A Winter Knight

by Barbara Bettis

 

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GENRE:   Historical Romance

 

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BLURB:

 

He’s running from his past; she’s running from her future. But on a snowy winter night, they find each other and the surprising gift of love.

Sir Nicholas has given up on marriage. These days he’s content to captain his friend’s troops and avoid entanglements—until one winter night when he rescues a half-frozen woman from a snowstorm. Her irrepressible spirit and kindness to others reminds him that all ladies aren’t like his former intended, who wed his brother while Nick was on crusade. But he can’t open his heart to Lady Clare. She’s bound to another, and Nick won’t forfeit his honor. Even if she were free, he has nothing to offer but love, and this lady deserves everything.

Lady Clare’s dying grandfather has arranged her betrothal, but the arrival of the man she’s to wed sends her fleeing into a snowstorm. Injured when her horse stumbles, she’s rescued by a mysterious knight. She recovers at his run-down manor, safe at last—until her betrothed tracks her down two days before Christmas. Trapped at home with the wedding imminent, she longs for the winter knight she’s come to love.

Only a miracle can bring Clare and Nick together. But at Christmas, anything is possible.

 

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EXCERPT:

The strange horse fidgeted in the bailey, tossing its mane and stomping the new white fall into mud. The stable lad grasped the reins and murmured to the nervous animal. After a few token twitches, it settled in to nose against the boy’s shoulder while Nicholas removed a bag from one side of the saddle. He pulled open the cord and peered inside. Tom had been right. A lady’s garments.

 

Nicholas swore under his breath. What feather-brained female would venture out in a storm with such few belongings? Any lady he’d ever known traveled with trunks of adornments.

 

No ignoring the evidence. Some lady or her attendant was likely trudging through the frigid December night after being tossed from this mount.

 

“Merde!” He sighed and ducked his head, then muttered another curse when kernels of icy snow melted down the back of his neck.

 

He had no choice. Couldn’t leave anyone to wander around in this weather. And a lady, at that. If God had any mercy, He’d see the lady’s party found her first. What would Nicholas do with her at the ramshackle manor he’d been tasked with putting to rights? You could do only two things with ladies—marry’em or mount’em. He’d sworn off the first and was too damned cold for the second.

 

 

 

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REVIEW

When Clare learns her grandfather has arranged a marriage to a man she does not have feelings for she flees during a blizzard. Her horse stumbles and throws her. Now she is freezing, lost, scarred, and near death.  Sir Nicholas finds Clare and takes her to his run down manor.

Sir Nicholas is enchanted with Clare from the start, but she is promised to another man. His honor demands him not to act upon his feelings but his heart has other ideas.

I thought this story was so good. Clare is such a sweet young woman and brings kindness and all around good to whomever or wherever she is. Sir Nicholas and Clare are a good match for one another. From how they first meet to their instant attraction to one another. This story had a lot of excitement, drama, and only leave you  on edge. Well written storyline with excellent characters that you yourself will fall in love with and root for them to be able to be together despite the obstacles. I look forward to reading more from the author. One excellent story!

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Award-winning author Barbara Bettis has always loved history and English. As a college freshman, she considered becoming an archeologist until she realized there likely would be bugs and snakes involved. And math. Through careers as a newspaper reporter and editor, then a college journalism and English professor, she’s retained her fascination with history. Give her a research book and a pot of tea, and she’s happy for hours. But what really makes her smile is working on a new story. Now retired, she lives in Missouri where she edits for others and spins her own tales of heroines to die for—and heroes to live for.

 

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