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!