RITA winner for Best Historical Romance
NO HEART EVER BEAT SO NOBLE—NOR SO STRONG
Britain, 1351. After an arduous exile to flee the darkness and danger sweeping her lands, Lady Elizabeth D’Auvers returns home to Woodell Castle, yearning only for her looms and her quiet life. To her astonishment, she finds the castle and farmlands thriving, thanks to Lord Thomas of Roxburgh, a knight errant whose size and strength offer protection to Elizabeth’s castle and its people.
Lord Thomas’s warm gaze makes Elizabeth’s flesh burn with unaccustomed fire, and her defenses crumble, leaving her heart as vulnerable as her trembling body. Yet chilling thoughts trouble her mind. For there is something dark and mysterious about this man—a secret that makes him as forbidden to desire as he is impossible to resist.
From Romantic Times
This realistic portrait of medieval life looks deeply into what makes a man worthy of the title of knight. When Lyssa discovers Thomas’ ruse, she nearly loses the man she loves and respects. Not until he proves his mettle do all realize it is within a man’s grasp to become a knight no matter his station in life when what he fights for is worthy.
Ms. Samuel weaves a tale worthy of one of Lyssa’s tapestries. Not only does she write of love between men and women, but of the powerful friendships between the women and a man’s need to be free and respected. This is a powerful, stirring medieval romance.
Reviewed Kathe Robin