Runaway Lady, Conquering Lord (Historical Romance) [Paperback]

Carol Townend (Author)

Book Description

Series: Historical Romance | Publication Date: December 4, 2009

Taming his runaway lady! Raised a lady, Emma of Fulford is a fallen woman with a young son as proof. He is all she has in the world, and now the boy's brutal father has returned... Desperate and afraid, she needs to escape, and fast, so approaches Sir Richard of Asculf. She begs this honourable Norman knight for help - and offers the only thing she has left...herself.

Honourable he may be, but Sir Richard is only human, and Lady Emma tempts his resolve. Can this conquering knight tame his runaway lady and stop her running for good? Wessex Weddings Normans and Saxons, conflict and desire!

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Mills & Boon S/O (December 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 026386815X
• ISBN-13: 978-0263868159
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,713,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carol Townend writes medieval romances set in England and Europe - romantic historicals and a couple of darker sagas. Born in Yorkshire, she went to a convent school in Whitby and studied history at Royal Holloway College, London. She loves research trips, never quite knowing which castle, church, palace or city will fire her imagination next. Her first novel, Sapphire in the Snow, won the RNA New Writers' Award. Recent titles are available on Kindle.
For more about Carol and her writing, please visit her blogsite: http://caroltownend.co.uk
Carol's non-fiction writing includes dozens of articles for Writing Magazine and Writers' News, and a portrait of the Romanovs which introduces family portraits from the Imperial albums. Carol lives in London with her husband and daughter.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 Stars: Wonderfully medieval!, January 5, 2010

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This review is from: Runaway Lady, Conquering Lord (Wessex Weddings) (Kindle Edition)

Emma of Fulford was raised as a thane's daughter but now her reputation precedes her. Her young son is proof of all the rumors of her being a fallen woman. When the boy's father returns, Emma knows she must run away to protect herself and her son. She runs to a Norman knight, Sir Richard of Asculf, begging him for protection. From their closeness emerges a passion but the honorable Sir Richard must first tame this woman. Will she run from him as she did her former lover? Before they can truly find love, Sir Richard must share with her a dark secret.

Carol Townend's RUNAWAY LADY, CONQUERING LORD, fourth in the Wessex Weddings series, brings alive the tensions felt after the battle of Hastings. In this wonderful series, Carol Townend creates stories of romance amid the conflict and changes in society. RUNAWAY LADY, CONQUERING LORD can most defimnitely be read as a stand alone but fans of the series will enjoy the context and interconnectiveness of the previous romances. RUNAWAY LADY, CONQUERING LORD has a wonderful combination of action and emotion, both of which create a hint of suspense and riveting adventure as Emma and Richard become closer and closer to one another. Carol Townend does an excellent job in characterization, allowing readers a glimpse at the motivations and deeper desires of her characters, a glimpse that comes from the characters themselves. Athough fearful of her former lover, Emma is no helpless victim. The strength of Emma's determination enriches her actions. Likewise, Richard's sense of honor and his inner thoughts shine from the pages of the romance as he wrestles with his memories of war and his growing passion for Emma. As the two journey together, readers capture an image of the landscape and the time period. The ending is superb! Instead of a mild resolution, Carol Townend brings together all things in a beautiful satisfying memorable image. Carol Townend puts a wonderful zing in her ending.

Carol Townend is a new, unique voice in medieval romance. Carol Townend will appeal to readers who crave more history in their medieval historical romances. The beauty of Carol Townend's medieval romance is not just in the accurate references but rather the way she brings history into her characterization, and indeed into the very heart of her story. The beauty and distinctive quality of Carol Townend's romances, however, is the author's use of imagery. Carol Townend has the ability to evoke emotion through her descriptive detail. RUNAWAY LADY, CONQUERING LORD is more plot and dialogue-based than perhaps some of the previous books in the series. Although both action and plot are very well done, this reader would like to see the author make even more use of the distinctive imagery which separates her from lesser authors in the subgenre. Carol Townend's descriptive detail and use of imagery makes her romances memorable long after the last page. If you love medieval romance, Carol Townend's romances are an absolute must!

When I read articles on the re-emergence of medieval romance, I immediately think of Carol Townend in the first tier of authors creating a new and better medieval romance. Carol Townend's medieval romances talk up, not down, to readers without some of the silly and even demeaning conventions of some medieval romances while also not lessening in any way the romance of medieval romance. Her women characters are intelligent and passionate. Her heroes are honorable, thoughtful and just as passionate. History and romance are perfectly combined to make her romances both intellectually and emotionally satisfying to today's modern readers.

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