THE KNIGHT'S REBELLIOUS MAIDEN.

 

THE KNIGHT'S REBELLIOUS MAIDEN by ELLA MATTHEWS.

Genre ... Medieval Romance

Publication Date ... 25th April 2024

Publisher ... Mills & Boon / Harlequin

Standalone First Book in The Knight’ Missions series

Estimated Page Count ... 246

Purchase Link ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CJT89M5L

He’s her protector…

She’s his forbidden temptation!

Part of The Knights’ Missions. Sir Leopold’s first mission is supposed to be a chance to prove his valour. But, tasked with safely escorting Lady Arianwen to her husband-to-be, Leo finds he is little but a glorified bodyguard. Only the seemingly simple mission goes awry when Ari proves that she’s willing to do anything to get away from her impending nuptials. As attraction sparks between them, can Leo choose knightly duty over love and deliver Ari to her wedding?

Not my usual genre I admit but given it was the genre of choice of my late nana and I do like to step out of my comfort zone every now and again this short novel of less than 300 pages seemed a great choice.
Not convinced I was transported to the 14th century in which the book was set which was a tad disappointing but the characters, especially the Lady 'Ari' Arianwen, more than made up for this.
A feisty maiden if ever there was one, Ari, trained in combat by her late father, is not happy {and that's putting it mildly} when she finds herself unwillingly betrothed to a man much older than herself. Meanwhile Sir 'Leo' Leopold, tasked with delivering the bride to her groom and determined to prove himself a more than capable protector, is beyond frustrated to find himself little more than a glorified babysitter. Cue a medieval romance, the first in the Knight's Mission series.
With enough action to keep things ticking over nicely steamy but not too steamy and witty in places ... which kind of threw me as whilst I could totally get behind Ari being just about as unlike your typical damsel in distress as it gets I found it hard to accept such witty 'banter' in a medieval romance, most of all though, thankfully not the bodice ripper that I think of when I think of Mills & Boon/Harlequin, essentially I found The Knight's Rebellious Maiden an enjoyable enough short read in which to escape for a wee while.

Ella Matthews lives and works in beautiful South Wales. She writes medieval romances for Mills & Boon. When not thinking about handsome heroes she can be found walking along the coast with her husband and their two children (probably still thinking about heroes but at least pretending to be interested in everyone else).

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With thanks to Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for organising a paper copy. One of several bloggers participating in the Blog Tour/Book Birthday Blitz of this book, agree or disagree with me, all opinions are my own; no financial compensation was asked for nor given; threats of violence towards my favourite teddy bear went unheeded as did promises of chocolate.
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