I had a hard time setting Highland Hearts aside to get some work done once I started it. I ended staying up late last night to finish it. This story is exciting and thrilling and you'll be sure to love it even if Highlander romance is not your cup of tea.

Contessa Delgado's journey to love begins the moment she releases Sir Revan Halyard from her Uncle Thurkettle's dungeon. Footsteps and voices descend the stairwell leading down to where they are and Revan does what any dashing knight would do when life was in danger - hold a girl by sword point and threaten to skewer her if Thurkettle and his men don't drop their weapons.

Feisty Tess has a wicked tongue and gives him a verbal lashing even as he drags her onto his horse and rides into the woods as if the devil were on their heels. When arrows start to rain down on them without a care to Tess' safety and some aimed even more deliberately at her the urge to get away is even more dire. What uncle would shoot to kill his niece? An uncle who wanted all the wealth she just inherited from her trust, that's who.

When they rest at last Tess tells Revan what she thinks of his gratitude for her saving his life and he swears then that he never truly meant to run her through with his sword, the threat just had to look real. Then Revan asks Tess to face some hard facts. Tess acknowledges to Revan that she is aware of at least three other incidences where her uncle's tried to kill her and make look like accidents. Revan having kidnapped Tess has made it far easier to kill her and lay the blame elsewhere.

Revan guesses it is because of fortune and Tess murmurs her agreement and tells him a paltry version of her inheritance not revealing her full wealth to the handsome knight. She then asks Revan why her uncle had locked him up and he reveals that he is a knight in service to the king. Together they patch what clues Revan was able to gather on his mission to spy for King James II and what Tess can deduce from clues she unwittingly encountered in her uncle's keep of treason and betrayal her uncle and their neighbor Douglas were cooking up together.

Their knowledge puts them in even more danger as they now have to get their information to the king, avoid her uncle's men and the Douglas men out to get them, and while they do not fight the growing fires that flare between them their love is not an easy one. This novel is truly about passion on the run as Revan and Tess land in one mess or another.

Rating: 4 Stars

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by Susan S., guest reviewer

High praise for Cooper-Posey’s Heart of Vengeance. A touching love story of two lovers willing to risk it all (titles, lands, imprisonment, torture, even death) just to be together.

Summary:

Ah, Lady Helena of York, beautiful daughter of the late Earl of Wessex. Pretty Saxon maiden with the most beautiful blue eyes-you’ve ever seen. While she may look angelic, this is a knife carrying, strong heroine who can expertly yield a bow and arrow. She’s going to find her father’s killer come hell or high water! And when she does…well, you’ll have to read the novel to find out.

The plan: Helena (heroine) will pose as Lady Isobel of Brittany; a Norman. Lady Catherine and Sir Hubert Fitzwarren will be sponsoring her return to court. Nothing! Absolutely nothing, will stand in Helena’s way. She simply must find the man responsible for all her anguish. That the Fitzwarren’s plan to marry her off, well…she’ll cross that bridge when she gets there.

Who’s Stephen, Count of Dinan, Earl of Northumbria, often referred to as the Black Baron? Stephen, yes, he’s what I like to call, the law of unintended consequences. The one’s Helena didn’t foresee. When their paths cross, a continued acquaintance would be foolish, not to mention deadly. She’s posing as someone she’s not, and he’s seen as trouble to be avoided. A medieval bad boy, no wonder he appealed to me! Helena has a bit of a trilemma on her hands: 1. How to keep her real identity concealed/ avoid drawing the present king’s ire 2. Steer clear of marrying a repugnant man named Savaric/ circumvent the future king’s wrath, and the most troublesome of the three 3. Can she stay away from a noble knight who’s stolen all she had left…her heart?

Who said a woman’s life was easy?

Recommendations: Do you fancy stories with dashing knights, beautiful maidens, and forbidden love? Did the characters and power plays in The Lion in Winter appeal to you? In the movie Romeo & Juliet (the 1968 version, of course) did the clandestine meetings between lovers make you gush? If so, I recommend you pick up a copy. Same goes, if you read romances in “any” subgenre, but more specifically historicals, romantic suspense, and medieval love stories.

Historical Elements: I’d like to touch on a key point; accuracy. 1. King Richard’s use of kingdom’s resources to support his crusade (check). 2. King Richard married Berengaria (check). 3. As well as Richard’s use of Château Gaillard (check).

My Thoughts: Reading is subjective, yes. But, I’m convinced the author’s beautiful story, coupled with historical accuracies intertwined in such a way, you couldn’t possibly debate its winning outcome.

Complaints: Yes, I have them.

Number one, it’s a single title. I want a Vengeance Series! Can’t I get Marked by Vengeance? Where William of Worcester is the hero; all grown up. Secondly, Robert of Loxley (my goblet clashes against the table) I want him. Sorry, I forget myself, strikethrough. Replace the word him, with more. Or, more of him!?

Comedic Element: Stephen doesn’t know Isobel’s real identity, and she’s not telling, so he calls her not-Isobel.

Where shall I place this novel? In my re-read pile, of course!

Rating: 5 Stars

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eBook, 2010, Cerridwen Press
Medieval Historical Romantic Suspense, 227 pages.
ISBN# 978-141-992-4040

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Today I am reviewing Knight’s Fork by Rowena Cherry. This is my first ARC (advance review copy; official book release is September 30, 2008) and I eagerly read the whole novel in two days! Knight’s Fork is just one novel in the futuristic set series about the Great Djinn race. Knight’s Fork contains all the right stuff from a stowaway princess to a knight’s quest and the threat of death licking at their heels. This book and series would be great for any lover of alien paranormal romance or paranormal romance in general.

Watch out for the ‘Dj’ names! There’s quite a few to remember and follow! The romance novel is filled to overflowing with political intrigue and the key players are trying to play everybody else all at the same time to get their way. The main characters have to watch out for who their enemies are and who their allies are.

Cherry titles her novels after chess moves, and yes the characters do play chess and the move in question is used several times throughout the novel. Knight’s Fork in particular is about a choice between two evils – you’re going to lose something and the decision becomes which loss is acceptable?

This choice is ‘Rhett’s, a Saurian Knight, and it is between power and a female. Saurian is another alien race, but don’t let this fool you about this white knight. Back to the point - how can power or a female be a bad choice whichever you choose? A grab for power will set other leaders in a tizzy and the female is another male’s mate that’s how!

The rival male is King of another alien race, the Volnoth, and taking Electra could start a war on par with the ancient Greek war over Helen of Troy. It’s too bad for ‘Rhett that he’s tempted by Electra and not by the power offered. Far more tempting is that she wants him… for his sperm. What’s a knight to do?

This novel and series isn’t for the fainthearted that likes their romances to be mild and sweet. Urban colloquialisms for sex and emissions abound, the Great Djinn even regularly swear by Carnality! However for those who crave the contemporary slang and straightforward nature to the approach of sex Knight’s Fork is deliciously racy and erotic. The whole novel revolves around sex!

You could compare Cherry’s novel to Laurell K. Hamilton’s Meredith Gentry series about fairies because the Princess Electra seeks to get pregnant just like Meredith does. Or you could compare the novel to the Twilight Saga with ‘Rhett being a virgin, sworn to a vow of chastity, similar to Edward’s chase behavior. Whatever parallels you draw, Cherry spins a great story.

Rating: 3.5-4 Stars

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by Carla F., guest reviewer

Summary: With the popularity, of romances in the Regency and Tudor time periods, books set during the Plantagenet era gets short shrift. The Devil's Temptress is set during the reign of Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. It begins in 1174 when Eleanor is under “house-arrest” for encouraging her and Henry’s children to rise up and take the throne from Henry.

This story is about Lady Alienore of Lyonstone who is Eleanor’s privy chancellor (for personal matters/correspondence only).  When we first meet Lady Alienore, she has disguised herself in armor and is about to defend the honor of her cousin who was wronged by a knight known only as le Corbeau - the Raven. She was trained in sword fighting and she fights well against Raven, but he ends up walking away after throwing her from her horse because it is a “small pleasure to trounce a half-grown boy.”

Raven has actually come to court because of Alienore. Henry believes that Alienore is a spy for his wife and he wants Raven to stop her without letting Eleanor know Henry is behind it. However, Raven has other reasons for looking for Alienore. She has come to court to escape a betrothal to the Duc d’Ormonde who wants her back.

Review: It was fun to read the court intrigue and the political maneuverings of Henry, Eleanor, and Richard. However, the main story was not as engaging.

Generally, I liked Raven and particularly liked that he had a Muslim mother. Also you could understand the pain he had suffered while fighting in the crusades.

It was difficult to believe that Alienore had survived court life because she seemed to believe whatever anyone told her (particularly Eleanor and Richard). She was wrong about people’s personalities and motives quite often. I also thought her too prideful. I did like she had the Raven’s back when he was fighting off enemies.

Recommended: For those who like to read about Henry, Eleanor, Richard, and Geoffrey Plantagenet.

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When reading romance novels about English gentry and nobility I always wonder about the rankings. I know diddlysquat about this subject, mostly because I am American. I decided to do some digging to see if I could sort the matter out. Luckily there are a lot of resources on the matter.

The first thing I was determined to find out was the order of the rankings. I always thought an Earl was as noble as a Duke or fairly similar. An Earl is far less substantial than you might think. In fact they seem to be quite plentiful; perhaps that is why so many romance novels include an Earl. A Marquis, on the other hand was more substantial than I gave credit. For some reason, I always assumed it was on similar footing as a Viscount. Whoops-- social faux pas, anyone?

The order of rank is as follows:

1. Duke/Duchess
2. Marquis (alternative spelling: Marquess)/Marchioness
3. Earl/Countess
4. Viscount/Viscountess
5. Baron/Baroness

Baronets and Knights are not peers. A baronet is a hereditary knight. The title of Sir goes down through the generations. His wife is referred to as Lady.

The rarest rank of nobility is the Duke with his dukedom, making Barons by their rank far more abundant.

About the only thing I got right was the order of the Viscounts and Barons.

Did you know there were several peerages?

The isles of Britain and Ireland had in total five different peerages. Those of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom! No wonder the country has so many names in history! Also, a noble man could belong to more than one peerage!

Labels of Address (loosely):

This doesn't include salutations of correspondence. The first bit is how to do the introduction on the different levels of nobility followed by how to address them in formal speech.

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• Earl/Countess: Right Honorable (insert title); Lord/Lady
• Viscount/Viscountess: Right Honorable (insert title); Lord/Lady
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by Susan Sigler, guest reviewer

Wish for the Moon is a beautiful story with elements comparable to Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, complete with medieval knights and tournaments.

Jones’s story contains medieval and feudal terms, which left me feeling a bit confounded for the first half of the story. I found myself resorting to a list of medieval terminology which I printed from the internet. For the second half of the read, I applied my own inferences and conjectures deciding to forego my list altogether.

As a result, there is an adjustment period for modern readers. Some terms you’ll find within the book are: atavistic, barbican, bread trenchers, garderobe, hauberk, I trow, supercilious, God’s teeth, for certes, and cantankerous.

I found myself empathizing more with a secondary character, rather than the main characters. I found (Giles) both earl and brother to our hero (Matthias) quite refreshing. I enjoyed Gile’s character very much. He is honest and forthcoming, whereas Matthias is dishonest and unforthcoming. They are at odds, and their brotherly dynamics are at the heart of this plot.

The setting where most of our story unfolds, takes place inside a castle during the Middle Ages.

Caroline Greer (heroine) will travel alone from South Carolina in the states, to Wales in the U.K. She visits Matthias Thorne, a professor of medieval studies at Cardiff University. Matthias may have knowledge of a plant, known for its abilities to help inhibit seizures. This is critical to Caroline who’s not only an herbalist, but suffers from epileptic seizures.

When Matthias turns her away refusing to help, Carrie must take matters into her own hands.

In his attempt to stop her from uncovering a dark truth, they will travel back in time into the Middle Ages.

Once there, they will encounter a terrible betrayal, lies, and deceit. When the truth is revealed, will Carrie and Matthias have enough trust in themselves to forge a life together? Or will the betrayal be too painful to overcome.

Wish for the Moon is book one of Circle of Destiny, which leads me to surmise, it may very well be part of a trilogy.

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Time Travel Romance, eBook, The Wild Rose Press, Copyright 2008, 375 pages.
ISBN# 1-60154-554-1

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Highland Barbarian by Hannah Howell is an exceptional romance novel. The love story is both captivating and highly amusing. A tale of a Lowlander (with Highlander blood in her veins) and a Highlander (whose warrior skills include brains), this is sure to be on your favorite shelf.

With his Laird on his deathbed, Sir Artan Murray cannot refuse the task of going to the Lowlands to lure Cecily, his Laird's niece, home again. Throw in her tempting dowry and the fact that his Laird wants to make him, the second son of twins, the heir and future Laird, Artan finds himself traveling south before he knows it. In his heart of hearts, Artan knows he could never marry a girl no matter how bonnie she is or how bonnie her dowry. He wants a marriage like his parents, as all the Murray's wed for love.

When he first lays eyes on Cecily Donaldson, Artan thinks he's seen an angel. Glorious red hair and beautiful green eyes have tempted him as no woman has ever tempted him. Stealing kisses, usurping her arranged betrothal's rights, and fighting off a few dozen men are all fun and games until Artan overhears a conversation from the girl's guardians between her betrothed. His questions and fears answered, Artan knows what he must do.

He will have to kidnap his future bride from the midst of wolves and take her back with him whether she wants to go or not. Cecily, hurt and betrayed, struggles against her passion for this Highland barbarian. Her struggles however are halfhearted, because when Artan touches her or kisses her or loves her, she burns for him with a yearning that can't be denied.

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The Mists of Time is part of the DaVinci Time Travel Series by Susan Squires. The DaVinci Series is an offshoot of the Companion Series, starting with One with the Darkness. The second DaVinci time travel romance, Time For Eternity, also fits into both series. After that they seem to be separated. I haven’t read enough of either series to know with absolute certainty that this is the case. I saw a few minor references to Time For Eternity in The Mists of Time, but not knowing the full background didn’t detract. You can jump into The Mists of Time as it is a stand alone. Anything you really need to know is explained.

Diana Dearborn is an orphan once more after her father, the last of her adoptive parents’ is dead. She had no idea who she really is because thirteen years of her past are missing. All she knows is that she feels different than everybody else. Diana can find things without thinking about it and hears what people will say before they actually say it. Both are pretty useless talents as far as she’s concerned.

She writes romances for her day job and is suffering from writer’s block on her latest. It’s a story about Gawain, the perfect knight, from King Arthur’s time. If only she could go to Camelot and meet the man she was writing about, then she could bring him to life on the page. A book in her possession leads her to believe that Leonardo DaVinci’s design for a time travel machine might actually exist and so one night she takes that chance and goes in search of a past to become her future.

Gawain was too late to stop Diana from going back in time and now she’s brought one of the most evil megalomaniacs back to the future. He’s haunted by all his failures and is far from the perfect knight history has made him out to be. His latest mission seems to be going to the dogs faster than he can say Mordred.

I found the flaws of the characters got on my nerves after a while. Gawain’s insecurities are a big road block. He’s always worrying. He worries about his attraction to Diana. He worries about lies of omissions. He worries about Mordred. He worries about fulfilling his mission, of pleasing his long dead father, etc, etc.

Diana isn’t much better. She’s afraid of a lot. She’s afraid to make friends, because who’d want to be around someone as freaky as her? She’s afraid of a relationship because she doesn’t believe she’s attractive. She views Gawain as an Adonis among men and herself as something the cat dragged in. And she’s afraid she’s not a very good writer because she hasn’t experienced the kind of love she writes about – or the sex.

Good thing time and space isn’t linear because by the end, both manage to change these parts of their personalities around due to actions and words done in the past. It’s very refreshing. Maybe now they can admit to each other how they feel? You’ll have to read and find out!

Rating: 3 Stars

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by Elizabeth Chadwick, guest blogger and author of The Greatest Knight

I’d like to say many thanks for inviting me to be your guest blogger.  I’m really pleased to be here!

Whenever I go out on the road and give talks about historical fiction, certain questions are asked on a regular basis, so I thought I’d write my own Q and A session!

Q. Have you always written?

A. I have been telling myself stories verbally since I can remember but I only started writing them down from being fourteen when I was inspired by a TV drama about the Tudors. I wrote an entire 500 page novel longhand and realised in the writing that it was what I wanted to do for a living.

Q. Did it take you a long time to find a publisher?

A. I plucked up the courage to send my first attempt out when I was 17.  It was returned to me with a “thanks but no thanks,” but I wasn’t put off.  It was part of who I was and whether I was published or not, I was still going to carry on writing. Throughout the rest of my teens and twenties, I continued to write novels, send them off and have them rejected, but I persevered.  If you really want something, you don’t give up that easily.  I finally got the call in my early thirties as a stay at home mother with two small children.  I had my desk in their playroom and used to sneak moments to write in between looking after my boys.

Q. How long does it take you to write a novel?

A. My contracts are fifteen months.  This gives me time to research the books, write them, and also do all the extra bits and pieces that are part of a writer’s career these days such as websites, Facebook, Twitter and of course guest blog posts!   It also gives me time for my family and for going out on tour to meet the readers in person.

Q. What’s a typical working day?

A. Well I don’t rise at the crack of dawn unless forced.  8.30 to 9am feels about right.  While drinking the morning mug of tea, I’ll check the morning’s e-mails, Facebook and Twitter to see what’s come in overnight.  I’ll answer the most pressing ones and sort the others into ‘to deal with’ and ‘delete’.  Around 10am I’ll start writing.  I take a coffee break and check the e-mails again after a couple of hours.  Then more writing up to late lunch about 2pm.  Back to the writing unless I have to do domestic stuff such as the grocery shop or get my hair cut etc. I break off between 5 and 8 for family time, and then it’s back to work.  When writing a first draft I aim for 1500 words a day.  Once I finish my word count, it’s on to blogging, networking and answering reader e-mails.  Then to bed with a book around 1am and read until around 2.  I definitely work better at night!

Q. What attracted you to write about the Middle Ages and what led you to William Marshal, star of The Greatest Knight?

A. After I’d written my Tudor story, I fell in love with a knight on a children’s TV programme called Thibaud, le Chevalier Blanc, and he set me to writing my own medieval story.  I knew nothing about the Medieval times when I set out to write my story, so I had to start researching and the more I researched, the more interested I became in the period and the more I wanted to write about it.  I came across William Marshal whilst researching one of my earlier novels and realised that his story simply had to be told. What a man!   The fourth son of a minor baron who became a champion jouster, married a great heiress, and went on one day not only to rule England, but to save the country from disaster.  He outlived four kings in his lifetime.  The Greatest Knight covers the first part of his life story.  A second stand alone novel, The Scarlet Lion, covers his struggles with the ever notoriouis King John.

Q.Would you like to have lived in those times?

A. I would absolutely love to go back for annual holidays and in different seasons to see what it was like, but I am afraid I am too much a creature of the 21^st century.  I think we give Medieval folk far less credit than is their due for their skill and resilience, and some of the beautiful things they crafted such as textiles and leatherwork, but I also know that I would miss flushing toilets, hot water at the turn of a tap….and chocolate.  Especially chocolate.  William Marshal was known to love his food, but also be discerning about it.  I wonder what he would think if handed a bar of chocolate to try!

About the Author

Elizabeth Chadwick lives near Nottingham with her husband and two sons.  She is the author of 17 historical novels, including Lords of the White Castle, Shadows and Strongholds, A Place Beyond Courage, The Scarlet Lion, the Winter Mantle, and the Falcons of Montebard, four of which have been shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Awards.  Much of her research is carried out as a member of Regia Anglorum, an early medieval re-enactment society with the emphasis on accurately re-creating the past.  She won a Betty Trask Award for The Wild Hunt, her first novel.

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I'd like to introduce you to my favorite romantic heroes. In no particular order, they are:

1.     Bannor the Bold, Lord of Elsinore – Charming the Prince

Sir Bannor will wage war on your heart and use every trick in the book to win.

2.     Galen Valgarssen – A Twist In Time

Galen might be displaced out of time but he’ll not be displaced from your heart. Claiming this honorable Viking might not be as difficult as you think.

3.     Karl Lindstrom – The Endearment

Karl’s proud, strong, wholesome, and good. His virginity just makes him sexier. That and his accent – remember he likes blueberries over vatermelon.

4.     Sebastian Ballister, Marquess of Dain– Lord of Scoundrels

He might be Beezlebub, but he’s your Beezlebub. Poor Sebastian. Don’t you just want to plant a big kiss on that nose of his?

5.     Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon – These Old Shades

Justin is another devil of a hero with Satanas as his nickname. He’s a man’s man hidden under a dandy exterior. He’ll answer to Monseigneur.

6.     Adrian Montfort, Earl of Mowbray – Love Is Blind

Adrian would keep you blind just to bask in the undiminished glory of your love for one more night.

7.     Erskine (Quill) Dewland, Viscount Dewland – Enchanting Pleasures

Quill is a physically scarred hero but that doesn’t detract from his overall masculinity. He’s still completely capable of stealing his bride right out from under the groom’s nose.

8.     Payton Douglas, Laird of Eilean Ros – Highlander in Love

He’s one enemy with whom you don’t want to break your promise, but don’t be mislead, under his composure he’s incredibly lonely and full of passion.

9.     Fitzwilliam Darcy – Pride And Prejudice

Darcy is one of the first misunderstood romantic heroes if not the original. If he doesn’t make your heart pitter pat you need to go see the love doctor asap!

10. John Thornton – North and South

Thornton is an extremely principled and upstanding self-made gentleman. He strives to do right always. A love from a man like this would never taint you.

Your Turn: Which heroes make your top ten list? Answer using the google form below or in the comments!

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