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“Denise Lynn’s “Bedded by her Lord” is a tragic tale of a scarred knight trying to make peace with the past and renew his future. Lord Guy of Hartford has been captured and enslaved for seven years. He comes home after fighting his way to freedom expecting to find his castle and wife waiting for him. Instead he finds his wife in labor with another man's child. Guy must come to terms with his wife’s infidelities and the killer’s blood that run through his veins. Will his wife’s love be the salvation he needs to fight the demons that surround his heart and soul? I was really looking forward to this book the story plot I thought was a good one. I was sadly mistaken I just felt the book was lacking emotion. I didn’t feel any emotional ties to the characters. I liked “Guy” character of the struggling knight but Elizabeth I never understood why she wouldn’t just tell him the truth. The story really never gave you the answers you were looking for over how she got with child. The story was haphazard and didn’t really flow well in my opinion. It had the base to be a really good story but just lack any overall continuity. I would skip this medieval spicy lack luster tale.”
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Merrimon wrote this review Saturday, December 15 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
BEDDED BY HER LORD by Denise Lynn is an intense historical romance that peers into medieval world at war and also the psychological dynamics of the characters. The unfolding conflicts are written with suspense and emotional drama that makes it a fast paced and emotional read.
Lord Guy of Hartford returns home after seven years of being held captive by the sadistic and evil Aryseeth. His past tribulations and battle scars have changed him so much that even his men do not recognize him. Although outsiders have been kept away to hide his wife Elizabeth's condition from outsiders, the secret can no longer be hidden when Guy refuses to take no for an answer and enters her bedchamber. Some things a woman's body cannot hide. Ashamed of not keeping her oath, Elizabeth lies to Guy. Elizabeth is not the only one with secrets of his activities during their seven years apart. Together can the two find a way to end the lies and secrets and make their way back to the love that once united them? Can Guy allow Elizabeth to see the inner ravages of his soul? Will Elizabeth be able to wage a battle for for his very soul. When danger menaces, can the two of them battle together as well as against each other?
BEDDED BY HER LORD is an intense riveting suspenseful read where the villain is truly sadistic and the reader experiences first hand the inner battles that warriors returning home might have experienced. The brutality does not include gratuitous violence or many graphic scenes, but rather, Denise Lynn does an excellent job at portraying the psychological inward drama within Guy at the same time as he stoically approaches his wife. Denise Lynn emphasizes the importance and extent of one's oath in her characterization of both Guy and Elizabeth thereby creating a historical romance that feels medieval in its examination of the values of its characters. The concept of the oath is examined here with a psychological depth that creates a bridge between medieval literature and the modern world of today's readers. In addition, Denise Lynn extends the notion of the oath, viewing the medieval concept in a both more intimate way between a man and a woman but also for its social implications for all those living in and supported by the keep. Denise Lynn also did an excellent job with the theme of communication and silence here, creating suspenseful emotional moments between Guy and Elizabeth as they battle to save their marriage and themselves from the wars and vicious villain that rage around them. BEDDED BY HER LORD is a wonderful, intense medieval historical romance that delves into the psychological devastation caused by war and brings darkness to the healing power of love.
© Merrimon Book Reviews / Medieval Book Reviews 2007”
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