For My Lady's Heart
Laura Kinsale
In medieval Europe, vows and laws are as inflexible and confining as a suit of armor. For Ruck, a noble and honest knight, those rules provide an unwavering path. Even as his wife leaves him for the Church, taking his money and his steed, Ruck’s life is one of devotion and mission.For the beautiful widow, Princess Melanthe, those same laws and traditions conspire to consume her land and her independence. Her husband’s death has left her kingdom an inviting target for neighboring territories. Where Ruck sees a clear path, Melanthe must navigate through twisting alleyways, using shrewd deceit and devious strategy.Can these two help each other overcome the powers conspiring against them? Will the passion in their hearts escape the constraints of their station? Is devotion enough?With her classic romance FOR MY LADY’S HEART, author Laura Kinsale has crafted a rich, sensual portrait of life during the Middle Ages. And, now for the first time, readers can choose between two versions of the story. Both are included in this same ebook.The first is the original published novel filled with authentic Middle English dialogue and deep period detail. The second (included only here in the ebook version) had been painstakingly reworked by the author to include a tighter read and more modern words for dialogue. Whichever you decide to read, you’ll be richly rewarded with a story of love and honor for the ages.
Publication Year: 2014
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0 0I’m struggling with how much of what I feel about this book is because it wasn’t for me versus not being well done. I hated the use of Old English, and I thought it was really inconsistent, only to get to the author’s note at the end and discover Kinsale was using different grammar based on whether the characters were speaking English, French or Italian (not English, French and Italian grammar mind you, just different grammar), so fine, I guess, but if your author’s note doesn’t contain spoilers and is relevant to how you read the literal words on the page, put it at the beginning! I also found the pacing to be uneven, it really dragged through most of the book and then felt incredibly rushed at the end. As far as the bit that wasn’t bad per se but didn’t work for me, Ruck was a bit too holier-than-thou to appeal to me as an MMC and I thought Melanthe was selfish and entitled. I had a hard time understanding what they saw in each other.
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