About the book:
Title: Perilous
Series: Age of Honor
Author: Tamara Leigh
Medieval Romance
PP: 402
THE WULFRITHS. FIRST. IN BETWEEN. IN THE END.
The late middle ages. England’s king seeks to recover the French lands of his ancestor William the Conqueror and claim the continental throne. France’s king aspires to seize the remainder of his royal vassal’s lands and retain his throne. So begins the Hundred Years’ War, the backdrop against which the formidable Wulfriths of the AGE OF CONQUEST and AGE OF FAITH series continue their tale.
SCOURGE OF THE ENGLISH
Chevalier Amaury de Chanson, once the King of France’s prized privateer on the high seas, has been through the crucible of battle and betrayal. Believed to have perished during an English siege, after years of enslavement by an old adversary, he escapes. Vengeance burning bright, he resolves to destroy his enemy’s pirating operations. Arriving in England where his orphaned son has become the ward of the formidable Baron Wulfrith, he encounters the man’s sister. When Lady Fira unmasks his disguise, Amaury is forced to flee with her to keep her out of enemy hands. As they navigate lands fraught with danger, he is drawn to the woman whose spirit stirs a long-dormant heart, further complicating his quest. Then there’s the secret she holds close… Caught between a longing for justice and feelings he dare not indulge lest the dark of him slay the light of her, will he choose redemption and a future with Fira, or will the tides of vengeance sweep both into the abyss?
KEEPER OF THE BOOK OF WULFRITH
As keeper of her family’s history, Lady Fira anticipates expanding her part in their tale once she weds. When that hope and her independence is threatened by an illness some believe evidence of evil, she hides her symptoms lest her protective family reduce her life to little more than a threadbare tapestry. While continuing to research Wulfrith lore and hone her archery skills, a covert outing places her in the path of the vengeful, long-lost sire of her brother’s ward, entangling her in his bid to escape an enemy who has traded the sea for land. Though secretly thrilled to embark on an adventure, when their flight forces her to act as no lady should and her illness jeopardizes their lives, her courage and faith are tested. And more so with her heart seeking to claim his amid mounting peril. Will he risk his quest for vengeance—even his life—for a woman whose affliction is destined to keep them apart?
From USA Today Bestselling author Tamara Leigh, the sixth book in a new medieval romance series set in the 14th century during The Hundred Years’ War.
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My Thoughts:
I've been a fan of Tamara Leigh's since 2008 when I read Faking Grace. I haven't read all of her medieval stories, but the ones I have have stuck with me. This one is a new favorite because she wove into the story a character struggling with epilepsy and did a fantastic job.
I loved Fira . . . watching her sneaking off without an escort just made me giggle. Even in today's modern medicine, my mom wanted to put me in a bubble, my girls have said they're going to create a bubble suit that I will put on when I'm alone.
Tamara Leigh's storytelling is vivid and places the reader right in the pages of the story.
She also had Fira place a piece of cloth in her mouth at night when she went to sleep to protect her mouth from a seizure. While I don't have tonic clonic, mainly known as convulsive. But I chew my tongue and cheek horribly usually drawing blood with temporal lobe epilepsy.
As a reader, I haven't read many books with an epilepsy character. It was so fun to read this story and see what might have happened in medieval times. I think this might be my favorite book of the year!
About Tamara Leigh
Tamara Leigh signed a 4-book contract with Bantam Books in 1993, her debut medieval romance was nominated for a RITA award, and successive books with Bantam, HarperCollins, and Dorchester earned awards and places on national bestseller lists.
In 2006, the first of Tamara’s inspirational contemporary romances was published, followed by six more with Multnomah and RandomHouse. Perfecting Kate was optioned for a movie, Splitting Harriet won an ACFW Book of the Year award, and Faking Grace was nominated for a RITA award.
In 2012, Tamara returned to the historical romance genre with the release of Dreamspell and the bestselling Age of Faith and The Feud series. Among her #1 bestsellers are her general market romances rewritten as clean and inspirational reads, including Lady at Arms and Lady of Conquest. In late 2018, she released Merciless, the first book in the AGE OF CONQUEST series, followed by Fearless and Nameless in 2019, unveiling the origins of the Wulfrith family. Watch for Reckless in Autumn 2020. Psst!—It all began with a woman.
Tamara lives near Nashville with her husband, a German Shepherd who has never met a squeaky toy she can’t destroy, and a feisty Morkie who keeps her company during long writing stints.
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