edwards an Excellent story teller already, has topped herself and blown it out of stratosphere!

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Legacy of Succession is my tenth book release and is the first in a new dark romance series. It's set in England amongst the aristocracy and elite. I've a love for all things torture, strange I know and have done much research on it. Legacy features scenes with some of this information plus a lot more. I really hope you enjoy the book.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079YTDCXZ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 22, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 22, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1724 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 250 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #886,450 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,147 in Gothic Romance
- #2,232 in Gothic Romances
- #3,259 in Gothic Fiction

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I am a USA Today Bestselling, British author, from the depths of the rural countryside near London. In a previous life, I was an accountant from the age of twenty-one. I still do that on occasions, but most of my life is now spent intermingling writing while looking after my husband, two children and two cats (probably in the inverse order to the one listed!).

When I have some spare time, I can also be found writing poetry, baking cakes (and eating them), or behind a camera snapping like a mad paparazzi.  I'm an avid reader who turned to writing to combat my depression and anxiety. I have a love of traveling and like to bring this to my stories to give them the air of reality.  

I like my heroes hot and hunky with a dirty mouth, my heroines demure but with spunk, and my books full of dramatic suspense.

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Becky

Fantastic read - hard to put down!

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2018

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WOW!!! The arrogance of self-importance of what some people think and feel of themselves. Whew! Anna, the story you told is fantastic. The old man Duke and even the fathers of the girls were arses. You could see glimpses of the good and distaste in the Earl early on. It was so very sad the way William was treated because of this autism, yet we all know that even in today’s society when we have all the information available to us, people will shun others who are different. The differences are what make the world go around.

Elizabeth, is doing everything for greed. Elizabeth was trained by her father and knew what would be expected of her. She played the role just perfectly. What a *%$#@! She got what she deserved. Poor Amelia. She was also trained by her father and knew what would be expected of her. She did the only thing she could think of that would put to rest her torment. Amelia had a good soul.

Now Victoria.....she was kept isolated and was not trained by her father. The events of what would be before her were unknown to her. Victoria was a strong woman and would not be broken by the evil of the people and events. Through everything that happened she and the Earl, Nicholas, would fall in love. Their love would not come without torment and conflicts. Their hearts would overcome.

Anna, a wonderful story and so very well written. I am anxiously awaiting to see how William and Tamara’s story evolves! Wonderful series!!!

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The Legacy Of Literary Succession

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2018

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Number one, top five, nope, I’ll admit when I first SAW this book, I didn’t think much of it, the first rule when it comes to books, never judge a book by its cover, or I have a thing about feet, whatever I walked on by honestly. I read “About The Book” and it still didn’t hook me but since I’ve joined a Dark Erotica reading group I haven’t missed a book and even though I told them this doesn’t float my boat and find my remote… yeah, I was wrong about “Legacy of Succession” by Anna Edwards, it’s incredible.

The first thing and kind of spooky on a personal level is the fact that while I thought this book up and down, I literally wrote something somewhat close to this, young women, playing a game, death or slavery to the losers, all in the name of a man’s love, a common theme perhaps. Stop me if you’ve heard this one, The Honorable Victoria Hamilton has a chance at, well you can’t say riches she’s always known privilege, and you can’t utter freedom either because she’s perpetually under some man’s thumb, so pretty much the game is all there is. Of course, the prize is the soon to be Duke of Oakfield, Nicholas who is the sad little rich boy as much as she’s the tragic little wealthy girl, except he’s had plenty of sex and Victoria is a virgin.

Legacy of Succession isn’t so much a sex-filled romp as it is a throwback to the days when women were property, and their fathers did whatever they wished to do to them for, money, power, and to strengthen alliances but in our age. I’ve never cared to understand much on feminism but yes what’s happening to these women is wrong, and the current Duke of Oakfield is all well, and good about this little secret society of fathers selling their daughters into bondage Nicholas has other ideas. A bit and “I Just Can't Wait To Be King” with the sad girl beginning to fall in love with the first man she ever sees, the three L’s Lust, Love, and Life, now how can she and Nicholas get away with that, well you have to read the book to find out.

Don’t expect any great drifting from the usual formula but there are quite a few twists, and as they say these days, OMG moments throughout; near the end, you will be on the edge of your seat to see how it all unravels. The book teases quite a bit and tries to ratchet up the dirty language to disguise the fact that other than oral satisfaction, you won’t be seeing any sex until later in the title, but it happens.

Could I fall in love with a girl like Victoria, did I fall in love, I liked her I can’t deny that but she was a bit clueless, daddy’s little girl but all but one of the daughters didn’t have daddy issues early on. As for Nicholas, sorry to say nothing especially remarkable, you’ve seen one bad boy with a good heart, you’ve seen them all, but indeed that is one of the twists in the title. His motive for doing what he does throughout.

In case you didn’t know Victoria has only known isolation for her entire life, her father either thinking she can’t control herself, she’s incredibly beautiful or that men are all like him, looking to tear her apart at a moment’s notice. So Victoria’s initial foolish actions can be forgiven, we are still in that scenario of if I was the only boy in the world and you were the only girl, and in walks, Nicholas and all bets are off. She has a fiery never say die attitude, and you never lose faith in her. However, it’s the fact that it all appears too easy for her to give herself up to Nicholas like wow.

Nicholas is the typical party boy, but as he’s turning thirty, he has to grow up and be the man or rather the monster his father wants him to be, and that means terrorizing young women until the soon to be new Duke decides on one that he would like to marry. If it was the wealth and the privilege guiding him that would be one thing but that’s one of the big twists with this story, there is a man he’s trying to please but SPOILER ALERT, it’s his brother William, everything he does to help his brother. That if anything is new, but then we throw Victoria into the mix and thus is his confliction, loyalty to his brother over love for his girl, sounds like my dog and me when a girl is here I’m just saying.

Nicholas’s father is the main antagonist, and with all the fathers in this, the worst happens to torture a son, not a daughter, and he has so many tricks up his sleeve right to the end, nearly as tenacious as his son himself. Two of the other daughters Amelia and Elizabeth, I felt for one more than the other, and they were both more prepared for their future than Victoria, and Elizabeth’s interactions with Nicholas yet one more snake. I find myself relating more to William and how he was suffering from what his father was doing, but yet again I say this in so many reviews, it’s always the quiet ones right, does nobody respect silence, oh their quiet must be the most dangerous.

That’s not a dig at the author only books in general, but as for Legacy of Succession, it is a solid four stars and one title that I’m glad I didn’t sleep on because once I started reading it; looks like my reading group was right. You might want to stop right here if you’re looking to read this as let’s say, dear Victoria who has absolutely no idea at first what her life is going to become when she becomes a victim or you a fan of Legacy of Succession, I know you will.

As to why I’m giving it four stars again I will admit that the story trope of being quiet equating to madness always rubs me the wrong way, yes more of a personal grievance but one concept I find annoying as all Hell. While many stories deal with the idea of a chosen one that somehow upends the system and makes everything better, walking in on it after years and years of waiting as if no one over many years could have possibly led by the same principles and tried to fight back? The endgame is hastily hashed out, but that happens to the best writers and though this is the only book I’ve read from Anna Edwards; I would place her among some of the greats, to be honest.

Some of my favorite parts would have to be where Victoria and Nicholas first make love and don’t get your hopes up it only happens twice, and by that point, I was pretty heavily in the book, and this title is pushing me towards buying the next. The scene where Victoria endures torture with the
“Scold's Bridle” and paraded around the members of the Society, except the downright cruelty there was something to be said about the BDSM context to it. Getting to know the society as a whole though they played little more than a background role was profound and I’m not surprised that such groups exist because they do, I believe no doubt.

If you’re looking for something that points out specific politics and not only in England where this book takes place, are willing to set feminism to the side for a bit of fun and are into famous works of art and beautiful women, well here you go, this novel entirely. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to find some less valuable artistry to copy as inspiration and hope that my writing might be worth something to hold something of The Legacy Of Literary Succession.

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Wish I’d read the e-book instead

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2020

**Review of the audiobook**

STORY: 4 Stars
PERFORMANCE: 2 Stars
OVERALL: 3 Stars

<b>STORY</b>
Following generations of tradition, Nick’s, “legacy of succession“ is to take over for his father, the Duke, on his 30th birthday. there are numerous traditions involved leading to Nicholas electing his wife. Nicholas isn’t as coldhearted or cruel as his sadistic father, so he doesn’t enjoy the torture placed on the women forced into the competition to be his bride. And then there’s the more feisty woman named Victoria who catches his eye…

For me this book felt like a dark historical romance, probably because of the aristocratic, pompous way the characters spoke. I am personally not a fan of historical romance, so that was a negative for me. However, there is no denying that, as always, Edwards is incredibly talented, yet again producing an innovative, sexy story. Yes, I have read other stories with similar premises, but there are twists, turns and curveballs in this story that you will not see coming!

<b>PERFORMANCE</b>
I listened to the Audible audiobook narrated by Sarah Dawes. I am so disappointed to say that her performance greatly impacted my enjoyment of this audiobook. In my experience, when a female narrator reads for both the male and female characters, she at least makes an attempt to deepen or alter her voice so when male characters are speaking so listeners can differentiate between genders. Although Dawes did do this with several characters, demonstrating her versatility and penchant for accents, for some reason she did not alter her voice for the male main character. Because of this, there were many scenes where I struggle to discern who is speaking, leaving me feeling confused, wondering which character said what. She also mispronounced PLAIT, and there were some strange noises made during the production. For example, I could hear clicking (like the closing of a water bottle) between some scene and chapter changes.

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This is one my favourite Anna Edwards novels by far!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2018

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Anna Edwards has proven herself to be a versatile and capable writer who consistently amazes me with her stories, and this one is the icing on the dark and deliciously decadent cake!

Gritty and raw, it grabs you in its claws and seems to drag you back in time without even moving and inch from the day and age you reside in.

I loved how well the author builds up the tone and setting for this story. There is an overhanging threat that sent chills down my spine, the darkness blending smoothly with the romance.

The occasional slow pace was agonisingly perfect, and then there was urgency that had me chewing my lip and the words blurring from reading so fast in my need to know what was going to happen.

Victoria and Nicholas were an interesting couple, each tormented and torured in different and unfathomable ways. The connection between them swift and full of a fire that can't be easily extinguished.

This is one my favourite Anna Edwards novels by far!

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Carol book aholick

Legacy of Succession. Book 1

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2018

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Quite a good story . At first I had a slight feeling it was going to be on the line of Debt Inherited by Pepper Winters it had a hint of it . Victoria has a mind of her own so she finds it extremely hard to bend to the rules . Nicholas tries to help her but she didn't always listen . A really good read .

Romantic at heart

HOT!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2018

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Although I recived this book in exchange for an honest review I have also bought it as I fell in love with the main Characters.
This is about Nicolas who has to continue his father's legacy in a secret society for which he has to choose 1 woman to be his wife.
Victoria was born to a man from the society which meant that she had to keep her Virginity until she became of age and was entered to be one of the young Ladies vying to become the wife of Nicolas.
Alot of BDSM is involved as well as a plot against Nicolas.
What will happen to the Ladies not chosen? Will Victoria fall for Nicolas and vice versa? Find out in this thrilling book which will leave you ready and willing to say Yes Sir

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Manda

Dark

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2019

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This book reminds me of the secret life of Anna but she knew what was happening in this one she doesn't what would you do if you found out that your father was part of a secret society and you were the sacrifice this is the book this is a dark romance and not for the faint hearted.
With the sun about to take over the society it's time for new rules and new duchess but can true love prevail even in adversity.
With so many lives at stake can all of them survive not going to tell you you have to read the book for that spoiler I like the fact that the next book will be a continuation of his brother and her best friend.

Kindle Customer

Can highly recommend this.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2018

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Areally exciting story from Anna Edwards.
Victoria and Nicholas 2 totally different personalities and yet they fit together so perfectly.
Can highly recommend this .

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