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White Knight

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As a devoted romance reader, I grow tired of reading characters who are too-too perfect from page one. Perfect house, perfect family, perfect life, perfect everything...WHITE KNIGHT was so incredibly wonderful because it started out with a hero, Christian, who was tough and flawed and hard-edged in the beginning, a result of the the life he'd been born into, but who changed over the course of the story, because of the unselfish love of his heroine, Grace, living up to the title of "White Knight". This story demonstrated beautifully how love can truly change a person's life and it dealt with some real-life issues that a good many romance writers unfortunately shy away from. I commend Ms. Reding on a job well done!

Every once in a while you find a book that draws you in from page one and never lets go. This book is definitely one of those! The character of Grace is transformed through the story from the meek duckling into a beautiful Scottish swan that has nothing to do with her physical appearance, but the growth she experiences as a woman. The hero, Christian, also must come to terms with a shadowed past that he has allowed to control him far too long and move on to the love that he has been gifted with. The imagery of Ms. Reding's words was incredibly vivid. Having been to Scotland years ago, I felt as if I were genuinely taken back in this story. This is not a book you should allow yourself to miss.

White Knight is third in a series of four, the first being White Heather, the second being White Magic, and the last in the series is White Mist.

Lady Grace Ledys thought that her arranged marriage to Christian Wycliffe, Marquess Knighton, would be perfect, but little did she know that he had a past that he would not deal with, and it was making him a very cold and mean man. With her happiness taken away, Grace decides to leave for a castle called Skynegal.

I was truly amazed at Ms. Reding's truly magnificent descriptions of the Scottish Highland Clearances when poor tenant farmers were burned out of their homes by greedy landowners. The descriptions were explicit and made me feel the anguish that the tenants felt. White Knight was a wonderful romance that was heart breaking at times and yet was exciting to read.

Pam @ MyShelf.Com

This was one of the best books I've read all year. The history and the romance were just incredible. Ms. Reding's historical research is above par and well-written, a complement to the story and not a burden on the rest of the plot. I only wish the book had gone on because I didn't want it to end. Brava! I can't wait for the next story in this series...

Reding had me in tears for at least 1/3 of the book. Grace tried so hard, and Christian was so cruel...but you understand his position and that he is cruel for a reason. Anyway, Grace's situation really pulls the tears from your eyes. Then you're appalled at what Christian has had to live with that leads him to act as he does. Reding takes most of the book to explain Christian's life/viewpoint, so you may have to trust that he is truly worthy of Grace.

I found the first part of the book the best; the second half, which takes place in Scotland, seemed slower, less dramatic despite its often serious subject matter. Reding has obviously done her research, but the reader sometimes feels hit over the head with it. I would have enjoyed seeing more of Christian's transformation & his time in Scotland with Grace; it would have added greatly to the story. The tidbits we get are wonderful but too little. His grandfather's actions & rational needed more explanation and his transformation (?) more attention.

Despite those less-than-perfect aspects, White Knight is a powerful story well worth the reading. (It beautifully sets up book 4 as well.)

Christian and Grace's story drew me in immediately. I stayed up all night until I finished it and then went back and read different parts of it again! The setting, the historical period, the characters, all came together to make a remarkable story. So often the "arranged marriage" plot is so unbelieveable. This story showed an aspect that is rarely done, a more realistic approach that made me care so much more about the characters. Grace was such a strong heroine, a girl who could stand on her own two feet, and an absolute match for Christian. This is my favorite Reding book, and I can't wait for the last one of the series, WHITE MIST!

In the first part of the book I became irritated with Grace for putting up with Christian's beastly behavior as long as she did, so I cheered when she left. The plot seemed a little too tidy at that point--Poof! Grace suddenly had independent money and land available, making leaving seem a little too easy for a woman in that time period--but the hardships she later endured made the story more believable and her personal blossoming more wonderful. Christian's slow metamorphosis also made me cheer, as he became the kind of loving, supportive husband a heroine like Grace deserves. Jaclyn Reding has researched the time period of the book well and created memorable, engaging characters.

White Knight was wonderful, exciting, romantic, heart-breaking, breath-taking and, as always, had a happy ending!

I didn't realize it when I bought White Knight that it was the third in a 4 part series (White Heather, White Magic, White Knight and White Mist). Had I known, I'd likely have read White Heather and White Magic first as the couples in the first two books are featured as secondary characters in this third in the series.

Don't be fooled by the title--this is not a medieval romance. It begins in London in 1820 with an arranged marriage between Lady Grace Ledys and Christian Wycliffe, Marquess Knighton. Grace, while a noblewoman, has been raised as a country lass and is ignorant of the ton's ways. But when she first encounters Christian, she believes he may be her "white knight" her aunt told her would one day come. They do not get to know each other before the wedding and once wed, Grace discovers that Christian is cold and indifferent to her--actually resents her since she was his dreaded grandfather's idea and not his. Though wildly attracted to his wife, he will not allow his heart to succumb. After trying repeatedly to give the marriage a go and failing, Grace decides to give up and when an inheritance property in Scotland comes to her from the Scottish side of her family, she takes it and runs. Then the story moves to the Scottish Highlands and the effects of the English "clearances" where many Scottish families, still reeling from the Jacobite uprising and the after effects of the Battle of Culloden, are now forced off the land they love by the new English lords. Grace takes them in and gives many of them a life and in doing so finds her purpose.

It's a heartwarming story and well done with good character development and believable emotion. While not a 5 star, it held my interest and it's a quick read.

The first part is really good, but when the story was moved to Scotland it got boring! It was all about Grace's transformation, which is good but the when it came to how Christian redeemed himself it fell short. She forgave him too easily. The story between Christian and his grandfather wasnt resolved also. The ending was half finished! Anyway I think Christian is kinda daft for not falling for Grace right away!