.When a chauvinistic knight lands in a castle full of women, somebody has to change. Soldier of fortune, Garrick of Hawkwood is ill prepared for the women of Castle Ladyslipper, especially its hostile mistress, Emma d'Arcy. To make matters worse, Garrick is haunted by the spirit of Emma's great-great grandmother Rose whose actions caused the curse plaguing Emma and her female relatives. Though clearly at odds, Emma and Garrick cannot deny the sultry heat rising between them. Liberally laced with humor, Castle Ladyslipper resonates with a timeless theme: Love can flourish even when sown in the rocky soil of misunderstanding.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Castle Ladyslipper (Paperback)
Lee Grantier has dished up a great read in Castle Ladyslipper. Starting with a large portion of romance that is sometimes lusty, sometimes tender, she adds a healthy dash of the paranormal for spice. Then she stabilizes the contents of the pot with the factual background of how women lived in the 1100s, and what castle life was like at that time...definitely not all silken wall hangings and velvet gowns!
In the England of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor, women were chattel. A widow with an estate could be assigned to whatever man found favor with the king. Beautiful young Emma D'Arcy is in even greater peril, because her estate consists of rolling acres of abundant crops. Worse yet, her castle has few men to safeguard it. Nicknamed "Castle Ladyslipper" for obvious reasons, it is filled with dozens of Emma's female relatives who are unmarriageable or have been cast off by dissatisfied husbands because of the curse that was laid on an ancestor generations earlier. Until a magic crystal pendant is returned to its rightful owner, all the descendants of the line will bear only female children. Along comes Garrick of Hawkwood, who has been awarded marriage and the estate by mercurial King Henry II. As it turns out, the marriage was made in heaven, but it has some serious detours much farther south before the book ends. Author Grantier has created wonderful characters. Emma is feisty, strong-willed, a feminist 900 years before the term was coined. Handsome, likeable Garrick goes into the relationship matter-of-factly, although deeply attracted to the wife he can't quite control. Emma's multitude of meddling aunts and cousins brings added humor to a book that is excellently plotted, with enough twists and turns to make the reader breathe a sigh of relief when Emma and Garrick break the curse and are free to love each other deeply. But the book is such a wonderful read that you wish you had many more pages to turn!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
this is a medieval romance that really deserves the title romance,
By Leontine's Book Realm (Netherlands, ZH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Castle Ladyslipper (Paperback)
When Garrick gets the assignment to go to Fairfield and marry Helene, the Lady of the land, he is determined to do so. He however did not anticipate that she was not there, but her stepdaughter was. And the spitfiry Emma was not going to tell this beast of a man where her stepmother was residing. But when King Henry decides to pay Castle Ladyslipper a visit, destiny unfolds and Emma and Garrick get awestruck with his new order!
This is just one of those stories that give you such a pleasant read. No heavy-set emotions to go through, no struggling mating rituals, no new world to discover. Most stories make you feel like you go through it all yourself, but this story just give you a glimpse in the lives of Emma and Garrick. It makes you feel you're allowed to just come along on their journey in life. Garrick is a typical historical sexy hero, who goes by the orders of the King and sticks to them no matter what. But when he comes across stubborn, feisty and reluctant Emma, from then on he starts having trouble to do what was ordered. He stands for what he feels is right and is willing to do whatever necessary to get it done. Emma, however, has a mind of her own. Bound by a "magical curse", brought upon the ladies in the castle by one of her ancestors, she is now the one to keep hold of the amulet and wears it as an everyday reminder. What captured me most in this story is not the paranormal influence, even though it is there, it is not dominant, I loved that. It is telling a story of life in 1089-just life as it is. It is not always spectacular and Lee Grantier describes that in a great way. She writes with such humour in her writing as well as a flair that just has you chuckle a lot and giggle as well. If you want to get away from the stress from nowadays living, this is a great novel to do so. Most of the story is about Emma and Garrick even though the characters surrounding them do play a certain role in their whole involvement as well. There were many characters coming to scene, but Lee Grantier handled it very well and was able to give them all their own characters while they were mentioned. I just fell in love with the aunties and William, who with their own unique ways are an addition to it all and just as much a red thread in the story as Garrick and Emma (so on a personal note I'm hoping to be able to read a bit more about them in the future ;-) hopefully in the form of a trilogy or series!). I just loved the fact that the women of Fairfield were independent and did not sit around and wait for the men to lead; they took matters in their own hands and stood behind their lord and lady! The plot was surprising, I had not seen it coming and the fact that this novel tells a story in a timeframe of about a year makes that it stands out next to other novels. The centre stage of this story is the love that from the first pages on sizzle between the two main characters and the emotions that go with that. It takes guts to write a story like this describing everyday feelings - really well - to simply say how it is and use the emotions like doubt and hurt as the reason why things happen the way they do. It is very difficult to tell a story around two main characters who both have self-doubt, similar "issues" to go through and then make it towards a smashing ending while remaining close to themselves, it was superb to see that in the end there was still a fire between the main characters that sparkled from the pages. I thought it was the icing to the cake when the second half of the story unfolded into the climax. Sometimes simplicity in a story is the way to go and if you can write it down like Lee Grantier did, to me, which deserves praises. It's a heart-warming story that can best be described as giving you the feeling of seeing a falling star. A sweetness that stays with you and fills your heart - this is a medieval romance that really deserves the title romance. It's a love story as many should be and I will most definitely cherish it and re-read it many times! Reviewed by Ashleagh Courtesy of Realms on our Bookshelves
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Medieval Romance.........................Reviewer: Sucker fo Freebies,
This review is from: Castle Ladyslipper (Kindle Edition)
Okay, so this wasn't free, it was $5.00, but it was worth it. I found this book because I'd read "Moonstone," which was free at the time. Same author, Grantier is also Marilee Brothers. "Moonstone" wasn't for me, meant more for the early 'tween set, but I liked the author's writing, so gave this one a try. I thought it was much better written, and was intereted in the details of life for a medieval woman. The story was also much better plotted, and the characters vivid enough to seem like real people. Great fun to read, although it wasn't hard to figure out where the plot twists were going to lead. I would have given this book 5 stars if it hadn't been for the overwhelming typos and poor formatting. If you can get past them, Ithink you'll enjoy this little romance.
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