num_pages: 386
description: Dark and Forbidding...Lady Tess longed to return in peace to her beloved Remmington Castle--but she never thought that the price of reclaiming her land would be marriage to the most notorious warlord in all of England. Fierce and fearless, Kenric of Montague had never admitted defeat, and now he demanded Tess's loyalty--and her surrender. But how could she give herself to a man who pledged to keep her safe but stirred her most dangerous passions?Beautiful and Innocent...Scarred by war and the dark secret of his birth, Kenric of Montague had no wish for a wife... until he beheld Tess of Remmington, the magnificent woman pledged to be his bride. Yet even as he gave in to his aching hunger to possess her, he vowed that Tess would never tame his savage heart. But when a treacherous plot threatens to part them, Kenric will find himself drawing his sword--and risking his life--to save the only woman who could capture his soul...
language: English
title: The Warlord
titlecomplete: The Warlord (Montagues, #1)
characters: Baron Kenric of Montague, Lady Tess of Remmington
genres: Historical, 13th Century, British Literature, Medieval Romance, M F Romance, Historical Romance, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Humor, Romance
ratings_count: 1932
places: England
series: Montagues
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America
category: Best First Book & nominee for Long Historical Romance
publisher: Fanfare