By Queen's Grace. Shari Anton
Читать онлайн.| Название | By Queen's Grace |
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| Автор произведения | Shari Anton |
| Жанр | Историческая литература |
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| Издательство | Историческая литература |
| Год выпуска | 0 |
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He hadn’t meant to start her tears flowing,
truly had no idea for which reason she cried-she had several. Faced with her tears, he could do nothing but take her in his arms until the sobs subsided.
Longing, deep and intense, washed through him like an ocean wave, threatening to pull him under. He could not succumb. Judith was far too upset, too vulnerable. Even knowing it, he wanted to kiss her tears away, take her to another place where no pain existed, only ecstasy. Duty battled with desire. His wish to comfort argued with his selfish need.
“I truly hate your chain mail,” she said. “You keep yourself encased in cold metal.
” “Right now you should be thankful for it. “Tis all that keeps you safe from me.”
“What if I do not wish to be safe from you…?”
Dear Reader,
What a perfect time to celebrate history-the eve of a new century. This month we’re featuring four terrific romances with awe-inspiring heroes and heroines from days gone by that you’ll want to take with you into thenext century!
Corwin of Lenvil, a protective Saxon knight, is one of those characters. He’s the handsome hero in Shari Anton’s exciting new medieval novel,By Queen’s Grace, which is the sequel toBy King’s Decree. Corwin infiltrates a rebel camp in order to rescue a kidnapped royal maiden who long ago broke his heart. There’s passion and danger at every turn as the lovely Judith begins to trust in-and fall in love with-Corwin.
InThe Lady and the Outlaw by DeLoras Scott, the unforgettable, English-bred Antoinette Huntington has a romantic run-in with a rugged outlaw on a train headed to Arizσna Territory. In Suzanne Barclay’s new medieval tale,The Champion, knight Simon of Blackstone will leave you breathless when he returns from the Crusades to right past wrongs. In doing so, he rekindles a love that was lost but not forgotten…
Wolf Heart is the fascinating, timeless hero fromShawnee Bride by Elizabeth Lane. He’s a white Shawnee warrior who rescues a young woman from certain death, yet must make her his captive. Can the deep love that grows between them transcend the cultural barriers?
Enjoy! And come back again next month for four more choices of the best in historical romance.
Happy holidays,
Tracy Farrell
Senior Editor
By
Queens’s Grace
Shari
Anton
To the members of Wisconsin Romance Writers of America.
Your encouragement and continued support are greatly appreciated.
With special thanks to Carrie Bebris, Susie Just and Leslie Parker, whose opinions and comments I value.
England, 1109
The heron never knew what hit it.
Poised against the bright blue sky, a peregrine falcon stooped and attacked with swift and fatal accuracy, saving its screech at a successful kill until its prey hung limply from sharp talons. From the meadow below, Corwin of Lenvil watched the young huntress’s skill with awe, though not with surprise. Ardith had trained the falcon, and no one in England rivaled his twin sister’s talent with hunting birds.
The game bearers rushed off to fetch the heron, pursuing the dogs that marked where the bird had fallen. The falconer whirled the lure to call the peregrine. Corwin shifted in his saddle to fetch a piece of meat, the falcon’s reward, from his leather pouch.
“I am nearly out of bait,