Review: Title no match for story but it's a good read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2013
I seem to be reading alot of medieval type books lately and this one is a quick read that does provide romance.  To me the title doesn't really match the story. Yes, Hugh is a well known knight and is known to be a promiscuous man.  His thoughts on women are probably accurate for the time period but his actions are not those of a noble knight. Of course not all knights were so noble right?  He is a fierce knight who knows not how to love, an orphan who fought his way to the top, and loses who he is along the way.  His faith & loyal service to the King do not fill the void in his life. He decides that he wants a home with heirs and accepts the Kings gift of a castle & option to marry the daughter of the former Lord.Lady Anne is the bastard born daughter of that former Lord and is coerced into deceiving him to save her half sister from marrying this brutish knight.  He learns of her deception and chooses to marry her anyway because of her beauty & her fiesty nature. He does, however, plan to continue living his life just as before & keep his paramour who waits for him.  He initially gives no thought to his wife, her life or who she is.  He expects her to obey him and accept whatever he says or does.  There is chemistry there & the story moves along at a quick pace. There are some love scenes which are nicely done.Hugh was very hard to like at first and I wanted to whack him many times but the author revealed his thoughts & helped me change my mind. Anne is very likeable, kind and sweet despite her mistreatment by her step mother and half sister.  There are some small side stories but they are not deep enough to mention. I felt they detracted from the story sometimes. Can these two find happiness that eludes them?  Can Anne accept this knight as he is or does he have to change his wicked ways?  Will he change?  Is love possible?You'll have to buy/read to get the skinny on this. It's worth it.