Word of Honor by Lauren Linwood
Publisher & Release: Windtree Press, April 6, 2016
Time and setting: 14th century, England
Genre: Medieval Romance
Length: 234 pages
Heat Level: 2 Flames
Rating: 5 Gold Crowns
Book Description:
Merryn Mantel and Geoffrey de Montfort have loved each other since childhood. Once betrothed, Geoffrey leaves for the wars in France for five long years. Upon his return, the two marry and spend one blissful night consummating their love and making plans for their future.
But her new husband vanishes the next day without a trace. Merryn grieves for almost seven years—and then Geoffrey returns to her—changed from the boy and man she knew and worshiped. This stranger refuses to reveal where he has been and why he stayed away for so long.
Will her husband’s silence create a rift too large to heal, or can Merryn and Geoffrey recapture the love they once shared?
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Vikki’s Musings
I always know I’m in for a treat when I read a book by Lauren Linwood. Whether it’s one of her Medieval romances or her romantic suspense, the book is sure to pull me in and keep me enthralled to the end. Word of Honor does that extremely well, sweeping me into this long ago time with vivid descriptions of the castles and the mores of the day.
Merryn and Geoffrey have loved each other since they were little children, but circumstances pull them apart. As a knight, Geoffrey has to leave her to go fight and is gone for five long years. When he returns, they are overjoyed to at last become husband and wife.
A vengeful earl imprisons Geoffrey the day after their wedding. For seven long years, Merryn mourns her loss, not knowing what happened to her husband. When Geoffrey returns, he is not the same man.
Can this pair find their way back to what they once had, or will the changes divide them forever?
Merryn is a wonderful heroine. She never gives up hoping Geoffrey will return, even though he vanished without a trace. Her character soldiers on in his absence, keeping hearth and home together. While she has great reason to give up, she is able to remain cheerful and positive. When Geoffrey returns, she is patient and understanding of his need to take it slow as he adjusts to being back among his family.
Geoffrey is definitely a tortured soul. What he lives through during his captivity would break any man. My heart ached for all he had to endure. His word is his bond, and it tears him apart when he cannot tell Kylie where he has been for seven years or who kept him imprisoned. I loved his determination to put all of it in the past and pick up the threads of his life.
Ms. Linwood writes an emotionally-charged story of lovers torn apart. The book pulled me in from the first page and kept me in its thrall until the end. If you enjoy a passionate story with unforgettable characters, then you will love Word of Honor. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a wonderful love story with a fantastic sense of Medieval times. Happy reading!
Glad you enjoyed Geoffrey & Merryn's love story, Vikki! This was tough but fun to write. And since it's the first in a series, I don't have to tell this wonderful couple good-bye, for they will appear in each of the next 5 Knights of Valor books that follow. Sometimes they have a small part in the story, and other times they'll play a larger role as 5 other couples come together and find their own lasting love!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for the next one! Thanks for stopping by.
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