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Summary: Great historical detail, but....
Review: This is may favourite Maggie David/Katherine Deauxville book and so shocked it is not reprinted!! Get with it people. This is one GREAT historical. I am sure there are many readers out there that would LOVE to read this wonderful book!!Emmeline needs to provide her ageing husband with an heir, so she is forced to send her servant out to find a suitable 'stud' and pay him to impregnate her. The servant, instead, brings her a knight, but she must conceive this night so there is little choice. She wanted a faceless man, that would give her a child and fade away. Instead, she gets a night of passion that haunts her. She slips away in the morning not knowing the wonderful Knight's name, leaving him the monies promised. Only, he did not want the money, he wanted her and was furious she left in the morn. He knew nothing about her, so he had no way to trace her. But as life often does, the circle comes around and ten years later the new overload, Niall fitzJulien, to whom Emmaline, now widowed, must swear fealty in her son's name, is none other than the man who fathered him. She prays to get through the swearing without him figure out his own son stands before him. She is not so lucky and now must pay the piper. I always wanted to write, and there are a few really good books out there that inspired me to follow that dream. This is one of the books. There are a handful of really truly SPECIAL books, that linger on in your mind and your heart. No matter the years, they are still vivid, rich in details and never fade, almost as if they become a part of you. Thank you, Maggie, for creating this VERY SPECIAL book that so touches the heart.
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Summary: An enduring classic!
Review: This is may favourite Maggie David/Katherine Deauxville book and so shocked it is not reprinted!! Get with it people. This is one GREAT historical. I am sure there are many readers out there that would LOVE to read this wonderful book!! Emmeline needs to provide her ageing husband with an heir, so she is forced to send her servant out to find a suitable 'stud' and pay him to impregnate her. The servant, instead, brings her a knight, but she must conceive this night so there is little choice. She wanted a faceless man, that would give her a child and fade away. Instead, she gets a night of passion that haunts her. She slips away in the morning not knowing the wonderful Knight's name, leaving him the monies promised. Only, he did not want the money, he wanted her and was furious she left in the morn. He knew nothing about her, so he had no way to trace her. But as life often does, the circle comes around and ten years later the new overload, Niall fitzJulien, to whom Emmaline, now widowed, must swear fealty in her son's name, is none other than the man who fathered him. She prays to get through the swearing without him figure out his own son stands before him. She is not so lucky and now must pay the piper. I always wanted to write, and there are a few really good books out there that inspired me to follow that dream. This is one of the books. There are a handful of really truly SPECIAL books, that linger on in your mind and your heart. No matter the years, they are still vivid, rich in details and never fade, almost as if they become a part of you. Thank you, Maggie, for creating this VERY SPECIAL book that so touches the heart.
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Summary: Deauxville at her best!
Review: This is may favourite Maggie Davis/Katherine Deauxville book and I am so shocked it is not reprinted!! Get with it people. This is one GREAT historical. I am sure there are many readers out there that would LOVE to read this wonderful book!!
Emmeline needs to provide her ageing husband with an heir, so she is forced to send her servant out to find a suitable 'stud' and pay him to impregnate her. The servant, instead, brings her a knight, but she must conceive this night so there is little choice. She wanted a faceless man, that would give her a child and fade away. Instead, she gets a night of passion that haunts her.
She slips away in the morning not knowing the wonderful Knight's name, leaving him the monies promised. Only, he did not want the money, he wanted her and was furious she left in the morn. He knew nothing about her, so he had no way to trace her.
But as life often does, the circle comes around and ten years later the new overload, Niall fitzJulien, to whom Emmaline, now widowed, must swear fealty in her son's name, is none other than the man who fathered him. She prays to get through the swearing without him figure out his own son stands before him. She is not so lucky and now must pay the piper.
I always wanted to write, and there are a few really good books out there that inspired me to follow that dream. This is one of the books.
There are a handful of really truly SPECIAL books, that linger on in your mind and your heart. No matter the years, they are still vivid, rich in details and never fade, almost as if they become a part of you.
Thank you, Maggie, for creating this VERY SPECIAL book that so touches the heart.
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Summary: Great historical detail, but....
Review: This relatively short paperback (317 pages) took me a long time to read, because it was so packed with historical details, which I savored. This was the first work I read of this author, and since I really enjoyed her humor and descriptive ability, I definitely plan to read more by Deauxville. She certainly researched this period, and wove in the details quite well. However, I found it difficult to relate to the main characters, Emmeline and fitzJulien. I disliked both of them, which is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5. I wanted to tell them both to grow up and get over themselves. They seemed distant to one another, until the end. If we could give 1/2 stars I would give this book 4 1/2.
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Summary: so much detail and emotion!
Review: THis was a fabulous read. I really felt for the characters, their pains, their emotions and the sacrifices they each made in finding each other. The historical details especially is what I miss so much in the current historical romances. This is so rich. When I want to read a historical - I want HISTORY to actually be there. So thrilling.
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Summary: so much detail and emotion!
Review: THis was a fabulous read. I really felt for the characters, their pains, their emotions and the sacrifices they each made in finding each other. The historical details especially is what I miss so much in the current historical romances. This is so rich. When I want to read a historical - I want HISTORY to actually be there. So thrilling.
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