T. C. (TC) reviewed on 7/26/2005 + 244 more book reviews

A knight for King William, Raolfe de Gere first met Caryn of Ivesham in the forest near her home. Ral instructs Caryn, and her little sister, to go right home, that their is fighting in the area and it is not safe for them to be out. Ral will always feel guilty for not seeing the girls home, when he later discovers that other knights have raped the younger sister and beaten Caryn while they were on their way home. Ral and his men take the girls to a local convent and he doesn't see Caryn again for three years. When next they meet, Caryn has been taken prisoner by Ral's enemy, Stephen de Montreale. In order to save her Ral announces she is his betrothed. Neither wanted to marry, but Ral agreed to a name-only marriage until Caryn was ready to accept him. Ral had been disillusioned by love years before when he fell for Stephen's sister and she made a fool of him by sleeping with her brother. Caryn believes that it was Ral's men who attacked her and her sister years before, and despite her desire to exact revenge, she is unable to go through with it. The plot thickens as others threaten the fragile relationship Ral and Caryn try to build. Stephen is at the root of all evil, and until he is properly dealt with, the two won't stand a chance for happiness.Ms. Martin's first medieval is written with all the talent, creativity and warmth of her previous novels. Her readers will wish she had gone back in time long ago! A stunning achievement for such a talented author! What a treat - the pen of Kat Martin bestowing her talent on the readers of the much loved genre of medieval romance!

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