One Snowy Knight (Dragons of Challon, Book 3) [Paperback]

Deborah MacGillivray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2009

Lady Skena Maclain has seen much hardship this year, and she fears worse is to come. For a bloody battle in Dunbar has left her a young widow, and her Scottish fortress without protectors. She wishes she could be as hopeful as her babes, who believe the Cailleach, the Lady of Winter, will send them a miracle in time for Christmas. But life has taught her that things can never be so easy...Until a mysterious warrior is found amid a blinding snowstorm, sick with fever. As Skena nurses the handsome knight back to health, even she begins to believe he might bring salvation to her little keep - and passion to her life, as his body awakens a long sleeping desire within her...a desire her touch stirs in him as well. But his wounds speak of danger, and Skena will soon learn, his past carries a secret that could shake her home - and her heart - to their very core.

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"A sexy captive/captor romance... well done!" - Romantic Times on IN HER BED "Like a bard of old, MacGillivray spins a tale of knights and ladies, myth and magic." - Romantic Times on a RESTLESS KNIGHT"

Product Details

• Paperback: 378 pages
• Publisher: Zebra; Original edition (October 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420104500
• ISBN-13: 978-1420104509
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #870,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #76 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > British > Historical

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Author with Kensington Zebra Historicals; Dorchester LoveSpell; Highland Press; Droemer Knaur; Random House Kodansha Ltd

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21 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I guess I had an attitude problem while reading this., November 9, 2009

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This review is from: One Snowy Knight (Dragons of Challon, Book 3) (Paperback)

So I see all the 5-star reviews and wonder what's wrong with me. I did not like ONE SNOWY KNIGHT, although I did like the first two books in the "Dragons of Challon" series. The heroine's "If wishes were..." got to me after the third one and I did not wish to hear it again. The romance was a been-there, done-that one, the villain was a bore, the hero's obviously insincere threats to beat up the heroine were not cute, and just in general I found reading the book to be like watching paint dry and I could not finish it. Maybe I'm too old to enjoy such lovely love expressed all over the place with such a lovely and sweet heroine (i.e., insipid). My apologies to Deborah MacGillivray, because usually I enjoy reading her books.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dragons of Challon Will Melt Your Heart, July 3, 2011

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Jacquie Rogers "Western and Fantasy Romance A... (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Snowy Knight (Dragons of Challon, Book 3) (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book immensely. One Snowy Knight is everything I love in a story--riveting adventure, clever humor, and sensual romance.

The laird and all the warrior-age men of Craigendan were killed in battle, so Lady Skena has to single-handedly protect her keep and feed her people. It hasn't been an easy job. Her two children wish for a knight to protect them, and one snowy night, they find one snowy knight, nearly frozen and wounded.

The love story that unfolds is heartwarming and at the same time Ms. Macgillivray injects comic relief with kissing lessons, terror with a wolf pack attack, and suspense when Skena's life is in peril.

You won't want to miss this one. I can hardly wait for the next book in the Dragon of Challons series!

5.0 out of 5 stars One lovely tale..., August 3, 2011

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Karyn-Anne Brown "Mad for Romance" (Angleton, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Snowy Knight (Kindle Edition)

Ms. MacGillivray weaves this tale with a deft hand. Her style is poetic prose. One scene flows effortlessly to another and another.

Here we read the story of Lady Skena MacIain, a widow, with two small children, who is trying to do the very best she can with what little the keep has in storage.The battle at Dunbar had left many alone at her Scottish keep.

Enter a mysterious warrior who is found in the snow by her two small children. They had prayed for a knight strong enough to protect them, and they instantly come to the conclusion that he is their knight.

This was a wonderful read, and I could not have enjoyed it more! Bravo, Ms. MacGillivray!