When Nicholas Herron,
Duke of Berwick and his best friend, Rolf Torgesson, two of King Edward
III’s most powerful and respected knights, discover a badly beaten young
woman hiding in the forest, they swear to protect her. By the time
they learn that she is Lady Kathryn Weston, and that her attacker is
none other than her betrothed, Robert Walford, the powerful and ruthless
Duke of Pemberton, it is too late. They have both fallen in love with
her and she with them—a love so forbidden it could cost them everything,
even their lives.
Set amidst the turmoil and pageantry of 14th-century England, Dark Warrior weaves a vivid tapestry of three lost souls bound to each other with a deep, abiding love. But will that love survive Walford’s evil plan to attack Berwick Castle, take it apart stone by stone and ultimately destroy everyone who lives there?
Set amidst the turmoil and pageantry of 14th-century England, Dark Warrior weaves a vivid tapestry of three lost souls bound to each other with a deep, abiding love. But will that love survive Walford’s evil plan to attack Berwick Castle, take it apart stone by stone and ultimately destroy everyone who lives there?
Dark
Warrior
would have been more aptly named Dark Warriors as Lady Kathryn was fortunate
enough to be rescued by Nicholas, the Duke of Herron, and Rolf, his knight and
best friend. As they were both drawn to her upon their hunting party finding
her near-death in the woods, they worked together to keep her alive and found
their natural protective instinct ratcheting up higher than ever before. It is
apparent immediately that Lady Kathryn is in dire need of as much care and
protection as she can get as her life has been a series of bad events that have
gotten progressively worse, the most recent of which is her betrothal due to
her father’s gambling. It is at the hands of her betrothed that she is raped
and beaten nearly to death – the state in which Nicholas and Rolf find her. What
follows is an action-packed story full of medieval weaponry, spies and
intrigue, impending war, and a power-hungry villain attempting to usurp the
throne, which just happens to include a scorching hot ménage between Kathryn,
Nicholas, and Rolf.
As you may suspect, I thoroughly
enjoyed the sexual aspect of the ménage relationship between Kathryn and her
dark warriors. Nicholas and Rolf were so committed to wiping Kathryn’s rape
from her mind that they were very thorough in their lovemaking and it … was …
HOT! Because this is a full-length novel, the reader is treated to several sex
scenes that will leave you wishing for your own set of knights … at least it
did me. But what makes their relationship and the book even more enjoyable is
that Nicholas and Rolf loved and romanced her. They were devoted to her
happiness and making sure that she felt safe and loved and they most definitely
succeeded in their mission.
Ms. Shelton’s Dark Warrior is a well-written novel that doesn’t just give you a
quick and easy happy ending. She takes you on a journey as the trio not only finds
their way as lovers, but also seek to secure their future and the future of
their country and king as they face-off against the greedy cousin of the King.
If you enjoy historical romances and ménages, I definitely recommend this book.
I look forward to reading more of Ms. Shelton’s novels.
Julie has been writing her entire
life, but it wasn’t until November of 2012 that she burst onto the erotic
romance scene with her sizzling hot first novel, Loving Sarah, followed by its sequel, Owning Sarah, ten months later. Her third novel, Dark Warrior, set in 14th-century England, is her first
historical romance. It was published in
January, 2014.Julie lives in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. Retired after a 25-year dream career, first as a children’s librarian then as a professional storyteller and puppeteer, she now has time to devote to her new love, writing erotic romance, the steamier the better, thus following the career path blazed by so many before her—from kiddie lit to erotica.
Thank you, Angela, for such a lovely review. I'm so glad you enjoyed Dark Warrior.
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