Cathie Dunn writes...

Today, I have the pleasure to review The Rebel Heiress and the Knight , the debut novel from author, Melissa Oliver .  My thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for a copy of the novel. Review: An heiress with a secret. A knight loyal to his king. A secret that could tear them apart. When Hugh de Villiers is sent north, to visit the lady of Tallany Castle about some outlaws that steal money from the king's tax collectors, little does he know the real reason King John sent him there – to marry the widow. Shocked, but also intrigued by the beautiful, headstrong widow, Hugh does as he is bid.  Eleanor of Tallany does not want to wed, but finds she has no choice. Her first husband mistreated her, and she'd managed very well on her own. But she acquiesces and marries Hugh, even though she carries a secret with her that he must never know. I thoroughly enjoyed this fast ride through medieval northern England. The author has clearly done her research, and you get a real s...

I'm delighted to share my review for Nicole Locke ’s latest title Warstones saga: Captured by Her Enemy Knight ! This isn't the first novel in the series that I’ve read, and I’ve enjoyed this as much as previous titles, even though this has a very different slant. Cressida is no ordinary woman: she is an archer, trained by her father to do only one thing: kill. Over the years, she follows his orders, getting rid of his enemies without blinking. But when he sends her to kill Eldric of Hawksmoor, she disobeys her father for the first time – and becomes the aim of his wrath. How could she tell him that she could not possibly kill the one man she has admired, at a distance, for years. Missing her aim intentionally, Eldric’s friends are killed, and Cressida is full of guilt.  When Eldric catches her unawares, he takes her hostage, intent to handing her over to King Edward, and to see her executed. But something about her stirs unknown feelings in him; her vulnerability, so a...