Secret Thunder
by:
Patricia Ryan (author)
When her husband is reported killed in battle, a woman is forced to marry an infamous Norman warrior, with whom she nevertheless falls in love, a love that is tested when he is accused of murdering her late husband.
When her husband is reported killed in battle, a woman is forced to marry an infamous Norman warrior, with whom she nevertheless falls in love, a love that is tested when he is accused of murdering her late husband.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451407412 (0451407415)
Publish date: May 1st 1997
Publisher: Topaz
Pages no: 377
Edition language: English
Series: Perigueux Family (#1)
A really good medieval romance, with a lot of twists and a passionate romance. Patricia Ryan is an incredible story teller, this is another winner. A beautiful love story, some high adventure, mixed with incredible odds and a touching ending. Sigh. :-)
Luke de Perigueux is known as the "Black Dragon" for his brutality and ferocity in battle, but it is not who he truly is inside. One of the most infamous and most feared of all the invading Norman soldiers, Luke keeps his bloodlust alive through the use of a special blend of herbs. He is distresse...
As the author note states this is a true beauty and the beast story. One where the love of a strong woman saves the soul of the beastly creature she has somehow fallen for. Although the hero in SECRET THUNDER isn't hideously deformed (in fact he is a gorgeous male specimen) he more than fits the bil...