NUMBER: 55TITLE: Beyond Temptation
AUTHOR: Mary Reed McCall
STARTED: August 6, 2005
FINISHED: August 8, 2005
PAGES: 365
GENRE: Romance
FIRST SENTENCE: Rain slashed down, the wind sounding an eerie moan as it swept over the leafy grove where Richard de Cantor crouched, gasping, next to the shuddering flanks of his horse. [READER'S NOTE: Seems like a take on "It was a dark and stormy night." to me.]
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] Beyond duty...
A proud yet haunted warrior, Sir Richard de Cantor left his past behind when he joined the secret brotherhood of Templar Knights. Now he is returning home to face a challenge greater than any he has ever known: a forbidden promise of ecstasy that dwells in the gentle heart of a fallen noblewoman.
Beyond desire...
Lady Margaret Newcomb has paid dearly for her sins of long ago, her good name stripped away as she was forced into seclusion. Yet such torment is nothing compared to what she suffers when Richard de Cantor enters her world of penance. Here is a man, brave and strong yet tender, whose breathtaking masculinity tempts her to sin once more. To want him is dangerous and taboo. But to deny her passion is to deny life itself and the one chance for a love beyond limits, beyond rapture...
REASON FOR READING: It was there.
THOUGHTS: I've not read many books set during this time period. For a book that was suppose to be about a Templar Knight there was very little in the way of Templar Knights. I was disappointed. Despite the summer on the back cover I was expecting more action. Particularly more action involving swords. This book could have used some action.
While the plot was interesting, there was just something lacking (and I think it was action - as mention previously). I got bored reading this and my mind wandered. There were so many directions McCall could have taken this book but she chose the tried and true romance novel method. Blah. Even a romance novel can be inventive from time to time.
MISCELLANEOUS: This is one series that I shall not continue.
KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): Share and the send to Melanie.
RATING: 4/10 [An "okay" book, but I don't recommend it]
CR: From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
RN: Mr. and Mrs. Smith by Cathy East Dubowski
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