Review: Full of intrigue, love, and friendship. Very Character rich....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2013
I freely admit I am a big fan of this authors stories! I despaired that I would ever find another author that wrote great medieval love stories. This author doesn't write the usual romance story where the H/h figure out they are in love at the very end and get married.  They are refreshingly opposite that way.  In these they USUALLY fall hard and fast...and the rest of the story is about their trial and tribulations together. As a reader she also keeps you on your toes.  You never know who may die, who a villain may be, who's a spy,  or how a story may end...its usually a happy ending;  but not always in the way you expect.  Sure, sometimes you are able to guess...but she usually slips a couple surprises in there somewhere.The Whispering Night as a few surprises for the reader...not as big as some of her other stories.  The last story I read by this author made me stop reading and gasp "Holy Crap!"With all that said, this story has battles, castles being sieged, spies, love, romance, fierce friendship, fearsome knights, and a brave spunky heroine.Garren is a knight of William Marshall.  The Marshall sends Garren on a mission to spy in the camp of his enemy.  From that moment on Garren's life will never be the same.  He begins a journey that takes him from that of a lonely knight to a life rich in love, then to utter heartbreak and finally back to love again.  He is the kind of knight all men fear but secretly want to emulate. The heroine Derica is spunky and brave not afraid to speak her mind or go after what she wants.  There are too many minor characters to name here, but you can't help but fall in love with some of them as well.They are also some humorous scenes mixed in...I wont say here, but its not something you see everyday in a Medieval romance! ; )If you like your stories with a lot of depth and emotion in them you must try out this story...and the author's other stories as well. I would recommend; Spectre of the Sword, Rise of the Defender,The Gorgon, The Wolfe, Archangel, While Angels Slept, Fragments of Grace and many more.  Oh geez, thats a lot isn't it...Its hard to choose just one. : )  Happy Reading!!!*If contemporaries are more your thing I would recommend; Darkling I Listen and Purgatory.