Dream’s End
Set in 1850 Nantucket, Dream's End is a deep dive into the whaling era, suspenseful and tantalizing, as a young Scottish woman takes on society, ghosts, and an unknowable husband, until she becomes fearful for her life.
A romantic historical suspense romp, giving you a lush and vivid picture of Nantucket, full of historical figures and casting a twinkling eye at genre conventions.
It’s 1850s Nantucket, a bustling metropolis full of rolling wagons, screaming seagulls, and hawking mariners, with the smouldering smell of cooking whale oil covering all. Sheltered and previously destitute, Mary Regina takes her first steps into this teeming cauldron of island life.
Dream’s End gives you a lush and vivid picture of Nantucket, full of famous historical figures, such as Maria Mitchell, George Enos, Absalom Boston and Abram Quary, as they engage with its fictional characters.
Dream’s End is Marilyn Boyle Taylor’s first historial romantic suspense novel. It was inspired by the Gray Lady of the Sea, Nantucket, where she was a year round resident for a period of time, and, as is the myth, the island never let go its hold upon her.