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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Five Star read From Five Star Historical Researcher, April 20, 1999
To all you who like a good medieval story or one with a Scottish setting Susan King's THE ANGEL KNIGHT is wonderful. The setting is 1306 Scotland where the heroine Christian has just burned her lowland castle in support of Robert Bruce. As she escapes she is captured by King Edward's men and is imprisioned in a cage hanging from a castle in the borders. She is found by the hero Gavin Faulkener at near death. He has returned to England having been exiled 10 years before for treasonous talk about the way the English sacked Berwick so although he is an English Knight of the realm he has very little loyalty to Edward. He has been given Christian's castle and is expected to restore it as well as look for the legendary gold that lies buried in the castle. He removes Christian from her cage with very little authority as he believes she will die and marries her quickly as means of solidifying his right to the castle. She doesn't die and as he restores the castle loves grows between the two. There are, as usual, wonderful developed secondary characters and an element of mystical Celtic lore. A strong point of Ms King's work is that she knows her history and blends it so nicely with her romance novels but the history doesn't take over the story. I would highly reccommend this one as well as all of her books for a most satisfying historical read; she easily is at the top of historical romance rung with books that are well thought out and historically accurate to boot. No one does a Scottish setting better than Susan King
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful...., July 4, 2000
Here's the scoope. The time is 1307 and Lady Christian has been imprisoned in a cage and left to die. Sir Gavin arrives and ultimately removes her from her prison and marries her, believing she is will die from her sickness (this was the kings demand of Sir Gavin to spare her life). However, she lives and soon realizes she is married to an Englishman (she is Scottish). The next half of the book shows her coming to deal with her new "English" husband. Her hatred of him dwindles away because, I have to admit, he is such a sweetie. He treats her the way we would all wish to be treated (with love and respect). However, she still has strong ties to her family and she does make a very bad choice, causing hurt to the man she now loves. There is also excitement in the book while the reader tries to figure out if the myth of treasure in the castle actually exist and where it could be hidden. I'm rather partial to this book since the hero reminds me of my husband (when I told him this he blushed, smiled and grunted, then walked away. I guess the grunting is some secret male language). Susan King is an excellent writer who is able to pull at your heart strings and make you wish you were back in that time.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An easy, enjoyable read, April 5, 1999
By A Customer
This is the first novel I've read by Susan King. It does not sport quite as many of the gratuitous sex scenes of other romance writers, a welcome relief. The heroine, Christian, has spirit but is not overbearing or annoyingly cloying. There is a nice connection to the legend of King Arthur. If you like historical fiction, you'll like this one. All of the characters are appealing--even the villan--who of course, get what's coming to him in the end. Well written and enjoyable.
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