Lion's Bride
by:
Iris Johansen (author)
The darkly handsome warrior found her in the hot desert night, the last survivor of a caravan devastated by a brutal attack. But Thea could hardly have found a less likely saviour. Brooding, powerful, boldly erotic, the infamous Lord Ware felt no need to rescue a total stranger, but Thea's...
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The darkly handsome warrior found her in the hot desert night, the last survivor of a caravan devastated by a brutal attack. But Thea could hardly have found a less likely saviour. Brooding, powerful, boldly erotic, the infamous Lord Ware felt no need to rescue a total stranger, but Thea's striking beauty and fighting spirit moved him. So the knight in tarnished armour carried her away to his secret stronghold at Dundragon, where she would become his prisoner, his tormentor, his love...and the one weapon his deadly enemy could use to destroy him.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553569902 (0553569902)
ASIN: 553569902
Publish date: 1996-01-01
Publisher: Bantam
Pages no: 420
Edition language: English
Series: Lion's Bride (#1)
I read it three times but I still love this book. The story begins when Ware, a mercenary knight, returning home from a war mission discovers Thea, a runaway slave, lost in the desert of Syria. At the urging of his best friend (Kadar) Ware takes Thea with him in his fortress, but he is determined to...
“You lied,” she whispered. “You said I’d be safe here.”He smiled bitterly. “But I’m a brute and a bully. You cannot trust the word of such a rogue.”This book was... AMAZING! I love medieval historicals, but this was my first involving Templars and the Crusades. I loved it! And I can't wait to finis...
I look at this book and think, wow, has my taste changed. This book was right up my alley. Domineering alpha male who runs all over the lead female. Now if I read the book, I might not as enjoy it as I did then. Still, medieval times is so sexy - when men were manly men. And women, well they fo...