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    The Willing Wife (Medieval Knights Series, Book 3)

    By Claudia Dain

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    Book 3 in a series of five. Autumn 1155, England. She was a willing wife. Nicolaa had been married four times before; she knew how to welcome a stranger into her bed, to give him her lands, her house, and her body. But she had also learned how to keep herself separate, to keep her heart intact. All she had to do was wait. This latest husband of hers, this Rowland the Dark, would leave her as each of her husbands had before him. He did not want a wife. Rowland had married once, and still loved that long ago wife; he had no wish to marry again because no one could replace the wife of his heart. Yet when a king orders a man to wed, he weds when and to whom he is told. So it was that Rowland and Nicolaa found themselves married. Nicolaa was a wife most willing and Rowland had no wish to hurt her by rejecting her. He would deal gently with her, showing her tenderness where her other husbands had shown only selfish self-interest. What Nicolaa is unprepared for is a husband who intends to stay, who plans to insert himself into her life and try to find a way into her heart. Her heart will remain untouched; it must. A woman who has had five husbands knows one thing about men: they do not stay and they do not care.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherePublishing Works
    Release dateJul 8, 2011
    ISBN9781614170990
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    The Willing Wife (Medieval Knights Series, Book 3)
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    Claudia Dain

    Award-winning author Allyson James writes romances as both Allyson James and Jennifer Ashley. She has lived in the Southwest for twenty years and enjoys exploring its mountains, deserts, and ancient ruins. More information on this series and Allyson’s other books can be found on her website. Shiloh Walker is the national bestselling author of many novels, including Hunting the Hunter, Hunter's Salvation, and Hunters: Heart and Soul.

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    • 5/5
      Wow! A romance in the true sense of the word.Nicola has a wealthy holding, and the King has married her off for the 5th time. Her 4 previous husbands all sought annulments after she was unable to conceive a child. She has no faith that a husband will stay, so she remains docile, agreeable, and WILLING until the latest man disappears and she can continue in her monastic style life, surrounded by women, weaving and stitching tapestries.Rowland, the latest husband, is a warrior who obeys his King’s bidding. A widower who has never forgotten his beloved first wife, he sees Nicola’s pain and distrust. While he never thinks to love her in his heart, he vows he will remain by her side forever. He is a husband she will not be rid of. A wonderful story, full of interior monologues, great secondary characters, and emotional journeys as hero and heroine must give ground and take chances of the heart to win eternal love. Beautiful.
    • 3/5
      Hmmm. I'm not really sure whether I liked this or not. It's very true (aside from the cover) to the setting - no anachronisms I could detect, and lots of lovely side comments that fit the time (the Courts of Aquitaine, for instance, and Queen Eleanor). I was rooting for the two of them - then Rowland came out with his stupidity about Nicolaa has to give him her heart, but he won't let her touch his. He does get smarter, after a while - and Father Anthony justifies his existence in the book - but it takes a long time. The sex scenes are explicit, but in a style that fits the story - neither of them behave, or even think, the way a couple in a contemporary romance would. Nicely done. I guess I did like it, except for the middle when they were both (and particularly Rowland) being stupidly stubborn. I'm mildly interested in reading the other two books, but not particularly interested in rereading this one.