Knight of Darkness
Sherry Ewing
Medieval Romance
Sometimes finding love can become our biggest weakness…
Wymar Norwood understands responsibility. His two brothers have been in his care since his parent’s death. With his title and lands stripped from him by the usurper Stephen, he aligns himself with the Empress Matilda, the rightful Queen of England. If he can win her favor and become her champion knight, he prays all will be returned to him.
Lady Ceridwen Ward of Norwich is out to prove not only to herself but the Empress that she is more than capable of protecting those she loves. She hides herself in the guise of a knight and follows along with her men to Lincoln to raise her sword for the Empress’s cause. But life can become complicated, especially after your identity is revealed.
But Wymar and Ceridwen have a common enemy who is bent on revenge. They will need to search their souls and overcome grief in order for their love to survive life’s greatest test.
Uncaged Review: . Wymar Norwood had pretty much lost everything, his land his title and his parents from King Stephen. Wymar’s only way of getting everything back and being restored to honor is being a mercenary and by joining forces with Empress Matilda. Wymar is well-known to everyone from the allies to the enemies as the “Knight of Darkness.” While at a tavern the night before the battle, Wymar notices a young lad known as Lord Elric Bartone who is getting pushed around by Lord Sperling Ratcliff. Wymar attempts to stop the bullying especially when he hears that Sperling‘s only reason for being mean to Elric is because he is the brother of his supposed betrothed. Lord Elric is in truth Lady Ceridwen Ward who must hide her identity in order to support Matilda. Wymar and Ceridwen must find a way to not only stop King Stephen his supporters and Sperling who poses a threat to them both, their burgeoning love and everyone they hold dear.
This is truly an epic sweeping written medieval romance that is well-worth the read! The graphic descriptions of fighting are well researched and easily imagined putting you in the heat of the battle. The action definitely left me breathless and with the stunning display of visuals left me absolutely shocked! I had no problem visualizing the strong animosity between two very real adversaries but even the characters whether they be major or minor seem so vividly realistic! Ms. Sherry Ewing has really done her homework and the research shows. Wymar is enigmatically terrifying yet underneath it all is also a tremendously gracious hero that is charming fodder for the perfect book boyfriend hero! Ceridwen the English warrior maiden who I kind of pictured as the English Mulan is much more three dimensional and despite her tough nature also still is feminine and easily relatable too. I am excited for this new series and definitely can’t wait to read more when it gets written that is! Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst
5 Stars
