Meanwhile the h’s father has his own agenda. “Eager or dragging feet like a donkey, it matters not. “I wonder if Lady Margaret is as eager to wed as you?” Now our H hungers for two things only- lands of his own and sons to forge a dynasy. *Discretion advised as has major spoilers!*Ī hero of the crusades, Dominic le Sabre has returned to Scotland in glory and triumph to claim his reward from the King -a beautiful Saxon bride with a dowry of vast lands.īut Lady Margaret of Blackthorne, descendent from a long line of sacred female Celtic mystics, the Glendruids, fears an ancient curse that could bring further turmoil to her battle-scarred land.and sorrow to her marriage bed. With or without heirs, I will have no other wife but you.' 'Glendruid witch, you healed my body, my heart, and my soul…and then you stole them from me one kiss at a time. 'Without you, the land and the people are a feast for a dead man. Blackthorne is yours for as long as you live. 'I will not let you go,' Dominic said harshly. So, nostalgia for the win.ġ1/15/15: Re-read.I can't sleep and I'm in the mood for some sappy and magical medieval romance.gonna start with one of my old school favorite om back when I was in middle school.in the effin 90's.Ī classic medieval favorite that never gets old. But I read this over 20 years ago and will always love it. Obviously.įull disclosure though: I'm not sure I would love this as much if I read it for the first time now.knowing myself, I might find it a little too.overwrought and sappy in many ways.

Her title Beautiful Sacrifice made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012.10/18/21: Re-read.This is part of my 'buy all my paperback favorites in kindle form' project, which necessitated a re-read.

She was awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 1994, Romance Writers of America Best Historical Romance in 1994, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. In 1982, she began publishing romance novels as Elizabeth Lowell. Maxwell, Annalise Sun, and Lowell Charters. She has written under numerous pen names including A. The novels range from science fiction to historical fiction, from romance to mystery to suspense. She has written over 60 novels and one non-fiction book. Maxwell started her writing career in 1975 with the science fiction novel Change. They have published numerous novels together including The Silk Strategy, The Ruby, Steal the Sun, Redwood Empire, and The Golden Mountain. She married Evan Maxwell, a journalist, on September 4, 1966. She was educated at the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Riverside, where she received a B.A. Maxwell was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1944. Elizabeth Lowell is actually a pen name for the real person named Ann Charters Maxwell.

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