Roselynde
In an era made for men, Alinor--mistress of Roselynde--is at no man's mercy. Then she meets Simon, the battle-scarred knight whose passion and wit match her own. Their struggle to be united against the political obstacles in their path sweeps them from the royal court to a daring crusade in the...
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In an era made for men, Alinor--mistress of Roselynde--is at no man's mercy. Then she meets Simon, the battle-scarred knight whose passion and wit match her own. Their struggle to be united against the political obstacles in their path sweeps them from the royal court to a daring crusade in the Holy Land.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780843935592 (0843935596)
Publish date: January 1st 1994
Publisher: Leisure Books
Pages no: 495
Edition language: English
Series: The Roselynde Chronicles (#1)
Tbh I enjoyed the historical detail and thought it read as more of a historical fiction than a romance novel but I didn't really like Simon or Alinor that much. I found Alinor very irritating at times they were constantly arguing about atupid things and then making up, there was a big age gap betwee...
This book is not a straight historical romance (despite the ridiculous cover). There is probably equal parts history as there is romance. And unfortunately a lot of the history is wrapped up in the characters trying to navigate a very complicated political situation, that is often described in depth...
Well-researched and highly detailed depiction of the era of the Crusades at the end of the 12th century. But tough slogging for someone who is more accustomed to (and prefers) a pure romance. This story is a historical novel with a love story as its main plot driver, not a historical romance per se....
This was great fun. There was so much humour between Alinor and Simon at the beginning, along with their wonderful chemistry. A nice twist to have the heroine being not only intelligent and strong minded, but to have her fall in love with an "older man" instead of some young hunk. LOL, so many funny...
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