Beautiful Princess Allora must chose between the kingdom that she cherishes and the sensuous kisses of steel-eyed Norman invader Bret D'Anlou, her sworn enemy. By the author of Bride of the Wind.
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Shannon Drake lives in Coral Gables, Florida, with her husband and their five children.
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Sequel to Princess of Fire is Great!,
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This review is from: Knight of Fire (Mass Market Paperback)
Set in late 11th century England, it begins while William the Conqueror still reigns as king of England. Alaric and Fallon (from Princess of Fire) are now parents of 3 boys and 3 girls. Their second oldest son is Bret D'Anlou, (by my calculation, he's young--in his early 20s) a favored knight of King William, who has made him an earl. William now wants Bret to marry Allora, the beautiful Lady of the Far Isle in Scotland in order to give him security among the peoples loyal to Malcolm, king of the Scots. But Allora, who is young ("nearly 17") and fiercely loyal to her father and to the Scots, will have none of the Norman d'Anlou, even if his mother was a Saxon. Both Bret and Allora had other mates in mind, but they bend to the will of the king and marry all the while Allora's family is plotting to deceive Bret and steal her away from the wedding night in order to take her to Scotland and have the marriage annulled. When their initial plot fails, Bret is able to consummate the marriage and Allora is soon "with child" even as she flees with her family back to the Far Isle while Bret is detained in Normandy fighting for king William. Eventually Bret gets free to return to claim the Far Isle and to reclaim his errant wife with whom he is not pleased. So begins the story of treachery, fighting and the loving they cannot escape. It's a wonderful follow on to Princess of Fire with all the old characters and some wonderful new ones. Bret is every bit the warrior knight that Alaric, his father, is; Allora is much like Fallon--gifted in many skills, a born leader, a headstrong girl of action and courage who gives Bret a real fight. You will love them. Shannon Drake (pen name for Heather Graham Pozzessere) has again done an excellent job of a wonderfully told romance with incredible glimpses of 11th century English history woven in. I recommend it!
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Loved it!,
This review is from: Knight of Fire (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this as sequel to Princess of Fire, not expecting it to be as good and the dramatic tale of Alaric and Falon. However, I found myself mesmerized once again! Bret is every bit as sexy as his father, and the female character did not drive me insane as some of Drake's female characters do. Its not as historically detailed as Princess, but certainly provides enough on the latter reign of William the Conquerer, without detracting from the story. I also enjoyed glimpses of Alaric and Falon, and they didn't seem so cloying and stock as Drake's former lovers in sequels often do. If you enjoyed this series, I highly recommend Drake's "Lie Down in Roses", about the War of the Roses. Also - her border Scot series, and Golden Splendor and its sequel. She does have a sort of formula to her writing, but if you can get past the sometimes annoying female characters, you'll love these as well! Happy reading!
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Read 'Princess of Fire' first!,
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This review is from: Knight of Fire (Mass Market Paperback)
Traditionally and historically proven, novels of offsprings of passionate, vibrant, exciting, reckless, exhilirating, and dangerous characters whom became their parents never 'measure up'. Allora and Brett, even though they lived in as dangerous a time as Brett's parents, the excitement, passion, sensuality, and even the fierce battles paled in comparison to Fallon and Alaric, Brett's parents in 'Princess of Fire'.
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