As a revered fantasy writer, James Branch Cabell came to be known for richly imagined universes rife with fascinating detail. This early novel takes place in the "real world" of early-twentieth-century America, but it is filled with the same kind of insightful observations that enlivened Cabell's la
Love and Chivalry
β Scribed by Townsend, Lindsay
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 612 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Four determined and resourceful young women. Four warriors, sworn to protect others.All four full-length medieval historical romance novels, still available singly, now also together in one volume.A Knightβs Vow .A haunted, hardened warrior, returned from the Crusades. A beautiful young woman who endured and schemed and waited for him.A terrible vow that comes between them.A dangerous, implacable enemy threatens their future.Can Guillelm and Alyson fight together for their marriage?A Knightβs Captive.Itβs 1066, a time of portents, invasions and danger.Thrust together by betrayal, Marc and Sunniva must find a way to survive.Each holds dark and deadly secrets.What happens when their tentative truce is shattered? Will Marc be held captive by his past? Will Sunniva become his willing prisoner? And will they find a way to find love and free themselves?A Knightβs Enchantment.Joanna, an alchemist, seeks to free herself and her father from a horrible slavery.Hugh, a brave knight, a master of the joust, seeks to win his brotherβs freedom from imprisonment.When these two meet, passions and dangers rise. More than gold is at stake.A Knightβs Prize.The Black Death, the great pestilence, sweeps many away, but for some it is an opportunity.Armed with her wits and skills, Edith, blacksmithβs widow and helper, recasts herself and her people as exotic and untouchable. She is an eastern princess, gracing tournaments with her presence.She and her folk eat well and are safe, but in this time of divison and sickness, any mistake by her could mean their deaths.Sir Ranulf meanwhile cares little for tourneys and courtly games while his own lady is dead, but something about the strange princess draws him, compelling him to discover her secrets.In the end he only knows one thingβEdith will be his, his prize.
β¦ Subjects
Four Medieval Historical Romances
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