Book 34: Lady of the Knight

NUMBER: 34
TITLE: Lady of the Knight
AUTHOR: Jackie Ivie
STARTED: March 26, 2006
FINISHED: March 29, 2006
PAGES: 383
GENRE: Romance

FIRST SENTENCE: The screams faded by midday, leaving the groans of the dying.

SUMMARY: [From the back of the book] When her family is destroyed by clan Fitz-Hugh, Morganna KilCreggar vows revenge. Tall and lean, she disguises herself as a lad - and hones her skills with deadly weapons.

A man who brazenly takes what he wants, Alexander Fitzhugh makes the boy "Morgan" his squire. The striking and brutally strong warrior never imagines what his servant is hiding. Yet FitzHugh cannot deny that he is strangely drawn to the lad in his charge, and he intends to find out why.

With each day that passes, the bold knight peels away more of Morgan's defenses, until he finally reveals her most precious secret. Suddenly vulnerable to an unbidden desire, Morgan strays from her purpose... to Zander's bed, where she discovers sensual pleasures she never imagined. Now, in the battle between vengeance and passion, the more powerful will emerge victorious, bringing together two hearts, two clans, two souls...

REASON FOR READING: I read it about it online somewhere and was intrigued.

THOUGHTS: This book is the first romance novel I've read all year that I actually want to keep. Ivie picked a touchy subject, homosexuality in the medieval era, and plays with it perfectly. Ivie writes the scenes in a way that are incredibly believable for the time and for the characters. It's this plot that makes the book so addictive.

The emotions she puts into her two main characters are nothing short of phenomenal. I could not put this book down because I wanted to know how each character would react. The nuances between Zander and Morganna are so strong that it becomes hard not to wrestle with their struggle.

What makes the book even better are the unexpected twists and turns. Too many romance novels are predictable. In this book, I never knew what was going to happen.

One scene that stuck with me is when Zander describes when he knew Morganna (Spoiler) was pregnant. The way this vignette plays out is incredibly touching. I had planned on keeping the book before reading this scene, but the writing here sealed the deal.

A fantastic romantic read.

MISCELLANEOUS: Mmmm... swords.

KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): Keep
RATING: 7/10 [Very Good]

CR: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
RN: Beauty and the Spy by Julie Anne Long

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