My Champion

Rating:
Summary: Okay but predictable
Review: I loved this book! Read it in almost one sitting and was sorry to see it end. Duncan and Linet are a match made in heaven. Can't believe this is a first book for this author. She writes so very well, with humor and sensitivity. Look forward to "My Warrior", Ms. Campbell's second, I guess?!

Rating:
Summary: DELIGHTFUL, ENCHANTING!
Review: I loved this book! Read it in almost one sitting and was sorry to see it end. Duncan and Linet are a match made in heaven. Can't believe this is a first book for this author. She writes so very well, with humor and sensitivity. Look forward to "My Warrior", Ms. Campbell's second, I guess?!

Rating:
Summary: A geat storytelling debut
Review: In 1332 Dorwich, Duncan de Ware and his brothers observe the guildswoman waiting at the dock holding letters of marque signed by King Edward. When Spanish Captain El Gallo, a notorious sea reiver, arrives, the woman challenges him for his cargo since his country stole her wool. Seeing the de Ware brood nearby, an irate El Gallo gives the woman his wine. She simply spills her new cargo out on the ground.

Duncan worries about the woman Linet de Montfort and decides to keep an eye on her in order to protect her from El Gallo. In spite of an immediate attraction between them, she wants Duncan to leave her alone feeling the gypsy is bad for business especially for a first year "sole femme. " However, when the Spanish abduct Linet, her only hope for rescue lies with the gypsy.

MY CHAMPION is an exciting medieval romance that provides readers with an in depth look at the fourteenth century. The insider's view enhances a non-stop action plot that engages the audience from first page to last. The squabbling but charming and brave lead couple adds alight touch to a powerful historical romance that deserves sequels starring other de Ware siblings.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: Okay but predictable
Review: The blurb promises a great Medieval romp as the eldest of the De Ware sons, Duncan, fixes his sights on Linet De Montfort whom he witnesses publicly humiliate a Spanish Reiver that she believes previously robbed her father of precious cargo. From that moment on, Duncan decides to become her bodyguard whether she likes it or not, and brave and chivilrous though that may be, it was this factor that began to irritate quite early on in the book. Though he's the heir to a small empire of estates and fortune, he obviously has nothing better to do than disguise himself in rags and stalk a woman who protests his constant presence with flagrant insults every half page. No doubt about it, she can't stand the sight of him! What ensues then is constant bickering: Linet telling Duncan to leave her alone, and Duncan telling Linet that he would not because he knows best and he says she needs his protection! AAagghhh! Campbell writes this book with great humor, but this sometimes verges on the slapstick which robs the plot of any authentic medieval flavour. Medieval England was a dark, grim, troubled yet fascinating period in history. None of this comes over in this book - even the speech feels contemporary. I think this author would write a great contemporary romance. If you are looking for a book that has a basic style of writing, a light hearted story, with an uncomplicated plot, then you will enjoy this book. But if you are looking for a sexy romance with a real, authentic slice of Medieval life then look up Roberta Gellis or Marsha Canham.