Eldrith Manor
Leigh Rivers
4.1
Temptation and Denial
by Adam Nicke
About this book
To be unwanted and unloved can cause such pain that our search for salvation can lead us to the most unlikely places - and into the arms of the strangest people.
What if such a quest found only an imaginary friend? Is the character of Sebastian in Temptation and Denial just an imaginary friend or something more - something supernatural?
In Tibetan Buddhism the Tulpa is a being envisioned by the imagination and which then becomes an entity capable of independent life, but what happens to such a being after he who imagined it dies?
Lord Byron once wrote that the mind can make substance and give breath to a form that can outlive all flesh. Was he right?
Temptation and Denial is a story of just such a journey. Set in the mountains and valleys of Georgian-era Wales, Temptation and Denial is a ghostly tale of an immortal love - a love that transcends physical death.
Following on from the cult success of his Grim Fairy Tales, Adam Nicke again explores the tortured Gothic world of Dark Romanticism.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B07LDBQ6VR
Reader Reviews
September 24, 2020
Please note this is an updated review: I thought I would rewrite my review of what is still my favorite book hands down out of all the offerings from Adam Nicke. After multiple rereads of this amazing book, it still resonates deep in my heart and soul. I think anyone reading this would also be enamored with Adam's wonderful way with words and the timeless story it tells of a love that survives even death. I have commented to others that I would like to be buried or cremated with this book as it...
March 1, 2020
Seldom have time to just sit and read, but thought I would start with just a chapter or a few pages - two hours later I was 125 pages in and HAD to put it down to finish the next day. Yes, it's just that captivating. Classic tones of good and evil and the perceived variations of those sometimes impossible standards to which we hold ourselves prisoner, and the irresistible power of enduring love are part of this powerful narrative. Time well spent! Thank you Adam. )
February 21, 2021
Not my usual genre but I thoroughly enjoyed this gothic novel from beginning to end. Nicke surely has a way with words. His prose draws you into a world of romance, sadness and everything in between. His writing flows so beautifully that I couldn’t put it down. By the end, I longed to leap into the pages and feel what the characters did and keep the story going. I will now move on to his Grim Fairy Tales where I know I will be able to feel deeply again across the spectrum. Keep writing Adam...
December 2, 2020
Adam Nicke, Author of Temptation And Denial Words fail me now, to express the emotions, that your beautiful novel evokes in me. There are hardly words to describe, the romanticism, the sadness, the empathy...the passion, I am truly enamored, your words leave me spellbound. A must read! ) !Image 91: Temptation and Denial...brilliant! !Image 92!Image 93: Temptation and Denial...brilliant! !Image 94  Adam Nicke, Author of Temptation And Denial Words fail me now, to express the emotions, that your beautiful novel evokes in me. There are hardly words to describe, the romanticism, the sadness, the empathy...the passion, I am truly enamored, your words leave me spellbound. A must read! * !Image 97 Helpful Sending feedback... Thank you for your feedback. Sorry, we failed to record your...
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