Knighted at age sixteen and given a large fiefdom in the
Highlands by King David in honor of his valorous services
at age 21, the Lion of Ramhurst in 1141 A.D. was in the
prime of his life. Handsome and intelligent, Sir Rhoenne
Guy de Ramhurst, the Liege Lord, is a giant of knight -- not
only in his size, but also in his vision. Even with a
lance festering in his leg, he had tried to hide his injury
from his men as he knew they would hunt down the attackers
and that would destroy the small inroads Sir Guy had made
with the local Highlanders whose reputation was not known
for being docile.
Seeking a hidden glade to rest for a bit, Sir Guy gets
attacked by a small, but very feisty child-woman who calls
herself the Lady of the Brooke. With her powers of
observation and keen intuition, Aislynn quickly realizes he
is a Norman and should be an enemy. As a healer, she also
knows he is in pain, so she can't leave him to suffer.
After returning to his castle, Sir Guy has trouble keeping
thoughts of this unusual healer out of his mind, so when
the actions of his troublesome and cruel half-brother cause
Aislynn to be roughly brought to his hall, the lord
exercises his rights and quickly claims her to be his
personal healer. In the closeness of his chamber, the
virgin healer is soon ignited by her passion for him, but
still he leaves her be. While his heart cries for her, he
refuses to marry her and have the family curse kill this
woman he loves.
But, when the King offers him huge tracts of lands as well
as the hand of his daughter in marriage, Sir Guy wants to
turn him down in favor of Aislynn. To do this incredible
act of insubordination would risk not only his neck, but
also the lives of many people loyal to him. It potentially
could also cause the Highlanders to launch a rebellion and
destroy King David's plans to unite the Picts, the Scots
and the Normans.
Friends since they were toddlers, Sir Guy has no knight
more loyal to him than his senior vassal, Sir Harold
Montvale. He would do anything, including giving up his own
life for him, and it was this loyalty that drove him and
Aislynn to commit an act of treachery. Would his plan work
or would it be in vain? Would their duplicity save Sir
Guy? How would the King react?
With Jackie Ivie's meticulous attention to historical
detail and her descriptive powers to paint such a vivid and
lusty tale, you will be locked back in time and in spirit
with the battles, challenges and folkways in this medieval
highland adventure romance. Having already established a
loyal readership with her previous books, such as TENDER
IS THE KNIGHT, Ivie has certainly outdone herself with
this intriguing and engrossing read! All her characters,
both main and secondary, are insightfully drawn and
believable. The dialogue is amusing, the repartee is witty
and events roller coaster up in suspense and then move so
quickly, you simply can't put the book down. So, fluff up
the pillows, get glass of wine, and delight in A KNIGHT
WELL SPENT!
Scotland, 1141. A Norman king’s attempts to rule the
Highland clans is making his favorite knight’s job
difficult, indeed – and that is before a woman of mystery
lays siege to the warrior’s heart...
SHE LIVES TO HEAL…
He’s a giant of a man; what’s more, he’s the enemy. These
truths should be enough to send Aislynn running far and
fast from the wounded stranger in the woods. But he needs
her help – and the reward he bestows changes her forever…
HE FIGHTS TO KILL…
Formidable knight Rhoenne Guy de Ramhurst has been “gifted”
with a fiefdom – and the unenviable task of taming the
rebellious Highlanders that populate it. He also has a
castle full of dissidents, led by his own half brother.
Yet those challenges pale in comparison with attempts to
forget the healer who saved his life and captured his
heart...
AND ONE LOVE RULES THEM BOTH…
Rhoenne believes a family curse places any woman he loves
in mortal danger. When Aislynn is abducted by his
profligate sibling Rhoenne becomes her protector – even as
he tries to resist her. But Aislynn has secrets of her
own – and as deception and danger swirl ever closer around
them, the truth may be their only salvation...
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