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- Series: Age Of Faith
- Paperback: 334 pages
- Publisher: Tamara Leigh; 1 edition (November 12, 2015)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 194232605X
- ISBN-13: 978-1942326052
About the Book:
SHE HAD KILLED A MAN. OR SO IT WAS SAID.
Convent-bound Lady Beatrix Wulfrith is determined to aid her sister in escaping marriage to their family’s enemy. Unaware of the sacrifice that awaits her, she leads their pursuers astray only to meet with an accident that forever alters her destiny and takes the life of a young knight whose brother vows he will not rest until the lady is brought to justice.
Lord Michael D’Arci is a warrior and womanizer whose foul mouth and impatience bode ill for all who trespass against him. Falsely accused of ravishment years earlier, he refuses to believe Lady Beatrix’s accusations against his deceased brother. However, when he finds himself at the mercy of that same woman who clings to her convictions and faith even when it threatens to prove her undoing, his quest for justice wavers.
Convent-bound Lady Beatrix Wulfrith is determined to aid her sister in escaping marriage to their family’s enemy. Unaware of the sacrifice that awaits her, she leads their pursuers astray only to meet with an accident that forever alters her destiny and takes the life of a young knight whose brother vows he will not rest until the lady is brought to justice.
Lord Michael D’Arci is a warrior and womanizer whose foul mouth and impatience bode ill for all who trespass against him. Falsely accused of ravishment years earlier, he refuses to believe Lady Beatrix’s accusations against his deceased brother. However, when he finds himself at the mercy of that same woman who clings to her convictions and faith even when it threatens to prove her undoing, his quest for justice wavers.
My Thoughts:
I've never been a huge fan of historical fiction, but many of my best reader friends are head over heels for Tamara Leigh's "Age of Faith" series, so I took a chance and thoroughly enjoyed her first book, and eagerly cracked the cover of the second.
"The Yielding" focuses on Lady Beatrix, sister of the Baron Wulfrith we met in the previous book. When the king orders her sister to marry a beast of a man, Beatrix joins the effort to help get her older sibling into hiding.
But along the way a tragedy befalls her and she stands falsely accused of a crime she can't remember. When the fallen knight's brother demands justice and shows no mercy, only recovering her memory will save Lady Beatrix.
Packed with rich detail and an authentic medieval voice, Leigh has crafted another page turner. Considering the recent campaign against sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace, "The Yielding" shines a bright spotlight on inequality within culture.
I adore Beatrix, and even though Lord Michael enters as a bully and a brute, he grew on me. "The Yielding" is engaging and top notch historical fiction, and I am eager to dive in with the third novel.
I'm giving "The Yielding" four and a half stars, and I have a feeling it won't be long until Leigh reaches a full five star review from me!
Until the next page turns,
Deena
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