HER DARK KNIGHT
Author: Sharon Cullen
On sale date: Nov 28, 2011
Category:
Paranormal Romance
Romance
Time Travel
Historical theme
Received from Publisher Via NetGalley. Galley is Time Delimited. No remuneration was exchanged
Madelaine Alexander is on a mission. When her boss sends her to the hottest nightclub in town to meet with the owner, she won't be deterred, even if that means standing in line for fifty-eight minutes in torturous heels while she'd rather be home in her pj's with a bowl of popcorn.
A Knight of the Templar, Christien Chevalier was given immortality along with the responsibility of protecting the treasure of the Templars. He's been unwavering in his task for centuries until his one true love—who died seven hundred years ago—shows up in his club, demanding his attention.
Christien couldn't protect Madelaine when they first fell in love. She was married to a lord and he was simply a knight. Now, through some unknown miracle, she stands before him again and they have a second chance. But Christien fears that Madelaine is being used as a pawn in a dangerous game, a game of good versus evil that could affect all of mankind...
Author: Sharon Cullen
On sale date: Nov 28, 2011
Category:
Paranormal Romance
Romance
Time Travel
Historical theme
Received from Publisher Via NetGalley. Galley is Time Delimited. No remuneration was exchanged
Madelaine Alexander is on a mission. When her boss sends her to the hottest nightclub in town to meet with the owner, she won't be deterred, even if that means standing in line for fifty-eight minutes in torturous heels while she'd rather be home in her pj's with a bowl of popcorn.
A Knight of the Templar, Christien Chevalier was given immortality along with the responsibility of protecting the treasure of the Templars. He's been unwavering in his task for centuries until his one true love—who died seven hundred years ago—shows up in his club, demanding his attention.
Christien couldn't protect Madelaine when they first fell in love. She was married to a lord and he was simply a knight. Now, through some unknown miracle, she stands before him again and they have a second chance. But Christien fears that Madelaine is being used as a pawn in a dangerous game, a game of good versus evil that could affect all of mankind...
Ick factor: minor
HEA factor: nope, but hopeful.
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| Phillip IV of France Image via Wikipedia |
Classic clash between good and evil to prevent the destruction of the world.
No real happy ending in this genre melding Paranormal Historical Romance. Caught between the Templar Knight's fall at the hands of King Phillip and the status of women as chattel, Madelaine and Christien are screwed in the 14th century and caught up in the evil attempt to bring on the apocalypse don't fare any better. In the early 14th century, Madelainem a distant cousin of Phillip IV of France was married to the depraved but socially pious Count of Flandres. In the 21st century she is the single daughter of a farmer who was offered a well-paying position that allowed her to pay her father's medical expenses.
Flandres is an actual place on the North Sea. Now part of Belgium, it was a strategic pawn in medieval Europe.I can't find anything on a Madelaine, Countess of Flandres in 1307 or the period around that time.
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| Maps, Wikipedia |
Some points to note:
Research into period, especially clothing and castle is extensive and to my knowledge accurate.
Christien is immortal and very wealthy. Why do immortal, wealthy guys open nightclubs in PNR? Have you ever noticed that?
Christien is immortal as are some other characters. Apparently they are infallibly immortal, even to decapitation. That is something I don't think I have seen, ever.
The book is an interesting blend of the historical: the fall of the Knights Templar with the paranormal: The Apocalypse as written of in Revelations, reincarnation, immortality, and time travel via angelic intervention.
Sexual scenes are written with a minimum of ick. They are pretty passionate, but vanilla.
Recommendation: A short read at about 240 pages. The shortness forces a rushed plot with an unsure but hopeful ending. If you are looking for an HEA look elsewhere. If you are looking for a romance and hot, tender but unimaginative sex, this is a good choice.
- Kindle Edition: 456 KB
- Publisher: Carina Press (November 28, 2011)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
