Review: Two great reads!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2013
I especially loved the first book in this duo by Cynthia Wright - You and No Other.  I am never disappointed in this great author.  St Briac is the kind of hero that leaves you breathless.  The book gripped me from the first page and kept me riveted until the end.Thomas Mardouet, seigneur de St Briac is the King of France's trusted knight and good friend.  Aimee de Fleurance is picnicking in the woods one day when Thomas and the king chance on her whilst out hunting.  Aimee doesn't know who they are and insults the king unknowingly. Thomas however is attractedto this enchanting woman and can't help but be drawn to her.  When Aimee impersonates her sister to join the royal court so she can escape an arranged marriage Thomas now finds himself caught between protecting the beautiful Aimee and being faithful to his friend the king.What ensues is a passionate and witty tale which I highly recommend.The second book Of One Heart was enjoyable too, however I found it didn't have quite the same magic as You and No Other.  This story focuses on a friend of Aimee's Micheline who has recently become a widow.  She was married to her childhood sweetheart who she thought was the love of her life until she finds out that he was killed in a duel by the jealous husband of his lover.  Aimee invites Micheline to the royal court to try and help to mend her broken heart but when the king pays a bit too much interest in her beauty and charm his long time mistress hatches a plan to get rid of her by marrying her off to some distant Lord.  The Marquess of Sandhurst needs to marry and produce a heir, however that is the last thing on his mind.  When his father tells him that a marriage has been arranged for him to a French widow named Micheline he is not amused.  He hatches a plan to travel to France disguised as a painter so that he can meet this mystery lady for himself.  However, he is not prepared for his reaction to his betrothed.