Review: A stormy knight
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2013
I enjoyed this exciting story which begins during the Anarchy when both King Stephen and Empress Maud vied for the rule of England. A young lady has a secret love but families and politics tear them apart and they don't see each other for years.Gemma is the lady of her father's castle on the Thames when strange accidents begin to happen and her father falls seriously ill. Her brother is supposed to be coming home soon, knighted and about to wed. But when there is no sign of him, Lady Gemma has to take over running the castle and orders soldiers to take a message to the new king, Henry, who in return sends a knight and soldiers.The knight is Nicholas who has fought his way up - literally. He believes Gemma's family betrayed his, and it's poetic justice that to secure the strategic stronghold, Henry has now ordered this trusted knight to take over and marry into the family. Naturally this isn't what Gemma wants at all, and the tension mounts as the unknown person is still causing harm.This is well researched and the characters are well described, and it's impressive for a debut from this author.