Swordplay: An Elizabethan Romance

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Summary: A Swashbuckler at its best
Review: An exciting,romantic swashbuckler with lots of suspense and great characters. The background detail and historical information show a lot research on the author's part and play a big role in the atmosphere set in the novel. It's right up there with another old favorite 'Jamaica Inn'. A must read for romantic period piece devotees.

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Summary: Solid page turner and escape!
Review: For a solid page-turner and escape from your daily cares, read Scott-Turner's adventurous love story, "Swordplay." It captures your imagination immediately, introducing you to heroine, Ardys Trevallon -- not your typical 16th century lady. The Queen's court is her playground, fencing her unladylike vocation. Though thoroughly enchanting and beautiful, Ardys asserts herself (often with the strength of a man) and her place in the scheme of things. She's definitely a woman, born well before her time.
Ardy's capture by the rogue, handsome pirate -- Desmond Kirkconnell -- during the most vulnerable time in her life, plunges the reader into a series of events that proves Ardys resolve and tenacity. Falling in love with Kirkconnell, being kidnapped by his enemy, and a succession of misunderstandings, impel the reader along Ardys' journey from the Queen's castle, Ireland's forests and even a Caribbean island. Ignoring her true feelings, Ardys uses her body to accomplish her resolve.
Politics and intrigue catapult Ardy's into a quest that brings full circle her love story. Though the book satisfied this reader to the very last moment. I want to hear more of Ardys and her adventures with the love of her life.