Knight of Havoc
Sherry Ewing
Medieval Romance
One lone knight. One strongminded maiden. When duty wars with love at first sight, which will win?
Long ago, Reynard Norwood loved deeply, but the lady died, and he vowed never to love again. On a mission for the Empress Matilda, he finds a lady worthy of love. She is barely surviving. How can he leave her? But how can he break his vow to the dead? Torn between loyalty to a ghost and following his heart, he must still make certain that the living lady is safe and secure.
The life of Lady Elysande Thorburn of Blackmore has been in turmoil since King Stephen and his men laid siege to her home. With few resources, she must care for an ailing grandfather and meet her responsibilities to those loyal to the household. Her options for survival are running out. One of Empress Matilda’s knights arrives at her weakest moment. He’s determined she must leave with him, but she’s just as determined to stay.
Nothing about their relationship is simple, least of all the attraction each has for the other. As havoc and conflicting demands surround them, is love even possible?
Uncaged Review: This book is the third installment of the series. Sir Reynard Norwood’s main goal is to serve the Empress Matilda because his one true love, Lady Joanna, is dead. Still, on the days and nights when there is nothing to do, Reynard’s feelings of despair drive him to dwell on her. When Reynard comes upon Blackmore and the beauteous Lady Elysande Thorburn, she attempts to be the best host despite not having anything to eat herself. Reynard knows Elysande doesn’t have much, and his plan is to take her to the Empress because maybe she might be able to help her. Of course, convincing Elysande to accompany him isn’t going to be an easy feat either. Finally, Reynard is able to talk Elysande into going, but the journey is fraught with danger. Reynard has even fallen for Elysande, but the Empress decides to make it into a tournament. Reynard realizes that even though this is supposed to be a game, he is playing to win Elysande’s hand or die trying.
This historical romance book is definitely a roller coaster of action and adventure from beginning to end! It’s amazing that each successive story is filled with so much that it really is a complete page turner and very hard to put down. Sure, at times I was screaming in frustration because I thought the tale should have just ended after both the hero and heroine finally get together, but, no, there are more plot twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat in wide-eyed anticipation. Reynard almost seems to heal at an extremely fast rate too. While Elysande’s attachment to him is alarmingly quick. It does work and carries the book along wonderfully! I think for me those unexpected curves caused a tiny bit of dragging, yet it kept my attention throughout and the villain was just awful, but isn’t that the point? I think it was more my issue than anything else. I do look forward to Richard’s story next and hope the rest of the knights, including Constantine, get a novel too. Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst
4 Stars
