The court of King Henry VIII is a place for intrigue and
lust -- as long as you're not the queen. In WOLF BRIDE,
Eloise Tyrell is a lady in waiting to Henry's second wife,
Anne Boleyn. She knows the queen's secrets -- and she has
a
forbidden flirtation of her own with a handsome courtier.
Her father, though, has plans for Eloise. He has promised
her in marriage to a rough soldier, Lord Wolf.
Wolf fell in love once, years ago. He has promised himself
that he will not make the same mistakes. He will take a
firm
hand with his new, young bride. He soon finds that he
doesn't want to break her spirit, but when Queen Anne is
tried for treason, Wolf may have to break Eloise's heart
to
save her from the Tower and the axe.
I've read a great deal of fiction and non-fiction about
the
Tudor Court, and I enjoyed the way author Elizabeth Moss
weaves historical characters and details into WOLF BRIDE.
The tension at court around Anne's trial is palpable. I
found it quite enjoyable from that standpoint.
This is a story where if the characters just talked
honestly
to each other, they would avoid a lot of drama. Moss
generally gives good reasons why they keep their thoughts
to
themselves, but it is frustrating in some scenes.
If you enjoy intense and graphic sex scenes, you're in for
a
treat here. Wolf is a domineering but usually patient
lover,
and Eloise is a young bride intrigued and tantalized by
the
acts he asks her to perform.
I recommend WOLF BRIDE for readers who enjoy the Tudor
period and steamy historical romance. If you like this
book,
you'll be delighted to hear it's the first in Moss'
Lust in
the Tudor Court series.
Hilary Mantel meets Sylvia Day: the first installment
in
a deliciously erotic trilogy, set against the sumptuous
backdrop of the scandal-ridden Tudor Court.
Bound to him against her will...
Lord Wolf, hardened soldier and expert lover,
has come to King Henry VIII's court to claim his new
bride:
a girl who has intrigued him since he first saw her riding
across the Yorkshire moors.
Eloise Tyrell, now
lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne Boleyn, has other ideas. She
has no desire to submit to a man she barely knows and
who-though she is loath to admit it-frightens her more
than
a little.
Their first kiss awakens in both a fierce
desire that bares them to the soul. But as the court
erupts
into scandal around the ill-fated Queen, Eloise sees
firsthand what happens when powerful men tire of their
wives...
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