Review: "My quest is you."
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
The most touching words "my quest is you" have never been poignantly uttered by any of Ms. le Veque's heroes as they were spoken in this latest novel.This visually rich and beautifully written story centers on the recently widowed Lady Diamantha Edlington (daughter of Michael de Bocage from THE WOLFE). As her husband lay dying during the Battle of Falkirk he asks his friend, one of the greatest knights of the realm, Cortez de Bretagne, to grant him a dying wish by marrying his young widow. This was not a hardship for Cortez as he was recently widowed himself, and his dearly departed wife and Diamantha had been best of friends. Cortez had always thought, even during his previous marriage, that Diamantha was THE most beautiful woman in all of England. To him it was a win-win situation.Of course, Diamantha didn't see the situation the same way Cortez did. After a very rocky head start between the hero and heroine Cortez agrees to take Diamantha and her daughter Sophie on the quest to recover Robert Edlington's body from the Falkirk battlefield for proper burial and for final closure on that chapter in Diamantha's life.Along the way to Scotland from England, Cortez and Diamantha experienced many adventures. They were each able to see the other in a new light. The twists and turns in this story were a-ma-zing!Diamantha's 'quest' was to recover her husband's body for closure so she could emotionally move on to the new chapter in her life with Cortez, and Cortez's 'quest' was Diamantha. Be prepared to clutch your heart as you read Cortez's tender vow to Diamantha. Also, have some tissues ready when you read the epilogue.I savored each and every word of this long anticipated novel as if it were a box of expensive Swiss chocolate - it was THAT good!