For My Lady Heart Medieval Hearts Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Laura Kinsale Nicholas Boulton Hedgehog Inc Books
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Audie Award Finalist, Romance, 2014
Pursued by her enemies, flattered and courted for her lands, a powerful, devious princess is desperate to reach refuge. Haunted by the shadow of the young assassin set upon her, Princess Melanthe knows that an ice cold countenance is her only protection. To succumb to love is the greatest danger of all. She can trust only one man amid the lies, the mysterious Green Knight - a true knight who never wavers once he gives his heart; a man who cannot comprehend deceit. But as an impossible love grows between them, betrayal becomes their only future.
In a mesmerizing performance, Nicholas Boulton brings Laura Kinsale's classic medieval romance to vivid life, creating a colorful world and a unique listening experience that is both true to the times and easy to understand.
For My Lady Heart Medieval Hearts Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Laura Kinsale Nicholas Boulton Hedgehog Inc Books
It took a while to get into the story; the medieval language took a bit of getting used to and the heroine was so unpleasant that she took a bit of getting used to as well.I love Laura Kinsale's writing, but I usually dislike her heroines (apart from the heroine in My Sweet Folly). In this story, it gradually became clear /why/ the heroine was behaving the way she was. I gradually came to sympathize with her.
I was rooting for the hero from the start. In the beginning, he set the heroine on a pedestal as his ideal of what a woman should be. By the end, he makes it clear that he sees her as fallible. He never stops loving her throughout, even when he is (understandably) angry with her.
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For My Lady Heart Medieval Hearts Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Laura Kinsale Nicholas Boulton Hedgehog Inc Books Reviews
Romance perfection. Flowers from the storm seems to be the all time favorite romance by Laura Kinsale.. For My Lady's Heart is mine. After reading this one I took a week off from reading . Many reviews describe this book in detail I will only add that it is my 2nd favorite romance. No one writes romance like this anymore. It is a breathtaking novel ,literature at it's best . Unforgettable.
Shadowheart is one of my favorite romances and since it`s book two in this almost-series, I held back on reading For My Lady`s Heart. I just couldn`t imagine a book where Allegretto wasn`t the hero. But I couldn`t stay away. After having read Shadowheart probably ten times (if you haven`t read it yet - go read it!) I finally gave in and bought For My Lady`s Heart.
I`m so glad I did. FMLH is not as dark as Shadowheart but it has so many of the things I love in it. The passion is beyond what most romances have and you are swept away - even if you read the version with archaic English (in the book you get two versions of the book).
The book is about Lady Melanthe who is facing some difficult choices. Since she was 13 she has lived in a small city-state in Italy - a city-state that has been in an eternal conflict with its two neighbors. These three states have fought for power and not (just) in open war. No, they will use poison and backstabbing to get ahead. Lady Melanthe has learned the hard way to love noone or the person she loves will be killed.
When she was 17 she met Ruck in passing and he is her opposite. He is truthful and tries to live with honor - something which is hard because he is not entirely sure if he is married or not since his wife chose to enter a convent (this happened when he was 17 and first met Melanthe). When they meet again they are both 30 and Melanthe enjoys being with Ruck because she doesn`t have to be afraid for the first time in a long time. Ruck, on the other hand, is not sure if Melanthe is a witch and whether he loves her or hates her.
It`s a very strong story which is hard to explain in just a few lines. What I can say is that this is a great read and a book I can truly recommend. It will grip you by your heart and hold you prisoner until you`ve read the last line. And then you want to read it again. Melanthe and Ruck are great and multi-dimensional characters and you can`t help loving them deeply and feeling so sorry for them because of how life has treated them.
It was great to see a very young Allegretto and I understood some of the passages of Shadowheart so much better after having read this book.
FOR MY LADY'S HEART is the medieval story of Ruck, a knight, and Princess Melanthe. This is a book about deception, trickery and truth. Because of that, I don't want to give away too much of the plot because part of the interest is in knowing who and what to trust in. It is a beautiful story. Melanthe is not a sweet innocent heroine, but once her entire story is told, I was happy for the resolution. Ruck and she have an amazing relationship that shifts and changes with the circumstances.
Much of the story is written in Middle English style which for some readers may be shocking and difficult to understand. Having read Chaucer in college, however, after about 40 pages I was used to it.
The version of this book is a joy because Kinsale has included not only the original version, but also a "condensed" version that has much of the Middle English stripped away so that the book is in a more modern language for readers who have difficulty with the original. After I finished with the original version, I also read the condensed version to compare the two. The condensed version still retains some of the archaic language but for those readers who find the original version too difficult, the condensed version works really well.
FOR MY LADY'S HEART has a sequel SHADOWHEART which is the story of the assassin Allegretto della Navona and Elena Who are introduced in this book.
OMG. I've read a lot of good romance novels and great ones, too. This is one of the best. It boggles my mind how great a read this was. It grabbed a hold of my heart from the very beginning. So many times I read books where I skip paragraphs and skim pages just to get past all of the boring words. I found myself going back and rereading parts of this book. The writing was that exceptional. Besides a love story for the ages, I was mesmerized by a princess, knight, falcon, minstrels, king, dukes, castles, Italian assassins, jousts, poison, mistress, jewels, feasts, royal court intrigue, and more. I don't think there was a boring paragraph in this whole book. Part of the romance was reading the version that the author originally wrote. Her version of midcentury English. It was amazing. I was a big fan when she first began publishing. I don't know how I missed this book. From one geologist to another, Laura Kinsale you rock! (pun intended)
It took a while to get into the story; the medieval language took a bit of getting used to and the heroine was so unpleasant that she took a bit of getting used to as well.
I love Laura Kinsale's writing, but I usually dislike her heroines (apart from the heroine in My Sweet Folly). In this story, it gradually became clear /why/ the heroine was behaving the way she was. I gradually came to sympathize with her.
I was rooting for the hero from the start. In the beginning, he set the heroine on a pedestal as his ideal of what a woman should be. By the end, he makes it clear that he sees her as fallible. He never stops loving her throughout, even when he is (understandably) angry with her.
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