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Disgraced!
Banished from polite society for bearinga child out of wedlock, Lady Eadyth ofHawks' Lair spends her days hidden undera voluminous veil, tending her bees.But when her son's detested father threatensto reveal the boy's true paternity and seizeher beloved lands, Lady Eadyth seeks ahusband willing to claim the child as his own.
Eirik of Ravenshire is England's most virilebachelor, notorious for loving—and leaving—the most beautiful damsels in the land.Now a mysterious lady is offering him a vowof chaste matrimony in exchange forrevenge against his most hated enemy, andEirik simply cannot refuse. But the lustyknight's plans go awry when he finds himselfunable to resist Eadyth's myriad charms . . .and he succumbs to the sweet sting of thetarnished lady's love.
Banished for bearing a child out of wedlock, Lady Eadyth spends her days tending bees. But when her son's father threatens to reveal the boy's true paternity and seize her lands, Lady Eadyth turns to Eirik of Ravenshire--England's most virile bachelor--and offers him a chaste marriage in exchange for revenge on his most hated enemy. Eirik soon succumbs to the sweet sting of the tarnished lady's love. Original.
This saga of tenth-century England focuses on a less-explored historical era. The plot is a typical romance, with the main characters being highly attracted to one another, but repeatedly finding reasons to deny the attraction. The heroine, faced with the chance of losing her son to his sadistic birth father, to whom she was not given the chance to be married, seeks a powerful husband with similar features to claim parentage. She in return offers wealth, property and her strong abilities as a chatelaine. That she is beautiful and desirable seem not to occur to either principal until rather late in the relationship. Both have trust issues.
Briefly put, if you enjoy historical romance with a bite, this will entertain you.
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Posted March 19, 2012
As always Sandra Hill has held hostage my starving attention with her Viking (and Saxon) bad boys gone good!
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.At one time Lady Eadyth was known as the Silver Jewel of Northumbria. That was before she had an illegitimate child in 946 AD that led to her being dubbed as the Tarnished Jewel. Eadyth needs a husband to protect her and her offspring from a nasty brute who plans to gain custody of her son.
Needing a bodacious plan, Eadyth marches into Ravenshire Castle to persuade that barbaric "loathsome lout" Lord to marry her. He is aghast by her hag looks and her sassy mouth. However, instead of rejecting his guest's strange proposal, he becomes interested when he learns who sired her son. Eirik plans to use Eadyth as a pawn to get to his adversary who is also her son's father. He will be further stunned when he learns what she really looks like but trouble is fomented by their common enemy and leaves them in peril.
This is a reprint of a 1990s award winning tenth century Viking romance starring two battling Vikings in love and a common vile enemy. The story line is fast-paced with a humorous Sandra Hill trademark romance although the adversary is stereotyped detracting from their jocular gender war.
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Posted November 25, 2009
The story line, characters, romance and humor are what made this book fun to read.
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Disgraced!
Banished from polite society for bearinga child out of wedlock, Lady Eadyth ofHawks' Lair spends her days hidden undera voluminous veil, tending her bees.But when her son's detested father threatensto reveal the boy's true paternity and seizeher beloved lands, Lady Eadyth seeks ahusband willing to claim the child as his own.
Eirik of Ravenshire is England's most virilebachelor, notorious for loving—and leaving—the most beautiful ...