"fine historical romance"
In 1217 England, Bishop Gravant hosts a tournament at
Ravenswood Castle in which the winner obtains the hand and
property of England's wealthiest heiress. England's King
Henry thinks Gravant has rigged the game so the young
monarch King Henry assigns his trusted knight Sir Adam
Quintin to weed out and halt any seditious acts. Adam travels to Ravenswood where he meets Joan Swan, keeper
of hounds, when she and her animals save his life from a
boar. Though she believes she has little choice if she
wants to keep her "father" alive and not have herself be
used as Gravant's pawn Joan still wonders if she can trust
the handsome outsider who stirs her insides like no one has
ever done before. Adam thinks he has met the Goddess of
the Hunt as he finds himself falling in love with Joan, but
questions whether he should trust her with the King's
mission. LORD OF THE HUNT in many ways follows the typical sub-genre
fare with Machiavellian betrayals, and regal and churchly
power squabbles interfering with two delightful lead
characters trying to forge a relationship. However, the
twist that freshens up Ann Lawrence's latest thirteenth
century romance is the feisty, intrepid heroine who has
skills normally left to males. Adam is a delightful hero
and Gravant serves as the typical villain, but a strong
story line and the two wonderful lead protagonists make for
a fine historical romance. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted February 16, 2003
The Thrill of the Hunt...
Hunter and hunted, lover and beloved, they would come
together in a moment as impossible to escape as it was full
of ecstasy.
SummaryTHE THRILL OF THE HUNT?
What man does not savor it? Whether the chase was for
savage boar, political prize or beautiful heiress, a knight
worth his spurs threw himself into it once his blood was
up. And if Adam Quintin was to succeed at the secret task
given him by the king, he must pursue all three. But never
did he imagine he might become the quarry himself--unhorsed
by a wild boar, betrayed by political enemies, seduced by a
simple maid with no claim to power or position.
As daughter to the keeper of the hounds, Joan Swan was no
stranger to the hunt. Like the legendary Diana, she slipped
through the moonlit woods with her dogs, her loveliness as
irresistible to Adam as the goddess herself.
Hunter and hunted, lover and beloved, they would come
together in a moment as impossible to escape as it was full
of ecstasy.
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